30 cu trc cu thng dng vi "to have"Th Sau, 30/09/2011, 10:35 SA | Lt xem: 4077 Cc cu trc vi "to have" kh n gin, d nh v d dng. To have a bad liver: B au gan To have a bare competency: Va sng To have a bath: Tm To have a bee in one's bonnet: B m nh To have a bias against sb: Thnh kin vi ai To have a bit of a scrap with sb: Cuc chm trn vi ai To have a bit of a snog: Hng mt cht s hn ht v u ym To have a blighty wound: B mt vt th ng c th c gii ng To have a bone in one's last legs: Li bing To have a bone in one's throat: Mt ni khng ra hi To have a bone to pick with sb.: C vic tranh chp vi ai; c vn phi thanh ton vi ai To have a brittle temper: D gin d, gt gng To have a broad back: Lng rng To have a browse in a bookshop: Xem lt qua ti ca hng sch To have a cast in one's eyes: Hi l to have a catholic taste in literature: ham thch rng ri cc ngnh vn hc To have a chat with sb: Ni chuyn bng qu vi ngi no To have a chew at sth: Nhai vt g To have a chin-wag with sb: Ni chuyn b lp, ni chuyn nhm vi ngi no To have a chip on one's shoulder: (M)Sn sng gy chuyn nh nhau To have a cinch on a thing: Nm cht ci g To have a claim to sth: C quyn yu cu vic g To have a clear utterance: Ni r rng To have a clear-out: i tiu To have a close shave of it: Sut na th khn ri To have a cobweb in one's throat: Kh c hng To have a cock-shot at sb: Nm . To have a cold: B cm lnh To have a comical face: C b mt ng tc ci To have a comprehensive mind: C tm hiu bit uyn bc To have a concern in business: C c phn trong kinh doanh To have a connection with..: C lin quan n, vi.

To have a contempt for sth: Khinh thng vic g To have a corner in sb's heart: c ai yu mn To have a cough: Ho To have a crippled foot: Qu mt chn To have a crush on sb: Yu, m, phi lng ngi no To have a cuddle together: m ly nhau To have a debauch: Chi bi, ru ch, trai gi To have a deep horror of cruelty: Ti cm ght s tn bo

Gii thiu v cm ng t (Phrasal verbs)Th Sau, 02/12/2011, 10:07 SA | Lt xem: 1299

Cm ng t l cc cm t c cu trc bao gm mt ng t v mt tiu t (ph t, gii t). I. Th no l cm ng t? Cm ng t l cc cm t c cu trc bao gm mt ng t v mt tiu t (ph t, gii t).

Trong cc v d trn, khi cc tiu t up, through kt hp vi t ng t look, get to thnh cc cm ng t c ngha khc hon ton so vi t ng t ban u: Look: nhn Get: nhn, b, c # # Look up: tm kim, tra cu Get through: kt ni

Do vy, ngha ca cc cm ng t khng chu nh hng bi ngha ca ng t. Vic hc cc cm ng t cng khng nn nh ng vi vic hc cc ng t v tiu t c lp nhau, m cn hc c cm ng t vi cch s dng ca chng trong tng vn cnh.

II. ngha ca cc tiu t trong cm ng t? Thng thng, cc tiu t truyn ti nhiu ngha khc nhau khi nm trong cm ng t. Sau y l cc ngha ph bin nht ca cc tiu t thng xuyn c s dng trong cm ng t.

III. Phn bit cm ng t v ng t c gii t i km?

IV. V tr ca tiu t trong cm ng t? Nh xt trn, cc tiu t c th ng ngay sau ng t, hoc c th ng sau tn ng (object). Trng hp tn ng l i t (it, them, him, her, me) th tiu t bt buc phi t sau tn ng ny. The alarm woke up the children. (ng h bo thc lm bn tr thc gic.) The alarm woke the children up. The alarm woke them up. The alarm woke up them. V. Cch hc cm ng t hiu qu? Xt v mt ng php hay ngha, cm ng t l mt vn kh phc tp v kh hiu i vi khng t hc vin ngi Vit. Sau y l mt vi li khuyn hu ch cho cc bn trong qu trnh hc cm ng t. Hc theo nhm t: c th sp xp cc cm ng t theo nhm cc ng t, hoc nhm tiu t, hoc nhm ch (xt theo trng ngha ca cm ng t).

