yp simulation test 4

brick by brick

từng viên gạch một (từng chút, cẩn thận) | slowly, one small piece at a time | Ex: The clock tower came down ______ last winter for cleaning.

go for scrap

bị bán làm phế liệu | to be sold as waste metal | Ex: The diving platform was taken down and the steel ______.

cubicle (n)

buồng nhỏ (thay đồ, vệ sinh) | a small enclosed space in a larger room | Ex: The wooden changing ______ had rotted through.

rot (n/v)

sự mục nát; mục ra | the process of decaying, especially wood | Ex: The ______ had gone right through the cubicles.

joiner (n)

a person who makes wooden fittings for buildings Ex: The ______ are already building new changing rooms.

in a manner of speaking

có thể nói như vậy (không hoàn toàn đúng)

Ex: The fountain has been saved, ______: it's in a museum.

drinking fountain

a public device that gives a stream of drinking water

Ex: The old ______ is now in a glass case.

floodlights (n)

đèn pha chiếu sáng

very bright lights used to light outdoor areas at night

Ex: Evening swims under the ______ are a summer thing.

block book (v)

đặt kín toàn bộ khung giờ | to reserve a large amount of time or space at once | Ex: The pool is ______ by the schools for opening week.

fall through

thất bại, không thành | if a plan or deal fails to happen | Ex: The licence for the open-air cinema ______.

plot (n)

lô đất, mảnh đất | a small piece of land for a particular purpose | Ex: The learner pool goes on the ______ to your right.

dead in the middle

exactly in the centre

Ex: The main pool is ______ of the plan.

cost sth out

to calculate how much a project will cost

Ex: We did ______ that plot ______ for the cafe.

double the price

làm giá tăng gấp đôi | to make the cost twice as much | Ex: Running services all the way up there ______.

services (n, utilities)

hệ thống tiện ích (điện, nước, cống) | supplies such as water, gas and drains | Ex: Running the ______ to the corner was too expensive.

be tucked into

nằm khuất vào | to be in a small, hidden or sheltered place | Ex: The sheds are ______ the corner.

set back from / against

lùi vào, nằm lùi | to be positioned further back from a line or edge | Ex: The picnic area is ______ the west wall.

level with

ngang hàng với | at the same height or position as | Ex: The picnic area is ______ the top end of the main pool.

hand sth back

bàn giao lại | to return something to its owner | Ex: The contractors ______ in the spring.

go under

phá sản | if a business fails and closes | Ex: Bramley's was the coffee chain that ______.

paper trail

hồ sơ, giấy tờ lưu lại (bằng chứng) | a set of documents that records what happened | Ex: The ______ decides it for me.

be listed on the stock market

được niêm yết trên sàn chứng khoán | to have shares that the public can buy and sell | Ex: Bramley's was ______ for eleven years.

audited accounts

báo cáo tài chính đã kiểm toán | financial records officially checked by an independent auditor | Ex: There are 11 sets of ______.

prospectus (n)

bản cáo bạch | a document describing a company for potential investors | Ex: The flotation ______ is one of the documents.

flotation (n)

việc phát hành cổ phiếu ra công chúng (IPO) | when a company first sells shares on the stock market | Ex: The ______ prospectus is available.

the bare minimum

mức tối thiểu tuyệt đối | the smallest amount that is needed | Ex: Private firms file ______.

I'll grant you

tôi thừa nhận (nhưng...) | I admit that (before disagreeing) | Ex: I was in there most days, ______, but the accounts won the argument.

carry debt

gánh nợ | to owe money over a period of time | Ex: Plenty of chains ______ heavy debt for years.

trade through (difficulties)

vẫn kinh doanh được dù khó khăn | to continue operating despite problems | Ex: They can ______ heavy debt.

a symptom of

triệu chứng, dấu hiệu của | a sign that a bigger problem exists | Ex: The debt is a ______ the expansion.

fit out (v)

trang bị nội thất, thiết bị | to supply a place with equipment or furniture | Ex: Every shop was ______ and staffed on borrowed money.

lease (n)

hợp đồng thuê dài hạn | a contract to rent property for a set period | Ex: 40 shops on twenty-five-year ______ are hard to fix.

a season's work

công việc kéo dài cả một mùa | something that takes about three months to do | Ex: A tired menu is ______ to put right.

put sth right

correct

Ex: A tired menu is easy to ______.

look tired

trông cũ kỹ, nhàm chán | to seem old-fashioned or no longer interesting | Ex: Everyone said the menu ______.

go down as

được ghi nhận là | to be recorded or remembered as | Ex: The expansion ______ the main cause.

at length

chi tiết, dài dòng | for a long time and in detail | Ex: He explained himself ______ in that interview.

change hands

to pass to a new owner (e.g. money or property) | Ex: I can't establish whether a penny ever ______.

establish (v, verify)

xác minh, xác định | to find out or prove that something is true | Ex: I honestly can't ______ whether the money arrived.

CVA

thỏa thuận tự nguyện của công ty với chủ nợ | Company Voluntary Arrangement: a deal to repay debts over time | Ex: There was a ______ the autumn before the end.

landlord (n)

chủ nhà, chủ cho thuê | a person or company that rents property to others | Ex: The rent deal was agreed with the ______.

swallow up

chiếm hết, nuốt trọn (thời gian) | to use up completely | Ex: The clip would ______ the whole introduction.

hand round

phát cho mọi người | to pass something to each person in a group | Ex: We could ______ a timeline instead.

wake sb up (figurative)

đánh thức, làm tỉnh táo | to make people more alert and interested | Ex: That would ______.

drift off / away

dần bỏ đi, rời đi | to leave gradually without a clear decision | Ex: People in their twenties ______ elsewhere.

loyalty scheme

chương trình khách hàng thân thiết | a system that rewards regular customers | Ex: Customers found the ______ baffling.

baffling (adj)

very confusing

Ex: The points system was ______.

crash (v)

bị treo, lỗi (phần mềm) | if a computer program suddenly stops working | Ex: The app never once ______ on me.

full of praise

toàn lời khen | giving a lot of positive comments | Ex: The reviews are ______ for the staff.

barely get a mention

hầu như không được nhắc tới | to be hardly talked about at all | Ex: The staff ______ in the trade press.

trade press

báo chí chuyên ngành | magazines about a particular industry | Ex: I've been through six years of the ______.

come close

sánh được, gần bằng | to be nearly as good as | Ex: Nothing else in the business ______.

upkeep (n)

chi phí, việc bảo trì | the cost or work of keeping something in good condition | Ex: The ______ bled them dry.

bleed sb dry

hút cạn tiền bạc | to take all of someone's money gradually | Ex: The upkeep ______.

refit (n)

đợt sửa chữa, lắp đặt lại toàn bộ | a complete renewal of equipment or interior | Ex: Every branch got a full ______ every five years.

refurbishment (n)

việc tân trang, cải tạo | the work of cleaning and redecorating a place | Ex: The slide shows ______ cost per shop.

cost sth properly

tính giá thành đúng cách | to calculate accurately how much something costs | Ex: They never ______ anything properly.

penny for penny

chính xác từng đồng | exactly matching in amount | Ex: They matched their rival ______.

buying power

sức mua, khả năng đàm phán nhập hàng | the ability to buy goods in large quantities at low prices | Ex: Bramley's had none of that rival's ______.

margin (n)

biên lợi nhuận | the difference between cost and selling price | Ex: Pure imitation destroyed the ______.

shop floor

khu vực bán hàng / nhân viên tuyến đầu | the area where goods are sold or staff work with customers | Ex: I'll take the ______.