執筆者 Modern English | 2013年06月05日 | Idioms
“I’ll give you $10 for it.” “I can’t sell it for less than $30.” “You drive a hard bargain. $25 is my final offer.” “Sold!” Someone who is buying, selling, or negotiating an agreement usually wants to get the best deal possible. If you won’t give much ground in the...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年06月04日 | Words
The crust is the hard part on the outside of something. Some children don’t like to eat the crust of bread or pizza. The earth also has a crust. We live there!...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年06月03日 | Pictures
This fish lives in an aquarium. An aquarium is a glass box full of water that lets you keep fish indoors. Many people keep pet fish in aquariums. The same word, “aquarium”, can mean a large building with many fish to look at. アクアリウムの魚...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年06月01日 | Phrases
Bartender: “Name your poison.” Customer: “I’ll have a whiskey.” “Name your poison” is a way to ask what kind of alcohol someone wants to drink. Alcohol can have negative effects (including alcohol poisoning) so in this phrase it is called “poison”. バーテンダー：「何にする？」...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年05月31日 | TOEIC
His _______ at the meeting was so poor that he lost his opportunity for promotion. A. conduct B. behave C. actions D. conductor ミーティングでの彼の態度はあまりに悪くて、出世するチャンスを失くしました。 Ｂの「behave」は動詞なのでアウトです。Ｃの「actions」は、意味は近いですが、複数形なので「was」と一緒に使えません。Ｄの「conductor」は実は電車などの運転手です。残るＡが正解です。...
