Session 29

Question 1

for better or for worse {SW}

Answer 1

whether the outcome is good or bad

Question 2

que sera sera / what[ever] will be will be / what done is done {S}

Answer 2

future events will be up to fate and out of our control

Question 3

go with the flow {SW}

Answer 3

be relaxed and accept a situation, rather than trying to change or control it

Question 4

bass < baritone < tenor {SW}

Answer 4

types of male voice

giọng nam trầm < giọng nam trung < giọng nam cao

Question 5

contralto < alto < soprano {SW}

Answer 5

types of female voice

giọng nữ trầm < giọng nữ trung < giọng nữ cao

Question 6

have powerful pipes {SW}

Answer 6

have strong voice

Question 7

have a loud mouth / be a loudmouth {SW}

Answer 7

have a tendency or habit of speaking incessantly in a noisy manner.

Question 8

sing in lower / higher or upper register {SW}

Answer 8

sing high or low notes

Question 9

head voice, falsetto, melisma (or vocal runs), vibrato, yodel {SW}

Answer 9

singing techniques
(giọng giả thanh, giọng the thé (có sự chuyển đổi qua lại liên tục giữa 2 nốt nhạc, nghe như luyến láy mà cũng có độ khàn trầm), nốt phiêu, nốt ngân, chuyển giọng trầm sang giọng kim)

Question 10

[hold] a glory note {SW}

Answer 10

a high, powerful note held for a long time by a singer

Question 11

– in tune / on pitch {SW}

– out of tune / off-key {SW}

Answer 11

(does not sing) exactly the right notes

Question 12

have a tin ear / be tone-deaf {SW}

Answer 12

can’t sing in tune, insensitive to differences in musical pitch

Question 13

can carry a tune {SW}

Answer 13

can sing properly

Question 14

could sing the phone book {SW}

Answer 14

can sing extremely well

Question 15

connect with the audience {SW}

Answer 15

make the audience feel what one’s feeling while singing

Question 16

can identify with (someone or something) {SW}

Answer 16

feel an emotional or spiritual connection with

Question 17

have stage presence / to own the stage {SW}

Answer 17

the ability to command the audience with impressive style or manner

Question 18

It is what it is {S}

Answer 18

this newcomer is the epitome of an ear-grating phrase that means nothing.

Question 19

It’s all good {S}

Answer 19

the inclusion of “all” only accentuates how much you don’t mean what you are saying.

Question 20

To be honest {S}

Answer 20

not only is this phrase usually followed by something best left unsaid, but it also implies everything else you say is dishonest.

Question 21

No offense {S}

Non taken {S}

Answer 21

a phrase even more insincere than it is superfluous.

Question 22

Whatever {S}

Answer 22

In a recent survey, 47 percent of Americans chose this word compound as the most annoying phrase of all.

Question 23

Don’t get me wrong {S}

Answer 23

Isn’t it implicit in most human communication that your intention is always to be correctly understood?

Question 24

With all due respect {SW}

Answer 24

really?

Question 25

Everything happens for a reason {SW}

Answer 25

a completely worthless utterance that probably doubles as a vicious taunt to those who have undergone terrible hardships.

Question 26

At the end of the day {SW}

Answer 26

at the end of the day, you will be preparing for bed.

Question 27

• Going forward {S}

- Hoping for the best

Answer 27

saying this is like announcing your next footstep.