chapter 15: parks

martial art

võ thuật

ex: u can see many ppl do martial arts in the morning

arcade

máy gắp thú

ex: The park I went to had an arcade

leave a little to be desired

chưa được xuất sắc cho lắm

ex: Parks and gardens all leave a little to be desired

fairly

tương đối

ex: The movie was fairly interesting

run-of-the-mill

tầm thường

ex: The facilities are fairly run-of-the-mil

outrageous

quá thể

ex: Some parks even charge for admission, which I think is just outrageous

integral

quan trọng

ex: Parks are among the most integral urban infrastructures

scarcity

khan hiếm

ex: given the scarcity of land in overpopulated cities

recreational

giải trí

ex: parks give ppl the much-needed space for recreational activities

concrete jungle

nơi có nhiều tòa nhà trong thành phố, tạo cảm giác ngột ngạt, chật chội

ex: amidst the concrete jungle in HN lie of the city's culinary gems

amidst

giữa

ex: She was calm amidst all the chaos.

culinary gems

địa điểm ăn uống tuyệt vời

ex: We found some amazing culinary gems during our trip to Italy.

have a thing for

thích thứ gì

ex:u can tell that VNese really have the thing for exercising in public

calisthenics

bài tập thể lực cơ bản

ex: I've been seeing younger ppl doing calisthenics

invigorating

làm cường tráng, tiếp thêm sinh lực

ex: A punishing workout is usually followed by an invigorating shower

the good old days

những ngày tươi đẹp đã qua

ex: Remember when a bowl of Pho only cost 5000 VN dong? Those were the good old days

frequent

thường xuyên

ex: This is kind of an area where hipsters and the artsy types frequent

while away

giết thời gian

ex: The park had an arcade where I could while away the whole morning

Without fail

chắc chắn

ex: Without fail my parents will buy me new toys