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Sentence transformation Quizlet with key

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290 145 lượt tải Tải xuống
Nâng cp: dùng th
...
Sentence transformation
Thut ng trong hc phn này (60)
Bruce said that the situation at work
was like a family argument (likened)
Bruce likened the situation at work to a family argument
liken st to st: ch ra đim ging nhau, so sánh, ví von
When she sold the jewelry at such a
low prices, she was cheated (ride)
When she sold the jewelry at such a lơ prices, she was taken
for a ride
take sb for a ride: cheat, deceive sb
Suppose we make no changes at all
for the time being (what)
What if we make no changes at all for the time being
What if = suppose
It's rumoured that we will have a new
manager (rumour)
Rumour has it (goes) that we will have a new manager
Rumour has it (goes) that: người ta đn rng
They arrived at their destination alive
and kicking (save)
They arrived at their destination save and sound
Save and sound: an toàn vô s
At this moment, I only have time to
think about with my university thesis
(preoccupied)
At this moment, I'm preoccupied with mt university thesis
to be preoccupied: lơ đnh vì có mi bn tâm trong lòng
Do you have any idea about how Jack
made enough money to buy his new
house (light)
Do you have cast/shed/throw light on how Jack made enough
money to buy his new?
have cast/shed/throw light: have an idea, soi sáng, ri sáng
(nghĩa bóng)
My salary is half what I would be in the
job I was offered in January (if)
If I had accepted the job I was offered in January, I would be
on twice the salary I am now
Hc phn, sách giáo khoa, câu hi
Sentence transformation
Our boss is absolutely determined not
to give us that pay rise (intent)
Our boss is intent on not giving us that pay rise
to be intent on st: có ý đnh
The value of sterling has fallen
considerably in the past week ->
There...
There has a considerable fall in the value of sterling in the past
week
Returing from the battle, they had no
money left (RUB)
Returning from the battle, they didn't have two pennies to rub
together
not have two pennies to rub together: to be very pool
I was very lucky to escape from that
crash
I count myself lucky to have escaped from that crash
I'd thought about it for some time and
decided to try to do something ( A
GO)
I'd thought about it for some time and decided to give it a go
To give sth a go: to try sth
It was disgraceful that Barbara refused
to help one of her oldest and closest
friends (BACK)
It was disgraceful that Barbara turned her back on one of her
oldest and closest friends
Turn your back on sb/sth: to refuse to help or be involved
The director's bodyguards stood
behind him, watching
> Watchfully
Watchfully standing behind the director was his bodyguards
We must think about ways of
improving the transport system
>Thought
Thought must be given to ways of improving the transport
system
I hadn't realized the full implications of
what had happened until some time
later
> It was
It was not until sometime later that I realized the full
implications of what had happened
The police only warned Sally because
it was her first offence
> Sally was let
Sally was let off with a warning because it was her first offence
Let off: not punish (không trng pht)
Sentence transformation
It's nobody's fault that the match was
cancelled
> Nobody is to
Nobody is to be blame for the match cancellation / the fact
that the match was cancelled
To be blame for: có li v
It's what people eat that betrays their
social background, not their table
manners
> What gives
What gives (away) people's social background (away) is what
they eat, not their table manners
We couldn't have managed without
my father's money
> If it
If it hadn't been for my father's money, we couldn't have
managed
If it hadn't been for: nếu không nh có
This is the procedure (follows)
The procedure is as follows
as follows: như sau (dùng gii thiu danh sách)
The film didn't come up to my
expectations (short)
The film fell short of my expectations
fall short of: không đáp ng mong ch
He is a generous person (name)
Generosity is his middle name
be sb's middle name: là nét đc trưng ca ai
I think his theory is logical and clear
(stands)
I think his theory stands to reason
stand to reason: reasonable
In the area, Thailand is much better
than all other countries in football
(shoulders)
In the area, Thailand is head and shoulders above all other
countries in football
head an shoulders above sb/sth: tt, gii hơn ai/cái gì
He would do almost anything to win
the girl's hand (lengths)
He would go to any lengths to win the girl's hand
go to any lengths to V: bng bt c giá nào đ làm gì
I think those tool may proved helpful
(come)
I think those tool may come in handy
come in handy: t ra có ích
Sentence transformation
Since their father's death, they have
had serious financial problems (straits)
Since their father's death, they have been in the dise straits: lâm
vào cnh thiếu thn
Jane is very likely to be promoted
(stands)
Jane stands a high chance of being promoted
stand a good/high chance of: có cơ hi làm gì
John has taken it upon himself to look
after the baby tomorrow (committed)
John has committed himself to looking after the baby
tommorow
commit oneself to doing sth: cam kết làm gì
He easily loses his temper (flies)
He easily files off the handle
fly of the handle: mt bình tĩnh
They've been arguing about the
motorway extension for years (bone)
The proposed motorway extension has been a bone of
contention for years
a bone of contention: vn đ tranh cãi, bt đng
I'm afraid our problems are just
beginning (iceberg)
I'm afraid our problems are just the tip of an iceberg
The Prime Minister doesn't make a
good impression on TV (across)
The PM doesn't come across well on TV
come across well: make good impression
I felt that the last candidate seemed
rather inexperience (struck)
The last candidate struck me as a rather inexperienced person
strike sb as: gây cho ai n tượng ntn
It's uncertain whether the band's tour
will take place (balance)
The band's tour is on the balance
on the balance: to be uncertain
We get on very well with our next
neighbour (term)
We are on good term with our next neighbour
to be on good term with sb: có mi quan h tt vi ai
Do you consider Michael one of your
best friends? (count)
Do you count M as one of your best friends?
