Ðây là Chng trình Anh Ng Sinh ng New Dynamic English bài 142. Phm Vn xin kính chào quí v thính gi. Bài hc hôm nay chú trng vào cách xin li và cách tr li khi ai xin li mình. Ðây là chuyn anh Nathan Garcia thuc hãng Cung cp Dng c Y khoa Smith Medical Supplies, Inc. [Incorporated] n s tr. Nathan Garcia of Smith Medical Supplies, Inc., comes to work late. Khi vào s, anh nói vi cô ch s là Helen McClure rng, “My train broke down in Oakland.’’=xe in ngm tôi i b h Oakland [mt th trn i din vi thành ph San Francisco.] I apologize for not calling, but my cell phone didn’t work in the tunnel.= Tôi xin li vì ã không gi in thoi báo tin s ti tr vì máy in thoi di ng ca tôi không nói c trong ng hm. Tunnel.= ng hm. Everything is under control.=mi chuyn u yên ri. Come to work late=n s tr. Break down=b h. My car broke down=xe hi ca tôi b h. I need a tow truck=tôi cn mt xe câu. We were stuck in a tunnel for forty five minutes.=chúng tôi b kt ng hm trong 45 phút.

STUCK là quá kh phân t past participle ca ng t bt qui tc to stick, nguyên ngha là dính vào, nh trong câu “Stick a stamp on the envelope”=dán tem lên bì th. To stick to the subject, ngha là ng nói ra ngoài tài. To stick to the rules= theo úng lut. Don’t go away, please stick around.= ng i, hãy nán li. Hardly=rarely, scarcely, not quite, not at all=him khi. You’re hardly ever late=Ít khi anh ti tr. Harry is with Ms. Daniels explaining your proposal.=Anh Harry ang cùng cô Daniels gii thích v ngh ca anh. You can take over as soon as you are ready.=lúc nào anh sn sàng thì anh tip tc [trình bày ngh ca anh.] Take over=tip nhn công vic ngi khác ang làm. Everything is under control=mi chuyn c gii quyt tt p, mi chuyn yên ri. [Trái ngha vi “under control” là ‘‘out of control,” trc trc.] It’ll take me just a couple of minutes.=tôi ch mt vài phút là sn sàng.

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Business Dialog: Apologizing

Larry: Business Dialog

 Nathan Garcia of Smith Medical Supplies, Inc., comes to work late.

 He meets his boss, Helen McClure, as he comes in.

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

 Nathan Garcia of Smith Medical Supplies, comes to work late.

 He meets his boss, Helen McClure, as he comes in.

SFX: office noises

Nathan: Helen, I’m really sorry that I’m so late.

 My train broke down in Oakland.

Helen: That’s OK. It’s not a problem.

Nathan: We were stuck in a tunnel for forty five minutes!

Helen: Oh, that’s terrible!

Nathan: Umm…. I apologize for not calling.

 But my cell phone didn’t work in the tunnel.

Helen: Nathan, it’s perfectly all right.

 You’re hardly ever late.

 Harry is with Ms. Daniels explaining your proposal.

 You can take over as soon as you are ready.

Nathan: It’ll just take me a couple of minutes.

Helen: Well, don’t hurry.

 Everything is under control.

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Vietnamese Explanation

Trong phn ti quí v nghe và lp li các câu ã nghe. Ð ý n câu tr li “Không sao”’ khi có ngi xin li: ta có th dùng mt trong ba câu là: That’s OK. Hay là: It’s not a problem [hay: No problem.]. Hay là: It’s perfectly all right.

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Focus on Functions: Apologizing

Larry: Focus on Functions: Apologizing

Larry: Listen and Repeat.

Larry: I’m really sorry that I’m so late.

(pause for repeat)

Eliz: That’s OK.

(pause for repeat)

Eliz: It’s not a problem.

(pause for repeat)

Larry: I apologize for not calling.

(pause for repeat)

Eliz: It’s perfectly all right.

(pause for repeat)

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Vietnamese Explanation

Trong phn Mách giúp vn hoá, Gary Engleton ch cho ta cách xin li và cách áp li khi có ai xin li mình. Gary Engleton will be talking about how to apologize and how to respond to an apology. Sau khi Nathan xin li ‘‘I’m really sorry that I’m so late,” anh cho bit lý do ti sao. Anh nói, “My train broke down in Oakland.” Xe in ngm ca tôi b h Oakland. Nathan cng xin li không gi in thoi báo cho Helen. Anh nói: “I apologize for not calling,” và anh cho bit lý do, “My cell phone didn’t work in the tunnel,’’ in thoi di ng ca tôi không gi c trong ng hm. Helen tr li sau khi Nathan xin li: That’s OK. It’s not a problem. Nathan, it’s perfectly all right. Anh Nathan à, không sao âu.

