{"id":18659,"date":"2026-09-08T16:58:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T09:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartcom.vn\/blog\/?p=18659"},"modified":"2026-09-08T16:58:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T09:58:34","slug":"pain-in-the-neck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartcom.vn\/blog\/pain-in-the-neck\/","title":{"rendered":"Pain in the neck"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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N\u1ebfu b\u1ea1n l\u00e0 h\u1ecdc sinh, sinh vi\u00ean hay ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ecdc ti\u1ebfng Anh \u0111ang t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm c\u00e1c th\u00e0nh ng\u1eef (Idioms) m\u1ed9c m\u1ea1c, gi\u00e0u t\u00ednh g\u1ee3i h\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00e2ng t\u1ea7m v\u1ed1n t\u1eeb giao ti\u1ebfp v\u00e0 ghi \u0111i\u1ec3m t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean trong b\u00e0i thi IELTS Speaking, th\u00ec c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi tr\u1ef1c di\u1ec7n nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 pain in the neck l\u00e0 th\u00e0nh ng\u1eef mang ngh\u0129a “m\u1ed9t ai \u0111\u00f3 ho\u1eb7c \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 phi\u1ec1n ph\u1ee9c, g\u00e2y kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu ho\u1eb7c phi\u1ec1n ngo\u00e1i” (t\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u1edbi c\u00e1c c\u1ee5m t\u1eeb “k\u1ebb phi\u1ec1n ph\u1ee9c”, “chuy\u1ec7n c\u00e1i gai trong m\u1eaft”, “chuy\u1ec7n nh\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ea7u” trong ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t). V\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t ng\u1eef ph\u00e1p, c\u1ee5m idiom n\u00e0y \u0111\u00f3ng vai tr\u00f2 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t danh t\u1eeb\/c\u1ee5m danh t\u1eeb (Noun phrase), th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ee9ng sau \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u1eeb To Be (be a pain in the neck) ho\u1eb7c \u0111\u00f3ng vai tr\u00f2 l\u00e0m t\u00e2n ng\u1eef trong c\u00e2u.<\/em><\/p>\n

Tuy nhi\u00ean, do xu\u1ea5t ph\u00e1t t\u1eeb c\u00e1ch n\u00f3i bi\u1ebfn th\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3m nh\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a c\u1ee5m t\u1eeb l\u00f3ng th\u00f4 t\u1ee5c h\u01a1n (pain in the ass), nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ecdc th\u01b0\u1eddng b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i v\u1ec1 m\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ed9 trang tr\u1ecdng khi s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng, ho\u1eb7c l\u00fang t\u00fang khi ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t ng\u1eef c\u1ea3nh mi\u00eau t\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi phi\u1ec1n ph\u1ee9c v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c phi\u1ec1n ph\u1ee9c.<\/em><\/p>\n

B\u00e0i vi\u1ebft n\u00e0y s\u1ebd gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch chi ti\u1ebft \u00fd ngh\u0129a th\u00e0nh ng\u1eef pain in the neck<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 l\u1ecbch s\u1eed h\u00ecnh th\u00e0nh th\u00fa v\u1ecb \u0111\u1eb1ng sau, h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn c\u00e1ch l\u1ed3ng gh\u00e9p t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean v\u00e0o c\u00e1c ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec1 IELTS Speaking quen thu\u1ed9c (Work, Study, Relationships), k\u00e8m b\u00e0i t\u1eadp th\u1ef1c h\u00e0nh c\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1p \u00e1n gi\u00fap b\u1ea1n n\u1eb1m l\u00f2ng idiom n\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 trong 3 ph\u00fat!<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/span>Pain in the neck l\u00e0 g\u00ec?<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

