So far l\u00e0 g\u00ec<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u201d trong c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c h\u1ed9i tho\u1ea1i hay b\u00e0i thi ti\u1ebfng Anh?<\/em><\/p>\nB\u1ea1n mu\u1ed1n s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng \u201cSo far\u201d \u0111\u00fang c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ec3 giao ti\u1ebfp t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean v\u00e0 chuy\u00ean nghi\u1ec7p h\u01a1n?<\/em><\/p>\n\u0110\u1eebng lo, b\u00e0i vi\u1ebft n\u00e0y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 \u201cch\u00eca kh\u00f3a\u201d d\u00e0nh cho b\u1ea1n!<\/em><\/p>\nCh\u1ec9 v\u1edbi 5 ph\u00fat \u0111\u1ecdc, b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd:<\/em><\/p>\n\n- Hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 \u201cSo far l\u00e0 g\u00ec\u201d v\u00e0 \u00fd ngh\u0129a c\u1ee7a c\u1ee5m t\u1eeb trong c\u00e1c ng\u1eef c\u1ea3nh.<\/em><\/li>\n
- N\u1eafm v\u1eefng c\u00e1ch d\u00f9ng \u201cSo far\u201d trong v\u0103n n\u00f3i v\u00e0 vi\u1ebft l\u00e1ch.<\/em><\/li>\n
- Trang b\u1ecb m\u1eb9o \u0111\u1ec3 \u00e1p d\u1ee5ng c\u1ee5m t\u1eeb n\u00e0y hi\u1ec7u qu\u1ea3 trong b\u00e0i thi IELTS, TOEIC.<\/em><\/li>\n
- B\u00ean c\u1ea1nh \u0111\u00f3, b\u00e0i vi\u1ebft c\u00f2n cung c\u1ea5p v\u00ed d\u1ee5 th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf v\u00e0 h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn chi ti\u1ebft, gi\u00fap b\u1ea1n:<\/em><\/li>\n
- S\u1eed d\u1ee5ng \u201cSo far\u201d t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3n x\u1ee9.<\/em><\/li>\n
- Tr\u00e1nh nh\u1ea7m l\u1eabn v\u1edbi c\u00e1c c\u1ee5m t\u1eeb t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 nh\u01b0 \u201cuntil now\u201d.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
H\u00e3y d\u00e0nh 5 ph\u00fat qu\u00fd b\u00e1u \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ecdc b\u00e0i vi\u1ebft n\u00e0y v\u00e0 n\u00e2ng t\u1ea7m k\u1ef9 n\u0103ng ti\u1ebfng Anh c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n ngay h\u00f4m nay!<\/em><\/p>\n
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<\/span>So Far l\u00e0 g\u00ec?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n“So far” l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1ee5m t\u1eeb ti\u1ebfng Anh, mang ngh\u0129a <\/span>“cho \u0111\u1ebfn nay”<\/b>, <\/span>“cho \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i”<\/b>, ho\u1eb7c <\/span>“\u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd n\u00e0y”<\/b>. N\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng, h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng, ho\u1eb7c k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra ho\u1eb7c k\u00e9o d\u00e0i t\u1eeb qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i. C\u1ee5m t\u1eeb n\u00e0y th\u01b0\u1eddng xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n trong c\u00e1c ng\u1eef c\u1ea3nh th\u00e2n m\u1eadt, nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u00f9ng trong v\u0103n vi\u1ebft ho\u1eb7c giao ti\u1ebfp trang tr\u1ecdng khi c\u1ea7n nh\u1ea5n m\u1ea1nh ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed9 ho\u1eb7c k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 t\u1ea1m th\u1eddi.<\/span><\/p>\nV\u00ed d\u1ee5:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n- So far<\/b>, I\u2019ve finished three chapters of the book. (Cho \u0111\u1ebfn nay, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh ba ch\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch.)<\/span><\/li>\n
- The project is going well <\/span>so far<\/b>. (D\u1ef1 \u00e1n \u0111ang ti\u1ebfn tri\u1ec3n t\u1ed1t cho \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m n\u00e0y.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u0110\u1eb7c \u0111i\u1ec3m n\u1ed5i b\u1eadt<\/b>:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n- “So far” nh\u1ea5n m\u1ea1nh kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian t\u1eeb qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ebfn hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i, th\u01b0\u1eddng mang \u00fd ngh\u0129a t\u1ea1m th\u1eddi (k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i trong t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai).<\/span><\/li>\n
