Learning English - From word to word

take me ages to do s.th = take me a long time to do s.th

/ter/ -- /foʊld/ -- /ˈkrʌm.pəl/ -- /skrʌntʃ/
Xé -- Gấp -- Làm nhàu nát -- Vò

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[Imitate] (UK) /ˈɪm.ɪ.teɪt/
- Imitate (v): MÔ PHỎNG/ NOI GƯƠNG/ bắt chước (to behave in a similar way to someone or something else, or to copy the speech or behaviour, etc. of someone or something)
=> The men inventing airplane was imitating birds in their very first design.
- Imitation:
+ Imitation (adj): nhái, giả (made to look like something else)
=> The imitation leather jacket, the imitation silk dresses.
+ Imitation (noun): sự bắt chước, sự nhái, sự mô phỏng (an occasion when someone or something imitates another person or thing)
=> She can do a wonderful imitation of a blackbird's song.
+ Imitation (noun): Bản sao (= a copy)
=> This is just a high-level imitation, we can not use it.
- Imitative (adj): bắt chước, sao chép (copying someone or something)
=> All these magazines are imitative of each other. (Cam. dic.)
- Imitator (noun): kẻ bắt chước, kẻ "copy" (a person who copies someone or something that they think is good)
=> I hate the imitators of Taylor Swift.
===> Imitator = Copycat (child's word) (noun, adj)
====> Do not understand this word in a bad way.

[Honour (UK)/ Honor (US)]
- Honour (n): Danh dự/ vinh dự/ (Giải thưởng) danh dự
- Honour (v): lấy làm vinh dự/ vinh danh / tôn trọng (đối với hợp đồng, lời hứa, thỏa thuận)/ cho phép (ngân phiếu, vé, .. được sử dụng)
- Honorary (adj) : danh dự, thường nói về bằng cấp hoặc một vị trí nào đó, vd: bằng danh dự, giám đốc danh dự, ... được trao như một hình thức tuyên dương, ghi nhận, tôn trọng. ((especially of a degree) given as an honour to someone who has not done a course of study/ or / An honorary position in an organization is one for which no payment is made - Cam. dic.)
- Honourable (adj): Đáng kính trọng, đáng tôn kính (honest and fair, or deserving praise and respect - Cam. dic.) => the Honourable + tên của những người đáng tôn kính, những người có địa vị xã hội cao, vd: the Honourable Andrew Robinson )
- Honourably (adv của honourable): theo 1 cách đáng kính trọng, đáng tôn kính.
- Honourable mention (n): Giải thưởng danh dự. (a prize given in a competition for work of high quality that did not receive first, second, or third prize - Cam. dic.)
- Honours list (n): danh sách danh dự (in the UK, the list of people who are given special titles by the government or monarch as a reward for things they have done - cam. dic.)

WALK OF LIFE:
When people talk about walk(s) of life, they are referring to different types of jobs and different levels of society - Cambridge dic.
Ex: This program would help improve the health of people from all ages and all walks of life.

[SPRING]
- (N): Mùa xuân. Ex: Spring flower. The weather is always cool in (the) spring.
- (N): Cái lò xo (kim loại). Sự co dãn, đàn hồi. The pen I used last week has a spring inside.
- (N): con suối, khe suối, nơi mà nước chảy ra tự nhiên từ lòng đất. Ex: suối nước nóng: hot spring.
- (V): di chuyển nhanh, đột ngột về phía một địa điểm nào đó. Ex: I sprang out of bed to answer the door. Tôi nhảy (lao/phóng :)) ) ra khỏi giường để mở cửa. - Cambridge dic.
- (V): xuất hiện đột ngột - to appear suddenly. Ex: Where did you spring from? I didn't see you come in" - Cambridge dic.
- (Adj): tính co dãn, đàn hồi, lò xo - (of furniture) using springs (= curved pieces of metal) to give support. US Eng: Spring, UK Eng: Sprung.

