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1

Acclaim

noun Hoan hô praise, applaud, cheer, commend, approve, welcome, pay tribute to, speak highly of, eulogize, compliment

"she has won acclaim for her commitment to democracy"

 əˈklām

enthusiastic and public praise.

Đón rước  

 

 

verb tiếp rước "the conference was acclaimed as a considerable success"

  

praise enthusiastically and publicly.

   

2

Carnival

ˈkärnəvəl

a period of public revelry at a regular time each year, typically during the week before Lent in Roman Catholic countries, involving processions, music, dancing, and the use of masquerade.

lễ hội, cuộc hội hè, ngày vui trước tuần trại

 festival, fiesta, fête, gala, jamboree, celebration, fest

"the culmination of the week-long carnival"

3

Jamboree

ˌjambəˈrē

a large celebration or party, typically a lavish and boisterous one.

buổi liên hoan

rally, gathering, convention, conference, festival, fête, fiesta, gala, carnival, celebration,bash, shindig, hoedown

"the film industry's annual jamboree in Cannes"

  

   buổi chè

chén   

4 Fete   Noun mừng lễ noun   

  

Party, celebration, banquet, feast, holiday

ngày hội feast, fiesta  

  

 Verb ngày nghỉ

lễfestival  

  

 Host a party in a honor of

  verb  

          celebrate  

             5

Whoopee

ˈ(h)woFopē,ˈ(h)woGoˈpē

To make whoopee is to celebrate in a noisy way

  Make whoopee "hours of parades and whoopee"

      noun     

 

 

wild revelry.     "Also, the neighbors probably just think, ‘Free music, whoopee !’"

      exclamation       

  

expressing wild excitement or joy.

     

             6

Renewalriˈn(y)oGoəl

noun sự đổi mới urban renewal, contract renewal, self-renewal

"the contracts came up for renewal"

 

 

 

the action of extending the period of validity of a license, subscription, or contract.

sự kết nối lại

   

        sự thay lại    7

Solsticeˈsōlstis

noun Chí điểm winter solstice, summer solstice

"The minimum length of shadow during a day is less in summer than in winter and at the solstices it changes from lengthening to shortening or visa versa."

 

 

 

either of the two times in the year, the summer solstice and the winter solstice , when the sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon, marked by the longest and shortest days.

Winter solstice: chí đông

 

           8

Gurning

 

Gurning contests are a rural English tradition.The competitions are held

Cuộc thi làm mặt méo mặt xấu, mặt

   

regularly in some villages, with contestants traditionally framing their faces through a   horse collar   — known as "gurnin' through a braffin."

biến dạng trong các lễ hội ở Anh

9

Guy Fawkes Night

 

in the UK, the evening of 5 November, when models of men, called guys, are burned on large fires outside and there arefirework displays. This is in memory of the failed attempt by Guy Fawkes to destroy the Houses of Parliament in London in 1605 with explosives.

     

10

Oniyo

 

Fukuoka, capital of Fukuoka Prefecture on Kyushu Island, is one of Japan's largest cities and hosts one of its oldest fire festivals. Daizenji Tamataregu Shrine's "Oniyo" (Fire Festival) is a ceremony to drive away evil spirits that has been practiced for 1,600 years.

Lễ hội đốt lửa ở Nhật Bản

   

11Commemora

tion

kəˌmeməˈrāSHən

remembrance, typically expressed in a ceremony.

lễ kỷ niệm commemoration day

"solemn ceremonies of commemoration"

  

   hoài niệm

thánh nhân   

  

   lễ truy

niệm   

12

Reunification Day/

Liberation Day

 

is a public holiday in Vietnam that marks the event when Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops captured Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) on April 30, 1975. This signalled the end of the Vietnam War, known inVietnamese as Chiến tranh Việt Nam (Vietnam War) or Kháng chiến chống Mỹ ("Resistance War Against America").

