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Picture of the Week: Dandelion
Dandelion seeds have tufts of white fluff so that they can float far away from the parent plant. If you pick a dandelion and blow away all the seeds while making a wish, your wish is said to come true....
Phrase of the Week: Wish You Were Here
"We're having a great vacation. Wish you were here! Love, Emily" This is something you might write on a postcard. There isn't much room, and you can't write anything too personal because there is no envelope and anyone could read it. It's common to send postcards to...
TOEIC Practice Question of the Week
"Sales this week were instanding thanks to the holiday." Find the mistake. A. Sales this week B. were instanding C. thanks to D. the holiday 「今週の売り上げは祝日のおかげで素晴らしかった。」 間違いはどこでしょうか？ ひときわ目立つことを stands out と言います。The black and white kitten stood out because all the others...
Trivia of the Week: Suburbs
The adjective "urban" describes city areas and "rural" describes the country. But in between those, there are places near the city with many houses. They are "suburban" ("sub" means "below"—they are not quite city but still not rural). Many people live in the suburbs...
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Word of the Week: Flutter
"The bird fluttered to the top of the fence post." "Cherry petals fluttered down upon the picnickers." "Flutter" describes a light, dainty flapping motion. It's used for small, cute flying things (such as birds or butterflies), or things that move in a similar way...
Picture of the Week: Bee
Bees are very important to us humans. They pollinate plants that grow many foods that we eat. Have you seen bees near your home lately? If you have a yard, you can help bees by planting flowers and plants that they like....
Phrase of the Week: Don’t Keep Us in Suspense
“You’ll never guess who I saw at the store today.” “Who?” “It’s someone you know, but I don’t think you’ve seen him for a few years.” “Don’t keep us in suspense. Just tell us already.” “All right, fine. It was my cousin.” A good storyteller can create a feeling of...
TOEIC Practice Question of the Week
The siren ____ beachgoers when a tsunami is coming. Fill in the blank. A. warns B. told C. telling D. warms 津波が来るときに海で遊んでいる人を「温めて」も仕方ありませんのでＤはアウトです。後に来る文が現在形なのにＢの過去形を選ぶと変ですね。Ｃはisが前にないので現在進行形は使えません。残りのwarn（忠告する）またはtold（伝えた）のどちらでもいいですが、tsunami is...
Trivia of the Week: Litter
A litter is a group of brother and sister kittens that were born at the same time. The word "litter" also means throwing garbage on the street. Animal rescue groups use a play on words to encourage cat owners to get their animals spayed and neutered: "Don't litter!"...
