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Audio | | nhân vật mà bạn đồng cảm được | characters in a story whose feelings you understand and share | *Teenage readers want characters you can identify with, who have the same worries as them.* || **evocative descriptions** /ɪˈvɒkətɪv dɪˈskrɪpʃnz/ ▶ Audio | | những đoạn miêu tả giàu sức gợi | descriptions that bring strong pictures, feelings or memories into the reader’s mind | *The evocative descriptions of the old market made me feel I was really there.* || **a fast pace** /ə fɑːst peɪs/ ▶ Audio | | nhịp truyện nhanh | a quick speed at which the events of a story happen | *The thriller has a fast pace, so there is never a dull moment.* || **a happy ending** /ə ˈhæpi ˈendɪŋ/ ▶ Audio | | kết thúc có hậu | an end to a story in which things finish well for the main characters | *Most fairy tales have a happy ending.* || **humour** /ˈhjuːmə/ ▶ Audio | noun | tính hài hước | the quality in something that makes it funny and makes people laugh | *The humour in the dialogue makes the serious story easier to read.* || **an intriguing plot** /ən ɪnˈtriːɡɪŋ plɒt/ ▶ Audio | | cốt truyện hấp dẫn, gây tò mò | a main story that is very interesting because it is strange, mysterious or unexpected | *An intriguing plot kept me guessing until the last page.* || **love interest** /ˈlʌv ɪntrəst/ ▶ Audio | noun | tuyến tình cảm (trong truyện) | a theme or part of the plot in a story or film that is mainly about love between two characters | *Some readers like a bit of love interest in a story, but I prefer stories about adventure and friendship.* || **mystery and suspense** /ˈmɪstri ənd səˈspens/ ▶ Audio | | sự bí ẩn và hồi hộp | a feeling of excitement or worry in a story because things are not explained and you do not know what will happen next | *Detective stories are full of mystery and suspense.* || **natural dialogue** /ˈnætʃrəl ˈdaɪəlɒɡ/ ▶ Audio | | lời thoại tự nhiên | conversations between characters that sound normal, like real people talking | *The author writes natural dialogue, so the teenagers in the book sound like my friends.* || **realistic characters** /ˌriːəˈlɪstɪk ˈkærəktəz/ ▶ Audio | | nhân vật chân thực | characters who are shown as people are in real life | *Realistic characters make mistakes and change, just like real people.* || **believable characters** /bɪˈliːvəbl ˈkærəktəz/ ▶ Audio | | nhân vật đáng tin | characters who seem possible and real, so the reader can believe in them | *Even in a fantasy world, readers need believable characters.* || **alliteration** /əˌlɪtəˈreɪʃn/ ▶ Audio | noun | phép điệp âm đầu | the use of several words together that begin with the same sound or letter in order to make a special effect, especially in poetry | *'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers' is a famous example of alliteration.* || **analogy** /əˈnælədʒi/ ▶ Audio | noun | phép loại suy, sự so sánh tương đồng | something that seems similar between two situations, processes etc | *Our teacher used an analogy between the heart and a pump to explain how blood moves.* || **assonance** /ˈæsənəns/ ▶ Audio | noun | phép điệp vần (lặp nguyên âm) | similarity in the vowel sounds of words that are close together in a poem, for example between ‘born’ and ‘warm’ | *The repeated vowel sound in 'a lake of pale grey shapes' is an example of assonance.* || **euphemism** /ˈjuːfəmɪzəm/ ▶ Audio | noun | uyển ngữ, nói giảm nói tránh | a polite word or expression that you use instead of a more direct one to avoid shocking or upsetting someone | *'Between jobs' is a euphemism for 'unemployed'.* || **hyperbole** /haɪˈpɜːbəli/ ▶ Audio | noun | phép cường điệu, nói quá | a way of describing something by saying it is much bigger, smaller, worse etc than it actually is | *'I've told you a million times' is a common example of hyperbole.* || **metaphor** /ˈmetəfə(r)/ ▶ Audio | noun | phép ẩn dụ | a way of describing something by referring to it as something different and suggesting that it has similar qualities to that thing | *In the metaphor 'the classroom was a zoo', the writer means it was very noisy.* || **onomatopoeia** /ˌɒnəmætəˈpiːə/ ▶ Audio | noun | phép tượng thanh | the use of words that sound like the thing that they are describing, for example ‘hiss’ or ‘boom’ | *Comic books are full of onomatopoeia such as 'bang', 'crash' and 'pop'.