LESSON 17 – WEATHER

STT English Collocations Vietnamese meanings

1 Weather forecast dự báo thời tiết
2 Shine brightly nắng chói chang
3 Clear sky bầu trời trong xanh không một gợn
mây
4 Bask in the sunshine = soak up the tắm nắng
sunshine
5 Oppressively hot = scorching hot = nắng gắt, nắng như đổ ỉửa
swelteringly hot
6 Partly cloudy khi có sự pha trộn của bầu trời xanh và
mây
Scattered clouds mây rải rác
Heavy clouds mây dày
7 Light rain mưa rào nhẹ
Heavy rain mưa to
Torrential rain mưa xối xả, mưa như trút nước
Continuous rain/constant rain mưa dầm
Intermittent rain/scattered showers mưa rải rác
8 Light/slight wind gió nhẹ
High/strong wind gió to
Fierce wind/gale-force wind gió dữ dội
Blast of wind/a gust of wind gió mạnh và đột ngột
9 Gloomy/dismal weather tiết trời ảm đạm
10 Muggy/sultry weather tiết trời nóng ẩm
11 Mild / calm weather thời tiết đẹp
12 Harsh/severe/wild weather thời tiết khắc nghiệt
13 Come down in torrent = Rain cats and mưa xối xả, mưa như trút nước
dogs = bucket down = pour down
14 Be a breeze rất dễ dàng
15 Under the weather không được khỏe
= off - colour
16 As right as rain cảm thấy rất khỏe khoắn
17 Be snowed under ngập trong công việc
18 Break the ice phá vỡ sự ngại ngần, im lặng trong
 giao tiếp
19 Calm before the storm sự yên lặng
20 Chase rainbows theo đuổi ảo mộng, viển vông
21 Come rain or shine cho dù chuyện gì xảy ra
22 Every cloud has a silver lining trong cái rủi có cái may
23 Fair-weather friend bạn cơ hội (người bạn chỉ xuất hiện khi
bạn ở điều kiện thuận lợi, còn khó
khăn thì không thẫy đâu)
24 Get wind of nghe lỏm được, nghe phong phanh
được
25 Have your head in the clouds để đầu óc ở trên mây, không thực tế
26 It never rains but it pours họa vô đơn chí
27 On cloud nine rất sung sướng
28 Put on ice trì hoãn một việc gì đó
29 Ray of hope tia hi vọng
30 Save for a rainy day dành dụm phòng khi túng thiếu
31 Steal someone thunder đánh cắp công lao của ai đó, giành hết
sự chú ý của mọi người cho người nào
đó
32 Storm in a teacup việc bé xé ra to
33 Storm is brewing sắp có chuyện rồi
34 Take a rain check quyết định nhưng chưa làm được ngay,
khất lãn sau
35 Throw caution to the wind liều lĩnh, không quan tâm tới lời cảnh
báo.
36 Face like thunder tức nổ đom đóm
37 Make hay while the sun shines khi có cơ hội hãy nắm bắt lấy
38 Rain on one’s parade phá hỏng kế hoạch của một ai đó
39 In a fog mất phương hướng
40 A stormy relationship mối quan hệ bất hòa/sóng gió
41 Be under a cloud không được tin tưởng bởi vì người ta
nghĩ bạn đã làm việc gì sai trái
42 Weather the storm xử lý thành công một vấn đề khó khăn
43 A snowball's chance rất ít cơ hội
44 Blow hot and cold hay thay đổi ý kiến
45 Brass-monkey weather thời tiết rất lạnh
 46 Full of hot air nói suông
47 See which way the wind blows phân tích tình hình trước khi làm điều
gì
48 Keep one’s weather eye open cảnh giác cao độ
49 Make heavy weather of doing st câu giờ, trì hoãn khi làm việc gì
50 Lightning fast nhanh như chớp

Exercise 17: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences
Question 1: My boss keeps promising to give me a pay rise but the extra money never
comes. He is full of________air!
A. hot B. cold C. warm D. wet
Question 2: Oh, I’m snowed________at work now. I have no time go shopping with you.
A. bellow B. under C. underneath D. in
Question 3: I'm going to see which way the________before asking her about a raise.
A. sun rises B. sun shines
C. water freezes D. wind blows
Question 4: They're blowing________over this issue. It's impossible to know what they
want!
A. dry and wet B. warm and cool
C. hot and cold D. light and heavy
Question 5: He smiled and gave me a cup of coffee to________the ice. He’s really friendly.
A. take B. teal C. break D. hit
Question 6: Oh, enjoy the calm before the________. Tomorrow the kids will come back
and you will be mad with them.
A. storm B. typhoon C. hurricane D. rain
Question 7: They told me that I'm________rainbows, but I don't care, I believe myself.
A. seeking B. chasing C. pursuing D. hunting
Question 8: I’ll be there with you come rain shine, don't worry.
A. and B. but C. for D. or
Question 9: I was laid off from work yesterday, but every cloud has a________lining and
now I can spend more time writing my book.
A. gold B. silver C. diamond D. copper
Question 10: ________friend is not much helpful when you get trouble.
A. Fair-weather B. Ill-weather C. Off-weather D. weathered
Question 11: They got________of the cutting staffs plan, so they are looking for new jobs.
A. sun B. rain C. wind D. cloud
Question 12: She always has her head in the________. She has done nothing successful
until now.
A. clouds B. sky C. heavens D. winds
Question 13: It’ll be interesting to see which businesses manage to weather the storm of
this economic crisis.
A. get over B. get off C. get through D. get on
Question 14: He lost his job and lost love. It never rains but it________.
A. pours B. buckets C. flows D. erodes
Question 15: Roger was accused of shoplifting once. When some money went missing in
the office, he was under a cloud until they found the person who stole it.
A. deceived B. suspected C. misunderstood D. blamed
Question 16: She's just get a big scholarship, so she is now on cloud________.
A. three B. five C. nine D. ten
Question 17: The project has been put on ice until our boss decides what to do next.
A. delayed B. changed C. planned D. conducted
Question 18: Don't worry too much, there is a________of hope after all.
A. flash B. flicker C. ray D. rope
Question 19: Don't spend your entire wage in one night. You should save for a rainy day.
A. put aside B. put out C. put up D. put away
Question 20: I’m sorry to________on your parade, but you’re not allowed to have food or
drinks in the theater.
A. flood B. rain C. dry D. ruin
Question 21: I just got a good job for the summer- I don't know if I'll have one this fall, but
I’ll make________while the sun shines and save up for the winter.
A. grass B. weed C. hay D. bush
Question 22: Don't spend too much time on that argument. It’s just a storm in a________.
A. teapot B. teamilk C. teaseed D. teacup
Question 23:I love that dress, but could I can't buy it now. Could I________a rain
check on that?
A. take B. make C. do D. give
Question 24: Don't throw caution to the wind. You know you will lose your job if you do
that.
A. take a risk B. be brave C. be stupid D. have a go
Question 25: If the weather forecast says the sun will be shining________,
with________skies and high temperatures, then it's a good day to go to the beach
and________in the sunshine.
A. bright/blue/bathe B. brightly/clear/soak
C. oppressively/cloudy/bask D. brightly/clear/bask