Ðây là Chng Trình Anh Ng Sinh Ðng New Dynamic English bài 191. Phm Vn xin kính chào quí v thính gi. Ch ca bài hc hôm nay là câu “I hear someone walking,” tôi nghe thy có ting chân ngi bc i. Bài hc hôm nay cng dy cho ta cách nói v iu ta trông thy và nghe thy. This program will teach you how to talk about what you see and what you hear. Today’s guest is Pat Miller. Khách mi lên ài hôm nay là cô Pat Miller. She’s an actor=cô ta là mt kch s. Actor=kch s, tài t [bây gi ch actor dùng chung cho c nam ln n tuy có ch actress ch n kch s hay n tài t.] To act=din xut; acting=s din xut.

Drama=kch ngh. Dramatist=nhà vit kch, playwright. To dramatize.=vit truyn thành kch hay phim; kch hóa. Nhn xét: Khi mun t iu mình thy hay nghe (physical perceptions), nh trong nhng thí d: I hear someone walking.=tôi nghe thy có ngi bc ti (i); Did you notice someone standing at the gate? Bn có thy ai ng cng không? Didn’t you hear me knocking on the door? Bn không nghe thy tôi gõ ca ? ta dùng mu câu (Pattern): subject + verb of perceptions (hear, see, notice) + object (noun/pronoun) +
present participle (verb-ing.)

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Opening

MUSIC

Max (voice-over):    Hi, I’m Max.

Kathy (voice-over):    Hello. My name is Kathy.

Max and Kathy (voice-over):     Welcome to New Dynamic English!

MUSIC

Larry:    New Dynamic English is a basic English language course and an introduction to American people and culture.

    Today’s unit is “I Hear Someone Walking.”

    This program will teach you how to talk about what you see and hear.

    Today’s guest is Pat Miller.

·    An actor     kch s, tài t (Nhn xét: actor cng ch c nam ln n kch s hay tài t.)
    
    We’re going to talk about her acting.     Chúng ta s nói v s din xut ca cô y.
    
    MUSIC
    
    Kathy:    Hi, Max.
    
    Max:    Hi, Kathy.
    
        Who’s our guest today?
    
    Kathy:    Today our guest is Pat Miller.
    
        Do you remember Pat?
    
        She goes to school with Sandy Steele, at American University.
    
    Max:    She’s studying drama?
    
    Kathy:    That’s right. She wants to be an actor.
    
        Today, we’re going to talk about her acting.
    
    Max:    Great. That sounds interesting.
    
    MUSIC

    Vietnamese Explanation

Trong on ti, ta nghe Kathy hi chuyn Pat Miller. Drama student=sinh viên môn kch ngh. Radio acting=din xut trên ài phát thanh. Stage acting=din xut trên sân khu. Radio acting is different from stage acting.=din xut trên ài phát thanh khác vi din xut trên sân khu. Nhn xét: khác vi: different from. In a radio play, the audience can only listen.=Khi nghe din xut trên ài phát thanh, khán gi ch có th nghe. Footsteps=ting bc chân. To imagine=tng tng. Imagination=s, óc, trí tng tng. To perform=din. The opera Swan Lake was performed in New York and Chicago.=nhc v c in H Thiên Nga c trình din ti New York và Chicago. A performance=mt bui trình din. Performance arts=ngh thut trình din, nh kch (drama), khiêu v (dance), phim nh (film).

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    Interview. Pat Miller:    I’m going to be in a radio play.
    
    Larry:    Interview
    
        Pat is going to be in a radio play.
    
·    a radio play     v kch din trên ài truyn thanh
·    a radio station    ài truyn thanh
    
    When the audience watches a stage play, they can see and hear the actors on the stage.     Khi khán gi xem mt v kch, h có th nghe và thy tài t trên sân khu. Nhn xét vì ây là vn nói nên quí v thy ch t “audience” theo sau bi ng t “watches” ngôi th ba s ít, nhng li thay th bi i danh t “they” s nhiu. Có v mâu thun nhng trong khi nói bây gi cho phép dùng nh vy. In a radio play, the audience have to use their imaginations.=trong mt v kch trên ài phát thanh, thính gi phi dùng trí tng tng ca h.
    
    I hear someone knocking on a door.     Tôi nghe thy ai gõ ca.
    
