Ðây là Chng Trình Anh Ng Sinh Ðng New Dynamic English bài 148; Phm Vn xin kính chào quí v thính gi. Bài hc hôm nay bt u bng phn Câu Ð Trong Tun Question of The Week, trong ó quí v nghe t mt lá c và oán xem ó là c x nào.

Ôn li: flag=lá c. Yellow=vàng; red=; blue=xanh da tri; green=xanh lá cây, white=trng. Rectangle=hình ch nht. Triangle=hình tam giác. European Union=Liên Hip Âu Châu, gm 25 nc Âu Châu, tng s dân ½ t ngi (one  billion, 1,000 triu, có 9 s không). Europe=Âu châu. Star=ngôi  sao. Okay, here we go.= c, nào chúng ta bt u. You’re close=bn gn úng. Two out of three=ba câu mà úng hai câu.  Ôn li: On the left=bên trái; on the right=bên phi; in the center=  gia.
 
Cut 1
Question of the Week (answer): Flags
 
Larry: Question of the Week!
 
Max: Well, Kathy, once again it’s time for Question of the Week.
Kathy: Great!
What are you going to ask me about?
Max: Well, today we’re going to ask about flags of different countries.
I’ll describe a flag to you, and you tell me the name of the country.
Kathy: Sounds interesting!
Max: Okay, here we go:

First question: Which flag is red with five yellow stars?
 
Kathy: Red with five yellow stars?
 
Max: Yes.  One large yellow star and four small yellow stars.
 
Kathy: That’s the Chinese flag, isn’t it?
 
Max: Yes! It’s the flag of China, Kathy.
 
Good for you.
 
Ready for Question Number Two?
 
Kathy: Ready!
 
Max: All right. 
 
Which flag has a green rectangle on the left, a white rectangle in the center, and a red rectangle on the right?
 
Kathy: It has three rectangles?  
 
Green on the left, white in the center, and red on the right?
 
Is it the French flag?
 
Max: No...it’s not the flag of France... but you’re close!
 
Kathy: Oh, wait...It’s the Italian flag, right?
 
Max: Yes, it is, Kathy! It’s the flag of Italy.
 
Kathy: Okay...I’m ready for the third question.
 
Max: All right, last question: Which flag is blue with a circle of little yellow stars  in the center?
 
Kathy: I know this!
 
The blue flag with the circle of little yellow stars in the center is a new flag.
 
It’s the flag of the European Union!
 
Max: You got it!  
 
Good work, Kathy.
 
Two out of three!
 
Kathy: Thank you, Max.
 
That wasn’t easy, but I enjoyed it.
 
Max: See you next time.
 
MUSIC
  
Vietnamese  Explanation

Trong phn ti, quí-v nghe Câu Chuyn Gia Bài Story Interlude. Hot=nóng. It sure is hot today! Hôm nay nóng ghê! 

Humid=m thp. It feels like summer=thi tit nh mùa hè. Weather report=bn tng thut v tình trng thi tit. The high today will be ninety-five degrees Fahrenheit.=mc nóng nht hôm nay là 95 Fahrenheit. Nhng x nh Vit Nam o nhit Celsius, do tên nhà thiên vn Thy Ðin sáng ch ra hàn th biu thermometer. Boiling point, im sôi là 100 C; im ông freezing point là 0 C. Nhng  x nh M dùng h thng Fahrenheit, do Fahrenheit, mt nhà vt lý ngi Ðc ngh ra cách o nhit ; im sôi là  212 F; im ông là 32 F.  Trong bài nói nhit Washington là 95 F. Mun i t F sang C, ta dùng công thc này: Ly   F tr 32 ri chia cho 9, c bao nhiêu nhân 5. 95 tr 32 còn 63; 63 chia 9 c 7, 7 nhân 5 là 35. Nh vy, 95  F tng ng vi 35 C. 

Còn mun i C sang F, ta chia C cho 5 ri nhân vi 9, c bao nhiêu cng vi 32. What’s your favorite season? Bn thích  mùa  nào nht?  I like spring best=tôi thích mùa xuân nht. Like best=thích nht. Like something better=thích hn, prefer. I prefer spring to winter=tôi thích mùa xuân hn mùa ông. I prefer walking to cycling.=tôi thích i b hn i xe p. Dry=khô. Dry air=không khí khô ráo (v  mùa thu  hay ông).  Fall, autumn=mùa thu. Be in full bloom=n r. Flowers are in full bloom in spring.=v mùa xuân hoa n r.= Flowers bloom in spring.  Freezing=lnh cóng.
 
I like the trees when they change color=tôi thích  cây ci khi chúng i màu. I like the warm weather, and everything turns fresh and green.=tôi thích thi tit m áp khi mi vt i thành xanh ti. [=>Adjective fresh và green i sau ng t turns; turns trong câu này tng t nh becomes.] No one likes winter.=không ai thích mùa ông. Nhn xét: khi  ‘no one’ hay ‘nobody’ hay  ‘none’ làm ch t thì ng t theo sau ngôi th ba ít. No one likes winter, nobody likes winter; none of us likes winter.
 
 Cut 2
Story Interlude:  Summer in D.C.

Kathy: Did you hear the weather report?
 
The high today will be ninety-five degrees Fahrenheit.
 
That’s hot!
 
Max: Do you like summer, Kathy?
 
