TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

執筆者 | 2015年07月10日 | TOEIC

“Before I can help you with your problem, I need you to ____ which of our products you are using.” Fill in the blank. A. tell B. indicator C. specify D. spectacle 「問題を解決するには、どの商品をご利用いただいているかを教えていただく必要があります。」...

Trivia of the Week: The Boy Who Cried Wolf

執筆者 | 2015年07月09日 | Trivia

An old story tells of a boy who got bored while watching the sheep and yelled, “Wolf! Wolf!” He played this trick too many times and when a wolf really did come, nobody came to help because they thought he was lying again. Have you ever known someone who...

Idiom of the Week: Rock Solid

執筆者 | 2015年07月08日 | Idioms

“Are you sure Jenkins can make the sale?” “Sure, he’s a rock solid salesman.” Something that’s solid is reliable. And there’s not much more solid than a rock. So someone or something that is rock solid is very reliable....

Word of the Week: Seconds

執筆者 | 2015年07月07日 | Words

“This is really good. Can I have seconds?” “Sure, there’s plenty!” When we say we want “seconds”, what we mean is a second helping of some kind of food. What if you have three helpings? The third helping doesn’t have a...