Vocabulary for Examination - Sentence Transformation 1
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1. Alan worked too hard at the office, and this led to his illness.:
ALAN'S ILLNESS was caused by/brought about/due to/the
result of his working too hard at the office.
2. Alcohol makes some people act very foolishly.: (LIKE)
Alcohol makes some people ACT LIKE FOOLS.
3. Alice did not decide to move to a new house until the roof
fell in.: ONLY WHEN the roof fell in did Alice decide to move
to a new house.
4. Although Jimmy was the stronger of the two, his attacker
soon overpowered him.: DESPITE HIS (superior) strength,
Jimmy was (soon) overpowered by his attacker.
5. Although the dog appeared harmless, it was, in fact, quite
dangerous.: (CONTRARY) CONTRARY TO (its) (harmless)
appearance, the dog was in fact quite dangerous.
Contrary to sth: Trái với.
6. The architect's new design was heavily criticized.: (CRITICISM)
There was a heavy criticism of the architect's new design.
= The architect's new design suffered from a heavy CRITICISM.
7. As far as I know, he is still working in Bristol.: (KNOWLEDGE)
TO MY BEST KNOWLEDGE, he is still working in Bristol.
To my best knowledge = As far as I know: Theo như tôi được
biết.
8. Before he came here he worked for Mr/ Smith.: (PREVIOUS)
Before he came here, his PREVIOUS boss/employer was Mr.
Smith.
9. Blame (v): Đổ lỗi.
- BLAME tác nhân FOR hậu quả
- BLAME hậu quả ON tác nhân
10. The coach's tactics were directly responsible for the team's
defeat.: (CONSEQUENCE) The team's defeat was a/the direct
consequence of the coach's tactics.
= As a CONSEQUENCE of...., the team was defeated.
11. The Committee said they liked the first proposal best.:
(PREFERENCE) The committee EXPRESSed A PREFERENCE for
the first proposal.
To express a preference for sth = to prefer: Thích hơn.
12. The company has decided to replace this model.:
(INTENTION) It's the company's INTENTION to replace this
model.
13. The company presents a gold watch to each of its retiring
employees.: EACH of the company's retiring employee is
represented a gold watch.
14. The councilor answered every question frankly.: (FRANK) The
councilor gave frank answers to every question.
15. Customs officials are stopping more travellers than usual this
week.: AN INCREASED of travellers is/are being stopped by
customs officials this week.
16. Don't ask him about the accident, he 's upset already.: (STATE)
Don't ask him about the accident, he's IN A STATE already.
To be IN A STATE = to be UPSET/ NERVOUS: Buồn bã/ lo lắng.
17. Do you think you could come to the point ? I'm in a hurry.:
(BUSH) Please stop BEATING AROUND THE BUSH. I'm in a
hurry.
To BEAT AROUND THE BUSH: Vòng vo tam quốc.
18. The dress was so tempting that I bought it.: I COULDN'T
RESIST the temptation to buy the dress.
19. Everyone is saying the government is about to resign.:
(RUMORED) It is RUMORED that the government is about to
resign.
20. Everyone started complaining the moment the
announcement was made.: NO SOONER had the
announcement been made than everyone started complaining.
21. Fischer will require bottlers to use water that Fischer
specifies.: BOTTLERS are required to use water specified by
Fischer.
22. Gerald never had enough to live on until he married that
rich businesswoman.: (SHORT) Gerald was (always) SHORT
OF MONEY until/before he married that rich businesswoman.
23. Good colour sense is instinctive for some people.: (COME)
Good colour sense COMES NATURALLY to some people.
24. Her job is making her miserable.: (DOWN) Her job is
GETTING HER DOWN.
Get sb down (phrv) Làm chán, thất vọng, = to DISAPPOINT/
DISMAY.
25. He speaks German extremely well.: (COMMAND) He HAS
AN excellent COMMAND OF German.
To HAVE A GOOD COMMAND OF STH = To be GOOD AT
STH: Giỏi.
26. He's so careless that he lost his passport.: (IN) He lost his
passport IN CARELESSNESS.
