執筆者 Modern English | 2014年04月16日 | Idioms
“I’m in the same group as Linda for the history project! If I play my cards right, I can ask her to the school dance.” In a card game, you are much more likely to win if you play your cards cleverly, to give yourself as much advantage as possible. We use cards as a...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年04月15日 | Words
“Come on, kids! Let’s dye some Easter eggs!” We usually dye something by putting it in colored water, so that it takes on the color. We dye eggs at Easter, but dyeing makes them only one color, so we have to paint on more elaborate decorations with a brush. In...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年04月14日 | Pictures
Kids eat a lot of candy on Easter Sunday. This year Easter is April 20. In the photo, you can see jelly beans on the right, and chocolate eggs with candy shells on the left. What kind of candy do you like?...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年04月12日 | Phrases
Bob: “Hey Susie! Shouldn’t you be studying for finals?” Susie: “For your information, I finished my finals last week!” Tour guide: “Just FYI, there’s a steep cliff at the edge of the park, so watch your step.” We use “for your information” to tell someone we’re going...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年04月11日 | TOEIC
“We must ______ the presenters’ scheduling conflicts before we can print the invitations.” Fill in the blank. A. recognize B. reduce C. realize D. reconcile 「招待状を印刷する前に司会者のスケジュールの矛盾を調整しないといけない」...
