UNIT 13 CPE

The day was so beautiful that we went for a walk. It WAS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY THAT we went for a walk.
SUCH
It was such an impressive painting that I had an It WAS SO IMPRESSIVE A PAINTING THAT I had an irresistible
irresistible urge to buy it. SO urge to buy it.
He ate so many chocolates that he felt sick. LOT He ATE SUCH A LOT OF CHOCOLATES THAT he felt sick.
The weather was so nice that we were able to sit It WAS SUCH PLEASANT WEATHER THAT we were able to sit
outside. PLEASANT outside.
It was such a beautiful cake that she didn't want to cut The CAKE WAS SO BEAUTIFUL THAT SHE WAS RELUCTANT to
it. RELUCTANT cut it.
She considered climbing the stairs, but decided she was She WAS SO EXHAUSTED THAT SHE DECIDED not to climb the
too tired. EXHAUSTED stairs.
Is the science of genetics advanced enough to Is the science of genetics so ADVANCED THAT ENDANGERED
artificially produce endangered species? CLONED SPECIES CAN BE CLONED?
The house is considered to be too small for the family The family CANNOT BE EXPECTED TO LIVE IN SUCH a small
to live in. EXPECTED house.
Her dog was too badly behaved for her to control. Her dog WAS SO DISOBEDIENT THAT she couldn't control him.
DISOBEDIENT
The water was too shallow for us to swim in. ENOUGH The water WASN'T DEEP ENOUGH FOR US to swim in.
He was too lazy to answer the door. BOTHERED He COULDN'T BE BOTHERED TO ANSWER the door.
David was so enthusiastic about the proposal that he Such WAS DAVID'S ENTHUSIASM FOR THE PROPOSAL that he
accepted immediately. WAS accepted immediately.
fall into rơi vào
see through projects nhận ra dự án
on the other hand >< on the one hand
in general nói chung
on your own terms theo điều kiện của ai- idiom
love nothing more than yêu nhất là
take after giống ai
- She TAKES AFTER her father: she has the same gesture and
mannerisms.
take in hiểu
-His lecture was so complicated that I only TOOK IN a few words of
what he said.
take in bị lừa
- Nobody was TAKEN IN by his story, although it seemed convincing at
first.
take in làm quần áo nhỏ hơn
- If you TAKE the skirt a little IN, it should fit you perfectly.
take in cho ai ở nhờ nhà
- When they discovered that the child was an orphan, they offered to
TAKE him IN.
take away lấy đi
- These magazines must be read in the library. You can't TAKE them
AWAY.
take down viết xuống
- The secretary TOOK DOWN the list of titles as her boss read them out.
take down lấy xuống
- You have to TAKE DOWN these curtains. They look very dirty.
take aback giật mình
- We were so TAKEN ABACK by his decision to resign that we didn't
know what to say.
take back rút lại lời nói
- I'll never forgive you if you don't TAKE BACK what you said about
me.
take up bắt đầu 1 sở thích
- Since his retirement, he has TAKEN UP painting to fill up some of his
spare time.
take up chiếm chỗ
- That desk is so big that it TAKES UP most of his office.
take against không thích ai
- She seems to have TAKEN AGAINST me, as if I have offered her
somehow.
take for nhầm lẫn
- She is always beingTAKEN FOR Elizabeth Taylor
take off cởi đồ
- She TOOK the cover OFF the sofa and had it cleaned.
take off cất cánh
- Their plane was due to TAKE OFF at 10 pm but it was delayed
because of fog.
take off bắt chước ai theo cách khôi hài
-Mark was sent home from school because he was seen TAKING OFF
the heasmaster.
take on chấp nhận thách đấu
- The amateur boxer was apprehensive about TAKING ON such an
experienced fighter.
take on đảm nhận
- I don't think he'll TAKE ON the new project unless we offer him more
money.
take on tuyển dụng
- They've decided to TAKE ON at least twenty new salespeople this
year.
take to bắt đầu 1 thói quen
- He has TAKEN TO drinking cocoa at night to help him sleep.
take to bắt đầu thích
- He's such an aggressive person that nobody really TAKES TO him.
take to thoát tơi, trốn ở
- The rebels TOOK TO the mountains after their leader had been
captured.
take out bỏ
- You'd better TAKE this paragraph OUT as it weakens your argument.
take out theo ai tới
- He promised to TAKE me OUT for dinner on Friday evening.
