trong ng\u1eef c\u1ea3nh n\u00e0y.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\nNam b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u “\u1eadm \u1eeb”, m\u1ea5t v\u00e0i gi\u00e2y suy ngh\u0129 r\u1ed3i \u0111o\u00e1n m\u00f2 r\u1eb1ng gi\u00e1m kh\u1ea3o \u0111ang h\u1ecfi v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c “\u0111\u00e1nh r\u01a1i” hay “lo\u1ea1i b\u1ecf” th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3. Anh tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi m\u1ed9t n\u1ebbo v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c gi\u1ea3m b\u1edbt c\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng, khi\u1ebfn gi\u00e1m kh\u1ea3o ph\u1ea3i nh\u01b0\u1edbn m\u00e0y v\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec3m s\u1ed1 ph\u1ea7n Fluency l\u1eabn Content c\u1ee7a Nam b\u1ecb \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng r\u00f5 r\u1ec7t. Sau bu\u1ed5i thi, Nam m\u1edbi nh\u1eadn ra m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t \u0111i\u1ec3m ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec m\u1ed9t c\u1ee5m \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u1eeb c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 th\u00f4ng d\u1ee5ng.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\nN\u1ebfu b\u1ea1n kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n r\u01a1i v\u00e0o t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea7y ti\u1ebfc nu\u1ed1i nh\u01b0 Nam, b\u00e0i vi\u1ebft n\u00e0y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 gi\u1ea3i ph\u00e1p d\u00e0nh cho b\u1ea1n. Hy v\u1ecdng qua \u0111\u00e2y, b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n- Hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 m\u1ecdi l\u1edbp ngh\u0129a c\u1ee7a “Knock off” \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd trong ph\u00f2ng thi.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch \u1ee9ng d\u1ee5ng t\u1eeb v\u1ef1ng n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec3 ghi \u0111i\u1ec3m ti\u00eau ch\u00ed Lexical Resource.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- T\u1ef1 tin ph\u1ea3n x\u1ea1 t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3n x\u1ee9 th\u1ef1c th\u1ee5.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Ch\u1ec9 v\u1edbi 5 ph\u00fat, Kl992 s\u1ebd cung c\u1ea5p cho b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7 th\u00f4ng tin, ki\u1ebfn th\u1ee9c chi ti\u1ebft nh\u1ea5t v\u1ec1 knock off!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n
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<\/span>Knock off ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 g\u00ec?<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\nTrong ti\u1ebfng Anh, <\/span>Knock off<\/b> l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1ee5m \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u1eeb (Phrasal Verb) c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 linh ho\u1ea1t v\u1edbi nhi\u1ec1u l\u1edbp ngh\u0129a kh\u00e1c nhau t\u00f9y thu\u1ed9c ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n v\u00e0o ng\u1eef c\u1ea3nh h\u1ed9i tho\u1ea1i. \u0110\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111i\u1ec3m cao trong k\u1ef3 thi IELTS, b\u1ea1n c\u1ea7n n\u1eafm v\u1eefng \u00edt nh\u1ea5t 3 t\u1ea7ng ngh\u0129a sau:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>Tan l\u00e0m (To finish work)<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch n\u00f3i t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean (idiomatic) thay cho “finish work”, d\u00f9ng khi k\u1ebft th\u00fac m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c ho\u1eb7c ca tr\u1ef1c.<\/span><\/p>\nV\u00ed d\u1ee5:<\/b> What time do you usually <\/span>knock off<\/b> on Fridays? <\/span>(B\u1ea1n th\u01b0\u1eddng tan l\u00e0m l\u00fac m\u1ea5y gi\u1edd v\u00e0o th\u1ee9 S\u00e1u?)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/span>Gi\u1ea3m gi\u00e1 ho\u1eb7c Kh\u1ea5u tr\u1eeb (To reduce\/deduct)<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\nD\u00f9ng khi b\u1edbt \u0111i m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3n ti\u1ec1n ho\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t con s\u1ed1 c\u1ee5 th\u1ec3 t\u1eeb t\u1ed5ng th\u1ec3.<\/span><\/p>\nC\u1ea5u tr\u00fac:<\/b> Knock + [s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n\/ph\u1ea7n tr\u0103m] + off + [c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3]<\/b><\/p>\n
