Unit 8 · Becoming Independent
48 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.
Danh sách từ
- keep doing somethingphrase/ˌkiːp ˈduːɪŋ ˈsʌmθɪŋ/tiếp tục / cứ làm việc gì (lặp đi lặp lại)
My little brother keeps asking me to help him with his maths homework.
- from time to timeadv/frəm ˌtaɪm tə ˈtaɪm/thỉnh thoảng
Our cousins from Cần Thơ visit us from time to time, usually in the summer holidays.
- have the confidence to do somethingphrase/hæv ðə ˈkɒnfɪdəns tə ˌduː ˈsʌmθɪŋ/có sự tự tin để làm gì
After three months of driving lessons, my mother finally had the confidence to drive on the motorway.
- manage to do somethingphrase/ˈmænɪdʒ tə ˌduː ˈsʌmθɪŋ/xoay xở / thành công làm gì (dù khó khăn)
Despite the heavy rain, we managed to get to the station on time.
- out and aboutadj/ˌaʊt ənd əˈbaʊt/ra ngoài, đi đây đi đó (khỏe khoắn, năng động)
My grandfather hates staying at home; even at 80, he is out and about every day.
- convincev/kənˈvɪns/thuyết phục (ai tin điều gì)
The salesman tried to convince my father that the old car was in perfect condition.
- do one's laundryphrase/ˌduː wʌnz ˈlɔːndri/giặt quần áo của mình
Since our washing machine broke, we have had to do our laundry at the launderette down the street.
- do choresphrase/ˌduː ˈtʃɔːz/làm việc nhà
In our family, everyone does chores before dinner: I wash the vegetables and my brother sets the table.
- be highly self-motivatedphrase/bi ˌhaɪli ˌself ˈməʊtɪveɪtɪd/có động lực tự thân cao
My older cousin is highly self-motivated: she taught herself Japanese using free videos online.
- life skilln/ˈlaɪf skɪl/kỹ năng sống
Swimming is an important life skill for children who live near rivers and the sea.
- communicate well with someonephrase/kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt ˈwel wɪð ˈsʌmwʌn/giao tiếp tốt với ai
Our new class monitor communicates well with both students and teachers.
- develop good relationships with someonephrase/dɪˈveləp ɡʊd rɪˈleɪʃnʃɪps wɪð ˈsʌmwʌn/xây dựng mối quan hệ tốt với ai
A new nurse should try to develop good relationships with patients and their families.
- identify somethingv/aɪˈdentɪfaɪ ˈsʌmθɪŋ/xác định điều gì
The first step in solving a problem is to identify its cause.
- come up with somethingphr v/ˌkʌm ˈʌp wɪð ˈsʌmθɪŋ/nghĩ ra / đề xuất điều gì
Our group came up with a clever idea for the school science fair.
- carry out a planphrase/ˌkæri ˈaʊt ə ˈplæn/thực hiện một kế hoạch
Our class carried out its plan to plant fifty trees along the school fence.
- get into the habit of doing somethingphrase/ˌɡet ˌɪntə ðə ˈhæbɪt əv ˈduːɪŋ ˈsʌmθɪŋ/hình thành thói quen làm gì
I've got into the habit of drinking a glass of water as soon as I wake up.
- washing powdern/ˈwɒʃɪŋ ˌpaʊdə(r)/bột giặt
This washing powder removes mud stains from white shirts quite well.
- washing liquidn/ˈwɒʃɪŋ ˌlɪkwɪd/nước giặt
My aunt prefers washing liquid because it doesn't leave white marks on dark clothes.
- air-dry clothesphrase/ˈeə ˌdraɪ ˈkləʊðz/phơi quần áo khô tự nhiên
In sunny weather, most families in Viet Nam air-dry their clothes on the balcony instead of using a dryer.
- fold clothesphrase/ˌfəʊld ˈkləʊðz/gấp quần áo
My mother taught me to fold my clothes neatly so that they fit into my small wardrobe.
- imperative formn/ɪmˈperətɪv ˌfɔːm/dạng mệnh lệnh (ngữ pháp)
Recipes are usually written in the imperative form: 'Cut the onions', 'Add some salt'.
- last but not leastidiom/ˌlɑːst bət ˌnɒt ˈliːst/cuối cùng nhưng không kém phần quan trọng
I'd like to thank my parents, my teachers and, last but not least, my classmates for their support.
- rinse the ricephrase/ˌrɪns ðə ˈraɪs/vo / rửa gạo
At the cooking class, we learnt to rinse the rice gently so that the grains do not break.
- on one's ownadv/ɒn wʌnz ˈəʊn/tự mình (không cần ai giúp)
My younger sister is only ten, but she can already make breakfast on her own.
- set a learning goalphrase/ˌset ə ˈlɜːnɪŋ ˌɡəʊl/đặt mục tiêu học tập
Before starting each online course, my father sets a learning goal so that he doesn't give up halfway.
