TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

執筆者 | 2013年03月22日 | TOEIC

Because of the problem with your flight, we refund the price of your ticket. Where is the mistake? A. Because of B. with your flight C. we refund D. price of your 「飛行機に問題がございましたので、チケット代を返金させていただきます。」 どこが間違いでしょうか？ 通常の「ポリシー」や「もしも問題があった場合」の話ではありません。そうならば、「If there is a...

Trivia of the Week: Coffee Table Books

執筆者 | 2013年03月21日 | Trivia

A coffee table is a long low table. A coffee table book is a large, hardcover book with lots of nice color pictures. You leave it on your coffee table. When you have guests, they can look at the book while they are waiting, or talk about the book as an icebreaker....

Word of the Week: Embarrassing

執筆者 | 2013年03月19日 | Words

“Did you know you have toilet paper stuck to your shoe?” “Oh no! How embarrassing! Thank you for telling me.” When something embarrassing happens, it embarrasses you and you feel embarrassed. This is a common pattern in words about feelings. For example, confusing...

Picture of the Week: Easter Eggs

執筆者 | 2013年03月18日 | Pictures

Easter is a holiday celebrating rebirth and spring. Eggs are symbols of birth because baby birds hatch from them. For Easter, people dye and paint eggs in cheerful or pastel colors. It is traditional to hide the eggs outside for children to find. You can also use...