執筆者 Modern English | 2012年06月09日 | Phrases
“Strike while the iron is hot,” is an old proverb. It tells us not to miss an opportunity by waiting. When we have a chance to get something done, we should go ahead and do it! This proverb is the same in both Japanese and English. It comes from blacksmithing. A...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年06月08日 | News
７月７日（土）までに新規ご入会の方限定のとってもお得なキャンペーンが始まりました。 大人 １０レッスン ￥１２，６００（１レッスンあたり1,260円！） キッズ １０レッスン ￥９，４５０（１レッスンあたり945円！）...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年06月08日 | TOEIC
Ask for directions at the police box if you __________ the way. A. do not know B. would not know C. had not known D. did not know 道がわからなければ交番で聞いてください。ここは、今わからないので、現在形のAが正しいです。 Do more TOEIC practice here!...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年06月07日 | Trivia
“Why was six afraid of seven?” “I don’t know, why?” “Because seven ate nine!” This is a very old joke. The number “eight” sounds like the word “ate”. If you count from seven to nine, it sounds like the number seven has eaten the number nine. In this joke, the numbers...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年06月06日 | Idioms
“And then I went to the beach again, and I brought－” “Put a sock in it, will you? I’m sick of hearing about your vacation.” “Put a sock in it!” is another way to say “Be quiet!” It is not very polite, similar to “shut up”....
