Reading - Electricity - business organisations - lasting memories

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self-sufficiency

tự cung tự cấp
→ Many rural areas aim for self-sufficiency in food production

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electricity grid

lưới điện
→ The national electricity grid supplies power across the country.

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insulation

vật liệu cách nhiệt
→ Proper insulation helps reduce heating costs.

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generator

máy phát điện
→ Diesel generators were used before the new system.

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claim a grant

xin trợ cấp
→ Residents can claim a grant for eco-friendly equipment.
receive financial support

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at no cost

free of charge

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sound an alarm

give a warning signal

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inhabitants

residents/ dwellers/ citizens / tenants

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forces

ex : forces that operate to bring about change
= factors / drivers

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bring about (change)

lead to = result in
Technology has brought about change in society.

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reorientation

thay đổi định hướng
Collocation: reorientation of purpose

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subsistence level

mức sống tối thiểu
→ Many people live at subsistence level.

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mechanistic (structure)

cứng nhắc, máy móc
Collocation: mechanistic structure
→ The company uses a mechanistic structure.

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hierarchical

phân cấp

Collocation: hierarchical structure
→ A hierarchical system limits flexibility.

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outstrip

vượt quá
demand outstripped supply

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task-oriented

Nghĩa: tập trung vào nhiệm vụ (sản xuất)
→ Workers were highly task-oriented.

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discriminating

khó tính (khách hàng)
→ Consumers are more discriminating.

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fraught with difficulties

đầy khó khăn
→ Forecasting is fraught with difficulties.

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(firm) means of control

cách thức kiểm soát ( chặt chẽ, nghiêm ngặt )

rigid management

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rationality and irrationality

thế giới có cả:

thứ logic, dự đoán được và thứ vô lý, bất ngờ
logic vs unpredictability

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innumerable

countless

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consolidate

củng cố, làm vững chắc
stabilise memory

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administer (a drug)

The scientists administered drugs to subjects. ( đưa thuốc )

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spared (by treatment)

không bị ảnh hưởng
→ Short-term memory is spared by many treatments.
Unaffected

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implicitly remember

nhớ một cách vô thức

unconsciously remember

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susceptible to

dễ bị ảnh hưởng bởi

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retain

giữ được (kỹ năng / trí nhớ)

maintain

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Inhibitor

Chất ức chế
suppressant, deterrent

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Induce

Gây ra, dẫn đến
provoke, stimulate,trigger

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Underlying processes

Các quá trình cơ bản

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Pair with

Link with, associate with

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Compelling reason

Một lý do thuyết phục.

Syn: Convincing argument, strong justification.

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Retrograde amnesia

Chứng mất trí nhớ ngược (quên những thứ đã xảy ra trước đó)

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not intuitively obvious

không dễ thấy/không hiển nhiên