27. He suggested that Tom and I should go ahead and get the
tickets.: HE SAID: "What about Tom and you going ahead and
getting the ticket?"
28. He talked about nothing except the weather.: (SOLE) His
SOLE topic/subject of conversation was the weather.
29. He took the company to court on the grounds of unfair
dismissal.: (UNFAIRLY) He took the company to court on the
grounds of being UNFAIRLY dismissed.
30. He wasn't to blame for the accident.: (FAULT) The accident
was not his FAULT.
31. He was sentenced to six months in prison for his part in the
robbery.: HE RECEIVED A sentence of six months for his part
in the robbery.
32. His criticisms are quite unfair.: (JUSTIFICATION) There is NO
JUSTIFICATION for his criticisms.
33. His reactions are quite unpredictable.: (KNOWS) One never
KNOWS how he is going to/will/may/might react.
34. His spoken English is very poor indeed.: (SCARECELY) He
can SCARCELY speak English.
35. A house in that district will cost you at least 100,000$.: YOU
WON'T BE ABLE to buy/get a house in that district for less
than/under $100.000.
36. House prices have risen dramatically this year.: THERE HAS
been a dramatic increase in (the) house prices this year.
37. I always find chess problems like that quite impossible.:
(DEFEAT) Chess problens like that (always) DEFEAT me!
38. I am amazed by the mistakes he makes: WHAT amazes me
is/are the mistakes he makes.
39. I am sure it wasn 't Bob 's fault.: IT CAN'T have been Bob 's
fault.
40. I can't afford a new dress, that old blue one will have to do.:
(MAKE) I can't afford a new dress. I'll (have) to MAKE DO
WITH that old blue one.
To MAKE DO WITH STH: Dùng tạm.
41. I can't often afford to spend my holiday abroad.: (SELDOM)
I'm SELDOM ABLE to spend my holiday abroad.
42. I can't understand why they are reluctant to sign the
contract.: (BAFFLED) I am BAFFLED BY their reluctance to sign
the contract.
43. I'd do anything to be able to travel to China.: THERE'S
nothing I wouldn 't do to be able to travel to China.
44. I dislike it when people criticize me unfairly.: I OBJECT to
people criticizing me unfairly.
45. I don't think it is a good idea for you to go out this evening.:
I'D RATHER you didn 't go out this evening.
46. I don't think she 's good enough to join my class.: (UP) I don't
think she is UP TO THE STANDARD of our class.
47. I don't think there will be any applicants for this post.:
(LIKELIHOOD) There is LITTLE/ NO LIKELIHOOD that there
will be applicants for this post.
To HAVE LITTLE/ NO LIKELIHOOD: Có ít khả năng.
48. "If Brian doesn't train harder, I won't select him for the
team," said the manager.: THE MANAGER THREATENED not
to select Brian (if he didn't train harder/unless he trained
harder).
49. If interst rates are cut, the economic situation may improve.:
(REDUCTION) A REDUCTION OF/IN interest rates may
improve the economic situation.
50. "If my members agree to that, I'll be very surprised," said
the union delegate.: THE UNION DELEGATE OBSERVED
THAT he would be very surprised if his members agreed.
51. If only one could rely on what she says.: (PITY) IT'S A PITY
(that) one/we cannot rely on what she says.
52. If Smith hadn't broken his leg, he would have played football
for England.: (REPRESENTED) If Smith hadn't broken his leg, he
would have REPRESENTED England.
53. If you take that job, you'll have to get up at 6 a.m every
morning: (MEAN) Taking that job will MEAN (that) you'll have
to get up at 6a.m every morning.
54. I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang
back.: HARDLY had I put the phone down when the boss rang
back.
55. I have no intention of giving up now.: (TEND) I DO NOT
INTEND to give up now.
56. I haven't the faintest idea what you are talking about.:
(EARTH) I don't know WHAT ON EARTH you 're talking about.
57. I left without saying goodbye as I didn't want to disturb the
meeting.: RATHER than disturb the meeting, I left without
saying goodbye.
58. I'm afraid our problems are only just beginning.: (ICEBERG)
I'm afraid our problems are just THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG.
