Ðây là Chng Trình Anh Ng Sinh Ðng New Dynamic English, bài 137. Phm Vn xin kính chào quí v thính gi. Bài hc m u bng phn Anh Ng Thng Mi Trung Cp Functiong in Business, mt lp Anh ng Trung cp, chú trng v các tp tc thng mi Hoa K. Ðó là phn nhan “A New Customer, Part 4,” “Thân Ch Mi, Phn 4.” Trong phn này, Elizabeth hi ông Blake v cuc àm thoi ca ông hãng xe hi Federal Motors. Ông Blake có hn gp Ông Stewart Chapman nhng ông này i vng và có ông Dave Gomez, Phó ch tch v sn xut, tip ông.  Mr. Chapman was out of the office on a personal matter.= ông Chapman vng mt s vì chuyn riêng. I have a  personal matter to take care of=có chuyn riêng phi lo gii quyt. Personal=t, riêng. That’s personal.= That’s private.=ó là chuyn riêng, xin ng tò mò,  stop prying into my affairs! This program focuses on Arriving at an Office, phn này chú trng vào “Lúc ti mt Vn phòng,”
 
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 Opening
 
 MUSIC
 
 Eliz: Hello, I’m Elizabeth Moore.  Welcome to Functioning in Business!
 
 MUSIC swells and fades
 
 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 Customer, Part 4.”
 
    This program focuses on Arriving at an Office.
 
 MUSIC
 Interview: Blake
 
 Larry: Interview
 
 Eliz: Today, we are talking to Charles Blake.
 
  He is in his office in Beijing.
 
 SFX:  Phone beep
 
 Eliz: Hello, Mr. Blake.
 
 Blake: Hello. 
 
 Eliz: Today, we are listening to your first conversation at Federal Motors.
 
  You arrived to see Mr. Stewart Chapman.
 
 Blake: Yes.... but he was out of the office on a personal matter.
 
  So I met with Dave Gomez.
 
 Eliz: Let’s listen to that conversation.
 
 MUSIC

 Vietnamese Explanation

Trong phn ti ta nghe mu àm thoi gia ông Blake và ông Gomez. Ð ý n câu hi ca ông Gomez sau khi ông chào ông Blake: Ông có mt cuc du hành thoi mái khi ti New York không? Did you have a good trip to New York? Ông Blake tr li, Yes, I’m looking forward to staying here for a few days and doing some business.=D, cuc du  hành thoi mái, tôi tính s li ây vài ngày và lo vài công chuyn. Ð ý sau “look forward to,” ng t theo sau th verb + ing [staying for a few days and doing some business.] Nghe và so sánh hai  câu,  I  planned to stay here for a few  days and do some business.=tôi  tính s ây vài ngày và  lo vài vic. I’m looking forward to staying here for  a few days and doing some business. [sau planned to  dùng stay  và do, sau  looking forward to, dùng staying và doing.]

Nhn xét: used to  +  verb= xa thng. That’s where I used to live when I was a child,  ó  là ni tôi ã khi  còn nh. Life isn’t so easy  as it used to be.= i  sng nay không gin d  nh xa.  There used to be a grocery store over there.= ng kia xa có mt tim thc phm. You used to smoke a pipe,  didn’t you? Có phi ngày trc anh hút píp phi  không? Trong nhng thí d trên ‘used to’ phát âm là  /ju:st/. 
 Còn used  to + verb ing, có ngha là “quen,”  i trc bi ng t  “be” hay “get”. So sánh hai câu: He’s quite used  to hard work, anh ta quen làm vic nng nhc. He’s used to working hard. =anh ta  quen  làm vic chm ch.  I’m used to getting up early.=tôi quen dy sm. I’m not used to spicy foods.=tôi không quen n cay. You’ll soon get used  to  it. =  Ri  anh s quen vi chuyn ó. Used  to trong nhng thí d  này cng c là /ju:st/. Now  employees  have  to get used  to changing jobs  and  companies.=bây  gi nhân viên mt  s  phi quen  vi vn i vic  hay  i  s. Vy sau “be used to’ hay “get used to” ngha là “quen,” ng t theo sau dng verb+ing.

Phân bit vi “used”  là quá kh (past tense) hay quá kh phân t (past participle) ca  ng t  ‘to use’—ngha là “dùng.”  Used  phát  âm là /ju:zd/.  I  used  his cell phone because mine  was  dead.=tôi dùng  in thoi  cm tay ca ông  ta vì máy ca tôi ht pin.  Used  cars=xe c. This used car is  still useable=xe  này c nhng còn dùng  c. User=ngi s dng. There are more cell phone users in the United States than in any country=có  nhiu ngi  dùng in thoi cm tay M  hn các  x  khác.  User friendly=d s  dng.   Big  computer companies try to make their equipment  as  user friendly as possible.=các  công ty ln ch  to máy in  t  c làm cho dng c máy  móc ca h càng d s dng  càng  tt. Tóm li,  used to, ngha là xa thng;  be/get used to +  adj. or verb+ing, ngha  là  “quen,” phát âm là   /ju:st/;  còn  quá kh hay quá  kh phân  t “used” ca  to use  thì phát  âm là  /ju:zd/. Nói vn tt,  used c là  /ju:zd/  nhng nu used có to  theo sau  thì used to c nh /ju:st/.   
 
