執筆者 Modern English | 2013年11月18日 | Pictures
The saxophone was invented by a Belgian named Adolphe Sax in 1846. “Phone” means sound, and “sax” comes from the inventor’s name! Do you like the sound of a saxophone? What kind of musical genre do you usually hear it in?...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年11月16日 | Phrases
“Don’t take my advice then! See if I care!” “Fine! I won’t!” “Fine!” “Fine” usually has a positive meaning, but it is also used in frustration when arguing. When we say “fine” angrily, we usually are not fine with it at all! 「じゃあ、私のアドバイスなんか無視するんだね！もう知らない！」...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年11月15日 | TOEIC
“The governor has yet to _____ to these allegations.” Fill in the blank. A. respond B. response C. responsive D. receive 長官はまだこの主張に返答をしていません。 「To」の後は動詞ですので、AかDかに絞ります。（Bは名詞でCは形容詞です。）...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年11月14日 | Trivia
Guy Fawkes wanted to assassinate the king of England. He and his friends almost succeeded at blowing up Parliament, but they were caught. This gave rise to Guy Fawkes Night, celebrated each November 5. People light bonfires and burn effigies of Guy Fawkes....
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年11月13日 | Idioms
“You have to help me. Ninjas are following me around everywhere!” “There’s no such thing as ninjas. It’s all in your head.” If something is all in your head, it doesn’t exist in reality. Sometimes we worry a lot about something that isn’t a problem because it isn’t...
