I was in a couple's home trying to fix their internet connection. The husband called out to his wife, who was in the other room, for the computer password.
"Start with a capital S, then 123," she shouted back.
We tried "S123" several times, but it didn't work. So we called the wife in. As she inputted the password, she muttered, "I really don't see what's so difficult about typing Start123."
Momoを読んでいますが５年前（8/10/2010）に取り上げているにも関わらず、つい数ヶ月前 "6/22/2015" にも取り上げた（つまり忘れた） "scotch" が次の様に出てきたので復習です。
It was a piece of childish nonsense, that's all. I would also urge the court to bear in mind that we easily managed to scotch the scheduled meeting by leaving people no time to attend it. Even dad we failed to do so, however, I'm confident that everyone would have dismissed the children's information as a cock-and-bull story.
次の辞書の説明を熟読しましょう。
・V2 Vocabulary Building Dictionary: to prevent or put an end to something, usually abruptly Tips: The verb scotch essentially refers to putting an end to something. It is a useful word in the context of scotching (stopping) rumors. Scotch can also mean "to prevent something from moving by using a wedge," or can refer to the wedge itself. When you jam a wooden wedge under a door to keep it open, you scotch it. Scotch is also used to denote putting a small notch or score in the surface of something, like building materials or fabric, but this usage is no longer common--the word "score" is better for this. As an adjective, Scotch relates to Scotland or its people, but is not a favorable term among the people of Scotland. Usage Examples: The celebrity scotched the rumors of his affair by threatening to sue any publications that ran the story. (prevented, ended)
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