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 FIB Dialog, Blake, first meeting with Gomez
 
 Larry: Dialog
 
 
 Larry: Mr. Gomez welcomes Mr. Blake to Federal Motors.
 
 
 Gomez:  Good morning Mr. Blake.
 
  Welcome to Federal Motors.  My name is Dave Gomez.
 
 Blake: Pleased to meet you, Mr. Gomez.
 
 Gomez: Nice to meet you.
 
  Did you have a good trip to New York?
 
 Blake: Yes, and I’m looking forward to staying here for a few days and doing some business.
 
 Gomez: Great.
 
 MUSIC
 
 Vietnamese Explanation

Trong phn Variations, quí vi tp cách dùng hai câu cùng din t mt ý. Thí d nh hai câu “My name is Dave Gomez,” và “I’m Dave Gomez,” hay hai câu  “Nice to meet you,” và “It’s a pleasure to meet you.” [Hân hnh gp ông.]

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 Language Focus: Variations
 
 Larry: Variations. 
 
  Listen to these variations. 
 
 Eliz: Welcome to Federal Motors.
 
 Larry: I’d like to welcome you to Federal Motors.
 
 (pause)
 
 Eliz: My name is Dave Gomez.
 
 Larry: I’m Dave Gomez.
 
 (pause)
 
 Eliz: Pleased to meet you.
 
 Larry: I’m very pleased to meet you.
 
 (pause)
 
 Eliz: Nice to meet you.
 
 Larry: It’s a pleasure to meet you.
 
 (pause)
 
 MUSIC

 Vietnamese Explanation

Trong phn phng vn sp ti, Elizabeth hi cm tng ca ông Blake khi ông bit Ông Chapman, ngi có hn vi ông nhng i vng. Mr. Blake, how did you feel when you found out that Mr. Chapman was out of town? =Ông cm thy th nào khi ông bit Ông Chapman i vng? Ông Blake tr li, Well, naturally, I was a little disappointed at first.=d nhiên, thot tiên tôi hi bt mãn mt chút. Disappointed=bt mãn, tht vng, không hài lòng. I was looking forward to meeting Mr. Chapman=tôi mong  c gp ông Chapman. But instead I had to talk to someone else.=Nhng thay vì gp ông y, tôi phi nói chuyn vi ngi khác.  He seemed very nice, but I didn’t know anything about his background.= ông Gomez rt hoà nhã nhng tôi không bit gì v quá trình ca ông y.  Background=quá trình chuyên môn.  That made me a bit nervous.= iu ó khin tôi hi áy náy. Nervous=uneasy=lo, bn chn.

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 Interview: Blake
 
 Larry: Interview
 
 Eliz: Mr. Blake, how did you feel when you found out that Mr. Chapman was out of town?
 
 Blake: Well, naturally, I was a little disappointed at first.
 
  I was looking forward to meeting Mr. Chapman.
 
  But instead I had to talk with someone else.
 
 Eliz: Uh huh. 
 
 Blake: He seemed very nice, but I didn’t know anything about his background.
 
  That made me a bit nervous.
 
 Eliz: I understand completely, Mr. Blake.
 
  Well, thank you for talking to us today.
 
 Blake: Sure.  You’re welcome.
 
 Eliz: Let’s take a short break.
 
 MUSIC
 
 Vietnamese Explanation
 Trong phn ti, luyn nghe hiu, quí v nghe mt câu hi, ri nghe mt mu àm thoi trong ó có câu tr li, ri sau khi nghe câu hi c lp li, quí v tr li, và khi nghe câu tr li úng, xin lp li.

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 Language Focus: Questions Based on FIB Dialog
 
 Larry: Questions.
 
 Larry: Listen to the question, then listen to the dialog.
 
 
 Eliz: How long does Mr. Blake plan to stay in New York?
 
 (short pause)
 
 Gomez: Did you have a good trip to New York?
 
 Blake: Yes, and I’m looking forward to staying here for a few days and doing some business.
 
 Gomez: Great.
 
 Eliz: How long does Mr. Blake plan to stay in New York?
 
 (ding)
 (pause for answer)
 
 Eliz: He plans to stay for a few days.
 
 (short pause)
 
 MUSIC
 
 Vietnamese Explanation
 
 Ð ôn li, quí v nghe li mt on ã hc. Ð ý n nhng câu: I was disappointed at first. I was looking forward to meeting Mr. Chapman. I didn’t know anything about Mr. Gomez’s background.
 
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 [Same as Cut 4.]
 
Vietnamese Explanation 
 
Quí v va hc xong bài hc 137 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 k tip.