English in sentence Flashcards
Vegetarians believe that eating meat is bad karma.
karma: nghiệp (đạo Phật)
I sent him my show, and, apparently, he dug it, and he wants me to submit a presentation by Friday.
dig-dug: to approve of or like something very much
- Miles, you’re about to blow up.
ko biết
This is all just some elaborate hoax.
elaborate ɪˈlæbərət- very complicated and detailed; carefully prepared and organized
hoax həʊks: an act intended to make somebody believe something that is not true, especially something unpleasant
trò đùa phức tạp
Do you see the hotboard?
hotboard Bảng xếp hạng
- Look, I don’t know what’s going on with you lately, but I can’t cut you any more slack.
Hey, cut him some slack! He’s doing his best!
-cut somebody some slack
to be less critical of somebody or less strict with them
bỏ qua, du di
You’re being catfished by someone calling themselves God on Facebook.
to pretend to be somebody else on social media in order to trick somebody into having a relationship online
be/get catfished
So they’re trolling you. Let it go.
họ đang chơi mày thôi, kệ nó đi
Cute and accomplished! bro
xinh đẹp và thành công
So, fair trade.
- Yeah, it does.
quề há
- Wow, you are a committed actor.
committed - willing to work hard and give your time and energy to something; believing strongly in something
- Chà, bạn là một diễn viên tận tụy.
Drug users were jacking up in the stairwells.
jack up - to inject an illegal drug directly into your blood
Thieves jacked up the car and stole the wheels.
jack something up: to lift something, especially a vehicle, off the ground using a jack
Deep down I still loved him!
if you know something deep down, you know your true feelings about something, although you may not admit them to yourself
a mighty warrior
very strong and powerful
My career is hanging in the balance
if the future of something/somebody, or the result of something is/hangs in the balance, it is not certain
the intersection of faith and science through the prism of social media.
something through the prism of something: nhìn gì đó qua lăng kính của gì đó
You want to figure out who’s screwing with you.
quậy phá (cẩn thận hiểu lầm thành địt)
- Uh, this is my workout attire.
đồ tập thể thao
attire: clothes, especially fine or formal ones
thay cho chữ clothes-quá chuẩn
I do 60 crunches every morning
gập bụng
I’m a badass hacker, actually.
bá đạo
- Don’t mess with me.
- I’m not messing with you.
Đừng có quậy với tao
Tao có quậy với mày đâu
Man, this code is sublime. 287
sublime /səˈblaɪm/- of very high quality or great beauty
From that day forth she gave me endless friendship and encouragement.
from that day/time forth: beginning on that day; from that time
She followed the instructions religiously.
religiously /rɪˈlɪdʒəsli/ very carefully or regularly
They go to Greece religiously every year.
religiously /rɪˈlɪdʒəsli/ very carefully or regularly
Ferries sailing back and forth between the islands
back and forth: from one place to another and back again repeatedly
She travels to all kinds of exotic locations all over the world.
exotic (a) /ɪɡˈzɑːtɪk/
from or in another country, especially a tropical one; seeming exciting and unusual because it seems to be connected with foreign countries
They made me repeat the whole story.
Make: to force somebody to do something
My mom’s making me go.
Mẹ tôi bắt tôi đi
the spiralling cost of healthcare
Prices are spiralling out of control.
spiral /ˈspaɪrəl/: to increase rapidly
Climate change will have a dramatic impact on the health of the planet.
dramatic /drəˈmætɪk/: sudden, very great and often surprising
They absolutely detest each other.
You know I detest social media.
detest /dɪˈtest/: to hate somebody/something very much
ghét cay, ghét đắng
Our dad is a reverend.
reverend /ˈrevərənd/: viện trưởng (đạo chúa)
Are you a christian? No, I am an atheist!
/ˈkrɪstʃən/
/ˈeɪθiɪst/
christian /ˈkrɪstʃən/
atheist /ˈeɪθiɪst/: a person who does not believe that God or gods exist
You do the math.
Mày nói coi coi là chuyện gì
the/a prodigal (son)
What’s happening to you is kind of like the prodigal son
a person who leaves home and wastes their money and time on a life of pleasure, but who later is sorry about this and returns home.
Người bỏ nhà đi rồi lại quay lại
Do you see what growing up in a house of religion
does to the mind?
