“You should have finished the report by now,” John told his secretary. John

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

“You should have finished the report by now,” John told his secretary.

John reproached his secretary for not having finished the report

John said that his secretary had not finished the report

John reminded his secretary of finishing the report on time

John scolded to his secretary for not having finished the report

Giải thích

Đáp án: C

Giải thích:

reproached (v): trách mắng

remined (v): nhắc nhở

sorried (v): xin lỗi

Ta thấy câu trực tiếp mang nghĩa trách móc, la mắng nên động từ tường thuật phù hợp là reproached

Cấu trúc reproach O for Ving: trách mắng ai vì làm gì

→ “You should have finished the report by now,” John told his secretary.

= John reproached his secretary for not having finished the report.

Dịch: John nói với thư ký của mình: “Đáng lẽ bạn đã hoàn thành bản báo cáo.”

= John đã khiển trách thư ký của anh ấy vì đã không hoàn thành báo cáo.