執筆者 Modern English | 2015年09月16日 | Idioms
“She made sure the room was picture perfect before the party.” Something that is picture perfect looks exactly right. No detail is overlooked. Perhaps it’s called “picture perfect” because it looks too perfect to be real, more like...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年09月15日 | Words
“He was carrying a suitcase.” “She picked up the cat and carried him out of the kitchen.” “Carry” can be similar to “hold”, but to carry something, you have to move while holding it. You can still say, “I saw him...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年09月14日 | Pictures
September marks the beginning of fall. The trees and the sky reflected in the water are very beautiful. Have you seen any leaves changing color yet?...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年09月12日 | Phrases
“There’s no way you can climb that tree.” “Wanna bet?” “Wanna” is a slurred-together version of “want to”. More correctly, the phrase would be “Do you want to bet?” But the less formal version is more...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年09月11日 | TOEIC
“Doctors were unable to ______ the cause of his symptoms.” Fill in the blank. A. detriment B. determine C. undermine D. foresee 「医者たちは彼の症状の原因を突き止めることはできなかった。」 「突き止める」という意味の単語を空欄で埋めたいのですが、Aは名詞なのでアウトです。Dは「予知する」、Cは「こっそり邪魔をする」なので残るBが正解です。「決定する」という意味もあります。 Do...
