Picture of the Week: Onyx

Onyx is a kind of stone. It has many bands or stripes. The stripes come in many colors. The name “onyx” comes from the Greek word for “fingernail”. オニキスは石の一種で、縦横にしま模様がたくさん入っています。...

Phrase of the Week: How come? What for?

Child: How come things fall down and not up? Parent: Are those my keys? Don’t drop them down there! Argh! What did you do that for? Child: I wanted to see if it would fall up. “How come?” is another way to ask “why?” It asks the reason something happens. “How come the...

TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

Thanks to everyone’s high productivity, we have made a lot of progresses on this project. Find the mistake. A. everyone’s B. productivity C. a lot of D. progresses 「皆さんの高い生産力のおかげで、このプロジェクトが前進しています。」 間違いを見つけましょう。...

Trivia of the Week: Ice Cream Sandwich

An ice cream sandwich is ice cream sandwiched between two cookies or other sweet cakes. Different countries have different types of ice cream sandwiches, but the standard American sandwich is vanilla ice cream between rectangular chocolate wafers. Round chocolate-chip...

Idiom of the Week: Butterflies in My Stomach

“Tonight is the big concert! Are you nervous?” “Yes, I have butterflies in my stomach already.” If you are nervous about performing in front of people or asking someone on a date, you might have a funny feeling in your stomach. It feels like butterflies are flapping...