Phrase of the Week: You can’t be too careful

執筆者 | 2014年03月15日 | Phrases

“Mountain climbing can be very dangerous. You can’t be too careful.” No matter how careful you are, it isn’t too careful. It’s impossible to be too careful. In some contexts, though, this phrase can have almost the opposite meaning. “Jim is very sensitive. You can’t...

TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

執筆者 | 2014年03月14日 | TOEIC

“As a customer, I find a three-hour wait to be served at the customer service desk completely bearable. I am never shopping here again.” Find the mistake. A. As a customer B. three-hour wait C. to be served D. completely bearable...

Trivia of the Week: Pi Day

執筆者 | 2014年03月13日 | Trivia

Tomorrow is Pi Day! Do you know why March 14 is called “Pi Day”? If you write it with numbers it looks like the mathematical constant pi, because pi starts with 3.14. Pi tells us the ratio of the circumference and diameter of a circle. It is an infinitely long number,...

Idiom of the Week: All in the Same Boat

執筆者 | 2014年03月12日 | Idioms

Tour bus driver: “Thank you for helping to change the tire.” Tourist: “Well, we’re all in the same boat. I want to get back on the road as much as you do.” When two or more people are in the same situation, they are said to be “in the same boat”. If two people are in...