take over kiểm soát, tiếp quản
- Mr Johnson's son is going to TAKE OVER as chairman of the board.
take up with dính líu vào
- Their daughter has TAKEN UP WITH a group of friends who have no
intention of ever finding work.
have/keep your wits about you giữ bình tĩnh, cảnh giác- idiom
- She KEPT HER WITS ABOUT HER when she saw the fire in the
kitchen; instead of panicking, she went out and phoned the fire brigade.
go back on your word nuốt lời- idiom
- She is forever making promises and then GOING BACK ON HER
WORD.
keep your word giữ lời- idiom
in deep water đang gặp rắc rối- idiom
- Unless you can explain where you got the money, I'm afraid you'll find
yourself IN DEEP WATER.
not have it both ways khó có thể thuận đôi đường- idiom
- You can't HAVE IT BOTH WAYS - either take the well-paid job or
keep the job you enjoy doing.
be born yesterday dễ bi lừa- idiom
- I don't believe you're a millionaire, I WASN'T BORN YESTERDAY,
you know.
an old wives' tale mê tín- idiom
- I think the idea that you can cure colds by eating onions is just AN
OLD WIVES' TALE.
have words with tranh cãi với- idiom
- My mother HAD WORDS WITH the cleaner today as she is always
breaking the crockery.
make my day make me happy- idiom
 - She MADE HER DAY when she accepted his proposal; it was the
happiest day of his life.
the year dot a long time ago- idiom
- It looks as if this house hasn't been decorated since THE YEAR DOT.
green with envy rất ghen- idiom
- She saw GREEN WITH ENVY when she saw Jim's new sportcar.
in the red nợ tiền ngân hàng- idiom
- When he opened his bank statement, he saw he was IN THE RED to
the tune of £5,000.
in the black đang có nhiều tiền- idiom
red herring đánh trống lảng- idiom
- The plot of the novel contained so many RED HERRINGS that I
couldn't guess how the story would end.
the black sheep of the family cừu đen của gia đình- idiom
- Being THE BLACK SHEEP OF THE FAMILY he was cut out of his
uncle's will.
pitch black rất tối- idiom
- It was PITCH BLACK as I walked home under a moonless sky.
until you are blue in the face mệt lử, giận tím mặt- idiom
- You can ask UNTIL YOU ARE BLUE IN THE FACE but I still won't
let you borrow the car.
the green belt khu vực tươi xanh quanh thành phố- idiom
- Ecologists want to protect the GREEN BELT of the town from being
developed.
green sinh thái- idiom
- Ruth wanted to help protect the environment so she insisted on buying
GREEN household cleaning products.
a black tie ăn mặc sang trọng- idiom
- Brian wore his dinner jacket to the reception as it was a BLACK TIE
occasion.
the pot calling the kettle black người phê bình lại cũng là người đáng bị phê bình- idiom
- It was a case of THE POT CALLING THE KETTLE BLACK when
Jack said I was lazy.
have a yellow streak có tính nhát gan- idiom
- The boys accused him of having A YELLOW STREAK because he
wouldn't enter the derelict house.
have green fingers giỏi làm vườn- idiom
- Tom must have GREEN FINGERS as his tomatoes always win first
prize in the agricultural show.
see red become very angry- idiom
- Stephanie SAW RED when her manager falsely accused her of being
unpunctual.
see through rose-coloured spectacles thái độ lạc quan, vui vẻ, chỉ nhìn vẻ tích cực của vấn đề- idiom
- Optimists have a tendency to SEE THROUGH ROSE-COLOURED
SPECTACLES rather than being realistic.
be wary of thận trọng với
wince at nhăn nhó với
yearn for = long for: khát khao điều gì
wallow in đắm mình vào
wrestle with the problem đánh vật với vấn đề
whittle away at làm hao mòn
wink at nháy mắt với
have a yen for = have a craving for: khát khao cái gì
yell at hét ai
yield to temptation đầu hàng cán đỗ
have little choice in có ít lựa chọn trong
a choice of - a choice of food
- a choice of drink
There's no point crying about things phàn nàn về những điều là vô ích
increase in number >< decrease in number
decide about quyết định về
decide on quyết định vào
deal with = cope with
deal in = trade in: buôn bán
cry for kêu gào cái gì
in danger of=at risk of = under threat of
date from có niên đại từ
deaf to lờ đi
deaf in one ear điếc 1 tai
a decline/decrease/ fall in giảm về
a rise/increase/growth in tăng về
dedicate...to tặng ...cho
take delight in enjoy
deprive...of tước đoạt....cái gì
descend from truyền từ
destined to fame chắc chắn thành công
destructive to phá hủy với
have difficulty in gặp khó khăn trong việc gì
approve of >< disapprove of: tán thành><phản đối
discourage you from ngăn cản, can ngăn
dispose of = get rid of
due to=owing to=on account of = in the light of
an unknown quantity ẩn số, người chưa có kinh nghiệm- idiom
- Although he was collecting unemployment benefit, AN UNKNOWN
QUANTITY, he was also working as a hospital porter.
