L20: A Matter of taste (The arts, personal taste) Flashcards
figure(n)
figurative (adj)
hình dáng, tượng hình, nghĩa bóng
creation (n)
creative (adj)
sáng tạo
Young people are very creative and we should do our best to nurture their talents.
imagination (n)
imaginative (adj)
giàu trí tưởng tượng
culture (n)
cultural (adj)
văn hóa
originality (n)
original (adj)
độc đáo, nguyên bản
This is a theatre that prefers to stage plays based on original writing rather than re-work the classics.
art (n)
artistic (adj)
nghệ thuật
Error warning: the arts
the arts (plural) to refer to all artistic fields
Ex: Even ancient civilizations showed a love and appreciation of the arts (NOT arts)
ART refers to a school subject, e.g. I studied art at school
OR a general concept, e.g. Putting an empty milk bottle on display in a gallery doesn’t make it art.
poetry (n)
poetic (adj)
thơ
music (n)
musical (adj)
fiction (n)
fictional (adj)
hư cấu
drama (n)
dramatic (adj)
kịch tính
tradition (n)
traditional (adj)
Collocation with “a song”
- compose a song (sáng tác một bài hát)
- record a song (thu am một bài hát)
- play a song
Collocation with “a play”
- perform a play (đóng một vở kịch)
- rehearse a play (diễn tập một vở kịch)
- stage a play (diễn một vở kịch)
Collocation with “a photograph”
- take a photograph (chụp ảnh)
- pose for a photograph (tạo dáng chụp ảnh)
- publish a photograph (xuất bản một bức ảnh)
Collocation with “a film”
- make a film
- shoot a film
- screen a film
Collocation with “art”
- create art (tạo nghệ thuật)
- exhibit art (triển lãm nghệ thuật)
- collect art (sưu tầm nghệ thuật)
Collocation with “a talent”
- have a talent (có tài năng)
- cultivate a talent (trau dồi tài năng)
- nurture a talent (nuôi dưỡng một tài năng)
exhibit indigenous art
triển lãm nghệ thuật bản địa
traditional art form
loại hình nghệ thuật truyền thống
rock engravings
chạm khắc trên đá
hidden locations
good collocation
địa điểm ẩn
prehistoric humans
người tiền sử
a primitive version of cinema
một phiên bản sơ khai của điện ảnh
an audiovisual of performance
good phrase
một hiệu suất nghe nhìn
a treat for the eyes
which provides an exceptionally pleasant experience for one’s sense of sight, sound, smell, etc.
làm mát cả con mắt
carved engravings
chạm khắc
carved visual images
hình ảnh chạm khắc
a modern day animation
hoạt hình thời hiện đại
Depiction of
Mô tả của
in a bad taste
rude or insulting
thô lỗ hoặc xúc phạm
acquire a taste for
gu
have a good taste in
gu tốt
have a poor taste in
gu kém
suit all tastes
phù hợp với mọi sở thích
a matter of taste
sở thích
share all the same tastes
chia sẻ tất cả các sở thích giống nhau
diverse tastes
đa dạng sở thích
abysmal
extremely bad; appalling
The play was supposed to be a tragedy, but the acting was so ABYSMAL it make me want to laugh, not cry!
joyless
không vui
depressing
I got so sick of the relentlessly JOYLESS plot, I decided to read something more uplifting instead.
Tôi phát ngán với cốt truyện vui vẻ không ngừng, thay vào đó, tôi quyết định đọc một thứ gì đó nâng cao tinh thần hơn.
***relentlessly joyless: không ngừng mat vui
humorous
funny
khôi hài, vui vẻ
The last movie I saw was supposed to be a really HUMOROUS comedy, but I didn’t laugh at all.
monotonous
đơn điệu
- boring
- too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous
I’ve really enjoyed his plays before, but this one was so monotonous that I was asleep by the third act!
terrified
khiếp sợ
really scare
I really enjoy horror movies. I know it sounds strange, but I like the feeling of being TERRIFIED.
dismal
ảm đạm
depressing; dreary
The play was supposed to tragedy, but the acting was so DISMAL it make me want to laugh, not cry!
petrified
khiếp sợ
really scare
I really enjoy horror movies. I know it sounds strange, but I like the feeling of being PETRIFIED.
spectacular
hùng vĩ
exciting, eye-catching way
I was expecting the circus acts to be really daring and spectacular to watch, but it was all a bit disappointing.
tedious
tẻ nhạt
- boring
- too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous
I’ve really enjoyed his plays before, but this one was so tedious that I was asleep by the third act!
thrilling
kịch tính
causing excitement and pleasure; exhilarating/exciting
I was expecting the circus acts to be really daring and thrilling to watch, but it was all a bit disappointing.
spine-chilling
lạnh sống lưng
scary
Last week I saw a horror movie, and the special effects were so realistic it was really spine-chilling to watch.
hilarious
funny
khôi hài, vui vẻ
The last movie I saw was supposed to be a really HILARIOUS comedy, but I didn’t laugh at all.
terrifying
kinh khủng
scary
Last week I saw a horror movie, and the special effects were so realistic it was really terrifying to watch.
gloomy
u ám
I got so sick of the relentlessly GLOOMY plot, I decided to read something more uplifting instead.
Tôi phát ngán với cốt truyện vui vẻ không ngừng, thay vào đó, tôi quyết định đọc một thứ gì đó nâng cao tinh thần hơn.
Vocabulary note: TASTE
Taste can refer to the flavour of something or to the things that a person likes.
Ex: I love the taste of chocolate
It can be singular or plural
- He has a good taste in clothes
- I’ve very expensive tastes
Error warning: FUN and FUNNY, BORED and BORING
Fun is a noun and also adj used to describe something you enjoy doing.
Funny is adj used to describe sth that makes you laugh:
I enjoyed riding on the roller coaster - it was very fun (NOT funny)
We had to wait in a queue for 4 hours, and I was really bored. (NOT boring)