Nht k hc tp: ghi chp v b sung thng xuyn vo s hc tp theo cch ring ca bn: cc cm ng t cn c tn ng (pick up, look after); cc cm ng t i cng vi mt danh t (call off, set up + a meeting); hoc cc cm ng t ng ngha (go on, keep on) tri ngha (get on, get off) Thc hnh: C gng thng xuyn vn dng cc cm ng t hc trong bi vit, bi ni (dch Vit Anh, hc vit qua tranh, vit lun ngn, th phn hi, luyn ni) ghi nh v hiu su hn v cch s dng ca cc cm ng t. Trong cc bi hc v cm ng t tip theo, nhm bin tp ch ng sp xp cc cm ng t theo nhm ch (Morning Activities, Classroom Activities) vi hi vng h tr tt nht cho cc bn trong vic hc cm ng t. Chc cc bn hc tt!Luna Nguyn

Nhng cp t trong ting AnhTh T, 30/11/2011, 08:40 SA | Lt xem: 2249 C rt nhiu mnh trong ting Anh m s dng hai t c ni vi nhau bng t "and", v d: peace and quiet, fish and chips. Nhng thnh ng ny c bit n nh nhng t i. Trong nhng mnh ny th t t thng c c nh; chng ta ni peace and quiet, chng ta khng ni quiet and peace. Nhng t i di y l nhng mnh danh t, mc d cng c nhiu mnh tnh t v ng t m l t i. Danh t v danh t 1. Nhiu danh t i gm nhng t m ging hoc gn ging ni kt bng ngha: peace and quiet: s t do khi s n o v quy ry. He sent his children to the park so that he could have some peace and quiet. ng ta ch con ci ra cng vin ng ta c mt cht s im lng. 2. life and times: cu chuyn ca cuc i mt ngi no , c bit theo ngha x hi. Im reading a book about the life and times of Winston Churchill. Its fascinating. Ti ang c cun sch v cuc i v hot ng ca Winston Churchill. N tht hp dn. 3. law and order: s duy tr ca mt x hi tt bi v mi ngi tun theo lut v ti phm b bt v tr ti. After the war there was a serious breakdown in law and order. It has taken a long time for the police to gain control of the situation.

Sau cuc chin tranh c mt s suy sp nghim trng v lut php. N mt nhiu thi gian cnh st kim tra t nc. * Nhng t i khc m ch nhng ch m gn hoc thng xuyn c ni kt 4. fish and chips: l thc n mang v truyn thng v ph bin ti Anh quc. I cant be bothered to cook, Ill go and get some fish and chips. Ti khng mun nu n, ti s i v mua c v khoai ty chin. 5. salt and vinegar: nhng st hoc mi v m thng n vi khoai ty chin. Do you want salt and vinegar on your chips? Anh cn gia v g n vi khoai ty chin khng? 6. pros and cons: nhng li v bt li ca vic g ; nhng vic cn v chng li vic g . What are the pros and cons of capital punishment? Nhng li v bt li ca hnh pht t hnh?

ng m v lp li m u * Nhiu t i gm nhng t m ng m. 1. odds and sods: s tp hp ca nhng vic nh v khng quan trng. Odds and ends c cng ngha. Ive done all the important building work; Ive just got the odds and sods left, you know, like fitting the door handles. Ti hon thnh tt c cng vic xy dng quan trng; ti ch cn li nhng vic nh, nh lp nhng tay nm. 2. hustle and bustle: nhiu hot ng v ting n. I love the hustle and bustle of city life. Id get bored in the countryside. Ti thch cuc sng n o ca thnh ph. Ti cm thy bun chn ti vng ngoi . * Nhiu t i s dng s lp li m u. y l khi nhng m ca nhng t u ging nhau. 3. rest and relaxation: thi gian khng hot ng, v d khi i ngh.

