1. Please excuse Jane’s poor typing. She’s only been learning for a month. (allowances)

⇒ Please make allowances for Jane’s poor typing; she’s only been learning for a month.

make allowances for: chiếu cố

2. I’m certainly not going to give you any more money. (of)

⇒ I have no no intention of giving you any more money.

be no intention of + ving: có ý định làm gì

3. Gerald never had enough to live on until he married that rich businesswoman. (short)

⇒ Gerald was (always) short of money until/before he married that rich businesswoman.

be short of money: thiếu tiền

4. The children made every effort to please their father (best)

⇒ The children tried their best to please their father.

make effort = try to: cố gắng

5. His behavior was rather a shock to me (aback)

⇒ His behavior took me aback.

take somebody aback = make somebody shock 

6. The bank robbers escaped in a stolen car. (getaway)

⇒ The bank robbers made their getaway in a stolen car.

make a getaway: tẩu thoát

7. The Pacific Ocean is on average deeper than the Atlantic.

⇒ The average depth of the Pacific Ocean is greater than that of the Atlantic.

cấu trúc so sánh hơn (comparative) 

8. My father finds maps hard to follow.

⇒ My father has difficulties in following the maps.

have difficulty in: gặp khó khăn trong việc gì 

9. I dislike it when people criticize me unfairly.

⇒ I object to people criticizing me unfairly.

object to somebody + ving: chỉ trích ai

10. His reactions are quite unpredictable. (knows)

⇒ No one knows how he is going to react.

unpredictable: khó đoán trước 

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