Học phần, sách giáo khoa, câu hỏi
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Thuật ngữ trong học phần 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