執筆者 Modern English | 2016年02月25日 | Trivia
Tutankhamen was an Egyptian pharaoh who ruled from 1332 to 1323 BC. His famous mask became a popular symbol of ancient Egypt. He was only nine or ten years old when he became pharaoh. Many people find his name difficult to pronounce, so he is often known by the...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年02月24日 | Idioms
“I went to a party with some of my classmates but I didn’t really fit in. I felt like a fish out of water.” A fish belongs in the water, so when it is in the air or on the land it is very uncomfortable. We say someone is like a fish out of water when...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年02月23日 | Words
“A good boss knows when to delegate tasks to others.” When you work in a group, you cannot do everything on your own. You have to trust the other members of the group to finish their own tasks. A good leader will delegate much of the work to other...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年02月22日 | Pictures
A mother grizzly bear walks through the wintery mountains with her two cubs in Yellowstone Park. Do bears live in your area? What kind? ...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年02月20日 | Phrases
“How is your father? I heard he was sick.” “Yes, but he’s on the mend.” “Mend” can mean to fix something: “I mended the hole in my sock.” It can also mean to heal: “It takes a long time for a broken bone to mend.” When someone is getting better after an injury or...
