執筆者 Modern English | 2015年04月16日 | Trivia
The funny bone isn’t so much an actual bone as a way of hitting your elbow that feels strange. If you hit your elbow against a hard surface at the correct angle, it doesn’t exactly hurt, but it also isn’t pleasant. In English we say you “hit...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年04月15日 | Idioms
“Argh! What’s that awful yowling?” “Sorry. I guess singing isn’t my strong suit.” Your “strong suit” is your special talent, or something you’re good at. It comes from playing cards, which have four suits. In some...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年04月14日 | Words
The long tall part at the center of a tree is a “trunk” but on a flower it is thinner, more flexible, and usually green. The “stick” part of a flower is a “stem”. 木の中心にある高くて長い部分は trunk（幹）ですが、花の場合はもっと細くて曲がりやすく、通常緑色です。花の「棒」みたいな部分を...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年04月13日 | Pictures
Has it been rainy this month in your area? Rain can be annoying, but also beautiful. Rainwater falls from the sky drop by drop. These drops are called “raindrops”. The droplets can look very pretty on an object such as a leaf or flower. These ones are on...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年04月11日 | Phrases
“I studied a lot, but when the teacher asked me a question in front of everyone, my mind went blank and I couldn’t answer.” Sometimes in a stressful situation, you can’t think of what to do or say, even though you would normally know. In...