Phân bit cách dùng to assure và to reassure. He does assure me that he’s going to meet with you as soon as he gets back=ông oan chc vi tôi là ông y s gp ông ngay sau khi ông y tr v. To assure có ngha là bo m, oan chc. I assure you that I will be there.=tôi bo m vi anh là tôi s n ó. Rest assured that we will help you.=xin bn vng tin là chúng tôi s giúp bn. To reassure=làm ai yên lòng. Helen reassures Nathan that everything is under control. =Helen làm Nathan yên lòng là mi vic u yên c. She felt reassured after the police told her that her children were safe. Bà ta cm thy yên lòng khi cnh sát cho bà bit các con bà bình yên.

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Gary’s Tips: Apologizing

Larry: Gary’s Tips.

 Gary discusses apologies.

UPBEAT MUSIC

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

Gary: Hello, Elizabeth! Today I’ll be talking about how to apologize and how to respond to an apology.

 Today’s Business Dialog begins with Nathan apologizing, using the expression “I’m sorry.”

 Notice that he explains the reason why he is late.

Nathan: Helen, I’m really sorry that I’m so late.

 My train broke down in Oakland.

Helen: That’s OK. It’s not a problem.

Gary: When you apologize, it is always important to give a reason.

 Nathan also apologizes for not calling Helen and he explains why he didn’t call.

 This time he uses the expression “I apologize...”

Nathan: Umm…. I apologize for not calling.

 But my cell phone didn’t work in the tunnel.

Helen: Nathan, it’s perfectly all right.

 You’re hardly ever late.

Gary: In both of these cases, Helen accepts Nathan’s apology and tries to make him feel better.

 She uses the expressions “That’s OK,” and “It’s perfectly all right” to reassure Nathan.

Vietnamese Explanation

Trong phn tip theo, Gary a ra mt thí d khác. ó là trng hp ông Blake có hn vi ông Chapman, nhng ông này i vng. To be upset=bc mình. In contrast=ngc li, trái li. Mr. Chapman asked me to apologize to you.= ông Chapman yêu cu tôi xin li ông. He was called out of town on a personal matter very suddenly. Ông ta có chuyn riêng t ngt phi i khi tnh. And he does assure me he is looking forward to meeting with you as soon as he gets back.=và ông y cam kt vi tôi ông y mong gp ông ngay khi ông tr v. Ting “uh huh” có ngha nh “yes” thân mt nhng không lch s, và din t Ông Blake không hài lòng.

Ta nghe và tp nói mt câu dài, In the meantime, I’m quite familiar with International Robotics and your products and so I’d like to work with you, if that would be all right. Ta tp nói câu dài này bng cách lp li tng nhóm ch t cui lên u nh sau: If that would be all right/I’d like to work with you/I’d like to work with you, if that would be all right. And your products/Internationall Robotics and your products/I’m quite familiar with International Robotics and your products/In the meantime, I’m quite familiar with International Robotics and your products.

Bây gi lp li c câu dài nh sau, In the meantime, I’m quite familiar with International Robotics and your products, and so I’d like to work with you, if that would be all right.

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In contrast, Mr. Blake is upset that Mr. Chapman is not there to meet with him.

 So when Mr. Gomez offers an apology, at first Mr. Blake only says “Uh huh.”

 Let’s listen.

Gomez: Uh, Mr. Chapman asked me to apologize to you.

 He was called out of town on a personal matter very suddenly.

 And he does assure me he is looking forward to meeting with you as soon as he gets back.

Blake: Uh huh.

Gary: This is not the most polite way to respond to this situation.

 Mr. Blake shows that he is not happy with the situation.

 But later Mr. Blake does accept the apology, saying “It’s no problem.”

Gomez: In the meantime, I’m quite familiar with International Robotics and your products...

 ...and so I’d like to work with you, if that would be all right.

Blake: Okay, sure. And I understand about Mr. Chapman’s absence.

 It’s no problem.

Gary: I hope today’s tips were helpful!

Eliz: Thanks, Gary!

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Vietnamese Explanation

Bây gi ta hãy nghe li hai on chính ca bài hc.

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[Main parts in cut 3 and cut 4]

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Vietnamese Explanation

Quí v va hc xong bài 142 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.