I don like being taken for granted nghĩa là gì năm 2024
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1 Show … may have very little to do with… A novel set in Portugal may have very little to do with Portugal. 2 Truth be told, … I used that word on occasion, and truth be told, it served me well. 3 I had visions of myself (V-ing) I had visions of myself sitting at a table on a large veranda. 4 In the spring of… In the spring of 1996, my second book came out in Canada. 5 A steaming cup of tea I sit down next to a steaming cup of tea. 6 Despite my best efforts at… Despite my best efforts at playing the clown, the media circus made no difference. 7 There comes a moment when you realize that… There comes a moment when you realize that it won’t work. 8 Regardless of whether… An element is missing regardless of whether the history is right. 9 …, that’s the crux of it Your story is emotionally dead, that’s the crux of it. 10 Soul-destroying This discovery is something soul-destroying. 11 It leaves you with… It leaves you with an aching hunger. 12 Around the next bend I’m sure we’d have had a bus accident around the next bend. 13 The more… the more… The more vigorously he resisted swimming, the more he fancied it. 14 I would have to confess/admit that… I’d have to admit that I had hardly touched Kierkegaard. 15 A little money can go a long way I realize that a little money can go a long way in Bombay. 16 The rolling hills I would go for a walk in the rolling hills of the tea estates. 17 Was so much more manageable than… Water without a hippopotamus was so much more manageable than water with one. 18 That’s what… is about That’s what fiction is about, isn’t it? 19 … was once a capital of… Pondicherry was once a capital of the most modest of colonial empires. 20 A handful of… A handful of small ports. 21 … left…, leaving behind… They left in 1954, leaving behind nice white buildings. 22 …is furnished with… The place is furnished with identical square tables. 23 So on and so forth I told him French was spoken in parts of it and so on and so forth. 24 I had my hand up I had my hand up, trying to catch the waiter’s eye to get the bill. 25 Knock at my door Was this a Jehovah’s Witness knocking at my door? 26 In a remote corner of… It took place in a remote corner of the Roman Empire. 27 In the early 1930s In the early 1930s, he had the time of his life. 28 I am delighted to tell you that… I am delighted to tell you that it starts right here. 29 That’s a tall order That’s a tall order but not so tall that you can’t reach. 30 Have you been to…? Have you been to the botanical garden? 31 Thanks to… He studied in Paris for two years thanks to the colonial administration. 32 Twice an hour every day The train used to run twice an hour every day. 33 … was once called… The other station was once called Zootown. 34 Once upon the time there was a… Once upon the time there was a zoo in Pondicherry. 35 … but unmistakable His Canadian accent was light but unmistakable. 36 I don’t recall exactly… I don’t recall exactly what he studied, something commercial, I suppose. 37 Ministry of transport I received a report from the Japanese ministry of transport. 38 It was as I… that I… It was as I listened to the tape that I agreed that it would make you believe in God. 39 It seemed natural that… It seemed natural that Mr. Patel’s story should be told. 40 Tell in the first person His story should be told mostly in the first person. 41 Indebted to I am most obviously indebted to Mr. Patel. 42 As boundless as the Pacific Ocean My gratitude to him is as boundless as the Pacific Ocean. 43 I’d like to express my sincere gratitude to… I’d like to express my sincere to the Canada council for the Arts. 44 Without…, I could not have… Without their grant, I could not have brought together this story. 45 End up (V-ing) We ended up believing in nothing and having worthless dreams. 46 Brought me back to life Mindful practice of religion slowly brought me back to life. 47 Attend University I attended the University of Toronto. 48 Took a double-major Bachelor’s degree I took a double-major Bachelor’s degree there. 49 Concern certain aspects of… My fourth-year thesis concerned certain aspects of cosmogony theory. 50 Highly intriguing It is a highly intriguing creature. 51 On average twenty hours a day It sleeps or rests on average twenty hours a day. 52 … is at its busiest The sloth is at its busiest at sunset. 53 Upside-down position It moves along the tree in its characteristic upside-down position. 