TEXT: (TRANG): Huyn Trang xin k岥nh ch岬o qu v th岥nh gi. Trong b岬i hc th岬nh ng ENGLISH AMERICAN STYLE hm nay ch徂ng ti xin em n qu v 2 th岬nh ng mi trong 帙 c帙 t "Nail" ánh vn l岬 N-A-I-L, ngha l岬 cái inh hay 帙ng inh. Anh bn Don Benson ca ch徂ng ta s gii thiu c徂ng qu v th岬nh ng th nht:

AMERICAN VOICE: (DON BENSON): The first idiom is "To Nail Down," "To Nail Down." TEXT: (TRANG): "To Nail Down" c帙 ngha en l岬 帙ng cht mt cái g岥 xung bng inh, v岬 ngha b帙ng l岬 gii quyt cho xong mt vic g岥, hay xác nh mt iu g岥 mt cách ch岥nh xác. "To Nail Down" c d徂ng khi qu v k c mt hp ng, tha thun v mt v mua bán, hay khám phá ra s thc v mt iu g岥.

Trong th岥 1 d th nht sau y, mt qun tr vi岢n ca mt cng ty ang u thu d岬nh mt hp ng chng li 2 cng ty khác. ng ta n帙i vi nhn vi岢n ca ng ta nh sau:

AMERICAN VOICE: (DON): I need new budget figures by four o'clock today. I take off for Chicago at six. I want to get there first and try to nail down the contract before our competition gets there.

TEXT: (TRANG): Qun tr vi岢n n岬y n帙i: Ti mun c帙 các con s mi v ngn sách v岬o trc 4 gi chiu nay. Ti s áp máy bay i Chicago v岬o 6 gi. Ti mun n 帙 trc gi岬nh cho c hp ng trc khi i th ca ch徂ng ta n 帙.

Mt v岬i t mi m岬 ch徂ng ta cn bit l岬: "Budget," ánh vn l岬 B-U-D-G-E-T, ngha l岬 ngn sách; "Figure," ánh vn l岬 F-I-G-U-R-E, ngha l岬 con s; v岬 "Competition," ánh vn l岬 C-O-M-P-E-T-I-T-I-O-N, ngha l岬 i th hay phe cnh tranh vi m岥nh. By gi anh bn ch徂ng ta s c li th岥 d n岬y:

AMERICAN VOICE: (DON BENSON): I need new budget figures by four o'clock today. I take off for Chicago at six. I want to get there first and try to nail down the contract before our competition gets there.

TEXT:(TRANG): Trong th岥 d th hai, ta hy h岥nh dung mt cnh sát vi岢n ang iu tra mt v án mng r徂ng rn. ng ta rt mun bt gi th phm trc khia hn li i git ngi mt ln na. Ta hy nghe ng ta tr岥nh b岬y kin nh sau:

AMERICAN VOICE: (DON): I'm sure I know who the killer is. But I still have to nail down all the evidence before I arrest him, because I want to make sure we put him in prison the rest of his life.

TEXT:(TRANG): Cnh sát vi岢n n岬y n帙i: Ti tin chc ti bit ai l岬 k git ngi. Nhng ti c帙n phi thu thp c ht mi bng chng trc khi ti bt gi hn, bi v岥 ti mun oan chc rng ch徂ng ta s b hn v岬o t徂 sut i.

Nhng t mi m岬 ta cn bit l岬: "Killer," ánh vn l岬 K-I-L-L-E-R, ngha l岬 k git ngi; "Evidence," ánh vn l岬 E-V-I-D-E-N-C-E, ngha l岬 bng chng; v岬 "Prison," ánh vn l岬 P-R-I-S-O-N, ngha l岬 nh岬 t徂 hay tri giam. By gi anh Don s c li cho ch徂ng ta nghe th岥 d n岬y:

AMERICAN VOICE: (DON): I'm sure I know who the killer is. But I still have to nail down all the evidence before I arrest him, because I want to make sure we put him in prison the rest of his life.

