執筆者 Modern English | 2014年03月18日 | Words
“Get off my lawn, you little hooligans!” A hooligan is a trouble-maker, often a young man or boy who commits vandalism or gets into fights along with a group of friends. It is also used for sports fans who become violent. The word may come from the name of a fictional...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年03月17日 | Pictures
Today is Saint Patrick’s Day, so here is a clover leaf covered in dew. Is this clover lucky? Odds are it has only three leaves and is not lucky....
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年03月15日 | Phrases
“Mountain climbing can be very dangerous. You can’t be too careful.” No matter how careful you are, it isn’t too careful. It’s impossible to be too careful. In some contexts, though, this phrase can have almost the opposite meaning. “Jim is very sensitive. You can’t...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年03月14日 | TOEIC
“As a customer, I find a three-hour wait to be served at the customer service desk completely bearable. I am never shopping here again.” Find the mistake. A. As a customer B. three-hour wait C. to be served D. completely bearable...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年03月13日 | Trivia
Tomorrow is Pi Day! Do you know why March 14 is called “Pi Day”? If you write it with numbers it looks like the mathematical constant pi, because pi starts with 3.14. Pi tells us the ratio of the circumference and diameter of a circle. It is an infinitely long number,...
