執筆者 Modern English | 2013年09月04日 | Idioms
“Is dinner ready yet?” “Keep your shirt on, it’ll be done in five minutes.” “Keep your shirt on” means “be patient.” Why would an impatient person take off his shirt? Well, sometimes we see images of people getting very angry and ripping off their shirts, like the...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年09月03日 | Words
“Please do me the courtesy of knocking before you come into my house.” Courtesy is a noun that means good manners. “You should show courtesy to your elders.” It is a good idea to treat people with courtesy. Sometimes it also means something a company gives you for...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年09月02日 | Pictures
Watermelon is a popular fruit in the summer. How do you eat watermelon? Do you cut it with a knife, or hit it with a stick? Do you add salt, or any other flavoring?...
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。 ...
