`2.` lined up

`->` Dẫn chứng: A lot of my friends already had jobs lined up and went straight to work...

`-` line up: tổ chức công việc từ trước

`3.` take my time

`->` Dẫn chứng: I just wanted to take my time before I rushed into making any decisions about my career.

`-` take my time: không vội vàng

`4.` rushed

`->` Dẫn chứng: ...before I rushed into making any decisions about my career.

`-` rush (v): vội vã

`5.` change of scenery

`->` Dẫn chứng: I decided that I needed a change of scenery.

`-` change of scenery: thay đổi môi trường (để trải nghiệm những thứ mới mẻ)

`6.` buy me some time

`->` Dẫn chứng: ...it would be a good way to buy me some time to think things through.

`-` buy some time: danh thời gian thêm (cho bản thân)

`7.` harm my job prospects

`->` Dẫn chứng: I also knew that having a year out wouldn’t really harm my job prospects...

`-` harm one's job prospects: làm hại cơ hội việc làm của ai đó

`8.` right up my street

`->` Dẫn chứng: It sounded right up my street and just the kind of opportunity I was looking for.

`-` right up one's street: đúng sở trường của ai 

`9.` international exchange programme

`->` Dẫn chứng: ...working out in New York for the past six months on an international exchange programme.

`-` international exchange programme: chương trình trao đổi quốc tế

`10.` I had to pinch my self

`->` Dẫn chứng: I had to pinch my self.

`-` pinch myself: khôn tin điều gì đang thật sự diễn ra

`11.` starting a fresh

`->` Dẫn chứng: ...we were all a long way from home and starting afresh, we quickly bonded and became good friends.

`-` starting afresh: bắt đầu một cuộc sống mới

`12.` immerse myself in

`->` Dẫn chứng: ...so it was easy for me to immerse myself in the New York culture.

`-` immerse oneself in: đắm mình vô cái gì

`13.` broaden my horizons

`->` Dẫn chứng: ...my year abroad was more about the chance to broaden my horizons... 

`-` broaden one's horizon: mở rộng tầm nhìn của ai

`14.` plain sailing

`->` Dẫn chứng: I can’t say everything about my New York adventure was plain sailing.

`-` plain sailing: thuận lợi

`15.` cheer me up

`->` Dẫn chứng: ...friends that I could go to back at home to cheer me up.

`-` cheer sb up: làm ai đó vui lên

`16.` keep in contact

`->` Dẫn chứng: I was able to keep in contact with everyone fairly regularly via phone or email...

`-` keep in contact: giữ liên lạc

`17.` life`-`changing experience

`->` Dẫn chứng: ...I would describe my year in New York as a life-changing experience...

`-` life`-`changing: nhiều trải nghiệm, trải sự đời nhiều