TOEFL (NEW)
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
học từ vựng
ancestral
/æn'sestrəl/
từ đường
her ancestral home
descendant
/dɪˈsen.dənt/
con cháu
the descendants of Queen Victoria
inheritance
/ɪnˈher.ɪ.təns/
sự thừa kế
the title passes by inheritance to the eldest son
kin
/kɪn/
bà con thân thiết, họ hàng
all his kin were at the wedding
paternal
/pəˈtɜː.nəl/
(thuộc) cha, phía nội
paternal authority
proximity
/prɒkˈsɪm.ə.ti/
trạng thái ở gần
proximity of blood
sentiment
/ˈsen.tɪ.mənt/
tình cảm, cảm xúc
a love story full of cloying sentiment
sibling
/ˈsɪb.lɪŋ/
anh chị em ruột
I have two brothers and a sister, three siblings in all
member
/ˈmem.bər/
thành viên
every member of her family came to the wedding
close
/kləʊz/
gần, thân
a close relative
scatter
/ˈskæt.ər/
phân tán
the crowd scattered
govern
/ˈɡʌv.ən/
chi phối, ảnh hưởng
in Great Britain the Queen reigns, but elected representatives of the people govern the country
couple
/ˈkʌp.əl/
cặp đôi
married couples
cohesion
/kəʊˈhiː.ʒən/
sự dính liền, sự gắn kết
the cohesion of the family unit
tend
/tend/
có khuynh hướng
she tended her husband lovingly during his long illness
maintain
/meɪnˈteɪn/
duy trì, giữ gìn
maintain friendly relations
marriage
/ˈmær.ɪdʒ/
sự kết hôn, hôn nhân
an offer of marriage
bride
/braɪd/
cô dâu
against
/əˈɡenst/
phản, chống lại
we were rowing against the current