9 LIÊN TỪ “KHÔNG THỂ KHÔNG BIẾT” KHI HỌC TIẾNG ANH
1. AND (thêm): bổ sung thêm thông tin
– Do you want a pen and some paper?
– I cooked lunch. And I made a cake.
– I try to eat less and get more exercise to keep fit.
2. BUT (nhưng): dùng để diễn tả sự đối lập, ngược nghĩa, trái ngược
– It’s an old car, but it’s very reliable.
– I’d like to go but I’m too busy.
– By the end of the day we were tired but happy.
3. SO THAT / IN ORDER THAT (để mà): dùng để diễn tả mục đích (để cái gì đó)
– She’s studying English at night school so that she can go to university.
– She arrived early in order to get a good seat.
– In order to get a complete picture, further information is needed.
4. UNTIL (cho đến khi): dùng để diễn tả quan hệ thời gian, thường dùng
– The ticket is valid until March.
– Let’s wait until the rain stops.
– Until now I have always lived alone.
5. BECAUSE / SINCE (bởi vì): Nêu nguyên nhân, lý do
– She’s in a bad mood because her father won’t let her go to the party tonight.
– She’s studying because she has a test tomorrow.
– We thought that, since we were in the area, we’d stop by and see them.
– I didn’t go to school today since it rained heavily.
6. OR (hoặc): dùng để trình bày thêm một lựa chọn khác.
– He doesn’t have a television or a video.
– Are you coming or not?
– Is it a boy or a girl?
7. AFTER / BEFORE: Sau khi/ Trước khi
– We’ll leave after lunch.
– I go swimming every day after work.
– I saw her a few days before she died.
– He always watches TV before having dinner.
8. AS LONG AS ( miễn là): dùng để diễn tả điều kiện
– We’ll go as long as the weather is good.
– As long as we keep playing well, we’ll keep winning games.
– You can go as long as you’re home for dinner.
9. AS SOON AS (ngay khi mà): dùng để diễn tả quan hệ thời gian
– I’ll come over to your place as soon as I can.
– I came as soon as I heard the news.
