Destination B2/ Unit 2/ Phrases and collocations

- do sth by accident /ˈæksɪdənt/

- We met by accident at the airport /ˈeəpɔːt/.

vô tình/ tình cờ làm gì đó

- be (involved) in an accident

- They were involved in a road accident.

- involved /ɪnˈvɒlvd/; road /rəʊd/

liên quan đến vụ tai nạn

- in advance /ədˈvɑːns/

- Thanks in advance for your help.

- before the time that is expected; before something happens

- expected /ɪkˈspektɪd/; happens /ˈhæpənz/

- advance to/towards a place

- towards (prep) /təˈwɔːdz/= to

move to a place

- be ahead of sth/sb

- Two boys were ahead of us.

- boys /bɔɪz/

đằng trước cái gì/ ai đó

- a change of direction

một sự thay đổi phương hướng

- in the direction of sth

- They headed in the direction of the village.

hướng của cái gì

- off the top of your head

- I can't remember the name off the top of my head, but I can look it up for you.

- just guessing or using your memory, without taking time to think carefully or check the facts (nói hay làm điều gì mà không cân nhắc)

- without /wɪˈðaʊt/

- carefully /ˈkeəfəli/

- head for/towards a place

- She headed for the door.

- Head towards the mall.

- to move in a particular direction

-head over heels (in love)

-He's fallen head over heels in love with his boss.

- fallen /ˈfɔːlən/; heels /hiːlz/

- loving somebody very much

- go/be on holiday

- I'm on holiday.

- đi nghỉ

- have/take a holiday

- I am going to take a holiday.

- có một kì nghỉ

- Bank Holiday

- (n): a public holiday, for example Christmas Day, New Year's Day, etc.

- Christmas /ˈkrɪsməs/

-on the left

-The supermarket is on the left.

bên trái

-on the left-hand side

-Driving on the left-hand side of the road.

ở phía bên tay trái

-in the left-hand corner

-How do I add an image in the bottom left-hand corner?

ở góc bên tay trái

-left-handed

-Two pupils are left-handed and the other is right-handed.

-She writes left-handed.

(adj, adv): thuận tay trái

-route

-The shortest route home is along the shore.

-shore /ʃɔː(r)/ (n): coast

(n): /ru:t/ đường đi, lộ trình, tuyến đường

-plan your/a route

-I planned my route.

-planned /plænd/

lên kế hoạch, lên lộ trình

-take a route

-Which is the best route to take?

làm một cuộc hành trình, làm theo lịch trình, chọn con đường/lộ trình để đi

-sights (see the sights)

-We're going to Paris for the weekend to see the sights.

(n): [plural] the interesting places, especially in a town or city, that are often visited by tourists

-sightseeing

-to go sightseeing

-Did you have a chance to do any sightseeing?

(n): the activity of visiting interesting buildings and places as a tourist (tham quan)

-at (high/full/low/top/etc) speed

-London traffic moves at an average speed of 11 mph.

ở tốc độ cao/tối đa/thấp/...

-a burst of speed

-The Kenyan runner put on a sudden burst of speed over the last 50 metres.

-burst /bɜːst/ (n): sự bùng nổ

-tăng tốc, chạy nước rút

-speed limit

-a 50 mph(50 miles per hour=80km/h) speed limit

-to break/exceed (/ɪkˈsiːd/)- /vượt quá/ the speed limit

-Slow down - you're breaking the speed limit.

-Try not to go over the speed limit, Daniel.

-You should always keep to the speed limit.

-The road has a 30 mph speed limit.

-He was driving over the 60 mph speed limit.

(n): the highest speed at which you can legally drive on a particular road

-go on/take a tour of/(a)round somewhere

-tour a place

-The group will shortly go on a ten-city European tour.

-He toured America with his one-man show.

travel around a place, for example on holiday, or to perform, to advertise something, etc.

-business trip

-I'm going on a business trip.

chuyến công tác

-school trip

-We had a great school trip.

chuyến đi chơi của trường học

-go on a trip

-We went on a trip to the mountains.

đi chơi, đi du lịch (chuyến đi ngắn)

-take a trip (to a place)

-They took a trip down the river.

- I want to take a trip to Florida.

có một chuyến đi

-lose your way

-We lost our way in the dark.

-I feel that the project has lost its way.

-nghĩa đen-lạc đường: to become lost

-nghĩa bóng-mất mục tiêu, phương hướng: to forget or move away from the purpose or reason for something

-make your way

-Will you be able to make your own way to the airport (= get there without help, a ride, etc.)?

-Is this your plan for making your way in the world?

-to move or get somewhere

-to make progress

-find your way

-I hope you can find your way home.

-to discover the right route (to a place)

-in a way

-In a way it was one of our biggest mistakes.

ở một mức độ nào đó

-on the way

-He stopped for breakfast on the way.

-during the journey

-go all the way (to sth/swh)

đi mọi con đường để làm gì hoặc đến một nơi