C1. U2. THINKING AND LEARNING | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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To suggest that it’s possible to create a society without crime is a little naive / sceptical, isn’t it?

naive (ngây thơ, đơn giản)

Don’t be so optimistic / pessimistic. Everything’s going to be fine, you’ll see!

pessimistic

I don’t think you should reflect / presume that lots of people are going to help you with this project.

Please don’t baffle / discriminate me with loads of technical terminology. Use plain, simple English!

baffle (làm rối lên, làm cho ai đó bối rối, khó hiểu)

It took me quite a long time to ____________________ what the aim of the game was.

grasp

How can the government justify / speculate spending so much on the armed forces?

justify (biện hộ, biện minh, bào chữa)

Most newspapers are usually biased / prejudiced towards a certain political outlook.

biased /ˈbaɪəst/ thành kiến

It’s not always easy to assume / assess someone’s suitability for a job just by talking to them in a short interview.

assess

Looking at the damage, I would estimate / deduce that the painting will cost at least €2,000 to restore properly.

estimate (ước tính)

The only ingenious / plausible explanation I can think of is that Jenna got the dates wrong.

plausible (hợp lí, khả thi, đúng)

I’m slightly dubious / cynical about whether Sean’s idea is going to work.

doubtful (about sth)// suspicious - hoai nghi