Week 1 - 2 Flashcards
Fully functional
function, operate with the society/workplace/home
dysfunctional
opposite to fully functional
prediction(n)
predict (v)
black and white thinking
Expression:
You should…
You’re going to love…
It looks like…
I guess…
Expression:
You definitely shouldn’t order the… in a place like this (recommendation)
The customers in this place are likely to be…
hustles and bustles
hustle and bustle means a large amount of activity and work, usually in a noise surrounding
Ex: She got used to the hustle and bustle of daily life.
You can also say fast-paced which means fast-moving.
Another expression is hurly- burly.
Ex: The hurly-burly of school life. He enjoys the hurly-burly of political debate.
no news is good news
fear-monering/ fear-monger
sợ hãi thay đổi
fear of heights
credible = credibility
đáng tin cậy
reign
trị vì
the period during which a king, queen rules
weather a storm
vượt qua giông bão
wait until the situation improves again
mourning
the feeling of being sad that you have and show because somebody has died
phiền muộn, thương tiếc
accusation
a statement saying that you think a person is guilty of doing something wrong or illegal
buộc tội
alter
make somebody/something different
thay đổi
constitutional duty
a legal responsibility that a ruler or person in high office has to perform
- nghĩa vụ pháp lý -
national anthem
the official song of a nation that is sung on special occasions
- quốc ca -
stain
a dirty mark - vết bẩn -
tribute
an act, statement or a gift that is intended to show respect or love (especially for a dead person) - quà tưởng niệm -
colonialism
the practice by which a powerful country controls another country
- chủ nghĩa thực dân -
atop (prep)
on something
- phía trên -
phase out
to stop using something in stages over a period if time - loại bỏ -
turmoil
a state of great worry - hỗn loạn -
ubiquitous
seeming to be everywhere - phổ biến-
lingering
exist for longer than expected - kéo dài -
emblem
something that represents a perfect example
- biểu tượng -
= symbol
commendably
deserve praise and approval - đáng khen ngợi -
upheaval
a big change that causes a lot of worry and problem - biến động
backfired
(v) the opposite effect - phản tác dụng -
overwhelmingly
in a way that os very great/strong - choáng ngợp -
heir
= successor = người kế vị
serene
calm and peaceful - thanh thản -
lurch + from
acted or continued in a way that is uncontrolled and not regular, often with sudden changes - chao đảo/lảo đảo -
obediently
in a way that obeys what you are told to - vâng lời, ngoang ngoãn -
emerged
become known - nổi lên-
submerged
become unknown - chìm xuống, ngập nước -
amplify
v. increase something in strength - khuếch đại-
defined the era
stoic
Kiên nhẫn
a who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining
=> stoicism: a belief it’s good to be a stoic
depends on what you feel like
expression
Having said that,…
very common
= But
Mặc dù vậy
that’s an option, what else is there?
nice expression
I’m not a huge fan of
expression
that’s strange
They can’t have gone out of business
expression
they’re bound to be
sure, it means to happen
Nhất định sẽ
The only thing is
= but, although
the unexpected death
collocation
the accusations aimed at someone
collocation
in circulation
collocation
Lưu thông
Available to the public
be phased out more gradually
collocation
defined an era
tạo nên 1 thời đại mới
flood in
tràn vào
ugly stain
collocation
a constant in
điểm bất biến
many nations
collocation
I’m on the fence of it
In the middle, I don’t have any ideas
Ko có ý kiến gì
I’m divided on this issue
In the middle, I don’t have any ideas
Ko có ý kiến gì
in the blink of an eye
trong nháy mắt
reeling from + period
trải dài từ giai đoạn sang giai đoạn khác, cực kỳ shock
*** feeling extremely surprised or upset because of it
oversee
(v) giám sát
neutral (a)
neutrality (n)
trung lập
controversial subject
chủ đề gây tranh cãi
political crisis
collocation
public affection
collocation
era
= age = period of time
another flickers on the horizon
- another era on the horizon
- another period of time on the horizon
horizon
- chân chời
- tầm kiến thức
synonyms: skyline, view, range of experience
on the horizon
Sẽ sớm xuất hiện
- coming in the near future
- likely to happen or exist soon:
There is no new drug on the horizon that will make this disease easier to treat.
** expression
yet to be
chưa được
**expression
** it hasn’t been received yet and you expect that it will be received
abolition
the complete removal of something
subject
a member of a state (especially in a monarchy)
constitutional
related to the rules and laws of a state
ceremonial
for show or formal occasions only
relevancy
the state of being appropriate or necessary
antiquated
not modern, no longer relevant
preserve
to keep something as it was in the past
hereditary
passed on from one family member to the next
