U5 : REGISTER

SPOKEN ENGLISH, FORMAL, NEWSPAPER, BUSINESS

i’m bored stiff in this lesson

tôi chán chết trong tiết học này

badly

ADV- ​ used to emphasize how much you want, need, etc. somebody/something

• The building is badly in need of repair.

• They wanted to win so badly.

• I miss her badly.

you badly need a haircut

bạn thật sự cần đi cắt tóc lắm rồi đó

have a think ( about sth)

​(informal) to think carefully about something in order to make a decision about it

• I'll have a think about it and let you know .

passengers must not alight from the bus whilst it is in motion

hành khách ko được rời khỏi xe bus khi xe đang di chuyển

cyclists must dismount here

get off their bicycles

trepassers will be prosecuted

kẻ xâm nhập sẽ bị truy tố

please dispose of unwanted items in the receptable provided

làm ơn hãy cái đồ ko cần nữa vào thùng chứa đã được cung cấp

COMPUTER FACTORY TO AXE JOB

nhà máy máy tính cắt giảm nhân sự

AIRLINE SLASHES PRICES

hãng hàng ko giảm giá vé mạnh

GOVERNMENT SPENDING WILL ROCKET THIS YEAR

chi tiêu chính phủ sẽ tăng vọt

POLICE CRACK DOWN ON SPEEDING

cảnh sát xử lý nghiêm khắc hơn việc đi quá tốc độ

POLICE QUIZ 16-YEAR-OLD IN MURDER ENQUIRY

cảnh sát thẩm vấn người 16 tuôur trong cuộc điều tra giết người

submit a tender

nộp hồ sợ dự thầu= present a document offering to do a job and stating the price

raise capital

/reɪz/ huy động vốn, đầu tư

• They raised enough capital to expand their business.
  → Họ đã huy động đủ vốn để mở rộng hoạt động kinh doanh.

FLU OUTBREAK HITS SE

dịch cúm tấn công nam âu

partnership

noun /ˈpɑːrtnərʃɪp/

[uncountable] the state of being a partner in business

• to be in/to go into partnership

• in partnership with somebody/something He developed his own program in partnership with an American expert. (Anh ấy đã phát triển chương trình của riêng mình với sự hợp tác của một chuyên gia người Mỹ.)

start up a business

bắt đầu 1 doanh nghiệp

bicycle

/ˈbaɪsɪkl/

(also informal bike)

​a road vehicle with two wheels that you ride by pushing the pedals with your feet

• He got on his bicycle and rode off.

• We went for a bicycle ride on Sunday.

• She spent the day riding her bicycle around the lake.

• a bicycle helmet/wheel

cyclist

/ˈsaɪklɪst/ ​a person who rides a bicycle

• They are both very keen cyclists.

alight

VERB-[INFORMAL] - to get out of a vehicle, especially a train or bus:

• alight from The suspect alighted from the train at Euston and proceeded to Heathrow.

whilst

conjunction C1 /wailst/ = WHEN

• I visited several large cities whilst I was in Scotland.

  She would talk to the child quietly each night whilst brushing her hair before bedtime.

  Whilst my companions fished I explored the shores.

dismount

[intransitive] (formal)

Verb ​dismount (from something) to get off a horse, bicycle or motorcycle

• She brought her horse to a halt and dismounted.

• The cyclists were made to dismount and show their documents.

trespasser

NOUNS /ˈtrespæsər/

​a person who goes onto somebody’s land without their permission

• The notice read: ‘Trespassers will be prosecuted.’

throw away

to get rid of something that you no longer want

• I don't need that—you can throw it away.

• That old chair should be thrown away.

dispose of sth

C1 to get rid of somebody/something that you do not want or cannot keep = phi tang, tiêu hủy, xử lí chất thải

• the difficulties of disposing of nuclear waste

• to dispose of stolen property

• Radioactive waste must be disposed of safely.

• Every month he must dispose of the oil his restaurant uses to fry potatoes.

unwanted item

đồ vật ko cần thiết nữa

receptacle ( for sth)

NOUN- /rɪˈseptəkl/ (formal) a container for putting something in

• In the backyard there was a large receptacle for catching rainwater.(Ở sân sau có một cái thùng lớn dùng để hứng nước mưa.)