Ngày thống nhất đất nước, giải phóng miền Nam 30/4

   

13Remembran

ce Day 

Day for Martyrs and Wounded Soldiers

Ngày tưởng nhớ thương binh liệt sĩ

   

      7-Jul      14

Lantern Festival

 

Full moon of the 1st month

Tết Nguyên Tiêu, Rằm tháng giêng

   

      15 Jan (lunar)      15 Ghost

Festival  15/7 (lunar) rằm tháng

7, Vu Lan   

16 Kitchen guardians  

23/12 (lunar) Ông Táo chầu trời 

   

17 Saint Patrick's

Day

  Patrick was later appointed second bishop to Ireland and was successful in converting pagans to Christianity. He died in County Down, Ireland, on the 17th March AD 461, which has been commemorated as St

Ngày lễ thánh

   

Patrick's Day ever since.18

May Day

 

In many countries, May Day is synonymous with International Workers' Day, or Labour Day, which celebrates the social and economic achievements of the labor movement

Ngày Quốc tế lao động

  "That was the spirit that inspired the establishment of May Day as international workers day."

19

sabbatical

səˈbatikəl

adjective nghỉ phép Gap year, career break

"Only two of the paid sabbatical positions were contested, adding to concerns raised during the hustings that OUSU was failing to display its relevancy to the student body."

  

 of or relating to a sabbatical.

     

  

 of or appropriate to the sabbath.

     

                   noun       

 

 

a period of paid leave granted to a college teacher for study or travel, traditionally every seventh year.

     

             20 Secular ˈsekyəl

əradjective Thế tục nonreligious, areli

gious, lay, temporal, worldly, earthly, profane, laic

"The rate of recruitment is probably better than that of the secular clergy, but this may be because a large

percentage of the monks do not go on to priesthood."

 

 

 

denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis.

Từng thế kỷ

   

  

   Từng trăm

năm   

 

 

 

(of clergy) not subject to or bound by religious rule; not belonging to or living in a monastic or other order.

     

                   noun            a secular priest.                   21

Errand

ˈerənd

noun Công chuyện vặt

task, job, chore, assignment, collection, delivery, mission, undertaking

"she asked Tim to run an errand for her"

 

 

 

a short journey undertaken in order to deliver or collect something, often on someone else's behalf.

     

22

Parade

pəˈrād

noun Diễu hành march, process, file, troop

"He was really funny, but laughing was forbidden on the parade square."

 

 

 

a public procession, especially one celebrating a special day or event and including marching bands and floats.

Phô trương   "officers will parade through the town center"

      a parade ground.                   

      Verb       

 

 

walk or march in public in a formal procession or in an ostentatious or attention-seeking way.

     

23

Yan Yat

 

The seventh day of the Chinese New Year is called Yan Yat, "Everybody's Birthday."

Một trong những ngày lễ của chuỗi sự kiện mừng năm mới của Trung Quốc

   

24

Lantern Festival

 

The last day of the Chinese New Year celebrations is called Chinese Lantern Festival

Ngày cuoi cung của chuỗi sự kiện mừng năm mới của Trung Quốc

   

25

Nativity

nā-,nəˈtivitē

noun Lá số tử vi noun At our church, a small nativity was set, beautiful, with hand carved figured, painted with extraordinary detail.

  

 

the occasion of a person's birth.

Lúc/Nơi/Ngày sinh đẻ

nascence, birth, nascency

 

          virgin birth               26

Mistletoeˈmisəlˌtō

noun Cay tam gởi

  "Most dwarf mistletoes grow on conifers in the western United States."

  

 

a leathery-leaved parasitic plant that grows on apple, oak,

     

and other broadleaf trees and bears white glutinous berries in winter.

             27

Mother's Day/

Father’s Day

 

Celebrations which honor mothers and fathers. They are celebrated on various days in many places around the world.

Ngày của cha, Ngày của mẹ

   

             28

Thanksgiving Day

 

Thanksgiving Day is a harvest festival. While perhaps religious in origin, Thanksgiving is now primarily identified as a secular holiday.

Ngày lễ tạ ơn

   

 

Halloween-ōˈēn,ˌhaləˈwēn,ˌhälə-

noun Lễ hội hóa trang

  "Mr Voillat died after falling from the Royal Prince boat during a Hallowe'en party last October."

 

 

 

the night of October 31, the eve of All Saints' Day, commonly celebrated by children who dress in costume and solicit candy or other treats door-to-door.

     

             29 Apparition ˌapə

ˈriSHən

a ghost or ghostlike image of a person.

xuất hiện appearane, egression,  advent

"Throughout history there have been reports of ghosts, apparitions and spiritual

visitations, both angelic and demonic."