\u0110\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i m\u00e3 c\u1ea5u tr\u00fac <\/span>pain in the neck l\u00e0 g\u00ec<\/b>, ch\u00fang ta h\u00e3y th\u1eed nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o ngh\u0129a \u0111en c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc. “Pain” l\u00e0 c\u01a1n \u0111au, “neck” l\u00e0 c\u00e1i c\u1ed5. Ngh\u0129a \u0111en c\u1ee7a c\u1ee5m t\u1eeb n\u00e0y l\u00e0 “m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n \u0111au \u1edf c\u1ed5” \u2013 th\u1ee9 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c nh\u1ee9c nh\u1ed1i, kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu khi\u1ebfn b\u1ea1n ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 quay \u0111\u1ea7u hay tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tuy nhi\u00ean, khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t <\/span>idiom<\/b> (th\u00e0nh ng\u1eef), <\/span>pain in the neck<\/b> mang m\u1ed9t t\u1ea7ng ngh\u0129a b\u00f3ng r\u1ed9ng h\u01a1n r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3n x\u1ee9 d\u00f9ng n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ec9 <\/span>m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi, m\u1ed9t v\u1eadt, ho\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 phi\u1ec1n ph\u1ee9c, g\u00e2y kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu, ho\u1eb7c l\u00e0 n\u1ed7i phi\u1ec1n to\u00e1i l\u1edbn<\/b> cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c. Trong ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t, ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng c\u1ee5m t\u1eeb t\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng mang s\u1eafc th\u00e1i bi\u1ec3u c\u1ea3m cao nh\u01b0 “k\u1ebb \u0111\u00e1ng gh\u00e9t”, “c\u1ee5c n\u1ee3”, “c\u00e1i gai trong m\u1eaft”, “th\u1ee9 phi\u1ec1n ph\u1ee9c” hay “n\u1ed7i \u0111au \u0111\u1ea7u”.<\/span><\/p>\n

C\u1ee5m t\u1eeb n\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u1ebfp v\u00e0o v\u0103n phong th\u00e2n m\u1eadt, kh\u00f4ng trang tr\u1ecdng (informal) v\u00e0 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng ph\u1ed5 bi\u1ebfn trong phim \u1ea3nh, show th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf l\u1eabn giao ti\u1ebfp h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh, M\u1ef9.<\/span><\/p>\n

V\u00ed d\u1ee5:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • My younger brother can be a real <\/span><\/i>pain in the neck<\/i><\/b> when he keeps asking to borrow my laptop.<\/span><\/i> (C\u1eadu em trai t\u00f4i th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1ee5c n\u1ee3 phi\u1ec1n ph\u1ee9c khi c\u1ee9 li\u00ean t\u1ee5c \u0111\u00f2i m\u01b0\u1ee3n m\u00e1y t\u00ednh x\u00e1ch tay c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i.)<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Fixing this printer every single day is a huge <\/span><\/i>pain in the neck<\/i><\/b>.<\/span><\/i> (Vi\u1ec7c ph\u1ea3i s\u1eeda c\u00e1i m\u00e1y in n\u00e0y m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y qu\u1ea3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 phi\u1ec1n to\u00e1i kinh kh\u1ee7ng.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    \"pain<\/p>\n

    <\/span>Ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t \u201cpain in the neck\u201d v\u00e0 \u201can annoying person\/thing\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

    Khi h\u1ecdc t\u1eeb v\u1ef1ng ti\u1ebfng Anh, \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 v\u1edbi m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau chinh ph\u1ee5c band \u0111i\u1ec3m 7.0+ trong ti\u00eau ch\u00ed Lexical Resource c\u1ee7a b\u00e0i thi IELTS, vi\u1ec7c hi\u1ec3u s\u00e2u s\u1eafc b\u1ea3n ch\u1ea5t v\u00e0 s\u1eafc th\u00e1i c\u1ee7a t\u1eeb l\u00e0 c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 quan tr\u1ecdng. Nhi\u1ec1u b\u1ea1n h\u1ecdc sinh th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u1eafc m\u1eafc: C\u1ee5m t\u1eeb <\/span>pain in the neck<\/b> v\u00e0 c\u1ee5m t\u1eeb <\/span>an annoying person\/thing<\/b> (m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi\/v\u1eadt g\u00e2y kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu) c\u00f3 g\u00ec kh\u00e1c nhau khi ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ec1u d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 mi\u00eau t\u1ea3 s\u1ef1 phi\u1ec1n to\u00e1i?<\/span><\/p>\n

