desk1 Flashcards

1
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to bear up

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chống đỡ (vật gì)
Ủng hộ (ai)
Có nghị lực, không để cho quỵ; không thất vọng
Try and be a little more cheerful because if you don’t bear up soon, you’ll make everyone else miserable

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2
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to bear away

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mang đi, cuốn đi, lôi đi

to bear away the prize

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to bear down

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đánh quỵ, hạ gục

to bear down an enemy

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to bear down upon

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sà xuống, xông vào, chồm tới

to bear down upon the enemy

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5
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to bear in

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đi về phía

they were bearing in with the harbour (bến tàu, cảng)

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to bear off

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tách ra xa không cho tới gần
Mang đi, cuốn đi, lôi đi, đoạt
to bear off the prize

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7
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to bear on (upon)

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có liên quan tới, quy vào
all the evidence bears on the same point
Tì mạnh vào, chống mạnh vào; ấn mạnh xuống
if you bear too hard on the point of your pencil, it may break

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8
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to bear out

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xác nhận, xác minh

She has been proved right in everything she did as the report quite clearly bears out.

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9
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to bear hard upon somebody

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đè nặng lên ai; đè nén ai

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10
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to bear a part

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chịu một phần

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11
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to bear with somebody

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to be patient with somebody
(kiên nhẫn; chịu đựng)
I hope you can be patient for a little longer and bear with me while I try and solve the problem.

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12
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to bear a resemblance to

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giống với

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13
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bear fruits

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sinh sản, sinh lợi

As we have all worked very hard this year, I’m hoping that our efforts will bear fruit.

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14
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a cross to bear

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a difficulty in somebody’s personal life that is particularly testing, troubling, or painful
(khó khăn/nỗi khổ/gánh nặng của riêng mình )
We all have our crosses to bear so I should be grateful if you would stop complaining all the time.

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15
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grin and bear

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to accept an unpleasant or difficult situation because there is nothing you can do to improve it.
(cắn răng chịu đựng một tình huống khó khăn hoặc khó chịu vì chẳng thể thay đổi được)
There is really nothing much you can do to stop it and I’m afraid you’ll just have to grin and bear it.

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16
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bear on

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be relevant: to relate to or affect something
(liên quan đến; ảnh hưởng đến)
The judge dismissed the new evidence completely because it had no bearing on the trial.

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17
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Don’t bear comparison

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Comparison between them would be useless or irrelevant or unproductive.
(không thể so sánh được: so sánh chỉ vô dụng, chẳng liên quan hoặc chẳng ích lợi gì.)
Quite honestly the two cases are so completely different that they really don’t bear comparison.

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18
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bear comparison

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to be sufficiently similar in class or range to be compared with (something else)
(có thể so sánh với nhau được)
Quite honestly the two cases are so completely different that they really don't bear comparison.
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19
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bear (something) in mind

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to remember a piece of information when you are making decisions or thinking about a matter .
(ghi nhớ trong đầu; khắc sâu trong óc)
I fully understand your comments and bearing those in mind, I have made the appropriate decision.

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20
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attain

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Đạt được, giành được
to attain one’s infamous goal
Her latest film attained its object in a very short space of time, which was to shock.

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21
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disperse

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Giải tán
The fans outside the cinema on the first showing of the film were unwilling to disperse until all the stars had
gone home.

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22
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occupied

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busy, engaged, employed, unavailable, working

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23
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tasteless

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vô vị, nhạt nhẽo

The delay in releasing the film to the general public was because certain scenes were considered tasteless.

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24
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Ballpark figure

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con số gần đúng

We don’t know precisely how much it will cost but I could give a ball park figure of 6 million dollars.

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25
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in the open air

I like working in the open air = I like working outside

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trong không gian mở, không khí cởi mở, không gian ngoài trời

I think the main reason is because I like working in the open air

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26
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air conditioning

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sự điều hòa không khí

You mean you like the idea of an office with air conditioning

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27
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be on about

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cứ mãi nói về điều gì (thường là điều đó gây khó chịu hoặc gây chán)
I’m sorry I don’t understand what you’re on about

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28
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be after someone/something

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muốn cái gì/ai đó, tìm kiếm cái gì/ai đó

So you’re not after the job of guardian, I presume

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29
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mistaken identity

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nhầm lẫn hai người

I’m afraid it’s a case of mistaken identity

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30
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presume

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assume

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31
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to presume on / upon something

