Những từ gây nhầm lần trong Tiếng Anh - Phần 2 - Thấm Tâm Vy

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1. ENGLISH CONFUSABLE WORDS 02 forbid, prevent If you forbid someone to do something, or if you forbid an activity, you order that it find, discover, find out must not be done. Someone may in fact do it despite what you say. If you find someone or something, you see where they are or learn where they are, - I forbid you to tell her. especially when you have been looking for them. - Christopher was forbidden to see her. - I want you to find himfor me and bring him back. - I believe that parents should flatly forbid programmes that go in for violence. - They found the body in a dustbin. If you prevent something, or if you prevent someone from doing something, you - When Mrs Oliver returned to the house, she found Miss Livingstone waiting for her. make it impossible for that thing to happen or to be done. - It took him ten minutes to find the Encyclopaedia Britannica. - Measles can be prevented by immunization at 1 year of age. Discover is sometimes used instead of find. Discover is a rather formal word. It is used - She closed her eyes to prevent him looking into them. especially in formal investigations and scientific research. If, after a lot of research, you - My only idea was to prevent him from speaking. found a cure for the common cold, you would say that you had discovered the cure. * - A great deal of research is being carried out to discover the benefits of regular * * exercise. forget (quên), leave behind (để quên) - The two men were discovered dead. If you forget something such as your keys, you do not remember to take them with you You can also use discover when you find something by accident when you go somewhere, tf you forget to do something such as buy some milk, you do - It is amazing to think that this well-known flower was discovered as recently as 1903. not remember to do it - Just before the war two hoards of treasure were discovered in England. - Take your raincoat. You forgot it before. If you cannot see the thing you are looking for, you say that you cannot find it You do - She had felt sick that morning in the village and had forgotten the bread and butter. not use ‘discover’ in this way. If you leave something behind, you do not bring it with you. You leave it where it is - I think I’m lost - I can’t find the bridge. either because you decide not to take it or because you do not remember to take it. discover, or find out that something is the case, you learn that it is the case. - We were worried when we found all that gear you left behind in the train. - The very young child finds that noise expresses best of all his power over his - We cross the creek using a rope, which we leave behind. environment. - Feeling in his pockets he found his wallet wasn’t there; he must have left it behind at - He was surprised and alarmed when he discovered the whole school knew about his the inn. efforts. * - We found out that she was wrong. * * In clauses beginning with ‘when’ ‘before’, or ‘as soon as’, you can omt the object after gold, golden find out. You cannot do this with ‘discover’ or ‘find’. Gold is a valuable yellow-coloured metal that is most commonly used to make - When your wife finds out, she’ll divorce you. jewellery. - You want it to end before апyoпе finds out. - A large gold ear-ring pierced his right ear. - As soon as I found out, I jumped into the car. - Don’t write hard because this pen has got a gold nib. If you succeed in obtaining some information which is difficult to obtain, you can say Gold can also be used as an adjective to describe something which is gold-coloured. that you discover or find out what you want to know. - a cap with gold braid all over it. - He has some reason for crying even ifyou cannot immediately discover what it is. - The villagers could see the sun glinting on the gold teeth of the Ring Leader. - Have you found out who killed my husband? Golden is also used to describe something which is gold-coloured. You can also say that someone finds out facts that are easy to obtain. - The great banks of golden flowers smell of ripe peaches. - I found out the train times. - A soft wind blew through Kitty’s golden hair. - I want to find out ịf the authorization for my visa has come through yet. Golden is also sometimes used to refer to something that is made of gold or covered You do not say that you ‘discover’ facts that are easy to obtain. with gold. - local dignitaries in golden chains of office * * * * * * Thẩm Tâm Vy, 2020 ENGLISH CONFUSABLE WORDS - 02
2. greatly, largely reward, award, prize You use greatly to emphasize the degree or extent of something. If you enjoy A reward is something that you are given for doing something which people approve something greatly, you enjoy it very much; if you are greatly pleased, you are very of. For example, an employer might give a worker some extra money as a reward for pleased. being efficient, or parents might give a child a toy as a reward for being good. - Most pilots said they greatly enjoyed flying. - He had given me a day off- a reward I accepted with suspicious gratitude. - The new policies could greatly help to develop India’s agricultural potential. - There were never any rewards for being good at games. - The one thing as bad as a wrong decision is a decision that is greatly delayed. A reward is also a sum of money offered to anyone who can give information about - I felt greatly honoured when I was asked to be godmother. stolen property or about someone who is wanted by the police. You use largely to emphasize that a statement is mostly but not completely true. - Hurst announced a reward of £50,000 for information. - New England’s economy is still largely based on manufacturing, farming and - A satisfying experience can also be considered a reward. tourism. - But the walk brought its reward: a splendid view. - At the moment he is largely unknown. An award is a certificate or medal that is given by an organization such as a university Largely is also used to introduce the main reason for something. or council. - The tower’s hilltop position must have been chosen largely for the pleasure ofthe - a new award, the diploma of Higher Education. view. - Food and service fully warrant the Egon Ronay award as Hotel of the Year. - The British did not entirely believe what they were being told, largely because they When an award is given in recognition for an outstanding achievement, it may be did not want to. referred to as a prize. * - We are sometimes asked why it is right to give a prize for tennis, but wrong to give * * one for geography. rest, stay, stop the Nobel Prize for Peace. When you rest, you do not do anything active for a period of time, especially after A prize is also something that you are given for winning a competition or a game. working or travelling. - Prizes include free holidays. - Chris is all for exploring, but I’m so tired Ijust want to rest. - I entered two competitions and won prizes. - They walked for two hours, then they rested, then they walked for another two hours. • Both reward and award can also be used as verbs. If you reward someone, you give - He sits under a free and rests. them a reward. Note that reward is often used in the passive. When you stay somewhere, you continue to be in a place without leaving it. - Work hard and you will be rewarded. - Daniel wanted to stay and hear the music that was starting up again. - They rewarded the winners with gifts of fruit and flowers. - People have been warned to stay indoors. If you award something such as a prize or certificate to someone, you give it to them. - But now I felt it would be impossible for me to stay in Germany any longer. Note that award may be followed by two objects. It is often used in the passive. If you stay at a hotel or at someone’s house, you live there for a period as a guest or - Many medals were awarded to those who fought in the Anti-Covid-19 Pandemic visitor. Campaign. - My mother never asked where I would be staying in New York. - Vinamilk awarded contracts to favouredfirms. - Guy and Gertrude had stayed at the castle once. - The British Government awarded him a grant of £1500. If you stop something that you are doing, you no longer do it. For example, if you stop - Jennifer was awarded her degree on Wednesday. when you are walking or driving, you no longer move. - He followed them for a few yards, and then stopped. - The van crept forward a little then stopped again. - She wept for a time and Mr Craft looked at her sternly until she stopped. If you stop in a town or at a place, you spend a short time there before going on to be continued somewhere else. - We then sailed to Stockholm, stopping long enough to hear a performance of the Marriage of Figaro. - They’d ride for hours on end, stopping at some little pubfor lunch Thẩm Tâm Vy, 2020 ENGLISH CONFUSABLE WORDS - 02