SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

1. She has a good relationship with her colleagues. GET

 She gets on with her colleagues
- To be on good terms with sb (idm.) = get on well with sb
(phr.v) = get along with sb (phr.v) = have a good
relationship with sb (phr.v): sống hòa hợp, có mối quan hệ
tốt với ai
2. They were about to leave the house when the telephone POINT
rang.
 They were on the point of leaving the house when the
telephone rang
- To be about to do st = to be going to do st = to be on the
point of doing st = to be on the verge of doing st = plan on
doing st = intend to do st: có ý định, dự định làm gì
3. Since no one was interested, the meeting was cancelled INTEREST
 Due to lack of interest, the meeting was cancelled
- Because of = Due to = Owing to = On account of = In view
of: Bởi vì
4. I met her while I was staying in Paris last summer DURING
 I met her during my stay in Paris last summer
5. We were all surprised when she suddenly left the job FOUND
 All of us found surprised when she suddenly left the job
- To be surprised = found surprised
- To be surprised at st/ sb
- To be surprised to do st
6. “Are you a member of the club?” the receptionist said to BELONGED
me
 The receptionist asked me if I belonged to the club
7. This is the most amusing book I’ve ever read AMUSING
 I’ve never read a more amusing book than this one
before
8. Do shops usually stay open so late in this country? USUAL
 Is it usual for shops to stay open so late in this country?
- As usual: như thường lệ, như mọi khi
9. He doesn’t often find it difficult to earn money TROUBLE
 He seldom gets trouble to earn money
- have difficulty/problem/obstacle/trouble (in) + doing st
= find/consider st + difficult + to do st
= get trouble + to do st
10. Do you think that climate affects people’s INFLUENCE
personalities?
 Do you think that climate has influence on people’s
personalities?
- Have influence on st/sb = affect st/sb: tác động đến ai/cái
gì
11. Except for the inspector, everyone was in uniform ONLY
 The inspector was the only person that wasn’t in uniform
- except for: ngoại trừ
- inspector (n): thanh tra viên
- to be uniform = wear uniform : mặt đồng phục
12. Their party is on the same date as another one I’ve COINCIDES
been invited to.
 Their party coincides with another one I’ve been invited
to.
- Coincide with st (v): trùng hợp, trùng khớp với
- To be on the same date as: cùng ngày với
13. That sentence doesn’t have an understandable MAKES
meaning
 That sentence makes itself misunderstood
- Not have an understandable meaning = make itself
misunderstood: làm khó hiểu
14. He didn’t know about her feelings for him UNCONSCIOUS
 He was unconscious of her feelings for him
- (not) know about sb/st = to be (un)conscious of sb/st:
(không) biết rõ, (vô) thức về ai/cái gì
- Feeling (n): tình cảm
15. She suddenly thought that she might have CROSSED
misunderstood him
 It crossed her mind that she might have misunderstood
him
- Suddenly think = cross one’s mind: bất chợt nhận ra
16. I didn’t want to buy it, but because he insisted, I PUSHED
bought it
  He pushed me into buying it
- Push sb into doing st : thúc đẩy, thúc ép ai làm gì
17. I don’t understand a single word of this letter MAKE
 I can’t make out this letter
- Make st/sb (phr.v): to see, hear, or understand something
or some with difficulty
- A single word: một từ duy nhất
18. The only reason the party was a success was that a HAD
famous film star attended
 Had it not been for the attendance of a famous film
star, the party would not have been a success
- Đảo ngữ câu điều kiện loại 3 (danh từ)
If it hadn’t been for + N, S + would/could/might + have + P2
= Had it not been for + N, S + would/could/might + have +
P2
= But for/Without + N, S + would/could/might + have + P2
(nếu không có…thì…đã)
19. Galileo is considered to be the father of modern REGARDED
astronomy
 Galileo is regarded as the father of modern astronomy
- To be considered to be st = to be regarded as st: được coi
như là
20. The only way you can become a good athlete is to BY
train hard every day
 Only by training hard every day can you become a good
athlete
- Đảo ngữ với “only by” (chỉ bằng cách)
Only be + V-ing + trợ động từ + S + V(inf)
21. He speaks more persuasively than his brother PERSUASIVE
 He is a more persuasive speaker than his brother
22. He can hardly read at all VIRTUALLY
 He is virtually unable to read
- Can hardly do st at all = to be virtually unable to do st: hầu
như không thể làm gì
23. He can speak French well enough to go to the FLUENT
conference
 His French is fluent enough to go to the conference
- Conference (n): hội nghị
24. You think that fat people are always jolly, but you are CONTRARY
wrong
 Contrary to what you think, fat people aren’t always jolly
- Contrary to: a contrary point of view
25. The council rarely allows appeals against its HARDLY
decisions
 Hardly does the council allow appeals against its
decisions
26. She is a student good at mathematics. FIGURES
 She is a student having a head for figures
- To be good at mathematics = have a head for figures:
người có trí óc phi thường và rất giỏi về những con số tính
toán
27. I think we ought to permit him to do whatever he HAND
chooses
 I think we should give him a free hand
- Give sb a free hand: cho phép ai đó làm bất kì điều gì cần
thiết trong một hoàn cảnh nhất định