SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

As there are no more questions, I think we can end the meeting

→ there …..

being no more questions, I think we can end the meeting

I would like, moreover, to choose my own clothes

→ what’s …

more, I would like to choose my own clothes

Something must be done quickly to solve the problem of homelessness

→ Urgent….

action must be taken to solve the problem of homelessness

This is the procedure (FOLLOWS)

→ …

The procedure is as follows

Make yourself at home (CEREMONY)

→ Don’t …

stand on ceremony

* not stand on ceremony with sb: make yourself at home, cứ tự nhiên thoải mái nhé

He is a generous person (NAME)

→ …

Generosity is his middle name

* Be one’s middle name: (cách nói hài hước) điều gì là tính cách tiêu biểu của ai

Vd Determination is my middle name

I think his theory is logical and clear (STANDS)

→ I think …

his theory stands to reason

* Stand to reason: hợp lý, có logic (+that)

In the area, Thailand is much better than all other countries in football (SHOULDERS)

→ In the area,..

Thailand is head and shoulders above all other countries in football

* Be head and shoulders above: vượt trội hơn hẳn

Whatever you are, try to live a life of virtue

→ No matter…

what your are, try to live a life of virtue

The councilor answered every question frankly (FRANK)

→ …

the councilor gave frank answers to every question

I heard her use those words many times

→ Many’s …

the time I heard her use those words

* Many’s the time that rất nhiều lần

They were very keen to hear the president’s speech (EARS)

→ They…

were all ears to the president’s speech

* Be all ears to tập trung, chú ý lắng nghe

You can walk to the station easily from the hotel (DISTANCE)

→ The station …. the hotel

is within easy walking distance of

* within walking distance of : gần đâu đó (có thể đi bộ dc)

Vd The car broke down outside the city but thankfully we were within walking distance of the bus stop

a carbon copy of

bản sao, giống y hệt ai cgi

The film went bankrupt after failing to win the contract (LIQUIDATION)

→…

The firm went into liquidation after failing to win the contract

* go into liquidation phá sản

The terrible scream frightened me (BLOOD)

→…

The terrible scream made my blood run cold

* Make one’s blood run cold : Khiến ai sợ chết khiếp

We would always take great care when flying at night (WITS)

→ We always used…

to have/keep our wits about us when flying at night

* have/ keep your wits about you : giữ bình tĩnh, cảnh giác cẩn thận

I will only be satisfied if the manager apologizes fully

→ Nothing short …

of a full apology from the manager will satisfy me

* Be nothing short of : ko gì bằng, ko gì hơn là

Vd The party was nothing short of a disaster

She was concentrating so hard on her work that she didn’t notice when I came in (WRAPPED)

→She was so ….

wrapped up in her work that she didn’t notice when i came in

* Be wrapped up in quá bận tâm, mải mê với chuyện gì

The price of the house has been reduced as much as possible because the owner needs some money (BONE)

→ The house has been …

cut/ pared to the bone….

* Cut/ pare to the bone: giảm đến mức tối thiểu

The permit expires at the end of the month

→ The permit is not …

valid after the end of the month

The first sign of the disease is blurred vision (ONSET)

→ The ..

\

onset of the disease is signalled by blurred vision

take offence/ offense at sth

take exception to sth

The new teacher was so nervous that the class reacted mischievously (REACTION)

→ The new teacher’s …

nervousness drew mischievous reaction from the class

Mr Foster asked me to write this letter to you

→ It is at..

Mr Foster’s request that I’m writing this letter to you

Jane persuaded the others to agree with her point of view

→ Jane brought …

the others round to her point of view

The inhabitants were far worse-off twenty years ago than they are now

→ The inhabitants are nowhere …

near as badly off as they were twenty years ago

* nowhere near as …as.. còn lâu, ko bằng
* badly off (adj) worse-off, sống thiếu thốn

They designed the stadium to make hooliganism impossible (SUCH)

The stadium …

was designed in such a way as to stamp/ rule/ iron out hooliganism

My friend took no notice of my advice (DEAF)

→

my friend turned a deaf ear to my advice

* turn a deaf ear to sth: làm ngơ, ko qtam chuyện gì

He didn’t think much of the musical show yesterday (OPINION)

→ He …. the musical show yesterday

had a low opinion of

He was finally able to adjust himself to the new working condition (SWING)

→ He finally …

got into the swing of the new working condition

* Get into the swing of things/ it/ sth có tiến triển, dần quen với cgi

vd I hadn’t worked in an office for several years so it took me a while to get back into the swing of it

Some airlines cheat people by charging them too much for tickets (RIP)

Some airlines rip people off by charging them too much for tickets

They believe that the hotel was quite near the beach (THROW)

→ The hotel’s ….

believed to have been just a stone’s throw away from the beach

* a stone’s throw away from sth khoảng cách rất gần, ngắn

Vd the animal is sitting just a stone’s throw away from us