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Section 1 Flashcards

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leaflet

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‘li:flit/
a piece of paper which gives you information or advertises something:
tờ truyền đơn, tờ quảng cáo

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joint

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/dʤɔint/
a. chung
adjective
belonging to or shared between two or more people:
eg. will this be a joint account?
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all one word

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is that all one word?

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normally

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‘nɔ:məli/

phó từ
thông thường, như thường lệ

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statement

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'steitmənt/
noun [C] 
1 something that someone says or writes officially, or an action done to express an opinion:
sự bày tỏ, trình bày, phát biểu
lời/bản tuyên bố

2 (ALSO bank statement) a piece of paper which shows the amounts of money paid into and taken out of your bank account during a particular period of time
bản kết toán

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either way

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dù sao thì

it’s not a big problem either way

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separately

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separately /ˈsep.ər.ət.li/ US /-ɚ-/
adverb
not together
well, you could register for the two days separately

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arrival

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arrival /ə’raivəl/
n.sự đến, sự tới nơi
when someone or something arrives somewhere:

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delegate

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/ˈdel.ɪ.gət/ noun [C]
a person chosen or elected by a group to speak, vote, etc. for them, especially at a meeting:
ng đại diện, đại biểu

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straight away

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ngay lập tức
I’ll get that in the post to you straight away
= at once = immediately

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at once

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  1. ngay lập tức
    At once: ngay lập tức( = immediately, straight away): hành động không phụ thuộc điều kiện bên ngoài
    +)) right now = right away: ngay lập tức, nhưng thường bị phụ thuộc vào điều kiên bên ngoài(nếu không sẽ bị cái gì đó…)
    Ex: When the phone rang. Mary answered it at once
    Quick! The train’s leaving right now/right away
  2. cùng 1 lúc(= at the same time, at a time)
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loads of

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loads of people have phoned you

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have a look at

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nhìn đến, ngó đến

i went to the library this afternoon to have a look at a newspaper

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highlight

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/ˈhaɪ.laɪt/
noun [C]
the best or most exciting, entertaining or interesting part of something:
Highlights of the match will be shown after the news.
điểm, nét nổi bật nhất

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fantastic

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fantastic (GOOD) /fænˈtæs.tɪk/
adjective INFORMAL
extremely good:
They play fantastic instruments

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flute

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/fluːt/

sáo

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spoil ourselves

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/spɔil/
1. (= Ruin) Phá hỏng
Our camping trip was spoilt by bad weather.
Chuyến đi cắm trại của chúng tôi bị phá hỏng bởi thời tiết xấu
Don’t eat too many nuts—you’ll spoil your appetite
Đừng ăn quá nhiều các loại hạt - Nó sẽ phá hỏng khẩu vị của bạn
2. Spoil sb = Chiều chuộng làm hư ai đó
Don’t give your children everything they want. You spoil them
Đừng chiều theo tất cả những đòi hỏi của chúng. Bạn đang làm hư chúng đấy
3. Spoil sb/yourself: Khiến ai đó cảm thấy hạnh phúc vì làm một thứ gì đặc biệt
He really spoiled me on my birthday.
Anh ấy thực sự khiến tôi hạnh phúc trong ngày sinh nhật.
Why not spoil yourself with a weekend in a top hotel?
Tại sao bạn không tự tạo niềm vui với cuối tuần ở khác sạn hạng nhất?
4. ( =go off) Thối, ươn (hoa quả, cá)
These fruit will not spoil with keeping
Những quả này để lâu không thối

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bargain

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/ˈbɑː.gɪn/
món hời
sounds like a bargain to me.

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good heavens

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trời ơi

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if only

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giá mà, ước gì

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belongings

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(số nh) của cải, đồ dùng, đồ đạc, hành lý (của ai)

i recently shipped my belongings from…

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take out

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take (sb) out
→ đi chơi (ăn uống, xem xi nê, …) với ai.
When you are in town, I’ll definitely take you out.

take (sth) out
→ lấy/đăng kí một tài liệu hay dịch vụ chính thức nào đó.
He wanted to take out an insurance for his old house.

..and i tool out insurance with your company.

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suburb

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‘sʌbə:b/

n. ngoại ô

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origin

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/ˈɒr.ɪ.dʒɪn/ US /ˈɔːr.ə-/
noun
1 [C] (ALSO origins) the beginning or cause of something:
It’s a book about the origin of the universe.
What’s the origin of this saying? (= Where did it come from?)

2 [U] where a person was born:
He is of North African origin.
What is your country of origin?