- sense of responsibilityn/ˌsens əv rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪləti/ý thức trách nhiệm
Keeping a pet can help young children develop a sense of responsibility.
- make every effort to do somethingphrase/ˌmeɪk ˌevri ˈefət tə ˌduː ˈsʌmθɪŋ/nỗ lực hết sức để làm gì
The nurses made every effort to keep the young patients calm during the power cut.
- take responsibility for somethingphrase/ˌteɪk rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪləti fə ˈsʌmθɪŋ/chịu trách nhiệm về điều gì
In our group project, each member took responsibility for one part of the presentation.
- get used to somethingphrase/ˌɡet ˈjuːst tə ˈsʌmθɪŋ/quen với điều gì (dần dần)
It took me a few weeks to get used to waking up at half past five for my new school.
- make a speedy recoveryphrase/ˌmeɪk ə ˌspiːdi rɪˈkʌvəri/nhanh chóng hồi phục
We all hope our football coach makes a speedy recovery after his knee operation.
- high school diploman/ˈhaɪ skuːl dɪˌpləʊmə/bằng tốt nghiệp trung học
My grandmother went back to evening classes at 50 to get her high school diploma.
- extracurricular activityn/ˌekstrəkəˈrɪkjələr ækˈtɪvəti/hoạt động ngoại khóa
Chess club is my favourite extracurricular activity.
- do babysittingphrase/ˌduː ˈbeɪbisɪtɪŋ/làm công việc trông trẻ
My cousin does some babysitting for a family in her building on Saturday evenings.
- count towards somethingphr v/ˈkaʊnt təˈwɔːdz ˈsʌmθɪŋ/được tính vào / đóng góp vào yêu cầu nào đó
Your homework marks count towards your final grade in this subject.
- university admissionn/ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsəti ədˈmɪʃn/tuyển sinh đại học
Many students feel stressed about university admission in their final year of school.
- earn pocket moneyphrase/ˌɜːn ˈpɒkɪt ˌmʌni/kiếm tiền tiêu vặt
My brother earns pocket money by washing our neighbours' motorbikes.
- feel like doing somethingphrase/ˈfiːl laɪk ˈduːɪŋ ˈsʌmθɪŋ/muốn / thích làm gì (ngay lúc đó)
It's so hot today that I don't feel like going out.
- decision-makern/dɪˈsɪʒn ˌmeɪkə(r)/người đưa ra quyết định
In my family, my grandmother is still the main decision-maker when it comes to Tết preparations.
- stand on one's own two feetidiom/ˌstænd ɒn wʌnz ˌəʊn ˌtuː ˈfiːt/tự lập, tự lo cho mình (không dựa vào người khác)
Two years of military service taught my cousin to stand on his own two feet.
- fly the nestidiom/ˌflaɪ ðə ˈnest/rời tổ, ra ở riêng (rời nhà bố mẹ)
My cousin flew the nest at eighteen and now shares a flat with two friends in Hồ Chí Minh City.
- fend for oneselfidiom/ˈfend fə wʌnˈself/tự xoay xở, tự lo liệu cho bản thân (khi không có ai giúp)
Left alone for a week while his parents were away, my brother had to fend for himself and lived on instant noodles.
- make ends meetidiom/ˌmeɪk ˌendz ˈmiːt/xoay xở đủ sống, đủ chi tiêu
With three children at school, the couple work two jobs to make ends meet.
- pull one's weightidiom/ˌpʊl wʌnz ˈweɪt/làm tròn phần việc của mình (trong nhóm)
At harvest time, even the children in my grandparents' village pull their weight in the rice fields.
- spread one's wingsidiom/ˌspred wʌnz ˈwɪŋz/tung cánh, tự thử sức, khẳng định mình ở môi trường mới
Studying abroad gave my sister the chance to spread her wings and try things she had never done at home.
- tighten one's beltidiom/ˌtaɪtn wʌnz ˈbelt/thắt lưng buộc bụng, chi tiêu dè sẻn
When fuel prices went up, many taxi drivers had to tighten their belts.
- learn the hard wayidiom/ˌlɜːn ðə ˌhɑːd ˈweɪ/rút ra bài học từ trải nghiệm cay đắng
I learnt the hard way that I should always save my work: my laptop crashed the night before the deadline.
- have a mind of one's ownidiom/hæv ə ˈmaɪnd əv wʌnz ˈəʊn/có chính kiến, tự quyết định theo ý mình
My two-year-old niece already has a mind of her own and refuses to wear anything but her pink boots.
- bite off more than one can chewidiom/ˌbaɪt ˈɒf ˈmɔː ðən wʌn kən ˈtʃuː/ôm đồm quá sức, nhận việc vượt khả năng
The new restaurant bit off more than it could chew by offering a menu of 200 dishes.
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