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I'm not very good at learning languages?

She must be fed up with studying

What are the advantages of having a car?

The knife is only for cutting bread.

How about playing tennis tomorrow?

I bought a new bicycle instead of going away on holiday.

Carol went to work in spite of feeling ill.

BÂn cÕng cÍ thæ nÍi “interested in somebody (do)ing...”, “fed-up with you (do) ing...” v.v...

I’m fed up with you telling me what to do.

Téi khéng thÈch anh bÀo téi phÀi l¿m nhùng gÉ.

B B

ChÒ û c¾ch dÓng vði +-ing cÔa nhùng giði t÷ sau:

 before -ing v¿ after -ing

Before going out, I phoned Sarah. (khéng nÍi 'Before to go out')

Trõðc khi ½i, téi ½Á gÑi ½ièn thoÂi cho Sarah.

What did you do after leaving school?

BÂn ½Á l¿m gÉ sau khi ra trõñng?

BÂn cÕng cÍ thæ nÍi Before I went out... v¿ ... after you left school:

 by -ing (½æ nÍi mît vièc n¿o ½Í ½Á xÀy ra nhõ thä n¿o)

The burglars got into the house by breaking a window and climbing in.

BÑn trîm ½Á ½ît nhâp bÙng c¾ch ½âp vó cøa sì v¿ chui v¿o.

You can improve your English by reading more.

BÂn cÍ thæ trau dëi tiäng Anh cÔa bÂn bÙng c¾ch ½Ñc nhiåu hïn nùa.

She made herself ill by not eating properly.

Cé Þy tú l¿m mèt mÉnh bòi sú ×n uêng khéng hôp lû.

 without -ing

I ran ten kilometres without stopping.

Téi ½Á chÂy mõñi kilomet khéng nghÊ.

They climbed through the window without anybody seeing them (hoÜc ...without being seen)

 .

Unit 59. Preposition (in/for/about etc.) + -ing

ChÒng ½Á trÄo qua cøa sì m¿ khéng ai nhÉn thÞy (hoÜc... m¿ khéng bÌ ph¾t hièn).

She needs to work without people disturbing her (hoÜc ... without being disturbed).

Cé Þy cßn l¿m vièc m¿ khéng bÌ ai quÞy rßy (hoÜc... m¿ khéng bÌ quÞy rßy).

It’s nice to go on holiday without having to worry about money.

Thât l¿ tuyèt khi ½i nghÊ m¾t m¿ khéng phÀi lo lØng vå chuyèn tiån bÂc.

C C

To -ing

To thõñng l¿ th¿nh phßn cÔa ½îng t÷ nguyãn máu (to do/to see etc) We decided to go out.

ChÒng téi ½Á quyät ½Ình ½i dÂo.

Would you like to play tennis?

BÂn muên chïi qußn vôt khéng?

Nhõng to cÕng cÎn l¿ mît giði t÷ (giêng nhõ in/for/about from v.v...) vÈ dÖ:

We drove from London to Edinburgh.

ChÒng téi ½Á l¾i xe t÷ London tði Edinburgh.

I prefer tea to coffee.

Téi thÈch chÄ hïn c¿ phã.

Are you looking forward to the weekend?

BÂn ½ang mong tði cuêi tußn phÀi khéng?

Näu mît giði t÷ ½õôc theo sau bòi mît ½îng t÷, ½îng t÷ ½Í tân cÓng bÙng -ing (in doing/about going v.v... xem mÖc A). Bòi vây, khi to l¿ giði t÷ v¿ theo sau nÍ l¿ ½îng t÷, bÂn phÀi nÍi to -ing

I prefer driving to travelling by train. (khéng nÍi 'to travel')

Téi thÈch ½i xe hïn l¿ ½i t¿u.

Are you looking forward to seeing Ann again? (khéng nÍi 'looking forward to see')

BÂn ½ang mong gÜp Ann lØm phÀi khéng?

Vå be/get used to -ing, hÁy xem Unit 60.