The doctor said I need some rest and relaxation; Ive been working too hard. Bc s ni rng ti cn ngh ngi; ti lm vic qu sc. 4. trials and tribulations: nhng th thch kh khn m chng ta i mt trong cuc sng. Remember, while marriage is a wonderful thing, it also has its own trials and tribulations, which you both have to survive. Hy ghi nh, i sng gia nh l mt iu k diu, n cng c nhng kh khn ring m c hai bn phi vt qua. Nhng t vn phm * Nhiu t i gm nhng t vn phm nh gii t v t ni.

1. ups and downs: thi gian tt v xu trong cuc sng. The ups and downs of life are similar all over the world, but people react differently to them. Thi gian tt v xu trong cuc sng u ging nhau trn c th gii, nhng con ngi phn ng mt cch khc nhau vi chng. 2. ins and outs: nhng chi tit v im ca vic g . I dont know all the ins and outs, but it seems the Prime Minister has made a serious mistake. Ti khng bit r chi tit, nhng n c v l Th tng phm mt sai lm nghim trng. 3. down and out: mt ngi khng nh v tht nghip. y cng c s dng nh mt tnh t. Did you see the poor down and out sleeping in the park? Should we tell the police about him? Anh c thy ngi v gia c ng trong cng vin khng? Chng ta c nn bo cnh st khng? 4. ifs and buts: nhng l do m ngi no khng mun lm vic g ; s chng i ca h. Whenever we try to change the work routines, the workers have so many ifs and buts that we never manage to change anything. Khi no chng ti c gng thay i l thi lm vic, nhng nhn vin c nhiu l do n ni chng ti khng th thay i bt k iu g. Nhng ch vit tt

* Nhiu t i ph bin c ni n bng nhng t vit tt ca ch ci u tin 1. R and R: rest and relaxation. I'm going on a 2 week beach holiday. I really need some R and R. Ti s i bin ngh ngi trong 2 tun. Ti tht s cn s ngh ngi v th gin. 2. P and P: thng c thy khi bn mua mn hng cn s gi nhn. You know you want to buy that bicycle over the Internet? Did you check that the price includes P and P? Bn bit bn mun mua chic xe p trn mng phi khng? Bn kim tra gi gm c s giao nhn cha? 3. R and D: research and development thng l mt b phn trong ngnh cng nghip. Sony has a very strong R and D division: thats why they keep coming up with new products. Sony c b phn Nghin cu v Pht trin rt mnh; l ti sao m h lun cho ra nhiu sn phm mi.

Hu t ch ngh nghipTh Sau, 02/12/2011, 09:54 SA | Lt xem: 1444 Khi no thm hu t er khi no dng hu t ist to thnh danh t ch ngh nghip? Cc danh t ch ngh nghip khng i hi k nng hoc n gin, v cc ngh c o to c bit nhng khng bng th lnh ngh th thng c thm hu t er, trong khi cc ngh mang tnh chuyn mn khoa hc hoc y dc th thng c thm ist. Nhng cng c rt nhiu trng hp ngoi l. Chng ta c cc hu t sau thng c thm vo to thnh danh t ch ngh nghip: er or ist ant ess man ee ive Painter, worker Actor, professor Scientist, chemist Accountant, assistant waitress, hostess Postman, fireman Trainee, employee Representative, machine operative

bit v hc nh c nhng t ny l mt vn phc tp. Gii php gi a ra y l hc cc t ny theo h t, ging nh cc v d di y.

