English 2 Flashcards
Materialistic (adj)
Caring more about money and possessions than anything else
Vật chất hoặc thực dụng
EX:- The young generation today is becoming increasingly materialistic, and they are completely oriented towards possessions over personal relationships.
Strongly materialistic/ materialistic mindset/ materialistic society
Assertive (adj)
Expressing opinions or desires strongly and with confidence, so that people take notice
Quyết đoán, quả quyết
EX: - She is the kind of girl who has the most assertive behavior I’ve ever known in my life.
Assertive behaviour/leadership/decision-making/personality
Minority (n)
Antonym: Majority
-A small group within a community or country that is different because of race, religion, language, ect
- The smaller part of a group; less than half of the people of things in a large group
Tộc người thiểu số// 2__ Phần ít, thiểu số
EX:- The government has made significant progress in protecting minority rights in the new constitution.
-(2) Only a small minority of people are interested in astrology these days.
-(2) So there is a minority of people who do not agree with your opinion.
- Minority rights/Ethnic minority/Minority language
Demographer (n)
A person who studies the changing number of births, deaths, diseases, ect…in a community over period
Nhà nhân khẩu học
EX: The company hired a professional demographer to analyze the demographic trends of their target market.
Democracy (n)
Thís means a form of government in which the people have authority to choose their leaders and exercise their rights and freedoms.
xã hội dân chủ; quốc gia theo chế độ dân chủ
EX:_ In direct democracy, citizens participate directly in decision-making processes.
-In a representative democracy, citizens elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf.
-My country practices liberal democratic regulations, which means ensuring the people’s equality.
Liberal democracy/ Direct democracy/ Representative democracy
Among is usually used to describe when something is around a lot of objects or people that are similar. “The boy lost his pencil among his belongings” Whereas Within is usually used to describe something that is inside of something else. “Within the large container was a single grain of rice”.
WITHIN (preposition)
- Before a particular period of time has passed, during a particular period of time
- Not further than a particular distance from something
- Inside the range of limit of something
- Inside something, somebody
1. . Trong vòng, trong khoảng thời gian
EX:_ I will reply to your email within 24 hours.
Please deliver my stuff within 3 hours.
2. Nằm trong vòngn không quá hơn
EX:_Hey boy, please stay within the boundaries of the park when playing.
The shop near our university is within 2 kilometers.
3. Bên trong phạm vi hay giới hạn của điều gì đó
EX: The price of the product is within our budget.
_You can find the information you need within the pages of this book.
4. Bên trong; trong vòng
EX:_We should always look for hapiness within ourselves.
_He found inner peace within meditation.
Among ( prep)=Amongst
- Surrounded by somebody/something: in the middle of somebody/something
- Being included or happening in groups of things or people
- Used when you dividing or choosing something, and three or more people or thing are involved**
1. Giữa, trong số, khoanh vùng; bị vây quanh bởi cái gì
EX:_Sometimes I feel nervous among so many strangers at the party.
_Among her siblings, she was the only one who pursued a career in the astrology area.
2.Nằm trong số( những cái gì); bao gồm trong
EX:_Among the options available, she chose the most affordable one.
_ She was chosen as the leader among her classmate.
3. ( Chia phần) cho mỗi thành viên (của một nhóm)
EX: The prize was devided among the three winners.
_The task was divided among every member of our team.
Amateur (adj,noun)
Synonym: Nonprofessional
Doing something for pleasure or interest, not as a job
Nghiệp dư; khoong chuyên
EX:_ The university photography club welcomes amateurs who want to improve their skills.
_ He started his writing carrer as an amateur writer, but eventually became an internationally recogbized novelist.
_I just want to be an amateur interpreter, even though I do not have enough capacity in this area.
Amateur photographer/ athlete/writer/musician/chef
Athletics (n)
Synonym: Sport
Any sports that people compete in
Điền kinh; thể thao
EX:The athlete represented his country in international athletes competitions.
_ They organize amateur athletes competitions regularly.
International athletics/Amateur athletics/ Athletics stadium/club/competition
Spectator (n)
Synonym: Viewer
A person who is watching an event, esp a sports event
Người xem; khán giả
EX:_The concert attracted a large number of enthusiastic spectators who danced along to the music.
_I know that you are used to having experienced that at least once in your life, you sat in the passive spectator category, which is called introverts, because they were not engaging or reacting to the performance.
-You ask me which types of spectators I belong to.
Enthusiastic/Passive/ Curious/Active/ Critical spectator
Strenuous (adj)
Synonym: Demanding
Đòi hỏi cố gắng hơn, vất vả; căng thẳng
EX:_ The student put in strenuous efforts to prepare for the exam.
_The doctor advised him to avoid strenuous exercise after the surgery.
Strenous eforts/work/exercise/activity/job
Subscription (n)
Synonym: membership
An amount of money that you pay regularly to receive a service, be a member od a club, support a charity or receive regular copies of a newspaper or magazine; the act of paying this money. Usually once a year.
sự mua báo dài hạn; sự thuê bao điện thoại, đăng ký
EX:_ My gym offers an anuual subscription for members who want to commit long - term.
_I decided to cancel my magazine subscription because I wann’t reading it anymore.
Cancel a subcription/Premium subscription/Monthly/annual subscription
Spectacular (adj)
Synonym: Impressive
Very impressive
hùng vĩ; kì lạ; đepj mắt; ngoạn mục
EX:_The hotel room offers a spectacular view of the ocean.
_the concert last night was a spectacular performance by the talented musicians.
Spectacular view/ performance/event/success/fireworks
Statue (n)
A figure of a person or an animal stone, metal,ect.. usually the same size as in real life or larger
Tượng ( người, vật,… bằng gỗ, đá)
EX:_Tourists from around the world flock to see the statue of Liberty in person.
_The museum preserves several valuable ancient statues from different civilazation.
Statue of liberty/ Broze statue/ Ancient statue/Wooden-Stone statue