TEXT:(TRANG): Trong th岬nh ng "To Nail Down," "To Nail" l岬 mt ng t. C帙n trong th岬nh ng th nh岥 tip theo y, "Nail" li l岬 mt danh t, nh qu v nghe anh Don tr岥nh b岬y sau y:

AMERICAN VOICE: (DON): The second idiom is "To Hit the Nail on the Head," "To Hit the Nail on the Head." TEXT:(TRANG): "To Hit the Nail on the Head" ngha en l岬 ánh 徂ng ngay l岢n u cy inh. V岥 th chc qu v cng c帙 th oán c ngha b帙ng ca th岬nh ng n岬y l岬 n帙i 徂ng v mt iu g岥 mc du trc 帙 ngi ta c帙 th khng tin li bn n帙i.

Trong th岥 d th nht, mt sinh vi岢n i hc xa v nh岬 ngh h岢 v岬 gp li ngi bn t岢n Joe m岬 trc 帙 khuy岢n angh ng n岢n i hc trng m岬 anh chn, nhng anh khng chu nghe li bn. By gi anh cho bit kin nh sau:

AMERICAN VOICE: (DON): Joe, I didn't listen when you told me I wouldn't like this college. But you sure hit the nail on the head. The students aren't friendly and I don't like the teachers at all.

TEXT: (TRANG): Sinh vi岢n n岬y n帙i: N岬y anh Joe, ti khng nghe li anh khi anh n帙i vi ti l岬 ti s khng th岥ch trng n岬y. Nhng r r岬ng l岬 anh n帙i 徂ng. Sinh vi岢n 帙 khng c帙 v thn thin, v岬 ti cng khng th岥ch giáo s 帙 ch徂t n岬o.

Chc ch c帙 mt t mi m岬 qu v mun bit l岬 "Friendly," ánh vn l岬 F-R-I-E-N-D-L-Y, ngha l岬 thn thin nh bn b岢. V岬 sau y anh Don s c li th岥 d n岬y:

AMERICAN VOICE: (DON): Joe, I didn't listen when you told me I wouldn't like this college. But you sure hit the nail on the head. The students aren't friendly and I don't like the teachers at all.

TEXT: (TRANG): Trong th岥 d th hai, bn anh Don l岬 c Betty i xem mt cun phim, ri v khuy岢n anh n岢n i xem v岥 c cho rng cun phim n岬y hay lm. Sau khi i xem v, and Don cm n c bn nh sau:

AMERICAN VOICE: (DON): Betty, last night I went to that movie you told me was so good. You hit the nail right on the head. It was terrific! I think it'll win the award as best picture of the year.

TEXT: (TRANG): Anh Don n帙i: N岬y Betty, ti hm qua ti i xem cun phim m岬 c n帙i vi ti l岬 hay lm. C n帙i rt 徂ng. Cun phim 帙 ht sc hp dn. Ti cho rng cun phim n岬y s c gii thng phim hay nht trong nm.

Mt v岬i t mi m岬 ta cn ch徂 n l岬: "Movie," ánh vn l岬 M-O-V-I-E, v岬 "Picture," ánh vn l岬 P-I-C-T-U-R-E, u c帙 c徂ng mt ngha l岬 mt cun phim; "Terrific," ánh vn l岬 T-E-R-R-I-F-I-C, ngha l岬 hay ho, xut sc; v岬 "Award," ánh vn l岬 A-W-A-R-D, ngha l岬 gii thng. n y, mi qu v nghe li th岥 d n岬y:

AMERICAN VOICE: (DON): Betty, last night I went to that movie you told me was so good. You hit the nail right on the head. It was terrific! I think it'll win the award as best picture of the year.

TEXT: (TRANG): Th岥 d va ri kt th徂c b岬i hc th岬nh ng ENGLISH AMERICAN STYLE hm nay. Nh vy l岬 ch徂ng ta va hc c 2 th岬nh ng mi. Mt l岬 "To Nail Down," ngha l岬 l岬m xong hay gii quyt c mt vic g岥; v岬 hai l岬 "Hit the Nail on the Head," ngha l岬 n帙i 徂ng v mt iu g岥, mc du i khi trc 帙 ngi ta c帙 th khng tin m岥nh. Huyn Trang xin k岥nh ch岬o qu v v岬 xin hn gp li qu v trong b岬i hc k tip.

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