Idiom of the Week: Never Mind

執筆者 | 2014年10月22日 | Idioms

“Where did you get that shirt?” “Well, it’s a long story. It all started ten years ago when I took a trip to see my cousin in—” “Never mind. I don’t want to know.” You can use “never mind” to take back something you said. If you asked a question, but no longer want to...

Word of the Day: Ditto

執筆者 | 2014年10月21日 | Words

“We can choose the color? I’ll take a blue one.” “Me too.” “Ditto.” “Ditto” is a word that means “the same”. It’s very short, so you can save time by not repeating a long phrase. In writing, it is convenient when repeating items or parts of items in a list using the...

Phrase of the Week: Try to Keep Up!

執筆者 | 2014年10月18日 | Phrases

“Let’s race to that tree!” “Okay! Try to keep up!” If you keep up with something, it means you don’t fall behind. If you can’t keep up with your friend, you might be left behind. You should also try to “keep up” on housework—if you are left behind, many chores will...

TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

執筆者 | 2014年10月17日 | TOEIC

“Before you can play with the toy, you or a parent must resemble all the parts.” Find the mistake. A. Before B. with the toy C. resemble D. all the parts 「玩具と遊ぶ前に、自分又は親がパーツを組み立てる必要があります。」 玩具の箱によく書いてある「Some assembly...