    Th\u1ef1c ch\u1ea5t, hai c\u00e1ch di\u1ec5n \u0111\u1ea1t n\u00e0y c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 t\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ed3ng l\u1edbn v\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t ng\u1eef ngh\u0129a, nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t r\u00f5 r\u1ec7t v\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t ng\u1eef \u0111i\u1ec7u, ng\u1eef c\u1ea3nh v\u00e0 hi\u1ec7u qu\u1ea3 bi\u1ec3u \u0111\u1ea1t:<\/span><\/p>\n

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    • V\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t v\u0103n phong (Register):<\/b> “An annoying person\/thing” s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng c\u00e1c t\u00ednh t\u1eeb trung t\u00ednh, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u00f9ng trong c\u1ea3 v\u0103n vi\u1ebft (Writing) l\u1eabn v\u0103n n\u00f3i (Speaking). Trong khi \u0111\u00f3, <\/span>pain in the neck<\/b> l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u00e0nh ng\u1eef mang t\u00ednh h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh h\u00f3a cao, ch\u1ec9 n\u00ean d\u00f9ng trong v\u0103n n\u00f3i (Speaking) ho\u1eb7c c\u00e1c b\u00e0i vi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng trang tr\u1ecdng (informal essays\/blogs).<\/span><\/li>\n
    • V\u1ec1 t\u00ednh bi\u1ec3u c\u1ea3m (Expressiveness):<\/b> Khi b\u1ea1n n\u00f3i <\/span>“He is annoying”<\/span><\/i>, c\u00e2u n\u00f3i ch\u1ec9 d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u1edf m\u1ee9c th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o \u0111\u1eb7c \u0111i\u1ec3m. Nh\u01b0ng khi b\u1ea1n th\u1ed1t l\u00ean <\/span>“He is a real pain in the neck!”<\/span><\/i>, ng\u01b0\u1eddi nghe ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ed9 b\u1ee9c x\u00fac, kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu t\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n (gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c b\u1ecb \u0111au c\u1ed5 dai d\u1eb3ng kh\u00f4ng d\u1ee9t).<\/span><\/li>\n
    • V\u1ec1 c\u1ea5u tr\u00fac ng\u1eef ph\u00e1p:<\/b> H\u00e3y l\u01b0u \u00fd r\u1eb1ng “annoying” l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u00ednh t\u1eeb, c\u00f2n <\/span>pain in the neck<\/b> \u0111\u00f3ng vai tr\u00f2 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t <\/span>danh t\u1eeb s\u1ed1 \u00edt<\/b> (Noun phrase). Do \u0111\u00f3, b\u1ea1n lu\u00f4n c\u1ea7n th\u00eam m\u1ea1o t\u1eeb “a” ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i k\u00e8m v\u1edbi c\u00e1c t\u1eeb nh\u1ea5n m\u1ea1nh nh\u01b0 “real” ho\u1eb7c “huge”.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      B\u1ea3ng so s\u00e1nh chi ti\u1ebft:<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
      Ti\u00eau ch\u00ed so s\u00e1nh<\/strong><\/td>\nAn annoying person \/ thing<\/strong><\/td>\nA pain in the neck<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Lo\u1ea1i t\u1eeb<\/span><\/td>\nC\u1ee5m danh t\u1eeb ch\u1ee9a t\u00ednh t\u1eeb<\/span><\/td>\nC\u1ee5m danh t\u1eeb c\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ecbnh (Idiom)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      M\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ed9 bi\u1ec3u c\u1ea3m<\/span><\/td>\nTrung b\u00ecnh (D\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 mi\u00eau t\u1ea3 chung)<\/span><\/td>\nCao (Nh\u1ea5n m\u1ea1nh s\u1ef1 b\u1ee9c x\u00fac, b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Ng\u1eef c\u1ea3nh ph\u00f9 h\u1ee3p<\/span><\/td>\nC\u1ea3 IELTS Writing & Speaking<\/span><\/td>\nCh\u1ec9 d\u00f9ng trong IELTS Speaking<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      C\u00e1ch d\u00f9ng t\u1eeb nh\u1ea5n m\u1ea1nh<\/span><\/td>\nHe is <\/span>very<\/b> annoying.<\/span><\/td>\nHe is a <\/span>real<\/b> pain in the neck.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