* || **personification** /pəˌsɒnɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/ ▶ Audio | noun | phép nhân hóa | the representation of a thing or a quality as a person, in literature or art | *'The wind whispered through the trees' is an example of personification.* || **simile** /ˈsɪməli/ ▶ Audio | noun | phép so sánh (dùng like, as) | an expression that describes something by comparing it with something else, using the words ‘as’ or ‘like’, for example ‘as white as snow’ | *'She was as quiet as a mouse' is a simile.* || **scandal** /ˈskændl/ ▶ Audio | noun | vụ bê bối | an event in which someone, especially someone important, behaves in a bad way that shocks people | *The scandal about fake reviews on the shopping website shocked many customers.* || **tip-off** /ˈtɪp ɒf/ ▶ Audio | noun | tin mật báo | a secret warning or piece of information, especially one given to the police about illegal activities | *After a tip-off from a student, the school newspaper looked into why the library had closed early.* || **dig around for sth** /dɪɡ əˈraʊnd fə(r)/ ▶ Audio | | lục lọi, đào bới tìm (thông tin) | to search carefully and for a long time to find something, especially information | *The young reporter dug around for facts about the history of our school.* || **ethics** /ˈeθɪks/ ▶ Audio | noun | đạo đức, nguyên tắc đạo đức | moral rules or principles of behaviour for deciding what is right and wrong | *We discussed the ethics of posting photos of people without asking them first.* || **incognito** /ˌɪnkɒɡˈniːtəʊ/ ▶ Audio | adverb | cải trang, giấu danh tính | in a way that prevents other people from finding out who you are | *The food critic visited the restaurant incognito so that the staff would treat her like everyone else.* || **gruesome** /ˈɡruːsəm/ ▶ Audio | adjective | rùng rợn, ghê sợ | very unpleasant or shocking, and involving someone being killed or badly injured | *I skipped the gruesome parts of the old legend because they were too scary for me.* || **revelations** /ˌrevəˈleɪʃnz/ ▶ Audio | noun | những điều được tiết lộ (gây bất ngờ) | a surprising fact about someone or something that was previously secret and is now made known | *The documentary contained surprising revelations about how cheap clothes are made.* || **gutsy** /ˈɡʌtsi/ ▶ Audio | adjective | gan dạ, quả cảm | if someone’s behaviour is gutsy, it is brave and determined | *It was a gutsy decision to write about the problem when nobody else would.* || **infiltrate** /ˈɪnfɪltreɪt/ ▶ Audio | verb | thâm nhập, trà trộn vào | to secretly join an organisation or enter a place in order to find out information about it or harm it | *The journalist infiltrated a fake online shop to show how it tricked customers.* || **pressure group** /ˈpreʃə ɡruːp/ ▶ Audio | noun | nhóm gây áp lực | a group or organisation that tries to influence the opinions of ordinary people and persuade the government to do something | *A local pressure group is campaigning for more cycle lanes near schools.* || **opinion poll** /əˈpɪnjən pəʊl/ ▶ Audio | noun | cuộc thăm dò dư luận | the process of asking a large group of people the same questions in order to find out what most people think about something | *An opinion poll showed that most teenagers read the news on their phones.* || **breaking news** /ˌbreɪkɪŋ ˈnjuːz/ ▶ Audio | noun | tin nóng, tin mới nhất | new information that is being received about events that have just happened | *The sports programme stopped for breaking news about the World Cup draw.* || **gutter press** /ˌɡʌtə ˈpres/ ▶ Audio | noun | báo lá cải | the newspapers that print shocking stories about people’s personal lives – used to show disapproval | *The singer complained that the gutter press followed her everywhere.* || **news channel** /ˈnjuːz ˈtʃænl/ ▶ Audio | | kênh tin tức | a television station that broadcasts news programmes | *My dad watches the news channel every evening at seven.* || **press conference** /ˈpres kɒnfərəns/ ▶ Audio | noun | cuộc họp báo | a meeting held by a person or group at which they answer questions from people who write or present news reports | *The coach held a press conference after the team's victory.