SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 9-10 Flashcards by Khánh Đào Mai

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Stand in one’s path

A

Stop sb from doing sth : ngăn cản ai

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Flatter (v)

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Xu nịnh, tâng bốc, khen ngợi

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Pay sb a compliment

A

Khen ngợi ai

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Shipwreck (v)

A

Đắm tàu

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Be washed up on the shore

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Be cast ashore : bị quăng/ trôi dạt vào bờ

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Has the monopoly on sth

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Độc quyền với cái gì

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Be poles apart

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Be widely separated : hoàn toàn tách biệt, khác biệt

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Pep (n)

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Energy and enthusiasm : tinh thần hăng hái, nhiệt tình, sôi nổi

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Commence (v)

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Start = Begin : Bắt đầu

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Be neck and neck

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Be exactly equal : như nhau

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Come in for

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Receive sth unpleasant : hứng chịu/nhận

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A good many

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A lot of

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A good few

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Many : một số kha khá, một số khá nhiều

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Time will tell

A

Thời gian sẽ trả lời cho

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Keep/ have an open mind (n)

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Giữ/có đầu óc-suy nghĩ tỉnh táo/cởi mở

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Without precedent

A

Chưa từng có tiền lệ

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A school of thought

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A set of ideas/opinions

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At stake in sth

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Depending on the success of sth

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Have a craving for sth

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Long to do sth : mong muốn làm gì

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Work around the clock

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Làm việc liên tục

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Immaterial (to sth)

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Irrelevant = not important

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Forever

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For keeps

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Not the same

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There is a world of difference

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Be in good hands

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Be well take care of

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Deal with

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Were presented with

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Fall back on sth

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Return to sth

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Prompt (of an action)

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Done quickly and without delay

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Have a diference of opinion about sth

A

Bất đồng quan điểm về vấn đề gì

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Leave sb sth in one’s will

A

Để lại cái gì cho ai trong bản di chúc

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Inherit sth from sb

A

Thừa kế cái gì từ ai

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Come out with sth

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Say sth

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Stand a chance

A

Có cơ hội

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Live beyond one’s means

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Spending more than earning

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Be exempt from doing sth

A

Được miễn (trách nhiệm) làm gì

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Now and again

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From time to time = sometimes : thỉnh thoảng

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Up and about

A

Out of bed and do things again after an illness

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(St) mean nothing to sb

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Không quen thuộc với ai

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Be better off doing sth

A

Phù hợp hơn với cái gì

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Take the rough with the smooth

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Accept the bad and good things

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Enter into financial agreement with sb

A

Có thỏa thuận tài chính với ai

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Put sth in practice

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Áp dụng/đưa cái gì vào thực tiễn = use sth in real life

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Leave sb (feeling) adj

A

Khiến ai cảm thấy ntn

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Cryptic

A

Khó hiểu

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Fun to me

A

My idea of fun

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Have wide knowledge of sth

A

Có kiến thức sâu rộng về