59. I'm certainly not going to give you any more money.: I HAVE
NO INTENTION OF giving you any more money.
To have no intention of doing sth: Không có dự định.
60. I'm dying to meet them.: (WAIT) I (just) CAN'T WAIT to meet
them.
61. I'm going to give up drinking. Today I'll have my last glass of
wine.: (AS FROM) AS FROM tomorrow, I'll give up smoking.
62. Immediately after his appointment to the post, the new
editor fell ill.: NO SOONER had he been/was he appointed to
the post than the new editor fell ill.
63. I'm not considering that suggestion.: (OUT) That suggestion is
OUT/ I've RULED OUT that suggestion.
Rule out (phrv) Loại trừ, = to EXCLUDE.
64. I'm sorry, but I don't think there any hope for your brother
now.: (BEYOND) I'm sorry, but I think your brother is BEYOND
HOPE now.
65. I'm sorry I missed Professor Baker's lecture.: I'M SORRY NOT
to have heard/attended Pro Baker's lecture.
66. I'm sure it was Tom who cleared everything up.: TOM MUST
have cleared everything up.
67. In a nutshell, the man's an idiot.: (BLUNTLY) BLUNTLY, the
man's an idiot.
In a nutshell: Nói ngắn gọn là. (=to put it in a nutshell)
Bluntly: Thẳng thừng mà nói.
68. In the end, I felt I had been right to leave the club.:
(REGRETS) I HAD NO REGRETS about/on/over leaving the
club in the end.
69. In the next few years we'll probably hear a lot more about
environmental pollution.: (LIKELY) We're likely to hear a lot
more about environmental pollution in the next few years.
70. I only recognized him when he came into the light.: NOT
UNTIL he came into the light did I recognize him.
71. I really must answer all these letters.: (GET DOWN) I really
must GET DOWN TO answerING all these letters.
72. I remember very few things about my childhood.:
(SCARCELY) I can SCARCELY remember anything /a thing
about my childhood.
Scarcely = Hardly = Rarely = Barely.
73. I SERIOUSLY DOUBT whether this will work.: (DOUBTS) I
have serious doubts as to whether this will work.
74. It is my opinion that there is no advantage in further
discussion.: (SEE) AS FAR AS I CAN SEE, there is no advantage
in further discussion.
As far as I can see = As far as I'm concerned = In my opinion =
From my perspective.
75. It is said that he has been to prison several times.: (REPUTED)
He is REPUTED to have been (sent) to prison.
Be REPUTED = Be RUMORED: Được đồn đại...
76. It is stupid of you to refuse Richard's offer of a loan.: (IDIOT)
You are an IDIOT to refuse Richard's offer of a loan.
77. It's age since that telephone worked properly.: (ORDER) The
telephone has been OUT OF ORDER for ages.
78. It's not certain that Jones will get the job.: It is OPEN TO
QUESTION (as to) whether Jones will get the job.
To be OPEN TO QUESTION = to be NOT CERTAIN = to be IN
DOUBT: Không chắc chắn.
79. It's not your fault.: (BLAME) You are NOT TO BLAME.
80. It's no use arguing.: (POINT) There is NO POINT IN arguing.
81. It was difficult for Susan to believe the good news:
(HARDLY) Susan could HARDLY believe the good news.
82. It was his incompetence which led to their capture.: IF he
hadn't been so imcompetent they wouldn't have been
captured.
83. It wasn't necessary for them to call for help after all.: THEY
didn't have/need to call for help after all.
84. It was two years ago at the end of this week that I started
working here.: AT THE END of this week I will have been
working here for two years.
85. It was Walter Raleigh who introduced potatoes and tobacco
into England.: THE ENGLISH OWE the introduction of
potatoes and tobacco to Walter Raleigh.
86. I want to be left alone.: (DISTURBED) I don't want to be
DISTURBED.
87. I was not surprised to hear that Harry had failed his driving
test.: IT CAME AS NO SURPRISE TO me that Harry had failed
his driving test.
88. I wouldn't object to moving to a larger flat.: (RATHER) I'd
RATHER like to move to a larger flat.
