2025年10月18日「モバイル英語学習」第890号(英語の豆知識): 英語でよくある表現ミス9選（Quick English Fixes)

 

1 Would You Mind

❌ Misuse: Would you mind to close the window?

✅ Correction: Would you mind closing the window?

2 Too Much

❌ Misuse: She is too much beautiful.

✅ Correction: She is very beautiful.

3 Let Me Know

❌ Misuse: Please let me know if you have a question.

✅ Correction: Please let me know if you have any questions.

4 How Do You Think

❌ Misuse: How do you think about this movie?

✅ Correction: What do you think about this movie?

5 By My Side

❌ Misuse: I want you to be by my side forever. (casual)

✅ Correction: I want you to stay with me.

6 Lend and Borrow

❌ Misuse: Can you borrow me your pen?

✅ Correction: Can you lend me your pen?

7 No Problem

❌ Misuse: No problem. (in reply to “Thank you”)

✅ Correction: You're welcome.

8 Enjoy

❌ Misuse: I enjoyed to watch the movie.

✅ Correction: I enjoyed watching the movie.

9 Take a Rest

❌ Misuse: I want to take a rest for a while.

✅ Correction: I want to rest for a while.

 

2025年10月11日「モバイル英語学習」第899号(英語のエッセイ): Europe’s bees and butterflies at risk

Notes
extinction 絶滅;
pollinator 花粉媒介者,植物の花粉を運んで受粉を助ける動物（特に昆虫）;
habitat 生息地 動植物が生活し、成長する場所;
climate change 気候変動 地球の気温や天候の長期的な変化;
species 種;
threaten 脅かす;
pesticide 農薬;
drought 干ばつ

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According to Japan Times, many wild bees and butterflies in Europe are in danger of disappearing. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said that 172 kinds of wild bees and many butterflies face extinction because of habitat loss and climate change. Almost all flowering plants depend on bees and other pollinators to make seeds and fruits. If these insects disappear, many plants, such as meadows and orchids, will also be at risk. The number of threatened butterfly species has increased by 76% in ten years, and one kind — the Madeiran large white — is already extinct. The main causes are farming, forest cutting, fertilizers, and pesticides, which destroy flowers and safe places for insects. Climate change also brings droughts and fires that make things worse. Pollinators are very important for nature, our food, and our economy.
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