執筆者 Modern English | 2015年07月09日 | Trivia
An old story tells of a boy who got bored while watching the sheep and yelled, “Wolf! Wolf!” He played this trick too many times and when a wolf really did come, nobody came to help because they thought he was lying again. Have you ever known someone who...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年07月08日 | Idioms
“Are you sure Jenkins can make the sale?” “Sure, he’s a rock solid salesman.” Something that’s solid is reliable. And there’s not much more solid than a rock. So someone or something that is rock solid is very reliable....
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年07月07日 | Words
“This is really good. Can I have seconds?” “Sure, there’s plenty!” When we say we want “seconds”, what we mean is a second helping of some kind of food. What if you have three helpings? The third helping doesn’t have a...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年07月06日 | Pictures
Last weekend was the biggest time for fireworks in the U.S. Saturday was the Fourth of July. This picture gives us a good view of the fireworks first shooting up into the sky and then exploding....
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年07月04日 | Phrases
“It’s an attack! Head for the hills!” “No, Dad, it’s just fireworks. It’s the Fourth of July!” “Head for the hills” or “run for the hills” means “run away”. The phrase might originally refer...
