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VOCABULARY CH.2 Flashcards

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Requisite

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/ˈrekwɪzɪt/

điều kiện tất yếu (a)

Necessary or needed for a particular purpose.

Eg: He lacked the requisite skills for the job.

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Revenue

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/ˈrevənjuː/

thu nhập (n)

The income that a government or company receives regularly.

Eg: Taxes provide most of the government’s revenue.

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Scenario

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/səˈnɑːriəʊ/

viễn cảnh (n)

A description of possible actions or events in the future.

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Segment

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/’segmənt/

đoạn, khúc (n)

Eg: people over the age of 85 make up the fastest-growing segment of the population.

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Spokesperson/spokeman

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/’spəʊksmən/

người phát ngôn (n)

A person who is chosen to speak officially for a group or organization.

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Substantially

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/səbˈstænʃəli/

về thực chất, về căn bản (adv)

To a large degree

Eg: The new rules will substantially change how we do things.

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Superficially

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/ˌsuːpəˈfɪʃəli/

một cách hời hợt nông cạn, thiển cận

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Tactfully

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/’tæktfəli/

một cách khéo léo trong cư xử, lịch thiệp (adv)

In a way that avoids saying or doing anything that could upset s.o

Eg: I tried to say as tactfully as I could that she was totally wrong.

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Trainee

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/ˌtreɪˈniː/

thực tập sinh (n)

A person who is learning and practising the skills of a particular job.

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Upheaval

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/ʌpˈhiːvl/

sự biến động (n)

A great change, especially causing or involving much difficulty, activity or trouble.

Eg: I’m not sure it’s worth the upheaval of moving to gain just a little more space

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Adhere to = conform to = abide by = comply with

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Tuân theo

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At any rate

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bất luận thế nào (idiom)

Whatever happens

Eg: Well, I’m not going home on foot, at any rate.

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Be made redundant

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trở nên thừa thãi

Unnecessary because it is more than needed

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Be/put on probation

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trong thời gian tập sự, quản chế

To undergo a period of probation

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Beaver away = slave away

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làm quần quật (phr v)

To work hard for a long time

Eg: She has been beavering away at that essay for hours.

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Blissfully ignorant

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không biết và không muốn biết về những điều gì không vui, không tốt đẹp

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Breach of contract

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sự vi phạm hợp đồng

Eg: He was sued for breach of contract.

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By no means

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không đời nào, không có nghĩa lý gì

In no way; not at all

Eg: It is by no means certain that we will finish the project by June.

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By all means

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Bằng bất cứ giá nào

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Fair and square

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công bằng và thẳng thắn

In an honest way and without any doubt

Eg: He won an election for president fair and square

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Fit the bill

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phù hợp (idiom)

To be suitable for a particular purpose

Eg: This new software fits the bill.

22
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For hours on end

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(liên tục) nhiều giờ, hàng giờ liền (phr)

Eg: He used to lock himself in his bedroom for hours on end and refuse to talk to anyone.

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Get a feel for

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hiểu rõ điều gì (idiom)

To begin to understand how to do sth well

Eg: I practiced for a few hours before I really got a feel for the best way to do it.

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Hand in one’s notice

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từ bỏ (phr)

To tell your employer that you intend to leave your job after a particular period of time.

Eg: I handed in my notice yesterday.

25
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Here and there

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Đây đó (idiom)

In different places

Eg: There were a few books here and there, but apart from that the room was quite bare

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Step by step

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Từng bước một (phr)

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Every now and then

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Thỉnh thoảng (idiom)

Sometimes but not regularly

Eg: we still get out for lunch every now and then.

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All in all

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Nói chung, nhìn chung (phr)

Considering all different parts of the situation together

Eg: the cruise wasn’t perfect, but all in all it was pretty good.

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Hit the hay/sack

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đi ngủ (idiom)

To go to bed in order to sleep

Eg: After had had dinner, he went upstairs and hit the hay.

30
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In lieu (of) = instead (of)

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thay vì

Eg: The company allowing workers to receive cash in lieu of vacation time.

31
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Ins and outs

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Chi tiết và tính phức tạp của điều gì

Eg: The ins and outs of I know how to use computers but I don’t really understand the ins and outs of how they work.

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By and large

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Nhìn chung (idiom)

When everything about a situation is considered together.

Eg: There are a few things that I don’t like about my job, but by and large it is very enjoyable.

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Jump ship

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thay đổi công việc

34
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Look on the bright side

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lạc quan (idiom)

To find good things in bad situation

Eg: Look on the bright side - no one was badly hurt

35
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Stand a good chance of doing st

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có cơ hội để thành công trong việc làm gì

Eg: He stands a good chance of winning the election.

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Take a risk/ take risks

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liều lĩnh, mạo hiếm

To do sth that may cause loss, injury

Eg: One cannot be successful in business unless one is willing to take risks.

37
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Take one’s hat off to

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ngả mũ, tôn trọng

To admire s.o for doing sth

Eg: I take my hat off to him for raising so much money for charity.

38
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To a great extent

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ở một mức độ lớn hơn

39
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Ponder on/upon/over st

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trầm tư suy nghĩ về điều gì

To think carefully about sth

Eg: She sat down for a minute to ponder her next move in the game.

40
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Press ahead with st

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tiếp tục làm gì

To continue doing sth although there is opposition to it.

Eg: the company pressed ahead with plans to build the skyscraper.

41
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Ups and downs

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thăng trầm (n)

Eg: Like most married couples we have had ups and downs, but life’s like that.

42
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Work against the clock

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làm việc không ngừng nghỉ

Eg: We have to work against the clock so as to meet the deadline of the clients tomorrow.

43
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Peace and quiet

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yên bình

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Parental leave

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khoảng thời gian mà ông bố/bà mẹ được phép nghỉ làm để chăm con

time that a parent is allowed to spend away from work to take care of his or her baby

45
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Odds and ends

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đầu thừa đuôi thẹo, vật linh tinh, không cần thiết

Eg: I took most of the big things to a new house, but there are a few odds and ends left to pick up.

46
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Accumulate

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Tích lũy (v)

To collect a large number of things over a long period of time.

Eg: As people accumulate more wealth, they tend to spend a greater proportion of their incomes.

47
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Penetrate

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Thâm nhập, lọt vào (v)

To move into or through sth

Eg: Amazingly, the bullet did not penetrate his brain.

48
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Mandatory

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Bắt buộc (a)

Eg: Althletes must undergo mandatory drugs test before competing in the championship.

49
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Blue-collar

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Lao động chân tay (a)

Eg: Blue-collar workers do work needing strength or physical skills rather than office work.

50
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Disclose

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Vạch trần, phơi bày (v)

To make sth known publicly or to show sth that is hidden

Eg: The company has disclosed profits of over £200 million.

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