ANSWER KEY TO SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 8

404. I’m sure the children have been doing something terrible while we’ve been out. (UP)
→I’m sure the children have been getting up to something terrible …
Get up to doing smth giở trò làm gì
405. I was greatly relieved to hear that her condition was not serious.
→It was with great relief to hear that her …
To breathe a sigh of relief thở phào nhẹ nhõm
= to be relieved ....
= It is with great relief...
406. It is more than likely that she will succeed as an actress.
→She has a good chance of success as an actress.
407. You must concentrate on your work more.
→You must apply yourself to your work more.
To apply oneself to smth chăm chú, chuyên tâm làm gì
408. If you weren’t born in this country you can’t vote in the election.
→Not having been born in this country, you can’t …
409. The police caught the burglar in the process of committing the crime. (RED)
→The burglar was caught red-handed.
To catch sb red-handed = to catch sb in the very act bắt quả tang ai
410. I suddenly realized the meaning of a “freebie”. (DAWNED)
→The meaning of a “freebie” suddenly dawned on me.
Freebie (n) quà biếu, quà tặng
To dawn on sb nảy ra trong đầu ai
411. You look grumpy this morning. (BED)
→You get out of bed on the wrong side this morning.
Grumpy (adj) gắt gỏng, cộc cằn
To get out of bed on the wrong side bực dọc
412. She felt uncomfortable in the huge hotel. (FISH)
→She felt like a fish out of water in the huge hotel.
To feel like a fish out of water như cảm thấy không thoải mái, lạ lẫm
As drunk as a fish say bí tỉ
As mute as a fish = as quiet as a mouse câm như hến
413. I was there when they admitted the truth. (PRESENCE)
→They admitted the truth in my presence.
To admit the truth in one’s presence thú nhận sự thật trước mặt ai
414. I’ve hardly done anything today. (NEXT)
→I have done next to nothing today.
Next to nothing= almost nothing hầu như không có gì
415. I am not to be disturbed under any circumstances.
→Under no circumstances am I to be disturbed.
416. You will eventually appreciate what I am getting at.
→In time you will appreciate what I am getting at.
To appreciate hoan nghênh, đánh giá cao, hiểu
To get at smth muốn nói, nhắm đến
417. I’d rather you didn’t go.
→I’d prefer you not to go.
418. They’ll arrive soon.
→It won’t be long before they arrive.
419. There is a rumour that you stole it.
→It is rumoured that you stole it.
420. I can’t find the answer without a calculator. (OUT)
→I can’t work out the answer without a calculator.
To work out tìm ra, giải quyết, trình bày, vạch ra ( kế hoạch)
421. I didn’t expect to see Tim there! (LAST)
→The last person I expected to see there was Tim.
422. Everyone who spoke to the victim is a suspect. (UNDER)
→Everyone who spoke to the victim is under suspicion.
To be under suspicion đang bị tình nghi
423. This is none of your business! (DOESN”T)
→This doesn’t concern you!
424. Robert had no idea of his next move. (DO)
→Robert didn’t know what he was going to do next.
425. It was only when I checked that I noticed the tyre was flat. (DID)
→Only when I checked the tyre did I notice it was flat.
426. Please inform the relevant authorities at once. (DELAY)
→Please inform the relevant authorities without delay.
Without delay = at once không chậm chễ, ngay lập tức
427. She never seems to succeed, even though she works hard.
→However hard she works, she never seems to succeed.
428. Andrew is the most generous person I have ever met.
→I‘ve yet to meet anyone who is more generous than Andrew.
I have yet to do = I haven’t done chưa làm
429. I never thought that I would win a prize.
→It had never crossed my mind that I would win a prize.
430. I don’t think the television’s likely to blow up at any minute. (LIKELIHOOD)
→There is little likelihood that the television will blow up at any minute.
431. This car only cost me five hundred pounds. (PICKED)
→I picked this car up for only five hundred pounds.
To pick up nhặt lên, vớ được, kiếm được ( mua)
To pick sb up đón ai
To pick on sb = to criticise/punish sb phê bình ai
432. Someone paid five thousands pounds for the painting. (WENT)
→The painting went for five thousands pounds.
433. We have made neither a profit nor a loss this year. (EVEN)
→We have broken even this year.
