IELTS Speaking Part 1 · bộ 4/10

Bài 16–20 · Travelling, Shoes, Politeness, Rubbish and recycling, Advertisements

49 từ và cụm từ, mỗi mục có nghĩa tiếng Việt, phiên âm và câu ví dụ. Học bằng thẻ có lịch ôn tự động, miễn phí.

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• take in the scenerycollocation/ˌteɪk ɪn ðə ˈsiːnəri/
  ngắm cảnh, thưởng thức cảnh vật

  I love taking in the scenery, you know, the rice fields on the way home to Nam Dinh.

• catch someone's eyeidiom/ˌkætʃ ˈsʌmwʌnz ˈaɪ/
  đập vào mắt, thu hút sự chú ý của ai

  Plus, I can snap a photo whenever something catches my eye.

• be a handfulphrase/bi ə ˈhændfʊl/
  khó trông, khó bảo (thường nói về trẻ con)

  My little brother was a real handful, so nobody slept a wink.

• not sleep a winkidiom/nɒt ˌsliːp ə ˈwɪŋk/
  không chợp mắt được chút nào

  My little brother was a real handful, so nobody slept a wink.

• leave nothing to chanceexpr/ˌliːv ˌnʌθɪŋ tə ˈtʃɑːns/
  chuẩn bị kỹ mọi thứ, không để may rủi

  So I leave nothing to chance and sort out the tickets and a cheap hostel weeks ahead.

• play it by earidiom/ˌpleɪ ɪt baɪ ˈɪə/
  tùy cơ ứng biến, tới đâu tính tới đó

  That said, I always keep one afternoon completely free to play it by ear.

• travel lightcollocation/ˌtrævl ˈlaɪt/
  đi gọn nhẹ, mang ít hành lý

  I try to travel light, so it's just a small backpack.

• can't do without somethingphrase/ˌkɑːnt ˈduː wɪˌðaʊt ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
  không thể thiếu cái gì

  The one thing I can't do without is a power bank, because I use my phone for maps and tickets, basically everything.

• see something with one's own eyesphrase/ˌsiː ˈsʌmθɪŋ wɪð wʌnz ˌəʊn ˈaɪz/
  tận mắt nhìn thấy

  I've watched so many dramas that some streets already feel familiar, so I'd love to see them with my own eyes.

• scrape something togetherphr v/ˌskreɪp ˈsʌmθɪŋ təˈɡeðə/
  chắt chiu gom góp (tiền)

  I just need to scrape the money together first, since tutoring only pays so much.

• a creature of habitexpr/ə ˌkriːtʃər əv ˈhæbɪt/
  người quen nếp cũ, thích làm theo thói quen

  I'm a creature of habit, so I only buy new shoes when my current pair is on its last legs.

• be on its last legsidiom/bi ɒn ɪts ˌlɑːst ˈleɡz/
  (đồ vật) sắp hỏng, cũ nát gần hết đời

  I'm a creature of habit, so I only buy new shoes when my current pair is on its last legs.

• run smallcollocation/ˌrʌn ˈsmɔːl/
  (giày, quần áo) nhỏ hơn cỡ ghi trên nhãn

  The thing is, they ran small, and sending them back took ages.

• hit and missidiom/ˌhɪt ən ˈmɪs/
  lúc được lúc không, hên xui

  So yeah, buying shoes online is a bit hit and miss.

• cheap and cheerfulexpr/ˌtʃiːp ən ˈtʃɪəfl/
  rẻ mà vẫn ổn, giá mềm dùng được

  Basically, they're only for getting to class, so I go for something cheap and cheerful.

• splash out on somethingphr v/ˌsplæʃ ˈaʊt ɒn ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
  chi mạnh tay cho cái gì

  I'm happy to splash out on those, since a bad pair can really hurt your ankles.

• sacrifice comfort for stylecollocation/ˌsækrɪfaɪs ˈkʌmfət fə ˈstaɪl/
  chịu khó chịu để được đẹp, đẹp hơn êm

  I'm always rushing between lectures and the library, so I'd never sacrifice comfort for style.

• be killing someoneexpr/bi ˈkɪlɪŋ ˈsʌmwʌn/
  đau muốn chết (nói về chân, lưng…)

  I wore heels to my cousin's wedding once, and my feet were killing me by the end of the day.

• a small fortunecollocation/ə ˌsmɔːl ˈfɔːtʃuːn/
  một khoản tiền rất lớn

  A few of my classmates spend a small fortune on designer trainers.

• each to their ownexpr/ˌiːtʃ tə ðeər ˈəʊn/
  mỗi người một sở thích

  To be fair, it's their money, and each to their own.

• go a long wayphrase/ˌɡəʊ ə ˌlɒŋ ˈweɪ/
  rất có tác dụng, giúp ích nhiều

  A little politeness goes a long way, especially at work.

• snap at someonephr v/ˈsnæp ət ˌsʌmwʌn/
  gắt gỏng, cáu với ai

  I mean, nobody enjoys working with someone who snaps at everyone whenever a bug appears.

• drum something into someonephr v/ˌdrʌm ˈsʌmθɪŋ ˈɪntə ˌsʌmwʌn/
  dạy đi dạy lại cho ai nhớ kỹ, nhồi vào đầu ai

  He was quite strict about manners, so he drummed it into me that you greet every adult who comes to the house.

