Ðây là Chng trình Anh Ng Sinh Ðng New  Dynamic English bài 124; Phm Vn  xin kính chào quí v thính gi.  M u bài hc là phn luyn nghe hiu. Trc  ht quí v nghe mt  câu hi, ri  nghe mt  mu àm thoi, trong ó có  câu tr li; sau ó nghe li câu hi và tr li, và khi  nghe câu tr  li  úng, xin lp li.

Cut  1

Dialog 
 
Larry: Questions.
 
Listen to the question, then listen to the dialog.
 
Eliz: Have Mr. Blake and Mr. Epstein ever played golf before?
 (short pause)
 
 Epstein: One other thing.  What are you doing this afternoon?
 
 Blake: Well, I have no plans.
 
 Epstein: Well, I remember the nice game of golf that we had together when I was in China.
 
Eliz: Have Mr. Blake and Mr. Epstein ever played golf before?
 (ding)
 (pause for answer)
 
 Eliz: Yes, they played together when Mr. Epstein was in China.
 
 (short pause)
 
 Larry: Listen to the question, then listen to the dialog.
 
 Eliz: When will Mr. Blake and Mr. Epstein play golf?
 (short pause)
 
Epstein: I have a membership in a golf club just across the Bay here, and I’ve made some reservations.
 
  Would you like to join me in a round of golf this afternoon?
 
 Blake: That sounds like a great idea.  Sure.
 
 Eliz: When will Mr. Blake and Mr. Epstein play golf?
 (ding)
 (pause for answer)
 
 Eliz: They’ll play this afternoon.
 
 (short pause)
 
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 Vietnamese Explanation

 Trong on  ti, phn  Mách  Giúp Vn  Hoá, có câu hi, ‘‘In  America, is it  appropriate to socialize  with  people from other companies?” Appropriate=adj., right=phi, hp tình, hp l. To socialize=giao thip, thân thin,  làm thân, kt  thân. M, có nên quen vi ngi  thuc hãng  khác  hãng  mình  không?  Gray area=vùng  không  rõ en trng, không có qui lut rõ rt. It’s where the rules are not completely clear.= ó  là ch qui lut không hoàn toàn rõ. If the two companies  have a good relationship, it may be OK.=Nu hai hãng  có quan h tt vi nhau, thì không  sao. Maybe the other company sells supplies to your company.=Có th  là  hãng  kia  bán vt liu  cho công ty ca bn.  But  if they give you gifts or money to get more business, then it can be a problem.=nhng nu biu  bn quà hay  cho bn tin    bán c nhiu hàng hn, thì  có th là  có vn . Ethical=thuc v  o c. An  ethical problem=mt vn o c. Common sense=l thng, lng tri, kh nng bit phi trái nh kinh nghim cuc sng thc tin [good judgment in practical matters, gained by experience of life not by special study.]

 A competitor=hãng  hay  ngi cnh tranh.  Technical secrets=bí mt  k  thut.. Conflict of interests=mâu   thun v quyn li. Avoid=tránh.  And if the company is a competitor, your managers may not like it if you socialize with people from that company.= và  nu hãng kia là hãng cnh tranh vi hãng bn thì qun lý ca  bn có th không thích bn thân vi ngi ca hãng ó. They may worry that you might give away technical secrets.=h lo ngi bn có th l bí mt k thut. Booked up=ã dành ht ch. My schedule is booked all next week.=thi biu ca tôi tun ti  kín ht ri.

Cut 2 

 Culture Tips: Socializing [giao thip vi ngi khác.]
 
 Larry: Culture Tips
 
  This Culture Tip answers the question: “In America, is it appropriate to socialize with people from other companies?”
 
It’s important to use common sense. Ðiu quan trng là bit dùng lng tri.

You should be careful to avoid a conflict of interests=bn phi coi chng tránh mâu thun v quyn li.

Eliz:  Welcome once again to “Culture Tips” with Gary Engleton.