89. Jenny didn't feel like going to the party.: (MOOD) Jenny
wasn't IN THE MOOD to go to the party/for (going to) the
party.
90. John inflated the tyres of his bicycle.: (BLEW) JohnBLEW UP
the tyres of his bicycle.
Inflate (v) thổi căng, thổi phồng, = to BLOW UP.
91. Jo may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life.:
JO'S poor health does not prevent/ stop him (from) enjoying
life.
92. Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test.: AS
LONG AS you (can) keep/stay calm, you will/should/ought to
pass your driving test.
93. The last Olympic Games were held in Seoul.: (TOOK) The
last Olympic Games TOOK PLACE in Seoul.
94. Local residents said they were against the new traffic
scheme.: (DISAPPROVAL) Local residents EXPRESSED/
VOICED their DISAPPROVAL of the new traffic scheme.
95. The minister's popularity suffered as a result of the scandal.:
(EFFECT) The scandal had a bad/negative EFFECT (on the
Minister's popularity).
96. Most stores will accept a credit card instead of cash.:
(ALTERNATIVE) Most stores will accept a credit card as an
ALTERNATIVE to cash.
97. Mr. Bill managed to repair the garage roof only because his
neighbor helped him.: (WITHOUT) WITHOUT the help of his
neighbor, Mr. Bill would/could not/never have repairted the
garage roof.
98. My boss works better when he's pressed for time.: THE LESS
time my boss has, the better he works.
99. My cat has lost its appetite.: (OFF) My cat has GONE OFF/ is
OFF its appetite.
Go off (phrv) Chán, không thích như xưa. [To GO OFF DOING
STH]
100. My father finds maps hard to follow.: MY FATHER HAS
difficulty following maps.
101. My mother was the most warm-hearted person I've ever
known.: I'VE never known a more warm-hearted person than
my mother (was).
102. My parents let me go abroad alone for the first time last
year.: I WAS allowed to go abroad alone for the first time last
year.
103. Never mind your previous failures - Try to forget them and
think of what your next venture might be!: (BEHIND) PUT
your previous failures BEHIND you and think of what your next
venture might be.
104. Nobody could possibly believe the story he told us.:
(BEYOND) The story he told us is/was BEYOND BELIEF.
To be BEYOND BELIEF = to be UNBELIEVABLE: Không thể tin
được.
105. Nobody is infallible.: (MISTAKES) Everyone makes MISTAKES.
106. No one has challenged his authority before.: THIS IS THE
FIRST TIME (that) someone has challenged his authority.
107. "Nothing will persuade me to sleep in that haunted house,"
she said.: SHE FLATLY refused to sleep in that haunted house.
To FLATLY RUFUSE: Từ chối thẳng thừng.
108. The number of people out of work has been going down
little by little.: (GRADUAL) There has been a GRADUAL
decrease/decline/fall in the number of people out of work.
109. The only thing that kept us out of prison was the way he
spoke the local dialect.: BUT FOR HIS COMMAND of (the)
local dialect we would have been jailed/ put into jail.
110. The only thing they could do was to look for a new flat.:
(ALTERNATIVE) They had no ALTERNATIVE but to look for a
new flat.
111. An open fire can't be compared to central heating.:
(COMPARISON) There is no COMPARISON between an open
fire and central heating.
Comparison between 2 things.
112. Our hotel booking hasn't been confirmed.: WE HAVEN'T
RECEIVED confirmation of/about our hotel booking (yet).
113. Our opinions on the subject are identical.: (DIFFERENCE)
There is (absolutely) NO DIFFERENCE in/between our opinions
on the subject.
Identical (a) Y đúc, = similar.
114. Ours is the only company allowed to import these
chemicals: (MONOPOLY) Our company has got (the/a)
MONOPOLY of/on/over the importation of these chemicals.
To have a/the monopoly on sth: Độc quyền.
115. The Pacific Ocean is on average deeper than the Atlantic.:
THE AVERAGE depth of the pacific ocean is greater than that
of the Atlantic.
116. The passengers don't realize how lucky they have been.:
LITTLE do the passengers realize how lucky they have been.
