7/12/2020

Question 1

ornamental (adj)

Answer 1

ornamental plants/ garden ( cây cảnh, vườn cảnh)
+ khác vs bonsai ( những chậu cây cảnh nhỏ)
-> floriculture : nghề trồng hoa -> horticulture: nghề lm vườn

Question 2

thrive

Answer 2

to grow, develop, or be successful

Question 3

to marvel at st

Answer 3

= to surprise

-> I marvel at my mother’s ability to remain calm in a crisis

Question 4

a holistic approach

Answer 4

1 cách tiêp cận toàn diện

Question 5

livestock manure

Answer 5

phân gia súc

Question 6

centralized garbage collection system

Answer 6

hệ thống thu gom rác tập trung

-> with the lack of centralized garbage collection system contributes to serious water pollution in communes

Question 7

dawn and dusk

Answer 7

binh minh và hoàng hôn

-> get the best view of dawn and dusk

Question 8

decent /ˈdiːsənt/ adj

Answer 8

= satisfactory
a good enough standard/ quality
-> I got a decent salary for my first month
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Question 9

third-world countries

Answer 9

-> workers from third-world countries are struggling to find decent jobs due to SUBSTANDARD academic backgrounds

Question 10

save the day

Answer 10

to do st that solves a serious prolem

-> educators hope that technology could SAVE THE DAY by offering lessons tailored to each child

Question 11

to overhaul

Answer 11

to change completely so that it works more effectively

->the government has recently overhauled the heathcare system

Question 12

to gloss over st

Answer 12

just explain/ discuss st without any detail or do something not really clear/ make it unimportant
-> the math teacher often gloss over small or hidden steps to help sts solve this problem

Question 13

in vain

Answer 13

without any success

-> the effort has been in vain

Question 14

uncanny ability

Answer 14

strange/ mysterious; difficult, impossible to explain

-> Khan has an uncanny ability to inhabit the mind of s.o who doesn’t really undstnd it

Question 15

enamored (adj)

Answer 15

liking st a lot

-> not all educator are enamored with/of khan and his site

Question 16

dismal

Answer 16

very bad

Khan’s site caters to this dismal trend

Question 17

to grasp

Answer 17

= to understand
to understand an idea/ fact, or especially complicated one
-> it pretty hard for me to grasp the theories of WRITING 5

Question 18

modify

Answer 18

= adapt, improve

Question 19

to identify with s.o

Answer 19

to feel sympathy with s.o -> can sahre their feeling
= sympathy
-> she identifies with my distress

Question 20

leaps and bounds (phrase)

Answer 20

if progress/ growth happens leaps and bounds . IT HAPPENS VERY QUICKLY
-> the company is growing by leaps and bounds in this years

Question 21

for the sake of st/sb

Answer 21

vì lợi ích của ai/ cái gì

-> she tries to be patient for the sake of their family