Sentence transformation (7)

I don't mind whether we have the meeting today or tomorrow. (difference)

It's make no difference to me if we have the meeting today or tomorrow.

I think you`ve misunderstand the situation. ( stick )

I think you`ve got the wrong end of the stick the situation

My brother is not feeling well these days (weather)

my brother is feeling under the weather these days

We must accept the fact that we haven`t made much progress in the struggle against poverty (terms)

we must come to terms with the fact that.................poverty

(come to terms with st:chấp nhận điều gì )

we are all getting trouble solving this excercise ( boat)

we are in the same boat in solving this exercise

(in the same boat:cùng trong tình trạng,hoàn cảnh khó khăn )

They suddenly realized that they were on the verge of a bankrupt (dawned)

It suddenly dawned on me that they were...........bankrupt.

(it dawns on sb that +clause :nó khiến ai đó bất chợt nhận ra rằng ........)

.I`m afraid that I can`t afford that car (means)

the car is beyond my means

(beyond sb`s means:xa xỉ,lãng phí với ai đó)

she in not upset ,she is only pretending

She is not upset ,she is only putting in an act

PUT IN AN ACT =PRETEND: giả vờ

Most stores will accept a credit card in stead of cash

Most stores will accept a credit card as an alternative to cash

AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO STH=IN STEAD OF STH:như một vật thay thế cho

a big fish in a small pond

một trong những người quan trọng trong một nhóm/tổ chức nhỏ

The success of our local theater made our city famous. (map)

The success of our local theater has put our city on the map.

(làm cái gì trở nên nổi tiếng)

The personnel officer promised him that she wouldn't tell anyone that he had been in the prison. (word)

The personnel officer gave him her word that she...

The project received unanimous approval of the committee. (favour)

The whole committee was/were in favour of the project.

The fox tried in vain to reach the grapes

Con cáo cố gắng vô ích để đạt được những trái nho

There isn't enough space in this room for a big cupboard (take)

a big cupboard would take up too much space in this room.

That rumour about the politician and the construction contract is absolutely false (truth)

There is absolutely no truth in that rumour about the politician and the construction contract.

My bank manager and I get on together very well. (TERMS)

I am on very good terms with my bank manager.

These young men became doctors after six years training=> after these....

After these young men had been trained for six years, they became doctors

In the end , I felt I had been right to leave the club (regrets)

I had no regrets on leaving the club in the end

The way he took everything he did for granted really annoyed her. (BACK)

The way he took everything he did for granted really got/put her back up.

Put (one's) back up = Làm cho ai phát cáu,

It was touch and go whether he recovered or not. (BALANCE)

-touch and go: không chắc chắn về kết quả

It was in the balance whether he recovered or not.

-in the balance: trong thế không chắc chắn

I was strongly determined to take my study seriously next semester (determination)

I had strong determination to take my study seriously next semester

These books have been lent by the British Council library. (LOAN)

These books have been on loan from the British Council library

on loan (= being borrowed/lent) from

Mrs. Wilson says she is sorry she didn't attend the meeting yesterday

Mrs. Wilson sends her apologies for not having attended the meeting yesterday

It's almost nine months since I stopped subscribing to that magazine.

I cancelled my subscription to that magazine nine months ago.

The north west of Britain has more rain each year than the southeast.

The annual rainfall in/for the North West of Britain is greater/higher than that in the southeast.

The final version of the plan was quite different form the initial draft. (RESEMBLANCE)

The final version of the plan bore no/little resemblance to the initial draft.

They feel the same way about each other. (MUTUAL)

Their feeling about each other is mutual.

The bottle must not be laid on its side. (UPRIGHT)

The bottle must be kept/ placed in an upright position.

Not many people attended the meeting. (TURNOUT)

There was a poor turnout for the meeting.

-turnout: sự tham gia, sự hiện diện

I'd like to visit Singapore more than any other countries in the world.

Singapore is the country I'd like to visit most.

She listens more sympathetically than anyone else I know.

She is a more sympathetic listener than anyone else I know.

If you don't apologize immediately, I'm telling the teacher what you did to me", she told him. (THREATENED)

She threatened to tell the teacher what he had done to her if he didn't apologize immediately.

