Phrase of the Week: It’s a Good Thing

執筆者 | 2014年09月20日 | Phrases

“It’s a good thing we remembered to close the windows! It started raining while we were out.” We say “it’s a good thing” when we are glad something happened because it led to positive consequences or avoided negative consequences. You could just say “I’m glad we...

TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

執筆者 | 2014年09月19日 | TOEIC

“This is a jointed venture between two companies, so we have to cooperate.” Find the mistake. A. jointed B. venture C. companies D. cooperate 「この会社は二社の合弁企業なので、協力しあう必要があります」 「合弁企業」は英語で「joint...

Trivia of the Week: Horse Words

執筆者 | 2014年09月18日 | Trivia

Nowadays, most people have never ridden a horse, but for most of history many people relied on horses. Even today, we have many words for different kinds of horses. Here are just a few. A female horse is a mare, and a male horse is a stallion. A baby horse is a foal,...

Idiom of the Week: Big Words

執筆者 | 2014年09月17日 | Idioms

“I bet I can beat you at this game even with a handicap.” “Ooh, big words. You’ll regret them in a minute!” This is a taunting phrase we use to suggest that someone’s words may be big but their abilities do not match. It’s easy to say grand things, but much harder to...