common idiomatic expressions in english

Tài liệu Common phrases used in English pptx

Tài liệu Common phrases used in English pptx

... another winery up the hill that you might enjoy stopping at 146. Wine tasting Sampling different types of wine If you are interested in trying some wines you should go on a wine tasting tour. ... hold fast to something, maintain To keep on doing something To look after To look into: pore into, scrutinize To pass out = to faint To pick out To put off: postpone, delay To point out To run ... quick inexpensive food We don’t provide table service. This is a fast-food restaurant 60. Fine dining A very expensive eating establishment The waiters wear bowties because this is a fine dining...

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Báo cáo khoa học: "A COMPOSITIONAL SEMANTICS OF TEMPORAL EXPRESSIONS IN ENGLISH" pptx

Báo cáo khoa học: "A COMPOSITIONAL SEMANTICS OF TEMPORAL EXPRESSIONS IN ENGLISH" pptx

... arrive in Hawaii? The person asking (39b) is not interested in being informed about all ships that at some time in the fu- ture will go to Hawaii. Instead, the user is interested in a much ... user to interface with several knowledge bases maintained by the US NAVY. The knowledge bases contain, among other things, information about the deployment schedules, locations and readiness ... graduate-from'(West-Point')(x)(t') ]] In a context in which all present or past admirals in the Pacific Fleet are under discussion, a reading which, as I pointed out in section 3.3, one...

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common sentence structures in english - các cấu trúc câu thường gặp trong tiếng anh

common sentence structures in english - các cấu trúc câu thường gặp trong tiếng anh

... only famous in Danang but also in Ho Chi Minh. Đúng : He is famous not only in Danang but also in Ho Chi Minh. Anh ấy không những nổi tiếng ở Đà Nẵng mà còn nổi tiếng ở Hồ Chí Minh. B. As ... diễn: S + be going to + be + V 3 + S + will + be + being + V 3 + S + be going to + be + being + V 3 + S + be going to + have + been + V 3 + S + will + have + been + being +V 3 + S ... designing the building for 3 months by the time it is finished. Kiến trúc sư sẽ đã thiết kế tòa nhà trong vòng 3 tháng tính đến thời điểm hoàn thành.  The building is going to have been being...

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Tài liệu EASY AMERICAN IDIOMS Hundreds of idiomatic expressions to give you an edge in English! ppt

Tài liệu EASY AMERICAN IDIOMS Hundreds of idiomatic expressions to give you an edge in English! ppt

... something. 15. To be spinning your wheels. To be putting forth an effort that is having no useful effect.To be working in vain. 16. To have a good mind to do something.To be inclined to do something. ... Let’s find Martin, and tell him it’s a go. 1. To be in the market for something.To want to buy something, to be looking to buy something. 2. To mull something over.To think about something. To ... Up to something. Involved in some kind of mischief. Planning something. 8. Something else. An expression meaning “something noteworthy” or “something interesting or worth discussion.” 9. To take...

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a comparative study of idiomatic expressions containing the word  eye  in english and vietnamese equivalents = so sánh đối chiếu những thành ngữ có chứa từ  mắt trong tiếng anh với những thành ngữ tương đương

a comparative study of idiomatic expressions containing the word eye in english and vietnamese equivalents = so sánh đối chiếu những thành ngữ có chứa từ mắt trong tiếng anh với những thành ngữ tương đương

... learning and translation of idiomatic expressions containing the word „eye‟ in English. 3 3. Scope of the study ã In this study, idiomatic expressions containing the word „eye‟ in both English ... of those in both English and Vietnamese. 3.1 Idiomatic expressions containing the word „eye‟ in English 3.1.1 Expressing good points There are many idiomatic expressions containing the word ... THREE: IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS CONTAINING THE WORD „EYE‟ IN ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE ………………………………………………………… 3.1 Idiomatic expressions containing the word „eye‟ in English …………………… 3.1.1 Expressing...

