DESCRIPTIVE - READING CAE

think to oneself 

tự nhủ, nghĩ thầm trong đầu

“This can’t be true,” she thought to herself.

forehead

trán

comestic surgeon

bác sĩ phẫu thuật thẩm mỹ

The cosmetic surgeon charged $500 for Botox injections.

soothing 

(adj) dịu dàng, an ủi 

get coverage

được báo chí đưa tin

The event got wide coverage in the media.

teem with

đầy ắp, chen chúc

The garden was teeming with butterflies.

toil away at sth

làm việc quần quật, miệt mài, vất vả
I find people toiling away at jogging and sprinting.

agonized 

đau đớn, đau khổ quằn quại 

She wore an agonized expression on her face as she waited for the test results.

deck out (in/with sth)

trang trí, hoàn thiện 

These are men and women who, ninety minutes later, will be decked out in high-priced suits in massive offices to transact serious business involving money

ever-diminishing

ngày càng nhỏ đi, ngày càng giảm bớt

heartless

không có tình thương, thương xót, nhẫn tâm

wary of sth

not completely trusting or certain about sth - cẩn thận, dè chừng
The hiker was wary of stepping on loose rocks, as he knew it could lead to a fall.

arousal

kích thích, đánh thức, hứng thú
The movie scene caused instant arousal.

opiate

thuốc phiện