Nguồn: English Collocations In Use Intermediate – Unit 37
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A. Spending money
| Collocation | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| spend money (on) | give money as payment for something | Juan spends a lot of money on travelling. |
| save money | keep money for use in the future | We’re saving a little money each month to buy a new car next year. |
| waste/squandermoney (on) | spend money in a bad way; squander is stronger and is only used about large sums of money | Sara wasted/squandered all her money on clothes and fast cars. |
| change money | exchange one currency for another,e.g. dollars for euros | You can change some money at the airport. |
| throw moneyaround | spend money in an obvious and careless way on unnecessary things | If Jim keeps on throwing his money around like that, he soon won’t have any left. |
| throw money at | spend a lot of money, possibly more thannecessary, trying to solve a problem | The government think they can solve the problem by throwing money at it. |
| donate money (to) | give money to help society in some way | The business donates a lot of money each year to charity. |
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Juan spends a lot of money on travelling.
Juan tiêu rất nhiều tiền vào việc đi du lịch.
spend money: tiêu tiền
We’re saving a little money each month to buy a new car next year.
Chúng tôi đang tiết kiệm một ít tiền mỗi tháng để năm sau mua một chiếc xe ô tô mới.
save money: tiết kiệm tiền
Sara wasted/squandered all her money on clothes and fast cars.
Sara đã hoang phí tất cả số tiền cô ấy có vào quần áo và xe thể thao.
waste/squander money: dùng tiền một cách hoang phí(squander mang sắc thái mạnh hơn và dùng cho những khoản tiền lớn)
You can change some money at the airport.
Bạn có thể đổi một ít tiền ở sân bay.
change money: đổi tiền
If Jim keeps on throwing his money around like that, he soon won’t have any left.
Nếu Jim cứ tiếp tục phung phí tiền của mình như thế, anh ấy sẽ sớm chẳng còn lại chút gì thôi.
throw money around: tiêu tiền một cách thiếu suy nghĩ vào những thứ không cần thiết
The government think they can solve the problem by throwing money at it.
Chính phủ nghĩ rằng họ có thể giải quyết vấn đề bằng cách ném tiền vào đó.
throw money at it: bỏ ra rất nhiều tiền nhưng không thực sự suy xét kỹ càng làm thế nào để giải quyết vấn đề
The business donates a lot of money each year to charity.
Doanh nghiệp này ủng hộ rất nhiều tiền cho từ thiện mỗi năm.
donate money: ủng hộ tiền (để giúp đỡ xã hội)
B. Prices
Many collocations including the word price are connected with height. Prices can be high or low. If they are very low, they may be called (usually by advertisers) rock-bottom prices. Prices may increase, prices go up and prices rise. If they go up very fast we say that prices soar. Occasionally prices go down. If you say that something is reasonably priced, you think it is neither too cheap nor too expensive. Calling something a ridiculous price may mean it is much too cheap or much too expensive.
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Many collocations including the word price are connected with height.
Rất nhiều Collocation được kết hợp gồm từ “price” và độ cao.
price: giá
Prices can be high or low.
Giá có thể cao hoặc thấp.
high/low price: giá cao/ thấp
If they are very low, they may be called (usually by advertisers) rock-bottom prices.
Nếu giá rất thấp, chúng có thể được gọi (chủ yếu bởi các nhà quảng cáo) là giá kịch sàn.
rock-bottom prices: giá thấp kịch sàn
Prices may increase, prices go up and prices rise.
Giá tăng …
Prices increase = prices go up = prices rise: giá tăng
If they go up very fast we say that prices soar.
Nếu chúng tăng nhanh quá chúng ta gọi là giá tăng vọt.
prices soar: giá tăng vọt
Occasionally prices go down.
Đôi khi giá giảm.
prices go down: giá giảm
If you say that something is reasonably priced, you think it is neither too cheap nor too expensive.
Nếu bạn nói rằng cái gì đó được ra giá hợp lý, bạn nghĩ rằng nó không quá rẻ cũng không quá đắt.
reasonably priced: được ra giá hợp lý/ giá cả hợp lý
Calling something a ridiculous price may mean it is much too cheap or much too expensive.
Gọi một cái gì đó là (ở mức) giá nực cười có nghĩa là nó quá rẻ hoặc quá đắt.
ridiculous price: giá nực cười (do quá rẻ hoặc quá đắt)
C. Getting money
Henry and his brother grew up in a family where money was always tight. Henry hoped that when he was grown-up, money would never be in short supply for him. Henry’s brother only wanted a steady income but Henry wasn’t interested in just earning a good salary, he wanted to make big money, to be seriously rich. He started making money at school when he sold the sandwiches his mother had made him to other children. He also worked in his school holidays to earn money. He put this money in a bank account and hardly ever made a withdrawal from it. When he left school, he raised enough money through the bank to buy his first shop. He got a really good deal because he found a shop that was going cheap. By the time he was twenty he had already made a small fortune though, of course, most of his money was tied up in his business.
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Henry and his brother grew up in a family where money was always tight.
Henry và anh trai của anh ấy đã lớn lên trong một gia đình mà tiền bạc luôn túng thiếu.
money was always tight: tiền bạc luôn túng thiếu
Henry hoped that when he was grown-up, money would never be in short supply for him.
Henry đã hy vọng rằng khi anh lớn lên, tiền sẽ không bao giờ là thiếu cho anh ấy.
in short supply: thiếu
Henry’s brother only wanted a steady income but Henry wasn’t interested in just earning a good salary, he wanted to make big money, to be seriously rich.
