2011/09/03

TOEICの点数を上げたいなら。。。


“How do I supercharge my vocabulary?” One effective way is to get to know a word’s family and friends. Learning and knowing other forms of the word will help you to boost your score on the TOEIC test. This week’s pic blesses us with a great example. The intentions of this café owner were good however the word was used incorrectly.
Here are some meanings for the word ‘economy’: 経済、景気、経済活動.
  • The economy is gradually recovering from a recession.
経済は景気後退から徐々に回復してきている
  • The economy is improving somewhat.
景気はやや改善している
Perhaps he meant to say "We are economizing on electricity."
Here are some the word’s family and friends:
Economize [自他動]-  倹約する、節約する、節減する、効率よく利用する、有益に使う
  • try to economize on electricity ~ 電気の節約に努める
Economical []-  安価な、コストがかからない, 効率的な、無駄な動きのない
  • economical car ~ 経済的な車、低燃費の車
  • economical information ~ 経済情報
Economist []-  経済学者、エコノミスト、倹約家、経済家、経済専門家
  • The chief economist says that further rate cuts may be needed.
主任エコノミストはより一層の金利引き下げが必要だろうと言っている。
So the next time you learn a word you don’t know the meaning of, look up the word in different parts of speech too. It will help you to increase your TOEIC score and make you more speak more eloquently.

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