Picture of the Week: Northumberland wild cattle

執筆者 | 2012年10月01日 | Pictures

Northumberland has lots of wildlife. It is a great place for salmon and trout fishing, has lots of deer, otters, puffins, red squirrels and wild badgers. The most famous wild animals are the Chillingham cattle. This is the last herd of wild cattle now living free in...

Phrase of the Week: The Last Straw

執筆者 | 2012年09月29日 | Phrases

“This is the last straw! I’ve had it!” The last straw is the straw that broke the camel’s back. A camel can carry a lot, but if you keep adding straw it will eventually become too heavy. The last straw is the difference between a load of straw the camel can just...

TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

執筆者 | 2012年09月28日 | TOEIC

I _______ a video game when the power went out, and I lost all my progress! What goes in the blank? A. played B. was playing C. had played D. would play テレビゲームをしている最中に停電になってデータが全部消えてしまった！...

Trivia of the Week: Dewclaws

執筆者 | 2012年09月27日 | Trivia

Many four-legged animals such as cats have a fifth toe on the side of their paws. This is called the dewclaw. It’s like a thumb, but it is not opposable like human thumbs. All cats have dewclaws on their front paws but not their back paws. Some dogs have dewclaws on...

Idiom of the Week: Rome wasn’t built in a day

執筆者 | 2012年09月26日 | Idioms

Philips: Johnson, did you get that database finished yet? Johnson: No, that’s going to take at least a week. Philips: I was hoping it would be ready tomorrow. Johnson: Hey, Rome wasn’t built in a day. A big project takes time to finish. We compare any such project to...