TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

執筆者 | 2014年07月11日 | TOEIC

“We are pursuing ____ avenues to resolve this situation.” Fill in the blank. A. multiply B. multiple C. many D. mutual 「この問題に対して複数の解決方法を続行しております」 「複数」という意味ではCの「many」は意味的に合っていますが、もっと自然な答えがあります。Dは「お互い」なので関係ないです。Aは「掛け算する」「増える」という意味の動詞なので使えません。答えは「複数」という意味のBです。 Do more...

Trivia of the Week: Dog Days

執筆者 | 2014年07月10日 | Trivia

The dog days are hot days in summer, during July and August in the Northern Hemisphere. The name comes from the Dog Star, Sirius. During the dog days, Sirius rises over the horizon at about the same time as the sun....

Idiom of the Week: The Shoe is on the Other Foot

執筆者 | 2014年07月09日 | Idioms

“Could you quiet down a bit? I’m trying to study.” “Ah, but did you listen when I asked you to keep it quiet before my big test last week? Now the shoe is on the other foot!” When a situation has reversed and someone is experiencing something that another person...

Word of the Week: Literally

執筆者 | 2014年07月08日 | Words

“I was so startled, I literally jumped a foot in the air!” The word “literally” means “without exaggeration”. If you literally jumped a foot in the air, that means that if someone were holding a ruler by your feet and measured the height of your jump, it would be at...