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1
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ever-expanding global population

A

dân số toàn cầu ngày càng mở rộng

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2
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the shift in demographic

A

sự thay đổi về nhân khẩu học

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3
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slum (n)

A

khu ổ chuột

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4
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keep up (with somebody/something)
​Ex: The job market can not keep up with the pace of urban growth.
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to move, make progress or increase at the same rate as somebody/something

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5
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plague verb

/pleɪɡ

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to cause pain or trouble to somebody/something over a period of time

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6
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mật độ dân số

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population density

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larceny noun

/ˈlɑːsəni

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theft (ăn trộm)

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8
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robbery (n)

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ăn cướp (có dùng vũ khí)

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9
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with face-to-face contact

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mối liên hệ trực tiếp

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10
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per capita(adjective, adverb)
/pə ˈkæpɪtə/
EX: average earnings per capita
Per capita income rose sharply last year.

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for each person

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11
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homicide noun

/ˈhɒmɪsaɪd/

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murder

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12
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social unrest

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bất ổn xã hội

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13
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volatile adjective
/ˈvɒlətaɪl/
a politically volatile year

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(of a situation) likely to change suddenly; easily becoming dangerous
SYNONYM unstable

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14
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law enforcement agencies

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các cơ quan thực thi pháp luật (cơ quan hành pháp)

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15
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patrol verb
/pəˈtrəʊl/
Troops patrolled the border day and night.

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to go around an area or a building at regular times to check that it is safe and that there is no trouble-tuần tra
troop: quân đội

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16
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a city inhabitant (n)

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a city dweller= citixen

17
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an American citizen

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a citizen of America

18
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There is an increased propensity for people to live alone.
propensity noun
/prəˈpensəti/

A

thiên hướng

19
Q

substitute A for B
substitute B with/by A
Ex: Butter can be substituted with margarine in this recipe.

A

to take the place of somebody/something else; to use somebody/something instead of somebody/something else

20
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initiative noun

/ɪˈnɪʃətɪv/

A

sáng kiến

21
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enterprise noun

/ˈentəpraɪz/

A

a company or business

22
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domitate (v)

A

thống trị, đàn áp

23
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all-time adjective
/ˈɔːl taɪm/
EX: With global energy demands at an all-time high,…

A

of any time (mọi lúc)

all-time high: cao nhất mọi thời đại

24
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versatile (adj) /ˈvɜːsətaɪl/

ex: our center offer versatile tuition fee policies.

A

linh hoạt

25
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multifaceted adjective
/ˌmʌltiˈfæsɪtɪd/, /ˌmʌltaɪˈfæsɪtɪd/

Ex: a complex and multifaceted problem/process

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​having many different aspects to be considered