執筆者 Modern English | 2013年12月21日 | Phrases
What’s the difference between “Merry Christmas” and “Happy Christmas”? Both are Christmas greetings. “Merry Christmas” is the only way to wish someone a good Christmas in the U.S. “Happy Christmas” is used alongside “Merry Christmas” in the United Kingdom and Ireland....
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年12月20日 | TOEIC
“It’s my first week on this new job, and I’m not accustom to working with such a large team.” Where is the mistake? A. on this new job B. not accustom to C. working with D. such a large 「今週からこの仕事を始めましたが、こんな大人数で働くのに慣れていないんです。」...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年12月19日 | Trivia
One traditional Christmas activity is getting the Christmas lights out of a box in the attic and untangling them. Sometimes one light is loose or broken, and none of the lights will light up until it is found and fixed!...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年12月18日 | Idioms
“I used to get extra help from my science teacher after school. I would talk to him about my problems, and I learned more from him than just science. He was a real father figure for me.” A father figure is a man who is not your father (including other male relatives),...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年12月17日 | Words
Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite is classical music that tells a famous Christmas story. A girl receives a nutcracker shaped like a soldier and goes on a magical journey. Lyrics have been set to all the songs, telling the story about landscapes of candy and armies of...
