1. I don't play chess as well as I used to. I used to be better at playing chess.
2. We last visited Ho Chi Minh City 3 years ago. We haven't visited Ho Chi Minh City since then.
3. The bookshelf was so high that children couldn't reach it. The bookshelf was too high for children to reach.
4. It takes three hours to drive from Haiphong to Hanoi. It is a three-hour drive from Haiphong to Hanoi.
5. I'm sorry I missed your birthday party. I wish I had been able to attend your birthday party.
6. We don't visit our grandparents often because they live so far away. If they didn't live so far away, we would visit them more often.
7. Mary will be eighteen next week. It's Mary's eighteenth birthday next week.
8. "You'd better not lend that man any more money, Mary," said John. John advised Mary not to lend that man any more money.
9. The book was less expensive than I had expected. The book didn't cost as much as I had expected.
10. Man has never had such efficient servants as computers. Computers are the most efficient servants man has ever had.
11. The fire will go out if he doesn't put more wood on. Unless he puts more wood on, the fire will go out.
12. "I am myself a stranger here," said the woman. The woman said that she herself was a stranger there.
13. I am sure she was very beautiful when she was young. She must have been very beautiful when she was young.

1. Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car.

   • In spite of his broken leg, he managed to get out of the car.

2. He prefers golf to tennis.

   • He'd rather play golf than tennis.

3. I don't play chess as well as I used to.

   • I used to play chess better than I do now.

4. We last visited Ho Chi Minh City 3 years ago.

   • We haven't visited Ho Chi Minh City for 3 years.

5. The bookshelf was so high that children couldn't reach it.

   • The bookshelf was too high for the children to reach.

6. It takes three hours to drive from Haiphong to Hanoi.

   • It is a three-hour drive from Haiphong to Hanoi.

7. I'm sorry I missed your birthday party.

   • I wish I hadn't missed your birthday party.

8. We don't visit our grandparents often because they live so far away.

   • If our grandparents didn’t live so far away, we would visit them more often.

9. Mary will be eighteen next week.

   • It's Mary's eighteenth birthday next week.

10. 'You'd better not lend that man any more money, Mary', said John.

    • John advised Mary not to lend that man any more money.

11. The book was less expensive than I had expected.

    • The book didn’t cost as much as I had expected.

12. Man has never had such efficient servants as computers.

    • Computers are the most efficient servants man has ever had.

13. The fire will go out if he doesn't put more wood on.

    • Unless he puts more wood on, the fire will go out.

14. 'I am myself a stranger here', said the woman.

    • The woman said that she was a stranger there.

15. I am sure she was very beautiful when she was young.

    • She must have been very beautiful when she was young.

1. Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car.

• In spite of his broken leg, he managed to get out of the car. (Mặc dù chân bị gãy, anh ấy vẫn cố gắng ra khỏi xe.)  1. dethi.violet.vn
  
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• Despite his broken leg, he managed to get out of the car. (Cũng có nghĩa tương tự như câu trên.)
• Even though his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car. (Mặc dù chân bị gãy, anh ấy vẫn cố gắng ra khỏi xe.)

2. He prefers golf to tennis.

• He'd rather play golf than tennis. (Anh ấy thích chơi golf hơn tennis.)

3. I don't play chess as well as I used to.

• I used to play chess better. (Tôi từng chơi cờ giỏi hơn.)

4. We last visited HoChiMinh city 3 years ago.

• We haven't visited HoChiMinh city for 3 years. (Chúng tôi đã không đến thăm thành phố Hồ Chí Minh trong 3 năm.)

5. The bookshelf was so high that children couldn't reach it.

• The bookshelf was too high for children to reach. (Cái giá sách quá cao đến nỗi trẻ em không với tới được.)

6. It takes three hours to drive from Haiphong to Hanoi.

• It is a three-hour drive from Haiphong to Hanoi. (Quãng đường từ Hải Phòng đến Hà Nội mất ba giờ đi xe.)

7. I'm sorry I missed your birthday party.

• I wish I had attended your birthday party. (Tôi ước mình đã tham dự bữa tiệc sinh nhật của bạn.)

8. We don't visit our grandparents often because they live so far away.

• If they didn't live so far away, we would visit our grandparents often. (Nếu họ không sống quá xa, chúng tôi sẽ thường xuyên đến thăm ông bà.)

9. Mary will be eighteen next week.

• It's Mary's eighteenth birthday next week. (Tuần tới là sinh nhật lần thứ mười tám của Mary.)

10. 'You'd better not lend that man any more money, Mary', said John.

• John advised Mary not to lend that man any more money. (John khuyên Mary không nên cho người đàn ông đó vay tiền nữa.)

11. The book was less expensive than I had expected.

• The book didn't cost as much as I had expected. (Cuốn sách không tốn nhiều tiền như tôi đã nghĩ.)

12. Man has never had such efficient servants as computers.

• Computers are the most efficient servants that man has ever had. (Máy tính là những người hầu hiệu quả nhất mà con người từng có.)

13. The fire will go out if he doesn't put more wood on.

• Unless he puts more wood on, the fire will go out. (Trừ khi anh ta thêm củi vào, lửa sẽ tắt.)

14. 'I am myself a stranger here', said the woman.

• The woman said that she was a stranger there herself. (Người phụ nữ nói rằng bà ấy cũng là người lạ ở đó.)

15. I am sure she was very beautiful when she was young.

• She must have been very beautiful when she was young. (Cô ấy chắc hẳn đã rất xinh đẹp khi còn trẻ.)