TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

執筆者 | 2014年10月24日 | TOEIC

“You’ve been so helpful. I can’t _____ how thankful we are.” Fill in the blank. A. empress B. express C. depress D. impress 「いろいろお世話になりました。なんとお礼を言っていいのやら」 Dの impress は impress on you なら「伝える」という意味になりますが、一語では「感動させる」という意味になってしまうので、ここでは使えません。 Depress...

Trivia of the Week: Dracula

執筆者 | 2014年10月23日 | Trivia

Dracula is the name of a vampire who first appeared in the book Dracula by Bram Stoker. It was published in 1897 and had a strong influence on how we imagine vampires. Dracula is probably based on a real person, Vlad III Dracula (also known as Vlad the Impaler)....

Idiom of the Week: Never Mind

執筆者 | 2014年10月22日 | Idioms

“Where did you get that shirt?” “Well, it’s a long story. It all started ten years ago when I took a trip to see my cousin in—” “Never mind. I don’t want to know.” You can use “never mind” to take back something you said. If you asked a question, but no longer want to...

Word of the Day: Ditto

執筆者 | 2014年10月21日 | Words

“We can choose the color? I’ll take a blue one.” “Me too.” “Ditto.” “Ditto” is a word that means “the same”. It’s very short, so you can save time by not repeating a long phrase. In writing, it is convenient when repeating items or parts of items in a list using the...