Ðây là Chng Trình Anh Ng Sinh Ðng New Dynamic English bài 196. Phm Vn xin kính chào quí v thính gi. M u bài hc, ta nghe mu in àm gia Martin và cô bn c là Karen. I met her in San Francisco more than thirty years ago.=tôi gp cô y San Francisco cách ây hn ba mi nm. Hang up the phone=gác máy in thoi. Pick up the phone=nhc máy in thoi. On the phone=ang nói in thoi. Off the phone=ã nói xong in thoi. Martin is on the phone with Karen, an old friend.=Martin ang nói in thai vi mt ngi bn c tên là Karen. When Martin was off the phone, Laura (his wife) asked him who Karen was.=khi anh Martin nói in thoi xong, v anh là Laura hi anh Karen là ai vy. Sau khi nghe xong, quí v nghe ri lp li.

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    Daily Dialogue:    An Old Girlfriend (Part 1)
    
    Larry:     Daily Dialogue:    An Old Girlfriend (Part 1)
    
        A man and woman are in the kitchen of their home.
    
        The man is on the phone with an old friend.
    
    Larry:    Listen to the conversation.
     
    Martin:    OK, Karen. I’ll see you on Sunday. Bye.
    
    SFX:    Hangs up the phone
    
    Laura:    Who’s Karen?
    
    (short pause)
    
    Martin:    Oh, she’s an old friend.
    
    (short pause)
    
    Laura:    An old friend?
    
    (short pause)
    
    Martin:    Yes, I met her in San Francisco... more than thirty years ago.
    
    (short pause) 
    
    Larry:    Listen and repeat.
    
    Martin:    OK, Karen. I’ll see you on Sunday. Bye.
    
    SFX:    Hangs up the phone
    
    Laura:    Who’s Karen?
    
    (pause for repeat)
    
    Martin:    Oh, she’s an old friend.
    
    (pause for repeat)
    
    Laura:    An old friend?
    
    (pause for repeat)
    
    Martin:    Yes, I met her in San Francisco... more than thirty years ago.
    
    (pause for repeat)
    
    MUSIC

Vietnamese Explanation

Tip theo ây là phn Câu trong Tun Question of the Week. Quí v nghe ting ngi làm mt ng tác gây ting ng, ri khi nghe câu hi What’s he doing? quí v nói ngi y ang làm gì, bng ting Anh. To hurt oneself/hurt/hurt =làm mình b thng, làm au. Don’t hurt yourself lifting that box.= ng làm mình b thng khi bng cái thùng y lên. Was anyone hurt in the accident? Có ai b thng trong tai nn xe hi không? My legs still hurt when I try to walk.=chân tôi còn au khi tôi c bc i. I hurt my ankle playing soccer.=tôi b thng mt cá chân khi chi bóng á. To run down the stairs.=chy t cu thang xung. To fall/fell/fallen.=té, ngã, gim xung. He fell and broke his leg.=anh ta té gy chân. Gas prices showed no sign of falling.=giá sng không thy gim i.

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    Question of the Week (answer):    What’s he doing?
    
    Larry:    Question of the Week!
    
    UPBEAT MUSIC
    
    Max:    It’s time to answer the Question of the Week.
    
        We’re going to listen to a man doing something.
    
        And, Kathy, you’re going to tell me what you hear.
    
    Kathy:    Okay.
    
        Here’s question number one: What’s the man doing?
    
    SFX:     Sound of someone using a computer.
    
    Kathy:    He’s... using a computer!
    
    Max:    Yes, he is! He’s using a computer.
    
        Okay, Question Number Two: What’s he doing now?
    
    SFX:     Sound of someone running down stairs
    
    Kathy:    Oh, no... He’s falling down the stairs!!
    
        He’s going to hurt himself!
    
    Max:    No, no, Kathy. He’s fine.
    
        He’s running down the stairs.
    
    Kathy:    Oh, I’m glad to hear that.
    