  

 A transparent, ghostly figure

ló ra    

  

   ma quỷ

hiện hình   

             30

BansheeˈbanSHē

(in Irish legend) a female spirit whose wailing warns of an impending death in a house.

  Noun "the little girl dropped her ice cream and began to howl like a banshee"

          Banshie  31

bloodcurdling

 

A chilling, scary sound. Often used to describe screams.

Kinh hoàng nightmarish, hair-raising

 

32

Broom/ Broomstick

broG om/ˈbroG omˌstik

A type of brush with a long wooden handle, said to be used by witches to fly, according to legend

Cây chổi (cán dài)

whisk broom, butcher's broom, broom cupboard, besom, push broom, corn broom

"The borders are pretty much full of the usual sort of things: cherry trees, broom , hawthorn, raspberries, rhubarb, pyracantha, clematis, birch, and like so."

33

Casket

ˈkaskit

A coffin Quan tài hình chữ nhật

 box, chest, case, container, receptacle, cinerary casket

By its size, the box appeared to contain a child's casket.

 

 

 

a small ornamental box or chest for holding jewels, letters, or other valuable objects

Bình đựng di cốt

   

  

   Hộp đựng

nữ trang   

34 Cape kāp A long, voluminous outer garment or cloak. Often worn by

Áo tơ choàng

cloak, headland, mantle, ness

"He wears a grey t-shirt underneath a

Vampires. plaid flannel shirt and short grey cape , jeans, runners, and a plain black mask."

        Áo thầy tu            Mũi đất    35

cauldron

ˈkôldrən

A cooking pot, used by witches to brew spells

nồi to pot, kettle "A large cauldron or cooking pot set or suspended above an open fire was in general use."

 

 

 

a large metal pot with a lid and handle, used for cooking over an open fire.

  caldron  

             36

Cemetery

ˈseməˌterē

a burial ground; a graveyard.

Nghĩa trang

burial ground, burying ground, graveyard, necropolis, memorial park

"Funerals are held in churches, and burials are in churchyards or public cemeteries ."

        Nghĩa địa    37

Costume

 

a set of clothes in a style typical of a particular country or historical period.

Cách ăn mặc

bathing costume, swimming costume

Several actors in costume assume the roles of different characters.

        quần áo            phục sức    38

Creepy

ˈkrēpē

Unsettling or scary Rùng mình frightening, eerie, disturbing, sinister, weird, hair-raising, menacing, ..

"the creepy feelings one often gets in a strange house"

      causing an unpleasant feeling of fear or

Cảm giác rần rần

   

unease. 

  

  Rợn tón gáy

   

39

Wraith

rāTH

A Scottish word that means ghost

sự hiện hình

noun Dalrion appeared out of the shadows to my left, reminding me strongly of a wraith - mysterious and silent

 

 

 

A ghost or ghostlike image of someone, especially one seen shortly before or after their death.

  ghost, specter, spirit, phantom, apparition, manifestation, spook, shade, phantasm

 

             40

Boxing day

 

  Lễ tặng quà (sau ngày giáng sinh)

   

41

Mid-autumn festival

 

Held on the Fifteenth day of the eighth month/August in the lunar/Chinese calendar

Lễ hội Trung thu

Full-Moon Festival, Lantern Festival, Mooncake Festival

 

  

   Rằm tháng

tám   

42

Lantern

ˈlantərn

a lamp with a transparent case protecting the flame or electric bulb, and typically having a handle by which it can be carried or hung.

Đèn lồng Lantern festival, dark lantern, magic lantern, parish lantern, paper lantern,lantern slides

the building is well lit by the ring of windows in the octagonal lantern

43Jade Rabbit

Jād ˈrabit

  Thỏ Ngọc    

44 The Moon Lady  

  Chị Hằng    

45Banyan tree

ˈbanyən

A kind of tree which most grow in Viet Nam

Cây đa    

46 The Moon Man/The

man in the moon  

  Chú Cuội    

47

Parallel-ləl,ˈparəˌlel

(Viet Nam tradition) to compose the first sentence (for another to write the second)

Câu đối Tết

 side by side, aligned, collateral, equidistant

"parallel lines never meet"

 

 

 

(of lines, planes, surfaces, or objects) side by side and having the same distance continuously between them.

