Những từ gây nhầm lần trong Tiếng Anh - Phần 1 - Thấm Tâm Vy

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1. - Newborn babies are more capable than was once thought. ENGLISH CONFUSABLE WORDS 01 - Well, you certainly have a capable gardener there. ability, capability, capacity * 1. If someone has ability, a particular ability, or the ability to do something, they can do * * it because they have the skill or the knowledge that is needed to do it. You often use actual, real ability to say that someone can do something well. You use actual to emphasize that the place, object, or person you are talking about is - He had remarkable ability as an administrator. the correct or genuine one. For example, if you talk about the actual cost of something, - There are four main factors which determine mathematical ability. you are talking about what it does cost rather than what it is expected to cost. - the ability to bear hardship. - turning from ratings in the polls to actual performance in elections. 2. A person’s capability is the amount of work they can do and how well they can do it. - We call the baby Doc. His actual name is Daniel. - The director has his own ideas both of the role and of the capability of the actor. You can also use actual when you are giving exact information about something, for - It was, in any case, beyond the capability ofone man. example the time you take to do something rather than preparing to do it. 3. If someone has a particular capacity, a capacity for something, or a capacity to do - The actual boat trip takes about forty-five minutes. something, they have the characteristics required to do it. Capacity is a more formal You only use actual in front of a noun. You do not say that something ‘is actual’. word than ability. Something that is real exists and is not imagined, invented, or theoretical. their capacity for being inspired by heroes. - real or imagined feelings of inferiority. his capacity always to see the other person’s point of view. - Robert squealed in mock terror, then in real pain. able, capable Note that you can use real after a link verb like ‘be’. Both able and capable are used to say that someone can do something. - What we saw was real. When you say that someone is able to do something, you mean that they can do it either actually, really because of their knowledge or skill or because it is possible for them to do it. Actually and really are both used to emphasize statements. Both words can emphasize - Breslow wondered if he would be able to climb over the rail. a whole clause or sentence, or just a word or group of words. - They must be able to use their profits for new investment. You use actually when you are saying what the truth is about something, in contrast to Note that if you use a past tense, you are saying that someone has actually done other things that might have been said or thought. something. - All of the characters in the novel actually existed. - We were able to reduce costs. - Actually, all pollution is simply an unused resource. When you say that someone is capable of doing something, you mean either that they You also use actually to emphasize something surprising. You put actually in front of have the knowledge and skill to do it if they want or need to, or that they are likely to do the surprising part of what you are saying. it - Tommo actually began to cry. - Workers are perfectly capable of running the organizations which employ them. - I was actually cruel sometimes. able Actually can be used to be precise or to correct someone. - She was quite capable of dropping off to sleep. - No one was actually drunk. You can also say that someone is capable of a feeling or an action. - We couldn’t actually see the garden. - I think he’s capable of loyalty and seriousness. You use really in conversation to emphasize something that you are saying. - Bowman could not believe him capable of murder. - I really think he’s sick. You normally use ‘capable of’ when talking about what something such as a car or - I only wish your people really trusted me. machine can do. When you use really in front of an adjective or adverb, it has a similar meaning to - water turbines, which are capable of producing more economical electricity. ‘very’. - The car was capable of 110 miles per hour. - This is really serious. If you describe someone as able or capable, you mean that they do things well and in - It was really good, wasn’t it? an intelligent way. There is little difference between the two words when used in this - We’re doing really well way. * - the able and methodical King Charles V of France. * * - This very able man totally failed to see the possibilities of the telephone. Thẩm tâm Vy, 2020 ENGLISH CONFUSABLE WORDS 1.
2. Afterwards can also be used as an adverb when you do not need to mention the admit, confess particular time or event. If you admit something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing, you agree, usually rather - Afterwards we went to a night club. reluctantly, that it is true. You can admit that something is true, admit something, or - You’d better come up to my room afterwards and show me what you've got. admit to something. You can use later as an adverb to refer to a time or situation that is after the one that - I would beforced to admit that I had used Ewen Waite’s gun. you have been talking about, or following the time of speaking. - He admitted that the mounting cost was a matter ofserious concern. - I returned some three or four weeks later. - Boylan began to play. Rudolph had to admit he played well. - I’ll go round and see Nell later. - Again the manufacturers, employers and government were reluctant to admit the You can use all these words after a phrase which mentions a period of time to say danger. when something happens. - She was obviously in considerable pain, but she wouldn’t admit it. - She wrote about it six years afterwards. - She admits to being difficult to live with. - Ten minutes later Sutherland grabbed a microphone. If you confess something, you say that you have done something you should not have - five hundred years after his death. done. Usually you feel regret or embarrassment when you confess something. You can  The words ‘shortly’, ‘soon’, and ‘long’ can be used with both after and afterwards. confess that you have done something, confess something, or confess to someone. - He was back in the hotel shortly after six. - Finally, the boy confessed that he had been lying throughout. - Soon afterwards, Ira came storming into the clinic. - The mother could not be persuaded to confess her previous error. - under a tree known long afterwards as the Queen’s Oak - It turned out that he’d confessed to Castle that he hadn’t gone to the dentist.  ‘A little’, ‘much’, and ‘not much’ can be used with later. If someone confesses to something such as a crime, they say they did it. - A little later, thefaint blue glow of the emergency lights went out. - Bianchi had confessed to five of the murders. - I learned all this much later. - They confess to murders they haven’t committed. * - Three days after Mr Profumo confessed and resigned, Stephen Ward was arrested. * * You can also use both admit and confess in expressions like ‘I admit', ‘I must admit’, after, behind ‘I confess’, and ‘I must confess’ when you mention a fact that embarrasses you slightly You use after to say that something happens at a later time than something else. or that you think might upset the person you are speaking to. - Eva was tidying up after lunch. - Well, I’ll admit he seems harmless. - Send them on their way after just one meal. - I have to admit that this has been only partially successful. If you are behind someone or something, they are in front of you and you are facing - This is not a neat household, I confess. their back. - I must confess that, to put it plainly, I find him a bore. - Alison came across and stood behind her. - The girl behind him is typing. * - Sandy stared at me, his eyes widening behind his rimless glasses. * * After and behind can also be used with verbs such as ‘walk’ or ‘run’ which express after, afterwards, later movement. If you walk or run behind someone, they are in front of you and stay in front You use after, afterwards, and later to talk about things that happen at a time of you. following the time of speaking or following a particular event. You can use after as a - He walked behind me for a long way. preposition. If you walk or run after someone, you try to reach where they are, perhaps so you can - After dinner she got hold of the President and spoke to him. talk to them or in order to catch them. - He resigned after allegations that he was involved in drug-trafficking. - Thomas ran after him, yelling to him to stop. You can also use after as a conjunction. - I returned to England only recently, after spending two months in India. - His fame grew after he left the hospital. to be continued In expressions like ‘shortly after’ and ‘not long after’, you can use after as an adverb. - Douglas came round to see me, and soon after I met him again at a friend's. - Shortly after, Fania called me. Thẩm tâm Vy, 2020 ENGLISH CONFUSABLE WORDS 1.