- Th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00f9ng v\u1edbi th\u00ec hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ec3 di\u1ec5n t\u1ea3 h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh ho\u1eb7c \u0111ang ti\u1ebfp di\u1ec5n \u0111\u1ebfn hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Ph\u00f9 h\u1ee3p trong v\u0103n n\u00f3i v\u00e0 v\u0103n vi\u1ebft, t\u1eeb tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00e1o c\u00e1o c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Ng\u1eef c\u1ea3nh s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng<\/b>:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n- B\u00e1o c\u00e1o ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed9 c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c ho\u1eb7c h\u1ecdc t\u1eadp (e.g., ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh bao nhi\u00eau ph\u1ea7n, \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec).<\/span><\/li>\n
- Tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 tr\u1ea3i nghi\u1ec7m ho\u1eb7c k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 t\u1ea1m th\u1eddi (e.g., du l\u1ecbch, h\u1ecdc t\u1eadp, d\u1ef1 \u00e1n).<\/span><\/li>\n
- Th\u00e0nh ng\u1eef nh\u01b0 “So far, so good” \u0111\u1ec3 di\u1ec5n t\u1ea3 t\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh \u1ed5n th\u1ecfa \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/span>C\u00e1ch s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng So Far trong ti\u1ebfng Anh<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n“So far” l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tr\u1ea1ng t\u1eeb (adverbial phrase) linh ho\u1ea1t, th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00f9ng trong c\u00e1c ng\u1eef c\u1ea3nh kh\u00e1c nhau \u0111\u1ec3 di\u1ec5n t\u1ea3 th\u1eddi gian, m\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ed9, ho\u1eb7c trong c\u00e1c th\u00e0nh ng\u1eef. D\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 c\u00e1c c\u00e1ch d\u00f9ng ch\u00ednh:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>S\u1eed d\u1ee5ng trong th\u00ec hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n“So far” th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i v\u1edbi <\/span>th\u00ec hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh<\/b> (have\/has + past participle) \u0111\u1ec3 di\u1ec5n t\u1ea3 h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng, s\u1ef1 vi\u1ec7c, ho\u1eb7c k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra ho\u1eb7c k\u00e9o d\u00e0i t\u1eeb qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ebfn hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i.<\/span><\/p>\nC\u1ea5u tr\u00fac<\/b><\/span>:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nC\u1ea5u tr\u00fac:<\/span> Ch\u1ee7 ng\u1eef + have\/has + past participle + … + so far<\/div>\n“So far” th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ee9ng \u1edf <\/span>cu\u1ed1i c\u00e2u<\/b>, \u0111\u00f4i khi \u1edf <\/span>\u0111\u1ea7u c\u00e2u<\/b> \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1ea5n m\u1ea1nh.<\/span><\/p>\nV\u00ed d\u1ee5:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n- I <\/span>have read<\/b> two books <\/span>so far<\/b> this month. (T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ecdc hai cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch cho \u0111\u1ebfn nay trong th\u00e1ng n\u00e0y.)<\/span><\/li>\n
- So far<\/b>, we <\/span>have completed<\/b> half of the project. (Cho \u0111\u1ebfn nay, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda d\u1ef1 \u00e1n.)<\/span><\/li>\n
- She <\/span>hasn\u2019t arrived<\/b> so far<\/b>. (C\u00f4 \u1ea5y v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ebfn cho \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Ng\u1eef c\u1ea3nh<\/b>:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n- B\u00e1o c\u00e1o ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed9 h\u1ecdc t\u1eadp, c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c, ho\u1eb7c d\u1ef1 \u00e1n.<\/span><\/li>\n
- N\u00f3i v\u1ec1 s\u1ed1 l\u01b0\u1ee3ng ho\u1eb7c k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c trong m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Di\u1ec5n t\u1ea3 tr\u1ea1ng th\u00e1i k\u00e9o d\u00e0i \u0111\u1ebfn hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i (th\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u1eeb ph\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ecbnh).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
L\u01b0u \u00fd<\/b>:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n- “So far” ch\u1ec9 d\u00f9ng v\u1edbi th\u00ec hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh, kh\u00f4ng d\u00f9ng v\u1edbi th\u00ec hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i \u0111\u01a1n ho\u1eb7c qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9 \u0111\u01a1n.<\/span>
