執筆者 Modern English | 2013年07月09日 | Words
Child: “I’m bored! There’s nothing to do!” Parent: “You could clean your room.” Child: “That’s boring!” Something that is not interesting is boring. Boring things will make you feel bored. “I’m bored! This is a boring movie! It bores me!” 子供：「退屈！何もすることがない！」...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年07月02日 | Words
What is the difference between “vegan” and “vegetarian”? Vegetarian food contains no meat or fish. Vegan food contains no animal products at all. The most obvious difference is that vegetarian food might contain milk or eggs, but vegan food does not. 「ビーガン...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年06月25日 | Words
An accordion is a musical instrument. It has keys to change the note, and a long folded section that can be expanded and compressed. This makes the air flow, which produces sound....
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年06月18日 | Words
Doctor: “I’m going to prescribe a pain killer. Come see me again if you don’t feel better within two days.” When a doctor tells you which medicine to use, he gives you a prescription so you can get that medicine from a pharmacy. 医者：「痛み止めを出しますね。二日以内に良くならなかったまた来てください。」...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年06月11日 | Words
Velcro is called “magic tape” in Japan. To seal or stick something with Velcro, you need two strips. One strip is fuzzy, and the other has many tiny hooks. The hooks stick to the fuzzy strip, but you can pull them apart with your hands....