_er (nhng khng ch c hu t _er) Bobs a well-known local builder who employs two plumbers, three carpenters, aroofer, four electricians and half a dozen unskilled lobourers. (Bob l mt th xy c ting trong vng, ngi thu 2 th sa ng nc, 3 th mc, 1 th sa mi nh, 4 th in v na t ngi lao ng n gin). If teachers, education officers, child minders and social workers had together, none of these children would have suffered abuse. worked

(Nu cc gio vin, quan chc gio dc, cc nh quan tm tr th v cc nhn vin x hi cng phi hp vi nhau, th khng mt a tr no trong s ny b lm dng). Hes a writer the author of four books about China, but hes also worked as atranslator and interpreter, actor and journalist. (ng y l mt tc gia tc gi ca 4 cun sch v Trung Hoa, nhng cn l mt bin dch vin v mt phin dch vin, mt din vin nam v mt nh bo). _or (nhng khng ch c hu t _or) The Managing Director delegated responsibility for the project to the supervisor, but he was a poor administrator and would never become a manager. (Gim c iu hnh giao ph trch nhim v d n cho gim st vin, nhng ng y l mt nh qun l ti v khng bao gi c th l mt nh qun l c). Lu rng cc danh t ch ngh nghip kt thc bi _er hoc _or th c lin quan cht ch vi ng t ch hnh ng : teachers - teach (gio vin - dy hc) writers - write (tc gi - vit) actors - act (din vin - din) supervisors - supervise (gim st vin - gim st) directors - direct (ngi iu hnh - iu hnh) bus and truck drivers - drive their buses and lorries (ngi li xe bu t hay xe ti - li xe) sailors - sail (thy th - li tu), v.v ng thi cng lu rng hu t _er/ _or cn c s dng ch cc loi my v thit b thc hin mt cng vic nht nh no : My kitchen is full of the latest gadgets: dishwasher, gas cooker with five burners, electric toaster, electric can opener, blender/ liquidizer you name it, Ive got it. (Nh bp ca ti c y nhng dng mi nht: my ra bt a, ni nu bng ga vi nm m n, nng bnh m bng in, m nt chai bng in, my xay sinh t - anh c tn th g, ti c th ). My sons got all his stuff in his bedroom: DVD player, video recorder, camcorder, film projector.

(Con trai ti c th trong phng n: u DVD, u video, my quay xch tay, my chiu). _ist (nhng khng ch hu t _ist The whole family are musicians: Eds a percussionist and pianist, Violas a flautistand cellist and Barrys a French horn player. Their parents are both singers. (C gia nh l nhc s: Ed l mt ngh s nhc c g v cng l ngh s dng cm, Viola l ngh s thi so v ngh s chi violon v Barry l mt ngh s chi kn co ngi Php. B m ca h u l ca s) Hes a doctor a general practitioner, but he wants to become a specialist agynaecologist and obstetrician. (Anh y l mt bc s mt bc s a khoa, nhng anh y mun tr thnh mt bc s chuyn khoa mt bc s ph khoa v bc s khoa sn). His older sisters a chemist/ pharmacist, his younger sisters a speech therapistand his mother work as his receptionist and telephonist. (Ch gi anh y l mt dc s, em gi anh y l bc s chuyn khoa cha cc tt v ni v m anh y lm nhn vin l tn v ngi trc in thoi). _an (gm c _ian v _man Did you say you were an optician? No, Im a politician. Im spokesman for international affairs and chairman of the refugee committee. My older brother is the parliamentary librarian. My younger brothers a magician. (C phi ng ni ng l mt chuyn gia nhn khoa? Khng, ti l mt nh chnh tr. Ti l pht ngn vin ca v quc t v ch tch hi ng t nn. Anh trai ti l ngi trong th vin ca quc hi. Em trai ti l mt nh o thut). Trong v d trn, hu t _man c th dng ch c ph n v nam gii. Ngy nay, c mt s kin cho rng dng hu t _man l phn bit gii tnh v thch s dngspokesperson hay chairperson. Nhng tt nhin, vn ny khng xy ra vi trng hp ca t policeman v policewoman, mc d nu ta khng mun ni r gii tnh ca ngi c nhc n, ta c th dng police officer thay cho c hai trng hp. Chc cc bn hc tp tt.

