UNIT 11: BOOKS

VOCABULARY
1. Chew (v/n) nhai
2. Di’gest (v) tiêu hóa digestion (n) /daɪˈdʒestʃən/ indigestion (n)
digestible (adj) dễ tiêu >< indigestible (adj)
3. Dip into (phrasal verb) to read or watch only parts of something, đọc sơ qua, xem sơ qua
4. Distinction (n) sự phân biệt distinct (adj) distinctive (adj)
Ex: Each district of the city has its own distinctive (đặc trưng) character.
Ex: There was a distinct smell of gas. (dễ nhận ra, dễ thấy)
Ex: The results of the survey fell into two distinct groups. (rõ ràng, nổi bật)
Ex: The new law makes no distinction between adults and children.
5. Here and there (idiom) in various places
Papers were scattered here and there on the floor.
6. In a word (idiom) ‘Would you like to help us?’ ‘In a word, no.’
7. Knit (v) đan len knitting (n)
8. Plot (n) cố truyện
9. ‘Climax (n) cao trào
10. ‘Character (n) nhân vật
11. Author (n) tác giả
12. Publish (v) xuất bản publisher (n)
publishing (n) lĩnh vực xuất bản publication (n) việc xuất bản cái gì đó
come out (phrasal verb): to be published
When will your novel come out? = When will your novel be published?
13. ISBN: ‘International Standard Book Number’
14. Swallow (v)/(n) nuốt
15. Witty (adj) clever and humorous, hóm hỉnh
wittiness (n) wittily (adv)
16. Taste (v/n) nếm/vị/thị hiếu tasty (adj) delicious tasteful (adj) có tính thẩm mỹ
tasteless (adj) nhạt nhẽo, vô vị
Romantic films are not my taste. (TEA)
Romantic films are not my cup of tea.
17. ‘Ro’mance (n) romantic (adj) romantically (adv)
18. Fiction (n) tiểu thuyết non-fiction (n) fictional (adj) >< real – life (adj)
The names of the characters in the story are entirely fictional (hư cấu).
19. Credible (adj) convincing, có tính chất đáng tin
incredible (adj) unbelievable, k thể nào tin được
incredibly (adv) extremely (Ex: This test was all incredibly difficult.)
20. Describe (v) description (n) sự miêu tả
Can you give  us  an account  of what happened? (miêu tả)
The doctor gave me a prescription (toa thuốc) for antibiotics (thuốc kháng sinh).
21. Eat (v) edible (adj) có thể ăn được inedible (adj) k thể ăn được
22. Affair (n) vấn đề
Ex: The debate was a pretty (adv) disappointing affair.
Pretty (adv) to some extent (tương đối, khá là)//very
23. Imagine (v) imagination (n)
imaginative (adj) phong phú về trí tưởng tượng >< unimaginative (adj)
imaginary (adj)
imaginable (adj) có thể tưởng tượng ra được
Ex: You’ll need to be a little more imaginative if you want to become a novelist.
Ex: I had an imaginary friend when I was a child.
Ex: Each trainee must be able to respond effectively to all imaginable crises.
24. ‘Pseudonym (n) pen name, bút danh
25. ‘Content (n) the things that are contained in something
26. Book (n) bookish (adj) có tính đam mê đọc sách
bookkeeper (n) accountant, kế toán
Book (v) reserve, đặt chỗ, bàn, vé, etc. booking (n) reservation

IDIOMS WITH “BOOK”

27. Throw the book at somebody: punish somebody severely
28. Take a leaf from/out of somebody’s book: copy somebody’s behaviour and do things in the same way
that they do, because they are successful, noi gương ai
Maybe I should take a leaf out of Rick's book and start coming in early every morning.
29. in my book: in my opinion
Ex: That's cheating in my book.
30. Don’t judge a book by its cover: đừng trông mặt mà bắt hình dong
31. Cook the books: to change facts or figures dishonestly or illegally
Ex: His accountant had been cooking the books for years. (gian lận sổ sách)
32. by the book: following rules and instructions in a very strict way
Ex: She always does everything by the book. (theo luật)
33. be in somebody’s good/bad books: nằm trong danh sách đen của ai
I'm in her bad books at the moment because I have gone to school late three times.
34. Nuclear physics is a closed book to most of us. (= beyond our knowledge.)
35. She always has her nose in a book. = She is a bookworm. (Cô ấy là 1 con mọt sách.)
36. Read sb like a book: hiểu thấu con người ai