Anh trai của Henry chỉ muốn có một thu nhập ổn định nhưng Henry không hứng thú với việc chỉ có được một mức lương tốt, anh ấy muốn làm ra thật nhiều tiền, để giàu kếch xù.
steady income: thu nhập ổn định
earning a good salary: có được một mức lương tốt
big money: thật nhiều tiền
seriously rich: giàu kếch xù
He started making money at school when he sold the sandwiches his mother had made him to other children.
Anh ấy đã bắt đầu làm ra tiền ở trường khi anh ấy bán những chiếc bánh mì kẹp mẹ đã làm cho anh cho những đứa trẻ khác.
make money: làm ra tiền
He also worked in his school holidays to earn money.
Anh ấy cũng đã làm việc vào những ngày lễ ở trường để kiếm tiền.
earn money: kiếm tiền
He put this money in a bank account and hardly ever made a withdrawal from it.
Anh gửi tiền vào ngân hàng và gần như không bao giờ rút tiền ra khỏi nó.
make a withdrawal: rút (tiền) ra
When he left school, he raised enough money through the bank to buy his first shop.
Khi anh ấy rời trường, anh ấy đã tích đủ tiền nhờ gửi ngân hàng để mua cửa hàng đầu tiên của mình.
raise enough money: tích đủ tiền
He got a really good deal because he found a shop that was going cheap.
Anh ấy đã có được một món hời bởi anh ấy đã phát hiện ra một cửa hàng (đang được rao bán) với giá rẻ.
get a really good deal: có được một món hời
going cheap: (với/có) giá rẻ
By the time he was twenty he had already made a small fortune though, of course, most of his money was tied up in his business.
Khi mới 20 tuổi, anh ấy đã làm ra được một khoản kha khá, tất nhiên, hầu hết số tiền của anh ấy đang nằm trong công việc kinh doanh của anh.
make a small fortune : làm ra được một khoản kha khá
make a fortune: kiếm được một khoản lớn
money was tied up: tiền đang nằm strong
D. Exercises
Bài 1: Đọc các nhận xét sau bởi những nhân vật khác nhau và trả lời câu hỏi
Lauren: I sent 100 euros to the Children’s Fund for the Developing World.
Anthony: I went into the bank with 1,000 euros and came out with the equivalent in Australian dollars.
Patrick: I won 100,000 dollars on the lottery and bought stupid, useless things. I have almost nothing left now.
Emilia: The garden was in a terrible mess after the storm. I paid a gardener a lot of
money to sort it out but he didn’t seem to make it any better.
Hannah: I put 5,000 euros in an account which gives 4% interest.
1. Who threw money at something?
2. Who saved money?
3. Who donated money?
4. Who squandered money?
5. Who changed money?
Bài 2: Hoàn thiện các câu sau với những kết hợp từ ở mục B trong phần Lý thuyết. Mỗi kết hợp từ chỉ được sử dụng một lần.
1. In January, the price of gold was 35,000 dollars a kilo. In July it was 44,000 dollars. In just six months the price had .
2. An airline is offering a return flight from London to New York for just 50 dollars. At first sight this seems like a , as many people on the same flight will be paying 1,000 dollars or more.
3. Given that most first-class hotels were charging 350 dollars a night because of the festival, at 275 dollars our four-star hotel seemed .
4. Tablet computers are now selling at (or) prices because there’s so much competition. One that cost 150 dollars a year ago now costs only 70.
5. Car prices down last year, but they will probably again before the end of the year as steel becomes more expensive.
Bài 3: Chọn kết hợp từ đúng
1. Bank assistant: Can I help you?
Customer: Yes. I’d like to (take / get / make) a withdrawal from my account, please.
2. Bank Manager: Is your company (getting / making / taking) money?
Business customer: Yes. We are in profit. So I have a (firm / steady / strong) income.
3. Teenage son: Dad, will you lend me some money to buy a car?
Father: Well, money is rather (slim / hard / tight) at the moment. Ask your mother.
4. Jake: These cameras aren’t as expensive as I thought.
Fran: They’re (going / asking / giving) cheap right now because a new model has just come out.
The new ones are ridiculously expensive because they are in such (low / short / little) supply.
5. George: We need to bring (up / rise / raise) money for the new gym. Any ideas?
Joe: Well, we could have a children’s sports day and get all the parents to contribute.
6. Mick: You must have made a (slight / slim / small) fortune when you sold your house.
Kathy: Yes, I did, but the money is all (closed up / tied up / packed up) in the new one.
7. Oscar: I guess Zara is making (big / large / huge) money with her Internet business.
Erica: Oh yes, she’s (absolutely / utterly / seriously) rich now.
Điểm số của bạn là % – đúng / câu
E. Luyện nói
(*) Cố gắng sử dụng 1 số collocations Gợi ý để hình thành câu trả lời. Lưu ý là bạn KHÔNG cần dùng tất cả collocations này trong câu trả lời của mình, chỉ cần chọn ra 1 vài collocations hữu ích.
Part 1:
- Is money important to you?
Collocations (*):
spend money, save money, waste/squander money, throw money around, donate money
- Do people in your country care much about money?
Collocations (*):
make money, steady income, earning a good salary, big money, seriously rich, made a small fortune
- What have you bought recently?
Collocations (*):
low price, rock-bottom prices, prices go up/ prices rise/ prices increase, prices go down, reasonably priced
Part 2: Describe something you want to buy but can’t afford.
You should say:
- What you would like to buy
- How much it costs
- Why you can’t afford it
- and explain if there is any other way you could acquire it
Collocations (*):
ridiculous price, money is always tight, in short supply, earn money, seriously rich, steady income, go cheap, got a really good deal