A A

XÃt tÉnh huêng sau:

She wasn’t used to driving on the left.

Cé Þy khéng quen vði vièc chÂy xe bãn tr¾i.

Nhõng sau nhiåu lßn luyèn tâp, vièc chÂy xe bãn tr¾i ½Á bðt khÍ kh×n, do ½Í:

She got used driving on the left.

Cé Þy ½Á quen chÂy xe bãn tr¾i.

V¿ giñ ½Ýy sau ba n×m, vièc ½Í ½Á khéng cÎn l¿ vÞn ½å ½êi vði Jane:

She is used to driving on the left.

Cé Þy quen vði vièc chÂy xe bãn tr¾i.

I’m used to something=½iåu ½Í khéng mði l ½êi vði téi.

Frank lives alone. He doesn’t mind this because he has lived alone for 15 years. It is not

strange for him. He is used to it. He is used to living alone.

Frank sêng mît mÉnh. Anh khéng bân tÝm vå ½iåu n¿y bòi anh Þy ½Á sêng mît mÉnh 15 n×m nay.

Anh Þy quen vði ½iåu ½Í. Anh Þy quen sêng mît mÉnh.

I bought some new shoes. They felt a bit strange at first becaused I wasn’t used to them.

Téi v÷a mua mÞy ½éi gi¿y mði. ChÒng hïi l chÝn vÉ téi mang chõa quen.

Our new flat is on a very busy street. I expect we’ll get used to the noise, but at the moment

it’s very disturbing.

C×n hî mði cÔa chÒng téi nÙm trãn mît phê rÞt nhîn nhÌp. Téi nghË rÙng rëi chÒng téi sÆ quen vði sú n¾o nhièt, nhõng hièn giñ thÉ qu¾ ën ¿o.

Diane has a new job. She has to get up much earlier now than before — at 6.30. She finds

this difficult because she isn’t used to getting up so early.

Diane cÍ céng vièc mði. Cé phÀi dây rÞt sðm so vði trõðc ½Ýy — lÒc 6h30. Cé thÞy vièc ½Í rÞt khÍ kh×n vÉ cé khéng quen dây sðm nhõ vây.

Brenda’s husband is often away from home. She doesn’t mind this. She is used to him being

away.

Chëng cÔa Brenda thõñng phÀi xa nh¿. Cé khéng phiån lÎng vå ½iåu n¿y. Cé ½Á quen vði vièc chëng cé vØng nh¿.

B B

Sau be/get used bÂn khéng thæ dÓng nguyãn máu (to do/to drive v.v...). Ta nÍi:

She is used to driving on the left. (khéng nÍi 'she is used to drive')

Unit 60. Be/get used to something (I'm used to...)

Cé Þy quen vði vièc chÂy xe bãn tr¾i.

Khi ta nÍi “I am used to...” thÉ to l¿ giði t÷, chö khéng phÀi l¿ th¿nh phßn cÔa nguyãn máu (xem UNIT 59C). Ta nÍi:

Frank is used to living alone. (khéng nÍi 'Frank is used to live alone')

Jane had to get used to driving on the left. (khéng nÍi 'get used to drive')

D D

#÷ng nhßm lán giùa I am used to doing (be/get used to) v¿ I used to do. ChÒng kh¾c nhau vå cÞu trÒc v¿ û nghËa:

 I am used to (doing) something = ½iåu ½Í khéng mði l ½êi vði téi:

I am used to the weather in this country.

Téi quen thuîc vði thñi tiät nïi miån quã n¿y.

I am used to driving on the left because I’ve lived in Britain for a long time.

Téi quen vði vièc chÂy xe bãn tr¾i vÉ téi ½Á sêng ò Anh lÝu rëi.

 I used to do something = téi thõñng l¿m ½iåu gÉ ½Í trong qu¾ khö nhõng nay khéng l¿m nùa (xem UNIT 18). BÂn chÊ cÍ thæ dÓng cÞu trÒc n¿y vði nhùng vièc trong qu¾ khö, khéng dÓng cho nhùng vièc hièn tÂi. CÞu trÒc ta ½ang b¿n tði ½Í l¿ “I used to do” (khéng phÀi l¿ 'I am used to do'):

I used to drive to work every day, but these days I usually go by bike.

