I DARE SAY

'I dare say' is different from 'I dare to say'. It is almost the same meaning as 'I expect', 'I suppose', 'I imagine', or 'probably'.

Example:

- I dare say you will have hangover if you take many glasses of beer.
- I dare say you are tired after working all day.
- iPhone 7 will be released soon, I dare say.




AS A MATTER OF FACT

We use this expression, in common, to introduce an unexpected and a surprising part of information.

Example:

Mr. A: Who was the winner?
Mr. B: Well, as a matter of fact, I was.

Visitor: You are really a computer-literate.
Official: Yes, I am an IT Specialist, as a matter of fact.

We can also say AS A MATTER OF FACT to introduce a sentence that gives more details of what we have just said.

Example:

Her voice is pretty good. As a matter of fact, I heard from her classmates saying that she is about joining World's Got Talent next season.

Anyone can use this app. As a matter of fact, almost everyone use it except those who could not afford or are not aware of it.

Note: As a matter of fact means តាមការពិត in Khmer.




Supreme Court has final say on Yingluck's overseas travel



Vocabulary:
To testify: v. ផ្ដល់កសិណ
Supreme Court: តុលាការកំពូល
Defendant: n. ចុងចោទ
Bail: n. ប្រាក់ធានាខ្លួន, ការធានាខ្លួន, v. បង់ប្រាក់ធានាខ្លួន
Criminal code: ក្រមព្រហ្មទណ្ឌ
Attorney-general: n. អគ្គមេធាវី
Dereliction: n. សេចក្តីធ្វេសប្រហែស
Counter Corruption Act: ច្បាប់ប្រឆាំងអំពើពុករលួយ

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UN rights expert: Cambodia political crackdown reaching 'dangerous tipping point'




On 23 November 2015, a UN expert warned that any intensification of the current events could bring Cambodia to a dangerous tipping point considering the human rights of the Cambodian people and being deeply concerned about the breakdown in the dialogue between Cambodia's main political parties.

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