count sb as: coi ai là gì
Sentence transformation
I was there when he admitted the truth
(presence)
He admitted the truth in my presence
in the presence of/ in sb's presence: trong s hin din ca ai
cái gì
I heard her use those words many
times
> Many's
Many's the time that I heard her use those words
many's the time (that): there have been many times
Owen is a good player but Rooney is
better
> Very good
Very good as/though Owen is as a player, but Rooney is better
Two men stole the old lady's handbag
> The old lady
The old lady was robbed of her handbag by two men
to rob of: cướp đot, ly đi
Attendance at the additional evening
lectures is not obligatory for students
(under)
> Students
Students are under no obligation to attend the addtional
lectures
under an (no) obligation to do sth: (không) buc phi
As a result of the bad weather, there
may be delay to some international
flights (subject)
> Due to the bad weather
Due to the bad weather some international flights will be
subject to possible delay
be subject to: b
They were very keen to hear the
president's speech (ears)
> They
They are all ears to the president's speech
be all ears to: chăm chú lng nghe
The terrorist attack on the Capital
Trade Center was very much like the
11/9 attack on the WTO building
(carbon)
> The terrorist attack on the Capital
Trade Center
The terrorist attack on the Capital Trade Center was a carbon
copy of the 11/9 attack on the WTO building
a carbon copy of: dùng đ ch mt người hay mt vt ging
ht như mt người khác hay mt vt khác
Customs offcials are stopping more
travelers than usual this week
> An increasing
An increasing number of travelers are being stopped by
customs officials
Sentence transformation
In order to make a profit the new
leisure centre needs at least 2000
visitors a month
> No fewer
No fewer than 2000 visitors a month must visit the new leisure
centre to make a profit
My decision to get up to dance
coincided with the band's decision to
stop playing
> The moment
The moment I decided to get up to dance, the band decided
to stop playing
Mr D claimed that hard work was the
reason for his success
> Mr D attributed
...his success to hard work
attribute sth to sth: cho là do, quy cho
I learnt a lot of the language simply by
listening to the other people (fair)
I pick up a fair amount/knowledge/bit of the language simply
by listening to the other people
The film went bankrupt after failing to
win the contract (liquidation)
The film went into inqualidation after...
go into inqualidation: go bankrupt
The terrible scream frightened me
(blood)
The terrible scream made my blood run cold
make sb's blood run cold: làm cho ai ghê rn
Could you tell me where you were
last night? (account)
Could you give an account of your whereabouts last night?
The journalist pretended that she was
a parent of one of the children (false)
> The journalist
...gave the false impression that she was...
