TOPIC 19: PSYCHOLOGY/MORALITY/HAPPINESS/LYING
- discomfort (u) suv khé chiu, buc béi
- comfort = consolation = solace (u) su thoai
‘mai, su an Ui, su khuay khoa
~ norm (c) chun myc (e.g cultural, political
and ethical norms)
- distrust = mistrust (u) sy khéng tin tuong
- open-minded = broad-minded (adi) cé tu
‘tung phéng khodng
~ narrow-minded = small-minded (adj) hep
hoi, nhé nhen
intuition (u) tru gide
intuitive (adi) instinctive: theo tru gid
- skepticism = doubt (u) sy hoai nghi
- sceptical = doubtful (adj) nghi ng
- sceptic (c) ngudi hoai nghi
- resentment (at/against/of) (u) anger (at):
su tite gidn
- way of thinking = mindset = mentality (c)
cach neh
high ideal (c) ly trong cao ca
- decisive (adj) qua quyét, dirt khoat
- decisiveness (u) sy qua quyét, dift khoat
- make a concerted effort/attempt to do
sth : quyét tam va né Iyc lam gi dé
~ endeavour (c) sucé gang
~ endeavour = try = attempt = seek (+to do
sth) (i) né lye kam gi dé
ic (adi) bén trong (e.g intrinsic
interest, intrinsic nature)
- psychological state (c) trang thai tam ly
reflect on sth: suy ngam vé cai gi dé
be indifferent to others’ interests : khong
quan tm dén Igi ich cia ngurai khac
- look after others’ feelings: quan tam dén
cam xtc cita ngudi khac
- unsympathetic (adj) khéng déng long
thuong, vd cam
- sympathetic (to/about) (adj) déng cm
- sympathy (u) su dng cam
~ empathetic (adj) thau cam
- empathy (u) sy thdu cam, hiéu dug hoan
canh cia ngu@i khac
~egoism (u) vi ky
- egoistic = self-centered (adj) vi ky, ty’ cho
minh [a trung tim
~ intrinsically (adv) thuéc ban chat (e.g
science is seen as in lly good)
- extrinsic (adj) bén ngoai (e.
extrinsic factors)
- introverted (adj) huréng ni
- extroverted (adj) hung ngoai
introvert (c) nguéi huéng néi
~ extrovert (c) ngudi huéng ngoai
~ instinct (c) bin nang
- instinctive (adj) theo ban nang (e.g. an
instinctive reaction)
intrinsic and
= nature (u) ban chat
~ cognition (u) qué trinh nhan thtrc
- perception (u/c) sy nhan thie
- perceive (t) nhan thize
~ be deeply ingrained and unbending: khéng
lay chuyén duc, an sau vao suy nghi (néi
vé thai d6, suy ngbi...)
- (emotional) trauma (¢/u) ci séc tinh than
= nervous breakdown (c) sy suy sup tinh
than
- boost somebody's mood: cai thién tam
trang
~ keep one’s spirits up: gift tinh than
- emotional disturbance (c) su xéo déng
cam xuc
~ sentiment (c/u) cam xtc
- sentimental (adj) thuéc cdm xtic (khdc Ii tr!)
(e.g. sentimental reasons)
- immoral = unethical (ad) tréi dao die
= moral education = ethical education (u)
gido duc dao dite
- moral development (c/u) sy phat trién
dao dite
~ moral value (c) gia tri dao dire
- standard of morality (c) tiéu chudn dao
dite
= moral code = ethical principle (c) nguyén
tic dao dite
- be morally wrong: trai dao dite
- unethical act (c) hanh vi tréi dao dtc
- white lie (c) |di ndi déi dé trénh lam tén
thurong ngudi khdc
- goodwill (u) thién y (e.g. a gesture of
goodwill)- individuality (u) ca tinh
- individualism (u) chi nghia c4 nhan
- greedy (adj) tham lam
- lie = untruth = falsehood (¢) diéu néi bo
- lying = falsehood (u) untruth: sy néi déi
~ conceal = withhold (t) gidu (sur that...)
- distort = twist (t) bop méo (sy that, thong
tin.)
morality (c/u) dao dire
ethics (u) dao dtc hoc
- moral = ethical (ad) thude dao dite, c6 dao
dire
~a cheerful disposition (n) tinh cdch lac
quan vui vé
- temperament = disposition (c) tinh khi
- temperamental = volatile (adj) hay thay
di, bat thung (tinh tinh)
- immense happiness (u) su hanh phtic to
lon
- optimism (u) su lac quan
= optimist (c) ngudi lac quan
~ pessimism (u) sy bi quan
- pessimist (c) nguéi bi quan