執筆者 Modern English | 2013年04月13日 | Phrases
Sally: I’ll take a small coffee. Clerk: You can upgrade to medium for just 25 cents. Sally: No, I’ll stick with the small. To “stick with” something means to not change it or leave it for something else. It can also mean to not give up on something. If you stick with...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年04月12日 | TOEIC
We have plans to _______ our product line. Fill in the blank. A. expand B. expansion C. expend D. expanse 製品ラインを増やす（広める）予定があります。 「To」の後は動詞が必要です。ＢとＤは名詞なのでアウトです。Ｂは広める行為や広めたものです。Ｄは広いところ、大きな平たい場所です。Ｃは似ていても「広める」とは関係ない動詞です。（意味は「使う、費やす」です）残るＡが正解です。 Do more TOEIC practice...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年04月11日 | Trivia
In theater, it is bad luck to tell someone “good luck” before they go on stage. So instead of saying “good luck”, people say “break a leg”! It would be very bad luck if you broke your leg while on stage, but it really means the opposite. It started in theater, but now...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年04月10日 | Idioms
Lisa: I think I’ll get cake. Thelma: I feel like ice cream today. Penny: I’m getting pancakes. They have ice cream on top, so it’s the best of both worlds! When something combines the good points of two other things, we say it’s “the best of both worlds.”...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年04月09日 | Words
Wilson: How is your family restaurant doing? George: My plan to attract kids with toys completely backfired. The kids are shooting their toy guns in the store and driving away all the other customers. When an action has the opposite result from what was intended, we...
