Word of the Week: Lollipop

執筆者 | 2013年02月12日 | Words

A lollipop is a piece of candy on a stick. It has many different regional names, such as sucker (because you suck on it), or lolly. If it is a frozen candy, it is an ice pop, popsicle (in the U.S. or Canada) or ice lolly (in the U.K.). If it is made of ice cream, it...

Phrase of the Week: Love at First Sight

執筆者 | 2013年02月09日 | Phrases

Child: How did you meet Dad? Mother: I met him at my friend’s party. It was love at first sight. Love at first sight is when you fall in love with someone the moment you see them for the first time. It’s not very logical, because you don’t know anything about their...

TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

執筆者 | 2013年02月08日 | TOEIC

I don’t want to try any new exotic foods today; I just want something _______. A. family B. familiar C. famishing D. particular 「今日は新しい食べ物に挑戦したくない。もう慣れているものがほしい。」 「慣れている」ものはＢの「familiar」です。 Do more TOEIC practice here!...

Trivia of the Week: I Before E

執筆者 | 2013年02月07日 | Trivia

Here is a poem that can help you remember how to spell certain English words. I before E except after C Or when sounded as A, as in “neighbor” and “weigh” In words like “believe” or “pier” the letter I comes before the letter E. However, there are several exceptions...

Idiom of the Week: On the Ball

執筆者 | 2013年02月06日 | Idioms

Thomson: Wow, can you believe Jenkins finished that project already? Sawyer: Yeah, he’s really on the ball. Balancing while standing on a large ball takes a lot of focus and concentration. When you are focused on your work and doing a perfect job, we say you are “on...