V\u00ed d\u1ee5:<\/b> The shopkeeper <\/span>knocked $10 off<\/b> the bill because I bought in bulk. <\/span>(Ch\u1ee7 ti\u1ec7m \u0111\u00e3 b\u1edbt 10 \u0111\u00f4 v\u00e0o h\u00f3a \u0111\u01a1n v\u00ec t\u00f4i mua s\u1ed1 l\u01b0\u1ee3ng l\u1edbn.)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/span>H\u00e0ng nh\u00e1i (A knock-off – Danh t\u1eeb)<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\nCh\u1ec9 nh\u1eefng m\u1eb7t h\u00e0ng sao ch\u00e9p thi\u1ebft k\u1ebf t\u1eeb th\u01b0\u01a1ng hi\u1ec7u n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng v\u1edbi gi\u00e1 th\u00e0nh r\u1ebb v\u00e0 ch\u1ea5t l\u01b0\u1ee3ng th\u1ea5p h\u01a1n.<\/span><\/p>\nV\u00ed d\u1ee5:<\/b> It looks like an expensive watch, but it\u2019s actually a cheap <\/span>knock-off<\/b>. <\/span>(N\u00f3 tr\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 \u0111\u1eaft ti\u1ec1n, nh\u01b0ng th\u1ef1c ra l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3 nh\u00e1i r\u1ebb ti\u1ec1n th\u00f4i.)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/span>D\u1eebng m\u1ed9t h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng phi\u1ec1n ph\u1ee9c (To stop doing something)<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\nD\u00f9ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u l\u1ec7nh tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp \u0111\u1ec3 y\u00eau c\u1ea7u ai \u0111\u00f3 ng\u1eebng tr\u00eau ch\u1ecdc, l\u00e0m \u1ed3n ho\u1eb7c g\u00e2y phi\u1ec1n nhi\u1ec5u.<\/span><\/p>\nV\u00ed d\u1ee5:<\/b> Knock it off!<\/b> I’m trying to concentrate on my IELTS practice. <\/span>(Th\u00f4i ngay \u0111i! T\u00f4i \u0111ang c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng t\u1eadp trung luy\u1ec7n IELTS \u0111\u00e2y.)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n
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<\/span>\u0110\u1ed3ng ngh\u0129a, tr\u00e1i ngh\u0129a v\u1edbi Knock off l\u00e0 g\u00ec<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\nH\u1ecdc t\u1eeb v\u1ef1ng theo h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed3ng ngh\u0129a v\u00e0 tr\u00e1i ngh\u0129a kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 gi\u00fap b\u1ea1n tr\u00e1nh l\u1eb7p t\u1eeb m\u00e0 c\u00f2n th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ed1n t\u1eeb v\u1ef1ng phong ph\u00fa (Lexical Resource) v\u1edbi gi\u00e1m kh\u1ea3o.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>Nh\u00f3m t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ed3ng ngh\u0129a\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\n- Mang ngh\u0129a “Tan l\u00e0m \/ K\u1ebft th\u00fac c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c”:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Call it a day<\/b> \/k\u0254\u02d0l \u026at \u0259 de\u026a\/ (Idiom): Quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh ng\u1eebng l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ee7 ho\u1eb7c \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ec7t.<\/span><\/p>\nV\u00ed d\u1ee5:<\/span><\/i> We\u2019ve been working for 10 hours, let\u2019s <\/span>call it a day<\/b> and go home. (Ch\u00fang ta l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c 10 ti\u1ebfng r\u1ed3i, ngh\u1ec9 th\u00f4i v\u00e0 v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 n\u00e0o.)<\/span><\/p>\nFinish up<\/b> \/\u02c8f\u026an.\u026a\u0283 \u028cp\/ (Phrasal verb): Ho\u00e0n t\u1ea5t ph\u1ea7n vi\u1ec7c cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 ngh\u1ec9.<\/span><\/p>\nV\u00ed d\u1ee5:<\/span><\/i> I just need to <\/span>finish up<\/b> this report before I knock off. (T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh n\u1ed1t b\u1ea3n b\u00e1o c\u00e1o n\u00e0y tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi tan l\u00e0m.)<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Mang ngh\u0129a “Gi\u1ea3m gi\u00e1 \/ Kh\u1ea5u tr\u1eeb”:<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Deduct<\/b> \/d\u026a\u02c8d\u028ckt\/ (Verb): Kh\u1ea5u tr\u1eeb m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3n ti\u1ec1n t\u1eeb t\u1ed5ng s\u1ed1.<\/span><\/p>\nV\u00ed d\u1ee5:<\/span><\/i> The tax will be <\/span>deducted<\/b> directly from your salary. (Thu\u1ebf s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u1ea5u tr\u1eeb tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp t\u1eeb l\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n.)