23 The thirty-nine steps - by John Buchan

nervous

(a) lo lắng, bồn chồn, căng thẳng >>> I invited him in and shut the door. He seemed very _.

frightened

(a) hoảng sợ, khiếp sợ >>> Now you seem honest, sir. You look like a man who is not easily _.

politics

(n) chính trị, các vấn đề chính trị >>> I learned several languages and discovered quite a lot about European _.

rather

(adv) khá là, phần nào, đúng hơn là >>> There’s a man outside who is acting _ strangely.

adventures

(n) những cuộc phiêu lưu >>> I liked Scudder’s _, and his story was exciting. But I had no interest in politics.

tablecloth

(n) khăn trải bàn >>> Scudder’s white face was too much for me. I covered the body with a _.

proved

(V2/V3) chứng tỏ, chứng minh >>> I found a drink and sat down again to think. Scudder was dead and his body _ his story.

Prime Minister

(n) Thủ tướng >>> ‘I could write to the _,’ I thought, or to the Foreign Office. But perhaps that won’t be necessary.

Foreign Office

(n) Bộ Ngoại giao >>> ‘I could write to the Prime Minister,’ I thought, or to the _. But perhaps that won’t be necessary.

Scotland

(n) quốc gia cấu thành Vương quốc Liên hiệp Anh, ở phía Bắc, chiếm 1/3 diện tích Vương quốc Anh >>> I opened my desk and took out a map of Britain. I thought that _ was the best place for my plan.

Scotsman

(n) người Scotland >>> I thought that Scotland was the best place for my plan. I was born there and I spoke like a _.

tobacco

(n) thuốc lá (sợi để hút tẩu hoặc cuốn) >>> In the morning I counted my money and put fifty pounds in my pocket. While I was getting ready, I remembered my _.

thick, sweet milk

(phrase) sữa đặc, ngọt >>> Very soon she placed a fine meal in front of me, and I drank several glasses of _.

tied

(V3) buộc, trói >>> A lucky chance saved me. I could now see that the dog was _ to the man.

excitement

(n) sự phấn khích, sự hồi hộp >>> They picked up the old man, and in the _ the dog bit somebody.

bit

(V2) cắn >>> They picked up the old man, and in the excitement the dog _ somebody.

bite bit bitten

(V1 V2 V3) cắn

innkeeper

(n) chủ quán trọ >>> ‘Yes, sir, and I’m the _. Would you like to stay here tonight?’

tide

(n) thủy triều >>> “Thirty-nine steps. I counted them. High _ 10.17 p.m.”

coast

(n) bờ biển >>> The “thirty-nine steps” were somewhere on the _; the word “tide” proved that.

excuse

(n) (v) lời bào chữa, lý do (n); tha thứ, bỏ qua (v) >>> They planned to kill Karolides and to use his death as the _ for war.

calm

(a) bình tĩnh, điềm tĩnh >>> “The Germans will talk about _ in Europe,” he wrote, “but they’re ready for war.

officer

(n) sĩ quan (cảnh sát, quân đội); viên chức >>> “This _ will learn about the British plans and will then return to France.”

telegram

(n) điện báo, bức điện tín >>> Then I saw a policeman. He was standing outside the Post Office, reading a _.

lay

(V2) nằm >>> There was a terrible noise as the car turned over several times. Then it _____ like a pile of old metal on the river bank.

pale

(a) tái nhợt, xanh xao >>> ‘I saw your car, but neither of us could stop in time. I hope that you’re all right. But you look quite _.’

meant

(V2) có nghĩa là, ý muốn nói >>> ‘I am,’ I answered quickly. But I had no idea what he _. ‘That’s fine. The free movement of goods is the best thing for Britain.

movement

(n) sự chuyển động; phong trào >>> That’s fine. The free _ of goods is the best thing for Britain.

