Ðây là Chng Trình Anh Ng Sinh Ðng New Dynamic English Bài 144. Phm Vn xin kính chào quí v thính gi. Nh li trong bài trc, Kathy hi chuyn anh Mike Johnson, làm nhân viên k toán   phân v cho vay trong Ngân hàng Stagecoach Bank loans department San Francisco.  Anh  dùng xe  p i làm. Anh  cho  rng nhà cm quyn thành ph San Francisco cn làm nhiu hn giúp  nhng ngi i xe  p. 

Ta hãy ôn li my câu trong bài trc:

Is it safe to ride your bike on the streets of San  Francisco? = Lái xe p có an toàn trên ng ph San Francisco không?

Is the city  government doing anything  to make bike riding safer? = Nhà  cm quyn thành ph có làm gì cho vic lái xe p c an toàn hn không?

Last year they made bike lanes along some of the major streets = Nm ngoái nhà  cm quyn thành ph làm nhng con ng nh  dành riêng cho xe p dc theo vài ng ph chính. 

Ôn li my  câu If clauses:

If more more people rode bikes, there  would be fewer cars on the road.= Nu nh có nhiu ngi dùng xe  p hn thì s có ít xe  hi hn trên ng ph.

If more people rode bikes, there would be less air pollution = Nu nh có nhiu ngi dùng xe p hn thì s có ít ô nhim không khí hn. 

If  there were fewer cars on the road, there would be fewer car accidents = Ví th nh nu có ít xe hi hn trên ng ph thì s có ít tai nn xe hi hn. 

Ði vi ng t BE câu iu kin gi s, ta dùng WERE cho tt c các ngôi. Trong phn ti, quí v nghe mt  câu  ri tu  ý ngha trong bài  hc mà tr li,  và khi nghe câu tr li úng, xin lp li.

 Cut 1  

 Language Focus.  Listen and answer.
 
 Larry:   Listen and answer.
 
    Listen for the bell, then say your answer.
 
 Max: If more people rode bikes, would there be more air pollution?
 
  (ding)
 (pause for answer)
 
 Max: No, there wouldn’t.
 
 Max: There would be less air pollution because there would be fewer cars.
 
 (short pause)
 
 Max: If there were fewer cars on the road, would there be more accidents?
 
  (ding)
 (pause for answer)
 
 Max: No, there would be fewer accidents if there were fewer cars.
 
  (short pause)
  
 Max: If some streets were for bicycles only, would it be safer to ride a bike?
 
  (ding)
 (pause for answer)
 
 Max: Yes, it would.  It would be much safer.
 
 (short pause)
  
 MUSIC
 
 Vietnamese Explanation

Trong phn ti ta nghe li mu àm thoi gia Freddy và Stephanie. Freddy mi  Stephanie  i xem hát bóng (ci nê ma) nhng cô phi làm bài tp Anh vn. Stephanie has to do her English homework.  Xin nghe.
 
 Cut 2

 Daily Dialogue: Making a Date (Part 3)
 
 Larry:  Daily Dialogue: Making a Date (Part 3)
 
 Larry: Listen to the conversation.
 
  SFX:  phone ring
 
 Stephanie: Hello?
 
 (short pause)
 
 Freddy: Hi, Stephanie.  This is Freddy.
 
 (short pause)
 
 Stephanie: Oh...  hi...  Freddy.
 
 (short pause)
 
 Freddy: Would you like to go to a movie tonight?
 
 (short pause)
 
 Stephanie: Oh, Freddy, I’m sorry, but I can’t.
 
 (short pause)
 
 Freddy: Why not?
 
 (short pause)
 
 Stephanie: I have to wash my hair.
 
 (short pause)
 
 Freddy: That’s okay.  I’ll wait.
 
 (short pause)
 
 Stephanie: No, really, I can’t.
 
 (short pause)
 
  I have to give my dog a bath.
 
 (short pause)
 
 Freddy: No problem.  I’ll help you.
 
 (short pause)
 
 Stephanie: I just can’t, Freddy.
 
 (short pause)
 
  I have to do my English homework.
 
 (short pause)
 
 Freddy: I’ll do it for you!
 
 (short pause)
 
 Stephanie: Really??
 
 (short pause)
 
  OK.  I’ll see you at six!
 
 (short pause)
  
 MUSIC
 
 Vietnamese Explanation

Trong phn ti, ta nghe Câu trong tun Question of  the Week. Quí v s  nghe mô t mt lá c và oán xem ó là c x nào. A flag=c. Describe=mô t.  I’ll describe a flag to you, and you tell me the name of the country.=tôi s mô t mt lá c cho bn, và bn s cho tôi bit  ó là c x nào.  Star=ngôi sao. Rectangle=hình ch nht.  In the center=  gia. Circle=mt vòng. Ôn li v mu  sc: red=;  green=xanh lá cây; blue=xanh da tri, white=trng,  yellow=vàng; orange=mu cam. Whose flag is it? Ðó là c ca x nào?  On the right=bên phi; on the left=bên trái;  in the center=  gia.

CUT 3

 Question of the Week (question): “Whose flag is it?”
 
 Larry: Question of the Week!
  
 UPBEAT MUSIC
 
  Max: Once again it’s time for Question of the Week.
 
  Today our question is “Whose flag is it?”
 
  I’ll describe a flag to you, and you tell me the name of the country.
 
  First question:  Which flag is red... with five yellow stars?
 
  Which flag is red with five yellow stars?
 
  Question number two:
 
  Which flag has a green rectangle on the left....a white rectangle in the center...and a red rectangle on the right?
 
  Which flag has a green rectangle on the left, a white rectangle in the center, and a red rectangle on the right?
 
