TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

“The user experience is customized for each individuality.” Find the mistake. A. user experience B. is customized C. for each D. individuality 「個々のユーザーのためにユーザー体験がカスタマイズされます。」 「個々のユーザー」と言いたいので、「individuality」では足りません。「個性」という意味になりますが、誰の個性かを言わないと微妙です。ここは「individual...

Trivia of the Week: Jaguar

The jaguar is a beautiful spotted cat that lives in the rainforest in Central and South America. Not only can they climb trees, they can also swim. Sometimes a jaguar is born with all black fur, although if you look closely you can still see the spots....

Idiom of the Week: Ride Out the Storm

“Although some smaller companies went bankrupt, most were able to ride out the storm until the economy improved.” “Riding out the storm” is surviving a difficult situation until things get better. When a storm comes, if you can keep yourself safe and wait, the storm...

Word of the Week: Selfie

“I don’t want to follow you on this website because you post too many selfies.” This year the word “selfie” was added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary. A selfie is a picture that you take of yourself. Recently it has become more fashionable to post selfies on social...

Picture of the Week: Kayak

A kayak is a small boat powered by a double-bladed paddle. Sitting in a kayak, you can paddle easily on either the left or right side. Because the cockpit is usually covered, some talented people can flip the kayak in the water and come back up again without falling...