執筆者 Modern English | 2016年09月14日 | Idioms
“The committee criticized his paper, but he took it on the chin.” Imagine being punched in the face. If you stand there and accept the punch, you “take it on the chin”. We use this to mean accepting something bad, such as an attack or misfortune, without...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年09月13日 | Words
“The sun rises over the horizon.” “The plane rose into the sky.” When you make something else get higher, you raise it. When it gets higher by itself, it rises. There are many ways to use “rise”: “Let the dough rise.”...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年09月12日 | Pictures
Chrysanthemums come from Asia and northeastern Europe. The English name comes from the Greek words for “gold” and “flower”. They are mostly used for decoration but sometimes also used in cooking in Japan, Korea and China. ...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年09月10日 | Phrases
“Are you busy?” “Not at the moment.” “What are you doing?” “At the moment, I’m washing the dishes.” “At the moment” means “right now”. I’m not busy at the moment: I can talk right now but I might be busy with something else soon. I’m washing dishes at the moment: I’m...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年09月09日 | TOEIC
“The tests showed that the benefit from the medicine was insignificant, so it was approved to be sold to patients.” Find the mistake. A. showed B. benefit C. insignificant D. approved 「実験の結果から薬はかなり有効だと証明されたので、患者に販売される許可が下りました。」...
