Sentence transformation Quizlet with key Mã A449057

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Thuật ngữ trong học phần này (60)

Bruce said that the situation at work

was like a family argument (likened)

Bruce likened the situation at work to a family argument

liken st to st: chỉ ra điểm giống nhau, so sánh, ví von

When she sold the jewelry at such a

low prices, she was cheated (ride)

When she sold the jewelry at such a lơ prices, she was taken

for a ride

take sb for a ride: cheat, deceive sb

Suppose we make no changes at all

for the time being (what)

What if we make no changes at all for the time being

What if = suppose

It's rumoured that we will have a new

manager (rumour)

Rumour has it (goes) that we will have a new manager

Rumour has it (goes) that: người ta đồn rằng

They arrived at their destination alive

and kicking (save)

They arrived at their destination save and sound

Save and sound: an toàn vô sự

At this moment, I only have time to

think about with my university thesis

(preoccupied)

At this moment, I'm preoccupied with mt university thesis

to be preoccupied: lơ đễnh vì có mối bận tâm trong lòng

Do you have any idea about how Jack

made enough money to buy his new

house (light)

Do you have cast/shed/throw light on how Jack made enough

money to buy his new?

have cast/shed/throw light: have an idea, soi sáng, rọi sáng

(nghĩa bóng)

My salary is half what I would be in the

job I was offered in January (if)

If I had accepted the job I was offered in January, I would be

on twice the salary I am now

Học phần, sách giáo khoa, câu hỏi

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Our boss is absolutely determined not

to give us that pay rise (intent)

Our boss is intent on not giving us that pay rise

to be intent on st: có ý định

The value of sterling has fallen

considerably in the past week ->

There...

There has a considerable fall in the value of sterling in the past

week

Returing from the battle, they had no

money left (RUB)

Returning from the battle, they didn't have two pennies to rub

together

not have two pennies to rub together: to be very pool

I was very lucky to escape from that

crash

I count myself lucky to have escaped from that crash

I'd thought about it for some time and

decided to try to do something ( A

GO)

I'd thought about it for some time and decided to give it a go

To give sth a go: to try sth

It was disgraceful that Barbara refused

to help one of her oldest and closest

friends (BACK)

It was disgraceful that Barbara turned her back on one of her

oldest and closest friends

Turn your back on sb/sth: to refuse to help or be involved

The director's bodyguards stood

behind him, watching

> Watchfully

Watchfully standing behind the director was his bodyguards

We must think about ways of

improving the transport system

>Thought

Thought must be given to ways of improving the transport

system

I hadn't realized the full implications of

what had happened until some time

later

> It was

It was not until sometime later that I realized the full

implications of what had happened

The police only warned Sally because

it was her first offence

> Sally was let

Sally was let off with a warning because it was her first offence

Let off: not punish (không trừng phạt)

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