cut to the quick làm ai tổn thương- idiom
- He was CUT TO THE QUICK by her comment that his previous novel
was infinitely better than his new one.
open to debate chưa được giải quyết- idiom
- Whether the advertising campaign will increase sales is OPEN TO
DEBATE.
on the quiet bí mật- idiom
- The presidential candidate is virtually ON THE QUIET as almost
nothing is known about him.
at close quarters từ khoảng cánh gần- idiom
- Although the antique table looked nice from across the room, AT
CLOSE QUARTERS you could see how badly damaged it was.
beg the question coi như vấn đề đưa ra là đã quyết định rồi (đã đúng rồi) chẳng cần phải
thảo luận làm gì- idiom
- Jerry's sudden acquisition of a sports car BEGS THE QUESTION ;
where did he get the money to buy it?
call it quits từ bỏ- idiom
- If the gardening business doesn't pick up soon, I'm going to CALL IT
QUITS and get another job.
out of the question Không thể được- idiom
- It is OUT OF THE QUESTION that you should drive the car without
your license.
in a quandary tình thế khó xử- idiom
- She's IN A QUANDARY over which flat to choose, so she'll probably
end up staying on at her parents' house.
keep it quiet giữ bí mật- idiom
- I'll tell you what's going on if you promise to KEEP IT QUIET.
He was dismissed because he was inefficient. LOST He LOST HIS JOB BECAUSE OF HIS inefficiency.
Jerry feels his colleagues despise him for not having a Jerry FEELS HIS COLLEAGUES LOOK DOWN ON HIM for not
degree. LOOK having a degree.
Only Martha survived the crash. SOLE Martha WAS THE SOLE SURVIVOR OF THE crash.
If you give in to them, you'll be sorry. STAND stand your ground: giữ vững lập trường
- IF YOU DON'T STAND YOUR GROUND, you'll be sorry.
Jack's teacher says he's particularly good at languages. have a flair for: có năng khiếu về
FLAIR - Jack's teacher says THAT HE HAS GOT A FLAIR FOR languages.
People often make that mistake in the beginning. It IS COMMON FOR PEOPLE TO MAKE THAT MISTAKE in the
COMMON beginning.
The majority of their clientele is made up of local Local people COMPRISE THE MAJORITY OF their clientele.
people. COMPRISE
The politician tried to find people who were willing to The politician tried to DRUM UP SUPPORT FOR HIS campaign to help
back his campaign to help the homeless. DRUM the homeless.
Karen's bad mood is totally unconnected with the matter have no bearing on=have no effect on
in hand. BEARING - The MATTER IN HAND HAS NO BEARING ON Karen's bad mood.
Further confusion was caused by the loss of the map. The LOSS OF THE MAP LED TO further confusion.
LED
The custom dates back to mediaeval times. ROOTS The ROOTS OF THE CUSTOM DATE BACK TO mediaeval times.
It's difficult to imagine his work being improved on by It's difficult to IMAGINE ANYONE BETTERING HIS work.
anyone. BETTERING
To this day, no one has equaled his achievements in the To this day. his ACHIEVEMENTS ARE UNSURPASSED in the field
field of technology. UNSURPASSED of technology.
Their rivals are still a long way behind. STREETS streets ahead of: giỏi hơn, trội hơn- idiom
- They ARE STILL STREETS AHEAD OF THEIR rivals.
get the wrong/bad side of you làm ai khó chịu- idiom
- You don't want to GET THE WRONG SIDE of Roy as he makes a
formidable opponent.
spick and span ngăn nắp, gọn gàng- idiom
- After my spring clean, the house was SPICK AND SPAN, which made
all my hand work worthwhile.
take something by storm cực kỳ phổ biến, thành công- idiom
- The new musical theatre HAD TAKEN the town BY STORM and
people were flocking to see it.
out of sync with không đồng bộ với- idiom
- The problem with the printer is that it is OUT OF SYNC with the rest
of the system.
in sync with đồng bộ với- idiom
in the spotlight=in the limelight=in the public eye thu hút sự tập trung của công chúng- idiom
- Some celebrities have such a thirst to continually IN THE
SPOTLIGHT that they seek out every opportunity.
