MEMORY A. ability to remember : tri nho 1.

Prodigious memory : tri nho tuyet voi Ex: His prodigious memory makes me admire ngoai ra PRODIGIOUS con co nghia la colossal or enormous very great in an impressive way that makes surprise and admiration: phi thuong, do so, to lon Ex: Ms Tu is a prodigious teacher who inspires me DVDs can store prodigious amounts of information 2. retentive memory : tri nho dai, co the nho dieu gi do mot cach de dang. retentive: able to remember a lot of information easily Ex: She has an amazingly retentive memory. 3. Jog someone's memory la mot thanh ngu co nghia la to make someone remember sth: lam cho ai nho lai dieu gi Ex: The police showed him a photo to try to jog his memory about what had happened on the night of the robbery. 4. lose memory : mat tri 5. refresh someone's memory la mot thanh ngu nghia la help someone remember sth: giup ai nho lai dieu gi Ex: I looked the word up in the dictionary to refresh my memory of its exact meaning. 6. commit something to memory : chac chan nho cai gi do Ex: I committed the number to memory and threw the letter away. B. thought of the past: ki uc, ki niem 1. early/childhood memory : ki uc tuoi tho 2. distant/ dim/ hazy/ vague/ fading memory: ki uc mo ho, ki uc, ki niem da mo nhat 3. fond / affectionate memory : ki niem ve mien yeu thuong 4. clear/vivid memory : ki uc song dong / nhu in 5. bitter - sweet memory : ki uc vua vui xen lan noi buon 6. painful/ traumatic memory : dau kho, bi ai 7. lingering/ enduring memory : ki uc dai lau 8. lasting memory : ki niem mai mai khong quen 9. embarrassing memory: ki uc vun dai 10. bring back / rekindle / revive / evoke + adj o tren + memory : goi lai ki uc/ki niem Ex: the photo evokes my bitter-sweet memory about the long periods I fell in love with him Ex: the sight of her after so many years rekindled his passion 11. come flooding back / flood back : nhu lu tran ve Ex: When we visited my old family home, memories came flooding back. 12. stir up ( cause unpleasant emotion) painful/ traumatic/ sad/unhappy memories: goi ve nhung ki uc dau buon 13. blot out painful/ unhappy/ traumatic/ sad memories: xoa di nhung ki uc dau thuong Ex: there are some memories so traumatic that you have to blot them out C. PRONUNCIATION : cac ban nho chu y nhung tu de sai nay nhe 1. retentive : rtentv 2. prodigious : /prdd.s/ formal 3. rekindle : /rikn.dl/

4. evoke : /vk/ 5. affectionate /fek.n.t/ 6. hazy /he.zi/ 7. vague : /ve/ CHUC CAC BAN CO MOT TRI NHO THAT DAI ( A RETENTIVE MEMORY) DE NHO HET NHUNG TU NAY NHE.