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Sentence transformation Thuật ngữ trong học phần này (60)

Bruce said that the situation at work was like a family argument (likened)

Bruce likened the situation at work to a family argument

liken st to st: chỉ ra điểm giống nhau, so sánh, ví von When she sold the jewelry at such a lơ prices, she was taken

When she sold the jewelry at such a

for a ride

low prices, she was cheated (ride)

take sb for a ride: cheat, deceive sb

Suppose we make no changes at all for the time being (what)

It's rumoured that we will have a new manager (rumour)

They arrived at their destination alive and kicking (save)

What if we make no changes at all for the time being

What if = suppose Rumour has it (goes) that we will have a new manager

Rumour has it (goes) that: người ta đồn rằng They arrived at their destination save and sound

Save and sound: an toàn vô sự

At this moment, I only have time to

At this moment, I'm preoccupied with mt university thesis

think about with my university thesis



(preoccupied)

to be preoccupied: lơ đễnh vì có mối bận tâm trong lòng Do you have cast/shed/throw light on how Jack made enough

Do you have any idea about how Jack

money to buy his new?

made enough money to buy his new



house (light)

have cast/shed/throw light: have an idea, soi sáng, rọi sáng (nghĩa bóng)

My salary is half what I would be in the

If I had accepted the job I was offered in January, I would be

job I was offered in January (if)

on twice the salary I am now

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Our boss is intent on not giving us that pay rise

Our boss is absolutely determined not



to give us that pay rise (intent)

to be intent on st: có ý định

The value of sterling has fallen

There has a considerable fall in the value of sterling in the past

considerably in the past week ->

week

There... Returning from the battle, they didn't have two pennies to rub Returing from the battle, they had no

together

money left (RUB)

not have two pennies to rub together: to be very pool

I was very lucky to escape from that

I count myself lucky to have escaped from that crash

crash I'd thought about it for some time and

I'd thought about it for some time and decided to give it a go

decided to try to do something ( A



GO)

To give sth a go: to try sth

It was disgraceful that Barbara refused to help one of her oldest and closest friends (BACK)

The director's bodyguards stood

It was disgraceful that Barbara turned her back on one of her oldest and closest friends

Turn your back on sb/sth: to refuse to help or be involved Watchfully standing behind the director was his bodyguards

behind him, watching

> Watchfully We must think about ways of

Thought must be given to ways of improving the transport

improving the transport system

system

>Thought I hadn't realized the full implications of

It was not until sometime later that I realized the full

what had happened until some time

implications of what had happened

later

> It was The police only warned Sally because

Sally was let off with a warning because it was her first offence

it was her first offence



> Sally was let

Let off: not punish (không trừng phạt)

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It's nobody's fault that the match was cancelled

> Nobody is to

Nobody is to be blame for the match cancellation / the fact that the match was cancelled

To be blame for: có lỗi về

It's what people eat that betrays their

What gives (away) people's social background (away) is what

social background, not their table

they eat, not their table manners

manners

> What gives

We couldn't have managed without my father's money

> If it

If it hadn't been for my father's money, we couldn't have managed

If it hadn't been for: nếu không nhờ có The procedure is as follows

This is the procedure (follows)

as follows: như sau (dùng giới thiệu danh sách)

The film didn't come up to my expectations (short)

The film fell short of my expectations

fall short of: không đáp ứng mong chờ Generosity is his middle name

He is a generous person (name)

be sb's middle name: là nét đặc trưng của ai

I think his theory is logical and clear (stands)

In the area, Thailand is much better than all other countries in football (shoulders)

He would do almost anything to win the girl's hand (lengths)

I think those tool may proved helpful (come)

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I think his theory stands to reason

stand to reason: reasonable In the area, Thailand is head and shoulders above all other countries in football

head an shoulders above sb/sth: tốt, giỏi hơn ai/cái gì He would go to any lengths to win the girl's hand

go to any lengths to V: bằng bất cứ giá nào để làm gì I think those tool may come in handy

come in handy: tỏ ra có ích

Since their father's death, they have

Since their father's death, they have been in the dise straits: lâm

had serious financial problems (straits)

vào cảnh thiếu thốn

Jane is very likely to be promoted (stands)

Jane stands a high chance of being promoted

stand a good/high chance of: có cơ hội làm gì John has committed himself to looking after the baby