  Today, our e mail question is “In America, is it appropriate to socialize with people from other companies?”

Gary: Well, I would call that a gray area.

Eliz: What’s a gray area?

Gary: It’s where the rules are not always completely clear.

 If the two companies have a good relationship, it may be OK.

 For example, maybe the other company sells supplies to your company.

 But if they give you gifts or money to get more business, then it can be a problem.

Eliz: It sounds like an ethical problem.

Gary: Exactly.  And if the company is a competitor, your managers may not like it if you socialize with people from that company.

Eliz: Why not?

Gary: Well, they may worry that you might give away technical secrets.

Eliz: That sounds like a reasonable concern.

Gary: So it’s important to use common sense.

 It’s also usually all right to socialize to keep in touch with friends.

Eliz: Like networking?

Gary: Exactly.  But you should be careful to avoid a conflict of interests.

Eliz: Thanks for your information, Gary.

MUSIC

Vietnamese Explanation

Trong phn True or False, quí v nghe mt  câu  ri tu  ý trong bài tr li úng  hay  sai.

Cut 3

Language Focus: True/False

Larry:  True or False.

Eliz:  You should never socialize with someone from another company.
(ding)
(pause for answer)

Eliz:  False.  Sometimes it can help your company
(pause)

Eliz:  You should use common sense in deciding whether or not to socialize with people from another company.
(ding)
(pause for answer)

Eliz:  True.  You should avoid a conflict of interests.

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Vietnamese Explanation

Trong phn ti, ta  hc cách nhn hay t chi li mi—how to accept or decline an offer, or an invitation.  Sau khi hp bàn công vic xong, bà Winthrop mi ông Vale i thm xng máy ca bà. I’d like to invite you to see our factory while you’re in New York.=tôi mun mi ông thm xng  máy ca chúng tôi khi ông New York.  That’s very kind of you..=Cám n lòng quí hóa ca bà. But I’m afraid my schedule is booked up all next week.=nhng tun ti tôi bn c tun.  Won’t you  join me for lunch?=mi ông  dùng cm tra vi chúng tôi. I’m sorry, but I have other plans.=xin li tôi bn vic khác.

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Business Dialog: Declining an Invitation=t  chi li mi.

Larry: Business Dialog

At the conclusion of a business meeting, Ms. Winthrop invites Mr. Vale to tour her factory.

Eliz: Let’s listen to today’s Business Dialog.

 At the conclusion of a business meeting, Ms. Winthrop invites Mr. Vale to tour her factory.

SFX: Room noise

Winthrop: I’d like to invite you to see our factory while you’re in New York.

Vale: That’s very kind of you.

 But I’m afraid my schedule is booked up all next week.

Winthrop: That’s too bad.  Well, let’s keep in touch.

 I may be in London early next year...

Vale: Okay.  Please give me a call.

Winthrop: Thank you.  I’ll do that.

 Well, it’s nearly twelve thirty.

 Why don’t you join me for lunch?

Vale: I’m sorry, but I have other plans.

 Thank you anyway.

Winthrop: Not at all.  Perhaps another time.

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Vietnamese  Explanation

Trong phn ti ta hc cách nói cùng mt ý bng  hai cách t chi mt li mi mt cách lch  s.

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Focus on Functions: Variations:  Invitations and polite refusals

Larry: Variations. 

Listen to these variations. 

Eliz: I’d like to invite you to see our factory.

Larry: Would you like to see our factory?
(pause)

Eliz: I’m afraid my schedule is booked up.

Larry: Unfortunately my schedule is booked up.
(pause)

Eliz: That’s too bad.

Larry: I’m sorry to hear that.
(pause)

Eliz: Why don’t you join me for lunch?

Larry: Are your free for lunch?
(pause)

Eliz: I’m sorry, but I have other plans.

Larry: I’m afraid not.  I have other plans.
(pause)

Eliz: Thank you anyway.

