執筆者 Modern English | 2014年10月15日 | Idioms
“That’s your costume for the Halloween party? You’re dressing as Harry Potter, too?” “Yep, I resisted for a long time, but I’ve jumped on the bandwagon and become a Harry Potter fan.” A bandwagon was originally a wagon carrying a band in a parade or circus. Bandwagons...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年10月14日 | Words
“Did you make these sandwiches all by yourself?” Mom asked. The boy nodded proudly. Nodding is moving the head up and down. We usually use it to answer “yes” using body language and not words. It can sometimes be used for other things. For example, when you fall...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年10月11日 | Phrases
“Ow! You stepped on my foot!” “Sorry. It wasn’t on purpose.” When you do something intentionally, we say it was “on purpose”. That is, it was your purpose to do so. It wasn’t a mistake or an accident. 「痛い！今、私の足を踏んだ！」 「ごめん！わざとじゃなかった。」 何かをわざとするとき、それは「on...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年10月10日 | TOEIC
“When you move to a new house, you realize how much unnecessary clutter you ______ over the years. Fill in the blank. A. require B. accumulate C.acclimate D. respite 「引っ越しをするとき、これまでどれだけ不要なガラクタを集めていたのだろうと思い知らされる。」...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年10月09日 | Trivia
Both typhoons and hurricanes are large, dangerous, spiral-shaped storms. Typhoons are common in Japan, while hurricanes often strike America. So what’s the difference? Actually, the only difference between a hurricane and a typhoon is where it was formed. Hurricanes...
