執筆者 Modern English | 2012年06月25日 | Pictures
This is one sign you will not see in Australia. It is a picture of a child on a sled and it either tells people not to sled in this area, or tells drivers to look out for people sledding in this area. The vast majority of land in Australia sees no snow, therefore...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年06月23日 | Phrases
Sometimes in life, we don’t know which choice is the best. It is usually easier to judge choices in the past, because we know the outcome of the choice that was actually made. Sometimes we have more information now than we did at the time we made the choice. We...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年06月22日 | TOEIC
Everyone went to the party ______ Jake. A. excess B. except C. accept D. access ジェイク以外は皆パーティーに行きました。これは「以外」の意味を持つ単語の綴りはどれが正しいですか？答えはBです。 Do more TOEIC practice here!...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年06月21日 | Trivia
Challenge: Another translation of 頑張って or 頑張っています。In English, challenge is mainly used in one of two ways. We would say, ‘I challenge you to a game of tennis,’ meaning I want to play you at tennis (because I want to beat you.) This is now somewhat old-fashioned. More...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年06月20日 | Idioms
“How much do I owe you for the coffee, Bill?” “Don’t worry about it, Bob. It’s on the house.” If someone gives you something for free, it’s “on the house.” The “house” (the restaurant or café) pays for it for you. In the dialogue above, the Bob calls Bill by his first...
