[Mr Lon Ton]

please translate "Mã đề thi" and "Số báo danh" into English

[mr_gem]

"Exam code (or number)" and "Enrolment number" ( i'm not so sure about this one )

[meoden217]

What's "do number one" and "do number two" mean?

[xuanduc987]

Hey guys, could anyone tell me the difference between "finish" and "end" (verb)?

[Mr Lon Ton]

Originally Posted by xuanduc987

Hey guys, could anyone tell me the difference between "finish" and "end" (verb)?

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May be the difference between finish and end in the examples you gave is :
**They finish work at 6 o'clock. (They can continue their work afterwards)
**She ended her career as an opera singer in 1968. (which means that she put an end to her career and she won't do it any more)
Is that what you meant? (finish vs end) = (conclusion vs finality)

"1. 'finish' + object: When we talk about getting to the end of something or completing an activity, we usually prefer 'finish'.
He never lets me finish a sentence.
She's always starting something new, but she never finishes anything.
You'll never finish that hamburger – it's too big for you.
Have you finished cleaning the floor yet?
Note that 'finish' can be followed by an –ing form [but 'end' is not followed by an –ing form].

2. 'end' + object: When we talk about stopping or breaking something off, we usually prefer 'end.:
I decided it was time to end our affair
It's time to end the uncertainty – the Prime Minister must speak out.
'End' cannot be followed by an –ing form:
I decided to stop seeing here (NOT …to end seeing her.)

3. 'end' + object = 'bring to a close'
When we are talking about a special way of bringing something to a close of 'shaping the end of something, we usually prefer 'end'
How do you end a letter to somebody you don't know?
She ended her concert with three songs by Schubert.
My father ended his days (=died) in a mental hospital.

4. shape
When we are referring to the shape of things, rather than to time, we normally use 'end.'
The road ended in a building site (NOT The road finished…)
Nouns that end in –s have plurals in –es…."

5. changes End is more common when there is an important change.

I decided it was time to end our affair.
It’s time to end the uncertainty – the Prime Minister must speak out.
The Second World War ended in 1945….
.

[xuanduc987]

Thank you very much, Mr Lon Ton

[emhuasekhongdaomonua]

My homework's question is "are athletes worth a lot of money?". So can you give me some ideas for the answer?

[mr_gem]

Originally Posted by emhuasekhongdaomonua

My homework's question is "are athletes worth a lot of money?". So can you give me some ideas for the answer?

- they're useful in advertising
- An athlete who's worth a lot of money must be sure he/she can contribute and achieve many things for his/her team .
- .....

[emhuasekhongdaomonua]

Originally Posted by mr_gem

- they're useful in advertising
- An athlete who's worth a lot of money must be sure he/she can contribute and achieve many things for his/her team .
- .....

thank you.
- I think they must sacrifice lots of things to become the athletes like their childhood, their blood, their strength, etc.

[AndyMai]

Originally Posted by emhuasekhongdaomonua

thank you.
- I think they must sacrifice lots of things to become the athletes like their childhood, their blood, their strength, etc.

just a suggestion, try not to translate vietnamese into english in any case, "their blood" sounds pretty, umm corny, it might be true but still please dont