If push comes to shove nếu tình huống xấu đi- idiom
- IF PUSH COMES TO SHOVE and money is really tight, Lloyd will
think about getting a second job.
enter into the spirit of something nhiệt tình tham gia vào cái gì- idiom
- Both teachers and pupils ENTERED INTO THE SPIRIT OF things, so
the end of year concert was a great success.
in stone for someone sẽ sảy ra trong tương lai- idiom
- Little did she know what was IN STONE FOR when she accepted the
job.
in stitches không thể nhịn cười- idiom
a sore point with cài gì làm ai bối dối, bực mình- idiom
get into the swing of thích nghi với một thói thường.- idiom
talk shop nói ngoài công sở- idiom
on the safe side chắc ăn/tránh những rủi ro, nguy hiểm có thể xảy ra và không liều hành
động- idiom
without a shadow of a doubt không còn nghi ngờ gì nữa- idiom
not my scene không thích- idiom
- Noisy parties are really not my SCENE.
settle a score trả thù- idiom
in a state lo lắng, bực bội- idiom
invaluable vô giá
infectious lây nhiễm
abnormality sự bất thường
characteristic đặc điểm
timeline mốc thời gian
methodical có phương pháp
on the lower face mặt dưới
conclusively chắc chắn, thuyết phục
evolution sự tiến hóa
infer a meaning from suy ra nghĩa từ
ponder/speculate on a problem suy tư về vấn đề
foresee the dangers đoán trước được mối nguy hiểm
bind a book đóng bìa sách
transmit a radio message truyền tin trên đài
assign you to a task giao ai nhiệm vụ
ponder/speculate a matter suy tư về vấn đề
shrivel in the heat quắt lại đưới hơi nóng
appreciate in value đánh giá giá trị
beseech for help cầu cứu
refute a claim bác bỏ yêu sách
petition for your release kiến nghị sự phóng thích
undertake to do a job đảm nhận công việc
commend you very highly khen ngợi ai
applaud a hero vỗ tay cho người anh hùng
engrave a piece of jewellery chạm khắc mẩu trang sức
dispatch a document gửi tài liệu đi
enunciate your words carefully phát âm từ cẩn thận
dye your hair nhuộm tóc
lost in the mists of time lạc giữa thời đại- idiom
blow your socks off làm bạn hoàn toàn ngạc nhiên hoặc hài lòng- idiom
art form loại hình nghệ thuật
lag behind tụt hậu- idiom
only a scant chỉ một chút
accolade sự ca ngợi
gobble up ăn ngấu nghiến
penchant thiên hướng
processed cheese pho mát chế biến sẵn
in better company cùng với ai
as part of như là một phần của
views on the paranormal quan điểm về vấn đề khó giải thích
for a living để kiếm sống
point out chỉ ra
far and away khá xa
highly hazardous rất nguy hiểm
exceedingly cực kỳ
customarily thông thường
precaution sự đề phòng
exposure sự tiếp xúc, sự phơi nhiễm
contaminant chất ô nhiễm
uptake sự hấp thu
deposition sự lắng đọng
Would you please send me your response as soon as I would be GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD SEND ME your response as
possible? GRATEFUL soon as possible.
The reason for his resignation is still not known. We STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED HIM TO resign.
CAUSED
This essay shows a slight improvement on the last. This essay IS MARGINALLY BETTER THAN the last.
MARGINALLY
Susie couldn't stop crying when her pet rabbit died. Susie WAS IN FLOODS OF TEARS WHEN her rabbit died.
FLOODS
He specifically stressed the needs for absolute honesty. He PUT EMPHASIS ON THE NEED FOR absolute honesty.
EMPHASIS
She realized immediately that his story was made up. She IMMEDIATELY SAW THROUGH HIS story.
THROUGH
There is a considerable number of choices on offer in a wide variety of=a wide array of
this brochure. ARRAY -This BROCHURE HAS A WIDE ARRAY OF choices.