1. She has a good relationship with her colleagues. GET
She gets on with her colleagues - To be on good terms with sb (idm.) = get on well with sb (phr.v) = get along with sb (phr.v) = have a good relationship with sb (phr.v): sống hòa hợp, có mối quan hệ tốt với ai 2. They were about to leave the house when the telephone POINT rang. They were on the point of leaving the house when the telephone rang - To be about to do st = to be going to do st = to be on the point of doing st = to be on the verge of doing st = plan on doing st = intend to do st: có ý định, dự định làm gì 3. Since no one was interested, the meeting was cancelled INTEREST Due to lack of interest, the meeting was cancelled - Because of = Due to = Owing to = On account of = In view of: Bởi vì 4. I met her while I was staying in Paris last summer DURING I met her during my stay in Paris last summer 5. We were all surprised when she suddenly left the job FOUND All of us found surprised when she suddenly left the job - To be surprised = found surprised - To be surprised at st/ sb - To be surprised to do st 6. “Are you a member of the club?” the receptionist said to BELONGED me The receptionist asked me if I belonged to the club 7. This is the most amusing book I’ve ever read AMUSING I’ve never read a more amusing book than this one before 8. Do shops usually stay open so late in this country? USUAL Is it usual for shops to stay open so late in this country? - As usual: như thường lệ, như mọi khi 9. He doesn’t often find it difficult to earn money TROUBLE He seldom gets trouble to earn money - have difficulty/problem/obstacle/trouble (in) + doing st = find/consider st + difficult + to do st = get trouble + to do st 10. Do you think that climate affects people’s INFLUENCE personalities? Do you think that climate has influence on people’s personalities? - Have influence on st/sb = affect st/sb: tác động đến ai/cái gì 11. Except for the inspector, everyone was in uniform ONLY The inspector was the only person that wasn’t in uniform - except for: ngoại trừ - inspector (n): thanh tra viên - to be uniform = wear uniform : mặt đồng phục 12. Their party is on the same date as another one I’ve COINCIDES been invited to. Their party coincides with another one I’ve been invited to. - Coincide with st (v): trùng hợp, trùng khớp với - To be on the same date as: cùng ngày với 13. That sentence doesn’t have an understandable MAKES meaning That sentence makes itself misunderstood - Not have an understandable meaning = make itself misunderstood: làm khó hiểu 14. He didn’t know about her feelings for him UNCONSCIOUS He was unconscious of her feelings for him - (not) know about sb/st = to be (un)conscious of sb/st: (không) biết rõ, (vô) thức về ai/cái gì - Feeling (n): tình cảm 15. She suddenly thought that she might have CROSSED misunderstood him It crossed her mind that she might have misunderstood him - Suddenly think = cross one’s mind: bất chợt nhận ra 16. I didn’t want to buy it, but because he insisted, I PUSHED bought it He pushed me into buying it - Push sb into doing st : thúc đẩy, thúc ép ai làm gì 17. I don’t understand a single word of this letter MAKE I can’t make out this letter - Make st/sb (phr.v): to see, hear, or understand something or some with difficulty - A single word: một từ duy nhất 18. The only reason the party was a success was that a HAD famous film star attended Had it not been for the attendance of a famous film star, the party would not have been a success - Đảo ngữ câu điều kiện loại 3 (danh từ) If it hadn’t been for + N, S + would/could/might + have + P2 = Had it not been for + N, S + would/could/might + have + P2 = But for/Without + N, S + would/could/might + have + P2 (nếu không có…thì…đã) 19. Galileo is considered to be the father of modern REGARDED astronomy Galileo is regarded as the father of modern astronomy - To be considered to be st = to be regarded as st: được coi như là 20. The only way you can become a good athlete is to BY train hard every day Only by training hard every day can you become a good athlete - Đảo ngữ với “only by” (chỉ bằng cách) Only be + V-ing + trợ động từ + S + V(inf) 21. He speaks more persuasively than his brother PERSUASIVE He is a more persuasive speaker than his brother 22. He can hardly read at all VIRTUALLY He is virtually unable to read - Can hardly do st at all = to be virtually unable to do st: hầu như không thể làm gì 23. He can speak French well enough to go to the FLUENT conference His French is fluent enough to go to the conference - Conference (n): hội nghị 24. You think that fat people are always jolly, but you are CONTRARY wrong Contrary to what you think, fat people aren’t always jolly - Contrary to: a contrary point of view 25. The council rarely allows appeals against its HARDLY decisions Hardly does the council allow appeals against its decisions 26. She is a student good at mathematics. FIGURES She is a student having a head for figures - To be good at mathematics = have a head for figures: người có trí óc phi thường và rất giỏi về những con số tính toán 27. I think we ought to permit him to do whatever he HAND chooses I think we should give him a free hand - Give sb a free hand: cho phép ai đó làm bất kì điều gì cần thiết trong một hoàn cảnh nhất định