執筆者 Modern English | 2014年02月24日 | Pictures
February 22 is Cat Day in Japan, because the date is all twos. Two in Japanese sounds like something a cat could pronounce. There is a World Cat Day as well, but it’s in August....
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年02月22日 | Phrases
“Hey, Dad! Get a load of this! Rover brought home a huge stick!” “You call that a trick? Get a load of this! I can do a backflip!” “Get a load of this” means “look at this”. We use it to draw someone’s attention to something surprising or amazing. Rover is an old...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年02月21日 | TOEIC
Write what you think the product description should say, and then I’ll _______ it later. Fill in the blank. A. revise B. revision C. reverse D. revenue 「商品説明を考えて書いておいて。後で私が修正するから」 Bは「修正」という意味で惜しいですが、「修正する」というのは動詞ですのでBとDは違います。Cは「裏返す」という意味なので違います。正解はAです。 Do more TOEIC...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年02月20日 | Trivia
Before the 1400s, Valentines were spoken or sung instead of written on cards. Now it’s easy to buy Valentine’s Day cards in stores. Adults may send fancy cards, but children often buy boxes with enough small cards to distribute to all of their classmates. However, a...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年02月19日 | Idioms
“You really hit the nail on the head when you suggested we get another litter box. We haven’t had any problems with the cats since!” The head of a nail is the flat part on the top. It is designed to be hit with a hammer. “Hitting the nail on the head” means getting...
