Why dont you spend a little time listening to recording of different English accents? (ADVISED) He ADVISED me to listen to recording of different English accents I cant often afford to spend my holi. bài tập viết lại câu
Why don't you spend a little time listening to recording of different English accents? - (ADVISED) He ADVISED me to listen to recording of different English accents I can't often afford to spend my holiday abroad - (SELDOM) I'm SELDOM ABLE to spend my holiday abroad Never mind your previous failures - Try to forget them and think of what your next venture might be! - (BEHIND) PUT your previous failures BEHIND you and think of what your next venture might be The two young men introduced a virus into the computer system - (ALLEGED) The two young men were ALLEGED to have introduced a virus into the computer system This is an important scheme and we want him to approve - (APPROVAL) We want his APPROVAL of / for this important scheme I wouldn't object to moving to a larger flat - (RATHER) I'd RATHER like to move to a larger flat You'll need the choke out to start the car - (WITH) The car will only start WITH the choke Some people always live within the limitations of their own experience (OUTSIDE) Some people never GO OUTSIDE their own experience There was one policeman on my left, another on my right - (BETWEEN) I was BETWEEN two policemen I don't think she 's good enough to join my class - (UP) I don't think she is UP TO THE STANDARD of our class Ten thirty is too late to arrive - (BEFORE) You must arrive BEFORE ten thirty Her job is making her miserable - (DOWN) Her job is GETTING HER DOWN Get sb down (phrv) Làm chán, thất vọng, = to DISAPPOINT/ DISMAY I'm not considering that suggestion - (OUT) That suggestion is OUT/ I've RULED OUT that suggestion My cat has lost its appetite - (OFF) My cat has GONE OFF/ is OFF its appetite Go off (phrv) Chán, khơng thích xưa [To GO OFF DOING STH] He's so careless that he lost his passport - (IN) He lost his passport IN CARELESSNESS Soft lighting usually makes people look younger - (BY) People look younger BY soft lighting You don't think about me when I'm not here - (OUT) You don't think about me when I'm OUT OF SIGHT I'm sorry, but I don't think there any hope for your brother now - (BEYOND) I'm sorry, but I think your brother is BEYOND HOPE now You have to be eighteen to vote You 're not old enough - (UNDER) You can't vote if you're UNDER eighteen Alcohol makes some people act very foolishly - (LIKE) Alcohol makes some people ACT LIKE FOOLS I'm going to give up drinking Today I'll have my last glass of wine - (AS FROM) AS FROM tomorrow, I'll give up smoking I'd anything to be able to travel to China - THERE'S nothing I wouldn 't to be able to travel to China It was two years ago at the end of this week that I started working here - AT THE END of this week I will have been working here for two years Fischer will require bottlers to use water that Fischer specifies - BOTTLERS are required to use water specified by Fischer The dress was so tempting that I bought it - I COULDN'T RESIST the temptation to buy the dress The weather forecast was inaccurate, so we didn't take the right precautions HAD the weather forecast been accurate, we might have taken the right precautions The passengers don't realize how lucky they have been - LITTLE the passengers realize how lucky they have been You must not leave important documents lying around - (ACCOUNT) ON NO ACCOUNT should you leave important documents lying around You don't seem very well - (RUN) You seem a bit RUN DOWN To be RUN DOWN = to be OFF-COLOR = to be UNDER THE WEATHER: Bệnh It's age since that telephone worked properly - (ORDER) The telephone has been OUT OF ORDER for ages Do you think you could come to the point ? I'm in a hurry - (BUSH) Please stop BEATING AROUND THE BUSH I'm in a hurry We should abolish all these antiquated customs - (DONE) These antiquated customs should be DONE AWAY WITH I'm afraid our problems are only just beginning - (ICEBERG) I'm afraid our problems are just THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG His spoken English is very poor indeed - (SCARECELY) He can SCARCELY speak English I