Word of the Week: Backfire

Wilson: How is your family restaurant doing? George: My plan to attract kids with toys completely backfired. The kids are shooting their toy guns in the store and driving away all the other customers. When an action has the opposite result from what was intended, we...

Picture of the Week: Flower Buds

Many flowers bloom in spring. Before a flower can bloom on a tree or plant, a bud must form. After the bud is ready, the petals unfold and the flower blooms. A flower bud is a symbol of birth and potential....

Phrase of the Week: Anything but that

Mom: Joey, you’re grounded! No video games for a week! Joey: No! Anything but that! Joey would prefer any other punishment than losing his video games. When someone proposes the worst possible thing, any other option at all would be better. Of course, it is a little...

TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

We have a strictly policy against accepting returns when the box has been opened. Where is the mistake? A. a strictly policy B. against accepting C. when the box D. has been opened 開封済みの商品の返品は承らないという厳密な方針があります。 どこが間違いでしょうか?...

Trivia of the Week: Once, Twice, Three Times

Father: How many times in a row can you say “rubber baby buggy bumpers”? Son: Rubber baby buggy bumpers! Father: That’s once. Son: Rubber baby buggy bumpers! Father: That’s twice. Son: Rubber baby buggy bumpers! Father: That’s thrice. Son: Rubber beggy bupper buggers!...