Word of the Week: Feast

執筆者 | 2016年12月13日 | Words

“Wow, what a feast! You must have been cooking all day!” A feast is a big, luxurious meal that includes many dishes. In the U.S. many people have a big, elaborate meal on Thanksgiving at the end of November. But Christmas dinner is also an important holiday meal!...

Picture of the Week: Horse-drawn Sleigh

執筆者 | 2016年12月12日 | Pictures

Do you know the song “Jingle Bells”? The bells are on the harness of a horse pulling a sleigh like this. This sleigh is pulled by two horses, but the sleigh in the song is a “one-horse open sleigh”.  ...

Phrase of the Week: Rub It In

執筆者 | 2016年12月10日 | Phrases

“Rub the sunscreen into your skin.”   “Rub it in” means to rub a liquid onto a surface until it is absorbed. But we often use this phrase to mean drawing attention to someone’s failure.   “You failed the math test?” “Yes.” “After you studied all night? Your...

TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

執筆者 | 2016年12月09日 | TOEIC

“Can you help me _____ for the school play?” Fill in the blank. A. rehearse B. review C. memorize D. remember 俳優は劇の台詞を暗記して練習します。もちろん台詞を「見直す」「復習する」こともあるのでBは使えそうですが、それなら目的語に「the script」や「my lines」が必要です。Cの「暗記する」も目的語の「my...