執筆者 Modern English | 2013年04月06日 | Phrases
Mom: Joey, you’re grounded! No video games for a week! Joey: No! Anything but that! Joey would prefer any other punishment than losing his video games. When someone proposes the worst possible thing, any other option at all would be better. Of course, it is a little...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年04月05日 | TOEIC
We have a strictly policy against accepting returns when the box has been opened. Where is the mistake? A. a strictly policy B. against accepting C. when the box D. has been opened 開封済みの商品の返品は承らないという厳密な方針があります。 どこが間違いでしょうか?...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年04月04日 | Trivia
Father: How many times in a row can you say “rubber baby buggy bumpers”? Son: Rubber baby buggy bumpers! Father: That’s once. Son: Rubber baby buggy bumpers! Father: That’s twice. Son: Rubber baby buggy bumpers! Father: That’s thrice. Son: Rubber beggy bupper buggers!...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年04月03日 | Idioms
Bob: Ugh, what a day. Eight hours without a break. And the customers were just terrible. Frank: It sounds like you aren’t enjoying your job. Bob: Well, it pays the bills, but it’s just until my ship comes in. Imagine you own a ship that has sailed off to a distant...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年04月02日 | Words
Before you can use an electronic device (without a battery) you must plug it in to a socket in the wall. Televisions, computers, laundry machines, lights, and many other household electronics need electricity. Sometimes we need to move something, or we need to free up...