執筆者 Modern English | 2012年06月30日 | Phrases
“Don’t try this at home!” is something performers or announcers say when they show a trick that would be very dangerous if not performed by a professional. It is dangerous for children to attempt to recreate things they see on television, such as jumping off a tall...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年06月23日 | Phrases
Sometimes in life, we don’t know which choice is the best. It is usually easier to judge choices in the past, because we know the outcome of the choice that was actually made. Sometimes we have more information now than we did at the time we made the choice. We...
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...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年06月09日 | Phrases
“Strike while the iron is hot,” is an old proverb. It tells us not to miss an opportunity by waiting. When we have a chance to get something done, we should go ahead and do it! This proverb is the same in both Japanese and English. It comes from blacksmithing. A...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年06月02日 | Phrases
“The girl plucked up her courage and asked the boy out on a date.” Sometimes we need to have a lot of courage. In English, when we need courage, we usually “pluck” or “muster” it up. “The hero mustered up all his courage and entered the dragon’s cave.”...
