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Word of the Week: Prescribe
Doctor: “I’m going to prescribe a pain killer. Come see me again if you don’t feel better within two days.” When a doctor tells you which medicine to use, he gives you a prescription so you can get that medicine from a pharmacy. 医者：「痛み止めを出しますね。二日以内に良くならなかったまた来てください。」...
Picture of the Week: Strawberry
Strawberries are red with little dots all over. If you look closely, you can see that the dots are seeds. What is your favorite way to eat strawberries?...
Phrase of the Week: The Last Place You Look
Penny: “Have you seen my Nintendo? I’ve looked for it everywhere.” Sally: “Well, where was the last place you saw it?” Penny: “Oh, there it is! It was under the couch!” Sally: “It’s always in the last place you look.” We often say this when something we are looking...
TOEIC Practice Question of the Week
The chef was renowned for his ______ skill. Fill in the blank. A. didactic B. pecuniary C. culinary D. dietary Ａの「didactic」は何かを教えてくれる人やもののことを言う形容詞です。Ｂは「お金に関する」という形容詞です。この人はコックなので違います。Ｄは「食生活に関する」という意味なので近いですが、一番いいのは「料理に関する」という意味のＣです。 Do more TOEIC practice here!...
Trivia of the Week: Carbon Copy
When you send an e-mail, you fill in the “To” and “Subject” fields. Have you ever used the “Cc” field? This will send a copy of the e-mail to an address that isn’t in the “To” field. “Cc” stands for “carbon copy”, which is an old way of making copies of documents. If...
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Idiom of the Week: A One-Track Mind
Tour guide: “When we reach the top of the hill, we’ll visit the museum—” Husband: “Is there food in the museum?” Wife: “Ignore him; he has a one-track mind.” If you are always thinking about a certain thing, people will say you have a one-track mind. In this example,...
Word of the Week: Velcro
Velcro is called “magic tape” in Japan. To seal or stick something with Velcro, you need two strips. One strip is fuzzy, and the other has many tiny hooks. The hooks stick to the fuzzy strip, but you can pull them apart with your hands....
Picture of the Week: Snails
If you keep fish in an aquarium, you might want to put some snails in too! Snails can be very helpful. They clean the tank by eating the dirt that builds up on the glass and other surfaces. If the water gets too dirty, the fish will die. Snails can help keep your fish...
Phrase of the week: Saddled With
Jill: “Want to go to the movies tonight?” Bob: “Can’t, I’ve been saddled with my sister’s kids for the evening.” When someone gives us a job that we find burdensome and annoying, we say we are “saddled with” it. A saddle is something you put on a horse, so you can sit...
