EViU - Jobs + Holidays + Shops and Shopping + Cinema

traffic warden | parking attendant (n)

• A traffic warden gave me a ticket for parking on a double yellow line.

• It took just three minutes for a parking attendant to slap a ticket on the illegally parked car.

[C] a person whose job is to check that people do not park their cars in the wrong place or for longer than is allowed, and to place tickets on vehicles that are parked illegally to make the owners pay a fine - cảnh sát giao thông

steward | stewardess (n)

• The airline steward ensured all passengers were comfortable and provided them with refreshments.

• The cruise ship stewardess served delicious meals to the passengers throughout their journey.

​[C] a person whose job is to take care of passengers on a ship, an aircraft or a train and who brings them meals, etc. - tiếp viên

bank clerk | bank teller (n)

• A bank clerk serves as the primary point of contact for most bank customers, administering most basic banking transactions and answering questions.

• One of the boy detectives follows him into the bank and tells the bank teller that the money is stolen.

[C] an employee of a bank who deals with customers, receives and pays out money, etc. - nhân viên ngân hàng

package holiday (BrE) | package tour (NrAE)

• My family and I booked a package holiday to a tropical destination, which included flights and accommodation.

• We offer the best-value package holidays in Europe.

[C] a holiday that is organized by a company at a fixed price and that includes the cost of travel, hotels, etc. - kì nghỉ trọn gói

newsagent | newsagent’s (newsagents) | paper shop (BrE)

• I'll go to the newsagent's on my way home.

• My dad used to buy daily newspapers at the same newsagent's.

[C] a shop that sells newspapers, magazines, sweets, etc. - cửa hàng bán báo

thriller (n)

• Many a classmate loves watching thrillers.

• It's described here as a taut psychological thriller.

[C] a book, play or film with an exciting story, especially one about crime or spying - phim, truyện gật gân, trinh thám

western (n)

• Do you have any recommendations for films?
  If I were you, I would watch some westerns right away.

• The texts selected ranged from scientific writings and newspapers to westerns and romances.

[C] a film based on stories about life in the west of the US in the past