Parliament

(n) nghị viện >>> I’m standing for _ for this part of Galloway, and Brattleburn is my chief town.

stolen

(V3) bị đánh cắp >>> ‘I’m sorry, Sir Harry,’ one of the officers said. ‘We’re looking for a _ car.’

steal stole stolen

(V1 V2 V3) ăn cắp

steal

(v) ăn cắp, đánh cắp >>> ‘Oh, that’s all right.’ Sir Harry laughed. ‘My car is too old for anyone to _,’ he said, and we drove on.

reached

(V2 V3) đến nơi, với tới >>> It was five minutes to seven when we _ Brattleburn.

thoughtfully

(adv) một cách trầm tư, suy nghĩ >>> Sir Harry was looking at me _. ‘Are you a nervous man, Mr Hannay?’ he asked.

Specky

(n) biệt danh, thường chỉ người đeo kính >>> spectacles

spectacles

(n) kính đeo mắt (thường là từ cũ)

roadman

(n) công nhân làm đường, người sửa đường >>> Ten minutes later I looked like a _ myself. I had put dirt on my trousers and shoes.

farmyard

(n) sân trang trại >>> I climbed over a low wall where the trees came to an end. I found myself in a _.

farmhouse

(n) nhà trong trang trại >>> I climbed over a low wall where the trees came to an end. I found myself in a farmyard. The _ was about 30 metres away.

accident

(n) tai nạn, sự cố >>> I stole that money because I was hungry. The two men left the car and went away after the _.

shopkeeper

(n) chủ cửa hàng >>> I went into a shop in the nearest village and tried to buy some food. I offered a pound to the _.

detonators

(plural) kíp nổ >>> There were bottles and small boxes and some old yellow bags. I found a box of _.

dynamite

(n) thuốc nổ >>> At first I thought that it was locked. But it opened quite easily, and it was full of sticks of _.

dirt

(n) bụi bẩn, đất cát >>> They hung for a moment in the air, and then clouds of _ took their place.

airfield

(n) phi trường, sân bay (thường nhỏ hoặc quân sự) >>> ‘That looks like an ,’ I thought. ‘It’s a good place for a secret .’

rose

(V2) đứng dậy; mọc lên, dâng lên >>> When the sun _, I was near a river. I washed in the clean cold water because I was very dirty.

rise rose risen

(V1 V2 V3) mọc lên, dâng lên

illnesses

(n) (số nhiều) các loại bệnh tật >>> When I was in Rhodesia, I was often ill. And one of these African _ returned time after time.

time after time

(phrase) hết lần này đến lần khác, lặp đi lặp lại >>> When I was in Rhodesia, I was often ill. And one of these African illnesses returned _.

leading

(Ving) dẫn đầu, hàng đầu, chính >>> Soon Mr Turnbull was taking off my clothes and _ me to a bed.

interest

(n) sự quan tâm, mối quan tâm; lãi suất >>> I read them with _, but I saw nothing about the murder in London.

butler

(n) nam quản gia >>> When I reached his cottage, the back door was open. Sir Walter’s _ was waiting to welcome me.

housekeeper

(n) nữ quản gia

led

(V2) dẫn dắt, dẫn đường >>> ‘Come this way, sir,’ he said, and he _ me up the stairs.

lead led led

(V1 V2 V3) dẫn dắt, dẫn đường

First Lord

(n) Bộ trưởng Hải quân >>> They telephoned the _ of the Admiralty, and they’re bringing the Frenchman to London today, not tomorrow.

Admiralty

(n) Hải quân Hoàng gia Anh (Royal Navy) trước năm 1964 >>> They telephoned the First Lord of the _, and they’re bringing the Frenchman to London today, not tomorrow.

Royer

(n) tên riêng (một nhân vật trong truyện), phát âm kiểu Pháp >>> His name’s _, and he’ll be here at five o’clock this evening. This telegram is from the First Lord of the Admiralty.’

crowd

(n) đám đông >>> The police and a _ of people are following me. If they come here, please don’t let them come in.

coastguard

(n) lính tuần duyên, lực lượng bảo vệ bờ biển >>> It was very late when Whittaker returned with the _.

card-table

(n) bàn đánh bài >>> We sat around a _ in the middle of the room. And the dark man brought me a drink.

clouds

(plural) những đám mây >>> The _ lifted from my eyes and everything was clear again.

lifted

(V2) nâng lên; (sương, mây) tan đi >>> The clouds _ from my eyes and everything was clear again.