    
    Kathy:    Our guest today is Pat Miller.
    
        Pat is a drama student at American University, here in Washington, DC.
    
        Hi Pat.
    
    Pat:    Hi Kathy.
    
    Kathy:    How are things going?
    
    Pat:    Well, I’m going to be in a radio play next month.
    
    Kathy:    A radio play?
    
    Pat:    Yes, we’re going to perform it on our university radio station.
    
    Kathy:    Is it difficult to act in a radio play?
    
    Pat:    Well, it’s different from stage acting.
    
        When the audience watches a stage play, they can see and hear the actors on the stage.
    
        But in a radio play, the audience can only listen.
    
        They have to use their imaginations.
    
        Let me give you an example.
    
        Listen to these sounds:
    
    SFX:    footsteps
    
    Kathy:    Footsteps. I hear footsteps. [ting bc chân.]
    
        I hear someone walking.
    
    SFX:    knocking
    
    Kathy:    Someone is knocking... knocking on a door.
    
        I hear someone knocking on a door.
    
    SFX:    door opening
    
    Kathy:    The door is opening. I hear someone opening the door.
    
    SFX:    footsteps, getting louder
    
    Old man:    Hello...? Is anybody home?
    
    Kathy:    It sounds like an old man... a very old man.
    
    Pat:    That’s right.
    
    Kathy:    I can’t see him, but I can hear him. I know he’s there.
    
    Pat:    Yes. You used your imagination.
    
    Kathy:    Yes, I did. I imagined an old man.
    
        Let’s take a short break.
    
        This is New Dynamic English.
    
    MUSIC
    
    Vietnamese Explanation

    Trong phn ti, quí v nghe ri lp li. Is anybody home? Có ai có nhà không?

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    Language Focus.     I hear someone walking.
    
    Larry:    Listen and repeat.
    
    SFX:    footsteps
    
    Max:    I hear someone walking.
    
    (pause for repeat)
    
    SFX:    knock
    
    Max:    I hear someone knocking on a door.
    
    (pause for repeat)
    
    SFX:    door open
    
    Max:    I hear someone opening a door.
    
    (pause for repeat)
    
    Old man:    Hello...? Is anybody home?
    
    Max:    I hear the voice of an old man.
    
    (pause for repeat)
    
    MUSIC
    
    Vietnamese Explanation

Trong phn ti, ta nghe Kathy hi tip Pat Miller v nhng vai cô óng. Characters.=nhân vt (vai) trong v kch. Voice=ging. Change the voice=i ging. Super=wonderful, very good. I’m super.=I’m very well. You guys did a super job.=các bn làm xong mt vic hoàn ho.

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    Interview 2. Pat Miller:    I play two characters.
    
    Larry:    Interview
    
        Pat is going to play two characters in the radio play. Pat s óng hai vai trò trong v kch trên ài truyn thanh.
    
·    loud     ln ting, n
·    quiet    yên lng
    
    I’ll play two characters.     Tôi s óng hai vai
    
    I’ll change my voice.     Tôi s i ging ca mình.
    
    I’ll sound like a young girl.     Tôi s nói ging ging mt thiu n.
    
    
    Kathy:    We’re talking with Pat Miller.
    
        She’s going to be in a radio play next month.
    
        What part... what character will you play?
    
    Pat:    Well, actually, I’ll play two characters.
    
        I’ll play a young girl named Amy, and an older woman named Barbara.
    
        When I play Amy, I’ll change my voice.
    
        I’ll sound like a young girl.
    
        A young girl with a loud voice.
    
    Pat:    Listen:
    
    Pat (as a young girl):    “Hi, Kathy. How are you doing?”
    
    Kathy:            Well, hello,... Amy. How are you?
    
    Pat (as an young girl):    “Great! Oh, I’m super!”
    
    (pause)
    
    Kathy:    OK. Now let’s hear Barbara.
    
    Pat:    OK. When I play Barbara, I’ll sound like an older woman.
    
        I’ll speak with a very quiet voice.
    
    Pat (as an old woman):    “Hello, Kathy. I’m very pleased to meet you.”
    
    Kathy:                I’m very pleased to meet you too,... Barbara.
    
    Pat (as an old woman):    “Thank you for inviting me.”
    
