NEWWORDS TEST 4

PASSAGE 1

 speed /spiːd/ (verb): đi nhanh

 fellow /ˈfeləʊ/ (adj): đồng nghiệp, cùng chức vụ, thể loại

 set one’s sights on something /saɪt/ (verb phrase): đặt mục tiêu giành
được
 hastily /ˈheɪstɪli/ (adv): vội vàng
 proceed to something /prəˈsiːd/ (verb): đi đến, tiến đến
 astonished /əˈstɒnɪʃt/ (adj): kinh ngạc
 feeble /ˈfiːbl/ (adj): yếu
 ill–prepared /ˌɪl prɪˈpeəd/ (adj): chuẩn bị sơ sài
 sledge /sledʒ/ (noun): xe trượt tuyết

 trap somebody /træp/ (verb): bẫy, khiến ai kẹt lại

 seamanship /ˈsiːmənʃɪp/ (noun): kỹ năng lái tàu thuyền
 steer something /stɪə(r)/ (verb): lái (phương tiện)

 out of question (idiom): không thể nên khỏi bàn tới

 set off (phrasal verb): khởi hành
 dog handler /ˈhændlə(r)/ (noun): huấn luyện chó
 blizzard /ˈblɪzəd/ (noun): bão tuyết
 frostbite /ˈfrɒstbaɪt/ (noun): tê cóng
 heroic /həˈrəʊɪk/ (adj): quả cảm, anh hùng

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 However, his part in one of the greatest adventure stories of the 20th

century (~ trip to the South Pole) 

  hardly known outside his own country, even by fellow explorers (><
well-known to other explorers).

 in the smallest ship ever to try its luck in these dangerous waters (><
ships smaller than his have also made the journey).

 initially set his sights on the North Pole (~ original ambition was to
travel to the North Pole).
 For many of them (~ some Japanese officials), the question wasn’t
“could he do it”, but “why would it be worth doing?” (~ pointless)

 struggled to raise funds (>< found it easy to raise the money).

 the ship had only the feeblest engine to help force its way through ice
(~ concerned about the quality of his equipment)

 With a remarkable piece of seamanship, the captain steered the ship

out of the ice and turned north (~ his skill at sailing saved the boat
and crew).

 one blizzard after another (~ conditions that the expedition faced)

 The temperature fell to -25°C (~ conditions that the expedition faced)

 Shirase’s expedition was heroic (~ his achievement was incredible)

 without the advantages of the other teams and with no previous

experience (~ problems Shirase had to deal with).