• (figurative) The seas have been used as a receptacle for a range of industrial toxins.(Nghĩa bóng) Biển cả đã được sử dụng như một nơi chứa đựng nhiều loại chất độc công nghiệp.)

make sb redundant

ADJ- /rɪˈdʌndənt/

​(British English) (of a person) without a job because there is no more work available for you in a company( dư thừa)

• to be made redundant from your job

• redundant employees

axe jobs

cắt giảm việc làm

crack down on

quiz

spending

NOUN-/ˈspendɪŋ/

[uncountable]

​the amount of money that is spent by a government, an organization or a person CHI PHÍ, CHI TIÊU

• to increase/cut/reduce spending

• Total spending has risen by just 1.3 per cent.

• government/federal spending

• spending on something More spending on education was promised.

rocket

VERB ​[intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to increase very quickly and suddenly synonym shoot up

• rocketing prices( GIÁ CẢ TĂNG VỌT)

• Unemployment has rocketed up again.

• The total has rocketed from 376 to 532.

• Sales have rocketed by 213 percent.

• They were forced to move out because of the rocketing crime rate.

outbreak

NOUN-C1 /ˈaʊtbreɪk/ ​Sự khởi đầu đột ngột của một điều gì đó khó chịu, đặc biệt là bạo lực hoặc bệnh tật. SỰ BÙNG NỔ, BÙNG PHÁT

• the outbreak of war

• an outbreak of typhoid.

• the events that led to the outbreak of World War I

slash

VERB-C1 [transitive] (informal)(often used in newspapers)to reduce something by a large amount ( CẮT GIẢM, GIẢM)

• to slash spending/prices/costs

• The workforce has been slashed by half. Lực lượng lao động đã bị cắt giảm một nửa.

prosecute

VERB-C1 /ˈprɒsɪkjuːt/

[transitive, intransitive] to officially charge somebody with a crime in court

• The police decided not to prosecute.( ko truy tố)

• prosecute somebody/something Trespassers will be prosecuted (= a notice telling people to keep out of a particular area).

• prosecute somebody/something for (doing) something The company was prosecuted for breaching the Health and Safety Act. ( vi phạm luật)

axe

/VERB / æks/

(US English ax)

[often passive]

1. ​(informal)(often used in newspapers)to get rid of a service, system, etc. or to reduce the money spent on it by a large amount = CẮT GIẢM

   • be axed Other less profitable services are to be axed later this year.

2. (often used in newspapers) to remove somebody from their job= XA THẢI, LOẠI

   • be axed from something Jones has been axed from the team.

   • be axed 2 500 employees were axed as part of a rationalization program.

quiz

/kwɪz/

[often passive]

​to ask somebody a lot of questions about something in order to get information from them synonym question THẨM VẤN ,

• quiz somebody (about somebody/something) Four men are being quizzed by police about the murder.

• Police have been granted an extra 24 hours to quiz the men.

• quiz somebody on/over something We were quizzed on our views about education. (Chúng tôi đã được hỏi về quan điểm của mình về giáo dục.)

crack down on ( sb/sth)

to try harder to prevent an illegal activity and deal more severely with those who are caught doing it

• Police are cracking down on drug dealers.

• to crack down hard on crime

motorist

người đi xe/ˈməʊtərɪst/ ​a person driving a car

• The accident was reported by a passing motorist

pump

NOUN a machine that is used to force liquid, gas or air into or out of something BƠM

• a petrol pump

• (North American English) a gas pump

• a foot/hand pump (= that you work by using your foot or hand)

• a bicycle pump

PUMP PRICE

Giá xăng khi bán cho công chúng

• There are rumours of huge increases in the pump price of petrol.

• The average price for last year was the highest pump price ever paid.*

put down sth

(UK and US bring something down)

to reduce a price or a charge:

• Shops are being forced to put their prices down in order to attract customers.

• It's time that the government put down interest rates.