haven't the faintest idea what you are talking about - (EARTH) I don't know WHAT ON EARTH you 're talking about I am sure it wasn 't Bob 's fault - IT CAN'T have been Bob 's fault I don't think it is a good idea for you to go out this evening - I'D RATHER you didn 't go out this evening I'm sure it was Tom who cleared everything up - TOM MUST have cleared everything up The Pacific Ocean is on average deeper than the Atlantic - THE AVERAGE depth of the pacific ocean is greater than that of the Atlantic Alice did not decide to move to a new house until the roof fell in - ONLY WHEN the roof fell in did Alice decide to move to a new house He suggested that Tom and I should go ahead and get the tickets - HE SAID: "What about Tom and you going ahead and getting the ticket?" Jo may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life - JO'S poor health does not prevent/ stop him (from) enjoying life That reminds me of the time I climbed to the top of the Mount Fuji - (BACK) That TAKEs me BACK to the time I climbed to the top of the Mount Fuji The weather never seems as bad abroad as it does at home, does it? - (BETTER) The weather always seems better abroad than it does at home, doesn't it ? When I bought it I thought it was a beautiful colour, but I don't like it any more (GONE) When I bought it I thought it was a beautiful colour but I've GONE OFF it now They will have given him the news by now - (TOLD) He will have been TOLD about the news by now To be successful in business you must work very hard - (ESSENTIAL) It is ESSENTIAL to work hard if you want to be successful in business Some people say that Tsiolkovsky invented the space rocket - (CREDITED) Tsiolkovsky is/ has been CREDITED with inventing the space rocket/ having invented the space rocket It's no use arguing - (POINT) There is NO POINT IN arguing What exactly am I supposed to have done wrong? - (STAND) What exactly I STAND ACCUSED OF? To STAND ACCUSED OF STH: Bị cáo buộc Good colour sense is instinctive for some people - (COME) Good colour sense COMES NATURALLY to some people Don't ask him about the accident, he 's upset already - (STATE) Don't ask him about the accident, he's IN A STATE already To be IN A STATE = to be UPSET/ NERVOUS: Buồn bã/ lo lắng Everyone is saying the government is about to resign - (RUMORED) It is RUMORED that the government is about to resign The senior students believe that they are old enough to choose which classes to attend - (REGARD) The senior students REGARD THEMSELVES AS being old enough to choose which classes to attend Since the company's methods were exposed in a newspaper, people have lost their good opinion of it - (DISREPUTE) Since , it has FALLEN INTO DISREPUTE To FALL INTO DISREPUTE: Chịu tai tiếng What really depresses me is this continual wet weather - (GETS) What really GETS ME DOWN is this continual weather We missed the bus because we had overslept - (CONSEQUENCE) We missed the bus AS A CONSEQUENCE OF oversleeping She passed the world around that she was looking for a flat - (KNOWN) She LET IT BE KNOWN that she was looking for a flat They continued to suggest that I was lying - (PERSISTED) They PERSISTED IN suggesting that I was lying We couldn't have managed without my father's money - IF IT hadn't been for my father's money, we couldn't have managed I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang back - HARDLY had I put the phone down when the boss rang back It was Walter Raleigh who introduced potatoes and tobacco into England - THE ENGLISH OWE the introduction of potatoes and tobacco to Walter Raleigh "If my members agree to that, I'll be very surprised," said the union delegate THE UNION DELEGATE OBSERVED THAT he would be very surprised if his members agreed While I strongly disapprove of your behavior, I will help you this time - DESPITE MY strong disapproval of your behavior, I will help you this time I'm sorry I missed Professor Baker's lecture - I'M SORRY NOT to have heard/attended Pro Baker's lecture We may not be able to give the concert - THE CONCERT may have to be cancelled I was not surprised to hear that Harry had failed his driving test - IT CAME AS NO SURPRISE TO me that Harry had failed his