117. The patient recovered more rapidly than expected.: THE
PATIENT MADE a more rapid/a quicker/faster recovery than
expected.
118. People don't want to buy cars with large engines any more:
(CALL) There isn't much CALL FOR cars with large engines.
Call (for) = Demand: Nhu cầu.
119. People seem to be criticizing the police quite a lot
nowadays.: (CRITICISM) There's quite a lot of CRITICISM
directed at the police nowadays.
120. Please excuse Jane's poor typing. She's only been learning
for a month.: (ALLOWANCES) Please MAKE ALLOWANCES
FOR Jane's poor typing. She...
To MAKE ALLOWANCES FOR SB = to EXCUSE SB.
121. The policeman acted quickly and averted an accident.:
(PROMPT) The PROMPT action of the policeman averted an
accident.
Avert (v) Đẩy lui, ngăn ngừa, = to PREVENT.
122. The prime Minister is unlikely to call an early general
election.: (LIKELIHOOD) There is little LIKELIHOOD of the
PM calling a(n) (early general) election.
To have LITTLE LIKELIHOOD of sb doing sth: Ít có khả năng, =
to be IMPOSSIBLE.
123. The project received the unanimous approval of the
committee.: (FAVOR) The whole committee was/were IN
FAVOR OF the project.
To be in favor of sth = to approve of sth = to like sth.
124. The protest has been so vociferous that the committee has
had to reconsider.: THERE HAS BEEN such a vociferous
protest that the committee has had to reconsider.
125. The river Volta overflowed last year.: (BURST) The river Volta
BURST its banks last year.
126. Robert is sorry now that he didn't accept the job.: ROBERT
NOW WISHES (that) he had taken/accepted the job.
127. The sales man told me that my new car would be delivered
next Wednesday.: ACCORDING the salesman my new car
would/will be delivered next Wednesday.
128. Scientists say forests are being destroyed by air pollution.:
(BLAME) Scientists BLAME our pollution FOR the destruction
of the forests.
= Scientists BLAME the destruction of the forests ON our
pollution.
129. The senior students believe that they are old enough to
choose which classes to attend.: (REGARD) The senior
students REGARD THEMSELVES AS being old enough to
choose which classes to attend.
130. Several members of the committee said they were worried
abot the chairman's proposals.: (CONCERN) Several members
of the committee EXPRESSed CONCERN about/at/over the
chairman's proposal.
To EXPRESS CONCERN: Bày tỏ quan ngại.
131. She listens more sympathetically than anyone else I know.:
SHE IS A more sympathetic listener than anyone else I know.
132. She passed the world around that she was looking for a
flat.: (KNOWN) She LET IT BE KNOWN that she was looking
for a flat.
133. She wore a hearing-aid, even though she could hear the
phone ring perfectly well.: SHE WASN'T SO deaf/hard of
hearing that she couln't hear the phone.
134. Since the company's methods were exposed in a
newspaper, people have lost their good opinion of it.:
(DISREPUTE) Since..., it has FALLEN INTO DISREPUTE.
To FALL INTO DISREPUTE: Chịu tai tiếng.
135. Soft lighting usually makes people look younger.: (BY)
People look younger BY soft lighting.
136. Some people always live within the limitations of their own
experience.: (OUTSIDE) Some people never GO OUTSIDE
their own experience.
137. Some people say that Tsiolkovsky invented the space
rocket.: (CREDITED) Tsiolkovsky is/ has been CREDITED with
inventing the space rocket/ having invented the space rocket.
Credited (a) Được ghi nhận.
138. Some people will do anything to lose weight.: (LENGTHS)
Some people will DO/ GO TO GREAT LENGTHS to lose
weight.
To GO TO GREATH LENGTHS = To TRY YOUR BEST.
139. The teachers agreed to introduce the new methods.:
(AGREEMENT) There was (an) AGREEMENT among the
teachers to introduce new methods.
140. Ten thirty is too late to arrive.: (BEFORE) You must arrive
BEFORE ten thirty.
