Family life

Family life

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Everyone has to follow the rules, and none of them is above the law

bên trên luật phát (không cần phải tuân thủ luật pháp)

Your best friend will always lend you a (sympathetic) ear.

đồng cảm lắng nghe

My parents always doubt my English ability

• doubt something = nghi ngờ điều gì

Save you money. Don't go through it too quickly

• go through : dùng hết, xử lý hết sạch

• die down : giảm nhẹ, yếu dần

• hold on (!) : tiếp tục, chờ một chút

• touch on : chạm tới vấn đề

I am nowhere near as ambitious as my brother is

• nowhere near as ... as : không được ... như

• = nothing like as ... as

• She is nothing like as smart as my sister is

• It's an adverbial phrase

It was a rainy aftertoon

• rainy (adj) : nhiều mưa

• rain (n) : cơn mưa

When my parents come to my concert, he seems to be more nervous about watching me playing

• watch sb doing sth = see sb doing sth

• theo dõi / xem một phần sự việc

Luck is of the importance as effort

Love is not as important as money

• of + Noun + as : câu so sánh dùng danh từ

• as + adj + as : câu so sánh dùng tính từ

Rich kids 2020: "My dad owns 3 Porches, 2 Lamborghini and a Ferrari"

• own sth : sở hữu = possess sth

• belong to sth : thuộc về

• And the Vespa belongs to me

This girl was brought up by Louis Vuitton, Hermes, Gucci.

• bring up sb : nuôi dưỡng (từ bé đến lớn) = raise sb

• raise : nuôi lớn / trồng

• breed - bred: sinh sản

• rear : nuôi dạy / chăn nuôi

My dad hasn't even recovered from the death of my mom

• recover (from sth) : hồi phục từ việc gì

• ~ get over sth: vượt qua

• take after sb: giống (ai đó)

• Sth go off : biến mất / nổ / bị ung thối

I saw this girl in a chance encounter last summer

• chance (adj) : tình cờ ngẫu nhiên

• = accidental ; = unintentional

• = unplanned

• by chance ( ~ adv) = accidentally

• >< deliberate: cố ý, chủ tâm

I never wanna buy the fake iphone 12 and will wait until the release of iphone 20

• fake (adj) giả

• ~ forged : được làm giả mạo

• ~ faulty : lỗi, hỏng

• >< original (adj) : có nguồn gốc

• >< genuine = real : thật , không giả

• >< authentic : thật chuẩn xịn (made in a traditional way - Authentic Korean food)

Nghe "Hey Brother" nhạc quẩy của Avicii, vừa nghe, vừa boogie (=dance) điiii! Don't say I got two left feet