https://mini-ielts.com/224/reading/the-history-of-bicycles
1. It takes/took {thời gian} for SO to do STH:
= It takes/took SO {thời gian} to do STH : Cấu trúc tốn bao nhiêu thời gian
= SO spend/expend {thời gian} doing STH
VD: It takes me 10 minutes to get to school.
= I spend 10 minutes getting to school.
2. revolutionize (v) : cách mạng hóa
3. travel from place to place
= travel from one place to another [idiom]: đi từ nơi này đến nơi khác
4. front/ rear wheel : bánh trước/ sau
5. hard = difficult = tough /f/ : khó
6. overseas (a/adv) (ở) nước ngoài
overseas (a) = foreign
overseas (adv) = abroad
7. hollow (a: rỗng) tubes: ống rỗng.
8. alter = change = shift STH (v): thay đổi cái gì
-> (n) alterations = changes = shifts
9. Nhấn mạnh cho so sánh hơn:
far/ much/ a lot/ significantly / considerably
vd.. I felt (much) better after taking medicines.
10. bumpy = rough : gồ ghề/ gập ghềnh
vd. bumpy roads/seas
-> (n) street bumps / street humps : đường gờ giảm tốc
11. subsequent = following = ensuing = next: sau đó
12. primary = main = chief = major : chính
13. help (SO) (to) do STH = help SO in doing STH
14. be in danger (at risk) of doing STH: nguy hiểm làm gì
15. inherent = intrinsic (a) cố hữu, vốn có
16. substitute A for B
= replace A with/by B: thay A bằng B
17. levers /'li: ver/ đòn bẩy
18. optimize = maximize: tối đa/ưu hóa >< minimize
19. more and more --- N số nhiều/ ko đếm đc
= an increasing number/ amount of
= a greater
20. people of all ages
people at the ages of (25) to (30)
21. enjoyment = fun : vui chơi
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