Đặc ngữ (Idioms and Expressions) luyện thi Đại Học Test 6 doc

Đặc ngữ (Idioms and Expressions) luyện thi Đại Học
Test 6

1. have a bee in one's bonnet (about something) : đặt nặng
chuyện gì, chấp nhất chuyện gì
e.g. She has a bee in her bonnet about going to America
Cổ đặt nặng chuyện đi Mĩ.
2. a splitting headache : cơn nhức đầu búa bổ
e.g. Today, I woke up with a splitting headache.
Hôm nay tôi thức dậy mà đầu nhức như búa bổ.
3. pay through the nose (for something) : trả giá rất cao, trả giá
mắc để mua cái gì đó
e.g. If you want a decent wine in a restaurant, you have to pay
through the nose for it.
Nếu ông muốn uống rượu hảo hạng ở nhà hàng, ông phải
trả giá cao ghê lắm để mua.
4. on second thoughts : suy nghĩ kĩ
e.g. On second thoughts, it was a dumb movie.
Suy nghĩ kĩ, đó là một phim ngớ ngẩn.
5. in vain : vô ích, uổng công
e.g. Government agents tried in vain to kidnap him.
Đặc vụ chánh phủ cố bắt cóc hắn, song bất thành.




Practice: Use one of the five expressions above to fill in each
space.
1. I drank too much beer at the party last night and now I have
_____.

2. _____, I've decided it would be better o travel by sea.
3. My brother has just bought a flat in Hochiminh City but he said
that he had to _____ for it.
4. All the doctor's efforts were _____ and the man soon died.
5. My mother never buys red meat when she goes to market
because she always _____ about it doing harm to our health.



KEY (các bạn tô đen)
1. a splitting headache 2. On second thoughts 3. pay through
the nose 4. in vain 5. has a bee in her bonnet