      <\/span>\u201cPain in the neck\u201d trong ng\u1eef c\u1ea3nh th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

      \u0110\u1ec3 bi\u1ebfn c\u1ee5m t\u1eeb n\u00e0y th\u00e0nh “v\u0169 kh\u00ed” gi\u00fap b\u1ea1n t\u1ef1 tin ghi \u0111i\u1ec3m, h\u00e3y c\u00f9ng xem c\u00e1ch ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3n x\u1ee9 \u0111\u01b0a n\u00f3 v\u00e0o c\u00e1c t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch \u00e1p d\u1ee5ng tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng thi <\/span>IELTS Speaking<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

      <\/span>D\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi (An annoying person)<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

      B\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u00e1p d\u1ee5ng c\u1ee5m t\u1eeb n\u00e0y khi g\u1eb7p c\u00e1c ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec1 m\u00f4 t\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi (Describe a person) nh\u01b0: m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00e0ng x\u00f3m, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed3ng nghi\u1ec7p, ho\u1eb7c \u0111\u1ee9a em nh\u1ecf trong gia \u0111\u00ecnh.<\/span><\/p>\n

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      • Ng\u1eef c\u1ea3nh \u0111\u1eddi th\u01b0\u1eddng:<\/span><\/i> “I love my roommate, but her habit of leaving dirty dishes in the sink for days is a <\/span>pain in the neck<\/b>.” (T\u00f4i y\u00eau qu\u00fd ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u00f9ng ph\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, nh\u01b0ng th\u00f3i quen \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e1t \u0111\u0129a b\u1ea9n trong b\u1ed3n r\u1eeda nhi\u1ec1u ng\u00e0y c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 \u1ea5y \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t n\u1ed7i phi\u1ec1n to\u00e1i.)<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Ng\u1eef c\u1ea3nh IELTS Speaking Part 1 (Topic: Neighbors):<\/span><\/i> “To be honest, my next-door neighbor is a real <\/span>pain in the neck<\/b>. He always plays loud music at midnight, which completely ruins my sleep.” (Th\u00e0nh th\u1eadt m\u00e0 n\u00f3i, ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00e0ng x\u00f3m c\u1ea1nh nh\u00e0 t\u00f4i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 phi\u1ec1n ph\u1ee9c. Anh ta lu\u00f4n m\u1edf nh\u1ea1c l\u1edbn v\u00e0o n\u1eeda \u0111\u00eam, \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0m h\u1ecfng ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        <\/span>D\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ed3 v\u1eadt, c\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7 (An annoying thing)<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

        Khi g\u1eb7p c\u00e1c ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec1 li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed3 v\u1eadt h\u1ecfng h\u00f3c ho\u1eb7c c\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7, c\u1ee5m t\u1eeb n\u00e0y s\u1ebd gi\u00fap c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n nghe “T\u00e2y” h\u01a1n r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u.<\/span><\/p>\n

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        • Ng\u1eef c\u1ea3nh IELTS Speaking Part 2 (Topic: Describe a time when a piece of equipment was broken):<\/span><\/i> “I bought a second-hand smartphone last year. At first, it worked fine, but then the battery started draining in just two hours. It became a huge <\/span>pain in the neck<\/b> because I always had to carry a heavy power bank everywhere.” (T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 mua m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i th\u00f4ng minh c\u0169 v\u00e0o n\u0103m ngo\u00e1i. Ban \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3 d\u00f9ng t\u1ed1t, nh\u01b0ng sau \u0111\u00f3 pin b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ea1n s\u1ea1ch ch\u1ec9 trong hai gi\u1edd. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 phi\u1ec1n to\u00e1i l\u1edbn v\u00ec t\u00f4i lu\u00f4n ph\u1ea3i mang theo m\u1ed9t c\u1ee5c s\u1ea1c d\u1ef1 ph\u00f2ng n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1 \u0111i kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          <\/span>D\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng, th\u1ee7 t\u1ee5c (An annoying situation)<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

          Nh\u1eefng th\u1ee7 t\u1ee5c r\u01b0\u1eddm r\u00e0, vi\u1ec7c k\u1eb9t xe, ho\u1eb7c c\u00e1c b\u00e0i t\u1eadp v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 qu\u00e1 n\u1eb7ng c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c coi l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t “pain in the neck”.<\/span><\/p>\n

