Những từ gây nhầm lần trong Tiếng Anh - Phần 6 - Thấm Tâm Vy

Thẩm Tâm Vy, August 19th, 2020 ENGLISH CONFUSABLE WORDS - 06

ENGLISH CONFUSABLE WORDS – 06 occasion, opportunity, chance, possibility An occasion is a time when a particular event happens or a particular situation arises. - Several times as a child I was bullied by older boys. On one occasion, I was knocked unconscious. - I met him on only one occasion. - There are occasions when you must not refuse. An occasion can also be the event itself, especially an important event such as a wedding or public ceremony. - In his shirt sleeves he felt he wasn’t properly dressed for the occasion. - This garment is just special enough to be worn for casual evening occasions. If you say you ‘have occasion to do’ something, or that an event is an ‘occasion for’ something, you mean that people and circumstances make it possible. This is a rather formal use. - She had had little occasion to mix with the opposite sex. - The question remained whether Benn could succeed in making this crisis the occasion for fundamental change. If you have the opportunity or the chance to do something, you can do it because people and circumstances make it possible. Opportunity is more formal than chance. Note that you do not say that you have the ‘possibility’ to do something. - You will have the opportunity to ask the athlete questions about his personal career. - New job opportunities have been found for women. - The cinema specialized in revivals, and this was a quite wonderful chance to see this unique masterpiece. - I didn’t have a chance to say a word. A possibility is something that might happen or be done, but that also might not happen or be done. You say that there is a possibility, that a possibility exists, or that something is a possibility. - There was just a possibility that they had taken the wrong road. - Only then did he permit his mind to consider the possibility ofan accident. - The possibility existsfor trade unionists to rebuild their confidence. country, nation, state [quốc gia, quê hương – đất nước – nhà nước] A country is a geographical area recognized as a separate political unit. Most countries have their own independent governments. England, Wales, and Scotland, however, are separate countries, even though they are all part of the United Kingdom and are governed by the British Government. Country used in a general way, not just when talking about the political status of a place. - In the last few days there have been riots all round the country. - I had already worked in a developing country. - Many Asian countries are still losing far more trees than are being replanted. You use nation to refer to a country that has political independence, its own government, and its own social structures.

Nation is used in more formal language, and is often used to talk about the people of a country. You do not use ‘nation’ simply to refer to a place. You use country instead. - ...the biggest and most valuable assembly of works of art ever given to the nation by an individual. - Almost every western nation has had its era cf revolution or civil war. - The whole nation should have recoiled with shock at the things that were done. You use state to refer to a country when you are considering it in terms of its political organization and structure. [nhà nước] - The Latin American states maintained their independence. - The peoples of the new states are by no means insensitive to the dangers ofone-party rule. States can also be administrative areas within a country. [bang] - ...the oil-producing states of Texas and Oklahoma. - Haryana and Punjab were the fastest-developing states in India.\ cry, weep, sob When someone cries, their eyes produce tears, because they are unhappy, afraid, or in pain. - She was now crying and moaning through her sleep. - One of her children fell in a game and started to cry. If someone weeps, they are crying because of strong emotion. Weep is a literary word. - Her face felt raw with weeping. She was sick and dizzy with …