Violent

1. It takes sb khoảng thời gian to do sth= sb spend khoảng thời gian doing sth
VD: It took her 3 hours to get to the city centre.
     = She spent 3 hours getting to the city centre.
2. Understand = tobe aware of
VD: Do you understand the grammar structure?
      = Are you aware of the grammar structure?
3. Like = tobe interested in = enjoy = keen on
VD: She likes politics
     = She is interested in politics
4. Because + clause = because of + N
VD: He can’t move because his leg was broken
      = He can’t move because of his broken leg
5. Although + clause = despite + N = in spite of + N
VD: Although she is old, she can compute very fast
     = Despite / In spite of her old age, she can compute very fast
6. Succeed in doing sth = manage to do sth
VD: We succeeded in digging the Panama cannel
      = We managed to dig the Panama cannel
7. Cấu trúc : …..too + adj (for sb) to do sth : quá để làm gì
VD: My father is too old to drive.
     = It is such a/ an N that: quá đến nỗi mà
VD: She is so beautiful that everybody loves her.
     = It is such a beautiful girl that everybody loves her.
Adj/ Adv + enough (for sb) to do sth: đủ để làm gì
VD: This car is safe enough for him to drive
VD: The policeman ran quickly enough to catch the robber
8. Cấu trúc: prefer sb to do sth = would rather sb Vpast sth: thích, muốn ai làm gì
VD: I’prefer you (not) to smoke here
     = I’d rather you (not) smoked here
9. Prefer doing sth to doing sth: thích làm gì hơn làm gì
Would rather do sth than do sth
VD: She prefers staying at home to going out
      = She’d rather stay at home than go out
10. Can = tobe able to = tobe possible
11. Harly + had +S + Vpp when S + Vpast: ngay sau khi... thì…
No sooner + had +S + Vpp than S + Vpast
VD: As soon as I left the house, he appeared
     = Harly had I left the house when he appeared
     = No sooner had I left the house than he appeared
12. Not………..any more : không còn nữa
     No longer + dạng đảo ngữ S no more V
VD: I don’t live in the courtryside anymore
      = No longer do I live in the coutryside
      = I no more live in the coutryside
13. At no time + dạng đảo ngữ: không khi nào, chẳng khi nào
VD: I don’t think she loves me
     = At no time do I think she loves me
14. Tobe not worth = there is no point in doing sth: không đáng làm gì
15. Tobe not worth doing sth = there is no point in doing sth: không đáng, vô ích làm gì
VD: It’s not worth making him get up early
    = There is no point in making him getting early