(^.^)
Although I’m not particularly religious, I whispered a few words of prayer.
religious /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/: believing strongly in a particular religion and obeying its laws and practices
thực hành theo đạo (đức tin)
a lack of spiritual /ˈspɪrɪtʃuəl/ values in the modern world
spiritual /ˈspɪrɪtʃuəl/: connected with the human spirit, rather than the body or physical things
The first time he visited New Orleans he knew he had found his spiritual home.
your spiritual home: the place where you are happiest, especially a country where you feel you belong more than in your own country because you share the ideas and attitudes of the people who live there
ngôi nhà thứ 2 (có cảm tình nhiều hơn ngôi nhà đầu tiên)
You’re not going to cop out at the last minute, are you?
cop out (of something): to avoid or stop doing something that you should do because you are afraid, lazy, etc.
cúp, chùn
She’s an eternal optimist.
eternal /ɪˈtɜːrnl/: without an end; existing or continuing forever
(= she always expects that the best will happen)
Those are eternal truths.
eternal /ɪˈtɜːrnl/: without an end; existing or continuing forever
(= ideas that are always true and never change)
The wedding was a very grand /ɡrænd/ occasion.
grand /ɡrænd/: impressive and large or important
thay cho chữ big là quá tuyệt
The gallery had its grand opening on 18 January.
grand /ɡrænd/
needing a lot of effort, money or time to succeed but intended to achieve impressive results.
linh đình, trọng đại
We searched until we knew it would be pointless to continue.
pointless: /ˈpɔɪntləs/ having no purpose; not worth doing
The house is for sale.
sale /seɪl/ an act or the process of selling something
People are sick of having advertising rammed down their throats.
rammed down s.b throat.
To try to force somebody to listen to and accept your opinions in a way that they find annoying
The thieves must have picked the lock on the back door.
pick a lock:
to open a lock without a key, using something such as a piece of wire
phá khoá
Regulations governing the sale of alcoholic beverages
sale /seɪl/ an act or the process of selling something
Step aside!
step aside: to leave an important job or position and let somebody else take your place
Bước qua 1 bên
You felt religion was forced down your throat.
forced down your throat: To try to force somebody to listen to and accept your opinions in a way that they find annoying
He later rebelled /rɪˈbel/ against his strict religious upbringing.
rebel /rɪˈbel/ rebel (against somebody/something) to fight against or refuse to obey an authority, for example a government, a system, your parents, etc.
chống đối
I haven’t made a sale all week.
sale /seɪl/ an act or the process of selling something
She felt sick but managed to force down a piece of toast.
force down: to make yourself eat or drink something that you do not really want
Most of the guys my parents set me up with are total bores.
set me up with: sắp đặt tôi gặp ai đó
I’m sure there are plenty of other guys out there!
Tôi chắc chắc có hàng đống những thằng khác!
there are plenty of something: thay cho a lot of
An accident is holding up traffic.
> > Một tai nạn làm đang làm ùn tắc giao thông.
to delay or block the movement or progress of somebody/something
»trì hoãn, làm ùn tắc
She always went to chapel on Sundays.
chapel (n) /ˈtʃæpl/: nơi cầu nguyện, thực hiện nghi thức cho người theo đạo Chúa
At university I hooked up with a teacher of PE.
> > Lúc ở trường đại học tôi có quen biết một giảng viên thể dục.
hook up with somebody (informal): to meet somebody and spend time with them
» quen ai đó, gặp và dành thời gian với ai đó
Dr. Andrews moved out of the city years ago.
move out: to leave your old home
rời nhà cũ
Hell of a view!
Khung cảnh tuyệt thế!
> > Cảm thán trước khung cảnh đẹp!
She was sitting right across from me.
> > Cô ấy ngồi ngay trước mặt tôi
/əˈkrɔːs/ across from: đối diện
I pray for a miracle, help my dog recover!
Tôi cầu nguyện phép màu xảy ra giúp con chó của tôi hồi phục!
Her fever is in remission.
> > Bệnh sốt của cô ấy đã thuyên giảm rồi!
in remission: a period during which a serious illness improves for a time and the patient seems to get better
»thuyên giảm (đau, bệnh)
She came out of nowhere.
Cô ấy tự nhiên nhảy ra!
Don’t drop the peaches, they bruise easily
/piːtʃ/
/bruːz/
> > Đừng có làm rơi mấy quả đào, nó dễ bị thâm lại lắm!
