Blog
TOEIC Practice Question of the Week
Unfortunately we were randomly selected to have our taxes auditing. A. Unfortunately B. randomly C. selected to D. auditing 間違っている部分はどれですか？ 「残念ながら、うちの会社が税務監査に選ばれてしまった。」 税務監査をするのではなく、監査されるので、「Our taxes will be audited」となります。「We will have our carpet...
Trivia of the Week: Dinosaurs
The English word “dinosaur” means “terrible lizard” (not dragon). Many dinosaurs have names ending in “-saur” or “lizard”. Dinosaurs have been extinct for a long time. We keep learning more about them by studying fossils. When scientists first discovered evidence of...
Idiom of the Week: Time Flies
Grandpa: And how is little Jeremy? Mom: He’s not so little. He’s going off to college! Grandpa: Really? My, how time flies! They say that time moves very fast, especially when you are having fun. This is such an old and well-known phrase that we have an old and...
New Year キャンペーン 2/9までの入会で１ヶ月無料！
New Year キャンペーンを２月９日（土）まで開催中です。キャンペーン期間中にご入会の場合、１ヶ月のお月謝が無料に！！新しいことを始めたいな～と思っている方は是非この機会に英会話をはじめて下さいね。詳しくはお電話またはウェブサイトからお問い合わせください。...
Word of the Week: Squeamish
Jane: You’re so smart, Sally. You should be a doctor or something when you grow up. Sally: Oh, no, I’m too squeamish. I can’t stand the sight of blood. A squeamish person is disturbed by disgusting or painful things. It is normal, but it can be a disadvantage in a...
Picture of the Week: Ice Sculpture
Ice sculptures do best when the weather is cold. Artists can carve dragons, swans, castles, anything, out of ice. You might see an ice sculpture at a wedding even in warmer weather, but it will melt quickly. ＜氷の彫刻＞...
１２月２３日（日）～１月６日（日）の間、年末年始のお休みのためブログはお休みです。
１２月２３日（日）～１月６日（日）の間、年末年始のお休みのためブログはお休みです。
Phrase of the Week: Be my guest
Jake: Can I borrow your kitchen to make a sandwich? I’m starving. Clementine: Be my guest. Just don’t use all the pickles. This phrase is used to invite someone to do something. You can also say, “Go ahead.” Sometimes it implies that the speaker is not going to do the...
TOEIC Practice Question of the Week
There were some minor setbacks, but ____ the project went very well. A. however B. overall C. considerately D. proportionately 空欄に入る単語はどれですか？ 小さなトラブルはいくつかありましたが、全体的にこのプロジェクトは大成功でした。...
Trivia of the Week: Bear and Bull
The bear and the bull are animals used to symbolize the mood of the stock market. When it is a bull market, prices are going up and traders are optimistic. When it is a bear market, prices are falling and few people want to buy, which makes prices fall even further....
