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Thẻ ghi nhớ - Sentence transformation - Quizlet
Thẻ ghi nhớ - Sentence transformation - Quizlet
Thẻ ghi nhớ - Sentence transformation - Quizlet
Sentence transformation
Thuật ngữ trong học phần này (60)
When she sold the jewelry at such a lơ prices, she was taken
When she sold the jewelry at such a for a ride
manager (rumour)
Rumour has it (goes) that: người ta đồn rằng
At this moment, I only have time to At this moment, I'm preoccupied with mt university thesis
house (light) have cast/shed/throw light: have an idea, soi sáng, rọi sáng
(nghĩa bóng)
My salary is half what I would be in the If I had accepted the job I was offered in January, I would be
job I was offered in January (if) on twice the salary I am now
Sentence transformation
Our boss is intent on not giving us that pay rise
The value of sterling has fallen There has a considerable fall in the value of sterling in the past
considerably in the past week -> week
There...
Returning from the battle, they didn't have two pennies to rub
Returing from the battle, they had no together
I was very lucky to escape from that I count myself lucky to have escaped from that crash
crash
I'd thought about it for some time and I'd thought about it for some time and decided to give it a go
friends (BACK)
Turn your back on sb/sth: to refuse to help or be involved
The director's bodyguards stood Watchfully standing behind the director was his bodyguards
behind him, watching
> Watchfully
We must think about ways of Thought must be given to ways of improving the transport
improving the transport system
system
>Thought
I hadn't realized the full implications of It was not until sometime later that I realized the full
what had happened until some time implications of what had happened
later
> It was
The police only warned Sally because Sally was let off with a warning because it was her first offence
> Sally was let Let off: not punish (không trừng phạt)
Sentence transformation
Nobody is to be blame for the match cancellation / the fact
It's nobody's fault that the match was
that the match was cancelled
cancelled
> Nobody is to
To be blame for: có lỗi về
It's what people eat that betrays their What gives (away) people's social background (away) is what
social background, not their table they eat, not their table manners
manners
my father's money
> If it
If it hadn't been for: nếu không nhờ có
expectations (short)
fall short of: không đáp ứng mong chờ
(stands)
stand to reason: reasonable
(shoulders)
head an shoulders above sb/sth: tốt, giỏi hơn ai/cái gì
(come)
come in handy: tỏ ra có ích
Sentence transformation
Since their father's death, they have Since their father's death, they have been in the dise straits: lâm
had serious financial problems (straits) vào cảnh thiếu thốn
(stands)
stand a good/high chance of: có cơ hội làm gì
I'm afraid our problems are just I'm afraid our problems are just the tip of an iceberg
beginning (iceberg)
neighbour (term)
to be on good term with sb: có mỗi quan hệ tốt với ai
(presence) in the presence of/ in sb's presence: trong sự hiện diện của ai
cái gì
I heard her use those words many Many's the time that I heard her use those words
times
> Many's many's the time (that): there have been many times
Owen is a good player but Rooney is Very good as/though Owen is as a player, but Rooney is better
better
Attendance at the additional evening Students are under no obligation to attend the addtional
lectures is not obligatory for students lectures
(under)
As a result of the bad weather, there Due to the bad weather some international flights will be
may be delay to some international subject to possible delay
flights (subject)
They were very keen to hear the They are all ears to the president's speech
The terrorist attack on the Capital The terrorist attack on the Capital Trade Center was a carbon
Trade Center was very much like the copy of the 11/9 attack on the WTO building
(carbon)
a carbon copy of: dùng để chỉ một người hay một vật giống
> The terrorist attack on the Capital hệt như một người khác hay một vật khác
Trade Center
Customs offcials are stopping more An increasing number of travelers are being stopped by
travelers than usual this week
customs officials
> An increasing
Sentence transformation
In order to make a profit the new No fewer than 2000 visitors a month must visit the new leisure
leisure centre needs at least 2000 centre to make a profit
visitors a month
> No fewer
My decision to get up to dance The moment I decided to get up to dance, the band decided
coincided with the band's decision to to stop playing
stop playing
Mr D claimed that hard work was the ...his success to hard work
I learnt a lot of the language simply by I pick up a fair amount/knowledge/bit of the language simply
listening to the other people (fair) by listening to the other people
(blood)
make sb's blood run cold: làm cho ai ghê rợn
Could you tell me where you were Could you give an account of your whereabouts last night?
last night? (account)
Alan worked too hard at the office, ...was result of working too hard at the office
and this led to his illness
nothing (teacup)
Sentence transformation
The world press got wind of the story from a government
to the world press (wind) get wind of sth: nghe phong phanh được
alliances (hills)
(As) old as the hills: cũ, cổ lỗ sĩ