去年 → ☊ 
last year ☊ 
năm ngoái ☊ Past No, I was here once last year. Không, tôi năm ngoái đã ở đây rồi. * 023 like: năm ngoái → →
Letztes Jahr versuchte sein Bruder, eine 'rockige Weihnacht' zu veranstalten. ☊ Năm ngoái anh trai anh ấy đã thử tố chức một lễ Giáng sinh theo phong cách rock. ☊ (Lektion 40, Nr. 577) Waren Sie letztes Jahr auch hier? ☊ Năm ngoái anh / chị cũng đã tới đây phải không? ☊ (Lektion 95, Nr. 1493) Ich war letztes Jahr in Hongkong. Dort war es auch so schwül. ☊ Năm ngoái tôi đã ở Hongkong. Ở đó cũng rất oi ả. ☊ (Lektion 96, Nr. 1510) Das ist der beste Film des letzten Jahres! ☊ Đó là bộ phim hay nhất của năm ngoái. ☊ (Lektion 96, Nr. 1539) Our turnover actually increased last year. ☊ actually ☊
We went to Japan last April. ☊ April ☊
The weather last summer was awful. ☊ awful ☊
She had a baby last year. ☊ baby ☊
She's been working there since the beginning of last summer. ☊ beginning ☊
The situation is beyond our control. ☊ beyond ☊
The immediate future is clear, but it's hard to tell what lies beyond. ☊ beyond ☊
it is calculated that...: It has been calculated that at least 47 000 jobs were lost last year. ☊ calculate ☊
By my calculation(s), we made a profit of £20 000 last year. ☊ calculation ☊
Animal welfare campaigners raised £70 000 for their cause last year. ☊ cause ☊
The hospital closed at the end of last year. ☊ close ☊
At last winter came to an end. ☊ come ☊
Company profits were 5% lower than last year. ☊ company ☊
By comparison, expenditure on education increased last year. ☊ by comparison ☊
He is overweight and out of condition (= not physically fit). ☊ condition ☊
The number of tourists to the resort declined by 10% last year. ☊ decline ☊
last fall ☊ fall ☊
The players met in last year's final. ☊ final ☊
She finished law school last year. ☊ finish ☊
He was finally defeated by forces beyond his control. ☊ force ☊
Who could forget his speech at last year's party? ☊ forget ☊
The company profits grew by 5% last year. ☊ grow ☊
He finally handed over his responsibility for the company last year. ☊ hand over (to sb), hand sth over (to sb) ☊
The duo were a real hit in last year's show. ☊ hit ☊
We went on holiday together last summer. ☊ holiday ☊
I missed a lot of school through illness last year. ☊ illness ☊
Last year's sales figures are illustrated in Figure 2. ☊ illustrate ☊
The time limits are imposed on us by factors outside our control. ☊ impose ☊
We've certainly improved on last year's figures. ☊ improve on/upon sth ☊
jump by...: Prices jumped by 60% last year. ☊ jump ☊
It happened late last year. ☊ late ☊
My father died last year—I wish I could bring him back to life. ☊ life ☊
I saw a lot of her (= I saw her often) last summer. ☊ lot ☊
Our problems have multiplied since last year. ☊ multiply ☊
Share prices are near their record high of last year. ☊ near ☊
It's not nearly as hot as last year. ☊ not nearly ☊
His success depended, as so often happens, on things entirely outside his control. ☊ often ☊
The matter is outside my area of responsibility. ☊ outside ☊
His mother passed away last year. ☊ pass away ☊
House prices rose five per cent last year. ☊ per cent ☊
This compares with a 4% increase for the same period last year. ☊ period ☊
'He's been married before.' 'That's beside the point ' (= not important). ☊ point ☊
qualify as sth: He qualified as a doctor last year. ☊ qualify ☊
quit sth: He quit the show last year because of bad health. ☊ quit ☊
Their horse came third in the race last year. ☊ race ☊
The child was now out of her range of vision (= not near enough for her to see). ☊ range ☊
This was outside the range of his experience. ☊ range ☊
rank (sb/sth) + adj.: Last year, he was ranked second in his age group. ☊ rank ☊
This paragraph refers to the events of last year. ☊ refer to sb/sth ☊
They are hoping to repeat last year's victory. ☊ repeat ☊
reveal (that)...: The report reveals (that) the company made a loss of £20 million last year. ☊ reveal ☊
He's a sad case—his wife died last year and he can't seem to manage without her. ☊ sad ☊
Export sales were up by 32% last year. ☊ sale ☊
They separated last year. ☊ separate ☊
Last year's figures are shown separately. ☊ separately ☊
Britain's workers went sick (= did not go to work because they were ill) for a record number of days last year. ☊ sick ☊
Most people went on training courses of one sort or another (= of various types) last year. ☊ sort ☊
My parents split up last year. ☊ split up (with sb) ☊
The studio wants to star her in a sequel to last year's hit. ☊ star ☊
Sales are well up on last year. ☊ up ☊
This year's results are virtually the same as last year's. ☊ virtually ☊
He wore out two pairs of shoes last year. ☊ wear out, wear sth out ☊
I think it happened, well, towards the end of last summer. ☊ well ☊
We went to New Zealand last winter. ☊ winter ☊