Idiom of the Week: An Ace Up My Sleeve

執筆者 | 2013年05月15日 | Idioms

“Tama won’t take her medicine!” “Don’t worry. I have an ace up my sleeve.” “Cheese? What will you do with that?” “Hide the pill inside. She loves cheese!” An ace up your sleeve is a last-resort solution that is sure to work. It comes from cheating at card games. An...

Word of the Week: Actually

執筆者 | 2013年05月14日 | Words

Aunt: I guess you’re too young to know the Beatles. Niece: Actually, I love the Beatles! “Actually” has a similar meaning to “really” or “in truth”. We often use it to introduce an unexpected fact. It can help correct a wrong assumption. “I don’t suppose you know this...

Picture of the Week: Wildflowers

執筆者 | 2013年05月13日 | Pictures

Wildflowers are flowers that grow on their own. Nobody plants them or waters them. They are wild. 野花は勝手に咲く花です。誰が植えたわけでもなく、誰も水をやりません。野生の花です。

Phrase of the Week: In My Opinion

執筆者 | 2013年05月11日 | Phrases

“In my opinion, this is the worst movie ever.” “Well, I loved it.” An opinion is what one person thinks. Another person can have a different opinion, and neither one is wrong. A fact is right even if someone doesn’t believe it, but everyone gets to decide their own...

TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

執筆者 | 2013年05月10日 | TOEIC

Please fill out the form accuracy so we can process it quickly. Where is the mistake? A. fill out B. accuracy C. so we can D. process 「早く処理できるように、正確に用紙に記入してください。」 Ａの「fill out」は「fill in」の方が正しいのではないのでしょうか？実はどちらでもいいのです。Ｂの「accuracy」は「正確さ」という名詞ですが、ここは（fill...