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"To no avail" nghĩa là gì?
29 Apr, 2014
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Thành ngữ to no avail có nghĩa là không có hiệu quả gì, vô ích.
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“I’ve certainly been making an effort to help out members of my family. For example, my aunt has been complaining of chest pains, so I suggested (đề nghị) that she see a doctor right away. My son’s grades have been slipping (kém dần). So I asked him to consider giving up (bớt) some of his extracurricular activities for a while. I make all these suggestions, but to no avail. Nobody listened to me. Why did I even bother?”
“We warned our senator that he wasn’t doing enough to lower taxes. Our supporters held meetings with him, organized a massive e-mail campaign and staged protest marches throughout the state. After these proved to no avail, we started to look for a new candidate. This has been a much more productive strategy.”
Huyền Trang
VOA
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