執筆者 Modern English | 2016年01月27日 | Idioms
“This movie is a fantasy about an elementary school teacher and a talking mongoose. It’s like it was tailor-made for me!” “This car isn’t tough, but it’s tailor-made for speed.” When clothing is tailor-made for someone, the...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年01月26日 | Words
“He’s really spoiled. His parents give him whatever he wants.” “Her parents really spoiled her, and then when she went to college she was upset that the teachers actually made her work.” You spoil someone, usually a child or a pet, when...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年01月25日 | Pictures
The Chihuahua is the smallest dog breed. Next to this man’s watch, it looks very small! Chihuahuas come in many colors and can have short or long fur. Have you seen any in your neighborhood?...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年01月23日 | Phrases
“I hate to tell you this, but we’re out of gas.” “I hate to tell you” is a phrase we can use to prepare someone for bad news. It’s not pleasant to give someone bad news, so this set phrase assumes the speaker doesn’t enjoy...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年01月22日 | TOEIC
“There is always some risky of losing your money when you invest.” Find the mistake. A. There is B. always some C. risky of D. losing your money 「投資するときは必ずお金を失う危険はあります。」...