To break even làm ăn hòa vốn
434. In 1967 programs began to be transmitted in color. (ADVENT)
→1967 saw the advent of the transmission of programs in color.
435. Simon hadn’t expected that he would feel so weak after the operation.
→The operation left Simon feeling weaker than he had expected.
436. He didn’t mention our previous conversation at all.
→He made no reference to our previous conversation.
To make no reference to = to mention đề cập đến
437. We were all shocked by his reaction.
→His reaction came as a shock to all of us.
438. I find Harold’s behaviour quite incomprehensible. (LOSS)
→I am at a loss to understand Harold’s behaviour.
To be at a loss lúng túng, bối rối
439. The severity of the punishment bore no relation to the seriousness of the crime.
(PROPORTION)
→The severity of the punishment was out of proportion to the seriousness of crime.
To be out of proportion to smth không cân xứng với cái gì
440. I’m afraid our problems are only just beginning. (ICEBERG)
→Our problems are just the tip of the iceberg.
The tip of the iceberg bề nổi của tảng băng chìm, chưa khái quát đầy đủ
441. Thomas was not given details of the company’s new projects. (DARK)
→Thomas was kept in the dark about the company’s new projects.
To keep smth in the dark giấu cái gì
442. I was too scared to tell him what I really thought. (LACKED)
→I lacked the courage to tell him what I really thought.
443. The police ended the fighting between the 2 gangs by arresting the leader. (STOP)
→The police put a stop to the fighting …
To put a stop to smth = to put an end to smth chấm dứt cái gì
444. Colin’s inability to make sound judgement dates from his accident.
→Ever since his accident, Colin has been unable to make sound judgement.
445. Critics are hoping the new director can bring some positive changes into the French film
industry. (BREATHE)
→Critics are hoping the new director can breathe new life into …
To breathe new life into smth mang đến luồng gió mới ( tích cực)
446. It is very difficult to give the exact value of a table like this. (FIGURE)
→It is very difficult to put an exact figure on the value of a table like this.
To put a figure on smth nêu giá hoặc nói cụ thể một con số cho cái gì
447. Five boys on a motorbike at the speed of 60 mph are very likely to end up in hospital.
(RECIPE)
→Five boys on a motorbike … mph is a recipe for disaster.
A recipe for smth là nguyên nhân của cái gì
448. Detectives had stopped working on the Horsley murders three years previously. (BOOK)
→Detectives had closed the book on …
To close the book on smth dừng tìm hiểu/điều tra về cái gì
449. He is very good at cooking spaghetti. (DAB)
→He is a dab hand at cooking spaghetti.
A dab hand at chuyên gia, nghệ nhân về cái gì
450. We all want to make him realise that he is not as important as he thinks. (SIZE)
→We all want to cut him down to size.
To cut sb down to size làm cho ai nhân ra họ không thông minh/quan trọng như họ nghĩ
451. He really disappointed me when breaking the promise to help me out. (TEETH)
→He really kicked me in the teeth when …
To kick sb in the teeth = to disappoint sb = to get sb down = to get sb down làm ai thất vọng
452. He died, having nothing of his own. (NAME)
→He died with nothing to his name.
To have nothing to one’s name không có gì cho riêng mình
453. Have a look at this picture. It may help you to remember something. (JOG)
→Have a look at this picture. It may help you to jog your memory.
To jog one’s memory nhắc cho ai nhớ
454. He is becoming quite famous as an interviewer. (NAME)
→He is making a name for himself as an interviewer.
To make a name for sb = to put sb on the map = to make sb famous làm cho ai nổi tiếng
455. Social scientists find it hard to accept that the fall in the birth rate is responsible for the
old age. (Resistance)
→There is resistance among social scientists to the idea that the fall …
456. The Minister gave no precise figures about the casualties. (GO INTO)
→The Minister didn’t go into detail about the casualties.
To go into detail about smth đi vào chi tiết
457. He doesn’t think very highly of politicians.
→He’s got a low opinion of politicians.
To have (got) a low/high opinion of sb đánh giá thấp/cao ai
458. One advantage of living in the city is the range of clothes shops.
→One point in favour of living in the …
To be in favour of ủng hộ cái gì
459. Mary explained the problem surprisingly clearly.
→Mary explained the problem with surprising clarity.
To explain smth with clarity giải thích rõ cái gì
To explain smth to sb giải thích cái gì cho ai