Unit 59: Negative Situations and Feelings UNIT 59: NEGATIVE SITUATIONS AND FEELINGS I. Lý thuyết (Collocations) Học tập các cụm từ tiếng Anh mô tả các tình huống tiêu cực, khó khăn và trạng thái cảm xúc không vui theo bối cảnh giáo trình gốc: A. Common problems and difficulties (Vấn đề và khó khăn thường gặp) * I had a nasty shock when Janelle came home yesterday with a black eye. * Billy hit his sister in a fit of jealousy . * I feel sick with worry / I'm worried sick every time Rosie goes out on her motorbike. * Josh has come up with another harebrained scheme to make money. It will no doubt fail, just like the last one. [crazy plan] * His teacher's unkind remarks have shattered Tom's confidence . [lost all his confidence] * I took exception to my mother-in-law's unfair comments. [objected to, was annoyed by] * The thought of having visitors to stay for a whole month fills me with dread . [makes me feel very upset and worried] * The little boy gave vent to his frustration by scribbling all over the wall. [expressed his negative feelings] * I tried to persuade her to go to university, but in the end I had to admit defeat . [accept that I would not succeed] * If you bottle up your feelings , you'll only increase your stress levels . B. International / Wider problems (Các vấn đề xã hội và quốc tế) * There was an outpouring of grief this morning when the death of King Alexander was announced. [widespread expression of sadness caused by death] * The country is still in a state of shock ; his inconsolable grief may have hastened his death . [made him die sooner] * There is now a threat of civil war hanging over the country as the population has an intense dislike of the...