執筆者 Modern English | 2013年09月09日 | Pictures
Morning glories are flowers that bloom in the morning and then curl up again. Some types bloom at night instead of in the morning. In Victorian flower language, they represent “love in vain”....
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年09月07日 | Phrases
Can you drop me off at the movie theater on your way to the store?” To drop someone or something off, you take it somewhere and leave it there. It is convenient to drop people or things off on your way to somewhere else. If you stay along with them, you have not...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年09月06日 | TOEIC
No penalty was exacted because the evidence was not conclusion. Find the mistake: A. penalty B. exacted C. evidence D. conclusion 「証拠が決定的ではなかったので罰せられなかった。」 間違いはどこでしょうか。...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年09月05日 | Trivia
A s’more is a traditional campfire snack. It is made by taking two graham crackers and sandwiching a toasted marshmallow and a piece of chocolate between them. Ideally, the marshmallow is toasted in a campfire or bonfire. The name comes from the phrase “some more”....
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年09月04日 | Idioms
“Is dinner ready yet?” “Keep your shirt on, it’ll be done in five minutes.” “Keep your shirt on” means “be patient.” Why would an impatient person take off his shirt? Well, sometimes we see images of people getting very angry and ripping off their shirts, like the...
