Picture of the Week: Ginkgo

執筆者 | 2012年10月29日 | Pictures

Ginkgo leaves are a beloved symbol of fall in Japan. In America, they are thought of more as a nutritional supplement. It is uncommon to see the leaves or fruits, but you can find the name on the labels of different herbal concoctions. The name can be spelled as...

Phrase of the Week: Trick or Treat

執筆者 | 2012年10月27日 | Phrases

Kids: Trick or treat!! Neighbor: Oh, what cute costumes! Here, have some candy! When it starts to get dark on Halloween, groups of children start visiting all the houses in the neighborhood. If you want trick-or-treaters to come, you should put out a jack-o-lantern...

TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

執筆者 | 2012年10月26日 | TOEIC

Your package ____ this morning and should arrive by Friday. Fill in the blank: A. is mailed B. mailed C. was mailed D. has mailed A person mails a package, so the verb must be in the passive voice (A or C). In this circumstance, we could say the package “is being...

Trivia of the Week: Halloween Witches

執筆者 | 2012年10月25日 | Trivia

On Halloween, children dress in costumes and collect candy from their neighbors. One popular costume choice is a witch. A traditional Halloween witch wears a pointy hat and ragged black clothes. She has green skin and a big ugly warty nose. She flies on a broomstick...

Idiom of the Week: It’s a small world.

執筆者 | 2012年10月24日 | Idioms

Ken: You’ll never guess who I saw at the grocery store. Ted: Who? Ken: My old roommate from college! Ted: But didn’t you go to college in California? Ken: Yeah! Small world, huh? We say the world is small because we keep meeting the same people by coincidence. What...