Sunday, November 29, 2015

[EE] whirl, wall, whirlwind

1. wall /wɔːl/
Vie: bức tường
Eng:  A continuous vertical brick or stone structure that encloses or divides an area of land:
Nghe ở: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/wall

2. whirl /wəːl/ <v>
Vie:  làm cho xoay tít, cuốn đi
Eng: Move or cause to move rapidly round and round.
E.g:  leaves whirled in eddies of wind

Nghe ở: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/whirl

3. whirlwind /ˈwəːlwɪnd/<n>
Vie: gió xoáy
Eng:  A column of air moving rapidly round and round in a cylindrical or funnel shape.

Friday, November 20, 2015

[EE] symbol, simple

1. simple /ˈsɪmp(ə)l/ <adj> 
Eng: Easily understood or done; presenting no difficulty
Vie: đơn giản

2. symbol /ˈsɪmb(ə)l/ <noun>
Eng: A mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object, function, or process,
Vie: biểu tượng

2 từ viết rất khác, nhưng đọc chỉ khác chữ "b" và chữ "p"

E.g: The Lost Symbol:  biểu tượng thất truyền  

Thursday, November 19, 2015

[EE] fallacy, fantasy, fall

1. fall /fɔːl/ <v>
Eng: Move from a higher to a lower level, typically rapidly and without control
Vie: rơi

2. fallacy /ˈfaləsi/ <n>
Eng:  mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound arguments
Vie:   ảo tưởng; sự sai lầm; ý kiến sai lầm, sự dối trá

E.g:

This article is about the idiom and the logical fallacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_herring

3. fantasy /ˈfantəsi/ <n>
Eng: The faculty or activity of imagining impossible or improbable things
Vie: việc tưởng tượng về những điều không thể