Writing letters & Losing things + Politeness + Shoes + Advertisements +Secondary school

Rubbish

to a large extent

mostly; in most ways | ở mức độ lớn, phần lớn

die out

to become less common and finally disappear | mai một, biến mất dần

match

to be as good as something else | sánh được, bì kịp

niche

interesting to or used by only a small number of people | ngách, dành cho số ít

get a head start

to have an advantage by starting earlier than others | có lợi thế vì bắt đầu sớm

be frowned upon

to be considered wrong or unacceptable | bị phản đối, không được khuyến khích

from a very young age

since early childhood | từ khi còn rất nhỏ

a key card

a plastic card used instead of a key to open a door | thẻ từ

a keypad

a small set of buttons for entering a code | bàn phím nhập mã

a lifesaver

something that helps you a lot in a difficult situation | "cứu tinh"

go missing

to be lost; to disappear | bị thất lạc, biến mất

a nightmare

a very unpleasant or difficult experience | cơn ác mộng, tình huống tồi tệ

retrace your steps

to go back the way you came, looking for something | đi lại đường cũ để tìm

with no luck

without success | không có kết quả

a spare key

an extra key kept for emergencies | chìa khóa dự phòng

be built into

to be a basic part of something | gắn liền, có sẵn trong

be a stickler for

to demand that a rule or standard is always followed | người khắt khe về

give someone a look

to look at someone to show disapproval | lườm, nhìn (ý không hài lòng)

cost nothing

to be free and easy to do | chẳng tốn gì

go a long way

to be very helpful or effective | có tác dụng lớn

make a good first impression

to cause people to like you when they first meet you | tạo ấn tượng tốt ban đầu

genuine

sincere and honest; not pretended | chân thành, thật lòng

more than anyone

to a greater degree than any other person | hơn ai hết

drill something into someone

to teach something by repeating it many times | nhồi, rèn cho thuộc

answer back

to reply rudely to someone in authority | cãi lại

reinforce

to make an idea or habit stronger | củng cố

without a doubt

certainly | chắc chắn, không nghi ngờ gì

walk around in

to wear something while walking for a long time | đi lại thoải mái (khi mang giày…)

go with

to look good together | hợp với

a lost cause

something that has no chance of succeeding or being saved | vô phương cứu chữa

be obsessed with

to think about something all the time | bị ám ảnh, mê mẩn

a collector's item

an object that is valuable because people like to collect it | món đồ sưu tầm

limited edition

a product made in small numbers | phiên bản giới hạn

the second (+ clause)

as soon as | ngay khi

learn your lesson

to understand from a bad experience not to do something again | rút ra bài học

a steal

something that is very cheap | món hời

nowhere near as + adj + as

much less … than | kém xa

more trouble than it's worth

needing so much effort that it is not worth doing | không đáng công

try on

to put on clothes or shoes to see if they fit | thử (quần áo, giày)

twice a year

two times in a year | hai lần một năm

wear out

to use something so much that it becomes damaged | dùng đến mòn, rách

fall apart

to break into pieces because it is old or badly made | rách tả tơi, hỏng hẳn

everywhere you look

in every place | nhìn đâu cũng thấy

a billboard

a very large board for advertisements beside a road | biển quảng cáo lớn

stuff into

to push something quickly into | nhét vào, nhồi vào

sit through

to stay until the completion of something (often boring) | xem/ngồi chịu đựng cho hết (quảng cáo)

competition is fierce

there is very strong competition | cạnh tranh khốc liệt

fight for (attention)

to try hard to get something | tranh giành (sự chú ý)

targeted

aimed at a particular group of people | nhắm đúng đối tượng

a temptation

something that makes you want to do something | sự cám dỗ

the usual suspects

the people or things you would expect | những cái tên quen thuộc

turn up

to appear, often unexpectedly | xuất hiện

the most unexpected places

places where you would never expect to find something | những nơi không ngờ nhất

an influencer

a person who uses social media to influence what followers buy | người có sức ảnh hưởng trên mạng

mixed feelings

both positive and negative feelings about something | cảm xúc lẫn lộn

background noise

something you hardly notice because it is always there | tiếng ồn nền, thứ chẳng để ý

drive someone up the wall

to make someone very annoyed | làm ai phát điên

talk someone into (doing) something

to persuade someone to do something | thuyết phục ai làm gì

no walk in the park

not easy at all | không hề dễ dàng

an entrance exam

an exam you must pass to enter a school | kỳ thi tuyển sinh

oversubscribed

having more applicants than places | quá tải hồ sơ, nhiều người đăng ký

over the moon

extremely happy | vui sướng tột độ

exam-oriented

mainly focused on preparing students for exams | nặng về thi cử

thrive

to develop and be successful | phát triển mạnh, thành công

fall through the cracks

to be ignored or not helped by a system | bị bỏ sót, không được quan tâm

cater for

to provide what a particular group needs | đáp ứng nhu cầu của

cut down on

to reduce the amount of something | cắt giảm

rote learning

learning by repeating and memorising, without understanding | học vẹt

last but not least

finally, but equally important | cuối cùng nhưng không kém phần quan trọng

next to impossible

almost impossible | gần như không thể

sort (rubbish)

to separate things into groups | phân loại (rác)

a scrap collector

a person who buys or collects old metal, paper, etc. to sell | người thu mua đồng nát, phế liệu

landfill

a place where waste is buried in the ground | bãi chôn lấp rác

make a difference

to have a positive effect | tạo ra sự khác biệt

consciously

in a way that you are aware of | một cách có ý thức

reuse

to use something again | tái sử dụng

thrifty

careful with money and not wasteful | tiết kiệm, căn cơ

ahead of your time

having ideas that are more modern than those of other people at the time | đi trước thời đại

separate waste at source

to sort rubbish at home before it is collected | phân loại rác tại nguồn

the norm

what is usual or expected | điều bình thường, chuẩn mực

go a step further

to do more than has already been done | tiến thêm một bước

single-use plastic

plastic items that are thrown away after one use | nhựa dùng một lần

pass on

to give something you no longer need to someone else | chuyển lại, để lại cho

donate

to give something to help a person or organisation | quyên góp

e-waste

old electronic devices and parts that are thrown away | rác thải điện tử

a drop-off point

a place where you can leave items to be collected | điểm thu gom