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lợi dung, lạm dụng
to presume upon someone’s acquaintance
to presume on someone’s good nature

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32
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power failure

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sự mất nguồn điện

The train at platform 14 cannot leave because there is a power failure on that particular line

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33
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waterlogged

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đầy nước, úng nước, ngập nước, sũng nước

Severe storms last night together with heavy rainfall means that some of the lines of the station are now waterlogged

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34
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waterproof

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không thấm nước

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35
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waterfall

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thác nước

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36
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false alarm

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báo động giả

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37
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concord

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sự hoà hợp, sự hoà thuận, thoả ước, hiệp ước

to live in complete concord

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38
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conduit

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ống dẫn (nước, dầu)

A pipe or channel for conveying fluids, such as water.

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39
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concourse

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phòng đợi lớn (của nhà ga)

This is a general notice for all passengers: the restaurant in the main concourse is now open.

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40
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dampened

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làm nản chí, làm nản lòng, làm mất vui, làm cụt hứng

làm ẩm, làm ướt

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41
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saturated

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no, bão hoà
thấm đẫm
soaked

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42
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extinguished

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dập tắt, làm tiêu tan, làm tắt
There was in fact a small fire in the train on platform 6 but we’re glad to tell you that the flames have been extinguished

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43
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nervous breakdown

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sự suy nhược thần kinh

We regret to announce that the 10.45 for London is now out of service because the driver is having a nervous breakdown

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44
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to break out

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bùng nổ, nổ ra, bùng phát

to war broke out

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45
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lorry

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xe vận tải

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46
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premises

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building, grounds, location, site, property, place

The reason for this is that the Fiesta is preventing our delivery lorry from leaving the premises

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47
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bunch of bananas

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buồng chuối

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48
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go to the checkout

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đi đến thanh toán

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49
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appreciation

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sự biết thưởng thức, sự biết đánh giá

Ladies and gentlemen, I want to thank you for your appreciation of our performance.

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50
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stood up and clapped

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đứng dậy vỗ tay

We will always remember the way you stood up and clapped at some of the speeches in the play.

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51
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reviewer

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nhà phê bình

critic, commentator, assessor, referee

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52
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reporter

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phóng viên
a person who reports, especially one employed to report news or conduct interviews for newspapers or broadcasts.
Welcome to Radio News and now over to our reporter who’s covering the procession this morning

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53
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announcer - radio announcer

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a person who announces something, in particular someone who introduces or gives information about programs on radio or television

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54
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magnificent sight

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tầm nhìn tuyệt đẹp

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55
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copper

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(từ lóng) cảnh sát

mạ đồng, bằng đồng

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56
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march = procession

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cuộc đi bộ; cuộc diễu hành

a peace march

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57
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brass band

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Ban nhạc chuyên dùng nhạc khí bằng đồng và bộ gõ

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58
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zinc

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kẽm

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59
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aluminium

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nhôm

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60
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starring

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diễn viên ngôi sao

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61
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circus performer

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người biểu diễn xiếc, diễn viên xiếc

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62
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pensioners

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người được hưởng tiền trợ cấp; người được hưởng lương hưu

63
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sink

A

chìm xuống, thụt xuống, lún xuống

64
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seize

A

chộp, tóm, túm bắt (ai, cái gì)
to seize an opportunity
to seize power
cướp chính quyền, nắm chính quyền

65
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grasp

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nắm chặt, túm chặt, ôm chặt

to grasp somebody’s hand

66
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bird’s-eye view

A

a view seen from high above
Hi listeners, I should explain that I have a bird’s eye view of this magnificent sight as the parade passes
underneath me.

67
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perched up

A

ngồi trên, ở trên (chỗ cao)

To tell you the truth I shouldn’t be perched up here on top of this large statue of Field Marshal Smith

68
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procession

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cuộc diển hành

march, procession

69
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obliged

A

biết ơn
grateful, thankful, appreciative, gratified, indebted
I would be most obliged if you allow me to pay later

70
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permit

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giấy phép
cho phép, cho cơ hội; thừa nhận (ai)
permit me to explain

71
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grant

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đồng ý cho hoặc cho phép (điều yêu cầu); ban cho; chấp nhận

to grant somebody a permission to do something

72
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token

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dấu hiệu, biểu hiện
as a token of our gratitude
vật kỷ niệm, vật lưu niệm
I’ll keep it as a token

73
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deposit

A

tiền đặt cọc

the shop promised to keep the goods for me if I paid a deposit

74
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belief

A

lòng tin, đức tin; sự tin tưởng

to have belief in somebody

75
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gain

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thu được, lấy được, giành được, kiếm được

to gain experience

76
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to hold up

A

trì hoãn, chống đỡ, giữ lại

I see. So what you are saying is I’m holding up your trade.

