執筆者 Modern English | 2015年09月08日 | Words
“A man appeared in the door, and he was holding a gun!” “Hold my bag while I buy my ticket.” “Can I hold the baby?” “The cat doesn’t like to be held.” To hold something is to keep it in your hand or hands. You can...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年09月01日 | Words
“I’m sorry. The restaurant is full.” “I can’t eat any more. I’m full.” “The abandoned house was full of spiders and rats.” If something is full, all the space inside it is occupied and nothing/no one else can...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年08月25日 | Words
“Help! My hand is stuck in this jar!” “I’m really stuck on this math problem. Can you give me a hint?” When something gets stuck, it is caught in one place and unable to move. If you try to go through a too-small space, you can get stuck....
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年08月18日 | Words
“My legs are really sore after all that walking yesterday.” If your legs are sore, it means your legs hurt. Soreness is a certain kind of pain. It’s not so intense, and often comes from muscle pain after getting more exercise than usual, but can also...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年08月04日 | Words
“Clearance: All sweaters half off!” A clearance sale is a way for stores to get rid of all their stock of a product they don’t want any more. The store might give you a very good price since they’d probably rather sell it for any price than...
