Thẻ ghi nhớ: Hà Nội 2014-2015 | Quizlet

shamefaced

(a) e lệ, xấu hổ
After accidentally spilling his drink on the floor, he wore a shamefaced expression.

lowbrow

không đòi hỏi tư duy nhiều
The reality TV show was considered lowbrow entertainment, lacking any intellectual or artistic value.

at a stretch

(v) căng ra, duỗi ra, kéo dài ra

in the long run

về lâu về dài

boo sb off the stage

la ó, phản đối ai đó khiến họ phải rời đi
The audience booed him off the stage after his terrible performance.

from now on

từ bây giờ trở đi

at a stretch

liên tục không nghỉ
She worked for five hours at a stretch to finish the report.

supposing

giả sử (dùng trong câu điều kiện)

seat

(ngoại động từ) xếp chỗ
→ The waiter seated the guests → The guests were seated.

get sth on one’s plate

có quá nhiều việc phải làm, bận rộn ~ be snowed under with sth

put sth into effect

đưa cái gì vào thực hiện, áp dụng
The new policy will be put into effect next month.

have sth up one’s sleeve

có kế hoạch hoặc mánh khóe bí mật
Don’t worry about the presentation—I have something up my sleeve.

to one’s satisfaction

làm ai đó hài lòng, thỏa mãn

The problem was solved to my satisfaction.

bags of time

rất nhiều thời gian
We don’t need to hurry, we have bags of time.

have time to kill

có rất nhiều thời gian rảnh, dư thời gian (kill time)
We arrived early at the airport, so we had time to kill before the flight.

get a word in edgeways

chen vào cuộc trò chuyện
She was talking so much that I could hardly get a word in edgeways.

fanatic

người cuồng tín → fanatical (a) cuồng tín, mù quáng

systematically

adv of system. một cách có hệ thống, phương pháp

blow over

Lắng xuống, qua đi mà không gây hậu quả nghiêm trọng.

Don't worry about the argument with your friend; it will blow over and things will be fine.

die down

lắng dịu, giảm bớt

turn away

từ chối vào cổng, không cho vào cổng

The bouncer had to turn away the underage teenagers trying to enter the nightclub.

fall off

suy sút, suy giảm (giảm về số lượng, chất lượng)
Sales of the new product started strong, but then began to fall off after a few months.

break the record for sth

phá kỷ lục về điều gì đó
She broke the record for the 100-meter sprint.

be one’s scene

là thứ yêu thích của ai hay phù hợp với họ
Clubbing isn't really my scene.

domestic animal

động vật nuôi trong nhà
Dogs and cats are common domestic animals.

domestic issue

vấn đề trong nước

go steady

hẹn hò nghiêm túc, ổn định với ai đó
They have been going steady for two years.

steady on

câu cảm thán dùng để yêu cầu ai đó bình tĩnh, đừng quá kích động
Steady on! There's no need to shout.

research party

nhóm nghiên cứu, đoàn nghiên cứu
A research party was sent to the Arctic to study climate change

America Online is one of die big names on the Internet, and (51) __________________ many other digital companies,

UNLIKE

it actually (52) __________________ a profit.

MAKES
- make a profit : kiếm lời, thu lợi nhuận

But the company which its rivals call the "Cybercockroach" (53) __________________ launched only in 1992

WAS

Before that it was a small firm (54) __________________ Control Video Corporation, and it made video games.

CALLED

Steve Case, a former Pizza Hut marketing executive arrived and took (55) __________________ company online.

OVER
- take over: đảm nhiệm

Innovative, fast moving, and user-friendly, America Online appeals (56) __________________ people who want to surf the Internet, but who do not have a lot of experience.

TO
- appeal to sb: hấp dẫn, thu hút ai
Dịch: Mới mẻ, nhanh chóng, và thân thiện với người dùng, America Online thu hút những người muốn lướt Internet nhưng lại không có nhiều kinh nghiệm.

For the same reason, "techies" - people who think they are more expert with computers, look (57) __________________ on America Online and its users.

DOWN

Recently America Online (or AOL, as it calls itself) joined with Time Warner - a multi-million dollar movie and magazine company - to create a multimedia giant. Now, AOL has begun to expand abroad. In many European countries, including the United Kingdom, it is hard to buy a computer magazine (58) __________________ does not have a free AOL introductory offer.

WHICH/THAT

The company also puts advertisements onto the television, and employs people to hand (59) __________________ its free introductory disks at places like train stations.

OUT
- hand out : phát

As the Internet gets faster, AOL is changing. With many homes getting high-speed (60) __________________ through fiber optic cables or the new ADSL technology, the "Cyber-cockroach" will have to show that, like real cockroaches, it can survive in almost any environment.

CONNECTION

uproar

sự ồn ào, sự náo động

constitute

được coi là, được xem là
The ingredients of flour, sugar, and eggs constitute a basic cake recipe.

infringement

vi phạm

prosecute

khởi tố, truy tố

indulgent

dễ dãi, khoan dung

take sb to court

kiện ai ra tòa
The company took him to court for breaking the contract.

consensus

sự đồng thuận, sự nhất trí

innocuous

không gây hại, không độc hại

temptation

sự cám dỗ, sự quyến rũ

steep

cao, quá đắt

seize opotunity/chance

nắm bắt, chộp lấy cơ hội (collo.)

project your personality

thể hiện tích cách của bạn ra bên ngoài

demonstrate

chứng minh, biểu diễn, thể hiện
→ demonstrate the understanding of

confer

trao tặng, cấp