January 7-13 Flashcards
Instructor
ex : if getting started is the hardest part of the writing process, finding a good topic to write about is so difficult, when I was at college, my instructor assign me a topic and correct my essay.
In charge of = responsible for
in my company, I deal with a lot of different people and I am in charge of client relation department
nine-to-five job
I’m an office worker in an insurance company. It is a nine-to-five job with regular working hours. ( travail de bureau )
flexitime
I’m in computer programming. There is a system of flexitime in my company
in shifts
I work in a car plant. I work in shifts. I may be on the shift night or on the shift night
commute
I work in the center of Paris but I live in the southern suburbs, so I have to commute to work everyday.
dull
This job is very dull, uninteresting
Shortage
su thieu, thieu thon ex : a shortage of 100 tons ex : Severe food shortage in Sahet has affected 18 million people in nine country.
Ease
ex : emergency ease
coordinator
dieu hop vien ex : humanitarian coordinator
livestock
vat nuoi, thu nuoi ex : we have to buy medecins for livestock.
Resilience
tinh co gian, kha nang phuc hoi ex : aid group sait that they are working to build the resilience of communities, to make them stronger during the crisis.
slums
To clean the canal in Hochiminh city, since 1993, the city cleared thousands of slums on both sides and build two roads along. ( can, ba )
capital
The project had a total investment capital of 80 millions dollar ( tien von ).
dredge
To dredge about 260000m3 of sediment. ( nao, vet ; can, cao ).
vessel
vessel with tonnage of 30,000 tons ( tau, thuyen ; trong tai ).
to state
phat bieu, noi ro ex : More and more people in Vietnam has stated that they could see the UFOs with their eyes.
stir up
This picture has stir up the public.
Drone
may bay khong nguoi lai ex : US support UN surveillance drones for Eastern Congo.
do want
I do want you to come here
Belligerent
(a) : tham chien. Ex : belligerent powers
Symphony
(n) : ban nhac giao huong ex : The meal was described by Christine Ha as a symphony of flavors. Street food in Saigon is a mixture of many different culinary cultures, especially the French taste based on the traditional flavors and ingredients of the Vietnamese.
phiology
He is a phiology professor at Hochminh University of pedagogy.
glance
un coup d’oeil
gaze
un regard