141. That reminds me of the time I climbed to the top of the
Mount Fuji.: (BACK) That TAKEs me BACK to the time I
climbed to the top of the Mount Fuji.
142. That rumor about the politician and the construction
contract is absolutely false.: THERE IS (absolutely) no truth in
that rumour about the politician and the construction contract.
143. "That's a lovely new dress, Jean" said her mother.: JANE'S 163. Twenty years ago this region produced twice as much coal
MOTHER COMPLIMENTED Jean on her lovely new dress. as it does now.: (HALVED) Coal production/The coal
144. Their chances of success are small.: IT'S NOT (very) likely produced in this region has (been) HALVED in the last 20
(that) they will succeed. years.
Halve (v, from "half") Giảm nửa.
145. Their problems are all self-inflicted.: (MAKING) Their
problems are all of their own MAKING. 164. The two young men introduced a virus into the computer
Of your own making = Your own fault: Lỗi của riêng mình. system.: (ALLEGED) The two young men were ALLEGED to
have introduced a virus into the computer system.
146. There aren't many other books which explain this problem
so well.: IN FEW OTHER BOOKS would one see this problem 165. Under no circumstances should you phone the police.: THE
well EXPLAINED. LAST thing you should/must/ought to do is to phone/phoning
the police.
147. There are several categories of people who do not have to
pay the new tax.: (EXEMPT) There are several categories of 166. Very little money was raised by the charity appeal:
people who are EXEMPT FROM (paying) the new tax. (RESPONSE) There was very little RESPONSE to the charity
To be exempt from sth: Miễn. Exempt form tax: Miễn thuế. appeal.
148. There is no way that young man can achieve success in this 167. The weather forecast was inaccurate, so we didn't take the
test.: (BOUND) That young man is BOUND to fail in this test. right precautions.: HAD the weather forecast been accurate,
we might have taken the right precautions.
149. There isn't a pair of thermal socks left in the shop, Madam.:
WE ARE COMPLETELY (sold) out of thermal socks, Madam. 168. The weather never seems as bad abroad as it does at home,
does it?: (BETTER) The weather always seems better abroad
150. There was one policeman on my left, another on my right.:
than it does at home, doesn't it ?
(BETWEEN) I was BETWEEN two policemen.
169. We couldn't find George anywhere.: GEOGRE WAS nowhere
151. They continued to suggest that I was lying.: (PERSISTED)
to be found.
They PERSISTED IN suggesting that I was lying.
170. We couldn't have managed without my father's money.: IF IT
152. They lay on the beach the whole week sunbathing.: (SPENT)
hadn't been for my father's money, we couldn't have managed.
They SPENT the whole week LYING on the beach sunbathing.
171. We'd better leave them a note, because it's possible they'll
153. They never made us do anything we didn't want to do.: WE
arrive later.: (CASE) We'd better leave them a note IN CASE
were never made to do anything we didn't want to.
they arrive later.
154. They will have given him the news by now.: (TOLD) He will
172. We have no idea where he is.: (WHEREABOUTS) We don't
have been TOLD about the news by now.
know his WHEREABOUTS/His WHEREABOUTS is/are unknown
155. This affair does not concern you.: THIS AFFAIR IS NO to us.
concern of yours.
173. We may not be able to give the concert.: THE CONCERT
No concern of yours = None of your business.
may have to be cancelled.
156. This contract is not binding until we both sign it.: (BOUND)
174. We missed the bus because we had overslept.:
Neither one of us is BOUND by this contract until we both sign
(CONSEQUENCE) We missed the bus AS A CONSEQUENCE
it.
OF oversleeping.
Bound (a) Ràng buộc, = to be BINDING.
175. We're likely to be a little late, I'm afraid.: (EVERY) There's
157. This hotel is inaccessible in winter.: (POSSIBLE) It's not
EVERY LIKELIHOOD/ POSSIBILITY that we'll be a little late.
POSSIBLE to get to/to reach this hotel in winter.
To have every likelihood/ possibility: Có mọi khả năng.
158. This is an important scheme and we want him to approve.:
176. We should abolish all these antiquated customs.: (DONE)
(APPROVAL) We want his APPROVAL of / for this important
These antiquated customs should be DONE AWAY WITH.
scheme.
