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He has a bee in his bonnet about the dishonesty of lawyers
1. He has an obsession about the dishonesty of lawyers. (BEE)
have a bee in sb’s bonnet about st: đặt nặng chuyện gì, chấp niệm với chuyện gì
I must have offended her because she is giving me a cold shoulder.
I must have offended her because she isn’t being friendly towards me. (SHOULDER)
give sb a cold head: phớt lờ ai
You need to see the colour of his money before you sell him the car
You need to make sure that he has enough money to pay for the car before you sell it to him. (COLOR)
see the colour of sb’s money: biết chắc rằng ai đó có đủ tiền để trả nợ
He made threats of violence against the officers
He threatened the officers with violence. (THREATS)
make threats of: đe dọa
The students deserved severe punishment for their rebellious behaviours.
The students’ rebellious behaviours should have been severely punished. (DESERVED)
deserve: xứng đáng
There’s no one available at such short notice to take her class
There's no one available in this moment to take her class. (NOTICE)
at such notice: rất nhanh, không có thông báo trước kịp thời
Most people seem to think that I am next in the line for a promotion.
Most people seem to think that I will be next to be promoted. (LINE)
be in the line: có khả năng
We’ve come to an agreement to share the cost.
We’ve agreed to share the cost. (AGREEMENT)
come to an agreement: :đồng ý
What conclusions have you drawn from this experience?
What has this experience taught you? (DRAWN)
draw conclusion: rút ra đc kết luận
Coming second was (of) no consolidation (to her) because winning was all that mattered to her
Coming second didn’t make her feel any better because she only wanted to win.(CONSOLIDATION)
consolidation : sự củng cố
His analysis of the situation went right over my head
. His analysis of the situation was far too complex for me to grasp. (HEAD)
over one’s head: quả khó cho ai để hiều
The committee members pledged their loyalty to the chairman
. The committee members said that they would remain loyal to the chairman. (PLEDGED)
pledge /pledʒ/: hứa, cam kết
Retirement will free me up to spend more time with my grandchildren.
. I can spend more time with my grandchildren when I retire. (FREE)
free up : để trống, dành ra (thời gian, tiền bạc) để làm gì
She just went through the motions of welcoming him, then quickly left the waiting room
She just pretended to welcome him, then quickly left the waiting room. (MOTIONS)
go through the motions: giả bộ làm gì
Too much small talk means that is the reason why she gets bored quickly at parties
She gets bored quickly at parties because there is so much trivial conversation. (SMALL) =) too much
small talk: hội thoại ngắn, trò chuyện xã giao
I'm under the impression that my parents take everything I do in their stride
. I think that my parents cope calmly with everything I do. (STRIDE) =) I’m under
take st in sb’s stike: giải quyết vấn đề 1 cách điềm tĩnh
He gave every indication of going to any lengths to obtain the contract
. He indicated quite clearly that he would do anything to obtain the contract. (LENGTHS) =) he gave
gave to any/ great lengths (to v): rất cố gắng để đạt cái gì
Nowadays I don’t set/put/lay (nearly) as much store by casual friendships as I used to
Nowadays I consider casual friendships to be far less important than I used to. (STORE) =) Nowadays I
set great/little/etc. store by something: coi cái gì có tầm quan trọng/giá trị nhỏ/lớn...
I 'm afraid that there is no chance/ possibility whatsoever of negotiati ons for a settlement.
20. I'm afraid that negotiations for a settlement are completely impossible. (WHATSOEVER)=) I’m afraid that there
Sam was on tenterhooks, waiting to see if he had got a place in the cricket team.
Sam was really anxious, waiting to see if he had got a place in the cricket team. (TENTERHOOKS)
=) She was…
be on the tenterhooks = be on the tenter: lo sốt vó
The heir to the family fortune was eventually exposed as an impostor.
. The heir to the family fortune was eventually found to be an impostor. (EXPOSED)
=) the heir…
expose: để lộ, người giả mạo
He dismissed my point as irrelevant to the proceedings
. He claimed my point was not relevant to the proceedings. (DISMISSED) =) He….
dismiss: xem nhẹ, gạt bỏ
Such was that secretary’s rank incompetence that we lost heaps of invoices
So completely incompetent was that secretary that we lost heaps of invoices. (RANK) =) Such ….
There are two million unemployed in the country, many of whom will probably never work again.
A lot of the country’s two million unemployed will probably never work again. (MANY)
=)There are
That her colleagues was (so) openly hostile towards her proposal was difficult to understand
. It was difficult to understand her colleagues overt hostility towards her proposal. (OPENLY)
=) that her colleagues…
Had the quirks of the antiques business not been beyond my ken, I could have given you some advice
. 1didn’t have the faintest idea about the quirks of the antiques business, so I couldn’t give you any advice. (KEN)
=) Had
beyond sb’s ken: vượt ngoài khả năng
Having mulled it over for three weeks, his parents gave him the go-ahead to buy an iPhone X
His parents allowed him to buy an iPhone X after they had considered it for three weeks. (GO-AHEAD)=) Having mulled ….
mull over: suy nghĩ kĩ
give sb the go-head: cho phép ai làm gì
Notwithstanding their working-class background, the people here are the salt of the earth
Although the people here are of the working class, they are kindness and honesty personified. (SALT)
=) Notwithstanding their…
the salt of the earth: người tốt, lương thiện
On account of having / her spoonerism, Tom is forever taking the mickey out of Daisy
Tom is forever teasing Daisy for having spoonerism. (MICKEY)
=) On account…
take the mickey out of: lấy ai làm trò đùa
It was about time (that) I went over there and held out / offered / extended the olive branch to her
. It was about time I went over there and made up with her. (OLIVE) =) It was about time
hold out an olive branch: thỏa hiệp để chấm dứt tranh chấp, bất đồng
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