CCH NI "N LC HT MNH"

Try ones best to do something: c ngha l ai n lc ht sc mnh lm g.

Khi mun khen ngi thnh tch hay an i ai , bn u c th dng cch ni ny.
eg:
- Daughter, dont be sad if you cant win the game because you tried your best.
(Con gi ng bun nu con khng ginh chin thng v d sao con cng chi
ht sc mnh ri).
- You should have tried your best to be the best student of the year. (Chc hn cu
c gng ht mnh tr thnh sinh vin xut sc nht ca nm).
Bend over backward(s): thng dng m t nhng n lc gip hay lm
hi lng mt ai . Thnh ng ny ghi nhn cc n lc mt cch tch cc.
eg:
- He bent over backwards to get us tickets for the concert. (Anh y tm mi cch
mua c v xem bui ha nhc cho chng ti).
- The manager bent over backwards to help new employees. (Trng phng to
mi iu kin gip my nhn vin mi).
- I bent over backward, trying to defend her. I don't know what else I can do for
her. (Ti c gng ht sc bnh vc c y. Ti khng bit mnh cn c th lm
g khc gip c y).
***Bend over backward(s) cn ng ngha vi lean over backward(s).
eg:
- Dad leant over backwards so as not to embarrass Stasia's new boyfriend. (B c
gng khng lm bn trai mi ca Stasia cm thy kh x).
***Tuy nhin, nhiu ngi li t ra n lc mt cch thi qu bng nhng vic
khng cn thit vi hy vng s thu li. Trong trng hp ny, bn c th dng hai
thnh ng l "fall over backward(s)" hoc "fall all over ones self". "Fall all over

ones self" ch hnh ng c th hin mnh hoc c gng thu ht s ch ca

ngi khc.
eg:
- They fell all over themselves to be helpful, but only got in the way. (H c t ra
mnh l ngi hu ch nhng ch l hnh thc thi).
- She fell over backwards trying to please her boss, but it got her nowhere. (C y
c lm hi lng sp nhng ng y khng nh gi cao nhng vic lm ny).
- Janice fell all over herself trying to impress my parents. (Janice ra sc lm mi
vic gy n tng vi b m ti).
Lun phn u v n lc l iu ht sc quan trng nhng bn cng ng v mun
chng t bn thn hay thu ht s ch ca ngi khc m th hin mt cch thi
qu. Mi s ng kch u d b ngi khc nhn ra. Hy nh rng thnh cng ch
n vi ai thc s c gng v n lc. Chc bn thnh cng!