177. What a surprise to see you here!: FANCY seeing you here!
159. This must be kept secret.: (KNOW) You mustn't LET anyone
Fancy (v, BrE) = Like.
(else) KNOW (this).
178. What exactly am I supposed to have done wrong?: (STAND)
160. This new record is certain to sell a lot of copies: (DOUBT)
What exactly do I STAND ACCUSED OF?
There is NO DOUBT that this new record will sell a lot of
To STAND ACCUSED OF STH: Bị cáo buộc.
copies.
There is no doubt...: Không còn nghi ngờ gì nữa. 179. What really depresses me is this continual wet weather.:
(GETS) What really GETS ME DOWN is this continual weather.
161. To be successful in business you must work very hard.:
(ESSENTIAL) It is ESSENTIAL to work hard if you want to be 180. When I bought it I thought it was a beautiful colour, but I
successful in business. don't like it any more.: (GONE) When I bought it I thought it
was a beautiful colour but I've GONE OFF it now.
162. The travel agent was able to offer a 50% reductionon
holidays to the Costa Brava.: (HALF) The travel agent was
able to offer HALF-PRICE holidays to the Costa Brava.
181. While I strongly disapprove of your behavior, I will help you 199. You will never meet anyone more generous than Mrs.
this time.: DESPITE MY strong disapproval of your behavior, I Jones.: MRS JONES IS the most generous person you
will help you this time. will/could ever meet/ (be likely) to meet.
182. Why don't you spend a little time listening to recording of 200. You won't find a more dedicated worker anywhere than
different English accents?: (ADVISED) He ADVISED me to Mrs. Jones.: NOWHERE will you find a more dedicated worker
listen to recording of different English accents. than Mrs. Jones.
183. William decided that an actor's life was not for him.: (CUT)
William (decided that he) was not CUT OUT to be an actor.
184. The workers only called off the strike after a new pay
offer.: ONLY AFTER a new pay offer did the workers call off
the strike.
185. The Yeti has very rarely been seen at this altitude.: THERE
HAVE very few sightings of the Yeti at this altitude.
186. You can eat as much as you like for 5$ at the new lunch-
bar.: THERE IS NO limit/restriction to how much you eat at the
new lunch-bar.
187. You can't possibly expect me to have supper ready by 8
o'clock.: (QUESTION) THERE IS NO QUESTION OF supper
being ready by 8 o'clock.
Supper (n) Bữa cơm tối; bữa ăn nhẹ buổi tối.
188. You don't seem very well.: (RUN) You seem a bit RUN
DOWN.
To be RUN DOWN = to be OFF-COLOR = to be UNDER THE
WEATHER: Bệnh.
189. You don't think about me when I'm not here.: (OUT) You don't
think about me when I'm OUT OF SIGHT.
190. You have to be eighteen to vote. You 're not old enough.:
(UNDER) You can't vote if you're UNDER eighteen.
191. You'll certainly meet lots of people in your new job.: YOU
ARE bound/sure/certain to meet lots of people.
192. You'll need the choke out to start the car.: (WITH) The car
will only start WITH the choke.
193. You must make allowances for his inexperience.:
(ACCOUNT) You must TAKE his INEXPERIENCE INTO
ACCOUNT.
To take sth into account = To make allowances = To excuse:
Chiếu cố, bỏ quá.
194. You must not leave important documents lying around.:
(ACCOUNT) ON NO ACCOUNT should you leave important
documents lying around.
195. You must submit articles for the magazine by June 18th.: THE
FINAL DATE for you to submit articles for the magazine is June
18th.
196. You're under no obligation to accept their offer.: YOU CAN
PLEASE yourself/ yourselves about whether you accept their
offer or not.
197. You shouldn't take his help for granted.: (ASSUME) You
should /do not ASSUME (that) he will help you.
To take sth for granted = to assume: Đinh ninh, cho rằng.
198. You think that fat people are always jolly but you are
wrong.: CONTRARY TO your belief/opinion, fat people are not
always jolly.