Give the false impression: fail to understand correctly /
pretend
Alan worked too hard at the office,
and this led to his illness
> Alan's illness
...was result of working too hard at the office
The disagreement is a lot of fuss about
nothing (teacup)
The disagreement is a storm in a teacup
A storm in a teacup: vic bé xé ra to
Make (kick up) a fuss about (over) sth: làm m lên
Sentence transformation
A government official leaked the story
to the world press (wind)
The world press got wind of the story from a government
get wind of sth: nghe phong phanh được
There's nothing new about defence
alliances (hills)
Defence alliances are as old as the hills
(As) old as the hills: cũ, c l sĩ
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Hc phn, sách giáo khoa, câu hi
Nâng cp: dùng th... Sentence transformation
Thut ng trong hc phn này (60)
Bruce likened the situation at work to a family argument
Bruce said that the situation at work
was like a family argument (likened)
liken st to st: chỉ ra điểm giống nhau, so sánh, ví von
When she sold the jewelry at such a lơ prices, she was taken
When she sold the jewelry at such a for a ride
low prices, she was cheated (ride)
take sb for a ride: cheat, deceive sb
What if we make no changes at all for the time being
Suppose we make no changes at all for the time being (what) What if = suppose
Rumour has it (goes) that we will have a new manager
It's rumoured that we will have a new manager (rumour)
Rumour has it (goes) that: người ta đồn rằng
They arrived at their destination save and sound
They arrived at their destination alive and kicking (save)
Save and sound: an toàn vô sự
At this moment, I only have time to
At this moment, I'm preoccupied with mt university thesis
think about with my university thesis (preoccupied)
to be preoccupied: lơ đễnh vì có mối bận tâm trong lòng
Do you have cast/shed/throw light on how Jack made enough
Do you have any idea about how Jack money to buy his new?
made enough money to buy his new house (light)
have cast/shed/throw light: have an idea, soi sáng, rọi sáng (nghĩa bóng)
My salary is half what I would be in the
If I had accepted the job I was offered in January, I would be
job I was offered in January (if) on twice the salary I am now Sentence transformation
Our boss is intent on not giving us that pay rise
Our boss is absolutely determined not
to give us that pay rise (intent)
to be intent on st: có ý định
The value of sterling has fallen
There has a considerable fall in the value of sterling in the past
considerably in the past week -> week There...
Returning from the battle, they didn't have two pennies to rub
Returing from the battle, they had no together money left (RUB)
not have two pennies to rub together: to be very pool
I was very lucky to escape from that
I count myself lucky to have escaped from that crash crash
I'd thought about it for some time and
I'd thought about it for some time and decided to give it a go
decided to try to do something ( A GO) To give sth a go: to try sth
It was disgraceful that Barbara turned her back on one of her
It was disgraceful that Barbara refused oldest and closest friends
to help one of her oldest and closest friends (BACK)
Turn your back on sb/sth: to refuse to help or be involved
The director's bodyguards stood
Watchfully standing behind the director was his bodyguards behind him, watching > Watchfully We must think about ways of
Thought must be given to ways of improving the transport
improving the transport system system >Thought
I hadn't realized the full implications of
It was not until sometime later that I realized the full
what had happened until some time
implications of what had happened later > It was
The police only warned Sally because
Sally was let off with a warning because it was her first offence it was her first offence > Sally was let
Let off: not punish (không trừng phạt) Sentence transformation
Nobody is to be blame for the match cancellation / the fact
It's nobody's fault that the match was that the match was cancelled cancelled > Nobody is to
To be blame for: có lỗi về
It's what people eat that betrays their
What gives (away) people's social background (away) is what
social background, not their table
they eat, not their table manners manners > What gives
If it hadn't been for my father's money, we couldn't have
We couldn't have managed without managed my father's money > If it
If it hadn't been for: nếu không nhờ có The procedure is as follows
This is the procedure (follows)
as follows: như sau (dùng giới thiệu danh sách)
The film fell short of my expectations The film didn't come up to my expectations (short)
fall short of: không đáp ứng mong chờ Generosity is his middle name He is a generous person (name)
be sb's middle name: là nét đặc trưng của ai
I think his theory stands to reason
I think his theory is logical and clear (stands) stand to reason: reasonable
In the area, Thailand is head and shoulders above all other
In the area, Thailand is much better countries in football
than all other countries in football (shoulders)
head an shoulders above sb/sth: tốt, giỏi hơn ai/cái gì
He would go to any lengths to win the girl's hand
He would do almost anything to win the girl's hand (lengths)
go to any lengths to V: bằng bất cứ giá nào để làm gì
I think those tool may come in handy
I think those tool may proved helpful (come)
come in handy: tỏ ra có ích Sentence transformation
Since their father's death, they have
Since their father's death, they have been in the dise straits: lâm
had serious financial problems (straits) vào cảnh thiếu thốn
Jane stands a high chance of being promoted
Jane is very likely to be promoted (stands)
stand a good/high chance of: có cơ hội làm gì
John has committed himself to looking after the baby
John has taken it upon himself to look tommorow
after the baby tomorrow (committed)
commit oneself to doing sth: cam kết làm gì
He easily files off the handle
He easily loses his temper (flies)
fly of the handle: mất bình tĩnh
The proposed motorway extension has been a bone of They've been arguing about the contention for years
motorway extension for years (bone)
a bone of contention: vấn đề tranh cãi, bất đồng
I'm afraid our problems are just
I'm afraid our problems are just the tip of an iceberg beginning (iceberg)
The PM doesn't come across well on TV
The Prime Minister doesn't make a good impression on TV (across)
come across well: make good impression
The last candidate struck me as a rather inexperienced person
I felt that the last candidate seemed rather inexperience (struck)
strike sb as: gây cho ai ấn tượng ntn
The band's tour is on the balance
It's uncertain whether the band's tour will take place (balance)
on the balance: to be uncertain
We are on good term with our next neighbour
We get on very well with our next neighbour (term)
to be on good term with sb: có mỗi quan hệ tốt với ai
Do you count M as one of your best friends?
