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wild boar

/ˌwaɪld ˈbɔːr/ (n)

EN: a large, dangerous pig that is covered in hair and lives wild in forests

Ex: Animals like wild boar, red deer and cattle oryx came to live here.

VI: lợn rừng, lợn lòi

oryx

/ˈɒr.ɪks/ (n)

EN: a large antelope (= a mammal like a deer) with dark markson its face and legs, and long horns. Oryx live in dryareas of Africa and Arabia.

Ex: Animals like wild boar, red deer and cattle oryx came to live here.

VI: linh dương lớn

in particular

EN: especially

Ex: No prizes for guessing what’s so special about this period. Yes, stones, and one type of stone in particular: flint

VI: đặc biệt là, cụ thể là, nói riêng là

flint

/flɪnt/ (n)

(a piece of) shiny grey or black stone that is like glass

(a piece of) stone or metal used in a musket to make it fire or in a cigarette lighter to produce a flame

Ex: No prizes for guessing what’s so special about this period. Yes, stones, and one type of stone in particular: flint

starve

/stɑːv/ (v)

EN: to (cause someone to) become very weak or die because there is not enough food to eat

Ex: I’m starving. Shouldn’t you hunters be going to catch some dinner?

VI: đói, chết đói

worship

/ˈwɜː.ʃɪp/ (v)

EN: to have or show a strong feeling of respect and admiration for God or a god

Ex: Families like this one paint pictures of animals on the walls of their cavé. Perhaps they worship these great beasts that provide them with food

VI: thờ phụng, tôn thờ

provide someone with something

cung cấp cho ai thứ gì

headdress

/ˈhed.dres/ (n)

EN: a decorative covering for the head

VI: đồ trang trí đội đầu

make something out of something

làm thứ gì đó bằng

skull

/skʌl/ (n)

EN: the bones of the head that surround the brain and give the head its shape

Ex: They even make special headdresses out of animal skulls.

VI: sọ não

sore

/sɔːr/ (a)

EN: painful and uncomfortable because of injury, infection, or too much use

Ex: Why not? We’ve just trekked a really long way to this place for that very reason and I’ve got acgy legs and sore feet in the process. Don’t tell me it was for nothing.

VI: đau, nhức nhối do chấn thương, nhiễm trùng, vận động quá mức

in the process

while doing something

Ex: Why not? We’ve just trekked a really long way to this place for that very reason and I’ve got acgy legs and sore feet in the process. Don’t tell me it was for nothing.

spear

/spɪər/ (n)

EN: a weapon consisting of a pole with a sharp, usually metal, point at one end, that is either thrown or held in the hand

Ex: Son, you could easily catch fish with that new spear you’ve made. It’s your best one over.

VI: giáo, mác, thương

flake

/fleɪk/ (v)

EN: to come off a surface in small, thin pieces

Ex: Stone Age people made tools out of flint, which is hard, sharp stone but easy to flake and shape.

VI: bong ra, tróc ra

antler

/ˈænt.lər/ (n)

EN: a horn with parts like branches that grows on the head of a deer

VI: gạc (hươu, nai,…)

acorn

/ˈeɪ.kɔːn/ (n)

EN: an oval nut that grows on an oak tree and has an outerpart shaped like a cup

VI: quả sồi, hạt sồi

look someone in the eyes

nhìn thẳng vào mắt ai

nói chuyện với ai một cách chân thành

sniff

/snɪf/ (v)

EN: to smell something by taking air in through your nose

Ex: It’s an orphan. It’s been sniffing around our camp looking for food. I’ve become it’s pack leader by feeding it.

VI: ngửi, đánh hơi

reed

/riːd/ (n)

EN: (the hollow stem of) any of various types of tall, stiffplants like grasses growing together in groups near water

Ex: The deer have come out of the forest. They’re eating the little reed shoots.

VI: lau, sậy

shoot

/ʃuːt/ (n)

EN: the first part of a plant to appear above the ground as it develops from a seed, or any new growth on an already existing plant

VI: chồi, nhánh cây non

‘em

/əm/

them

you’ve

/juːv/

you have

it’ll

/ˈɪt.əl/

it will