reading test 7

(in)hospitable (adj) /ˌɪnhɑːˈspɪtəbl/

(non-)evironmental

home to → This inhospitablle environment is home to the giant tortoise./ˈtɔːrtəs/

nhà của …

yacht (n) /jɑːt/

du thuyền

unprecedented (adj) /ʌnˈpresɪdentɪd/ → This unprecedented effort was made possible by the owners of the 67-metre yatch White Cloud

never happen before.

juvenile (adj) /jɑːt/

young

spread out (v) → Juvenile tortoises spread out over their ancestral territory.

tản ra

come across (v) →Tiny tortoise came across a fully growing giant

meet

lumbering (adj) /ˈlʌmbərɪŋ/→ a senior tortoise lumber around this island for around a hundred years.

di chuyển một cách chậm chạp

Feed on sth→ Not native spieces to the islands, which also fed on baby tortoise and tortoises’ eggs.

sống dựa vào

-prone /proʊn/ (root word)

dễ bị j đó

malaria-prone /məˈler.i.ə/ /proʊn/

dễ bị sốt rét

asthma (n) /ˈæz.mə/

hen suyễn

eradication (n)

~preventation

map (n) (v) → Health geographers can map the spread of illness.

bản đồ, lập bản đồ

provision (n) ← provide (v) → Physical barrier can prevent the health provision.

sự cung cấp

overlook (v)

ignore, skip

classify (v)

~distinguish

purely abstract → Music is a purely abstract art form.

hoàn toàn trừu tượng

electrical conductance → the electrical conductance of our skin is lowered.

độ dẫn điện

pupils (n)

con ngươi

dilate (v) /daɪˈleɪt/

to become / (make a part of the body) larger, wider or more open

underpinning (n) /ˌʌndərˈpɪnɪŋ/ → The resutl of this experiment will be an essential underpinnings for our upcoming argument.

support forms of the basis of an argument: nền tảng

precise (adj) /prɪˈsaɪs/ → precise underpinnings

~ accurate, exact

demonstrate (v) ← Demonstration (n)

minh họa

suspenseful tension of /səˈspensfl/ → it is suspenseful tension of musics

sự chờ đợi căng thẳng của…

symphony /ˈsɪmfəni/ (n) → Symphony orchestra, → The Beethoven’s Fifth symphony will be staged by a professional symphony orchestra

bản giao hưởng

caudate nucleus (n) /ˈnuːkliəs/

nhân đuôi (trong não)

anticipatory (adj) /ænˈtɪsəpətɔːri/ → anticipatory phase

foreseeable: đoán trước.

approach (n)

method

evoke (v) /ɪˈvəʊk/ → The music evoked memories of her youth.

bring a memory, imagine, feeling into your mind: gợi nhớ

poignant (adj) /ˈpɔɪnjənt/ → Music could evoke poignant memories in the listener.

buồn bã, chua xót, đắng cay.

composition (n)

đoạn văn, bản nhạc, thành phần cấu tạo