執筆者 Modern English | 2012年11月10日 | Phrases
“Can you work today? I heard you got hurt last weekend.” “Oh, I’m fine. I had hurt my hand, but it got better.” “Get better” can be used to describe almost any improvement. For example, when showing a movie you like to a friend, you might answer their complaint of,...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年11月09日 | TOEIC
The loss of the account was a great shock to him, as he was not accustom to failure. Where is the mistake? A. loss of the account B. great shock to C. not accustom D. to failure “Accustom” is actually a verb. Here it appears in the passive voice, so it should be “was...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年11月08日 | Trivia
Cranberries are very sour red berries. They are often eaten with a lot of sugar. In addition to cranberry sauce, they can be used in delicious cakes and other recipes. In one Beatles song, John Lennon’s words, “cranberry sauce”, were misheard as “I buried Paul”,...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年11月07日 | Idioms
Ethan: Tell them about the contest, honey. Delilah: Well, I don’t want to blow my own horn, but I did pretty well… Ethan: She won first place! Sometimes we celebrate things by playing music. Here, saying good things about someone is compared to blowing a horn. It is...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年11月06日 | Words
“The faucet is leaking. Call a plumber!” A faucet is a metal tube that water comes out of, often in a sink or bathtub. They can also be found in yards connected to garden hoses. Other names for a faucet are “spigot” or “tap”. In the U.S. a “spigot” is more likely to...
