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nghla sai vi tri, ban hay chuyen tir bd nghla len gan tir hoSc cum tir
nd mieu ta, cang gan cang tot.
9. Dilng th&nh ngff khong chinh \ic
Sai: It’s raining cats and puppies.
Dung: It’s raning cats and dogs.
Trdi dang mUa xoi xd.
Cum tff “It’s raining cats and dogs" la mot thanh ngff (idiom) c6
nghla bong chff khong the hieu theo nghla den. Cac cum tff nhff
“make a big deal out o f it”, “on the double’’ va “down and out” la
thanh ngff. Neu ban quyet dinh dung thanh ngff trong khi viet thi
hay ch^c cMn 1& ban dung cum tff chinh x£c. Vi du, ngffdi ta thffdng
n6i “She talked down to him. ” Con noi “She talked under to him ” thi
lai khong chinh x&c.
Nhffng gidi tff c6 tinh chat thanh ngff (idiomatic prepositions) rat
thong dung nhffng cung rat kho dilng. Bang dtfdi day liet ke nhffng
gidi tff hffu ich nhat:
Sai dung
according with the plan according to the plan
accuse with perjury accuse 0/perjury
apologize about apologize for
board of bored with
capable to capable of
comply to the rules comply with the rules
concerned to concerned about, over, with

conform in standards conform to, with standards
in search for in search of
in accordance to policy in accordance with policy
independent from independent of
inferior than ours inferior to ours
interested about interested in, by

jealous for others jealous of others

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