執筆者 Modern English | 2013年10月30日 | Idioms
“We had our roof repaired, and they really took us to the cleaners. Roofs are expensive!” Taking someone to the cleaners means charging them too much money. Do cleaners charge more money than other businesses? Maybe this idiom comes from another phrase, “to clean...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年10月29日 | Words
“Beware the curse of the mummy!” Mummies appear in Halloween movies as monsters all wrapped in bandages. Mummies were made by the ancient Egyptians. They preserved the dead bodies of important people and wrapped them in cloth. They only come back to life in stories....
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年10月28日 | Pictures
Candy corn is often seen around Halloween. The orange color goes well with the holiday. The pieces are shaped like kernels of corn....
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年10月26日 | Phrases
Son: I wanna go home! Mom: What happened? Dad: He’s had a bit of a fright. The ghosts in the haunted house were too scary. “Fright” can mean the feeling or experience of being scared. Sometimes Halloween events are too scary for small children! 息子：家に帰りたい！ 母：どうしたの？...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年10月25日 | TOEIC
We apologize for the ______. The plane is now ready to take off. Fill in the blank. A. delay B. late C. waiting D. slow 「遅延しました事をお詫び申し上げます。当機は離陸の準備が整いました。」 「The」の後にくるのは名詞なので、AとCのどちらかです。Cは名詞として使えますが、この場合は「We apologize for the...