driving test John inflated the tyres of his bicycle - (BLEW) John BLEW UP the tyres of his bicycle Inflate (v) thổi căng, thổi phồng, = to BLOW UP We'd better leave them a note, because it's possible they'll arrive later - (CASE) We'd better leave them a note IN CASE they arrive later Before he came here he worked for Mr/ Smith - (PREVIOUS) Before he came here, his PREVIOUS boss/employer was Mr Smith He speaks German extremely well - (COMMAND) He HAS AN excellent COMMAND OF German To HAVE A GOOD COMMAND OF STH = To be GOOD AT STH: Giỏi His criticisms are quite unfair - (JUSTIFICATION) There is NO JUSTIFICATION for his criticisms I can't understand why they are reluctant to sign the contract - (BAFFLED) I am BAFFLED BY their reluctance to sign the contract I always find chess problems like that quite impossible - (DEFEAT) Chess problens like that (always) DEFEAT me! This must be kept secret - (KNOW) You mustn't LET anyone (else) KNOW (this) I can't afford a new dress, that old blue one will have to - (MAKE) I can't afford a new dress I'll (have) to MAKE DO WITH that old blue one To MAKE DO WITH STH: Dùng tạm I only recognized him when he came into the light - NOT UNTIL he came into the light did I recognize him That rumor about the politician and the construction contract is absolutely false THERE IS (absolutely) no truth in that rumour about the politician and the construction contract They never made us anything we didn't want to - WE were never made to anything we didn't want to My mother was the most warm-hearted person I've ever known - I'VE never known a more warm-hearted person than my mother (was) You can't possibly expect me to have supper ready by o'clock - (QUESTION) THERE IS NO QUESTION OF supper being ready by o'clock Supper (n) Bữa cơm tối; bữa ăn nhẹ buổi tối It is my opinion that there is no advantage in further discussion - (SEE) AS FAR AS I CAN SEE, there is no advantage in further discussion As far as I can see = As far as I'm concerned = In my opinion = From my perspective Please excuse Jane's poor typing She's only been learning for a month (ALLOWANCES) Please MAKE ALLOWANCES FOR Jane's poor typing She To MAKE ALLOWANCES FOR SB = to EXCUSE SB There is no way that young man can achieve success in this test - (BOUND) That young man is BOUND to fail in this test Although the dog appeared harmless, it was, in fact, quite dangerous (CONTRARY) CONTRARY TO (its) (harmless) appearance, the dog was in fact quite dangerous Contrary to sth: Trái với If Smith hadn't broken his leg, he would have played football for England (REPRESENTED) If Smith hadn't broken his leg, he would have REPRESENTED England This hotel is inaccessible in winter - (POSSIBLE) It's not POSSIBLE to get to/to reach this hotel in winter As far as I know, he is still working in Bristol - (KNOWLEDGE) TO MY BEST KNOWLEDGE, he is still working in Bristol To my best knowledge = As far as I know: Theo biết The workers only called off the strike after a new pay offer - ONLY AFTER a new pay offer did the workers call off the strike He was sentenced to six months in prison for his part in the robbery - HE RECEIVED A sentence of six months for his part in the robbery You can eat as much as you like for 5$ at the new lunch-bar - THERE IS NO limit/restriction to how much you eat at the new lunch-bar She wore a hearing-aid, even though she could hear the phone ring perfectly well SHE WASN'T SO deaf/hard of hearing that she couln't hear the phone You will never meet anyone more generous than Mrs Jones - MRS JONES IS the most generous person you will/could ever meet/ (be likely) to meet My parents let me go abroad alone for the first time last year - I WAS allowed to go abroad alone for the first time last year It was his incompetence which led to their capture - IF he hadn't been so imcompetent they wouldn't have been captured I'm certainly not going to give you any more money - I HAVE NO INTENTION OF giving you any more money To have no intention of doing sth: Khơng có dự định I don't think there will be any applicants for this post - (LIKELIHOOD) There is LITTLE/ NO LIKELIHOOD that there will be applicants for this post To HAVE LITTLE/ NO LIKELIHOOD: Có khả