\n<\/span>Sai: <\/span>I read two books so far.<\/b> (\u0110\u00fang: <\/span>I have read two books so far.<\/b>)<\/span><\/li>\n- V\u1ecb tr\u00ed c\u1ee7a “So far” linh ho\u1ea1t, nh\u01b0ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00e2u l\u00e0 ph\u1ed5 bi\u1ebfn nh\u1ea5t trong v\u0103n n\u00f3i.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/span>Di\u1ec5n t\u1ea3 m\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ed9<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n“So far” \u0111\u00f4i khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 di\u1ec5n t\u1ea3 <\/span>m\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ed9<\/b> c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng, nh\u1ea5n m\u1ea1nh r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t gi\u1edbi h\u1ea1n nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh.<\/span><\/p>\nV\u00ed d\u1ee5:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n- The movie is interesting <\/span>so far<\/b>, but I\u2019m not sure about the ending. (B\u1ed9 phim th\u00fa v\u1ecb cho \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eafc v\u1ec1 ph\u1ea7n k\u1ebft.)<\/span><\/li>\n
- So far<\/b>, the plan seems to be working. (Cho \u0111\u1ebfn nay, k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u0111ang hi\u1ec7u qu\u1ea3.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Ng\u1eef c\u1ea3nh<\/b>:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n- \u0110\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 t\u1ea1m th\u1eddi v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng, s\u1ea3n ph\u1ea9m, ho\u1eb7c ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Th\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00f9ng khi b\u1ea1n mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i l\u00e0 t\u1ed1t, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
L\u01b0u \u00fd<\/b>:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n- Ngh\u0129a n\u00e0y th\u01b0\u1eddng mang t\u00ednh ch\u1ee7 quan, d\u1ef1a tr\u00ean nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t ho\u1eb7c c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn t\u1ea1m th\u1eddi.<\/span><\/li>\n
- C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u00f9ng v\u1edbi c\u00e1c th\u00ec kh\u00e1c ngo\u00e0i hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh, nh\u01b0ng hi\u1ebfm h\u01a1n.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/span>Idiom: So far, so good<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\nTh\u00e0nh ng\u1eef <\/span>“So far, so good”<\/b> mang ngh\u0129a <\/span>“Cho \u0111\u1ebfn nay m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 v\u1eabn t\u1ed1t”<\/b>, d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 di\u1ec5n t\u1ea3 r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng ho\u1eb7c ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed9 \u0111ang di\u1ec5n ra thu\u1eadn l\u1ee3i, nh\u01b0ng b\u1ea1n v\u1eabn th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng v\u1ec1 t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai.<\/span><\/p>\nV\u00ed d\u1ee5:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n- A: How\u2019s the new job going?<\/span>
\n<\/span>B: <\/span>So far, so good<\/b>! (Cho \u0111\u1ebfn nay th\u00ec t\u1ed1t!)<\/span><\/li>\n- We\u2019ve finished the first phase of the project. <\/span>So far, so good<\/b>. (Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh giai \u0111o\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a d\u1ef1 \u00e1n. Cho \u0111\u1ebfn nay th\u00ec \u1ed5n.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Ng\u1eef c\u1ea3nh<\/b>:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n- Tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi v\u1ec1 ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed9 ho\u1eb7c t\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n s\u1ef1 l\u1ea1c quan nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn gi\u1eef th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
L\u01b0u \u00fd<\/b>:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n- \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch n\u00f3i th\u00e2n m\u1eadt, th\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00f9ng trong v\u0103n n\u00f3i ho\u1eb7c email kh\u00f4ng qu\u00e1 trang tr\u1ecdng.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n th\u00ec hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh, v\u00ec \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u00e0nh ng\u1eef c\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ecbnh.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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