            \n
          • Ng\u1eef c\u1ea3nh \u0111\u1eddi th\u01b0\u1eddng:<\/span><\/i> “Filling out all these visa applications is a real <\/span>pain in the neck<\/b>.” (\u0110i\u1ec1n v\u00e0o t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c \u0111\u01a1n xin th\u1ecb th\u1ef1c n\u00e0y th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee7 t\u1ee5c phi\u1ec1n h\u00e0.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            \"pain<\/p>\n

            <\/span>B\u00e0i t\u1eadp \u1ee9ng d\u1ee5ng<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

            H\u00e3y c\u00f9ng ki\u1ec3m tra \u0111\u1ed9 hi\u1ec3u b\u00e0i c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh b\u00e0i t\u1eadp tr\u1eafc nghi\u1ec7m ng\u1eafn d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y. Ch\u1ecdn \u0111\u00e1p \u00e1n ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i\u1ec1n v\u00e0o ch\u1ed7 tr\u1ed1ng:<\/span><\/p>\n

            C\u00e2u 1:<\/b> Traffic congestion during rush hour in Hanoi is a real ________ for all commuters.<\/span><\/p>\n

              \n
            1. pain in the neck<\/span><\/li>\n
            2. fit as a fiddle<\/span><\/li>\n
            3. kick the bucket<\/span><\/li>\n
            4. bite the dust<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              C\u00e2u 2:<\/b> “I can’t stand working with John anymore. He never finishes his tasks on time and always complains. He is a huge ________.”<\/span><\/p>\n

                \n
              1. apple of my eye<\/span><\/li>\n
              2. piece of cake<\/span><\/li>\n
              3. pain in the neck<\/span><\/li>\n
              4. breath of fresh air<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                C\u00e2u 3:<\/b> \u0110i\u1ec1n m\u1ea1o t\u1eeb th\u00edch h\u1ee3p v\u00e0o ch\u1ed7 tr\u1ed1ng: “The new software update turned out to be ________ real pain in the neck.”<\/span><\/p>\n

                  \n
                1. an<\/span><\/li>\n
                2. a<\/span><\/li>\n
                3. the<\/span><\/li>\n
                4. x (kh\u00f4ng \u0111i\u1ec1n g\u00ec)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  \u0110\u00e1p \u00e1n g\u1ee3i \u00fd:<\/b><\/p>\n

                    \n
                  1. A<\/b> (V\u00ec t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng k\u1eb9t xe l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng g\u00e2y phi\u1ec1n to\u00e1i, b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i).<\/span><\/li>\n
                  2. C<\/b> (John l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed3ng nghi\u1ec7p g\u00e2y kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu, l\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebfng v\u00e0 hay than v\u00e3n).<\/span><\/li>\n
                  3. B<\/b> (C\u1ea5u tr\u00fac c\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u00e0 “a real pain in the neck”).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    <\/span>T\u1ed5ng k\u1ebft<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

                    T\u00f3m l\u1ea1i, vi\u1ec7c s\u1edf h\u1eefu c\u1ee5m t\u1eeb <\/span>pain in the neck<\/b> trong s\u01a1 \u0111\u1ed3 t\u01b0 duy t\u1eeb v\u1ef1ng s\u1ebd gi\u00fap b\u1ea1n d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng l\u00e0m ch\u1ee7 c\u00e1c ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec1 kh\u00f3 nh\u1eb1n trong b\u00e0i thi <\/span>IELTS Speaking<\/b>. H\u00e3y nh\u1edb quy t\u1eafc v\u00e0ng: Ch\u1ec9 s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng c\u1ee5m t\u1eeb n\u00e0y trong v\u0103n phong n\u00f3i ho\u1eb7c giao ti\u1ebfp th\u01b0\u1eddng ng\u00e0y, tr\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0a v\u00e0o b\u00e0i lu\u1eadn ngh\u1ecb lu\u1eadn x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o t\u00ednh trang tr\u1ecdng nh\u00e9!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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