Do you consider Michael one of your best friends? (count) count sb as: coi ai là gì Sentence transformation
He admitted the truth in my presence
I was there when he admitted the truth (presence)
in the presence of/ in sb's presence: trong sự hiện diện của ai cái gì
I heard her use those words many
Many's the time that I heard her use those words times > Many's
many's the time (that): there have been many times
Owen is a good player but Rooney is
Very good as/though Owen is as a player, but Rooney is better better > Very good
The old lady was robbed of her handbag by two men
Two men stole the old lady's handbag > The old lady
to rob of: cướp đoạt, lấy đi
Attendance at the additional evening
Students are under no obligation to attend the addtional
lectures is not obligatory for students lectures (under) > Students
under an (no) obligation to do sth: (không) buộc phải
As a result of the bad weather, there
Due to the bad weather some international flights will be
may be delay to some international subject to possible delay flights (subject) > Due to the bad weather be subject to: bị
They were very keen to hear the
They are all ears to the president's speech president's speech (ears) > They
be all ears to: chăm chú lắng nghe
The terrorist attack on the Capital
The terrorist attack on the Capital Trade Center was a carbon
Trade Center was very much like the
copy of the 11/9 attack on the WTO building
11/9 attack on the WTO building (carbon)
a carbon copy of: dùng để chỉ một người hay một vật giống
> The terrorist attack on the Capital
hệt như một người khác hay một vật khác Trade Center
Customs offcials are stopping more
An increasing number of travelers are being stopped by
travelers than usual this week customs officials > An increasing Sentence transformation
In order to make a profit the new
No fewer than 2000 visitors a month must visit the new leisure
leisure centre needs at least 2000 centre to make a profit visitors a month > No fewer My decision to get up to dance
The moment I decided to get up to dance, the band decided
coincided with the band's decision to to stop playing stop playing > The moment
Mr D claimed that hard work was the ...his success to hard work reason for his success > Mr D attributed
attribute sth to sth: cho là do, quy cho
I learnt a lot of the language simply by
I pick up a fair amount/knowledge/bit of the language simply
listening to the other people (fair)
by listening to the other people
The film went into inqualidation after...
The film went bankrupt after failing to win the contract (liquidation)
go into inqualidation: go bankrupt
The terrible scream made my blood run cold
The terrible scream frightened me (blood)
make sb's blood run cold: làm cho ai ghê rợn
Could you tell me where you were
Could you give an account of your whereabouts last night? last night? (account)
...gave the false impression that she was...
The journalist pretended that she was
a parent of one of the children (false)
Give the false impression: fail to understand correctly / > The journalist pretend
Alan worked too hard at the office,
...was result of working too hard at the office and this led to his illness > Alan's illness
The disagreement is a storm in a teacup
The disagreement is a lot of fuss about
A storm in a teacup: việc bé xé ra to nothing (teacup)
Make (kick up) a fuss about (over) sth: làm ầm lên Sentence transformation
The world press got wind of the story from a government
A government official leaked the story to the world press (wind)
get wind of sth: nghe phong phanh được
Defence alliances are as old as the hills
There's nothing new about defence alliances (hills)
(As) old as the hills: cũ, cổ lỗ sĩ