• over the topidiom/ˌəʊvə ðə ˈtɒp/
  thái quá, quá mức cần thiết

  It all seemed a bit over the top back then, but I suppose it worked.

• by and largephrase/ˌbaɪ ən ˈlɑːdʒ/
  nhìn chung, nói chung

  Oh, by and large, yes.

• all bets are offidiom/ˌɔːl ˈbets ɑːr ˈɒf/
  mọi quy tắc thông thường đều không còn, không đoán trước được gì

  That said, once people get on a motorbike, all bets are off.

• a stickler for somethingphrase/ə ˈstɪklə fə ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
  người khắt khe, rất coi trọng (quy tắc, phép tắc)

  My parents' generation were sticklers for formal rules, like how you greet a teacher.

• come across as somethingphr v/ˌkʌm əˈkrɒs əz ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
  tạo ấn tượng là, bị người khác thấy là

  These days we mostly text, and a message with no please or thank you can easily come across as rude.

• bite one's tongueidiom/ˌbaɪt wʌnz ˈtʌŋ/
  nén lời, nhịn không nói

  If it's a stranger in a shop, I just bite my tongue, because they're probably having a bad day.

• have a quiet word with someonecollocation/ˌhæv ə ˌkwaɪət ˈwɜːd wɪð ˌsʌmwʌn/
  nói chuyện riêng, nhẹ nhàng với ai (về một vấn đề)

  I'd have a quiet word with them later, once we've both cooled down.

• old habits die hardidiom/ˌəʊld ˈhæbɪts daɪ ˈhɑːd/
  thói quen cũ khó bỏ

  The city's rolling out new sorting rules in some areas, but old habits die hard.

• roll something outphr v/ˌrəʊl ˈsʌmθɪŋ ˈaʊt/
  triển khai (dần dần, trên diện rộng)

  The city's rolling out new sorting rules in some areas, but old habits die hard.

• do one's bitidiom/ˌduː wʌnz ˈbɪt/
  góp phần nhỏ của mình

  So I guess we were doing our bit long before recycling was a thing.

• be no saintexpr/bi ˌnəʊ ˈseɪnt/
  đâu phải thánh, cũng chẳng hoàn hảo gì

  I'm no saint.

• clean up after someonephr v/ˌkliːn ˈʌp ˌɑːftə ˌsʌmwʌn/
  dọn dẹp chỗ người khác bày bừa

  But I'm not going to clean up after strangers.

• a bit of a faffexpr/ə ˌbɪt əv ə ˈfæf/
  hơi lích kích, phiền phức

  Rinsing everything first is a bit of a faff, and half the time I forget.

• sell something onphr v/ˌsel ˈsʌmθɪŋ ˈɒn/
  bán lại (cho người khác)

  When it's full, the cleaner in my building takes it and sells it on.

• get into the habit of doing somethingcollocation/ˌɡet ˌɪntə ðə ˈhæbɪt əv ˈduːɪŋ ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
  tập thành thói quen làm gì

  Kids pick things up quickly, so if they get into the habit early, it sticks.

• put one's foot downidiom/ˌpʊt wʌnz ˈfʊt ˈdaʊn/
  cương quyết, kiên quyết không cho

  Now she puts her foot down whenever he throws a bottle in the wrong bin.

• on the spotphrase/ˌɒn ðə ˈspɒt/
  ngay lập tức, ngay tại chỗ

  Last year, I saw a tiny phone tripod in a video on social media and bought one on the spot.

• fall for somethingphr v/ˈfɔːl fə ˌsʌmθɪŋ/
  mắc bẫy, bị (chiêu quảng cáo) dụ

  I guess I just fell for the marketing, but at least it was cheap.

• be bombarded with somethingcollocation/bi bɒmˈbɑːdɪd wɪð ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
  bị dội dồn dập (quảng cáo, tin nhắn…)

  Whenever I watch something online, I'm bombarded with ads.

• tune something outphr v/ˌtjuːn ˈsʌmθɪŋ ˈaʊt/
  lờ đi, không để tâm tới

  Usually, I just tune them out and wait for the skip button.

• catchy jinglecollocation/ˌkætʃi ˈdʒɪŋɡl/
  đoạn nhạc quảng cáo bắt tai, dễ nhớ

  Oh, yes, a milk advert with a really catchy jingle.

• get stuck in one's headphrase/ˌɡet ˌstʌk ɪn wʌnz ˈhed/
  (bài hát, giai điệu) cứ vang lên mãi trong đầu

  It still gets stuck in my head sometimes.

• the hard sellcollocation/ðə ˌhɑːd ˈsel/
  kiểu chào bán dồn ép

  Most of them go for the hard sell.

• get on someone's nervesidiom/ˌɡet ɒn ˈsʌmwʌnz ˈnɜːvz/
  làm ai bực mình

  And when the same one plays three times in a row, it really gets on my nerves.

• tongue in cheekidiom/ˌtʌŋ ɪn ˈtʃiːk/
  đùa tếu, hài hước kiểu không nghiêm túc

  I like adverts that are a bit tongue in cheek.

• tug at someone's heartstringsidiom/ˌtʌɡ ət ˈsʌmwʌnz ˈhɑːtstrɪŋz/
  chạm đến trái tim, làm ai xúc động

  Oh, and the ones around Tet about people going home to their families always tug at my heartstrings.

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