Edge Language

-TOEIC Vocabulary- Mar. 1-Mar. 5
[recruit] (verb; noun)
Meaning: (v.)to attract people to join an organization or a cause. (n.)a person who is recruited.
Sample Usage:
a. When the consulting firm recruited her, they offered to pay her relocation expenses.
b. The new recruits spent the entire day in training.

-Idioms of the Week- Mar 1-Mar 5
[lose one's head]
English Meaning: behave irrationally or erratically, lose control
Chinese Meaning: 失去理智，昏頭了。
Sample Usage:
A: I'm going to marry Denny next week.
B: Have you lost your head? You've only known him for three days.

-TOEIC Vocabulary- Feb 21-Feb 26
[time-consuming] (adjective)
Meaning: taking up a lot of time, lengthy
Sample Usage:
a. Even though it was time-consuming, all of the participants felt that the open house was very worthwhile.
b. Five interviews later, Ms. Lopez had the job, but it was the most time-consuming process she had ever gone through.

-Proverbs of the Week- Feb 14 - Feb 19
[Rome was not built in a day]
English Meaning: Any great plan or big dream cannot be achieved overnight or easily.
Chinese Meaning: 羅馬不是一天造成; 冰凍三尺，非一日之寒。