77
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to hold on

A

nắm chặt, giữ chặt, bám chặt

giữ máy không cắt (dây nói)

78
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to hold in

A

nói chắc, dám chắc
giam giữ
nén lại, kìm lại, dằn lại

79
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to hold off

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giữ không cho lại gần; giữ cách xa

chậm lại, nán lại

80
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indistinct

A

không rõ ràng; mơ hồ

indistinct speech

81
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unfavourable

A

không có lợi ích

unfavourable to us

82
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unreasonable

A

vô lý, phi lý
unreasonable demands
những đòi hỏi vô lý

83
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sympathise

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thông cảm; đồng cảm

I sympathize with you ; I’ve had a similar unhappy experience myself

84
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eulogise

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tán dương, khen ngợi,

85
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indubitably

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certainly, absolutely

86
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itemized

A

ghi thành từng khoản, ghi thành từng món

87
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credulous

A

dể tin, cả tin, nhẹ dạ

88
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settle the account

A

giải quyết các khoản nợ

89
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united

A

liên minh, liên kết, hợp nhất, thống nhất
đoàn kết, hoà hợp
chung, thống nhất

90
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joint

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chỗ nối, mối nối, đầu nối

91
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unified

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thống nhất, hợp nhất

92
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heap

A

xếp thành đống, chất đống

to heap something up

93
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pile

A

chồng, đống
a pile of books
a pile of sand

94
Q

deposit account

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tài khoản tiền gửi, tài khoản tiet kiem

95
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expense account

A

các khoản tiền chi tiêu trong quá trình kinh doanh của một nhân viên sau đó được hoàn trả boi chu lao dong.
All the representatives are allowed to spend money for entertaining with their expense account

96
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joint account

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a bank account held by more than one person, each individual having the right to deposit and withdraw funds.

97
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sustained effort

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nỗ lực bền bỉ

98
Q

sensible

A

hợp lý

99
Q

department store

A

cửa hàng bách hóa

100
Q

downturn in business

A

sự suy thoái trong kinh doanh

101
Q

designer label clothes

A

quần áo đồ hiệu

102
Q

convict -> conviction

A

người bị kết án tù, người tù
kết án, tuyên bố có tội
to convict someone of a crime

103
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stance

A

thái độ, lập trường, quan điểm

104
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adhere

A

tham gia, gia nhập

to adhere to a party

105
Q

abide by

A

tuân theo - to abide by a promise

The contract was signed by the three partners who thus agreed to abide by terms and conditions contained in it.

106
Q

seriously ill

A

bệnh nặng

107
Q

the collapse of the company

A

sự sụp đổ của các công ty

108
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restrain

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cản trở, ngăn trở, kìm giữ lại, kìm chế
to restrain someone from doing harm
ngăn giữ ai gây tai hại
to restrain oneself
tự kiềm chế mình
109
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partaker

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người tham dự
a partaker in guilt
kẻ đồng phạm

110
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takeover

A

tiếp quản công ty

111
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deter

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ngăn cản, ngăn chặn, cản trở
to deter someone from doing something
ngăn cản ai làm việc gì

112
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the newly formed organisation

A

tổ chức mới được thành lập

113
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engage

A

thuê, mướn, đính hôn
The main problem was that the newly formed organisation was not attracting enough work and so they decided to engage the services of a public relations expert.

114
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solicitor

A

cố vấn pháp luật

115
Q

decipher

A

giải mã

116
Q

defer

A

trì hoãn, để chậm lại
Deferred payment
Trả chậm, trả dần (trả làm nhiều lần sau khi mua)

117
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liability

A

responsibility

118
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determine

A

xác định, quyết định, định đoạt

We decided to employ a solicitor who would be able to determine the extent of our liability in this matter

119
Q

provision

A

điều khoản
They were very careful to make sure in the original agreement that provision would be made to pay for staff redundancies.

120
Q

election

A

sự bầu cử; cuộc tuyển cử

Do you want to stand as a candidate in the local elections?

