[VOL 6] IELTS Listening Test 6

swan

(n) thiên nga; collocation: a flock of swans, swan on the lake; ví dụ: A swan was swimming gracefully on the river.

tower

(n) tòa tháp, tháp cao; (v) cao vượt lên); collocation: tower above, ancient tower; ví dụ: The old stone tower overlooked the village.

river cleave

(v phr) chia tách, rẽ dòng (ít gặp – “cleave” = split/divide); collocation: river cleaves the valley; ví dụ: The river cleaves the landscape in two.

tractor

(n) máy kéo; collocation: drive a tractor, tractor engine; ví dụ: A farmer was ploughing the field with a tractor.

divert

(v) chuyển hướng, đổi hướng; collocation: divert a river/road/traffic; ví dụ: Traffic was diverted because of roadworks.

bypass

(n/v) đường tránh; đi vòng qua; collocation: build a bypass, bypass the town; ví dụ: They built a bypass to reduce traffic in the town centre.

mystifying

(adj) gây khó hiểu, gây bối rối; collocation: mystifying result, mystifying behaviour; ví dụ: The sudden disappearance of the artefact was mystifying.

take someone aback

(idiom) làm ai đó ngạc nhiên, sững sờ; ví dụ: I was taken aback by how quickly they found the ruins.

trench

(n) rãnh, mương, hố đào; collocation: dig a trench, archaeological trench; ví dụ: The archaeologists dug a trench to search for ancient remains.

bead

(n) hạt nhỏ (nhựa/đá/thuỷ tinh); collocation: beads and necklaces; ví dụ: They retrieved beads from the excavation site.

trowel

(n) bay (dụng cụ xây), bay khảo cổ; collocation: archaeologist’s trowel; ví dụ: She carefully brushed the soil with a trowel.

retrieve

(v) lấy lại, tìm lại; collocation: retrieve data, retrieve objects; ví dụ: They managed to retrieve several ancient tools from the site.

groundbreaking

(adj) đột phá, tiên phong; collocation: groundbreaking research, groundbreaking discovery; ví dụ: The findings were truly groundbreaking for archaeology.

stamina

(n) sức chịu đựng, thể lực bền bỉ; collocation: physical stamina, impressive stamina; ví dụ: Excavation work requires a lot of stamina.

voyage

(n) chuyến hải trình dài; collocation: long voyage, maiden voyage; ví dụ: The explorers prepared for a long voyage across the ocean.