執筆者 Modern English | 2012年08月06日 | Pictures
A Vanishing Symbol of the Prairies of Canada This is a grain elevator. For many years farmers brought their grain, usually wheat, to the grain elevator after the harvest. From grain elevators across the prairies freight trains would collect the grain and carry it to...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年08月04日 | Phrases
Reporter: Can I ask you a few questions for my article? Rock star: Fire away! “Fire” as a verb can mean to shoot a bullet or other projectile weapon. You can see this usage in “Hold your fire” (meaning “don’t shoot”) as well....
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年08月03日 | TOEIC
I will tell you if Mr. Johnson call the office. Find the mistake! A. will tell B. you if C. Mr. Johnson D. call the 「ジョンソン氏が事務所に電話したら教えます。」 Mr. Johnsonは複数ではなくて一人の人間ですので、「call」は「calls」にならなければなりません。よって、正解はDです！ Do more TOEIC practice here!...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年08月02日 | Trivia
If night falls, why is it dawn that breaks? This is a play on words. When night starts, we say that it “falls”. When dawn starts, we say that it “breaks” over the horizon. If a teacup falls off a table, it will break. But night does not break,...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年08月01日 | Idioms
Kate: You’re visiting Kyoto? What are you planning to see? Ellen: I’m just going to play it by ear. I like to be spontaneous. Usually musicians learn songs by reading the music off paper. But if you don’t know a song, sometimes you can play it anyway just by listening...
