執筆者 Modern English | 2014年01月17日 | TOEIC
“Please don’t make noise in the hallway, as it disturbing the guests in their rooms.” Find the mistake. A. make noise B. the hallway C. it disturbing D. in their rooms 「廊下で音を立てないでください。部屋の中のお客様の迷惑になります。」 間違いはどこでしょうか？ うるさいとお客様が寛げません。The guests are disturbed....
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年01月16日 | Trivia
Janus is the Roman god of beginnings and transitions, including doors, passages, endings and time. January, the beginning of the year, is named after him. He controlled the beginning and ending of war as well....
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年01月15日 | Idioms
“Let’s kick off this party with a game of Pin the Tail on the Donkey.” “Kick off” means start. A football game starts with a real kick, but you can kick off any event. The first activity at this party is a game where blindfolded players must attempt to attach the tail...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年01月14日 | Words
“He says he saw an alien, but I’m skeptical of his story.” Someone who is skeptical overall does not believe things too easily. A skeptic probably doesn’t believe in aliens, the Loch Ness Monster or ghosts. You can also be skeptical about only a certain instance: “I...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年01月11日 | Phrases
“Hello. This is Bob Johnson. I’m not in right now, so please leave a message after the beep.” This phrase is a common way to end the recorded message played by an answering machine. Another common phrase is, “Please leave your name and number,” because with that...
