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1. General CIF contract

Word Pronunciation Explanation in Meaning Sentence examole

English Vietnamese
illustrative /ɪˈlʌs.trə.t̬ ɪv/ explain, prove Giải thích, Falling house prices are
chứng minh illustrative of the crisis
facing the construction
industry.
mechanically /məˈkæn.ɪ.kəl.i/ một cách máy ‘I’ll be fine,’ he said
móc mechanically.
self-propelled /ˌself.prəˈpeld/ tự vận hành self-propelled
artillery/guns
Underwriters /ˈʌn.dɚˌraɪ.t̬ ɚ/ sponsor, warranter người bảo lãnh insurance underwriters
and risk managers are
concerned about fire in
sleeping areas
desired /dɪˈzaɪrd/ want mong muốn the bribe had its desired
effect
deduct /dɪˈdʌkt/ remove, discount sự lấy đi, sự tax has been deducted
khấu trừ from the payments
stipulate /ˈstɪp.jə.leɪt/ specify, set down, quy định he stipulated certain
demand conditions before their
marriage

exceed /ɪkˈsiːd/ surpass, transgress, vượt quá production costs have

cap exceeded $60,000

deem /diːm/ consider, judge cân nhắc, cho the event was deemed a
là great success
default /dɪˈfɑːlt/ bankruptcy,breaking sự phá sản, vỡ it will have to restructure
nợ its debts to avoid default

settlement /ˈset̬ .əl.mənt/ agreement, deal hiệp định , unions succeeded in

thoả thuận reaching a pay settlement

consecutive /kənˈsek.jə.t̬ ɪv/ continuous, liên tiếp This is the fifth

 running, continual consecutive weekend that
I've spent working

arbitration /ˌɑːr.bəˈtreɪ.ʃən/ adjudication, trọng tài Both sides in the dispute

judgment have agreed to go to
arbitration
mutually /ˈmjuː.tʃu.ə.li/ felt or done by two hỗ trợ It will be a mutually
or more people or beneficial project.
groups in the same
way
override /ˌoʊ.vɚˈraɪd/ to be much more ưu tiên Passenger safety
important than overrides all of our other
something else concerns.

prejudice /ˈpredʒ.ə.dɪs/ an unfair and định kiến Laws against racial

unreasonable prejudice must be strictly
opinion or feeling, enforced.
especially when
formed without
enough thought or
knowledge:
countersign /ˈkaʊn.t̬ ɚ.saɪn/ catchword kí hiệu I'm not prepared to
countersign this report as
it stands

Deviation /ˈdiː.vi.eɪt/ aberrance độ lệch The recent pattern of

weather deviates from
the norm for this time of
year

superintendent /ˌsuː.pə.pɚ.ɪn manager, người giám In the US, a school

s ˈten.dənt/ administrator sát, người superintendent is in
quản lý charge of the schools in a
particular area

hostilities /hɒˈstɪləti/ hành động, There is always some

hành vi hostility to new
technology.