Phrase of the Week: Go Ahead

執筆者 | 2013年09月28日 | Phrases

“Can I eat this cake in the fridge?” “Go ahead.” “Go ahead” is a way to give someone permission to do something, but it is not used in formal or polite situations. When someone is told to go ahead, they are expected to act quickly. “It looks like the pizza is done. Go...

TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

執筆者 | 2013年09月27日 | TOEIC

A messy office is not ____ to efficient work. Fill in the blank. A. conducive B. leading C. detrimental D. given 散らかったオフィスでは効率的な仕事ができません。 Ｂを使うなら「A messy office does not lead to efficient...

Trivia of the Week: Cicadas

執筆者 | 2013年09月26日 | Trivia

Cicadas can be found almost everywhere in the world. In some places, people eat cicadas. In China, their shells are used in medicine. The English word “cicada” comes from Latin for “tree cricket”. Cicadas spend most of their lives underground, and then come out and...

Idiom of the Week: On Top of the World

執筆者 | 2013年09月25日 | Idioms

Sally: How are you, Betty? Betty: Oh, I’m on top of the world. I just got a great new job, my son got engaged, and my daughter won an award. Feeling “on top of the world” means being very, very happy. In idioms, “high” usually means “good”, so being above the rest of...