3 [U] where an object was made:
The furniture was French in origin.
the company who packed everything up at the point of origin.

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the top right- hand corner

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it should be in the top right-hand corner of the pink form they gave you

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extent

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/iks’tent /
quy mô, phạm vi
what is the extent of the damage?

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split

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v. nứt nẻ

one leg has completely split down the middle

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quote

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to give a price, especially one that will be charged for doing a piece of work:
định giá
báo giá
they quoted us $200

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pricey

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pricey (pricier, priciest), pricy /ˈpraɪ.si/
adjective INFORMAL
expensive:
It’s a bit pricey but the food is wonderful.
đắt tiền

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saucer

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đĩa (để cốc tách…); /’sɔ:sə/

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central

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central /’sentrəl/
a. ở trung tâm
it’d be nice to be central.

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upper

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a. trên, cao

what’s your upper limit for the rent?

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garage

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‘gærɑ:ʤ/ US /gəˈrɑːʒ/

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cloakroom

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/ˈkləʊk.rʊm/ /-ruːm/ US /ˈkloʊk-/
noun [C]
1 (US ALSO checkroom) a room in a public building such as a restaurant, theatre, etc. where coats, bags, and other personal items can be left while their owners are in the building

2 UK POLITE WORD FOR toilet, especially one in a public building:
I went to the cloakroom in the first interval.

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35
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study

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n. phòng làm việc, phòng học

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36
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due

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phải đến, phải (theo kế hoạch, theo quy định…)

ah, that’s due to start next year

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37
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temporary

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/’tempərəri/
a. tạm thời
is that the one for temporary staff?

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post

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post (JOB) /pəʊst/ US /poʊst/
noun [C]
a job in a company or organization:
Teaching posts are advertised in Tuesday's edition of the paper.
She's held the post for thirteen years.
They have several vacant posts.
eg. there was a post for cook
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alternate

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v. xen kẽ, luân phiên

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plain

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/plein/ a. trơn
not decorated in any way; with nothing added:
you need to wear a white shirt, just a plain one.

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41
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vouch for

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/vaʊtʃ/
cam đoan, đảm bảo
to vouch for the truth of: bảo đảm sự thật của
I can vouch for his honesty: tôi có thể cam đoan là anh ta chân thật
eg. just some one who knows you and can vouch for you.

42
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tennis court

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sân tennis /kɔːt/ US /kɔːrt/

43
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primarily

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primarily /'praimərili/
phó từ
trước hết, đầu tiên
chủ yếu, chính
we are primarily a golf club
44
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a keep-fit studio

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/ˌkiːpˈfɪt/
noun [U] UK
physical exercises to keep your body healthy, often done regularly with other people:

45
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vice versa

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ngược lại

they’re got a lot of facilities we dont have and vice versa

46
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a range of

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we have a range of classes too

47
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stretch

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/stretʃ/ sự căng ra, duỗi ra

48
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assume

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to accept something to be true without question or proof:

cho rằng

49
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a salad bar

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.

50
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fully-licensed restaurant

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nhà hàng được phép phục vụ bia, rượu

‘laisəns/

51
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go up

A

tăng lên

52
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assessment

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/ə’sesmənt/ sự đánh giá, thẩm định
assess /əˈses/
verb [T]
to judge or decide the amount, value, quality or importance of something:

53
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organise

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v.thiết lập

54
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trial session

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session (ACTIVITY) /ˈseʃ.ən/
noun [C]
a period of time or meeting arranged for a particular activity:

55
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craft

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krɑ:ft/

n. thủ công

56
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so forth

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vân vân

the children do painting and make models and so forth

57
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nearby

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a. gần

58
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for future reference

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để tham khảo trong tương lai

but for future reference, i’ll give you the direct number

59
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castle

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/ˈkɑː.sļ/ US /ˈkæs.ļ/

lâu đài

60
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glue

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/glu:/

hồ dán

61
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mucky

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‘mʌki/ a. bẩn thỉu

i dont mind getting mucky

62
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cavern

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cavern /ˈkæv.ən/ US /-ɚn/
noun [C]
a large cave

63
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splash

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[splæʃ] vết bẩn, sự bắn tóe

is that likely to get dirty? lots of paints splashes?

64
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shiny

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‘ʃaini/
a. bóng
if you could search out some silver paper to bring along to use in the sessions, you know, its shiny .

65
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in particular

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đặc biệt
especially
where in particular did you want to go?