SYN : Bring down sth, lower, reduce

lower

VERB-B1 /ˈləʊər/

[transitive, intransitive] to reduce something or to become less in value, quality, etc. HẠ ,

• lower something He lowered his voice to a whisper.

• This drug is used to lower blood pressure.

• to lower the rate/cost/price/level of something

• Her voice lowered as she spoke.

• The company may be forced to lower prices in order to stay competitive.

• a proposal to lower the voting age to 16

• The company has lowered its expectations for profits this year.

major company

công ty lớn

floods hit sth

các cơn bão đổ bộ về 1 nơi nào đó

heavy rain continues

mưa lớn kéo dài

missing

ADJ-A2 Someone who is missing has disappeared:

• Her father has been missing since September 1992.

• go missing The girl went missing during a family outing to the Lake District.

• report someone missing Police released composite photos of Lewis to suggest how she could have changed her appearance since she was reported missing.

Detective

NOUNS- thám tử

senior

ADJ /ˈsiː.njɚ/

B2

high or higher in rank:cấp cao, cao cấp

• senior management

• a senior government minister

• She's senior to me, so I have to do what she tells me.

Compare

junior adjective (LOW RANK)

older and more experienced than the other members of a team: kì

• The Dragons head coach praised his senior players in the 23-16 win.

senior detective

thám tử cấp cao

suspect

NOUN-B2 /ˈsʌs.pekt/

a person believed to have committed a crime or done something wrong, or something believed to have caused something bad:

• Police have issued a photograph of the suspect.

• prime suspect The prime suspect in the case disappeared.

• No one knows what caused the outbreak of food poisoning, but shellfish is the main suspect (= is thought to have caused it).

Battle against floods

vật lộn chống chọi với lũ

• towns and villages in the Central region were battling against floods

job loss

noun [ C or U ]t ình trạng mất việc làm

a situation in which people lose their jobs:

• Mounting job loss is having a noticeable effect on consumer spending.

• The centre will be a resource for people who need advice and financial help after a job loss or serious illness.

• Car plants and factories throughout the country have seen major job losses.

falling

ADJ /ˈfɑː.lɪŋ/

If something is falling, it is becoming lower in size, amount, or strength:

• Falling birth/interest rates

• falling standards

Falling profit

lợi nhuận giảm

question

VERB-B2 [ T ] /ˈkwes.tʃən/

to ask a person about something, especially officially: HỎI, THẨM VẤN

• Several men were questioned by police yesterday about the burglary.

Interrogate

VERB /ɪnˈterəɡeɪt/

to ask somebody a lot of questions over a long period of time, especially in an aggressive way

• He was interrogated by the police for over 12 hours.

• Soon after we arrived, I was interrogated about my parents and our home life.

LAY OFF SB

to stop employing someone, usually because there is no work for them to do:

• Because of falling orders, the company has been forced to lay off several hundred workers.

be keen to

rất muốn làm gì

• she was dead/extremely keen to meet the neww coach

aircraft

NOUN any vehicle that can fly and carry goods or passengers

• fighter/transport/military aircraft

• The aircraft was flown by a young American pilot.

Board

VERB B1 [intransitive, transitive] (formal) to get on a ship, train, plane, bus, etc

• .Passengers are waiting to board.

• board something He tried to board a plane at Nice airport.

• to board a bus/train/ship/flight

• She boarded a train for Philadelphia.

Withdraw

VERB-C1 [intransitive, transitive] to stop taking part in an activity or being a member of an organization; to stop somebody/something from doing these things RÚT KHỎI

• withdraw (from something) In 2016 Britain voted to withdraw from the EU.

• He was forced to withdraw from the competition because of injury.

• withdraw somebody/something (from something) The horse had been withdrawn from the race.

• withdraw from university

launch into sth

to begin something in an enthusiastic way, especially something that will take a long time HĂNG HÁI

• He launched into a lengthy account of his career.

embark on/upon something

(formal) to start to do something new or difficult BẮT ĐẦU, BẮT TAY

• She is about to embark on a diplomatic career.

• Remember these basic rules before embarking upon major home improvements.