Hc ting Anh: Cch xin liTh Ba, 06/12/2011, 01:23 CH | Lt xem: 62 Trong ting Anh, chng ta xin li khng ch khi chng ta lm sai mt iu g m cng khi chng ta mun lm gin on ai , biu l cm xc khi mt vic bun xy ra vi ai hoc yu cu ai lp li iu g. Trong ting Anh, chng ta xin li khng ch khi chng ta lm sai mt iu g m cng khi chng ta mun lm gin on ai , biu l cm xc khi mt vic bun xy ra vi ai hoc yu cu ai lp li iu g. Ni xin li v mt vic lm sai:

A. Thn mt Im sorry Im late. Xin li ti n tr. Im so sorry I forgot your birthday. Xin li anh qun ngy sinh nht ca em. B. Trang trng I beg your pardon madam, I didnt see you were waiting to be served. Ti xin li b, ti khng nhn thy b ang ch c phc v. Im awfully sorry but those tickets are sold out now. Ti thnh tht xin li nhng nhng v c bn ht ri. I must apologise for my childrens rude behaviour. Ti phi xin li v hnh vi v l ca cc con ti. Ni xin li a ra l do: Thng thng khi xin li, chng ta a ra l do cho hnh vi ca mnh: Im sorry Im late but my alarm clock didnt go off this morning. Ti xin li n tr v ng h bo thc ca ti khng reng vo bui sng ny. Im so sorry theres nothing here you can eat, I didnt realise you were a vegetarian. Ti tht xin li khng c g bn c th n c. Ti khng bit l bn l ngi n chay. Ni xin li v ngt ngang ai : Excuse me, can you tell me where the Post Office is please? Xin li, ng c th ch cho ti Bu in u khng? Im sorry but can I get through? Ti xin li nhng ti c th i qua c khng? Ni xin li khi vic bun xy ra vi ai : Im sorry to hear youve not been feeling well. Ti tht bun khi nghe bn khng c khe. Im so sorry to hear your dad died. Ti thnh tht chia bun khi cha anh qua i. I heard you failed your driving test. Im really sorry but Im sure youll pass next time. Ti nghe ni bn trt k thi li xe. Ti chia bun nhng ti chc bn s u vo ln sau. Ni xin li yu cu ai lp li vic g: Excuse me? Xin li? Excuse me, what did you say? Xin li, bn ni g?

Im sorry? Xin li? Im sorry, can you say that again? Xin li, bn c th lp li khng? Pardon? Xin li?

Chp nhn li xin li chp nhn li xin li, chng ta c th ni cm n hoc c gng lm cho ngi i phng d chu bng cch no . Im so sorry I forgot your birthday. Anh tht xin li qun ngy sinh nht ca em! Oh dont worry, theres always next year! khng sao, mnh ch nm sau! Im sorry to hear youve not been feeling well. Ti tht bun khi nghe bn khng c khe. Thanks. I think Ive just picked up a bug at the office. Its nothing too serious. Cm n. Ti ngh ti b ly bnh trong vn phng. Khng c g nghim trng. Im sorry Im late but my alarm clock didnt go off this morning. Ti xin li n tr v ng h bo thc khng reng vo bui sng ny. Thats OK. Weve only just started the meeting. Khng sao. Chng ti ch mi bt u bui hp.

