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"In heaven's name" nghĩa là gì?
14 Mar, 2020
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"In heaven's name" = nhân danh thiên đàng -> câu này được dùng khi hỏi để biểu lộ sự ngạc nhiên hay tức giận; ôi chúa ơi, vậy ư/như thế sao?.
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How, in heaven’s name, is that hereditary (di truyền)? Or respectful of First Nations’ customs? Maybe they should be called arbitrary chiefs, rather than hereditary ones.
What, in heaven’s name, is an eight-year-old child doing on social media in the first instance? Am I so out of touch that I fail to understand what would possess a parent or guardian to allow a child as young as eight to have access to the world of snapchats, Facebook, Instagram or whatever other platform is out there that allows children to interact online.
Why in heaven’s name has someone who professed to worship John McCain lick (liếm) the boots of a man who repeatedly defamed his hero? … Various writers have ascribed various psychological motives for his disgraceful sycophancy (thói nịnh hót). But in the end, I still fall back on the words English biographer John Boswell wrote to Samuel Johnson. ‘Men’s hearts are concealed. But their actions are open to scrutiny.’
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