[Clue vs. Evidence vs. Proof]
- Clue: manh mối - a sign or some information that helps you to find the answer to a problem, question, or mystery - Cambridge Dic.
- Evidence: bằng chứng - one or more reasons for believing that something is or is not true /// objects, documents, official statements, etc. that are used to PROVE something is true or not true, especially for legal or insurance purposes - Cambridge Dic.
- Proof: Bằng chứng (>> evidence >> clue) - A FACT or piece of information that SHOWs that something exists or is true - Cambridge Dic.
EXAMPLE:
+ Police are still looking for clues in their search for the missing girl.
+ The police have found no evidence of a terrorist link with the murder.
+ Keep your receipt as proof of purchase.

* Ant: Kiến
- là một loại côn trùng (Insect)
- Đàn kiến: Colony of ant
- Cộng đồng kiến - Tổ kiến - Đàn kiến - Ant community
- Tổ của kiến: nest
- Tổ kiến (nest) chứa (house) đến 10 triệu con kiến (a population of 10 million ants.) => house là động từ: chứa, cho, tạo chỗ ở.
- Kiến đi thu thập thức ăn, đưa thức ăn về tổ: gathering food (for winter), taking food home (for winter)
* Colony: a group of animals, insects, or plants of the same type that live together:
a colony of ants/termites/bacteria

Extremely-Adjective #1:
* Fascinating: extremely interesting
Synonyms:
Absorbing - Bewitching - enchanting - engrossing - enthralling - gripping - riveting
* Vast: extremely big
Synonyms:
Huge - Enormous
* Phenomenal: Extremely successful (in a surprising way)

Go a long way: If you say that someone will go a long way, you mean that they will be very successful.
-> In 1930, people realized that a little popcorn could go a long way.
Vào năm 1930, người ta nhận ra rằng những hạt bắp nổ có thể sẽ trở nên nối tiếng/ phổ biến.
Go a long way toward(s) doing sth: to be very helpful
-> The money raised will go a long way towards providing essential food and medicine.
Số tiền gây quỹ được sẽ giúp ích rất nhiều trong việc cung cấp những thực phẩm và thuốc than thiết yếu.

[COMPENSATION] [/ˌkɒm.penˈseɪ.ʃən/] : BỒI THƯỜNG
- "money that is paid to someone in exchange for something that has been lost or damaged or for some problem" - Cambridge dic.
Khoảng tiền trả cho ai đó đổi lại cho một thứ gì đó bị mất, bị phá hủy hoặc do một vài vấn đề.
- "money that is paid to someone because they have been hurt, or because something has been lost or damaged" - Cambridge dic.
Khoảng tiền trả cho ai đó bởi vì họ đã bị thương hoặc bởi thứ gì đó bị mất hoặc bị phá hủy.
Cách dùng:
1. S + V + O in compensation for + N: She recieved 40 dollars in compensation for a broken leg.
2. claim/seek compensation: tìm kiếm sự bồi thường/ đòi bồi thường
3. a compensation claim => nguyên cụm này là một danh từ, có thể hiểu là tờ đơn đòi bồi thường. If you want to make a compensation claim, take the form from HR department.
4. be entitled to compensation: có quyền đòi bồi thường. If you can prove that Janes made your leg broken, you will be entitled to compensation.
5. seek compensation for + N => đòi bồi thường cho cái gì. She is seeking compensation for her broken car.

- "have a/no dog in a fight" means "to have/not have an interest in a conflict". (macmillandictionary.com)
- If you have no dog in a fight, you are not concerned and will not be affected either way by the outcome of something. (usingenglish.com)
It could be understood as: The problem/fight/argument has nothing to do with you, you don't have any interest in its outcome, it is none of your business.
In this video, at 4:47, John said: "I don't have a dog in this fight" => That means he is not in the fight of Nick and Blake scrambling to take Tate.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9VZE69FOjI

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