Laughing and Crying + Problems and solutions

calm down

• Please calm down! Don’t be that delusional, because everything has a solution.

• Calm down! And don’t tell anyone about this story, all right?

to become/make calmer - bình tĩnh lại

cheer up

• Vicky said: “Cheer up! There are so many beautiful things: The birds are chirping, the sky is blue, and we are still here!”

• Everyone cheers up when we win.

to become/make happier - vui lên

come on

• Come on, if you are like this, when can we reach the peak of the mountain?

• Come on, we’ll be late for the exam.

• Come on, just one more exercise and you’ll have a rest.

• Come on, don’t you remember how you have started?

be quicker or try harder - nhanh lên, ráng lên

go on

• Despite the performer’s absence, the show just went on.

• Let’s go on this chapter and see what happens.

to continue happening or doing sth

hang on

• Hang on, I’m having a call.

• Hang on for a minute - I need to tell you the result.

to wait for a short time or to stop what they are doing

run away (from)

• I think she wrote “Runaway” when studying Chemistry because she really needed to run away from that subject.

• He ran away from his brutal conditions at the age of fourteen.

to escape by running; ​to leave sb/a place suddenly - chạy thoát

shut up

• Kevin wanted Hakim to shut up when Ms. Sherly was teaching.

• Ren Yi Xiang failed to shut up Kevin during the lesson.

to stop talking, stop making a noise - im, ngậm

speak up

• Speak up for any difficulties from yours, and we will definitely help you.

• Please speak up—we can't hear you at the back.

• Speak up all your thoughts, and those will be taken into consideration soon.

to talk more loudly so sb can hear you - nói lên, nói to lên, lên tiếng

hang up

• Can you help me hang the clothes up?

• May I remind you that you need to hang up your pants and T-shirts over there.

to put clothes in a wardrobe, etc. - treo quần áo lên

pick up

• Oh no, my phone fell. Can you help me pick it up?

• You are not allowed to litter. Please come here again, pick the trash up and throw it in the bin.

to lift sth from the floor, a table, etc. - nhặt lên

put back

• Not until the school ends are you allowed to use your phone. Now put yours back in the box.

• My dad said I had to put my school supplies back in the case.

return sth to where it was - trả lại nguyên trạng, để lại chỗ cũ

run out (of)

• Gosh, we have run out of mouthwash. Can you run to the nearby store and buy some of it?

• I believe the pencils have run out. I have found everywhere in this house, and there were none of them.

to not have any left - hết, không còn gì

share out

• We regret to inform you that this room has been shared out.

• Can you share out your biscuits?

to give a part of sth to a group of people - chia sẻ gì đó cho nhiều người

sort out

• How do you sort out this problem?

• You load up the car, and I'll sort the kids out.

• What solutions are you thinking of to sort out the economic crisis?

to solve a problem - giải quyết vấn đề

watch out

• Watch out for your workings. You may lose points for carelessness.

• Watch out, there are grammar exceptions in this lesson.

to be careful - cẩn thận

work out

• Meaning 1:

  • How did you work out? How did you know that’s $12,500, but not $10,000 or any other value?

• Meaning 2:

  • Who has finished working out this problem?

  • How do you work out this type of maths problem, and how can you improve your maths skills in general?

• Meaning 3:

  • What are you going to work out for a week?

1. to calculate something

2. to find the answer to sth - tìm ra giải pháp

3. ​to plan or think of sth - lên kế hoạch hoặc suy nghĩ gì đó