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TOEIC Practice Question of the Week
“Oh no! I forgotten the flash drive with my presentation on it!” Find the mistake. A. forgotten B. flash drive C. presentation D. on it 「しまった！プレゼンが入っているUSBメモリーを忘れた！」 「forget(忘れる)」の過去形は「forgot」です。現在完了形でもかまいませんが、その場合は「have」を入れる必要があります：I have forgotten又はI’ve...
Trivia of the Week: Hot Chocolate
After playing outside in the snow, there is no better drink than hot chocolate. Sometimes it has a marshmallow or whipped cream. Drinking chocolate goes back to the Mayan civilization 2000 years ago. But it was not sweet like chocolate today!...
Idiom of the Week: Are You Nuts?
“Hey, throw me that light bulb.” “Are you nuts? It’ll break!” “He brushed his teeth with whipped cream? He must be nuts!” “Nuts” means “crazy”. It sounds like peanuts, walnuts, cashew nuts, etc. But don’t worry! Eating nuts will not make you crazy. 「その電球こっちに投げてくれ。」...
Word of the Week: Ski Lift
A ski lift is a little bit like an escalator with chairs. Skiers cannot stand on an escalator wearing their skis, but they can sit with their feet dangling and be carried up the mountain to ski down again. It is notoriously tricky to get off a ski lift....
Picture of the Week: Menorah
The menorah is a nine-branched candle holder. It holds one candle for each day of Hanukkah, plus an extra one to light the others. Another candle is lit each day during the holiday....
Phrase of the Week: You Can Say That Again!
“That movie was terrible.” “You can say that again! It was the worst I’ve ever seen!” We say, “You can say that again!” when we agree strongly with something. It is so true, you could say it twice! There is no need to actually say it again, except as a joke....
TOEIC Practice Question of the Week
“We must create a sense of ______ in the office by dressing and behaving appropriately.” Fill in the blank. A. compassion B. denial C. outrage D. professionalism 「オフィスでの正しい服装と振る舞いでプロ意識を向上する必要があります。」...
Trivia of the Week: Colds
Have you gotten a cold this fall? The symptoms of a cold are caused not by the cold virus but by the body’s immune system fighting the virus. A stuffy nose is a result of the battle against the virus in your sinuses. If you get a fever, the body is trying to kill the...
Idiom of the Week: A Bag of Nerves
“I hate waiting to see the dentist. I can’t relax enough to read the magazines in the waiting room. I’m just a bag of nerves!” Someone who is very nervous could be called a “bag of nerves”. The words “nervous” and “nerves” look similar, but “nervous” is an adjective,...
Word of the Week: Sweet Potato
One image of fall in Japan is roasting sweet potatoes in a bonfire of fallen leaves. Sweet potatoes are eaten in many countries around the world. In some places they are called yams. They come in different colors, such as orange, white, and red....
