執筆者 Modern English | 2014年05月24日 | Phrases
“Every day after school I hang out at the mall with my friends until my dad comes to pick me up.” “Hanging out” is spending time somewhere or with someone without doing anything important. You can hang out and watch a movie, or hang out and play video games, or hang...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年05月23日 | TOEIC
“We are looking for someone with experts in the area of computers.” Where is the mistake? A. looking for B. someone with C. experts in D. of computers 「コンピューターの知識に優れた人材を探しています。」...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年05月22日 | Trivia
“John Smith, a.k.a. the Springfield Bandit, was arrested yesterday.” “A.k.a.” stands for “also known as”. We use it to tell another name of a person or thing. For example, it can be used with nicknames, pen names or aliases. However, when the additional information is...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年05月21日 | Idioms
「熊かワニ、どっちと戦いたい？」 「簡単な問題だね。ワニは口を塞いだら攻撃できないからね」...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年05月20日 | Words
“I met Bob at my sister’s wedding.” “Let’s meet at five o’clock at the café.” When we use the word “meet” with people, it usually means “meet for the first time” or “meet at a certain time or place”. If you say, “I met my cousin,” without mentioning a time or place,...
