What you have here is an (1) electronic cigarette. It's something that, since it was invented a year or two ago, has given me untold (2) happiness.
A little bit of it, I think, is the (3) nicotine, but there's something much bigger than that; which is, ever since, in the UK, they banned smoking in (4) public places, I've never enjoyed a drinks (5) party ever again.
And the reason, I only worked out just the other day, which is: when you go to a drinks party and you (6) stand up and hold a glass of red wine and you talk (7) endlessly to people, you don't actually want to spend all the time talking. It's really, really tiring. Sometimes you just want to stand there (8) silently, alone with your thoughts. Sometimes you just want to stand in the corner and stare out of the window. Now the problem is, when you can't (9) smoke, if you stand and stare out of the window on your own, you're an antisocial, (10) friendless idiot.
If you stand and stare out of the window on your own with a cigarette, you're a fucking (11) philosopher.
STT |
Từ vựng |
Từ loại |
Phiên âm |
Ý nghĩa |
1 |
electronic |
adj |
/ɪlɛkˈtrɒnɪk/ |
Điện tử |
2 |
happiness |
/ˈhæpɪnɪs/ |
Sự hạnh phúc |
|
3 |
nicotine |
/ˈnɪkətiːn/ |
Chất ni-cô-tin |
|
4 |
public places |
/ˈpʌblɪk ˈpleɪsɪz/ |
Nơi công cộng |
|
5 |
party |
/ˈpɑːti/ |
Bữa tiệc |
|
6 |
stand up |
v |
/stænd ʌp/ |
Đứng lên |
7 |
endlessly |
adv |
/ˈɛndlɪsli/ |
Không ngừng nghỉ |
8 |
silently |
adv |
/ˈsaɪləntli/ |
Một cách yên tĩnh |
9 |
smoke |
v |
/sməʊk/ |
Hút thuốc |
10 |
friendless |
adj |
/ˈfrɛndlɪs/ |
Không có bạn bè |
11 |
philosopher |
/fɪˈlɒsəfə/ |
Nhà triết gia |