1. As far as computer games are concerned,Jack is a real expert 

-> be concerned : liên quan đến

2. Had it not been for my father's money, we couldn't have managed

-> Had it not been for N : nếu không nhờ có

3.Mary criticized Tom for not having asked her first before using her car.

-> criticize sb for Ving : chỉ trích ai làm gì

4. They seem to have sent us the wrong information

-> seem to have VPII : có vẻ đã làm gì

5. It came as no surprise to me to hear that Karen had changed her job.

-> It came as no surprise to sb : Không có gì đáng ngạc nhiên với ai

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1. It will take us at least 30 minutes to get to the airport

-> It will take sb time to Vnt

2. I tried to have a word with Jack about the problem but he was too busy.

-> have a word with sb about sth : nói chuyện với ai về cái gì

3. Many people were not in the favour of the plans for the new bypass. 

-> be in the favour of : quan tâm, thích

4. It never crossed my mind that we’d have legal problems.

-> cross one's mind : nghĩ đến

5. The manager should take experience into consideration when hiring new staff

-> take sth into consideration : cân nhắc

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1. You should reduce your driving speed in town

-> reduce one's driving speed = drive more slowly

2. The storm had a bad effect on the crops

-> have a bad effect on sth

3. The film fell short of my expectations. 

-> fall short of one's expectations : không đạt kì vọng của ai

4. I am on very good terms with my bank manager.

-> be on good terms with sb : có quan hệ tốt với ai

5. I am not used to getting up early

-> be used to Ving 

1 As far as computer games are concerned, Jack is a real expert.

Cấu trúc: be concerned with Sb/Sth: liên quan đến a đó/ cái gì.

2 Had it not been for my father's money, we couldn't have managed.

Cấu trúc: had it not been for N: nếu không nhờ có.

3 Mary criticized Tom for not having asked her first before using her car.

Cấu trúc: criticize Sb for V-ing : chỉ trích ai làm gì.

4 They seem to have sent us the wrong information.

Cấu trúc: seem to have Vp2: có vẻ đã làm gì.

5 It came as no surprise to me to hear that Karen had changed her job.

Cấu trúc: It came as no surprise to Sb: Không có gì đáng ngạc nhiên với ai đó

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1 It will take us at least 30 minutes to get to the airport

Cấu trúc: It takes Sb time to V: Ai đó dành/ mất bao nhiêu thời gian để làm việc gì.

2 I tried to have a word with Jack about the problem but he was too busy.

Cấu trúc: have a word with Sb about Sth: nói chuyện với ai về cái gì đó.

3 Many people were not in the favour of the plans for the new bypass. 

Cấu trúc: be in the favour of : có thiện cảm với ai/cái gì; ủng hộ ai/cái gì

4 It never crossed my mind that we’d have legal problems.

Cấu trúc: cross one's mind: nghĩ đến cái gì

5 The manager should take experience into consideration when hiring new staff

Cụm "take sth into account" ( = take account of something, take into account sth) là cụm cố định, được sử dụng tương đương với "take into consideration" để chỉ việc cân nhắc, tính đến một yếu tố nào đấy trước khi quyết định vì vấn đề đó quan trọng.

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1 You should reduce your driving speed in town

Cấu trúc: drive more slowly = reduce one's driving speed.

2 The storm had a bad effect on the crops

Cấu trúc: have a bad effect on sth: Ảnh hưởng xấu đến ai đó hoặc điều gì đó bất lợi.

3 The film fell short of my expectations. 

Cấu trúc: fell short of one's expectations: không kì vọng của ai.

4 I am on very good terms with my bank manager.

Cấu trúc: be on good terms with sb: có quan hệ tốt với ai.

5 I am not used to getting up early

Cấu trúc: be used to Ving/ N: Để diễn tả thoid quen bạn đã làm 1 việc gì đó nhiều lần, đã rất có kinh nghiệm với việc này rồi và không còn lạ lẫm hoặc gặp khó khăn với việc này nữa.