* || **press freedom** /ˌpres ˈfriːdəm/ ▶ Audio | | tự do báo chí | the right of newspapers to publish what they like, free from political control | *Press freedom allows journalists to ask difficult questions.* || **media coverage** /ˈmiːdiə ˈkʌvərɪdʒ/ ▶ Audio | | sự đưa tin của truyền thông | when a subject or event is reported on television or radio, or in newspapers | *The science fair received a lot of media coverage this year.* || **big-budget** /ˌbɪɡ ˈbʌdʒɪt/ ▶ Audio | adjective | kinh phí lớn | involving spending a large amount of money | *Big-budget films sometimes rely on special effects instead of a good story.* || **breath-taking** /ˈbreθˌteɪkɪŋ/ ▶ Audio | adjective | ngoạn mục | very impressive, exciting, or surprising | *The film has breath-taking shots of the mountains of Ha Giang.* || **chilling** /ˈtʃɪlɪŋ/ ▶ Audio | adjective | rợn người | something that is chilling makes you feel frightened, especially because it is cruel, violent, or dangerous | *The chilling music tells you that something bad is about to happen.* || **clichéd** /ˈkliːʃeɪd/ ▶ Audio | adjective | sáo rỗng, rập khuôn | relating to a phrase or an idea that has been used so often that it no longer has much meaning and is not interesting | *The ending was clichéd: the hero saved the day at the very last second.* || **complex** /ˈkɒmpleks/ ▶ Audio | adjective | phức tạp | consisting of many different parts and often difficult to understand | *The plot is so complex that I had to watch the film twice.* || **disappointing** /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ/ ▶ Audio | adjective | đáng thất vọng | not as good as you hoped or expected | *The sequel was disappointing compared with the first film.* || **far-fetched** /ˌfɑː ˈfetʃt/ ▶ Audio | adjective | khó tin, viển vông | extremely unlikely to be true or to happen | *A boy who rides his bicycle to the moon? The plot is a bit far-fetched.* || **fast-paced** /ˌfɑːst ˈpeɪst/ ▶ Audio | adjective | nhịp độ nhanh | moving, changing or happening very quickly | *It is a fast-paced adventure film with hardly a quiet moment.* || **gripping** /ˈɡrɪpɪŋ/ ▶ Audio | adjective | hấp dẫn, lôi cuốn | a gripping film, story etc is very exciting and interesting | *The documentary about the mountain climbers was gripping from start to finish.* || **ground-breaking** /ˈɡraʊndˌbreɪkɪŋ/ ▶ Audio | adjective | đột phá, tiên phong | groundbreaking work involves making new discoveries, using new methods etc | *The film was ground-breaking because it was shot over twelve years.* || **low-budget** /ˌləʊ ˈbʌdʒɪt/ ▶ Audio | adjective | kinh phí thấp | involving spending only a small amount of money | *Our class made a low-budget film with just a phone and a lot of imagination.* || **mediocre** /ˌmiːdiˈəʊkə/ ▶ Audio | adjective | xoàng, tầm thường | not very good | *The acting was mediocre, but the music was excellent.* || **nail-biting** /ˈneɪl baɪtɪŋ/ ▶ Audio | adjective | gay cấn, hồi hộp | extremely exciting because you do not know what is going to happen next | *The film ends with a nail-biting race to the finish line.* || **powerful** /ˈpaʊəfəl/ ▶ Audio | adjective | có sức tác động mạnh | having a strong effect on someone’s feelings or opinions | *It is a powerful film about a girl who never gives up on her education.* || **slow-moving** /sləʊ ˈmuːvɪŋ/ ▶ Audio | | (diễn biến) chậm chạp | (of a film or story) developing slowly, with not much happening | *Some viewers found the slow-moving first half of the film boring.* || **spectacular** /spekˈtækjələ/ ▶ Audio | adjective | ngoạn mục, hoành tráng | very impressive | *The film's spectacular opening scene shows a city made of ice.* || **tedious** /ˈtiːdiəs/ ▶ Audio | adjective | tẻ nhạt, dài dòng | something that is tedious continues for a long time and is not interesting | *The long speeches in the middle of the film were tedious.* || **thought-provoking** /ˈθɔːt prəvəʊkɪŋ/ ▶ Audio | adjective | gợi nhiều suy nghĩ | making people think seriously about a particular subject | *The documentary was so thought-provoking that we discussed plastic waste for the whole lesson.* || **two-dimensional** /ˌtuː daɪˈmenʃənl/ ▶ Audio | adjective | (nhân vật) đơn điệu, thiếu chiều sâu | a two-dimensional character in a book, play etc does not seem like a real person | *The villain is two-dimensional – he is simply bad for no reason.