Unit 15

Question 1

Pension,n
/ˈpenʃn/

Answer 1

Tiền trợ cấp, lương hưu
- ​an amount of money paid regularly by a government or company to somebody who has retired from work
- on a pension
- receive a pension

Question 2

Promotion,n
/prəˈməʊʃn/

Answer 2

Sự thăng chức
Promote,v
Promotion,n
Promotor,n: người tổ chức, nhà tài trợ

Question 3

Achievement,n
/əˈtʃiːvmənt/

Answer 3

= an accomplishment: việc hoàn thành, việc làm xong
Achieve,v
Achiever,n
Achieveable, adj
crowning achievement(= the greatest achievement)of st
give sb a sense of achievement (= a feeling of pride).

Question 4

Contribute,v đi với giới từ nào?

Answer 4

Contribute to/ towards st
Contribute st to st

Question 5

Dedication,n
/ˌdedɪˈkeɪʃn/

Answer 5

Sự cống hiến, lời đề tặng
Dedicate,v: cống hiến
Dedicated, adj: =committed: working hard at something because it is very important to you

[uncountable] (approving) the hard work and effort that somebody puts into an activity or a purpose because they think it is important
SYNONYM commitment

Question 6

Anticipate,v
/ænˈtɪsɪpeɪt/

Answer 6

=look forward to:mong muốn
1. Anticipate st:
- to expect st
- to see what might happen in the future and take action to prepare for it
We don’t anticipate any major problems.
anticipate something We need someone who can anticipate and respond to changes in the fashion industry.
💫 anticipate what, how, that, etc… Try and anticipate what the interviewers will ask.
2. Anticipate (st) doing st: to think with pleasure and excitement about something that is going to happen

We eagerly anticipated the day we would leave school.
3. Anticipate sb (doing st) (formal) to do something before it can be done by somebody else
=forestall
👉When Scott reached the South Pole he found that Amundsen had anticipated him.
4.

Question 7

Look to for

Answer 7

=depend on
= rely on
look to somebody for something | look to somebody to do something
​(formal) to rely on or expect somebody to provide something or do something
We are looking to you for help.

Question 8

Look to, phr. V.

Answer 8

look to something
​(formal) to consider something and think about how to make it better
We need to look to ways of improving our marketing.

Question 9

Loyal, adj ><disloyal
/ˈlɔɪəl/

Answer 9

=faithful: trung thành
​remaining constant in your support of somebody/something
SYNONYM true
a loyal friend/supporter
loyal to somebody/something
👉 She has always remained loyal to her political principles.

Question 10

Merit, v/n
/ˈmerɪt/

Answer 10

Giá trị =worth
Sự kiện, hành động, phẩm chất,… đáng đc tuyên dương
1. We will consider each case on its (own) merits (= without considering any other issues, feelings, etc.).
2. On merit
_____________
Merit,v: xứng đáng
Merit praise/ reward/ punishment

Question 11

Obviousely, adv.
/ˈɒbviəsli/

Answer 11

=evidently
=clearly
Obviousness,n: ​the fact of being easy to see or understand
👉 the obviousness of his injuries

Question 12

Recognition
/ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃn/

Answer 12

Sự công nhận, thừa nhận
[uncountable] public praise and reward for somebody’s work or actions
1. recognition for something
👉 She gained only minimal recognition for her work.
2. in recognition of something
👉He received the award in recognition of his success over the past year.
💫to change, alter, etc. beyond/out of (all) recognition: ​to change so much that you can hardly recognize it
👉The town has changed beyond recognition since I was last here.