Những từ gây nhầm lần trong Tiếng Anh - Phần 17 - Thấm Tâm Vy

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1. ENGLISH CONFUSABLE WORDS 17 bar, pub back, rear A bar is a place where you can buy alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. A bar can be The part of a building or a vehicle that is furthest from the front can be called either the part of a larger building such as a hotel or theatre, or in America it can be a separate back or the rear. building. Rear is often used in technical descriptions. For example, car manuals talk about the - He called for the menu and ordered in the bar while they were finishing their drinks. rear of a car. - Willie paid for the drinks and they left the bar. - He decided to approach the house from the rear instead of going to the front door. - He eventually selected a small bar calling itself the Pussycat Go-go. It is more usual to use back. For example, in ordinary conversation people talk about A pub is a budding where you can buy alcoholic and non-alcoholic drỉnlcs. Most pubs back of a car, not the ‘rear’. are in Britain and Ireland. They often contain two or more bare and have an important - in the back of the dark cab, with the lights of the city streaking past. role in the social life of the people nearby. Pubs are rarely found in America. - and Colonel von Tempelhofs at in the back. - The Black Friar, lavishly appointed with Art Nouveau decoration,is the best pub of Both words are also used as adjectives. its kind in London. - There was a rear entrance into the post office. - We all met in the pub during the lunch break. - a suitcase on the back seat. Both pubs and bars have a counter where drinks are poured and this is also called a You use back to talk about the part of an object that is at the opposite end to the front. bar. You do not use ‘rear’. - He ordered a whisky and drained it standing at the bar. - He pulled his cap down more warmly over his ears and the back of his head. - Mimi had Carter held by the back ofhis trousers. briefly, shortly • Your back is the part ofyour body that is behind you, from your neck to your bottom. You use briefly to talk about things that happen for only a short period of time. For • Your rear is your bottom; this is a humorous use. example, if you see someone briefly, you do not see them for very long. If you stay somewhere briefly, you stay there just for a short time. bag, baggage, luggage - The two men had met briefly once before. Both British and American speakers can refer to everything that travellers carry as - Duke proposed to stay there briefly to rest his troops. their bags. American speakers can also call any individual suitcase or similar item a If you explain something briefly, you use very few words or give ѵегy few details. bag. - She told them briefly what had happened. - ‘Let me carry those for you, ’ he said as I picked up the bags. - Stephanie wrote briefly and delicately to Mrs Orton, suggesting a visit. - She got out on the sidewalk and the porter took her bags. You use shortly and not ‘briefly’ to say when something happens, if something - It was a fact that an airline passenger’s bag could not be counted on to arrive safely happens shortly after something else, it happens soon after it. at Pine Bluff, Arkansas. - Shortly after the break I was driven back to the hotel. Speakers of British English normally use luggage when they are talking about - She died shortly afterwards. everything that travellers carry. However, they sometimes use baggage when they are - When I informed her we were shortly to sailfor New York, she looked distressed and talking about travelling in a technical way, for example when discussing airports or bewildered. travel insurance. You can also say that something happens shortly before something else. This is a - There are also coin-operated lockers in which you may leave luggage. slightly old-fashioned use. - If you lose any ofyour luggage, enquire at once at the Lost Property Office. - It happened shortly before my seventeenth birthday. - Your baggage, clothing and personal effects are covered up to one thousand pounds. • If you speak shortly to someone, you speak in an impatient or slightly angry way. In American English, luggage refers to empty bags and suitcases. - ‘Good-bye, and thanks!' said Miss Jackson somewhat shortly, pushing open the wet Baggage refers to bags and suitcases with theừ contents. gate. - He pulls in behind an Audi with a Paris license, takes out his baggage, and locks the - Naturally,’ I said shortly. car. - We will shortly be arriving in King's Cross Station. Note that there is no plural form of baggage or luggage. - Shortly after you left, a man came into the office looking for you. Thẩm Tâm Vy, September 12th, 2020 ENGLISH CONFUSABLE WORDS 17
2. bus, coach - I might be able to help you. In British English, a bus is a large vehicle which takes passengers on journeys in a - You would not be able to drive to inland cities alone here. town or city, or to towns or villages not far away. Buses can have either one or two After verbs such as ‘want’, ’hope’, or ‘expect’ which must be followed by a ‘to’- floors or ‘decks’. infmitive, you use be able to and not ‘can’ or ‘could’. - They stop at ‘bus stops’. - I hope to be able to have wonderful touring holidays. - You can take the Victoria line to Walthamstow and walk or catch a bus to the door. - You’re foolish to expect to be able to do that. - I’т waitingfor the bus back to town. - As a driver you have to be able to drive, obviously. In British English, a coach is a comfortable bus which takes passengers on long Can and could are also used to talk about possibility. You do not use ‘be able to’ in journeys between towns and cities, either as a regular route, or as a special journey for a this way. school or a group of holidaymakers. - You use could when you are saying that something is possible on a particular - You may be able to travel by coach from Victoria Coach Station. occasion. - various excursions, including coach trips and day trips to nearby Turkey. - Don’t eat it. It could be a toadstool. In American English, both types of vehicle are referred to as buses. - 300,000 jobs could be lost. - Each day plain-clothes men rode the buses and subways. You use can when you are saying that, in general, something is possible. - ruling effortlessly over the plain in a Greyhound bus. • Such shifts in opinion can sometimes have a snowball effect. Other Words - Too much salt can be harmful to a young baby. In informal British English, a bus with two decks is called a double-decker bus or a - The press tell me he can appear insecure when dealing with them. double-decker. To talk about possibility in the past, you use could have followed by a past - the large number of double-decker London Transport buses. participle. - It could have been worse. can, could, be able to - He could have been doing research on his own. Can, could and be able to are all used to talk about a person’s a ffity to do something. Can is also used to talk about what is allowed by rules, or what someone is willing to They are followed by the infinitive form of a verb. let another person do. When you are referring to what was allowed in the past, you use You use can or a present form of able to to talk about ability in the present. Can is could rather than ‘can’. more common, especially in speech. - No student can be admitted to a first degree until he has completed full-time - You can all read and write. attendance for at least three university sessions. - I’m no writer but I can draft a lecture or a report that’s reasonably lucid. - They can leave at any time. - The rattlesnake is able to detect the presence of a small ground squirrel. - We could go to any part of the island we wanted. You use could or a past form of be able to to talk about ability in the past. Can and could are often used for asking permission or for making requests. - He could run faster than anyone else. - Can I take out a card please? - He was able to answer a few questions. - Could we put thisfire on? You use be able to and not ‘could’ to say that someone managed to do something at a - Can you send me three new men out there right now? particular time. - Could I speak to Mr Davis, please? - After treatment he was able to return to work. - Excuse me, could I just say something? - Dr Brancale had been able to get to Boston only late the night before. Could, but not ‘can’, is used for making suggestions. You use ‘will’ or ‘shall’ with be able to to talk about ability in the future. - You could phone her and ask. - He will be able to provide accurate, detailed information for you. - ‘Well, what shall we do?’—‘You could try Ebury Street.’ - One day, perhaps. I’ll be able to explain. If you want to modify a statement about someone’s ability, you often use be able to after a modal such as ‘may’ or ‘should’ You do not use ‘can’ or ‘could’ after another modal. - We may be able to save him. - A man in good health should be able to go without external oxygen for at least a minute. Thẩm Tâm Vy, September 12th, 2020 ENGLISH CONFUSABLE WORDS 17