Larry: I appreciate the invitation.
(pause)

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Vietnamese   Explanation

Trong phn ti, Gary’s Tips  Accepting and  declining invitations  ta  hc cách nhn và t chi li mi. Khi  ai mi, ngi ta thng bt u bng câu, ‘‘Would you like to…’’ nh “Would you like to join me for a round of golf this afternoon?” Chiu nay bn có mun i ánh gôn vi tôi không?” Hay ‘‘I’d like to invite you…” nh câu:  I’d like to invite you to see our factory=mi bn i thm xng máy ca chúng tôi. Nu nhn li, ta có th dùng câu, ‘‘That sounds like a great idea. Sure.” Ý y hay lm. Vâng.  Nhng nu mun t chi lch s, ta dùng câu sau  ây. That’s very kind of you. But I’m afraid my schedule is booked up= Cám n lòng tt ca bn, nhng tôi bn lm. I’m sorry, but I have other plans.= Xin  cáo li, nhng tôi  bn vic khác.  Thank you anyway.= Dù sao, cng xin cám n. Perhaps another time=Có l dp khác. You don’t need to give a detailed  reason.=bn không cn phi a lý do rõ ràng, y chi tit  [ti sao không nhn li mi.]  Ch cn nói,  “I have other plans”.=tôi bn chuyn khác mt ri..  
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Gary’s Tips: Accepting and Declining Invitations

Larry: Gary’s Tips.

 Gary discusses accepting and declining invitations.

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Eliz: Now it’s time for Gary’s Tips with Gary Engleton!

Gary: Hello, Elizabeth!   Today I’ll be talking about accepting and declining invitations.

Eliz: Declining?

Gary: Saying no.

 Earlier, we heard Mr. Epstein inviting Mr. Blake to play golf.

 Mr. Epstein makes the invitation using the expression “Would you like to...”

Epstein: Would you like to join me in a round of golf this afternoon?

Blake: That sounds like a great idea.  Sure.

Gary: Mr. Blake accepts with the expression, “That sounds like a great idea.”

(pause)

Gary: In today’s Business Dialog, we also hear examples of invitations.

 But in this dialog, Mr. Vale declines Ms. Winthrop’s invitations.

 First she invites him to see her factory.

 She uses the expression, “I’d like to invite you...”

Winthrop: I’d like to invite you to see our factory while you’re in New York.

Vale: That’s very kind of you.

 But I’m afraid my schedule is booked up all next week.

Winthrop: That’s too bad.

Gary: Mr. Vale thanks her for her invitation, using the formal expression, “That’s very kind of you.”

Then he gives his reason for declining.

 Notice that he uses the word but and the expression “I’m afraid” to show that he cannot accept her invitation.

 Let’s listen again:

Winthrop: I’d like to invite you to see our factory while you’re in New York.

Vale: That’s very kind of you.

 But I’m afraid my schedule is booked up all next week.

Gary: Ms. Winthrop then invites him to lunch, using the expression “Why don’t you...?”

 Again, Mr. Vale declines the invitation, using the expression “I’m sorry but....”

Winthrop: Well, it’s nearly twelve thirty.

 Why don’t you join me for lunch?

Vale: I’m sorry, but I have other plans.

Thank you anyway.

Winthrop: Not at all.  Perhaps another time.

Gary: When you are declining an invitation, remember to thank the person for the invitation and give a reason for declining.
 
Eliz: Do you need to give a detailed reason?

Gary: No, you don’t.  Notice that Mr. Vale gives a very general reason, when he says “I have other plans.”

Eliz: Thank you for your tips, Gary.

Gary: I hope they’ve been useful.

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Vietnamese Explanation

Quí v va hc xong bài 124 trong Chng trình Anh Ng Sinh Ðng New Dynamic English. Phm Vn xin kính chào quí v thính gi và  xin hn gp li trong bài hc k tip.