6.

Coi, xem :if, whether ( dng trong cu gin tip, thut li nhng cu hi)
Anh y hi xem chng ta c mun ung cht g khng
He asked wheher we wanted a drink
7 Du c . hay khng : whether or not
Du c c yu c y hay khng anh ta vn vui v.
He will be happy whether or not she loves him
8. C nn: whether
Ti khng chc c nn ngh vic hay l tip tc lm
I am not to be sure whether to resign or stay on
9. Liu: Do you think/if/whether
Liu tri c sp ma hay khng
Do you think if it is going to rain?
10 Th: would rather than, better
B y th cht cn hn mt con gi
She would rather die than lose her daughter
11. Nn lm g th hn/ C khn th: do better to do something
ng mua by gi, nn ch h gi th hn
Dont buy now, you would do betther to wait for the reduced price.
12 th rng : better
Th mun cn hn khng
Better late than never
13. Ha ra: as it turned out, turn out to be smt, turn out that
Ha ra ti khng cn n
I didnt need a umbrella as it turned out
Ha ra cng vic vt v hn ti tng
The job turned out to be harder than we thought

Ha ra c y l ngi yu ca anh trai ti

It turned out that she was my older brothers girlfriend
14 Thnh th, thnh ra: therefore, hence, that is why
Hm qua ti b ng xe p thanh th mi bm
I fell of my bicycle yesterday, hence the bruises
15. n mc : that
Tri khng lnh n mc u
It isnt all that cold
16 th tt, th nn: evidently
Th nn ng y quyt nh ra i
Evidently, he has decided to leave
17. Phm: No matter whether, as, being
Phm lm ngi th khng sng ngoi x hi c
Being a man, one cant live apart from society
18. Ch: but
Anh mua nhm ci o s mi ri. Ti khng cn ci mu xanh ch khng phi ci
mu
You have brought the wrong shirt. It is the blue one I wanted but the red one.
19. Khng ai m khng: no man but
Khng ai m khng cm thy ti nghip cho ngi n may c.
There is no man but feels pity for the beggar
20. Tr phi: unless, but that
Ti bi cht ui ri, tr phi anh khng thy ti di nc
I would have drowned, but that you had seen me in the water
21. Xong: finished
I have finished my breakfast
Chng ti xy xong ngi nh

We have finished that house

22. Li cn na: yet more
Li cn mt in hnh na v bung lng ti phm
Yet one more example of criminal negligence
23. S d: if, that is why
S d chng ta phi u tranh l v qun xm lc.
If we had to put up a fight, it was because of agressors
24 Thm ch khng: without so much as
Hn b i thm ch khng mt li tm bit
Off he went without so much as goodbye
25. Khng cn ni thm na: so much for sth/sb
Khng cn ni thm v k thi i hc va qua na, chng ta hy c gng i k thi
nm sau
So much for last university entrance exam, we can wait for the nex year exams.
26. Khng hn l: not so much as sth as sth
C ta khng hn ngho m chnh l phung ph tin bc
She is not so much as poor as careless with money
Ch y khng hn l xinh p m chnh l qun o t tin.
She is not so much as beautiful as wearing expensive clothes
27 Va mi th: No sooner than
Anh ta va mi n th b sai i ngay
No sooner had he arrived than he was asked to leave again
28. Va mun . Va mun : just as soon do sth as do sth
Ti va mun nh va mun i xem phim
Id just as soon stay at home as go to the cinema
29. Mi: just( after)
Mi n cm xong th ng lm vic g nng

Not to do any heavy work just after having a meal.

30 Ha hon: once in a while
Once in a while we go to a restaurant.