* || **well-rounded** /ˌwel ˈraʊndɪd/ ▶ Audio | adjective | (nhân vật) được xây dựng đầy đặn, nhiều mặt | (of a character in a book or film) having many different sides, like a real person | *Each of the four friends in the film is a well-rounded character with real hopes and fears.* | **characters you can identify with** /ˈkærəktəz ju kən aɪˈdentɪfaɪ wɪð/ ▶ Audionhân vật mà bạn đồng cảm được characters in a story whose feelings you understand and share *Teenage readers want characters you can identify with, who have the same worries as them.* **evocative descriptions** /ɪˈvɒkətɪv dɪˈskrɪpʃnz/ ▶ Audionhững đoạn miêu tả giàu sức gợi descriptions that bring strong pictures, feelings or memories into the reader’s mind *The evocative descriptions of the old market made me feel I was really there.* **a fast pace** /ə fɑːst peɪs/ ▶ Audionhịp truyện nhanh a quick speed at which the events of a story happen *The thriller has a fast pace, so there is never a dull moment.* **a happy ending** /ə ˈhæpi ˈendɪŋ/ ▶ Audiokết thúc có hậu an end to a story in which things finish well for the main characters *Most fairy tales have a happy ending.* **humour** noun. /ˈhjuːmə/ ▶ Audiotính hài hước the quality in something that makes it funny and makes people laugh *The humour in the dialogue makes the serious story easier to read.* **an intriguing plot** /ən ɪnˈtriːɡɪŋ plɒt/ ▶ Audiocốt truyện hấp dẫn, gây tò mò a main story that is very interesting because it is strange, mysterious or unexpected *An intriguing plot kept me guessing until the last page.* **love interest** noun. /ˈlʌv ɪntrəst/ ▶ Audiotuyến tình cảm (trong truyện) a theme or part of the plot in a story or film that is mainly about love between two characters *Some readers like a bit of love interest in a story, but I prefer stories about adventure and friendship.* **mystery and suspense** /ˈmɪstri ənd səˈspens/ ▶ Audiosự bí ẩn và hồi hộp a feeling of excitement or worry in a story because things are not explained and you do not know what will happen next *Detective stories are full of mystery and suspense.* **natural dialogue** /ˈnætʃrəl ˈdaɪəlɒɡ/ ▶ Audiolời thoại tự nhiên conversations between characters that sound normal, like real people talking *The author writes natural dialogue, so the teenagers in the book sound like my friends.* **realistic characters** /ˌriːəˈlɪstɪk ˈkærəktəz/ ▶ Audionhân vật chân thực characters who are shown as people are in real life *Realistic characters make mistakes and change, just like real people.* **believable characters** /bɪˈliːvəbl ˈkærəktəz/ ▶ Audionhân vật đáng tin characters who seem possible and real, so the reader can believe in them *Even in a fantasy world, readers need believable characters.* **alliteration** noun. /əˌlɪtəˈreɪʃn/ ▶ Audiophép điệp âm đầu the use of several words together that begin with the same sound or letter in order to make a special effect, especially in poetry *'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers' is a famous example of alliteration.* **analogy** noun. /əˈnælədʒi/ ▶ Audiophép loại suy, sự so sánh tương đồng something that seems similar between two situations, processes etc *Our teacher used an analogy between the heart and a pump to explain how blood moves.* **assonance** noun. /ˈæsənəns/ ▶ Audiophép điệp vần (lặp nguyên âm) similarity in the vowel sounds of words that are close together in a poem, for example between ‘born’ and ‘warm’ *The repeated vowel sound in 'a lake of pale grey shapes' is an example of assonance.* **euphemism** noun. /ˈjuːfəmɪzəm/ ▶ Audiouyển ngữ, nói giảm nói tránh a polite word or expression that you use instead of a more direct one to avoid shocking or upsetting someone *'Between jobs' is a euphemism for 'unemployed'.* **hyperbole** noun. /haɪˈpɜːbəli/ ▶ Audiophép cường điệu, nói quá a way of describing something by saying it is much bigger, smaller, worse etc than it actually is *'I've told you a million times' is a common example of hyperbole.* **metaphor** noun. /ˈmetəfə(r)/ ▶ Audiophép ẩn dụ a way of describing something by referring to it as something different and suggesting that it has similar qualities to that thing *In the metaphor 'the classroom was a zoo', the writer means it was very noisy.