It was difficult for Susan to believe the good news - (HARDLY) Susan could HARDLY believe the good news You must make allowances for his inexperience - (ACCOUNT) You must TAKE his INEXPERIENCE INTO ACCOUNT To take sth into account = To make allowances = To excuse: Chiếu cố, bỏ This contract is not binding until we both sign it - (BOUND) Neither one of us is BOUND by this contract until we both sign it Bound (a) Ràng buộc, = to be BINDING He wasn't to blame for the accident - (FAULT) The accident was not his FAULT You shouldn't take his help for granted - (ASSUME) You should /do not ASSUME (that) he will help you To take sth for granted = to assume: Đinh ninh, cho Our hotel booking hasn't been confirmed - WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED confirmation of/about our hotel booking (yet) The sales man told me that my new car would be delivered next Wednesday ACCORDING the salesman my new car would/will be delivered next Wednesday The Yeti has very rarely been seen at this altitude - THERE HAVE very few sightings of the Yeti at this altitude It's not certain that Jones will get the job - It is OPEN TO QUESTION (as to) whether Jones will get the job To be OPEN TO QUESTION = to be NOT CERTAIN = to be IN DOUBT: Không chắn Everyone started complaining the moment the announcement was made - NO SOONER had the announcement been made than everyone started complaining A house in that district will cost you at least 100,000$ - YOU WON'T BE ABLE to buy/get a house in that district for less than/under $100.000 Alan worked too hard at the office, and this led to his illness - ALAN'S ILLNESS was caused by/brought about/due to/the result of his working too hard at the office Mr Bill managed to repair the garage roof only because his neighbor helped him (WITHOUT) WITHOUT the help of his neighbor, Mr Bill would/could not/never have repairted the garage roof Nobody is infallible - (MISTAKES) Everyone makes MISTAKES The last Olympic Games were held in Seoul - (TOOK) The last Olympic Games TOOK PLACE in Seoul He talked about nothing except the weather - (SOLE) His SOLE topic/subject of conversation was the weather In the end, I felt I had been right to leave the club - (REGRETS) I HAD NO REGRETS about/on/over leaving the club in the end It is stupid of you to refuse Richard's offer of a loan - (IDIOT) You are an IDIOT to refuse Richard's offer of a loan The company has decided to replace this model - (INTENTION) It's the company's INTENTION to replace this model In the next few years we'll probably hear a lot more about environmental pollution - (LIKELY) We're likely to hear a lot more about environmental pollution in the next few years Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test - AS LONG AS you (can) keep/stay calm, you will/should/ought to pass your driving test Immediately after his appointment to the post, the new editor fell ill - NO SOONER had he been/was he appointed to the post than the new editor fell ill The protest has been so vociferous that the committee has had to reconsider THERE HAS BEEN such a vociferous protest that the committee has had to reconsider You think that fat people are always jolly but you are wrong - CONTRARY TO your belief/opinion, fat people are not always jolly My boss works better when he's pressed for time - THE LESS time my boss has, the better he works The patient recovered more rapidly than expected - THE PATIENT MADE a more rapid/a quicker/faster recovery than expected There isn't a pair of thermal socks left in the shop, Madam - WE ARE COMPLETELY (sold) out of thermal socks, Madam ... open fire can''t be compared to central heating - (COMPARISON) There is no COMPARISON between an open fire and central heating Comparison between things I remember very few things about my childhood... Khơng có dự định I don''t think there will be any applicants for this post - (LIKELIHOOD) There is LITTLE/ NO LIKELIHOOD that there will be applicants for this post To HAVE LITTLE/ NO LIKELIHOOD: Có. .. I don''t think it is a good idea for you to go out this evening - I''D RATHER you didn ''t go out this evening I''m sure it was Tom who cleared everything up - TOM MUST have cleared everything up