執筆者 Modern English | 2013年10月25日 | TOEIC
We apologize for the ______. The plane is now ready to take off. Fill in the blank. A. delay B. late C. waiting D. slow 「遅延しました事をお詫び申し上げます。当機は離陸の準備が整いました。」 「The」の後にくるのは名詞なので、AとCのどちらかです。Cは名詞として使えますが、この場合は「We apologize for the...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年10月24日 | Trivia
One traditional Halloween treat is the candy apple. However, it is unusual for trick-or-treaters to get a candy apple these days. There have been rumors that bad people hid sharp things such as razor blades in the apples to hurt children. So most parents only allow...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年10月23日 | Idioms
“Get Jenkins to vote yes, and the rest of the council will fall like dominoes.” When the first domino falls, it causes all the other dominoes to fall too. We can compare some events to dominoes when one thing is enough to cause all the other things to happen....
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年10月22日 | Words
“In winter, bears and other animals hibernate to conserve energy.” Many types of animals sleep through the winter. This is called hibernation. They build up stores of fat so they can survive the winter without eating. Then they spend all winter sleeping, so they don’t...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年10月21日 | Pictures
A traditional Halloween game is played with apples. Players try to fish apples out of a tub of water using only their faces. This is called “bobbing for apples”. In another variation of the game, apples are tied to strings, and players must catch them with their...
