TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

執筆者 | 2014年10月31日 | TOEIC

“I’m trying to get a new law passed to protect homeless cats and dogs. Would you sign my partition?” Find the mistake. A. law passed B. protect homeless C. Would you D. my partition 「野良猫や野良犬を守るための法案を作ろうとしています。請願書に署名をお願いできますか？」...

Trivia of the Week: Silver Bullet

執筆者 | 2014年10月30日 | Trivia

In many stories, a silver bullet is the only thing that can kill a werewolf or other monster. Because of this, we use the phrase “silver bullet” to mean a simple but very effective solution to a problem. 多くの物語では、狼男やモンスターを唯一殺せるものが Silver Bullet（特効薬）です。そういう訳で、 Silver...

Idiom of the Week: Dirt Cheap

執筆者 | 2014年10月29日 | Idioms

“Why did you buy this huge bag of oranges?” “They were selling them dirt cheap outside the supermarket!” “Dirt cheap” is very cheap, as cheap as dirt. Dirt is everywhere, so it’s basically free. We can compare something that is extremely cheap to dirt, which costs...

Word of the Week: Review

執筆者 | 2014年10月28日 | Words

“After a long vacation, I really appreciate a review of what we’ve already learned.” “If you review your notes after class, you’ll remember what you studied better.” When studying, you probably look over material you have already studied. “Re” means “again” and “view”...