Song song    

        Như nhau    48

Ritual

ˈriCHoGoəl

adjective Lễ nghi ceremonial, ritualistic, prescribed, set, formal, sacramental, liturgical, traditional,conventional

"ritual burial"

 

 

 

of, relating to, or done as a religious or solemn rite.

    "the ancient rituals of Christian worship"

      noun       

 

 

a religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order.

     

             49 lunisolar

calendarˌloG oniˈsōlər

adjective  

      of or concerning the combined motions or effects of the sun and moon

Lịch âm lịch

  "The cited lunisolar interface is significant because an interpretation based upon the lunar phases so

clearly points to the possibility of a special creation."

             50

Chưng cake/ Square

glutinous rice cake

Chung kāk

Chưng cake is a traditional Vietnamese rice cake which is made from glutinous rice, mung beans, pork and other ingredients.

Bánh Chưng

  Chưng cake is always considered an essential element of a traditional Tết.

51

platform

['plætfɔ:m]

1.A raised level surface on which people or things can stand

1. Nền, bục, bệ

 

1. There are viewing platforms where visitors may gape at the chasm

2.      A raised structure along the side of a railway track where passengers get on and off trains at a station

2. Thềm ga, sân ga (xe lửa)

 

2. He walked along Platform 2

3.             The floor area at the entrance to a bus

3. Bậc lên xuống (xe búyt)  

3. Entrance platform of a bus

4.                The declared policy of a political party or group

4. (chính trị) Cương lĩnh, bản tuyên ngôn (của một đảng)  

4. Seeking election on a platform of low taxes

52

compartment

[kəm'pɑ:tmənt]

1.      A division of a railway carriage marked by partitions

1.Gian, ngăn (nhà, toa xe lửa...)  

1.      A first-class compartment

2.      Divide (something) into separate parts or sections

2.      Ngăn ra từng gian

 

2.      The buildings are to be compartmented by fire walls

53 derailment [di'reil The action of a train or sự trật bánh  

An

mənt] tram leaving its tracks accidentally

(xe lửa...) investigation into the derailment of a freight train

54

terminus

['təminəs]

The end of a railway or other transport route, or a station at such a point; a terminal.

ga cuối cùng (đường sắt); bến cuối cùng (đường bộ); trạm cuối (đường ống)  

 

55disembark

[,disim'bɑ:k]

Leave a ship, aircraft, or train

lên bờ, lên bộ

 

the passengers began to disembark

56

carousel

[kæru'zel]

1.      A conveyor system at an airport from which arriving passengers collect their luggage

1.      băng chuyền lấy hành lý

 

1.      They were waiting for their luggage to appear on the carousel at Heathrow airport

2.      A large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusêmnt

2.      trò kéo quân (ngựa gỗ hay xe ô tô gỗ chạy vòng tròn)  

57

flight attendant

[əˈtɛnd(ə)nt]

A steward or stewardess on an aircraft

tiếp viên hàng không

 

Sue Makras, 34, is a flight attendant for a US airline operating from Heathrow

58 aisle [ail] 1.      Passage, walkway (between rows of seat)

1.      lối đi giữa các dãy ghế (trong nhà thờ, ở rạp hát, xe lửa, xe buýt, máy bay)

  1.      to knock them in the aisles

2.      Part of a church diviđe laterally from the nave proper by rows of pillars or columns

2.      cánh, gian bên (trong giáo đường)  

59

cockpit

['kɔkpit]

1.      A compartment for the pilot, and sometimes also the crew, in an aircraft or spacecraft.

1.      (hàng không) buồng lái (của phi công)

 

1.      The aircraft has a glass cockpit and an electronic flight control system

2.      A pit for cockflights

2.      chỗ chọi gà, bãi chọi gà

 

2.      Cock fighting drew crowds to the cockpits on Bootham and elsewhere

3.      A place where a battle or other conflict takes place

3.      bãi chiến trường

 

3.      most conventional army training takes place on the cockpit of Salisbury Plain

60

hovercraft

['hɔvə:krɑ:ft]

A vehicle or craft that travels over land or water on a cushion of air provided by a downward blast. A design was first patented by Christopher Cockerell in 1955.

tàu di chuyển nhờ đệm không khí

 

A lone Japanese escort helicopter followed the hovercraft in, and buzzed overhead.