<\/span><\/p>\nRebate<\/b> \/\u02c8ri\u02d0.be\u026at\/ (Noun\/Verb): Ho\u00e0n l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n ti\u1ec1n sau khi \u0111\u00e3 thanh to\u00e1n.<\/span><\/p>\nV\u00ed d\u1ee5:<\/span><\/i> You can claim a tax <\/span>rebate<\/b> at the end of the year. (B\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 y\u00eau c\u1ea7u ho\u00e0n thu\u1ebf v\u00e0o cu\u1ed1i n\u0103m.)<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Mang ngh\u0129a “H\u00e0ng gi\u1ea3 \/ H\u00e0ng nh\u00e1i”:<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Counterfeit<\/b> \/\u02c8ka\u028an.t\u0259.f\u026at\/ (Adjective\/Noun): H\u00e0ng gi\u1ea3 (th\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00f9ng cho ti\u1ec1n ho\u1eb7c gi\u1ea5y t\u1edd mang t\u00ednh ch\u1ea5t l\u1eeba \u0111\u1ea3o).<\/span><\/p>\nV\u00ed d\u1ee5:<\/span><\/i> He was arrested for possessing <\/span>counterfeit<\/b> currency. (Anh ta b\u1ecb b\u1eaft v\u00ec s\u1edf h\u1eefu ti\u1ec1n gi\u1ea3.)<\/span><\/p>\nImitation<\/b> \/\u02cc\u026am.\u026a\u02c8te\u026a.\u0283\u0259n\/ (Noun): S\u1ef1 m\u00f4 ph\u1ecfng, v\u1eadt b\u1eaft ch\u01b0\u1edbc (kh\u00f4ng nh\u1ea5t thi\u1ebft l\u00e0 ph\u1ea1m ph\u00e1p).<\/span><\/p>\nV\u00ed d\u1ee5:<\/span><\/i> This jacket is made of <\/span>imitation<\/b> leather. (Chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o kho\u00e1c n\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m t\u1eeb da nh\u00e2n t\u1ea1o\/da nh\u00e1i.)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>Nh\u00f3m t\u1eeb tr\u00e1i ngh\u0129a\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\n- Mang ngh\u0129a “B\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c”:<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Commence<\/b> \/k\u0259\u02c8mens\/ (Verb): B\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u (s\u1eafc th\u00e1i trang tr\u1ecdng).<\/span><\/p>\nV\u00ed d\u1ee5:<\/span><\/i> The conference is scheduled to <\/span>commence<\/b> at 8 AM. (H\u1ed9i ngh\u1ecb d\u1ef1 ki\u1ebfn b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00fac 8 gi\u1edd s\u00e1ng.)<\/span><\/p>\nGet down to work<\/b> \/\u0261et da\u028an tu\u02d0 w\u025c\u02d0k\/ (Phrasal verb): B\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch nghi\u00eam t\u00fac.<\/span><\/p>\nV\u00ed d\u1ee5:<\/span><\/i> Stop chatting and let\u2019s <\/span>get down to work<\/b>. (\u0110\u1eebng t\u00e1n g\u1eabu n\u1eefa, h\u00e3y t\u1eadp trung v\u00e0o l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111i.)<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Mang ngh\u0129a “T\u0103ng gi\u00e1”<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Markup<\/b> \/\u02c8m\u0251\u02d0k.\u028cp\/ (Noun): S\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n c\u1ed9ng th\u00eam v\u00e0o gi\u00e1 v\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 l\u00e3i.<\/span><\/p>\nV\u00ed d\u1ee5:<\/span><\/i> The retail <\/span>markup<\/b> on these shoes is quite high. (M\u1ee9c t\u0103ng gi\u00e1 b\u00e1n l\u1ebb c\u1ee7a \u0111\u00f4i gi\u00e0y n\u00e0y kh\u00e1 cao.)<\/span><\/p>\nSurcharge<\/b> \/\u02c8s\u025c\u02d0.t\u0283\u0251\u02d0d\u0292\/ (Noun): Ph\u1ee5 ph\u00ed ph\u1ea3i tr\u1ea3 th\u00eam ngo\u00e0i gi\u00e1 g\u1ed1c.<\/span><\/p>\nV\u00ed d\u1ee5:<\/span><\/i> There is a 10% <\/span>surcharge<\/b> for deliveries on Sundays. (C\u00f3 ph\u1ee5 ph\u00ed 10% cho c\u00e1c \u0111\u01a1n giao h\u00e0ng v\u00e0o Ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt.)<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Mang ngh\u0129a “H\u00e0ng th\u1eadt\/ch\u00ednh h\u00e3ng\u201d<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Authentic<\/b> \/\u0254\u02d0\u02c8\u03b8en.t\u026ak\/ (Adjective): Th\u1eadt, x\u00e1c th\u1ef1c, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i sao ch\u00e9p.<\/span><\/p>\nV\u00ed d\u1ee5:<\/span><\/i> We only serve <\/span>authentic<\/b> Italian pizza. (Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 pizza \u00dd \u0111\u00fang g\u1ed1c\/\u0111\u00edch th\u1ef1c.)<\/span><\/p>\nGenuine<\/b> \/\u02c8d\u0292en.ju.\u026an\/ (Adjective): Th\u1eadt, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i gi\u1ea3 (th\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00f9ng cho c\u1ea3m x\u00fac ho\u1eb7c v\u1eadt li\u1ec7u).<\/span><\/p>\nV\u00ed d\u1ee5:<\/span><\/i> Is this a <\/span>genuine<\/b>