54 At the speed/rate of… At the speed of roughly 400 meters an hour. 55 … times slower than… It crawls 440 times slower than a motivated cheetah. 56 … is not well informed about… The three-toed sloth is not well informed about the outside world. 57 On a scale of 2 to 10 On a scale of 2 to 10, Beebe gave the sloth’s sense of taste a rating of 2. 58 Fire gun He reported that firing gun next to a sleeping sloth elicited little reaction. 59 …, you might ask How does it survive, you might ask. 60 Live in harmony with… The sloth lives in perfect harmony with its environment. 61 See… with my own eyes I have seen that smile with my own eyes. 62 Beyond the reach of… It was beyond the reach of my scientific probing. 63 If I may say so myself I was a very good student, if I may say so myself. 64 Four years in a row I was tops at St. Michael’s college four years in a row. 65 There is always a… There is always a grinning skull at my side. 66 So beautiful that… Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it. 67 … is (nothing) but… Gloom is but the passing shadow of a cloud. 68 Got the nod from… The boy also got the nod from the committee. 69 Would-be writers It’s a misery to would-be writers. 70 Fifth on the list of… Oxford was fifth on the list of the cities I would like to visit before I pass on. 71 Dare I say…? Dare I say I miss him? I do. 72 I still can not understand how he could… I still can not understand how he could abandon me so unceremoniously. 73 Speak no Spanish Though none of them spoke English and I spoke no Spanish. 74 Pat me on the head They smiled at me, shook my hand and patted me on the head. 75 Fits of laughing They moved me to uncontrollable fits of laughing and crying. 76 Reveal that… Blood test revealed that my level of sodium was very high. 77 I looked as if I had been… I looked as if I had been grafted with a pair of elephant legs. 78 After a week or so, … After a week or so, I could walk just about normally. 79 Lace up I could wear shoes if I didn’t lace them up. 80 In the arms of a nurse It was such a shock that I fainted in the arms of a nurse. 81 The first time I went to… The first time I went to an Indian restaurant in Canada, I used my fingers. 82 Fresh off the boat The waiter looked at me critically and said “Fresh off the boat, are you?” 83 …, which a second before… My fingers, which a second before had been taste buds became dirty under his gaze. 84 Caught in the act They froze like criminals caught in the act. 85 Wipe… on my napkin I wiped them guiltily on my napkin. 86 … had no idea how (Adj/Adv) He had no idea how deeply those words wounded me. 87 Fur-lined hood He puts on a big winter parka with fur-lined hood. 88 I was named after… I was named after a swimming pool. 89 … being the Tamil word for… Mama being the Tamil word for uncle. 90 Long before I was born Long before I was born, Mamaji was a champion competitive swimmer. 91 Once told me that… My brother once told me that he didn’t want to give up. 92 Flesh and blood It forced all his flesh and blood to his upper body. 93 Remain faithful to… I remained faithful to my aquatic guru. 94 I must have looked like a… I must have looked like a child throwing a slow-motion tantrum. 95 In the water, … In the water, I tried my best to swim. 96 Throughout my childhood I went there with him three times a week throughout my childhood. 97 I have vivid memories of… I have vivid memories of this dignified old man stripping down next to me. 98 Stand straight He stood straight and he was ready. 99 But there was the deep pleasure of… But there was the deep pleasure of doing a stroke with increasing speed. 100 … so spent I finished so spent that I could hardly wave to him. I WoN'T Take you for granted là gì?Cả câu “wherever we're standing, I won't take you for granted” có nghĩa là “bất kể chúng ta đang cùng đứng ở đâu, em cũng không coi đó là điều đương nhiên” (ý là em sẽ trân trọng nó). Won't là từ tiếng Anh nhiều người phát âm sai, xem hướng dẫn cách phát âm từ này ở đây. Take for granted tiếng Việt là gì?Tiếng Anh có idiom “take someone (or something) for granted” rất hay, mà tiếng Việt không có câu nào dịch ra chính xác. Take someone for granted là vì người đó luôn luôn có đó cho mình, luôn luôn phục vụ mình mỗi khi mình muốn, cho nên mình không thấy giá trị của người đó, mình xem thường họ. DoN'T take it for granted nghĩa là gì?Thì Don't take them for granted, đừng cho đó là điều đương nhiên. Never take it for granted (Đừng bao giờ xem đó là việc đương nhiên). Tương kính như tân tiếng Anh là gì?cũng biết hiện tượng take for granted này nên mới có câu dạy vợ chồng nên “tương kính như tân” (kính. trọng nhau như hồi còn mới). |
