Unit 4 · Urbanisation
28 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
- urban developmentn/ˌɜːbən dɪˈveləpmənt/sự phát triển đô thị
The exhibition uses old maps and photos to show a century of urban development in Huế.
- high-rise buildingn/ˌhaɪ raɪz ˈbɪldɪŋ/tòa nhà cao tầng
The new high-rise building next to our school blocks the afternoon sun from the playground.
- convenience storen/kənˈviːniəns stɔː(r)/cửa hàng tiện lợi
Night-shift nurses often buy dinner at the 24-hour convenience store near the hospital.
- cost of livingn/ˌkɒst əv ˈlɪvɪŋ/chi phí sinh hoạt
The cost of living in the capital is so high that my sister shares a room with two friends.
- afford to do somethingv/əˈfɔːd tə ˈduː ˈsʌmθɪŋ/đủ khả năng (tài chính) làm gì
After two years of saving, my cousin can finally afford to rent a flat of her own.
- high unemployment ratesn/ˌhaɪ ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt reɪts/tỷ lệ thất nghiệp cao
Towns that depend on one factory often face high unemployment rates when it closes.
- a shortage of affordable housingn/ə ˈʃɔːtɪdʒ əv əˌfɔːdəbl ˈhaʊzɪŋ/sự thiếu nhà ở giá phải chăng
A shortage of affordable housing is one reason why many young couples still live with their parents.
- employment opportunitiesn/ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ˌɒpəˈtjuːnətiz/cơ hội việc làm
Industrial parks in Bắc Ninh have created employment opportunities for many young people.
- improve the infrastructurecollocation/ɪmˌpruːv ði ˈɪnfrəstrʌktʃə(r)/cải thiện cơ sở hạ tầng
Before people move in, the developer must improve the infrastructure of the area.
- date backphr v/ˌdeɪt ˈbæk/có từ (thời điểm nào đó)
Đồng Xuân Market dates back to 1889, when it was built under French rule.
- low-rise buildingn/ˌləʊ raɪz ˈbɪldɪŋ/tòa nhà thấp tầng
Most houses in our lane are low-rise buildings with two floors and a flat roof.
- colonial buildingn/kəˌləʊniəl ˈbɪldɪŋ/công trình thời thuộc địa
The Hà Nội Opera House, completed in 1911, is a well-known colonial building.
- wet marketsn/ˈwet ˌmɑːkɪts/chợ dân sinh, chợ truyền thống (bán đồ tươi sống)
Grandma prefers wet markets because she can chat with the sellers and check the fish.
- city dwellersn/ˈsɪti ˌdweləz/người dân thành thị (nói chung, đối lập với người nông thôn)
City dwellers with small flats often grow herbs in pots on their balconies.
- upward trendn/ˌʌpwəd ˈtrend/xu hướng tăng
The chart shows an upward trend in sales of electric motorbikes.
- make comparisonscollocation/ˌmeɪk kəmˈpærɪsnz/so sánh
When describing two charts, make comparisons instead of describing each one separately.
- account forphr v/əˈkaʊnt fə(r)/chiếm (bao nhiêu phần trăm của tổng số)
Students who walk account for 15% of our class; the figure for cyclists stands at 40%.
- make a complaintcollocation/ˌmeɪk ə kəmˈpleɪnt/phàn nàn, khiếu nại
Mrs Hoa made a complaint to the manager because the lift had been broken for a week.
- government officialn/ˈɡʌvənmənt əˌfɪʃl/cán bộ, quan chức chính quyền
A government official opened the new library in our commune last Saturday.
- urban plannern/ˌɜːbən ˈplænə(r)/nhà quy hoạch đô thị
An urban planner decides where parks, schools and bus routes will be needed in future.
- immigration policyn/ˌɪmɪˈɡreɪʃn ˌpɒləsi/chính sách nhập cư
Several countries have changed their immigration policy to attract nurses from abroad.
- be bursting at the seamsidiom/bi ˈbɜːstɪŋ ət ðə ˈsiːmz/chật cứng, quá tải
Every Tết, the coach station is bursting at the seams with workers going home.
- the bright lightsidiom/ðə ˌbraɪt ˈlaɪts/sức hút hào nhoáng của thành phố lớn
Many teenagers are drawn to the bright lights without knowing how hard city life can be.
- a stone's throwidiom/ə ˌstəʊnz ˈθrəʊ/rất gần (chỉ cách vài bước)
Our new flat is a stone's throw from the metro station.
- be priced outphrase/bi ˌpraɪst ˈaʊt/bị đẩy đi nơi khác vì giá quá cao
Many small bookshops have been priced out of the city centre by rising rents.
- make way for somethingphrase/ˌmeɪk ˈweɪ fə ˈsʌmθɪŋ/(bị dỡ bỏ để) nhường chỗ cho
The old cinema was knocked down to make way for a car park.
- change beyond recognitionphrase/ˌtʃeɪndʒ bɪˌjɒnd ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃn/thay đổi đến mức không nhận ra
Since the new bridge opened, the riverside village has changed beyond recognition.
- grind to a haltidiom/ˌɡraɪnd tu ə ˈhɔːlt/tê liệt, dừng hẳn
Work on the metro line ground to a halt for months when the builders ran out of money.
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