執筆者 Modern English | 2014年07月12日 | Phrases
“I’m fed up with this rain! When will it stop?” When we are tired of something or have had enough of something, we say we’re “fed up” with it. It sounds like we’ve eaten a lot of it and can’t eat anymore. Are you feeling fed up with anything? 「雨はもうたくさんだ！いつになったら止むのか？」...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年07月11日 | TOEIC
“We are pursuing ____ avenues to resolve this situation.” Fill in the blank. A. multiply B. multiple C. many D. mutual 「この問題に対して複数の解決方法を続行しております」 「複数」という意味ではCの「many」は意味的に合っていますが、もっと自然な答えがあります。Dは「お互い」なので関係ないです。Aは「掛け算する」「増える」という意味の動詞なので使えません。答えは「複数」という意味のBです。 Do more...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年07月10日 | Trivia
The dog days are hot days in summer, during July and August in the Northern Hemisphere. The name comes from the Dog Star, Sirius. During the dog days, Sirius rises over the horizon at about the same time as the sun....
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年07月09日 | Idioms
“Could you quiet down a bit? I’m trying to study.” “Ah, but did you listen when I asked you to keep it quiet before my big test last week? Now the shoe is on the other foot!” When a situation has reversed and someone is experiencing something that another person...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年07月08日 | Words
“I was so startled, I literally jumped a foot in the air!” The word “literally” means “without exaggeration”. If you literally jumped a foot in the air, that means that if someone were holding a ruler by your feet and measured the height of your jump, it would be at...