Téi (trõðc ½Ýy) ván thõñng l¾i xe ½i l¿m, nhõng mÞy hém nay téi hay ½i xe ½Âp.

We used to live in a small village, but now we live in London.

ChÒng téi trõðc ½Ýy sêng ò mît l¿ng nhÏ, nhõng hièn nay chÒng téi sêng ò LuÝn ½én.

A A

Nhiåu ½îng t÷ cÍ cÞu trÒc verb+preposition (in/for/about v.v...) +object. VÈ dÖ:

½îng t÷+ giði t÷+ tÒc t÷

We talked about the problem.

ChÒng ta ½Á nÍi vÞn ½å ½Í.

You must apologise for what you said.

Anh phÀi xin líi bòi nhùng gÉ ½Á nÍi.

Näu tÒc t÷ lÂi l¿ mît ½îng t÷, ½îng t÷ ½Í sÆ tân cÓng bÙng -ing:

½îng t÷+ giði t÷+ tÒc t÷

We talked about going to America.

BÑn téi ½Á nÍi chuyèn ½i Mþ.

She apologised for not telling the truth.

Cé ta xin líi ½Á khéng nÍi sú thât.

CÎn mît sê ½îng t÷ kh¾c ½õôc dÓng vði cÞu trÒc n¿y:

succeed (in) Have you succeed in finding a job yet?

BÂn ½Á tÉm ½õôc vièc l¿m chõa?

insist (on) They insisted on paying for the meal.

HÑ nhÞt ½Ình ½Îi trÀ tiån bùa ×n.

think (of) I’m thinking of buying a house.

Téi ½ang nghË tði vièc mua nh¿.

dream (of) I wouldn’t dream of asking them for money.

Téi chÚng nghË tði vièc hÑ xin tiån.

approve (of) She doesn’t approve of gambling.

Cé Þy khéng t¾n th¿nh chuyèn ½¾nh bÂc.

decide (against) We have decided against moving to London.

ChÒng téi quyät ½Ình phÀn ½êi vièc chuyæn tði LuÝn ½én.

feel (like) Do you feel like going out tonight?

BÂn cÍ cÀm thÞy muên ½i chïi têi nay khéng?

look forward (to)

I’m looking forward to meeting her.

Téi ½ang mong gÜp cé Þy.

Ta nÍi “apologise to somebody for...”:

She apologised to me for not telling the truth. (khéng nÍi 'She apologised me')

Cé ta xin líi téi vÉ ½Á khéng nÍi sú thât.

B B

Vði mît sê ½îng t÷ ò mÖc A, bÂn cÍ thæ sø dÖng cÞu trÒc verb+preposition+somebody+ -ing

½îng t÷+ giði t÷ sb + -ing She doesn’t approve of me gambling.

Unit 61. -Verb + preposition + -ing

Cé Þy khéng t¾n th¿nh vièc téi ½¾nh bÂc.

We are looking forward to Liz coming home.

TÞt cÀ chÒng téi ½ang mong Liz vå nh¿.

C C

Nhùng ½îng t÷ dõði ½Ýy cÍ thæ cÍ cÞu trÒc verb+object+preposition+ -ing:

½îng t÷ +tÒc t÷+giði t÷ + -ing

congratulate (on) I congratulated Ann on passing the exam.

Téi chÒc m÷ng Ann vå vièc cé Þy ½Á thi ½âu.

accuse (of) They accuse me of telling lies.

HÑ tê c¾o téi ½Á nÍi dêi.

suspect (of) Nobody suspected the man of being a spy.

Khéng mît ai nghi ngñ ngõñi ½¿n éng ½Í l¿ ½ièp viãn.

prevent (from) What prevented him from coming to see us?

#iåu gÉ ½Á ng×n cÀn anh ta tði gÜp chÒng téi?

stop (from) The police stopped everyone from leaving the building.

