執筆者 Modern English | 2012年07月13日 | TOEIC
I always drink my coffee black; I add sugar never. Where is the mistake? A. always B. drink C. black D. never 私はコーヒーをいつもブラックで飲む；砂糖は決して入れない。 「Always」や「never」は動詞の前にくる単語です。「Sometimes」は最後にくることもありますが、いまどき「never」が最後にくるのは詩の中くらいです。よって、Dの「never」の位置が間違っているから、正解はDです。 Do more...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年07月12日 | Trivia
Long thin strips of potato that are fried are called “French fries” in American, but “chips” in England. French fries can be called “fries” for short. Once when the U.S. was angry with France, people tried to change the name to “freedom fries”. If fries are called...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年07月11日 | Idioms
Billy: It’s raining again! And a mosquito bit me! I hate Florida! Jane: Why do they call this place “The Sunshine State”? This vacation has been a disaster from the word go. To start a race, you say “Ready…set…go!” The runners all take off on the word “go”. It is the...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年07月10日 | Words
A barn is a building on a farm used to house animals or supplies. Horses, cows, or pigs might live in a barn. Supplies such as hay (dry grass) might be kept in a barn. Farm cats often live in the barn and hunt mice. They are called “barn cats”. A tractor might be left...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年07月09日 | Pictures
What do you need for a tropical vacation? All you really need is a beach with palm trees. In the U.S., Florida and Hawaii are good places for a tropical get-away. Palm trees can be found all over Florida, but the best scenery is in the south. ヤシの木...
