執筆者 Modern English | 2013年06月27日 | Trivia
June 24 is Take Your Dog to Work Day in the U.S. and U.K. It was started in the 1990s to convince more people to adopt homeless dogs. But having dogs at work can also help relieve stress and make the workplace more fun....
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年06月26日 | Idioms
“Let’s go to the movie on Monday. The theater will be jam-packed on the weekend.” “Jam-packed” means very full or crowded. “To jam” means to force something into something else, so it makes sense to think that something would be jam-packed after someone jammed a lot...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年06月25日 | Words
An accordion is a musical instrument. It has keys to change the note, and a long folded section that can be expanded and compressed. This makes the air flow, which produces sound....
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年06月24日 | Pictures
A sewing machine is a machine that sews. It has a “foot” that holds the cloth while the needle makes a stitch. But a human must guide the cloth so that it sews in the right direction and at the right speed. Have you ever used a sewing machine?...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年06月22日 | Phrases
Jenkins: “What system should we use for—” Boss: “Whatever you want, Jenkins. I’m giving you free rein on this project.” Reins are the long strips of leather or rope that we use to control a horse while riding. In this conversation, Jenkins is the horse, and his boss...
