Today’s TOEIC Practice Question

執筆者 | 2012年06月08日 | TOEIC

Ask for directions at the police box if you __________ the way. A. do not know B. would not know C. had not known D. did not know 道がわからなければ交番で聞いてください。ここは、今わからないので、現在形のAが正しいです。 Do more TOEIC practice here!...

Trivia of the Week: A Joke

執筆者 | 2012年06月07日 | Trivia

“Why was six afraid of seven?” “I don’t know, why?” “Because seven ate nine!” This is a very old joke. The number “eight” sounds like the word “ate”. If you count from seven to nine, it sounds like the number seven has eaten the number nine. In this joke, the numbers...

Modern English Idiom of the Week: Put a sock in it!

執筆者 | 2012年06月06日 | Idioms

“And then I went to the beach again, and I brought－” “Put a sock in it, will you? I’m sick of hearing about your vacation.” “Put a sock in it!” is another way to say “Be quiet!” It is not very polite, similar to “shut up”....

Word of the Week #9: hot air balloon (熱気球)

執筆者 | 2012年06月05日 | Words

A hot air balloon is a big balloon with a basket attached at the bottom. People can ride in the basket. It has a burner to heat the air and make the balloon go up. You can also go down by letting out some hot air. The first hot air balloon flight was on June 5, 1783....