Tri Duc English - Unit 59: Liking and Disliking TRI DUC ENGLISH Advanced Collocations & Grammar Series — Unit 59: Liking and Disliking A. Strong Statements: Nouns and Adjectives Để tăng cường độ biểu đạt khi nói về mức độ thích (liking) hoặc ghét (disliking), người bản xứ thường kết hợp các danh từ chỉ cảm xúc với các tính từ mạnh mẽ đặc thù: Noun Strong Collocations Examples in Context liking particular liking genuine liking • I have a particular liking for quiet, relaxing music. • She had a genuine liking for her cousins. love great love passionate love • His great love of nature can be seen in his paintings. • Her passionate love of the sea inspired her to sail round the world. regard (formal) greatest regard highest regard • I have always had the greatest regard for her. • She has the highest regard for her teacher. enjoyment sheer enjoyment great enjoyment • I will never forget the sheer enjoyment of listening to the children singing. • We get great enjoyment out of our little cottage in the mountains. pleasure great pleasure huge pleasure • It's been a great pleasure meeting you. I hope we meet again. • It was such a huge pleasure to be able to relax and do nothing for a week. preference clear preference strong preference • When asked, many people expressed a clear preference for organic food. • I've always had a strong preference for short stories rather than novels. dislike intense dislike instant dislike • I have an intense dislike of rock music that is played too loud. • She took an instant dislike to Mr Peabody, but she did not know why. aversion huge aversion strong aversion • He has always had a huge aversion to hard work of any kind. • Most people have a strong aversion to excessive violence on TV. *aversion: a feeling of strong dislike or lack of willingness to do something. hatred deep hatred deep-rooted hatred • She had a deep hatred of politicians, especially corrupt ones. • The deep-rooted hatred between the two tribes led to a bloody civil war. B. Verbs and Nouns Dưới đây là một số cuộc hội thoại thực tế của các hành khách bàn luận về các hãng hàng không yêu thích của họ, mô tả các cách kết hợp động từ và danh từ tự nhiên: "I think Globe Air are pretty good. You can state your preference for a special low fat menu, or seafood or vegetarian. They have great in-flight entertainment too - they try to cater for everyone's tastes . They seem to take pride in their service." "I do a lot of long-distance flying and I don't relish the thought of a twelve-hour flight with no leg-room, so I usually fly with Arrow. They give you a lot of space, even in economy. And they seem to take pleasure in looking after you." *don't relish the thought: don't like to think that something unpleasant is going to happen. "I think most people take offence if they're just treated like a number. I have no sympathy for airlines that lose customers because they're too lazy to give them a warm welcome when they step on board. Visa Airlines are always very fri...