Vocabulary Notes Progress Test 1 Class 8A9 17/09/2021

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Words/ Phrases Vietnamese Meaning Examples

1. to wrestle with st
vật lộn với cái gì Inventors had first begun
to wrestle with the
challenge of coming up
with a human-powered
vehicle in the 17th
century.

2. to emerge nhô lên, nổi lên, nảy The beginnings of the

3. eccentric (adj)
ra modern bicycle emerged
in 1818 when Karl von
kỳ quặc Drais, an eccentric
German baron, invented
what we now know as the
hobbyhorse.

4. sought-after (adj) được săn đón, được At £8 - equivalent today

5. a status symbol (n.p)
ưa chuộng to £500 - the hobbyhorse
could be afforded only by
biểu tượng địa vị true gentlemen, and it
soon became a much
sought-after status
symbol.

6. to die out lụi tàn dần But the craze died out
(to become less after a year following a
common and finally statement from the
stop existing) London College of
Surgeons, which said
darkly that the hobbyhorse
could cause “internal
injuries”.

7. to make slow progress tiến triển chậm Brilliant minds continued

to wrestle with the
mechanical horse but
made slow progress.

8. stunt (n) trò gây sự chú ý

Michaux was soon
9. to boost st thúc đẩy, làm tăng producing 20 bicycles a
lên day, and decided to
organize a women’s race
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10. to win by a nose
11. to outdo sb
12. counterpart (n)
13. to set about st
14. gear (n)
15. chain (n)
16. to bar sb from st/doing st
17. drawback (n)
18. to launch st
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as a stunt to boost his
sales further.
thắng sát nút A contemporary report
recorded that Miss Louise
took an early lead, but
Miss Julie made a
“superhuman effort”,
passing her on the home
straight and winning by a
nose.
làm giỏi hơn, làm Not to be outdone by their
nhiều hơn ai French counterparts,
British engineers set about
người đồng nhiệm improving bicycle design
with wire-spoked wheels
bắt đầu giải quyết cái and solid rubber tyres.
gì
bánh răng, bộ số Gears and chains were
still thought too heavy and
dây xích complex to be fitted to a
bicycle, so designers
could increase top speed
only by increasing the size
of the front wheel.
ngăn cản ai làm gì Speeds of 20 mph were
now possible, but the
rider’s seat was directly
above the front wheel,
which made riding in a
skirt impossible, so
women were effectively
barred from bicycles.
nhược điểm, điều bất The penny farthing’s
lợi biggest drawback was its
danger: the high seat was
difficult to climb into, and
once up there the driver
had a long way to fall.
mở, phát động, tung In 1885, John Starley
ra (một cuộc tấn launched the Rover Safety
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19. to refine st
20. to be bound to V
21. to be/go on sale
22. to make an impression on
sb
= to affect sb
23. to keep an eye on sb
= to keep sb under
observation
24. to call sb names
= to insult sb
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4. Phiếu Lesson Q2L2.
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công, một phong Bicycle, the first model to
trào, chương trình, adopt what we now think
v.v…) of as the traditional
design.
- trau chuốt, Between 1890 and 1900,
trau dồi the bicycle was refined
- tinh chế until the basic design
(nguyên became very similar to the
liệu…) featherweights that
modern champions ride in
the Tour de France.
chắc chắn xảy ra Kelly is bound to do well
in the talent contest.
được bày bán Tickets for the concert
will be on sale/go on sale
during the lunch hour.
gây ấn tượng với ai That play really made an
impression on me.
theo dõi ai, để ý, chú - The patient will be
ý tới ai kept under
observation for the
time being.
- We’ll be keeping
an eye on the
patient for the time
being.
xúc phạm ai You have no right to call
me names just because I
don’t agree with you.
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