    Max:    Well, Kathy. Thanks for playing.
    
    Kathy:    It was fun.
    
    MUSIC
    
    Closing
    
    Larry:     A Question for You
    
    Max:    Now here’s a question for you.
    
    Larry:    Listen for the bell, then say your answer.
    
    Max:    Where did you grow up?
    
    (ding)
    (pause for answer)
    
    Max:    OK!
    
    MUSIC
    
Vietnamese Explanation

Trong phn ti nhan Bad weather, thi tit xu, quí v nghe ch: rain hard.=ma ln. Weather report.=bn tng trình v thi tit. To light/lit/lit (ôi khi quá kh và quá kh phân t ca to light còn vit là lighted)=thp. To light a candle.=thp nn. A well-lit room=phòng có èn thp sáng rõ. A star-lit night=êm có sao sáng. Lights (n.)=bóng èn. Our lights went out about four in the afternoon.= èn b tt khong 4 gi chiu. Traffic lights=èn giao thông. Did you lose power last night when it rained hard? Bn có b mt in êm qua khi ma ln không? We had to light candles in order to fix dinner.=chúng tôi phi thp nn làm cm ti. To fix dinner=to prepare, to make dinner. Electricity=in. We got our electricity (power) back about eight.=chúng tôi li có in khong 8 gi ti. A power outage.=thi gian mt in. Thank goodness, I’m ready for some sunshine.=Cám n tri, bây gi có nng thì thích lm. Ð ý n cách bin i t danh t sang tnh t: Sun=mt tri; sunny=nng; Storm=cn bão; stormy=có bão; wind=gió; windy=có gió. [Nhn xét: thêm y vào cui danh t nhng nu danh t tn cùng bi mt ph âm (consonant), nh ch sun, mà trc ó có mt nguyên âm (vowel) thì gp ôi ph âm tn cùng ó truc khi thêm y: sun=>sun+n+y=>sunny.]

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    Story Interlude:     Bad Weather
    
    Larry:    OK... and we’re off the air.
    
    Max:    I wonder if it’s still raining outside.
    
    Kathy:    I think so. It was raining pretty hard this morning.
    
        And the weather report said it would rain all day.
    
    Max:    Well, we certainly got a lot of rain this weekend.
    
    Kathy:    Yes, what a storm!
    
        It was so windy. Did you lose power? Did your lights go out?
    
    Max:    Yes. Our lights went out about four in the afternoon.
    
        We had to light candles in order to fix dinner!
    
        But we got our electricity back about eight.
    
        They say the rain will stop later tonight.
    
    Kathy:    Thank goodness! I’m ready for some sunshine.
    
    SFX:    Elizabeth entering
    
    Eliz:    Hi, Max, Kathy.
    
    Max:    Hi, Elizabeth.
    
    Larry:    OK. Quiet, please. Ready for Functioning in Business....
    
Vietnamese Explanation

Phn ti, Functioning in Business, là mt Chng trình Anh Ng Thng mi Trung cp v tp tc và vn hoá M. Trong phn này, ta nghe on “A New Beginning, Part 1,” Mt bt u mi, Phn 1. Ta nghe mu àm thoi gia ông Blake thuc hãng International Robotics và Chapman thuc hãng Federal Motors. Trong mu àm thoi này, ta nghe hai ông sau khi ã tho lun v vic mua ngi máy rô-bô, i chi bóng golf và sau ó i n ti nhà hàng. Business discussion=tho lun thng mi. Over=xong. The business discussions were over=cuc bàn lun thng mi ã xong. Ð ý n cách lp hai danh t thành mt danh t kép (danh t th nht b ngha cho danh t th hai): A dinner conversation.=cuc nói chuyn trong ba n ti. Tng t: a business discussion.= cuc tho lun v công vic thng mi. An afternoon walk in the park.=cuc i b vào bui chiu trong công viên. A bit tired=hi mt. This program focuses on proposing a toast.=chng trình chú trng vào cách nói khi nâng ly chúc mng. As I remember...=tôi nh li là…

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    Opening
    
     MUSIC
    
    Eliz:    Hello, I’m Elizabeth Moore. Welcome to Functioning in Business!
    
