Exercise 22:
1, I don’t want to be disturbed.
2, There’s every likelihood/possibility (that) we’ll be late.
3, The committee expressed a preference for the first proposal.
4, I really must get down to answering all these letters.
5, Don’t blame yourself / You’re not to blame / You musn’t blame yourself.
Giải thích: Don’t blame yourself = You’re not to blame = You musn’t blame yourself : Bạn đừng tự trách mình (đó không phải lỗi của bạn)
6, There’s quite a lot of criticism directed at the police nowadays.
7, Quite bluntly / To put it bluntly / Put bluntly / Putting it bluntly / Bluntly , the man’s an indiot.
Giải thích: Quite bluntly = To put it bluntly = Put bluntly = Putting it bluntly = Bluntly : nói thẳng ra