執筆者 Modern English | 2014年10月25日 | Phrases
“I finished my homework. Can you look over it and check for mistakes?” “Look over the plan for the project and tell me if you have any questions about it.” Looking something over means to inspect or examine it, usually quickly. It’s almost the opposite of “overlook”,...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年10月24日 | TOEIC
“You’ve been so helpful. I can’t _____ how thankful we are.” Fill in the blank. A. empress B. express C. depress D. impress 「いろいろお世話になりました。なんとお礼を言っていいのやら」 Dの impress は impress on you なら「伝える」という意味になりますが、一語では「感動させる」という意味になってしまうので、ここでは使えません。 Depress...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年10月23日 | Trivia
Dracula is the name of a vampire who first appeared in the book Dracula by Bram Stoker. It was published in 1897 and had a strong influence on how we imagine vampires. Dracula is probably based on a real person, Vlad III Dracula (also known as Vlad the Impaler)....
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年10月22日 | Idioms
“Where did you get that shirt?” “Well, it’s a long story. It all started ten years ago when I took a trip to see my cousin in—” “Never mind. I don’t want to know.” You can use “never mind” to take back something you said. If you asked a question, but no longer want to...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年10月21日 | Words
“We can choose the color? I’ll take a blue one.” “Me too.” “Ditto.” “Ditto” is a word that means “the same”. It’s very short, so you can save time by not repeating a long phrase. In writing, it is convenient when repeating items or parts of items in a list using the...
