執筆者 Modern English | 2013年08月31日 | Phrases
Teenager: “I’m going to be an artist!” Parent: “You’ll never make a living doing art!” Making a living is earning enough money to live on. If someone has a job that they do not enjoy, but it makes them enough money to pay all their bills, they might say, “Eh, it’s a...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年08月30日 | TOEIC
The substance rise in prices has affected our profit margin. Find the mistake: A. substance B. rise C. affected D. margin 「大幅な値上げが利益幅に影響を与えました。」 どこが間違っているでしょうか？ 「Substance（物質）」は名詞です。ここは形容詞に変えないといけません。「Substantial」が正しいです。正解はＡです。 ...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年08月29日 | Trivia
If you were born in late August or early September, you are a Leo. Leos are said to be confident, ambitious and loyal, but also stubborn and melodramatic. They are passionate and like to show off to others. Do you believe in horoscopes? Do you think Leos are always...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年08月28日 | Idioms
“This project is way behind schedule. If we don’t catch up, management is going to pull the plug on it.” Pulling the plug on something means ending it. If you pull the electrical plug of a computer or other machine out of the wall socket, it will shut down. If you...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年08月27日 | Words
A peach is a sweet fruit that comes in yellow or white, with pink skin. The skin is fuzzy. The English word “peach” comes from “Persian apple” although it may actually have first appeared in China. White peaches are more common in Japan, and yellow in Europe and North...