66
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coach

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a long motor vehicle with comfortable seats, used to take groups of people on journeys: xe buýt chạy đường dài
eg. so is that by coach?

67
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take up

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cho (hành khách) lên (ô tô, xe lửa)
the car stops to take up passengers: xe đỗ lại cho hành khách lên, xe đỗ lại lấy khách
eg. in fact, we only take up to 15 people on this tour.

68
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peak

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n. cao điểm

v. đạt đến đỉnh cao nhất

69
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at most

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nhiều nhất

in peak times like the summer holidays we do them every weekend, but at the moment its usually once a month at most.

70
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bushwalk

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n. đi bộ trong rừng để giai trí

71
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cruise

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cuộc đi chơi biển (=tàu thủy)

72
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reptile

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‘reptail/

n. loài bò sát

73
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provisional

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/prəˈvɪʒ.ən.əl/
a.tạm thời temporary
so i’ll make a provisional booking.

74
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otherwise

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khác, mặt khác
nếu không thì
it’s free for students here but otherwise it’s 125 $ per year.

75
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fiction

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‘fikʃn/

n. tiểu thuyết

76
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booklet

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/’buklit
noun [C]
a very thin book with a small number of pages and a paper cover, giving information about something

77
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charge

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tiền phải trả, giá tiền

free of charge: không phải trả tiền

78
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nominal

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1 (NOT IN REALITY) /ˈnɒm.ɪ.nəl/ US /ˈnɑː.mə-/
a
in name or thought but not reality: danh nghĩa
She’s the nominal head of our college - the real work is done by her deputy.
2 (SMALL) /ˈnɒm.ɪ.nəl/ US /ˈnɑː.mə-/
a
describes a sum of money which is very small compared to an expected price or value: nhỏ, k đáng kể
a nominal sum/charge
For a nominal fee, they will deliver orders to customers’ homes.

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advisable

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/əd’vaizəbl/ nên, đáng theo, khôn ngoan
adjective [after verb]
If something is advisable, it will avoid problems if you do it:
[+ to infinitive] It’s advisable to book seats at least a week in advance.
A certain amount of caution is advisable at this point.

80
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in great demand

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.. so the computers are in great demand

81
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make (n)

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hình dáng, kiểu

had you got any particular make in mind?

82
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make up my mind

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  1. đưa ra quyết định (make a decision)
  2. lựa chọn (pick up st)
    i’m interested in Lida but i havent made up my mind
83
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engine

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(n) /’endʤin/ máy động cơ

84
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presume

A

pri’zju:m/
ngv.
cho là, đoán chừng
what kind of gear change do you want? i presume you’d want a manual?

85
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gear change

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sự sang số, cài số

86
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manual

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a. bằng tay

87
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shade

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/ʃeid/
sắc thái
but actually, i think i prefer this lighter shade here

88
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go for that

A

chọn

i think i’ll go for that

89
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in a position to..

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ở một vị thế có thể…
có khả năng làm gì
are you in a position to pay cash of would you need credit? (sự cho nợ, cho chịu)

90
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reasonable

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hợp lý,phải chăng adjective
1 based on or using good judgment and therefore fair and practical:
If you tell him what happened, I’m sure he’ll understand - he’s a reasonable man.
He went free because the jury decided there was a reasonable doubt about his guilt.

2 acceptable:
We had a reasonable journey.
We have a strong team and a reasonable chance of winning the game.

3 not too expensive:
Tomatoes are very reasonable at this time of year.

91
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provided

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/provided/
liên từ
miễn là, với điều kiện là

92
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part exchange

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đổi hàng bù thêm tuền

and would you be interested in us taking your present car as part exchange?

93
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valuation

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,vælju’eiʃn/
sự định giá
sự đánh giá

94
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postcode

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/ˈpəʊst.kəʊd/ US /ˈpoʊst.koʊd/

mã thư tín

95
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get hold of

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liên lạc (khá khó khăn)

i work at the hospital but ít a bit difficult to get hold of me.

96
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mileage

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/’mailidʤ/

tổng số dặm đã đi được

97
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roughly

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‘rʌfli/

ước chừng

98
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metallic

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a. thuộc kim loại

99
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royal

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hoàng gia, sang trọng, lộng lẫy

100
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fix up

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bố trí, sắp xếp

i understand you help fix up students with host families

101
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vegetarian

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/,vedʤi’teəriən/

n. người ăn chay
a. chay, ăn chay

102
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not quite

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không hoàn toàn

well,i’m nearly a vegeterian … not quite

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