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Tài liệu Dictionary of English Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions pptx
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Burning question
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Dictionary of English Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions
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A bit much
If ... the moral
fibre to be leader (In American English the correct spelling is 'fiber'.)
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John Doe is a name given ... her, especially when it is his mother's apron
strings.
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Drop in the ocean
A drop in the ocean implies that something...
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Tài liệu Dictionary of English Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions docx
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... the moral
fibre to be leader (In American English the correct spelling is 'fiber'.)
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All over the map
(USA) ... speak in a persuasive and interesting way.
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This is an expressions that means 'everything'; if someone buys ... nothing will separate them
or their positions on issues.
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Memory like a sieve
If somebody can't retain things...
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Tài liệu EASY AMERICAN IDIOMS Hundreds of idiomatic expressions to give you an edge in English! ppt
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... and I’m still green. But
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EASY AMERI C AN IDIOMS
Hundreds of idiomatic expressions to give you an edge in English!
by Rachel Varra
Edited by Christopher Warnasch
Salena: Yeah, that’s ... understand or listen.
11. To go about something. To handle, to act, or to perform in a
situation or with a certain goal.
12. To have your head in the clouds. To be a dreamer, to fail to be
realistic ... ill, to feel less than
healthy.
4. To catch a bug.To become sick with a cold or flu.
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Brad: Listen, Larry talks a big game, but has nothing to back
it up. Plus, he’s a bit wet behind the ears...
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BD HSG (IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS)
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... wears __________
TEST 9:Direction: Supply a correct preposition into the given space.
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IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS
TEST 1: Complete the following sentences with one appropriate word.
Example: He ... this morning. I _______________ too late.
16. I don’t know what this word means, but I’ve got a Spanish dictionary here, so I’ll _______________ (it).
17. I watched a film on television last night, ... your surplus kilos.
15. Do you know what this word means? I haven’t _______________ (it) in our English books before.
16. + “Have you got the answer to number seven in the maths exercise?” + “No....
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Báo cáo khoa học: "A COMPOSITIONAL SEMANTICS OF TEMPORAL EXPRESSIONS IN ENGLISH" pptx
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... TEMPORAL EXPRESSIONS IN
ENGLISH
Erhard W. Hinrichs
BBN Laboratories Inc.
10 Moulton St.
Cambridge, MA 02238
Abstract
This paper describes a compositional semantics
for temporal expressions ... order intansional logic described
in detail in Hinrichs, Ayuso and Scha (1987). Tem-
poral expressions of English are translated into this
language as quantifiers over times which bind tem-
poral ... construct
a straightforward compositional syntax and semantics
of temporal expressions.
Syntactically tenses in English appear as inflec-
tional morphemes on verbs. In the notation of
categorial...
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A study on idiomatic variants and synonymous idioms in english and vietnamese
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experience…
CHAPTER III: IDIOMATIC VARIANTS AND SYNONYMOUS IDIOMS IN ENGLISH
AND VIETNAMESE
3.1. Lexical synonymy
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Diagram 1: Idiomatic variants
Idioms
e.g.
English Vietnamese
to take ... country
- American English: as mad as a wrongly shot hog
- Australian English: to cut down the tall poppies
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In English many synonyms evolved from a mixture of Norman French and English
words, ... clear distinction between idiomatic variants and synonymous
idioms?
What are the similarities and differences between idiomatic variants and
synonymous idioms in English and those in Vietnamese?...
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English-Vietnamese Idiomatic Phrases
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... thể gặp hắn trước khi hắn đi
165. the main chance ||| cơ hội làm giàu, cơ hội để phất . The capitalist always has an eye to the main chance
nhà tư bản luôn luôn tìm cơ hội để phất
166. all my eye ...
703. to make out ||| đặt, dựng lên, lập ||| ||| make out a plan đặt kế hoạch ||| ||| make out a list lập một danh sách |||
||| make out a cheque viết một tờ séc ||| xác minh, chứng minh ||| hiểu, ... make all things up into a
bundle gói ghém tất cả lại thành một bó ||| lập, dựng ||| ||| make up a list lập một danh sách ||| bịa, bịa đặt ||| t's
all a made up story đó là một câu chuyện hoàn...
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Word list in english
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... bộ; am
(nhà nhỏ một gian của ẩn sĩ); (thơ ca) túp lều tranh, căn nhà nhỏ; (thơ ca) nấm mồ
cellist Viola; the bass member of the violin family.
census (n) việc tính toán dân số một cách chính...
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Vocabulary List 5 - Foreign Language Terms Used in English
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... necessarily traditional English pronunciation. Practice saying each word
out loud as you read through the list.
CHAPTER
Vocabulary List 5:
Foreign Language
Terms Used in
English
CHAPTER SUMMARY
In ... but clear descriptive pieces.
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VOCABULARY LIST 5: FOREIGN LANGUAGE TERMS USED IN ENGLISH
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VOCABULARY LIST 5: FOREIGN LANGUAGE TERMS USED IN ENGLISH
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38. excitement, enthusiasm, wide-eyed, ... sickness
b. illness
c. healthy
d. unwell
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VOCABULARY LIST 5: FOREIGN LANGUAGE TERMS USED IN ENGLISH
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Antonyms
Choose the word from Vocabulary List 5 that means the opposite, or most nearly the...
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Tài liệu English Expressions ppt
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... something is to have something that can be
used to achieve something.
Armed with his improved English, he applied for a university
course in Australia.
This is how the expression is used in ... used in one of our stories:
I think initially they find the culture shock. Because, well, in
English classes back at home, they can only learn so much
about the actual culture.
cup of tea
thing ... there is no brain drain in Australia…
brainchild
A person’s brainchild is their original idea.
English Bites is Barry Mitchell's brainchild.
This is how the expression is used in one of...
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A contrastive analysis of the meanings expressed via the modal verbs can, may, must in english and the equivalent expressions in vietnamese
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... modal verbs
can, may, must in English and the equivalent expressions in
Vietnamese
2.2.1. Can, may, must and their equivalents in Vietnamese
2.2.1.1. Vietnamese expressions equivalent to the ... may,
must to Vietnamese learners of English. It discusses some challenges in teaching and
learning English modals. It also puts forward some suggestions for the teaching of English
modals.
The final ... do/ don t’ ’ .
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References
In English
1. Azar, B. S, (2001). Understanding and Using English Grammar. (3
rd
ed). Mary Jane
Peluso.
2. Close, R. A. (1975). English as a Foreign Language. London:...
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