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Is there a youth hostel nearby? 
Ở gần đây có nhà nghỉ cho thanh niên không? * 030 Is there a boarding house / a bed and breakfast nearby? Ở gần đây có nhà trọ không? * 030 Is there a restaurant nearby? Ở gần đây có quán ăn không? * 030 Where is the nearest telephone? Trạm điện thoại gần đây ở đâu? * 041 Is there a golf course nearby? Ở gần đây có sân đánh gôn không? * 046 Is there a tennis court nearby? Ở gần đây có sân quần vợt không? * 046 Is there an indoor swimming pool nearby? Ở gần đây có một bể bơi trong nhà không? * 046 like: gần đây → →
Ich glaube, dass du das nicht kannst, aber es gibt eine nette Gaststätte, nicht weit von hier. ☊ Anh nghĩ là không, nhưng mā có một cái quán ăn ngon ở gần đây. ☊ (Lektion 9, Nr. 89) Entschuldigen Sie, ich suche die nächste Telefonzelle. ☊ Xin lỗi, tôi muốn tìm một trạm điện thoại ở gần đây. ☊ (Lektion 31, Nr. 402) Hier in der Nähe gibt es eine Bibliothek und einen Supermarkt. ☊ Ở gần đây có một thư viện và một siêu thị. ☊ (Lektion 43, Nr. 622) I have recently acquired a taste for olives. ☊ acquire ☊
+ adv.: John's been acting very strangely lately. ☊ act ☊
recent advances in medical science ☊ advance ☊
Our knowledge of the disease has advanced considerably over recent years. ☊ advance ☊
appoint sb to sth: She has recently been appointed to the committee. ☊ appoint ☊
her recent appointment to the post ☊ appointment ☊
The big growth area of recent years has been in health clubs. ☊ area ☊
Their recent wins have proved they're still the ones to beat (= the most difficult team to beat). ☊ beat ☊
The recent bomb attacks are a serious blow for the peace process. ☊ blow ☊
His resignation must have some connection with the recent scandal. ☊ connection ☊
I am writing to you in connection with your recent job application. ☊ in connection with sb/sth ☊
Interest rates on bank loans have increased considerably in recent years. ☊ considerably ☊
the government's latest economic crisis ☊ crisis ☊
A new type of painkilling drug has recently been developed. ☊ develop ☊
Prices have gone down recently. ☊ down ☊
On the evidence of their recent matches, it is unlikely the Spanish team will win the cup. ☊ evidence ☊
one of the most exciting developments in biology in recent years ☊ exciting ☊
The programme has lost favour with viewers recently. ☊ favour ☊
Recent events throw doubt on the president's political future. ☊ future ☊
I've gained weight recently. ☊ gain ☊
She's been going through a bad patch recently. ☊ go through sth ☊
grow in sth: The family has grown in size recently. ☊ grow ☊
one of the worst disasters in recent history ☊ history ☊
one of the most impressive novels of recent years ☊ impressive ☊
There was a shooting incident near here last night. ☊ incident ☊
The hotel chain has recently installed a new booking system. ☊ install ☊
What is the latest time I can have an appointment? ☊ late ☊
I've had too many late nights recently (= when I've gone to bed very late). ☊ late ☊
The reforms have recently become law. ☊ law ☊
It was the worst storm in recent memory. ☊ memory ☊
The weather has been very mixed recently. ☊ mixed ☊
I haven't been feeling myself recently (= I have not felt well). ☊ myself ☊
The election proved to be a near disaster for the party. ☊ near ☊
Do you live near here? ☊ near ☊
observe sb/sth: Have you observed any changes lately? ☊ observe ☊
She's been behaving very oddly lately. ☊ oddly ☊
I've recently changed my opinion of her. ☊ opinion ☊
The woodwork has recently been given a fresh coat of paint. ☊ paint ☊
Sue and Ben have recently become parents. ☊ parent ☊
the recent/distant past ☊ past ☊
He criticized the recent poor performance of the company. ☊ performance ☊
Please enclose a recent passport-sized photograph of yourself. ☊ photograph ☊
Skiing has become very popular recently. ☊ popular ☊
He put a question to the minister about the recent reforms. ☊ question ☊
The return to traditional family values is a reaction against the permissiveness of recent decades. ☊ reaction ☊
A spokesman said the changes were not in reaction to the company's recent losses. ☊ reaction ☊
a recent development/discovery/event ☊ recent ☊
his most recent visit to Poland ☊ recent ☊
There have been many changes in recent years. ☊ recent ☊
We received a letter from him recently. ☊ recently ☊
Until recently they were living in York. ☊ recently ☊
I haven't seen them recently (= it is some time since I saw them). ☊ recently ☊
Have you used it recently (= in the recent past)? ☊ recently ☊
Recent research on deaf children has produced some interesting findings about their speech. ☊ research ☊
Salted peanuts were recently revealed as the nation's favourite snack. ☊ reveal ☊
reveal sb/sth to be/have sth: Salted peanuts were recently revealed to be the nation's favourite snack. ☊ reveal ☊
The industry is feeling the effects of recent price rises. ☊ rise ☊
He's had a really rough time recently (= he's had a lot of problems). ☊ rough ☊
recent scares about pesticides in food ☊ scare ☊
They've been seeing a lot of each other (= spending a lot of time together) recently. ☊ see ☊
The party suffered severe losses during the last election. ☊ severe ☊
She has a very short memory (= remembers only things that have happened recently). ☊ short ☊
A local artist is holding a show of her recent work. ☊ show ☊
His popularity has slipped recently. ☊ slip ☊
She's been acting very strangely lately. ☊ strangely ☊
This view has recently gathered strength (= become stronger or more widely held). ☊ strength ☊
A recent survey showed 75% of those questioned were in favour of the plan. ☊ survey ☊
target of sth: He's become the target of a lot of criticism recently. ☊ target ☊
recent advances in medical technology ☊ technology ☊
She made a reference to her recent book. ☊ to ☊
I've been feeling under stress lately. ☊ under ☊
The book provides valuable information on recent trends. ☊ valuable ☊
This work has grown in volume recently. ☊ volume ☊
How did you vote at the last election? ☊ vote ☊
vote sth: We voted Democrat in the last election. ☊ vote ☊
win sth from sb: The Conservatives won the seat from Labour in the last election. ☊ win ☊
recent changes in working practices ☊ working ☊