John has taken it upon himself to look

tommorow

after the baby tomorrow (committed)

commit oneself to doing sth: cam kết làm gì He easily files off the handle

He easily loses his temper (flies)

fly of the handle: mất bình tĩnh The proposed motorway extension has been a bone of

They've been arguing about the

contention for years

motorway extension for years (bone)

a bone of contention: vấn đề tranh cãi, bất đồng

I'm afraid our problems are just

I'm afraid our problems are just the tip of an iceberg

beginning (iceberg)

The Prime Minister doesn't make a good impression on TV (across)

I felt that the last candidate seemed rather inexperience (struck)

It's uncertain whether the band's tour will take place (balance)

We get on very well with our next neighbour (term)

Do you consider Michael one of your best friends? (count)

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The PM doesn't come across well on TV

come across well: make good impression The last candidate struck me as a rather inexperienced person

strike sb as: gây cho ai ấn tượng ntn The band's tour is on the balance

on the balance: to be uncertain We are on good term with our next neighbour

to be on good term with sb: có mỗi quan hệ tốt với ai Do you count M as one of your best friends?

count sb as: coi ai là gì

He admitted the truth in my presence

I was there when he admitted the truth



(presence)

in the presence of/ in sb's presence: trong sự hiện diện của ai cái gì

I heard her use those words many

Many's the time that I heard her use those words

times



> Many's

many's the time (that): there have been many times

Owen is a good player but Rooney is

Very good as/though Owen is as a player, but Rooney is better

better

> Very good

Two men stole the old lady's handbag

> The old lady

The old lady was robbed of her handbag by two men

to rob of: cướp đoạt, lấy đi

Attendance at the additional evening

Students are under no obligation to attend the addtional

lectures is not obligatory for students

lectures

(under)



> Students

under an (no) obligation to do sth: (không) buộc phải

As a result of the bad weather, there

Due to the bad weather some international flights will be

may be delay to some international

subject to possible delay

flights (subject)



> Due to the bad weather

be subject to: bị

They were very keen to hear the

They are all ears to the president's speech

president's speech (ears)



> They

be all ears to: chăm chú lắng nghe

The terrorist attack on the Capital

The terrorist attack on the Capital Trade Center was a carbon

Trade Center was very much like the

copy of the 11/9 attack on the WTO building

11/9 attack on the WTO building



(carbon)

a carbon copy of: dùng để chỉ một người hay một vật giống

> The terrorist attack on the Capital

hệt như một người khác hay một vật khác

Trade Center Customs offcials are stopping more

An increasing number of travelers are being stopped by

travelers than usual this week

customs officials

> An increasing

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In order to make a profit the new

No fewer than 2000 visitors a month must visit the new leisure

leisure centre needs at least 2000

centre to make a profit

visitors a month

> No fewer

My decision to get up to dance

The moment I decided to get up to dance, the band decided

coincided with the band's decision to

to stop playing

stop playing

> The moment Mr D claimed that hard work was the

...his success to hard work

reason for his success



> Mr D attributed

attribute sth to sth: cho là do, quy cho

I learnt a lot of the language simply by

I pick up a fair amount/knowledge/bit of the language simply

listening to the other people (fair)

by listening to the other people

The film went bankrupt after failing to win the contract (liquidation)

The terrible scream frightened me (blood)

Could you tell me where you were

The film went into inqualidation after...

go into inqualidation: go bankrupt The terrible scream made my blood run cold

make sb's blood run cold: làm cho ai ghê rợn Could you give an account of your whereabouts last night?

last night? (account)

The journalist pretended that she was a parent of one of the children (false)

> The journalist

Alan worked too hard at the office,

...gave the false impression that she was...

Give the false impression: fail to understand correctly / pretend ...was result of working too hard at the office

and this led to his illness

> Alan's illness The disagreement is a storm in a teacup

The disagreement is a lot of fuss about nothing (teacup)

A storm in a teacup: việc bé xé ra to

Make (kick up) a fuss about (over) sth: làm ầm lên

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The world press got wind of the story from a government

A government official leaked the story



to the world press (wind)

get wind of sth: nghe phong phanh được

There's nothing new about defence alliances (hills)

Defence alliances are as old as the hills

(As) old as the hills: cũ, cổ lỗ sĩ