執筆者 Modern English | 2016年10月22日 | Phrases
“You can always call on me for help.” “The teacher called on me for the hardest question.” To “call on” someone can mean to ask them for help, or ask them to do something. In a classroom, however, it’s what the teacher does when they ask you to answer a question. This...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年10月21日 | TOEIC
“After the intermission, the doors will remain closed for the dilation of the concert.” Find the mistake. A. intermission B. remain C. dilation D. concert 「幕間の休憩後はコンサートの終わりまで扉が閉まっています。」...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年10月20日 | Trivia
Bobbing for apples is a traditional Halloween game where players try to pull apples out of the water using only their mouths. It’s difficult because the floating apples move around. It’s also called “apple bobbing”, “apple ducking”, “dooking”, or “snap apple”. ...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年10月19日 | Idioms
“Don’t worry; it’s as easy as pie!” But baking a pie is hard, isn’t it? It may be easy for an experienced baker, but something that’s “easy as pie” is easy for anybody! “Easy as pie” refers to eating pie, not baking a pie. Eating a pie is usually easy and fun!...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年10月18日 | Words
“You must be mistaken. I’ve never been here before.” “Mistaken” is the past participle of “mistake” as a verb: “He had mistaken the branch for a snake!” It’s also commonly used this way: “If you think I’ll accept those conditions, you are mistaken.” It...
