Age
Ex: Britain was still recovering from the Ice Age.
(n) tuổi, thời kỳ, kỷ
Archaeologist
Ex: Nevertheless, archaeologists have sketched out the following outline of events.
(n) nhà khảo cổ học
Century
Ex: By the close of this century another two billion people will have been born.
(n) thế kỷ
Decade
Ex: The past decade has seen a huge rise in the number of broadband users.
(n) thập kỷ
Era
Ex: Stones began to arrive in this era.
(n) kỷ nguyên, thời đại
Evidence
Ex: There is also evidence that dental problems caused difficulties in other early civilizations.
(n) bằng chứng
Excavation
Ex: We do not know if there are more of them as excavation did not cover a large area.
(n) khai quật
Generation
Ex: If we consider only the ancient stones themselves, the work spanned seventy generations –some 1,600 years.
thế hệ
The Middle Ages
Ex: The museum has excellent exhibition about life during the Middle Ages.
(n) thời trung cổ
Millennia
(số ít: millennium)
Ex: Many visitors to Stonehenge fail to notice the ‘henge’ since the ditch and bank have been greatly eroded over the passing millennia.
(n) thiên niên kỷ
Period
Ex: Stonehenge was built over a long period.
(n) khoảng thời gian, giai đoạn
Phase
Ex: If we consider the structure chronologically, we can see that construction took place in several phases over more than a thousand years.
(n) giai đoạn, thời kỳ
Pioneer
Ex: Arabs were also pioneers in the area of oral hygiene and used a small polishing stick as a toothbrush as early as 100BC.
(n) người tiên phong
Timeline
Ex: The timeline below shows this history, with a frenzy of activity from just before 3000 BC through to 1600 BC being responsible for most of what we now gaze upon in awe.
(n) dòng thời gian, lưu đồ thời gian
Ancient
Ex: If we consider only the ancient stones themselves, the work spanned seventy generations – some 1,600 years
(adj) cổ đại
Chronological
Ex: You should organize the dates into chronological order from the oldest to the most recent.
(adj) theo thứ tự thời gian
Consecutive
Ex: After six consecutive defeats, the team was almost ready to give up.
(adj) liên tiếp nhau
Historical
Ex: For example, we have found historical evidence that the Chinese used acupuncture to treat the pain associated with tooth decay.
(adj) thuộc về lịch sử
Imminent
Ex: The newspaper warned that a stock market crash was imminent.
(adj) sắp xảy ra
Middle-aged
Ex: Most companies are run by
middle-aged men
(adj) trung niên
Nostalgic
Ex: I think I am a very nostalgic person
(adj) nhớ quê hương, hoài cổ
Prehistory
Ex: However, the first construction at this site began in prehistoric times.
(adj) tiền sử
Prior (to)
Ex: Prior to the introduction of the steam engine, most people in the UK worked from home
(adj) trước (cái gì đó)
Punctual
Ex: I am very punctual.
(adj) đúng giờ
Time-consuming
Ex: I find writing notes by hand very time-consuming.
(adj) tốn thời gian
Erode
Ex: Many visitors to Stonehenge fail to notice the ‘henge’ since the ditch and bank have been greatly eroded over the passing millennia.
(v) xói mòn
Infer
Ex: Readers are left to infer the killer’s motives.
(v) suy ra, (phỏng) đoán
Predate
Ex: Stones began to arrive in this era and the circular shape and pattern of these enormous stones, which predate all other known structures, is still standing today
(v) (xảy ra) trước (cái gì đó trong quá khứ)
Span
Ex: If we consider only the ancient stones themselves, the work spanned seventy generations – some 1,600 years.
(v) kéo dài
In time
Ex: I ran for the bus, but I didn’t get there in time.
kịp lúc
Lose track of time
Ex: When I surf the net I often lose track of time.
sao lãng thời gian (khi phát hiện thì đã mất nhiều giờ)
On time
Ex: I really want to get there on time.
đúng giờ
Save time
Ex: I try to make my lunch the night before to save time.
tiết kiệm thời gian
Spend time
Ex: At the weekend I try to spend time with my family.
dành thời gian
Take so long
Ex: We booked a taxi but it took so long to arrive that we were 15 minutes late.
tốn nhiều thời gian
The right time
Ex: Excuse me, do you have the right time?
giờ đúng
Chronologically
Ex: If we consider the structure chronologically, we can see that construction took place in several phases over more than a thousand years.
(adv) theo thứ tự thời gian
Formerly
Ex: Istanbul was formerly known as Constantinople
(adv) trước đây
Previously
Ex: Three years previously the government had introduced a new law allowing women to vote for the first time
(adv) trước đây
Subsequently
Ex: Twenty people were injured in the accident and the tower was subsequently demolished to prevent it from happening again
(adv) sau đó