Sunday, August 19, 2018

E-cubed 1195: pull up a chair


Today's E-cubed:  Pull up a chair


Hello, everybody. Welcome back to Daily Easy English Expression. Today's expression is really good. And it's similar to last time. Last time - PULL UP with a car meaning stop the car some place. This time - pull up a chair. Pull up a chair. Instead of chair, we can say a seat or a stool, the same thing. This is an excellent expression that you can use at a bar or a restaurant. It means bring a chair over here and sit down. It means join us, but bring over a chair. Check out a dialogue.

Monday, March 5, 2018

E-cubed 1180: It’s not over ‘til the fat lady sings


Today's E-cubed:  It’s not over ‘til the fat lady sings


We can use this expression in many situations, where one guy or a woman was thinking "Oh, it's over. Let's stop. Let's not wait..." But the other guy says "No, no, no. We should wait. Maybe something will happen, and things will be very good."

Sunday, March 4, 2018

Ecubed 1179: ~ish


Today's E-cubed:  
~ish


Today, we're learning a suffix - something we can add at the end of a word, especially an adjective.

It's kind of red = It's reddish
He's kind of bald = He's baldish
It kind of hurts = It's hurtish

Friday, March 2, 2018

Ecubed 1178: Caught me off guard


Today's E-cubed:  Caught me off guard


Caught me off guard means something happens, and you weren't able to prepare. It's possible to prepare but you weren't able.

Caught me off guard nghĩa là rơi vào thế bị động. Đáng lẽ ra bạn có thể chuẩn bị, nhưng vì bạn không biết trước nên bạn chưa chuẩn bị để ứng phó với tình huống đó.

Cùng luyện tập đoạn hội thoại sau:

Think fast! Whoa~ Ha! You d ropped it! You caught me off guard~ 

Anh thấy nhanh phải không!
Ối trời!
Ha ha! Anh đánh rơi mất rồi!
Tôi bị động chưa kịp chuẩn bị gì.~

Monday, January 1, 2018

Ecubed 1177: To spike SMT/spiked


Today's E-cubed:  
To spike SMT/spiked

To spike something means to add alcohol to something.
To spike something nghĩa là pha thêm rượu vào đồ uống nào đó.

Example: Who spiked my Coca-Cola? = Who put alcohol in my Coca-Cola?

Cùng luyện tập đoạn hội thoại sau:

Are you okay? You look a little red~ I’m feeling…weird. Dizzy. Have you been drinking the fruit punch? Yeah. It’s delicious. Why? It’s SPIKED!

Anh bạn ổn chứ? Trông anh có vẻ hơi đỏ rồi.
Tôi thấy...lạ lắm. Chóng mặt thật.
Anh bạn đã uống nước ngâm trái cây phải không?
Phải rồi. Nó ngon lắm. Nhưng sao anh hỏi vậy?
Nước đó đã được pha thêm rượu đấy!