TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

執筆者 | 2014年05月09日 | TOEIC

“Remember that your behavior at the conference reflects the company.” Find the mistake. A. Remember that B. behavior at C. reflects D. the company 「会議での君の振る舞いは、わが社全体に反映することを忘れずに」...

Trivia of the Week: Old-Timey English

執筆者 | 2014年05月08日 | Trivia

English, like all languages, has changed over the years. In modern English, you only have to choose between “you” and “your” to talk about the person you’re speaking to. But English used to have different words for “you” depending on how the word fit into the sentence...

Idiom of the Week: Back to the Drawing Board

執筆者 | 2014年05月07日 | Idioms

“What happened here?” “I tried to launch my home-made rocket, but it just exploded. Oh well, back to the drawing board!” The drawing board is a special kind of desk for drawing out plans or designing inventions. If your plan or invention doesn’t work, you have to go...

Phrase of the Week: Come Up With

執筆者 | 2014年04月26日 | Phrases

“I always come up with my best ideas in the shower.” “Come up with” means “think of”. We often come up with ideas, answers or plans. We can also come up with other things, such as money. “There was a great TV on sale, but I couldn’t come up with the...