* **onomatopoeia** noun. /ˌɒnəmætəˈpiːə/ ▶ Audiophép tượng thanh the use of words that sound like the thing that they are describing, for example ‘hiss’ or ‘boom’ *Comic books are full of onomatopoeia such as 'bang', 'crash' and 'pop'.* **personification** noun. /pəˌsɒnɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/ ▶ Audiophép nhân hóa the representation of a thing or a quality as a person, in literature or art *'The wind whispered through the trees' is an example of personification.* **simile** noun. /ˈsɪməli/ ▶ Audiophép so sánh (dùng like, as) an expression that describes something by comparing it with something else, using the words ‘as’ or ‘like’, for example ‘as white as snow’ *'She was as quiet as a mouse' is a simile.* **scandal** noun. /ˈskændl/ ▶ Audiovụ bê bối an event in which someone, especially someone important, behaves in a bad way that shocks people *The scandal about fake reviews on the shopping website shocked many customers.* **tip-off** noun. /ˈtɪp ɒf/ ▶ Audiotin mật báo a secret warning or piece of information, especially one given to the police about illegal activities *After a tip-off from a student, the school newspaper looked into why the library had closed early.* **dig around for sth** /dɪɡ əˈraʊnd fə(r)/ ▶ Audiolục lọi, đào bới tìm (thông tin) to search carefully and for a long time to find something, especially information *The young reporter dug around for facts about the history of our school.* **ethics** noun. /ˈeθɪks/ ▶ Audiođạo đức, nguyên tắc đạo đức moral rules or principles of behaviour for deciding what is right and wrong *We discussed the ethics of posting photos of people without asking them first.* **incognito** adverb. /ˌɪnkɒɡˈniːtəʊ/ ▶ Audiocải trang, giấu danh tính in a way that prevents other people from finding out who you are *The food critic visited the restaurant incognito so that the staff would treat her like everyone else.* **gruesome** adjective. /ˈɡruːsəm/ ▶ Audiorùng rợn, ghê sợ very unpleasant or shocking, and involving someone being killed or badly injured *I skipped the gruesome parts of the old legend because they were too scary for me.* **revelations** noun. /ˌrevəˈleɪʃnz/ ▶ Audionhững điều được tiết lộ (gây bất ngờ) a surprising fact about someone or something that was previously secret and is now made known *The documentary contained surprising revelations about how cheap clothes are made.* **gutsy** adjective. /ˈɡʌtsi/ ▶ Audiogan dạ, quả cảm if someone’s behaviour is gutsy, it is brave and determined *It was a gutsy decision to write about the problem when nobody else would.* **infiltrate** verb. /ˈɪnfɪltreɪt/ ▶ Audiothâm nhập, trà trộn vào to secretly join an organisation or enter a place in order to find out information about it or harm it *The journalist infiltrated a fake online shop to show how it tricked customers.* **pressure group** noun. /ˈpreʃə ɡruːp/ ▶ Audionhóm gây áp lực a group or organisation that tries to influence the opinions of ordinary people and persuade the government to do something *A local pressure group is campaigning for more cycle lanes near schools.* **opinion poll** noun. /əˈpɪnjən pəʊl/ ▶ Audiocuộc thăm dò dư luận the process of asking a large group of people the same questions in order to find out what most people think about something *An opinion poll showed that most teenagers read the news on their phones.* **breaking news** noun. /ˌbreɪkɪŋ ˈnjuːz/ ▶ Audiotin nóng, tin mới nhất new information that is being received about events that have just happened *The sports programme stopped for breaking news about the World Cup draw.* **gutter press** noun. /ˌɡʌtə ˈpres/ ▶ Audiobáo lá cải the newspapers that print shocking stories about people’s personal lives – used to show disapproval *The singer complained that the gutter press followed her everywhere.* **news channel** /ˈnjuːz ˈtʃænl/ ▶ Audiokênh tin tức a television station that broadcasts news programmes *My dad watches the news channel every evening at seven.* **press conference** noun. /ˈpres kɒnfərəns/ ▶ Audiocuộc họp báo a meeting held by a person or group at which they answer questions from people who write or present news reports *The coach held a press conference after the team's victory.* **press freedom** /ˌpres ˈfriːdəm/ ▶ Audiotự do báo chí the right of newspapers to publish what they like, free from political control *Press freedom allows journalists to ask difficult questions.