    MUSIC
    
    Larry:    Functioning in Business is an intermediate level business English course with a focus on American business practices and culture.
    
        Today’s unit is “A New Beginning, Part 1.”
    
         This program focuses on Proposing a Toast.
   
    MUSIC
    Interview:    Chapman
    
    Larry:    Interview
    
    Eliz:    Today, we are talking again to Mr. Stewart Chapman of Federal Motors.
    
    SFX:     Phone beep
    
    Eliz:    Hello, Mr. Chapman.
    
    Chap:    Nice to talk to you again.
    
    Eliz:    Today, we’re listening to your dinner conversation with Mr. Blake and Mr. Gomez.
    
        It was after most of the business discussions were over.
    
    Chap:    Oh, yes. We played golf in the afternoon, and then we met for dinner.
    
        As I remember, Mr. Blake and I were both a bit tired.
    
        So we didn’t play very well.
    
    Eliz:    Now let’s listen to your conversation at dinner.

MUSIC

Vietnamese Explanation
   
Trong phn ti, ta nghe chuyn ba ngi, ông Blake thuc hãng International Robotics, ông Gomez và ông Chapman thuc hãng Federal Motors, n ti mt nhà hàng New York. To propose a toast=Nâng chén chúc nhau. To a long and prosperous relationship=xin chúc sao cho có mt liên h dài lâu và phát t. I’ll drink to that! Tôi cng xin ung mng nh vy. Add a toast of my own.=thêm li chúc ca riêng tôi. Cheers=li chúc mng khi nâng ly. To our next game of golf=chúc mng trn chi bóng golf sp ti. [H ang n ti mt nhà hàng New York.] We weren’t too bad.=chúng tôi chi không n ni t lm.

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    Dialog:    FIB Dialog, Blake, Gomez and Chapman at Dinner
    
    Larry:    Dialog
    
    Larry:    This scene takes place at a New York restaurant.
    
        Mr. Blake and Mr. Chapman propose toasts.
    
    I’d like to propose a toast!     Tôi xin nâng ly chúc mng
    
    To a long and prosperous relationship.     Chúc cho liên h thng mi gia hai hãng c dài lâu và thnh vng.
    
    Chap:     Would you like some more wine, Charles?
    
    Blake:     Please.
    
    Chap:    How about you, Dave?
    
    Gomez:    No, thank you.
    
    Blake:    I’d like to propose a toast!
    
        To a long and prosperous relationship between Federal Motors and International Robotics.
    
    Chap:    I’ll drink to that and add a toast of my own!
    
        To our next game of golf!
    
    Blake and Gomez:    Cheers.
    
    Blake:    We didn’t play very well today, did we?
    
    Chap:    Oh, we weren’t too bad.
    
    MUSIC

    Vietnamese Explanation

Bây gi, ta hãy nói nhng câu này bng ting Anh. Tôi sinh Hà Ni, nhng tôi ln lên Saigon.=> I was born in Hanoi, but I grew up in Saigon. Tôi phi làm cm trc khi các con tôi i hc v.=>I had to fix dinner before my children came back from school. Tôi mun nâng ly có vài li chúc mng.=>I would like to propose (make, offer) a toast. Chúc bn c sc khe, hnh phúc và t thêm nhiu thành công. =>To your health, happiness and continued success! Hôm qua mt in nên chúng tôi phi thp nn n cm ti.=>We lost power yesterday evening, so we had to light candles in order to have dinner. 

Quí v va hc xong bài 196 trong Chng Trình Anh Ng Sinh Ðng. Phm Vn xin kính chào quí v thính gi và xin hn gp li trong bài hc k tip.