III. Phrases and Collocations

She had a small accident while riding her bike, but she’s okay now. => have an accident

gặp tai nạn

Three cars were involved in an accident on the highway. => be involved in an accident

liên quan đến một vụ tai nạn (có thể là nạn nhân hoặc người gây ra)

She met her old friend by accident at the market.

tình cờ

You should book your tickets in advance.

trước (thời gian)

The storm is advancing towards the coast => advance towards a place

tiến về phía (theo hướng của một địa điểm nhưng chưa đến hẳn địa điểm đó)

= head towards a place

The troops advanced to the capital. => advance to a place

tiền về phía địa điểm (nhấn mạnh địa điểm)

= head for a place

Our team is ahead of the competition by ten points. => be ahead of sth/sb

dẫn trước ai/cái gì

The car made a sudden change of direction to avoid hitting the dog. => make a change of direction

sự thay đổi hướng đi

The crowd began to move in the direction of the exit. => in the direction of sth

theo hướng của cái gì

The post office is in this direction, just keep walking straight. => in this/that direction

theo hướng này/kia

Can you name three major competitors off the top of your head?

id. nói ngay lập tức, không tra cứu hoặc suy nghĩ lâu.

Ever since they went on their first date, he's been head over heels in love with her.

id. yêu say đắm

We plan to go on holiday to the beach next month. => go/be on holiday

đi nghỉ mát

We had a wonderful holiday in Da Nang last summer. => have a holiday

có một kì nghỉ (nhấn mạnh việc tận hưởng kì nghỉ)

"I'm feeling burnt out. I need to take a holiday and relax for a week.

nghỉ phép

The UK has eight bank holidays each year.

ngày nghỉ lễ

The delivery driver used an app to plan the fastest route between the ten addresses. => plan a route

vạch ra tuyến đường, lên kế hoạch cho tuyến đường

We decided to take a route along the coast instead of the highway for better views.

đi theo một tuyến đường

We only have one day in Paris, so we plan to see the sights like the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre

tham quan các cảnh đẹp

"Every time I travel to a new city, I make sure to set aside a day to go sightseeing.

đi tham quan

Due to the efficiency of the new system, the project was completed at high speed. => at high/full/etc speed

với tốc độ …

The car gave a sudden burst of speed to overtake the truck on the highway.

một cú tăng tốc mạnh mẽ, nhanh, ngắn ngủi

"The speed limit on this highway is 120 kilometers per hour.

giới hạn tốc độ

The students went on a tour of the university campus to learn about its facilities. => go on/take a tour of (around) somewhere

đi tham quan (quanh quanh) nơi nào đó

We didn't just walk to the park entrance; we went all the way to the waterfall. => go all the way sw

đi đến tận cùng (địa điểm nào đó)

He's rich, but in a way, he's very unhappy because he has no friends.

theo một cách nào đó

I can't talk right now, I'm on the way to the airport. => be on the way (to sth)

đang trên đường (tới nơi nào đó)

We lost our way in the forest and had to use the compass. => lost one’s way

lạc đường

He slowly made his way through the crowded market. => make one’s way

tiến đến, đi, di chuyển

Don't worry, the GPS will help us find our way back. => find one’s way

tìm thấy đường đi

We took a trip to the mountains, and it was relaxing. => take a trip to sw

thực hiện một chuyến đi (đến nơi nào đó)

They went on a trip to see the northern lights.

đi chuyến du lịch

My boss is currently on a business trip in Tokyo to meet with a potential investor.

đi công tác

"We decided to tour the museum first before having lunch. => tour a place

tham quan một nơi nào đó