Monday, June 13, 2016

[EE] 8 Things Happy People Do Differently



1. express gratitude /ˈgratɪtjuːd/ 

Vie: bày tỏ sự biết ơn

2. savor life's joy

Eng:  taste (good food or drink) and enjoy it to the full
Vie: tận hưởng niềm vui của cuộc sống

3. commit to your goal 

Eng:  be dedicated to (something)
Vie:  tận tuỵ, cống hiến vì mục tiêu

4. cultivate optimism /ˈkʌltɪveɪt/

Eng: try to acquire or develop (a quality or skill)
Eng2: hopefulness and confidence about the future or the success of something
Vie: trau dồi sự lạc quan

5 stop over-thinking 
Vie: ngưng nghĩ phức tạp

6. avoid social comparison

Vie: tránh sự so sánh của xã hội

7. increase flow experiences

tăng trải nghiệm "trôi"

8. nurture your relationships /nəːtʃə/

Eng: care for and protect (someone or something) while they are growing
Vie: nuôi dưỡng các mối quan hệ

Friday, May 6, 2016

[EE] to be lost in

1. to be lost in
Eng: Be or become deeply absorbed in (something): he had been lost in thought
Vie: đắm chìm trong

E.g: he had been lost in thought - đắm chìm trong suy nghĩ
her charm was lost on me - tôi ngập chìm trong sức hấp dẫn của cô ta

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

[EE] in essence

1. essence <noun> /ˈɛs(ə)ns/
eng: The intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something, especially something abstract, which determines its character
Vie: tính chất, bản chất

in essence:  Basically and without regard for peripheral details; fundamentally
Vie: về bản chất  

e.g:
- in detail the class system is complex but in essence it is simple
- in essence, the maximum of a list is the max of the first element and the maximum of the tail.

Friday, April 15, 2016

[EE] thrice, typeset

1. thrice <adv> /θrʌɪs/
Vie: 3 lần
Eng: chiefly formal or literary - Three times

E.g: once, twice, thrice
E.g: a dose of 25 mg thrice daily

2. typeset <v> /ˈtʌɪpsɛt/
dàn trang, xử lý dữ liệu trước khi in ấn - là công việc cần phải làm trước khi in một quyển sách.

Eng: Arrange the type or process the data for (text that is to be printed)

E.g: Brian Kernighan on the typesetting of "The Go Programming Language" book

Monday, April 11, 2016

[EE] a dime a dozen

1. be a dime a dozen <adj> /dʌɪm/to be ​common and/or of very little ​value
Vi: rẻ mạt, vô giá trị
1 dime (đồng 10 cent USD) - 1 tá - nghĩa là 10 cent có thể mua được 1 tá, rất rẻ.

E.g: experts in this field are a dime a dozen
E.g: another clueless CTO who thinks the operations people are a dime a dozen.