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Daily American English

  • Internet: ‘in ner net
    • Do a quick internet search for sleep.
  • slew of articles /slo͞o/uu ‘ver di cle: hàng loạt bài viết.
    • and you’ll find a slew of articles about how to make your sleep perfect.
  • less than: less dan (ít hơn)
    • And that anything less than seven hours a night means that we’re doomed to bad health.
  • doomsday (n): ngày tận thế
  • doomed (adj) /do͞omd/ uun: to certain destruction or death
    • The plan was doomed to fail
    • When I was doomed to live in despair, he saved me!
  • Alzheimers’ (n) /ɑːlts.haɪ.mɚz/
  • flaws (n) /flɑː/ khuyết điểm
    • he had his flaws, but he was still a great teacher
  • gonna + v: ‘gon n
  • our: r
  • desperate (adj) /ˈdesp rət/ /‘des per/
    • When we can’t sleep, we’re desperate for help.
  • as if it’s taken on (as zip fix): dường như đã trở nên cấp thiết hơn.
    • But lately(lai-li), our fascination with sleep feels as if it’s taken on an urgency.
  • accurate (adj) /ˈæk.jɚ.ət/ /‘ak ret/ completely accurate: exact, correct
    • There is a more accurate method, but it’s high-tech.
  • nuances (n) /nu an ces/ : shade of meaning, nuances of language
    • It’s difficult to appreciate all the nuances of meaning in the text.
  • Ironically (adv): /īˈränək(ə)lē/ /īˈränək lē/ thật trớ trêu.

Published Jan 12, 2025

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