121
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change of heart

A

Thay lòng đổi dạ, thay đổi thái độ

The government has changed its policy and had a complete change of heart

122
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run out

A

end, expire, come to an end, finish

You must try and hurry up because my patience is running out.

123
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spending /buying /shopping spree

A

chi tiêu/mua/sắm vô tội vạ

124
Q

overhaul

A

kiểm tra, đại tu (máy móc)
There is a popular demand for the system that allows credit companies to offer unlimited credit to young people to be overhauled.

125
Q

disclose

A

vạch trần, phơi bày
It has been disclosed by a government agency that the percentage of under 25 year olds owing large sums to
companies is on the increase

126
Q

step down

A

resign, từ chức
One director of a major credit company has already been forced to step down because of the bad publicity his company has attracted

127
Q

step up

A

increase, improve
One solution that has been suggested to control credit is to step up the regulations to make it more difficult to
get credit in the first place

128
Q

look upon

A

xem như, coi như
Recent reports have revealed that being in debt is not now looked upon as a disgrace but rather as an
attractive way of life

129
Q

disgrace

A

sự ô nhục, sự hổ thẹn

130
Q

it’s a very long haul

A

đó là một đường rất dài

In reality it’s a very long haul to get from owing to paying off all your debts

131
Q

clash

A

sự xung đột, sự va chạm, sự mâu thuẫn, sự bất đồng
There are frequently clashes in the family home between parents and children about whether you should enter into credit agreements

132
Q

affordable

A

(nói về giá cả, tiền thuê nhà…) phải chăng, vừa phải
reasonable, inexpensive, cheap
Concern was expressed by the office manager that the company would buy an affordable financial package

133
Q

stationery

A

văn phòng phẩm

134
Q

recur

A

tái diễn, lại xảy ra, xảy ra liên tiếp (sự việc)

The chief administrative officer disliked lack of attention to detail and insisted that such mistakes should never recur

135
Q

recoup

A

thu lại được; bù lại, bồi thường; tự bù đắp
to recoup someone (for ) his losses
bồi thường thiệt hại cho ai

136
Q

as-needed

A

as necessary, cần thiết

137
Q

shortage

A

sự thiếu; số lượng thiếu

food shortages

138
Q

clerical staff

A

nhân viên (hành chính, bàn giấy)

139
Q

initiative

A

sáng kiến

Staff are always encouraged to work by themselves and whenever they meet a problem, they should use their own initiative

140
Q

reinforce

A

củng cố, tăng cường
Having attended the office procedures course all employees were expected to reinforce what they had learned and introduce it into their daily routine

141
Q

dress code

A

những quy tắc về ăn mặc, quy tắc về việc phối hợp và sử dụng quần áo, trang phục theo đúng “chuẩn” và dùng chúng trong đúng hoàn cảnh
Visiting clients had commented on the casual dress code of most of the clerical staff

142
Q

practice (n)

A

thói quen, thông lệ, lệ thường
The practice of staff doing physical exercises before the start of the day is well established in Japanese
companies

143
Q

shoddy work

A

công việc kém chất lượng
There is a lengthy procedure used in this office for staff who have produced shoddy work and it begins with a
verbal warning

144
Q

to catch a glimpse of something

A

Nắm lấy cái gì, tóm được cái gì.
At the interview all the candidates were shown round the building but could only really catch a glimpse of the
sort of work being carried out

145
Q

bargain

A

sự mặc cả, món hời

We got there early so that we could get the best bargains in the sale before anyone else

146
Q

merchandise

A

hàng hoá mua và bán; hàng hoá

The extent of the merchandise available in this one store is more than you can possibly imagine

147
Q

probing

A

thăm dò, tìm kiếm

148
Q

endure

A

chịu đựng, cam chịu

kéo dài, tồn tại

149
Q

refrain

A

tự kiềm chế làm việc gì, cố nhịn, cố nín

All employees are kindly requested to refrain from smoking in the presence of customers

150
Q

halt

A

sự tạm nghỉ, sự tạm dừng lại

The chairman was obliged to bring the meeting to a halt because a fire broke out in the adjoining room

151
Q

adjoining room

A

căn phòng kế bên

152
Q

withhold -> withheld

A

từ chối không làm

ngăn cản, giữ lại

153
Q

cessation

A

sự dừng, sự ngừng, sự đình, sự chấm dứt

154
Q

standstill

A

to come to a standstill