Alfred Wegener: science, exploration and the theory of continental drift

drift

trôi/di chuyển chậm (The boat drifted down the river)

disputed

gây tranh cãi/tranh chấp/bị nghi ngờ (The two countries are fighting over disputed territory)

plausible

hợp lý/có vẻ đúng/đáng tin (Her explanation seemed plausible

defend

bảo vệ/biện hộ/bào chữa (The soldiers defended the city from attack)

intriguing

hấp dẫn/gợi tò mò/kích thích sự quan tâm (The book’s intriguing plot kept me reading all night)

biographer’s perspective

góc nhìn của nhà viết tiểu sử (The events were described from the biographer’s perspective)

astronomer

nhà thiên văn học (Galileo is considered one of the greatest astronomers in history)

vast range

phạm vi rộng lớn/dải rất rộng (The store sells a vast range of products)

professional interests

mối quan tâm nghề nghiệp/lĩnh vực quan tâm trong công việc (She attended the conference to learn more about her professional interests)

made a name

tạo dựng tên tuổi/nổi tiếng (She made a name for herself in the fashion industry)

modest fame

danh tiếng khiêm tốn/mức độ nổi tiếng vừa phải (The scientist enjoyed only modest fame during his lifetime)

active

năng động/tích cực/hoạt động (She is an active member of the community)

ambitious

đầy tham vọng/có hoài bão lớn (She is an ambitious student who aims to become a doctor)

retrospectively

hồi tưởng lại/xét về quá khứ (Retrospectively

coherent narrative of fulfilled intentions

câu chuyện mạch lạc về những ý định đã thực hiện thành công (The biography presents a coherent narrative of fulfilled intentions

controversy

tranh cãi/sự gây tranh cãi (The decision to build the new airport caused a lot of controversy)

retrospectively

hồi tưởng lại/xét về quá khứ (Retrospectively, we can see the decision was a mistake)

happenstance

sự việc tình cờ/ngẫu nhiên (Most of the time our lives just happen to us by happenstance)

fulfilled

được hoàn thành/đạt được (She felt fulfilled after achieving her goals)