BÀI 6: THE ENVIRONMENT

Vocabulary:

Word	Transcript	Class	Meaning	Example
environment	/ɪnˈvʌɪrənm(ə)nt/	n	môi trường	It's time for us to save our environment.
complain	/kəmˈpleɪn/	v	than phiền, khiếu nại	He is always complaining about everything.
complaint	/kəmˈpleɪnt/	n	sự than phiền, sự khiếu nại	You have no grounds for complaint.
deforestation	/diːˈfɒrɪsteiʃn/	n	sự tàn phá rừng, hiện tượng rừng bị tàn phá	There has been rising deforestation recently.
dump	/dʌmp/	n	bãi đổ, nơi chứa	People here have to suffer a disgusting smell from a garbage dump.
dynamite	/ˈdʌɪnəmʌɪt/	v	thuốc nổ	Using dynamite for fishing is illegal.
fence	/fɛns/	n	hàng rào, rào chắn	There is a green fence around his house.
fly	/flʌɪ/	n	con ruồi	Look! There is a fly in your cup of coffee.
fly	/flʌɪ/	v	bay	I fly back to London this evening.
foam	/ˈfɔːrəm/	n	bọt	After drinking beer, there was foam on his moustache.
garbage	/ˈgɑːbɪdʒ/	n	rác thải	Don't throw garbage into the river.
junk-yard	/dʒʌŋk jɑːd/	n	bãi chứa đồ phế thải	Old cars have been moved to the junk-yard in the south of the city.
leaf(sing)- leaves(pl)	/liːf/ /liːvz/	n	lá cây	A lot of leaves fell down on the road after the heavy rain.
litter	/ˈlɪtə/	v	vứt rác bừa bãi	Please do not litter.
questionnaire	/ˌkwɛstʃəˈnɛː/	n	bản câu hỏi	Please complete this questionnaire and return it to us.
pesticide	/ˈpɛstɪsʌɪd/	n	thuốc trừ sâu	Using too much pesticide has polluted the environment.
pollution	/pəˈluːʃ(ə)n/	n	sự ô nhiễm	Environmental pollution is a serious problem.
raw sewage	/rɔː suːɪdʒ/	n	nước thải chưa qua xử lý	Many factories have discharged raw sewage into rivers.
sand	/sænd/	n	cát	They mix sand and cement to make mortar.
achieve	/əˈtʃiːv/	v	đạt được, dành được	The team has achieved a lot of success.
fine	/fʌɪn/	v	phạt hành chính	He was fined for dangerous driving.
minimize	/ˈmɪnɪmʌɪz/	v	giảm thiểu tối đa	The authority must find urgent solutions to minimize pollution
prohibit	/prə(ʊ)ˈhɪbɪt/`	v	cấm, ngăn cấm	Smoking is prohibited here.
pump	/pʌmp/	v	bơm	Please pump up the tire.
recycle	/riːˈsʌɪk(ə)l/	v	tái chế	This envelope is made from recycled paper.
reuse	/riːˈjuːz/	v	sử dụng lại	These milk bottles can be reused.
spoil	/spɔɪl/	v	làm hỏng, làm hại	The rain spoiled the performance.
cover	/ˈkʌvə/	v	che phủ, che đậy	The food is covered with plastic wrap.
disappointed	/dɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/	adj	thất vọng	His parents were disappointed with his result.
flow	/fləʊ/	n	dòng chảy	She tried to stop the flow of blood from the wound.
folk	/fəʊk/	n	người (cách nói thông tục)	Her parents are country folk.
hedge	/hɛdʒ/	n	hàng rào (hàng cây tiếp nhau)	This hedge is private.
mass	/mas/	n	khối, đống	A mass of clouds covers the sun.
persuade	/pəˈsweɪd/	v	thuyết phục	It is not easy to persuade him to do the right thing.
persuasive	/pəˈsweɪsɪv/	adj	mang tính thuyết phục	His speech yesterday was not persuasive.
pollute	/pəˈluːt/	v	làm ô nhiễm, gây ô nhiễm	The explosion polluted the town with dioxin.
unpolluted	/ʌnpəˈluːtɪd/	adj	không bị ô nhiễm, chưa bị ô nhiễm	This river seems to be unpolluted.
prevent	/prɪˈvɛnt/	v	ngăn chặn, phòng chống	Locks won't prevent a burglar from getting in.
provide	/prəˈvʌɪd/	v	cung cấp	This club provides a good service for this area.
reduce	/rɪˈdjuːs/	v	làm giảm, giảm	The number of homeless cases has been reduced slightly
rock	/rɒk/	n	đá, hòn đá, tảng đá	There are dangerous rocks around the island
row	/rəʊ/	n	hàng (ngang), hàng lối	There are at least twenty people in the row.
trash	/traʃ/	n	đồ cũ bỏ đi, đồ vô dụng	Take the trash out of the house.
wrap	/rap/	v	gói, bọc lại	The book is carefully wrapped.

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