(of fruit or vegetables) having marks on them where they have been damaged
» bị bầm, dập, bị thâm
What a coincidence! I wasn’t expecting to see you here.
/kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/
Thật là trùng hợp! Tôi không ngờ sẽ gặp anh ở đây!
Coincidence (n) /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/ the fact of two things happening at the same time by chance, in a surprising way
»
Don’t drop the peaches, they bruise easily
/piːtʃ/
/bruːz/
> > Đừng có làm rơi mấy quả đào, nó dễ bị thâm lại lắm!
(of fruit or vegetables) having marks on them where they have been damaged
» bị bầm, dập, bị thâm
She came out of nowhere!
> > Cô ấy bất ngờ xuất hiện!
out of nowhere: in a sudden and surprising way
» một cách bất ngờ đột ngột
She was taken to the hospital with broken ribs and a punctured lung.
/ˈpʌŋktʃər/
puncture: thủng
He suffered badly bruised ribs in the crash.
/bruːzd/
bruised /bruːzd/ (a): bị bầm, dập
Don’t drop the peaches, they bruise easily!
/piːtʃ/
/bruːz/
> > Đừng có làm rơi mấy quả đào, nó dễ bị thâm lại lắm!
(of fruit or vegetables) having marks on them where they have been damaged
» bị bầm, dập, bị thâm
So you just so happened to be driving by at that very moment?
> > Có thật là anh chỉ tình cờ đi xe ngang qua ngay lúc đó?
driving by: đi xe ngang qua
We received an avalanche of letters in reply to our advertisement.
/ˈævəlæntʃ/
/ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt/
> > Mới tung quảng cáo ra chúng tôi đã nhận được hàng đống thư phản hồi.
avalanche (n)/ˈævəlæntʃ/: too many things that arrive or happen at the same time
» rất nhiều trong thời gian ngắn
Injury shattered his dreams of competing in the Olympics.
/ˈɪndʒəri/
/ˈʃætər/
/kəmˈpiːtɪŋ/
/əˌlɪmpɪk/
> > Vụ chấn thương đã làm tan vỡ giấc mơ cạnh tranh tại Olympic của anh ấy!
shatter (v)/ˈʃætər/: to destroy something completely, especially somebody’s feelings, hopes or beliefs; to be destroyed in this way.
» tan vỡ, vỡ vụn thành mảnh nhỏ (nghĩa đen lẫn bóng)
That picture is upside down.
/ˌʌpsaɪd ˈdaʊn/
> > Bức tranh bị lộn ngược!
upside down /ˌʌpsaɪd ˈdaʊn/: lật ngược, lộn ngược
No new business can flourish in the present economic climate.
/ˈflɜːrɪʃ/
> > Không một công việc kinh doanh mới nào có thể phát đạt trong tình hình kinh tế hiện nay
flourish (v) /ˈflɜːrɪʃ/: to develop quickly and become successful or common
» phát triển tốt; khỏe mạnh (nghĩa đen lẫn bóng)
New York City, a place where lives intersect
in the most surprising ways. Is it all part of a grand design?
/ˌɪntərˈsekt/
Thành phố New York, một nơi mà những cuộc sống giao nhau một cách không tưởng nhất. Có phải tất cả đều là 1 phần của một thiết kế hoàn mỹ.
Their house is absolutely enormous!
/ɪˈnɔːrməs/
enormous: extremely large
She bought a brand new computer!
> > Cô ấy mới mua bộ máy tính mới toanh!
brand new (a)/ˌbrænd ˈnuː/: completely new >> mới toanh
off-message.
She bought a brand new computer!
> > Cô ấy mới mua bộ máy tính mới toanh!
brand new (a)/ˌbrænd ˈnuː/: completely new >> mới toanh
Their house is absolutely enormous!
/ɪˈnɔːrməs/
enormous: extremely large
She bought a brand new computer!
> > Cô ấy mới mua bộ máy tính mới toanh!
brand new (a)/ˌbrænd ˈnuː/: completely new >> mới toanh
I’ll make reservation for lunch tomorrow.
/ˌrezərˈveɪʃn/
reservation: đặt chỗ trước
It is bound to end sooner or later.
Nó sẽ kết thúc thôi, không sớm thì muộn