* **media coverage** /ˈmiːdiə ˈkʌvərɪdʒ/ ▶ Audiosự đưa tin của truyền thông when a subject or event is reported on television or radio, or in newspapers *The science fair received a lot of media coverage this year.* **big-budget** adjective. /ˌbɪɡ ˈbʌdʒɪt/ ▶ Audiokinh phí lớn involving spending a large amount of money *Big-budget films sometimes rely on special effects instead of a good story.* **breath-taking** adjective. /ˈbreθˌteɪkɪŋ/ ▶ Audiongoạn mục very impressive, exciting, or surprising *The film has breath-taking shots of the mountains of Ha Giang.* **chilling** adjective. /ˈtʃɪlɪŋ/ ▶ Audiorợn người something that is chilling makes you feel frightened, especially because it is cruel, violent, or dangerous *The chilling music tells you that something bad is about to happen.* **clichéd** adjective. /ˈkliːʃeɪd/ ▶ Audiosáo rỗng, rập khuôn relating to a phrase or an idea that has been used so often that it no longer has much meaning and is not interesting *The ending was clichéd: the hero saved the day at the very last second.* **complex** adjective. /ˈkɒmpleks/ ▶ Audiophức tạp consisting of many different parts and often difficult to understand *The plot is so complex that I had to watch the film twice.* **disappointing** adjective. /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ/ ▶ Audiođáng thất vọng not as good as you hoped or expected *The sequel was disappointing compared with the first film.* **far-fetched** adjective. /ˌfɑː ˈfetʃt/ ▶ Audiokhó tin, viển vông extremely unlikely to be true or to happen *A boy who rides his bicycle to the moon? The plot is a bit far-fetched.* **fast-paced** adjective. /ˌfɑːst ˈpeɪst/ ▶ Audionhịp độ nhanh moving, changing or happening very quickly *It is a fast-paced adventure film with hardly a quiet moment.* **gripping** adjective. /ˈɡrɪpɪŋ/ ▶ Audiohấp dẫn, lôi cuốn a gripping film, story etc is very exciting and interesting *The documentary about the mountain climbers was gripping from start to finish.* **ground-breaking** adjective. /ˈɡraʊndˌbreɪkɪŋ/ ▶ Audiođột phá, tiên phong groundbreaking work involves making new discoveries, using new methods etc *The film was ground-breaking because it was shot over twelve years.* **low-budget** adjective. /ˌləʊ ˈbʌdʒɪt/ ▶ Audiokinh phí thấp involving spending only a small amount of money *Our class made a low-budget film with just a phone and a lot of imagination.* **mediocre** adjective. /ˌmiːdiˈəʊkə/ ▶ Audioxoàng, tầm thường not very good *The acting was mediocre, but the music was excellent.* **nail-biting** adjective. /ˈneɪl baɪtɪŋ/ ▶ Audiogay cấn, hồi hộp extremely exciting because you do not know what is going to happen next *The film ends with a nail-biting race to the finish line.* **powerful** adjective. /ˈpaʊəfəl/ ▶ Audiocó sức tác động mạnh having a strong effect on someone’s feelings or opinions *It is a powerful film about a girl who never gives up on her education.* **slow-moving** /sləʊ ˈmuːvɪŋ/ ▶ Audio(diễn biến) chậm chạp (of a film or story) developing slowly, with not much happening *Some viewers found the slow-moving first half of the film boring.* **spectacular** adjective. /spekˈtækjələ/ ▶ Audiongoạn mục, hoành tráng very impressive *The film's spectacular opening scene shows a city made of ice.* **tedious** adjective. /ˈtiːdiəs/ ▶ Audiotẻ nhạt, dài dòng something that is tedious continues for a long time and is not interesting *The long speeches in the middle of the film were tedious.* **thought-provoking** adjective. /ˈθɔːt prəvəʊkɪŋ/ ▶ Audiogợi nhiều suy nghĩ making people think seriously about a particular subject *The documentary was so thought-provoking that we discussed plastic waste for the whole lesson.* **two-dimensional** adjective. /ˌtuː daɪˈmenʃənl/ ▶ Audio(nhân vật) đơn điệu, thiếu chiều sâu a two-dimensional character in a book, play etc does not seem like a real person *The villain is two-dimensional – he is simply bad for no reason.* **well-rounded** adjective. /ˌwel ˈraʊndɪd/ ▶ Audio(nhân vật) được xây dựng đầy đặn, nhiều mặt (of a character in a book or film) having many different sides, like a real person *Each of the four friends in the film is a well-rounded character with real hopes and fears.* Bôi đen đoạn văn trong bài để ghi chú. 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