My decision to get up and dance coincided with the band's decision to stop playing

The moment I decided to get up and dance, the band decided to stop playing

To this day noone has equaled his achievements in the field of technology

To this day his achievements have been remained unsurpassed in the field of Technology

What he told me made me very curious to hear the rest of the story

What he told me whetted my appetite for the rest of the story

-whet one's appetite: gơi khợi sự tò mò/ đánh thức khao khát của bạn đối với điều gì đó.

Nobody can deny that she has a beautiful voice

It is an undeniable fact that she has a beautiful voice

She had no cause to ask for a higher salary

She was unreasonable to ask for a higher salary

There is absolutely no truth in that rumor. (grain)

That rumor has no grain of truth

-Grain of truth' nghĩa là một chút sự thật, hầu như chẳng có điều nào là đúng

Their problems are of their own's making.

The problems are all self-inflicted

-self-inflicted: tự giáng cho mình

-inflict: nên, giáng

My impression of her is that she is a very effective teacher

She strikes me as a very effective teacher

-strike me as: gây ấn tượng với tôi

She chooses the kind of hotels she stays in very carefully. (fussy)

She is FUSSY about choosing the kind of hotels she stays in

(quan trọng hoá, kĩ tính)

He always makes everything look so difficult. (weather)

He always MAKES HEAVY WEATHER OF everything

(bé xé ra to)

I choose very carefully who I discuss my private life with (particular)

I WAS PARTICULAR ABOUT choosing whom I discuss my private life with

(kĩ tính)

Nobody at all came to the meeting (single)

Not a single person came to the meeting

I don't mind staying in on a Saturday night if I have good company. (averse)

i AM NOT AVERSE TO staying in on a Saturday night if I have good company

(ghét, không thích vật(việc)gì)

averse: ác cảm

There's a possibility that you may be able to get a grant

We are pleased that you ELIGIBLE to get a grant

(đủ tư cách)

if you wait for a good opportunity until the market improves you'll get a better return on your investment

If you BIDE YOUR TIME you'll get a better return on your investment

(Yên lặng chờ đợi một cơ hội thật tốt)

-bide=wait for

I can't do everything simultaneously (đồng thời, cùng 1 lúc)

I can't do everything at once

I don't mind which make of car you choose

IT'S OF NO CONSEQUENCE TO me which make of car you choose

cái đó không quan trọng, không thành vấn đề

She disapproved of my suggestion buying the new house in the countryside

She TOOK A DIM VIEW OF my suggestion buying a new house in the countryside

(Không có vẻ thích thú với cái gì)

We must think about ways of improving the transport system

Thought must be given to the Improvement of the transport system

-Give some thought to something -> nghĩa là xem xét, suy ngẫm, suy nghĩ kỹ về điều gì

I bought it without thinking about it first

I bought it ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT

(quyết định tức thời, bất ngờ, bốc đồng)

-spur: thúc đẩy

The disagreement is a lot of FUSS about nothing (teacup)

(sự quan trọng quá mức)

The disagreement is a storm in a teacup

He didn't mention our previous conversation at all

He didn't MAKE REFERENCE TO our previous conversation

(đề cập)

People believe he escaped with the money (run)

He is believed to have RUN OFF WITH the money

(tẩu thoát)

He really disappointed me when breaking the promise to help me out

He KICKED ME IN THE TEETH when breaking the promise to help me out

(miêu tả một trải nghiệm hoặc hành động gây ra sự tổn thương, thất vọng, hoặc sự mất lòng tin mạnh mẽ)

The boy was not allowed to have any friends so he became an introvert

DEPRIVED OF having friends, the boy became an introvert

(bị tước đoạt đi)

The most important thing is to go into the exam in a positive way of thinking

The most important thing is to go into the exam in a positive frame of mind

He asked me for her phone number and I just couldn't remember it

He asked me for her phone number and my mind went blank

Rates contribute to the cost of local services

-> local services ......................

Local services are paid for by rates

The traffic jam extended for four kilometers

The traffic jam was NOSE TO TAIL for 4 kilometers

(Nói về việc xe chạm gần sát với các xe khác khi đang kẹt trong ùn tắc giao thông và đi rất chậm)

They said they would attack me

They threatened to DO ME OVER

(tấn công ai bạo lực)

Students at school are not allowed to go into the Rainbow Disco

The Rainbow Disco is OUT OF BOUNDS TO students at the school

(ngoài phạm vi quy định, cấm vào)

Mike is never reluctant to make tough questions.

