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15日 | TOEIC
＿＿＿＿ Taro joined the tennis club, he had been a member of the basketball club. A. After B. While C. Before D. During 太郎は、テニス部に入る前はバスケ部の部員だった。空欄に何が入りますか？太郎は、同時に二つの部には入りませんので、「During」と「While」は違います。テニス部に入った後（after）はバスケ部の部員だったのはおかしいですね。残るのはCの「Before」です。 Do more TOEIC...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年06月14日 | Trivia
Baikingu: This is a katakana rendering of Viking. The Vikings were Scandinavian people of the 8-11th Centuries who raided and traded mainly in Europe, but also reached as far as Canada and North Africa. When referring to the Japanese バイキング native English speakers...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年06月13日 | Idioms
“Man! I asked Carl to show me how to fill in this form, and when I didn’t get it right away he just blew up!” “Yeah, he has a really short fuse.” If a bomb or a stick of dynamite has a long fuse, it will take a long time for the fuse to burn before the bomb explodes....
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年06月12日 | Words
“Do you like this paisley wallet?” Paisley is a design using tear-drop shapes. The drop is twisted on the narrow end. It looks a little like a Japanese magatama. 「このペーズリーの財布はどうかな？」...
