執筆者 Modern English | 2016年07月23日 | Phrases
“I’d like to stay up and watch the end of this movie. On the other hand, I do have a big test tomorrow. I should get plenty of sleep.” “On the one hand, I really like coffee. But on the other hand, I don’t want to drink caffeine so late at night.” You can compare the...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年07月16日 | Phrases
“The other team is good, but if we give it our all, we can win today!” “I don’t care if you win or not, so long as you give it your all.” Giving something one’s all means to try as hard as possible, to put all your strength and...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年07月09日 | Phrases
“After they leave their mother, the young animals must fend for themselves.” “Fend” is a word that doesn’t appear by itself, but it appears in this common phrase meaning “look out for/take care of oneself”. It originally came from the word “defend”....
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年07月02日 | Phrases
“Are you coming to my birthday dinner?” “Of course. I wouldn’t miss it for the world.” When an event is very important, usually because it’s a special occasion for a person we care about, we can express it with this phrase. It suggests we wouldn’t decide not to go to...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年06月27日 | Phrases
“I really want this new game, but I can’t afford it.” “We can’t afford to waste time if we’re going to get to the theater before the movie starts.” We say we can’t afford something when we don’t have enough money to buy it. We can also use this expression with things...
