Vocab

Sail

v. Lái thuyền, buồm

Mainland

n. Đất liền

Preserve

V/n. Bảo vệ, giữ gìn

Poverty

n. Sự nghèo đói

Landed # take off

Hạ cánh # cánh cất

Directly

Adv. Trực tiếp

Fasten

V. Thắt, buộc

Seat belt

Dây an toàn

Cyclone

Lốc xoáy

Concentrate

V. Tập trung

Formally

adv. 1 cách chính thức

Formerly

Adv. Trước đây

impressionable

Adj. Nhạy cảm

Chew

Nhai

Digest

Tiêu hoá

Explosive

Adj/n. Gây nổ/ chất nổ

Evidence

Bằng chứng

Funnel

Cái phễu

Tsunami

Sóng thần

Typhoon

Bão to

Evolve

V. Tiến hoá, tiến triển

Inspect

V. Kiểm tra

Browse

V. Lướt, xem qua

Swimsuit

N. Đồ bơi

Lean against

Dựa vào

Cellar = Basement

N. Tầng hầm

leather

N. Đồ da

mansion

N. A large, impressive house

Glamorous

Adj. Attractive or exciting

Interior

N/adj. Inside

Residence

N. A home

funeral

đám tang

Many people attended the funeral.

Insect repellent

Thuốc diệt côn trùng

Raccoon

Gấu mèo

Squirrel

n. con sóc

anthem

n. quốc ca

recess

n. giờ giải lao

have recess

carpet

rug

to sit on the carpet

shovel

n/v. cái xẻng/ xúc bằng

He uses a shovel to plant a small tree.

mitt or mitten

n. Găng tay hở ngón cái

i put on my hat and mittens

weed

n. cỏ dại

It took me the whole morning to remove the weed in my garden.

fund (n)

quỹ

A special fund was set up to support victims of the earthquake.

fund (v)

tài trợ

The youth festival is usually funded by Youth Union.

liquid (adj)

tính thanh khoản (khả năng chuyển đổi thành tiền mặt của 1 tài sản hoặc sản phẩm)

The fund will typically invest in large liquid companies.

Sleep like a log

Ngủ say

After the camping trip, Mary slept like a log in her cozy bed

In the land of nod

Ngủ thiếp đi

As soon as I lay down, I’m in the land of nod, and my dreams take over

Cat nap

Giấc ngủ ngắn

During his lunch break, he takes a quick cat nap to refresh his mind

maple tree

cây phong

paw (n/v)

móng vuốt (mèo, chó,..)

a dog’s paw

i found a paw prints in the garden

fix

stop reproduction of an animal (triệt sản)

this dog is fixed

hunt (for)

cats like to hunt mice and birds

lap (n)

lòng (legs)

come and sit on my lap and i’ll read you a story

The baby sat on his mother's lap

punctual

on time

Please try to be punctual, so we can start the meeting on time.

He's fairly punctual (= he usually arrives on time).

excursion

a short journey usually made for pleasure, often by a group of people

excursion to This year's annual excursion will be to Lincoln.

go on an excursion Next week we're going on an excursion.

harbour

• to enter/leave harbour

• the harbour front/mouth/wall

abseiling

the activity of going down a very steep slope while holding on to a rope that is fastened to the top of the slope

Safety is key in abseiling.