Mike never SHRINKS FROM making tough questions

(do dự, lưỡng lự, hoặc không dám làm một hành động nào đó vì sợ hãi, lo lắng hoặc không tự tin)

We honestly all found it almost impossible not to laugh when we saw Josh's new haircut

Honestly, we found PULLING A STRAIGHT FACE almost impossible when we saw Josh's new haircut

(mặt không cảm xúc) hoặc dùng với keep

Don't let her give in however hard they try to persuade her

Make sure she sticks to her guns

(giữ vững lập trường)

The phone bill was so expensive that Dave was furious

Dave was UP IN ARMS about an expensive phone bill.

(rất tức giận)

Steady work is sure to be rewarded eventually. (RUN)

Steady work is sure to be rewarded in the long run.

We have more important things to do at the moment. (FISH)

We have OTHER (hoặc bigger) FISH TO FRY at the moment.

(có việc quan trọng cần làm hơn)

Jack has become confident as a result of his success. (TURN)

Jack's success has turned him into a confident person.

hit the nail on the head

nói chính xác

Twenty years ago , this region produced twice as much coal as it does now. (HALVED)

Coal production in the region has been halved in the last twenty years.

You will have to take a change. (POT)

You will have to take a pot luck.

(chấp nhận bất cứ cái có thể có)

After the scandal he was asked to resign. (HAND)

After the scandal he was asked to hand in his resignation.

He became famous but it cost him his privacy. (EXPENSE)

His rise to fame was/came AT THE EXPENSE OF his privacy

(trả giá, gây bất lợi cho)

Most people know that Britain's economy is heavily dependent on North Sea oil.

It is common knowledge that Britain's economy is heavily dependent on North Sea oil.

Lives could be endangered if the safety procedures are not followed strictly

To ensure that no one IS PUT AT RISK, YOU MUST ADHERE TO the safety procedures

We have made neither a profit nor a loss this year. (EVEN)

we HAVE BROKEN EVEN this year

(hoà vốn)

Twenty singers are competing for the title " Singer of The Year " (contention)

There are twenty singers in contention for the title "Singer of The Year"

contention: sự tranh chấp

I dislike it when people criticize me unfairly

=>I object.....

I object to people criticizing me unfairly

object to Ving = phản đối việc gì

I have no intention of giving up now. (intend)

I don't intend to give up now

If you promise not to laugh, I'll show you our holiday snaps. (long)

As/Song long as you promise not to laugh, I'll show you our holiday snaps (ảnh chụp)

It wasn't necessary for them to call for help after all.=> They.........

They didn't have/need to call for help after all.

I'm certainly not going to give you any more money-> I have no.....

I have no intention of giving you any more money

We have no idea where he is. (whereabouts)

We don't know his whereabouts/His whereabouts is/are unknown to us.

whereabouts: chốn nào, nơi nào, the place where a person or thing is

When the police caught him, he was climbing over the garden wall.=>The police caught........

The police caught him (as he was) climbing over the garden wall.

You don't have to buy one if you don't like it. (obligation)

You're under no obligation to buy one if you don't like it.

The demand was so great that they had to reprint the book immediately. => So.......

So great was the demand that they had to reprint the book immediately.

We regret to inform you that your application has not been successful. => Much to ......

Much to our regret, we have to/must inform you that your application hasn't been successful

Although Jimmy was the stronger of the two, his attacker soon overpowered him.=> Despite his..........

Despite his (superior) strength Jimmy was (sson) overpowered by his attacker.

Although she was busy, she managed to find the time to proofread for me. => Busy.........

Busy as she was, she managed to find the time to proofread for me.proofread: đọc kiểm, đọc để tìm ra lỗi

An open fire can't be compared to central heating. (comparison)

There is no comparison between an open fire and central heating

As television programmes become more popular, they seem to get worse.=> The more......

The more popular tv programmers become, the worse they seem to get.

Customs officials are stopping more travellers than usual this week.=> An increased........

An increased number of travellers is/are being stopped by customs officials this week.

Everyone started complaining the moment the announcement was made.=>No sooner .....

had the announcement been made than everyone started complaining

He failed his exam because he missed classes so often. (consequence)

As a consequence of missing classes so often, he failed his exam.

He joined the army as soon as he had finished school. (sooner)

No sooner had he finished school than he joined the army

He knows really everything there is to know about whales. => There's .......

There's hardly anything he doesn't know about whales.

He talked about nothing except the weather (sole)

His sole topic of conversation was the weather