執筆者 Modern English | 2014年11月26日 | Idioms
“What did I tell you? It’s not as easy as it looks, is it?” “Yeah, I had no idea! Now that I’ve walked a mile in your shoes, I really appreciate all the work you do around here.” To “walk in someone’s shoes” is to experience their life and the difficulties they face....
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年11月25日 | Words
“What is that awful noise?” “It’s not noise, Dad. It’s music!” “Noise” is another word for “sound”, but it has a negative connotation. Noise is a sound that is unpleasant, or that we don’t like. If there is a lot of noise in a certain place, that place is “noisy”. A...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年11月22日 | Phrases
“Try this new tea.” “Hmm. No, I don’t care for that at all.” By adding “for” to “I don’t care”, you change the meaning. To not care for something is to not like it or dislike it. For example, “I don’t care for action movies.” 「新しいお茶飲んでみて。」 「ふーん、いや、好きではない。」...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年11月21日 | TOEIC
“Please ____ a list of the issues we need to address before the project can move forward.” Fill in the blank. A. complete B. commit C. compile D. compost Aの「完成する」はありえますが、もっと自然な言い方があります。Cの compile は「集める」という意味があります。 Bは commit a crime で「罪を犯す」、 commit resources...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年11月20日 | Trivia
“He still hasn’t given up? He’ll never get that terrible book published.” “Hope springs eternal.” Have you ever heard the phrase “Hope springs eternal”? “Hope” is easy to understand. “Eternal” means “forever”. “Spring” here is not the season, or “jump”, but more like...