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1000 Most Common Words in English - Numbers Vocabulary

1000 Most Common Words in English - Numbers Vocabulary

... minute 492 tire 391 appear 442 strong 493 bring 392 road 443 special 494 yes 393 map 444 mind 495 distant 394 rain 445 behind 496 fill 395 rule 446 clear 497 east 396 govern 447 tail 498 paint 397 pull 448 produce 499 language 398 cold 449 fact 500 among 399 notice 450 street 400 voice 451 inch 401 unit 452 multiply 402 power 453 nothing 403 town 454 course 404 fine 455 stay 405 certain 456 wheel 406 fly 457 full 407 ... Word 251 open 297 color 343 told 252 seem 298 face 344 knew 253 together 299 wood 345 pass 254 next 300 main 346 since 255 white 301 enough 347 top 256 children 302 plain 348 whole 257 begin 303 girl 349 king 258 got 304 usual 350 space 259 walk 305 young 351 heard 260 example 306 ready 352 best 261 ease 307 above 353 hour 262 paper 308 ever 354 better 263 group 309 red 355 true ... tall 1000 Most Common Words in English - Numbers 501 - 725 - Vocabulary for ESL EFL TEFL TOEFL TESL English Learners t Rank Word Rank Word Rank Word 751 gentle 797 thick 842 print 752 woman 798 soldier 843 dead 753 captain 799 process 844 spot 754 practice 800 operate 845 desert 755 separate 801 guess 846 suit 756 difficult 802 necessary 847 current 757...

Ngày tải lên: 05/10/2012, 08:20

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A study on idiomatic variants and synonymous idioms in english and vietnamese

A study on idiomatic variants and synonymous idioms in english and vietnamese

... the distinction between idiomatic variants and synonymous idioms. - Gain an insightful look at idioms in general and idiomatic variants and synonymous idioms in particular in both English ... generalized Nominative function naming things, phenomena, processes, properties… naming things, phenomena, processes, properties… naming things, phenomena , processes, properties … naming accounts, ... of eating because of great hunger in figurative and imaginary way and does not point out any educational lesson or knowledge of life. In short, beside their common things, idioms are distinguished...

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130 common mistakes in english

130 common mistakes in english

... She couldn’t explain the reason why she was here. She couldn’t explain the reason because she was here. 120. Think of I’m thinking of moving to Australia. I’m thinking to move to Australia. ... She couldn’t explain the reason why she was here. She couldn’t explain the reason because she was here. 120. Think of I’m thinking of moving to Australia. I’m thinking to move to Australia. ... 105. Since & from I’ve been waiting here since eleven this morning. I’ve been waiting here for eleven this morning. Copyright by Andrew D. Miles, 2010 47. Except We’ll finance...

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EXERCISES (SOME COMMON PATERNS IN ENGLISH)

EXERCISES (SOME COMMON PATERNS IN ENGLISH)

... hours since my sister last rung D. My sister hasn’t rung since hours. 11. Mary prefers to dance rather than sing. A. Mary prefers to dance than to sing. B. Mary prefers dancing than sing. C. ... prefers dancing than to sing. D. Mary prefers dancing to singing. 12. It took him two hours to do his homework. A. He spent two hours to do his homework. B. He spent two hours doing his homework. C. ... two years since Mary began studying Vietnamese. D. All are correct 14. I started going to school in 1997. A. I haven’t been a pupil when it was in 1997. B. I have been a student since 1997. C....

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Common errors in  english usage

Common errors in english usage

... FROM THE BEGINNING OF TIME Stephen Hawking writes about the beginning of time, but few other people do. People who write "from the beginning of time" or "since time began" ... denigrating others. The word was then broadened to cover an exaggerated belief in the superiority of one's own kind in other respects. Following this pattern, feminists in the 1970s invented ... a law; in all of these cases you are making the object of the adoption your own, accepting it. If you adapt something, however, you are changing it. ADDICTING/ADDICTIVE Do you find beer...

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