    (pause)
    
    Kathy:    That’s great, Pat.
    
        You’re a very good actor.
    
        I’m sure the radio play will be a success. [tôi tin chc v kch din trên ài truyn thanh s thành công.]
    
    Pat:    Thank you. Thank you very much.
    
    Kathy:    Our guest is Pat Miller. We’ll talk more after our break.
    
        This is New Dynamic English.
    
    MUSIC
    
    Vietnamese Explanation

    Trong phn ti, quí v nghe ri lp li.

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    Language Focus.     How many characters will Pat play? Pat s óng my vai?
    
    Larry:    Listen and repeat.
    
    Max:    Amy is a young girl.
    
    (pause for repeat)
    
    Max:    Amy is a young girl with a loud voice.
    
    (pause for repeat)
    
    Max:    When Pat plays Amy, Pat will sound like a young girl.
    
    (pause for repeat)
    
    Max:    Barbara is an older woman.
    
    (pause for repeat)
    
    Max:    Barbara is an older woman with a quiet voice.
    
    (pause for repeat)
    
    Max:    When Pat plays Barbara, Pat will sound like an older woman.
    
    (pause for repeat)
    
    MUSIC
    
    Vietnamese Explanation
    Trong phn ti, ta nghe Kathy hi chuyn Pat Miller. Definitely=chc chn. Challenging=khó. Audience=thính gi. Spectators=khán gi (nh khi xem u bóng). Radio audience=thính gi ca ài phát thanh.

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    Interview 3. Pat Miller:    I prefer stage plays.
    
    Larry:    Interview
    
Pat prefers to act in stage plays.=Pat thích din kch trên sân khu hn. [Ðng t to prefer có th theo sau bi mt ng t hay bi mt verb-ing. Thí d: Prefer to+ verb=thích làm gì hn; like better. I prefer to rent movies and watch them at home=tôi thích thuê phim v xem nhà hn. Prefer+verb-ing: My sister prefers giving birth at home, rather than at a hospital=Ch tôi mun sinh nhà hn là bnh vin. Prefer something to something else =thích cái gì hn cái khác; I prefer tea to coffee=tôi thích trà hn cà-phê.] Challenging.=khó, difficult.
    
In stage plays, I change the way I sound and the way I look.     Khi din xut trên sân khu, tôi i ging và i din-mo.
    
    I sound like a different person and I look like a different person. Tôi nói nh mt ngi khác và trông nh mt ngi khác.
    
    Kathy:    We’re talking with Pat Miller.
    
        She’s going to be in a radio play next month.
    
        Pat, which do you like better, stage plays or radio plays?
    
    Pat:    I guess I prefer stage plays.
    
        In radio plays, I change the way I sound.
    
        In stage plays, I change the way I sound and the way I look.
    
        I sound like a different person and I look like a different person.
    
        It’s challenging and really fun!
    
    Kathy:    Well, Pat, thanks for being our guest.
    
    Pat:    Oh, thank you! And please listen to our play next month.
    
    Kathy:    I definitely will!
    
        OK. Let’s take a short break.
    
        This is New Dynamic English.
    
    MUSIC

    Vietnamese Explanation

    Trong phn cui, quí v nghe và tr li, tùy ý ngha phn ã hc. Ôn li: audience=thính gi. Spectators.=khán gi.

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    Language Focus. Listen and answer.
    
    Larry:     Listen and answer.
    
         Listen for the bell, then say your answer.
    
    
    Max:    Can the audience watch the actors in a radio play?
    
     (ding)
    (pause for answer)
    
    Max:    No, they can’t.
    
        They can only listen.
    
     (short pause)
    
    
    Max:    How can Pat play two different characters in the radio play?
    
     (ding)
    (pause for answer)
    
    Max:    She can play two characters by changing her voice.
    
    (short pause)
    
    
    Max:    Does Pat prefer stage plays or radio plays?
    
     (ding)
    (pause for answer)
    
    Max:    She prefers stage plays.
    
     (short pause)
    
    MUSIC
    
    Vietnamese Explanation

Quí v va hc xong bài 191 trong Chng Trình Anh Ng Sinh Ðng New Dynamic English. Phm Vn xin kính chào quí v và xin hn gp li trong bài hc sp ti.