Monday, July 11, 2016

[EEnglish] YOLO, haste makes waste, brunch

1. YOLO
you only live once

Theo wiki:
YOLO is an acronym for "you only live once". Similar to Latin "carpe diem" ("seize the day"), it implies that one should enjoy life, even if that entails taking risks, as if there would not be another chance for it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YOLO_(motto)

Bạn chỉ sống 1 lần, xoã đi : ))

2. Haste makes waste /heɪst/
Eng: <n> Excessive speed or urgency of movement or action; hurry
Vie: sự vội vàng
Vie: Vội vàng là hỏng việc :3


3. brunch /brʌn(t)ʃ/ 
Eng: A late morning meal eaten instead of breakfast and lunch:
Vie: bữa sáng muộn ăn như bữa trưa

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