執筆者 Modern English | 2014年12月20日 | News
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執筆者 Modern English | 2014年12月20日 | Phrases
“Oh, by the way, the paint on that bench is wet. Don’t sit on it.” “Now you tell me! I just sat down!” We say “now you tell me” (or a variation, such as “now he tells me”) when we receive information just a little too late to be useful. If you warn me that your dog...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年12月19日 | TOEIC
“To design a good product, you must consider it from the user’s ______.” Fill in the blank. A. prospective B. perspective C. prescriptive D. proscriptive 「いい商品をデザインするには、使う人の視点に立って考えないといけない。」...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年12月18日 | Trivia
Platinum is a silver-white metal. It’s very rare and is more valuable than gold, although the price is more volatile than gold. It can be used for jewelry or decoration but it also has uses in technology and medicine....
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年12月17日 | Idioms
“When the boat sank, their investment went up in smoke.” When something goes up in smoke, it is completely lost, as if it had burned up in a fire. It is especially fitting if it actually was lost in a fire. However, the fire is just a metaphor, so it could be lost in...
