Unit 16

Question 1

Bargain, v/n
/ˈbɑːɡən/

Answer 1

N.: món hời, giao kèo mua bán
1. a thing bought for less than the usual price
💫bargain prices
👉I picked up a few good bargains in the sale.
2. an agreement between two or more people or groups, to do something for each other: make a bargain
💫keep your side of the bargain (= do what you agreed in return).
💫strike a bargain/deal (with somebody/something): ​to make an agreement with somebody in which both sides have an advantage
👉The United States has struck a historic deal with India.
__________
V.: mặc cả, thương lượng, mua bán
​to discuss prices, conditions, etc. with somebody in order to reach an agreement that is acceptable
= NEGOTIATE

Question 2

Bear,v

Answer 2

=have tolerance for
=endure
Chịu đựng
👉In the end it’s consumers who 💫BEAR THE BURDEN OF higher prices.
She 💫BEARS LITTLE RESEMBLANCE TO(= is not much like) her mother.
👉The title of the essay 💫BORE LITTLE RELATION TO (= was not much connected with) the contents.

Question 3

Checkout,n
/ˈtʃekaʊt/

Answer 3

Quầy tính tiền, thời gian trả phòng
[countable] the place where you pay for the things that you are buying in a supermarket
💫a checkout assistant/operator
👉long queues at the checkouts
​[uncountable] the time when you leave a hotel at the end of your stay

Question 4

Expand,v
/ɪkˈspænd/

Answer 4

Mở rộng
= enlarge
Expand to do st
Expansion,n

Question 5

Explore,v
/ɪkˈsplɔː(r)/

Answer 5

1. Investigate systemically
2. to examine a subject or a possibility completely or carefully in order to find out more about it
   =ANALYSE
   💫to explore a theme/an issue

Question 6

Exploratory, adj.
/ɪkˈsplɒrətri/

Answer 6

​done with the intention of examining something in order to find out more about it
Mang tính thăm dò, thám hiểm

Question 7

Item,n

Answer 7

Món, khoản, mục, phụ kiện
A single article or unit: món tin (có thể đăng báo), tin tức

Question 8

Mandatory, adj.
/ˈmændətəri/
mænˈdeɪtəri

Answer 8

= compulsory
=commanded
=obligatory
Mandate,v/n

Question 9

Merchandise,n
/ˈmɜːtʃəndaɪs/
(also informal merch)

Answer 9

N.: hàng hóa
​(formal) goods that are bought or sold; goods that are for sale in a shop
👉a wide selection of merchandise
___________
V.: buôn bán
to sell something using advertising, etc.
👉She works with companies that want to make or merchandise products related to the company’s films.

Question 10

Rigid,adj
/ˈrɪdʒɪd/

Answer 10

=strict
=inflexible
Cứng nhắc
👉The curriculum was too narrow and too rigid.

Question 11

Vogue,n
/vəʊɡ/

Answer 11

=trend
Thời trang, thứ đang thịnh hành
a fashion for something
vogue for something
👉the vogue for child-centred education
💫in vogue
👉 Black is in vogue again.
Sixties music has come back into vogue.
💫have a (great) vogue
This novel had a great vogue ten years ago.