61

gangway

['gæηwei]

1.      A raised platform or walkway providing a passage

1.      lối đi giữa các hàng ghế

 

1.      On 2 July 1994 a 6-year-old boy fell off a gangway leading to a viewing platform on a New Zealand Rail train

2.      A movable bridge linking a ship to the

2.      (hàng hải) cầu

 

2.      Local interest was

shore tàu further evident when the ship opened her gangway to the public

62

chambermaid

['t∫eimbəmeid]

A woman who cleans bedrooms and bathrooms in a hotel

nữ phục vụ phòng

 

The two peasant girls whom the hero simultaneously seduces here become hotel chambermaids

63

porter

['pɔ:tə(r)]

1.      A person employed to carry luggage and other loads, especially in a railway station, airport, hotel, or market

1.      người khuân vác, phu khuân vác (ở chợ, sân bay..)

 

1.      The car drove off to the train station, and the porters put her luggage on the train

2.      Dark brown bitter beer brewed from malt partly charred or browned by drying at a high temperature

2.      rượu bia đen

 

2.      a nice pint of porter

64

rucksack

['rʌksæk]

A bag with shoulder straps which allow it to be carried on someone’s back, typically made of a strong, waterproof material and widely used by hikers

cái ba lô

 

He was carrying a small rucksack and a small green carrier bag

65

Inbound

['inbaund]

Travelling towards a particular place, especially when returning to the original point of departure

Khách du lịch quốc tế đến thăm quan du lịch  

we have three enemy planes inbound on bearing two ninety

66 Outbound ['autbaund]

Travelling away from a particular place, especially on the first leg of a return journey

đi đến một hải cảng nước ngoài, đi ra nước ngoài

  I was now, however, on familiar territory having travelled along these forest

roads on my outbound journey

67

conductor

[kən'dʌktə]

1.      A person who directs the performance of an orchestra or choir

1.      người chỉ huy; người chỉ đạo; người điều khiển

 

1.      He was appointed principal conductor of the Berlin Symphony Orchestra

2.      A person who collects fares and sells tickets on a bus

2.      Người bán vé (xe điện, xe buýt)

 

2.      The conductor sold me the ticket on the train and I got off at Burley in Wharfedale with a load of other people, all dressed in suits as I was

3.      A guard on a train

3.      người chịu trách nhiệm về một đoàn tàu; trưởng tàu  

3.      The assistant conductor from our train went off duty and got on 350 to go back east

4.      A material or device that conducts or transmits heat or electricity, especially when regarded in terms of its capacity to do this

4.      (vật lý) chất dẫn (điện, nhiệt)

 

4.      most polymers are poor conductors

68

cruise ship

[kru:z] A large ship that carries people on voyages for pleasure, typically calling in at several places

Tàu thuỷ lớn (phục vụ mục đích du lịch)  

the couples enjoyed fine dining aboard the cruise ship

69first officer

['fə:st,ɔfisə]

The first mate on a merchant ship

(hàng hải) phó thuyền trưởng  

The ship's first officer was asleep on his

hammock, clutching something close to his chest

70

dual carriageway

['dju:əl'kæridʒwei]

A road with a dividing strip between the traffic in opposite directions and usually two or more lanes in each direction

xa lộ hai chiều

 

The new road will be a six-lane dual carriageway with two-lane service roads on either side

5 idioms: Hit the road: When you hit the road, you begin a journey

o Ex: It's getting late and we've got a long way to go. Let's hit the road.

on the home stretch: To say that you are on the home stretch means that you are

approaching the end of something such as a task, a race or a journey

o Ex: Don't give up - we're on the home stretch now.

itchy feet: A person who has itchy feet is someone who finds it difficult to stay in

one place and likes to travel and discover new places

o Ex: Andrew's got itchy feet again. He says he's going to teach in China for

a few years

highways and byways: If you travel the highways and byways, you take large and

small roads to visit every part of the country

o Ex: He travelled the highways and byways looking for traces of his

ancestors

jump the lights: If you continue driving when the traffic lights turn red, you jump

the lights

o Ex: It's very dangerous to jump the lights. No wonder he was stopped by

the police