TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

執筆者 | 2013年06月21日 | TOEIC

The meeting started late, but that gave me time to retrieve the papers I had forgetting in my office. Where is the mistake? A. started late B. gave me time C. retrieve D. forgetting...

Trivia of the Week: Rocky Road

執筆者 | 2013年06月20日 | Trivia

Rocky road is an ice cream flavor in the U.S. It is chocolate ice cream with nuts and marshmallows. The nuts and marshmallows must be the rocks on the chocolate road. You might also see vanilla ice cream with chocolate chips, nuts, and marshmallows. There is also a...

Idiom of the Week: Make a Mountain Out of a Molehill

執筆者 | 2013年06月19日 | Idioms

“Look at this giant hole in my car! It will cost thousands to fix!” “It’s just a tiny scratch. You’re really making a mountain out of a molehill.” A molehill is a tiny pile of dirt that gets pushed up when a mole digs a hole. A mountain is many thousands of times as...

Word of the Week: Prescribe

執筆者 | 2013年06月18日 | Words

Doctor: “I’m going to prescribe a pain killer. Come see me again if you don’t feel better within two days.” When a doctor tells you which medicine to use, he gives you a prescription so you can get that medicine from a pharmacy. 医者：「痛み止めを出しますね。二日以内に良くならなかったまた来てください。」...