VOCABULARIES

 non-identical twins: a twin who do not look exactly the same

because they developed from two separate eggs
 psychic abilities
 reach adulthood
 telepathy: abilities to know what is in someone else’s mind, or to
communicate with someone mentally, without using words or
other physical signals
 lifelong bond
 glamorous specially attractive and exciting, and different from ordinary things
or people


Idioms Ý nghĩa Ví dụ

Out of the blue Điều gì đó xảy Yesterday, out of the blue, he

ra bất ngờ asked me to marry him!

In the red Tình trạng thiếu Sorry, I can’t afford it, I’m in
tiền, nợ tiền the red.

Give someone Đưa tín hiệu I was given the green light to
the green light cho phép ai làm start this new project
gì đó

A white lie Lời nói dối vô I don’t think you should get in
hại trouble for telling a white lie.

Green with envy Ganh tỵ, ghen Anna was green with envy
tức when she saw my new dress.

Drop out Bỏ cuộc, rời bỏ She dropped out of the

 khi chưa hoàn course because it was too
thành hard.

Learn by heart Học thuộc lòng I learned all my idioms by

heart.

Pass with flying Hoàn thành bài I really hope I can pass with
colours kiểm tra, bài thi flying colours.
với điểm cao

Bookworm “Mọt sách”, When I was younger, I was a

người thích đọc bookworm, I just loved
sách reading.

Brought up Nuôi dạy, nuôi I was brought up in the

dưỡng country.

Child’s play Rất dễ, như trò Learning how to play the
trẻ con guitar was child’s play, I could
do it easily.

Like a kid in a Cực kỳ hào When I arrived in Paris I was

candy store hứng như trẻ like a kid in a candy store,
con thấy kẹo there was so much to see
and do.

To follow in Đi theo con I followed in my mother’s

someone’s đường làm việc, footsteps and became a
footsteps học vấn của ai teacher.
đó

Under the Cảm thấy I’m feeling a bit under the

weather không khỏe weather. I hope I don’t have
COVID.

As sick as a dog Bị bệnh nặng I was as sick as a dog last

night.

On the mend Hồi phục sau My mother was very sick but
khi bị bệnh, bị now she’s on the mend.
thương

Kick the bucket Qua đời, chết My grandfather was so ill I

thought he might kick the
bucket.

To show promise Chỉ khả năng The new vaccine is showing

thành công, đầy promise.
hứa hẹn

Practice makes Liên tục cải My teacher said that practice

perfect thiện bằng cách makes perfect, so I need to
luyện tập practise more.

Break a leg Chúc ai đó may I hope you do really well,

mắn break a leg!

Driving me up Điều gì đó làm Waiting for my results is

the wall ta khó chịu really driving me up the wall.

Better late than Thà làm muộn I didn’t know how to drive till I
never còn hơn là was 30, but better late than
không làm never.
Blind as a bat Thị lực kém I’m as blind as a bat, I really
need my reading glasses.

The best thing Rất tốt This blockbuster is the best

since sliced thing since sliced bread.
bread

To die for Tuyệt vời (hay The hamburger here is to die

dùng để chỉ for!
món ăn)

The crème de la Người đứng She is the crème de la crème

crème đầu trong một of the chocolate industry.
lĩnh vực

Not live up to Không như The show didn’t live up to my

expectations mong đợi expectation.

Second rate Chất lượng kém The shoes here are second
rate.

Like watching Rất buồn chán Watching this movie is like

paint dry watching paint dry.