IELTS Speaking Part 1 · bộ 2/10

Bài 6–10 · Feeling bored, Computers and tablets, Collecting things, Lost and found, Street markets

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• have a lot on one's plateidiom/hæv ə ˈlɒt ɒn wʌnz ˈpleɪt/
  bận rộn, có nhiều việc phải lo cùng lúc

  I've got a lot on my plate with classes and weekend tutoring, so there's rarely time to get bored.

• twiddle one's thumbsidiom/ˈtwɪdl wʌnz ˈθʌmz/
  ngồi không, chẳng có việc gì làm

  Then I just sit around twiddling my thumbs for a bit.

• drone onphr v/ˌdrəʊn ˈɒn/
  nói đều đều, lê thê, nghe chán ngắt

  Some lecturers just drone on, reading straight from the slides, and after ten minutes I zone out.

• zone outphr v/ˌzəʊn ˈaʊt/
  mất tập trung, đầu óc lơ đãng

  Some lecturers just drone on, reading straight from the slides, and after ten minutes I zone out.

• kill timephrase/ˌkɪl ˈtaɪm/
  giết thời gian

  If I'm feeling lazy, I'll put on a Korean drama to kill time, or edit a few photos on my phone.

• perk someone upphr v/ˌpɜːk ˈsʌmwʌn ˈʌp/
  làm ai phấn chấn, tươi tỉnh lên

  But if I'm up for it, I go for a walk around the lake, and that always perks me up.

• be left to one's own devicesidiom/bi ˌleft tə wʌnz ˌəʊn dɪˈvaɪsɪz/
  bị để mặc tự xoay xở, tự lo liệu

  Mum and Dad were busy with customers, so I was left to my own devices, and the hours just dragged on.

• drag onphr v/ˌdræɡ ˈɒn/
  kéo dài lê thê

  Mum and Dad were busy with customers, so I was left to my own devices, and the hours just dragged on.

• see the point of somethingphrase/ˌsiː ðə ˈpɔɪnt əv ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
  thấy được lợi ích, thấy cần đến thứ gì

  For casual stuff I just use my phone, so I guess I've never seen the point of a tablet.

• get hooked on somethingphrase/ɡet ˈhʊkt ɒn ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
  mê tít, nghiện thứ gì đó

  So yeah, that's how I got hooked on computers, and I've been glued to a screen ever since.

• be glued to somethingexpr/bi ˈɡluːd tə ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
  dán mắt vào, không rời mắt khỏi

  So yeah, that's how I got hooked on computers, and I've been glued to a screen ever since.

• catch up on somethingphr v/ˌkætʃ ˈʌp ɒn ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
  xem bù, làm bù những thứ chưa kịp làm

  In the evenings I use my laptop to catch up on Premier League highlights.

• save someone the hassle of doing somethingphrase/ˌseɪv ˌsʌmwʌn ðə ˈhæsl əv ˈduːɪŋ ˌsʌmθɪŋ/
  giúp ai đỡ phải mất công, đỡ phiền

  That saves me the hassle of calling my mum every ten minutes.

• go downphr v/ˌɡəʊ ˈdaʊn/
  bị sập, ngừng hoạt động (mạng, hệ thống)

  The other problem is when the internet goes down at home.

• be lost without somethingexpr/bi ˈlɒst wɪˈðaʊt ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
  không xoay xở được nếu thiếu thứ gì

  To be fair, it's rare, but I'm lost without wifi, since everything's in the cloud.

• follow in someone's footstepsidiom/ˌfɒləʊ ɪn ˌsʌmwʌnz ˈfʊtsteps/
  nối nghiệp, theo bước chân ai

  I'd probably follow in my dad's footsteps and teach history.

• get through somethingphr v/ˌɡet ˈθruː ˌsʌmθɪŋ/
  đọc hết, làm hết một lượng lớn

  Having said that, life would be slower, and I might finally get through the books I keep buying.

• have a soft spot for somethingidiom/hæv ə ˌsɒft ˈspɒt fə ˌsʌmθɪŋ/
  đặc biệt thích, có cảm tình riêng với thứ gì

  I have a soft spot for pretty notebooks, so I've built up quite a collection.

• build up a collectioncollocation/ˌbɪld ʌp ə kəˈlekʃn/
  dần dần gom được cả một bộ sưu tập

  I have a soft spot for pretty notebooks, so I've built up quite a collection.

• sentimental valuecollocation/ˌsentɪˈmentl ˈvæljuː/
  giá trị tinh thần, giá trị kỷ niệm

  It's missing an eye now, but it has real sentimental value.

• part with somethingphr v/ˈpɑːt wɪð ˌsʌmθɪŋ/
  đành lòng bỏ đi, cho đi thứ mình quý

  I'd never part with it.

