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Idiom of the Week: Across the Board
"The employees' salaries were increased across the board." This means that all the employees got a raise. The board in "across the board" was originally a board displaying the odds for betting on horse races. The term "across the board" included the case of the horse...
Word of the Week: Full
"I'm sorry. The restaurant is full." "I can't eat any more. I'm full." "The abandoned house was full of spiders and rats." If something is full, all the space inside it is occupied and nothing/no one else can enter. If it is full of something, it contains a lot of...
Picture of the Week: Goldfish
Did you scoop any goldfish at a summer festival this year? Please take good care of them. As they grow bigger, they will need a bigger tank....
Phrase of the Week: Stand Back
“Stand back! I’m about to light the fireworks.” We use this phrase to warn people not to get too close to something. This could be to keep them at a safe distance from something dangerous, or sometimes to keep something or someone safe from a crowd gathering around....
TOEIC Practice Question of the Week
“The customer wanted a sandwich, but we were _______ of bread.” Fill in the blank. A. finished B. in C. out D. ended 「客がサンドウィッチを求めたがパンが切れていた。」 「パンが終わっていた」というなら「The bread was finished」という言い方もできますが、ここの「we were ____ of...
Here you are. Thank you! Practice good manners with Kinka and Pinka from Happy Valley. はいどうぞ。ありがとう！ハッピーバレーのキンカとピンカと基本のマナーを練習しましょう！
"Thank you" is one of the most important words to learn in order to get along with people in any language! Let's practice how to give and receive politely in English with this week's video. どの言語でも人と仲良くするには「ありがとう」という単語がとても大切です！今週の動画では、礼儀正しく何かをあげる、何かを受け取る練習をしましょう。...
Trivia of the Week: Shooting Star
A shooting star isn't really a star. It's a meteor falling through the earth's atmosphere. If you see one, you can make a wish. When there are a lot of shooting stars at once, it's a meteor shower....
Idiom of the Week: Too Awesome For Words
"How was the theme park?" "Too awesome for words!" If something is too awesome for words, it's so great that words cannot describe it. The phrase can be used with pretty much any adjective. 「テーマパークはどうだった？」 「言葉にできないほどすごかった！」 言葉では言い表せないほどすごいものを、too awesome for words...
Word of the Week: Stuck
"Help! My hand is stuck in this jar!" "I'm really stuck on this math problem. Can you give me a hint?" When something gets stuck, it is caught in one place and unable to move. If you try to go through a too-small space, you can get stuck. Then you can't go forward or...
Picture of the Week: Lion Friends
When you think of a lion pride, do you imagine a bunch of lionesses and only one male lion? Actually, related male lions can share the same pride. These lions might be brothers....