  Question number three:
 
  Which flag is blue... with a circle of little yellow stars... in the center?
 
  Which flag is blue with a circle of little yellow stars  in the center?
 
  Listen to our next show for the answers to these questions.
 
 MUSIC 
 
 Vietnamese Explanation

Trong phn Câu chuyn gia bài Story Interlude, ta nghe chuyn Larry  tính i la mua mt máy vi tính mi. Larry thinks he will go shopping for a new computer. Run=làm chy. Our  computer at home can’t run the newest programs.=cái máy vi tính ca chúng tôi nhà  không chy c nhng tho trình mi nht. Computers are not very expensive those days.=Do này  máy vi tính không quá mc (t) na. Do you remember how expensive they  were just a few years ago=Cách ây ch vài nm,  bn còn nh máy vi tính t  th nào không? Nh li: Few=ít; a few=vài. Come  down=h. The prices have really come down.=giá thc s ã h.  Do our family finances.=tính s sách chi tiêu trong gia ình chúng tôi. [finance=tài chính.]  It makes things a little easier when it  is time to pay taxes.=Máy vi tính giúp cho vic tính s d dàng hn khi ti lúc phi tr  thu.  Pay taxes=tr thu; taxpayers=ngi óng thu. Play computer games.=chi các trò chi in t. Give something a try.=th xem, try to see if something is  good or not. A  fun game=trò  chi thích thú.
 
 Cut 4
 
 Story Interlude: Shopping for a New Computer; la  mua máy vi tính mi
 
 Larry: OK... and we’re off the air.
 
 Kathy: What are you doing this weekend, Larry?
 
 Larry: Well, I think I’ll go shopping for a new computer.
 
 Max: Really?
 
 Larry: Yes, our computer at home can’t run the newest programs.
 
  It’s very slow.
 
 Kathy: Computers are not very expensive these days.
 
 Max: Yeah.  I can’t believe how cheap they are now.
 
  Do you remember how expensive they were just a few years ago?
 
 Larry: Yes, the prices have really come down.
 
 Max: What will you use it for, Larry?
 
 Larry: Well, mostly for e mail.
 
  Also, I want to use it to do our family finances.
 
 Max: My wife and I do that.
 
  It makes things a little easier when it is time to pay taxes.
 
  And my son loves to play computer games.
 
 Larry: Actually, I was thinking I might give some of these computer games a try.
 
  “Computer Soldier” looks like a fun game.
 
 Max: That’s a great game!!
 
  I play…. I mean, my son plays it all the time.
 
 Kathy: Oh, you guys! [, my ông cng mê chi trò chi trên  máy vi tính nh tr con.]
 
 SFX: Elizabeth enters
 
 Larry: Oh, hi, Elizabeth.  I guess we’d better get started.
 
  Quiet, please.  Ready for Functioning in Business.
  
 Vietnamese  Explanation

Phn ti,  Functioning in Business,  là mt  chng trình Anh ng Thng Mi Trung Cp chú trng vào tp tc và vn hoá trong thng trng Hoa K. Phn này nhan “A New Customer, Part 5” “Thân Ch Mi, Phn 5.” Phn này ch cho ta cách xin ai làm n giúp mình, asking a favor. At  first I was a little upset.=Lúc u, tôi hi bt mãn. But then Mr.Gomez reassured me.=Nhng ri Ông Gomez làm tôi yên lòng.  He assured me that he was familiar with my  company products.= ông ta oan chc vi tôi là ông hiu rõ sn phm ca hãng tôi. Phân bit: To reassure=làm yên lòng; to assure=bo m.

Cut 5
 
 FIB Opening
 
 FIB MUSIC lead in and then background
 
 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 6.”
 
    This program focuses on Asking a Favor.
 
 MUSIC
 
 Interview: Blake
 
 Larry: Interview
 
 
 Eliz: Today, we are talking to Mr. Charles Blake from his office in Beijing.
 
 SFX:  Phone beep
 
 Eliz: Hello Mr. Blake.
 
 Blake: Hello.
 
 Eliz: Today we’re listening to the end of your first conversation with Mr. Gomez at Federal Motors.
 
  You expected to meet Mr. Stewart Chapman.
 
 Blake: Yes, Mr. Chapman was called out of town suddenly on a personal matter.
 
  At first I was a little upset.
 
  But then Mr. Gomez reassured me.
 
 Eliz: OK.  Let’s listen to that part of the conversation.
 
 MUSIC

 Vietnamese Explanation

Trong phn àm thoi sp ti, ta xem Ông Gomez hi Ông Blake chc i ng xa nên mt, và mi ông vào phòng ung trà hay cà phê. You must be tired from your  trip.=chc ông mt sau cuc hành trình.   Why don’t we go into the office and sit down and relax for a few minutes...?=Nào chúng ta hãy vào vn phòng ngi ngh ngi vài phút cho thoi mái. And  we can get coffee or tea if you’d like.=và chúng ta s ung cà phê hay trà nu ông thích.  

Cut 6

Dialog: FIB Dialog, Blake, first meeting with Gomez
 
 Larry: Dialog
 
 Larry:        Mr. Gomez apologizes for Mr. Chapman’s absence.
 
 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. 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.
 
 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.
 
 Gomez: Great.
 
  Uh, you must be tired from your trip.
 
  Why don’t we go into the office and sit down and relax for a few minutes...
 
  And we can get some coffee or tea if you’d like.
 
 Blake: Okay, that sounds great.
 
 Gomez: Great.
 
 MUSIC

Vietnamese Explanation
 
Quí  v va hc xong bài 144 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.