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Từ vựng topic PEOPLE
Click with someone: quickly become friends with them
Later on: sau này
Spontaneous (adj): (theo cách) tự nhiên
Eager to do Sth / Eager for Sth: háo hức …..–> eagerly (adv)
(unable to) put myself in other people’s shoes: (không) đặt mình vào vị trí của người khác
à Put yourself in my shoes: đặt bạn vào vị trí của tôi
Tobe + better off (+ Ving): tốt hơn (to be in a better situation, if or after something happens)
Ex: I know you’re unhappy that the relationship ended, but you’re better off without him.
Ex: People and everything are far better off than they were ten years ago.
Fit the mold of (v): giống other people/thing of the same type
-> I don’t fit the mold of a typical English teacher.
Entitled to: được quyền
Ex: Students and pensioners are entitled to a discount.
Everyone should be entitled to a decent standard of living.
heyday: thời hoàng kim/ thời thanh xuân
→ in my heyday, in the heyday of youth
ARGUMENT / FIGHT
grow apart (v): trở nên xa cách
Something/ life is not a bed of roses: Cái gì/ cuộc sống ko phải con đường trải đầy hoa hồng
neglectful (adj): bỏ bê, bỏ quên
make up (v): làm hòa
cut it: là xong!
→ Studying only 30 minutes for the final exam just won’t cut it. You’ll fail the test for sure if you don’t study more.
be in the doghouse: bị giận
wring my neck: bẻ cổ
dead meat: chết chắc! → I’m dead meat.
face the music (v): chấp nhận hình phạt
NATURE
Humpback whale: cá voi lưng gù
An earworm: a song that you keep hearing in your head
Tranquil (adj): calm and peaceful and without noise, violence, worry
vital (adj): cần cho sự sống
→ vital nutrients, proteins, enzyme
lush (adj): tươi tốt, sum sê
vegetation: thảm thực vật
reproduction: sinh sản
hibernation: ngủ đông
coral reef: rặng san hô
PHOTOGRAPH
Shutterbug (n): là người rất thích chụp ảnh mà chụp nghiệp dư
Depict = describe
Blend: pha trộn
Ex: It perfectly blended her red dress and yellow hat with the station’s red and white colour.
Glimpse: thoáng qua
Ex: I glimpsed her walking back from town.
Snapshot (n) = a photograph
HOBBY
knack (noun): sở trường (+ for doing sth)
- My mother has a real knack for saving money on her low salary.
butter me up: nịnh nọt
WORK/STUDY
commute (verb): đi đều đặn (mỗi ngày)
- I commute by bus everyday.
land (verb): find - I need to land a good job where I can earn a lot of money.
boosted my motivation to continue my work
determine to: quyết tâm làm gì
draw up plan/schedule/list of
Come up with idea/plan/solution/name
Grant = scholarship = allowance
Lift my profile
bread and butter: công việc mang lại thu nhập ổn định
→ I do a lot of work in Telegram groups of cryptocurrency, but office work is my bread and butter.
ace (v): do very well on a test
→ aced the test, aced the chemistry final.
ace (adj) = excellent
→ He’s an ace basketball player.
SUCCESS
by hook or by crook = at any price
→ He wanted success at any price.
→ I will get that job by hook or by crook.
No sweat: no problem
→ I’ll get a perfect score on the chemistry test. No sweat.
SOLUTION
put a break on: to slow down or stop an activity
Ex: I started to put a break on my eating habit by giving up on carbohydrates and meat, only eat fruits, grains and vegetables.
measure: biện pháp → complementary measure
hard-wired = automatically think
advocate = suggest idea
ACCOMODATION
Suite: dãy phòng
Storey: tầng
Pillar: cột trụ/ trụ cột
→ My father is a pillar of my family.
ANGRY
What’s eating you? = What’s bothering or making you angry?
Hey, what’s eating you? You look so upset, you didn’t say a word during dinner.
blunt (adj): ko giữ ý tứ, thẳng thừng
at the end of my rope: hết sức chịu đựng
→ To be honest, I’m at the end of my rope.
blow up (v): to get angry suddenly
→ My dad blew up when he found out I failed two classes.
trip up: gây ra lỗi
→ I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to trip you up.
→ The first question on the test tripped me up, and I lost my concentration on the rest of the test.
HEALTHY & DIET
fatso (n): chú béo/ cô béo
→ You used to call me fatso all the time when I was little.
eat smaller portions
load up your plate with seconds and thirds: ăn nhiều, bới thêm 2,3 chén cơm
→ I can’t load up your plate with seconds and thirds like I always used to do at the family parties.
high-calorie stuff like ice cream and chocolate
→ do not eat high-calorie stuff at night, your body isn’t active to burn it off, so you just store those calories as fat.
put a break on: to slow down or stop an activity
Ex: I started to put a break on my eating habit by giving up on carbohydrates and meat, only eat fruits, grains and vegetables.
cut out the fast food
cut way back on sugar
sugary drinks: Coke, Chocolate milk, Soda, etc.
tooth decay: sâu răng
→ Eating too many sweets and not brushing your teeth will cause tooth decay.
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