執筆者 Modern English | 2013年02月25日 | Pictures
This waterfall is located in Quebec, Canada. It is 84 meters high, higher than Niagara Falls. Where can you see waterfalls in Japan? Are there any near you?...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年02月23日 | Phrases
Bill: Look, I found a clarinet in the attic. Ted: Can you play it? Bill: *SQEUAK HONK BLAT* Bill: I guess I’m not much of a musician. If you are not a very good writer, you are not much of a writer. If I build a secret base, but it is just a cardboard box in my living...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年02月22日 | TOEIC
I was able to catch a ______ of my favorite movie star as he went into the hotel. A. glimpse B. look C. stare D. gaze...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年02月21日 | Trivia
On this day in 1958, the peace symbol was designed to protest nuclear weapons. The symbol comes from semaphore signals for the letters N and D, standing for “nuclear disarmament”. Other things that have been used to symbolize peace are doves, olive branches, white...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年02月20日 | Idioms
Jack: My son is such a trouble maker. Martha: Tell me about it. My little Billy escaped from his bath yesterday and ran around the neighborhood in his birthday suit! When a baby is born, it is not wearing any clothes. So your “birthday suit” refers to the clothes you...