CÀnh s¾t ng×n khéng cho ai rñi khÏi c×n nh¿.

thank (for) I forgot to thank them for helping me.

Téi ½Á quãn c¾m ïn hÑ vå sú giÒp ½ó.

forgive (for) Please forgive me for not writing to you.

Xin hÁy tha thö téi vÉ ½Á khéng viät thõ cho bÂn.

warn (against) They warned us against buying the car.

BÂn cÕng cÍ thæ nÍi “stop somebody doing” (khéng cÍ from). Vây cÍ thæ nÍi l¿:

You can’t stop me doing what I want hay... stop me from doing what I want.

Anh khéng thæ ng×n téi l¿m nhùng gÉ téi muên.

Mît v¿i trong sê nhùng ½îng t÷ trãn thõñng ½õôc dÓng ò dÂng bÌ ½îng. VÈ dÖ:

I was accused of telling lies.

Téi bÌ tê c¾o l¿ ngõñi nÍi dêi.

The man was suspected of being a spy.

Ngõñi ½¿n éng ½Í ½Á bÌ nghi ngñ l¿ mît ½ièp viãn.

We were warned against buying the car.

ChÒng téi ½Á ½õôc khuyän c¾o l¿ khéng nãn mua chiäc xe ½Í.

A A

Khi nhùng th¿nh ngù dõði ½Ýy ½õôc theo sau bòi mît ½îng t÷, ½îng t÷ ½Í phÀi tân cÓng bÙng -ing.

It's no use.../It's no good...

There’s nothing you can do about the situation, so it’s no use worrying about it.

BÂn chÚng thæ l¿m gÉ trong tÉnh thä n¿y, thât vé Èch khi lo lØng vå chuyèn ½Í.

It’s no good trying to persuade me. You won’t succeed.

CÍ thuyät phÖc téi cÕng chÚng Èch gÉ. BÂn sÆ khéng th¿nh céng ½Ýu.

There's no point in...

There’s no point in having a car if you never use it.

Näu bÂn khéng bao giñ dÓng ½än thÉ mua mît chiäc xe cÍ Èch lôi gÉ ½Ýu.

There was no point in waiting any longer, so we went.

CÍ chñ ½ôi thãm cÕng chÚng Èch gÉ nãn chÒng téi bÏ ½i.

It's (not) worth...

I live only a short walk from here, so it’s not worth taking a taxi.

Téi chÊ ò c¾ch ½Ýy cÍ mÞy bõðc théi, chÚng ½¾ng phÀi ½i taxi.

It was so late when we got home, it wasn’t worth going to bed.

Khi chÒng téi vå nh¿ thÉ cÕng ½Á khuya lØm rëi, nãn chÚng cßn ngÔ nùa.

BÂn cÍ thæ nÍi “a film is worth seeing” (mît cuên phim ½¾ng xem), “a book is worth reading” (mît cuên s¾ch ½¾ng ½Ñc):

What was a film like? Was it worth seeing?

Cuên phim ½Á nhõ thä n¿o? NÍ cÍ ½¾ng xem khéng?

I don’t think newspapers are worth reading.

Téi khéng nghË rÙng b¾o chÈ ½¾ng ½æ ½Ñc.

B B

(Have) difficulty -ing

CÍ thæ nÍi “have difficult doing something” (khéng phÀi 'to do'):

I have difficulty finding a place to live. (khéng nÍi "I had difficulty to find")

Téi ½Á gÜp khÍ kh×n khi tÉm mît chí ½æ ò.

Did you have any difficulty getting a visa?

BÂn xin thÌ thúc cÍ khÍ kh×n gÉ khéng?

People often have great difficulty reading my writing.

MÑi ngõñi thõñng khÍ kh×n khi ½Ñc chù viät cÔa téi.

Ta thõñng nÍi “have difficulty” chö khéng nÍi “have difficulties”.

I’m sure you’ll have no difficulty passing the exam. (khéng nÍi 'have difficulties')

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