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