執筆者 Modern English | 2012年06月21日 | Trivia
Challenge: Another translation of 頑張って or 頑張っています。In English, challenge is mainly used in one of two ways. We would say, ‘I challenge you to a game of tennis,’ meaning I want to play you at tennis (because I want to beat you.) This is now somewhat old-fashioned. More...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年06月20日 | Idioms
“How much do I owe you for the coffee, Bill?” “Don’t worry about it, Bob. It’s on the house.” If someone gives you something for free, it’s “on the house.” The “house” (the restaurant or café) pays for it for you. In the dialogue above, the Bob calls Bill by his first...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年06月19日 | Words
It’s not ice! Ice is just frozen water. It has no flavor, and it’s hard. Ice cream is a sweet dessert made from milk. In addition to plain bowls, you can also eat it in the form of an ice cream cone or an ice cream sundae. It comes in many flavors. Standard flavors...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年06月18日 | Pictures
In some remote areas of Australia, it is a long way between service stations or towns. Motorists are warned to make sure they have a full tank of petrol, to fill up whenever the opportunity arises, to travel with a supply of water and to inform other people of their...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年06月16日 | Phrases
This is an old saying that means the opposite of “strike while the iron is hot.” Sometimes you worry too much about not letting an opportunity escape, and you don’t take time to think about what you are doing. This can get you in trouble! So this proverb tells us to...
