Câu hỏi:
10/05/2022 136My father was as poor as a church mouse growing up, so his sole focus was to give his kids every opportunity in life that he missed out on.
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Trả lời:
Đáp án B
Phương pháp giải:
Kiến thức: Thành ngữ
Giải chi tiết:
as poor as a church mouse (idiom): nghèo xơ nghèo xác
A. nhìn giống như một triệu đô la
B. được sinh ra với chiếc thìa bạc trong miệng (giàu có, sinh ra đã ở vạch đích)
C. thiếu tiền mặt
D. rất nghèo
=> was as poor as a church mouse >< was born with a silver spoon in his mouth
Tạm dịch: Cha tôi lớn lên trong cảnh nghèo xác xơ, vì vậy trọng tâm duy nhất của ông là mang lại cho con cái của mình mọi cơ hội trong cuộc sống mà ông đã bỏ lỡ.
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