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Phrasal Verbs to Learn come down with /k m da n w ð/ mắc phải, bị bệnh I think I'm coming down with flu.. fight off /fa t f/ chống lại, Her body couldn't fight the infection off...

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Phrasal Verbs to Learn

come

down

with

/k m da n

w ð/

mắc phải,

bị (bệnh)

I think I'm coming down with flu

fight off /fa t f/ chống lại,

Her body couldn't fight the infection off

kháng lại

block up /bl k p/

bị tắc,

làm tắc (mũi)

My nose was blocked up due to

flower allergy

swell up /swel p/ sưng lên

It was obvious she had broken her toe because it immediately started

to swell up

throw up /θrə p/

nôn mửa (ói)

He threw up his breakfast all over

the back seat of the car

pass out /p s a t/

bất tỉnh, ngất xỉu

I was hit on the head and passed

out

shake off / e k f/

tống khứ,

cố gắng khỏi (bệnh)

I hope I can shake off this cold

before the weekend

Reading & Listening

Các bạn hãy đọc đoạn văn dưới đây để hiểu hơn về cách sử dụng của các cụm động

từ trong bài học

00:00

My Health Problems

I fell as I'm coming down with flu I'm fighting off a sore throat and my nose is constantly blocked up My glands have swollen up and if I try to eat anything I feel as if I'm going to throw up I've passed out a couple

of times recently I wish I could shake it off as I have so much work to

do I can't afford to be absent

Short Conversations

Các bạn hãy nghe các mẩu hội thoại dưới đây để hiểu hơn về cách sử dụng của các

cụm động từ trong bài học

00:00 A: What do you usually drink when you are sick?

B: I drink a lot of lemonade when I come down with cold, flu and

sore throat

00:00

A: What is the new program about?

B: It deals with traditional therapies to fight off common illnesses

00:00

A: It is terrible to hear about your car crash! How are you now?

B: My right knee has swollen up badly and it is very painful

00:00

A: How does the soup taste?

B: It's terrible I just want to throw it up

00:00

A: How long does a person often pass out?

B: Just a couple of minutes as passing-out is a temporary loss of

consciousness The episode is brief and is followed by rapid and complete recovery