執筆者 Modern English | 2013年12月11日 | Idioms
“I dare you to jump out the second floor window. What are you, yellow?” Similar to “chicken”, “yellow” means “cowardly” or “afraid”. A longer version of the insult is “yellow-bellied”. Someone who is afraid might also be called “lily-livered”. People used to believe...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年12月10日 | Words
“Who gets to put the star on top of the tree?” A Christmas tree has either a star or an angel on the top. Decorating the tree is a fun Christmas activity, and putting the star on top is usually the most important part. However, sometimes there might be another...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年12月09日 | Pictures
You can hang almost anything on a Christmas tree as an ornament, but shiny colored balls are traditional and common. The large red ball is extra fancy....
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年12月07日 | Phrases
“All I want for Christmas is a pony!” “All I want is for you to be happy.” “All I want” or “the only thing I want” is something I’ll be satisfied if I get, but dissatisfied if I don’t. In other words, it’s the most important thing to me. This phrase appears in the...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年12月06日 | TOEIC
“Oh no! I forgotten the flash drive with my presentation on it!” Find the mistake. A. forgotten B. flash drive C. presentation D. on it 「しまった！プレゼンが入っているUSBメモリーを忘れた！」 「forget(忘れる)」の過去形は「forgot」です。現在完了形でもかまいませんが、その場合は「have」を入れる必要があります：I have forgotten又はI’ve...
