執筆者 Modern English | 2015年06月23日 | Words
“Did you eat the cake?” “Maybe I did, and maybe I didn’t.” “Maybe” means it’s possible something is true or not true. It can be used when the thing is unlikely: “Maybe I’ll win the lottery.” It can be...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年06月22日 | Pictures
You’ve probably seen cherries in the store or on top of a dessert. Here they are growing on a tree. You might be surprised the first time you see a pineapple or a bunch of bananas as they grow, but cherries look just about how you would imagine....
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年06月20日 | Phrases
“The explosion knocked him out, but he was not seriously injured.” When someone loses consciousness, usually due to being hit by something, such as a punch, we say they are “knocked out”. In an organized fight, such as a boxing match, it can be...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年06月19日 | カテゴリーなし
“Unfortunately, when we copied the document, the error was duplicitous.” Find the mistake. A. Unfortunately B. copied C. document D. duplicitous 「残念ながら、ドキュメントをコピーした際に間違いも複写されてしまった。」...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年06月18日 | Trivia
“Canine” means “of a dog”, so canine teeth are dog teeth. Actually, humans have canine teeth—the pointed teeth to either side of the incisors (front teeth). They’re pointy, a little bit like a dog’s fangs. In Japanese, they are...
