執筆者 Modern English | 2013年07月13日 | Phrases
Paul: “How was your date with George?” Cynthia: “I can’t believe it. He stood me up! I waited for hours.” Paul: “That’s terrible!” If you make a promise to meet someone somewhere and then never show up at the meeting spot, you have stood the person up. This is a mean...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年07月12日 | TOEIC
I want you to _______ the two departments and get this done efficiently. Fill in the blank. A. cooperate B. check C. compound D. coordinate AとBは、「with」が入っていたらOKです。「Cooperate with～」は「～と協力する」で「check with～」は「～にきいて確かめる」です。「With」なしで使えるのはDの「coordinate」です。 Do more TOEIC...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年07月11日 | Trivia
Why do people like to lie in the sun at the beach? Some people do it to get a tan. They like the brown color that the sun gives to their skin. But what happens if you get too much sun? Then your skin turns red and painful. Then you are not tanned, but sunburned!...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年07月10日 | Idioms
Mother: “Here, honey, I didn’t put any tomatoes on your salad.” Father: “Thanks!” Mother: “Here’s your salad, Billy.” Billy: “Ew! I hate tomatoes!” Mother: “He’s certainly his father’s son.” In this story, Billy and his father both dislike tomatoes. We say “He’s his...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年07月09日 | Words
Child: “I’m bored! There’s nothing to do!” Parent: “You could clean your room.” Child: “That’s boring!” Something that is not interesting is boring. Boring things will make you feel bored. “I’m bored! This is a boring movie! It bores me!” 子供：「退屈！何もすることがない！」...
