VOCABULARY

8/1/2017

Link: http://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/vietnam-plans-to-slash-maternity-benefits-for-female-
workers-3525222.html

Vietnam plans to slash maternity benefits for female workers

1) Slash (v) cut, reduce, decrease: greatly reduce something.
2) Be entitled to do something (v) be allowed to do something
3) Are less likely to do something (a) be not able to do something
4) Amend (law, regulation) (v) amendment (n) adjust, repair, innovate, overhaul
5) Maternity benefits (n)
6) Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs
7) Menstrual cycle (n) connected with the time when a woman menstruates.
8) Scrapped (a) = be eliminated (a)
9) Maternity leaves (n)
10) Unilaterally (adv) done by one member of a group or an organization without the
agreement of the other members.
Compared to: bilateral, multilateral, trilateral.
11) National Assembly.
Link: http://e.vnexpress.net/news/business/data-speaks/for-vietnamese-workers-how-much-
overtime-is-too-much-overtime-3525065.html

For Vietnamese workers, how much overtime is too much

overtime?
1) Weigh the pros and cons of something (v) measure something
2) Conventional (a) as usual, normal,
3) In lieu of = instead of

Link: http://e.vnexpress.net/news/travel-life/vietnam-urged-to-consider-visa-free-travel-for-
australian-indian-tourists-3525066.html

Vietnam urged to consider visa-free travel for

Australian, Indian tourists.
1) Visa waiver program (n) visa-free program
Link: http://e.vnexpress.net/news/travel-life/uk-newspaper-dubs-vietnam-a-safe-place-to-
visit-3524048.html

UK newspaper dubs Vietnam a safe place to visit

1) Dub somebody/something as (v) give somebody a particular name
2) Terror (n) threat
3) Class (v) classify
4) Fatality (a) death rate
5) Puzzle (a) mystery
 Link http://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/us-ambassador-to-finish-vietnam-tenure-despite-
trump-mandate-3524801.html

US Ambassador to finish Vietnam tenure

despite Trump mandate.
1) Tenure (n) the period of time when sb holds important role = termS
2) Mandate (v) authorize, require.
3) Career diplomat (n) someone who is skilled at dealing with other people.
4) Inauguration day (n) l nhm chc.
5) Conclude (v) complete
6) Senate (n) thng vin
7) Envoy (n) c phi vin