• shell outphr v/ˌʃel ˈaʊt/
  bỏ ra một khoản tiền (thường là lớn), móc hầu bao

  Some of them shell out half their monthly allowance on that stuff.

• can't bring oneself to do somethingphrase/ˌkɑːnt ˌbrɪŋ wʌnˈself tə ˈduː ˌsʌmθɪŋ/
  không nỡ, không đành lòng làm việc gì

  He gets them from customers at the shop, and he just can't bring himself to spend them.

• gather dustidiom/ˌɡæðə ˈdʌst/
  bám bụi, bị bỏ xó không dùng đến

  Once I stop using something, I'd rather pass it on to someone who needs it than leave it to gather dust.

• hold on to somethingphr v/ˌhəʊld ˈɒn tə ˌsʌmθɪŋ/
  giữ lại, không vứt bỏ

  But anything with a story behind it, like a letter from a friend, I'd hold on to for years.

• leave something behindphr v/ˌliːv ˌsʌmθɪŋ bɪˈhaɪnd/
  bỏ quên đồ ở đâu đó

  I'm quite scatterbrained, so I'm forever leaving things behind in cafes, mostly umbrellas and phone chargers.

• turn upphr v/ˌtɜːn ˈʌp/
  được tìm thấy, xuất hiện trở lại (đồ bị mất)

  Luckily, they usually turn up again, because the staff put them aside for me.

• a pain in the neckidiom/ə ˌpeɪn ɪn ðə ˈnek/
  chuyện (hoặc người) phiền toái, gây bực mình

  Yes, once, and it was a real pain in the neck.

• be locked outphr v/bi ˌlɒkt ˈaʊt/
  bị khóa ngoài, không vào nhà được

  I got home after football and realised my keys had fallen out of my pocket, so I was locked out.

• put the word outphrase/ˌpʊt ðə ˈwɜːd ˈaʊt/
  báo tin rộng rãi, nhờ mọi người cùng để ý

  I'd put the word out in a local Facebook group, with a photo and my number.

• as a last resortphrase/əz ə ˌlɑːst rɪˈzɔːt/
  khi không còn cách nào khác, bước đường cùng

  That said, my friends would see the post and tease me for weeks, so I'd only do it as a last resort.

• go out of one's wayidiom/ˌɡəʊ ˈaʊt əv wʌnz ˈweɪ/
  cất công, chịu khó làm hơn mức thông thường

  Well, I'd go out of my way to track down the owner.

• track someone downphr v/ˌtræk ˌsʌmwʌn ˈdaʊn/
  lần ra, truy tìm được

  Well, I'd go out of my way to track down the owner.

• hand something inphr v/ˌhænd ˌsʌmθɪŋ ˈɪn/
  nộp lại, giao nộp (đồ nhặt được)

  Yes, if it was a large amount of cash, I'd hand it in.

• play it safeidiom/ˌpleɪ ɪt ˈseɪf/
  chọn cách an toàn, không mạo hiểm

  Plus, I'd rather play it safe, so nobody could accuse me of keeping any of it.

• on a tight budgetcollocation/ɒn ə ˌtaɪt ˈbʌdʒɪt/
  eo hẹp về tiền bạc, phải chi tiêu dè sẻn

  I mean, when you're a student on a tight budget, every little helps.

• every little helpsidiom/ˌevri ˌlɪtl ˈhelps/
  tiết kiệm được chút nào hay chút ấy

  I mean, when you're a student on a tight budget, every little helps.

• wouldn't dream of doing somethingexpr/ˌwʊdnt ˈdriːm əv ˈduːɪŋ ˌsʌmθɪŋ/
  không đời nào làm việc gì, chưa từng nghĩ tới

  A lot of older people wouldn't dream of buying meat or fish anywhere else.

• for next to nothingidiom/fə ˌnekst tə ˈnʌθɪŋ/
  với giá rẻ như cho

  In fact, I got my winter jacket at one for next to nothing.

• be dotted around somethingcollocation/bi ˈdɒtɪd əˈraʊnd ˌsʌmθɪŋ/
  rải rác khắp nơi

  In Hanoi there are little markets dotted around almost every neighbourhood, and it's the same in smaller cities like Nam Dinh.

• at the crack of dawnidiom/ət ðə ˌkræk əv ˈdɔːn/
  từ tờ mờ sáng

  Back home, my mum goes at the crack of dawn, before she opens the shop.

• a world of differenceexpr/ə ˌwɜːld əv ˈdɪfrəns/
  khác nhau một trời một vực

  There's a world of difference, really.

• haggle over the pricecollocation/ˌhæɡl ˌəʊvə ðə ˈpraɪs/
  mặc cả giá

  At a market you chat with the seller and haggle over the price, so it feels more personal.

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