TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

執筆者 | 2015年06月26日 | TOEIC

“It’s a difficult problem, but if we put our heads together I’m sure we can figure it ____.” Fill in the blank. A. up B. down C. in D. out 「難しい問題だけど皆で力を合わせればきっと解決法がわかるはずだ。」 努力して難しい問題を解いたりするときに使う動詞。Figureだけでも「考える」として使うことはあります。I figure he must be...

Trivia of the Week: Practice Makes Perfect

執筆者 | 2015年06月25日 | Trivia

“Practice makes perfect” is an old saying that encourages people to practice a lot in order to improve. It takes a lot of practice in order to become perfect! “Practice makes perfect” is by far the most common version, but a few other versions...

Idiom of the Week: Shanghaied

執筆者 | 2015年06月24日 | Idioms

“Wait a second. You said we were going to visit Grandma, but this isn’t the way to her house. We’re going to the doctor, aren’t we? I’ve been shanghaied!” “Shanghai” as a verb means “kidnap”. It came into use...

Word of the Week: Maybe

執筆者 | 2015年06月23日 | Words

“Did you eat the cake?” “Maybe I did, and maybe I didn’t.” “Maybe” means it’s possible something is true or not true. It can be used when the thing is unlikely: “Maybe I’ll win the lottery.” It can be...