Th v t Make trong ting AnhTh Ba, 06/12/2011, 01:51 CH | Lt xem: 82

E-Tp ch xin chia s vi cc bn nhng cch s dng hay ca cc ng t ghp, cc thnh ng vi t "make". 1. Nu bn thi trt, bn b ca bn an i " Make light of it", th "make a light of it" y ngha l g? Make light of = treat as unimportant (xem nh l khng quan trng). Ngc vi n l Make much of=treat as very important. 2. Dont make fun of somebody (make fun of= ch nho) - ng c m li ai ra lm tr ci! 3. Make sense (hp l, c th hiu c): It doesnt make any sense - Chng hp l g c, chng hiu g c. 4. Make up someones mind l quyt nh. Make up trong cc trng hp khc cn c cc ngha khc na: Make up a story: Dng nn mt cu chuyn Shes making up for a big show: C y ang trang im cho mt bui biu din ln. Let me make it up to you: ti n cho bn nh. You should make up with her: Hy lm lnh vi c y i. 5. Nu tra t in th Make c rt nhiu ngha tng ng vi cc cch dng khc nhau nhng c mt s cch dng hay v thng gp trong thc t, v d nh make believe pretend gp trong bi ht ni ting Thank you for loving me: If I tried, you'd make believe - Nu nh anh th (ni di), em s v nh That you believed my lies - Rng em tin nhng li ni di ca anh 6. Vy make my peace with c ngha l g? Make someones peace with c ngha l cam chu vi ci g . 7. Make someones day. Thank you very much for your gift. It really made my day! Rt cm n bn v mn qu. N lm ti thc s hnh phc! 8. Make ends meet (= make both ends meet) c ngha l xoay s sng, tc l nhng g bn lm ra th trang tri cho cuc sng ca bn m khng thiu thn hay phi mc n. 9. - The appointment was at 6 p.m but she couldnt make it there in time because of the traffic jam. - After 10 years of striving, finally he made it as the most successful talent agent in town. Make it trong 2 trng hp ny c ngha l thnh cng hay t c mt ci g hay mt vic g . Trng hp 1, c y khng thnh cng trong vic n im hn: C hn lc 6 gi ti nhng c y khng th n kp gi v kt xe qu. Trng hp 2, anh y thnh cng trong vic phn u lp nghip ca mnh: Sau 10 nm n lc phn u, cui cng anh y tr thnh ngi i din cho cc ngh s thnh cng nht trong thnh ph.

10. Cc bn hy c gng make the most of (tn dng ht, s dng ti a)what youve learnt today v cng chia s nhng cch s dng hay ca cc ng t ghp, cc thnh ng vi make nh!

20 thnh ng vi "never"Th Ba, 06/12/2011, 09:10 SA | Lt xem: 104 Cc em cng tm hiu xem t "never" c mt trong nhng cu thnh ng ting Anh no nh! 1, Never ask pardon before you are acused: Cha kho xng. 2, Never buy a pig in poke: ng mua ln trong b (phi xem k hng nh mua trc khi tr tin) 3, Never do things by halves: ng bao gi lm g na chng. = If a things is worth doing it is worth doing well. 4, Never judge by appearances: ng xt on b ngoi. = Things are seldom what they seem. = All that gilters is not gold 5, Never look a gift hourse in the mouth: ng nn qu xt nt vi th ngi ta biu mnh. = Beggars must not be choosers. 6, Never make threats you cannot carry out: ng da dm nhng iu mnh khng th lm ni. = If you cannot bite never show your teeth. 7, Never makes two bites of a cherry: ng ct qu o lm hai ming (nu cng vic c th lm ngay trong mt lc th ng lm nhiu ln) 8, Never put off tomorrow what may be done today: ng li n ngy mai vic c th lm hm nay. = Make hay while the sun shines. = Take time by the forelock. 9, Never say die: ng bao gi t b. 10, Never spend money before you have it: ng tiu tin khi mnh cha c. = First catch your hare 11, Never spur a willing hourse: ng gic mt ngi lm vic chm ch. 12, Never tell your enemy that your foot aches: ng ni vi k th chn mnh au (ng vch o cho ngi xem lng) = It is a foolish sheep that makes the wolf his confessor.

13, Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you: ng mua hi m th (ng lo lng v mt iu g trc khi n n). = Don't cry before you are hurt. 14, Never a rose without thorns: Hoa thm th gai nhn 15, Never cross the bridge until you come to it: Chuyn g n s n 16, Never too old to learn, never too late to turn: Ch thy gi m ko hc, ch thy mun m ko lm 17, Never hit a man when he's down: ng bao gi nh k ng nga 18, On the never-never: Vic mua tr gp 19, Never ending: Dng nh khng bao gi dt 20, Never-never land: Min t ha