Kathy: Mmmm.  Well, I prefer fall, you know, autumn.
 
Max: Oh, why is that?
 
Kathy: I prefer the cooler weather and the dry air.
 
And I love the trees when they change color.
 
Max: Yes, it’s pretty.
 
Kathy: What’s your favorite season, Max?
 
Max: Hmmm.  Well, actually, I think I like spring best.
 
I like the warmer weather, and everything turns fresh and green.
 
And all the trees and flowers are in bloom.
 
Larry: And no one likes winter?
 
The white snow in winter is beautiful.
 
Kathy: Oh, the winter?  When it’s cold and freezing?
 
Max: With all that ice and snow?
 
Max and Kathy: No thank you!
 
SFX: Elizabeth entering
 
Eliz: Hi, Max, Kathy.  Hello, Larry.
 
Well, it’s time to start my show.
 
Max: OK.  See you later.
 
Larry: Quiet everyone...
 
Vietnamese Explanation

Ðon ti là phn Anh Ng Thng Mi Trung cp chú trng vào các tp tc và vn hóa trong thng trng Hoa K. Ch ca phn này là “Thng lng, phn 1, Negotiations, part 1.” How did things go? Mi chuyn tin hành ra sao? Prices=giá; quality=phm cht. I was happy with the price and quality of the robots.=tôi hài lòng v giá và phm cht ngi máy in t t ng.  Issue=vn cn gii  quyt. Deal with=i phó vi,  gii quyt. But we still needed to deal with  the issue of training our workers.=nhng chúng tôi còn phi gii quyt  vn hun luyn nhân viên ca hãng chúng tôi. Elizabeth hi chuyn Ông Gomez v on cui cuc thng lng gia ông ta và Ông Blake.  
 
Cut 3
 
FIB Opening
 
FIB MUSIC lead-in and then background
 
Eliz: Hello, I’m Elizabeth Moore.  Welcome to Functioning in Business!
 
MUSIC 
 
Larry: Functioning in Business is an intermediate level business English course with a focus on American business practices and culture.
 
Today’s unit is “Negotiations, Part 1.”
 
MUSIC
 
Interview: Gomez
 
Larry:  Interview
 
Eliz: Today, we are talking to Mr. David Gomez from his office in New York.
 
SFX:  Phone beep
 
Eliz: Hello Mr. Gomez.
 
Gomez: Hello.
 
Eliz: Today we’ll listen to the last part of your negotiations with Mr. Blake.
 
Gomez: Yes, uh, we met for about an hour and a half.
 
Eliz: How did things go?
 
Gomez: I was very happy with the price and quality of the robots.
 
But we still needed to deal with the issue of training our workers.
 
Eliz: OK.  Let’s listen to part of that conversation.
 
MUSIC
 
Vietnamese Explanation
Trong on ti, ta  nghe chi tit cuc thng lng. Technical=thuc v k thut. Advisor=c vn. When we first put these machines in operation, can you send over a  group of advisors? Khi chúng tôi bt u cho máy chy, ông có th gi sang  mt nhóm c vn không? They could come  within a few months.=h s ti trong vòng vài tháng.  [Chuyn này xy ra vn phòng ông Gomez hãng  xe hi Federal Motors.] Mr. Blake promises to send some technical adviors.= ông Blake ha  s  gi mt vài c vn k thut. Engineers=K s. Language training program=chng trình hun luyn ngôn ng. Available=sn sàng. They could come over within a few months and be available any time you need them=h có th  n trong vòng vài tháng và sn sàng  giúp vic bt c lúc nào ông cn.

Cut 4

Dialog: FIB Dialog, Meeting with Gomez and Blake
 
 Larry: Dialog
 
Larry: This scene takes place in Mr. Gomez’s office at Federal Motors.
 
Mr. Blake promises to send some technical advisors.
 
Gomez:  So, Mr. Blake, when we first put these machines in operation, can you send over a group of advisors...
 
  ... technical advisors who speak English and can train our engineers and workmen?
 
 Blake:  Certainly, Mr. Gomez.
 
 In fact, we have some engineers in a language training program now.
 
 They could come over within a few months and be available any time you need them.
 
 Gomez:  Great, great.  That sounds good.
 
 MUSIC

Vietnamese Explanation

Ð ôn li my câu chính trong bài, xin nghe:
I was very happy with the price and quality of the robots. Tôi hài lòng v giá  c và phm  cht ngi máy t ng. But we still needed to deal with the issue of training our workers. Nhng chúng tôi vn còn phi lo gii quyt  vn hun luyn công nhân ca chúng tôi. When we first put these machines in operation, can you send over a group of technical advisors? Khi chúng tôi bt u iu hành ngi máy t ng ri thì ông có th gi sang mt nhóm c vn k thut không? We need technical  advisors who speak English and can train our engineers and workers. Chúng tôi cn c vn k thut bit nói ting Anh và có th hun luyn k s và công nhân ca chúng tôi. We have some engineers in a language training program now. Hin chúng tôi có mt vài k s ang theo chng trình hun luyn ngôn ng. They could come over within a few months. H có th sang trong vòng vài tháng. They could be available any time you need them. H s sn sàng giúp vic bt c lúc nào ông cn. Xin nghe li.

Cut 5
(Same as Cut 4)

Vietnamese  Explanation
Quí v va hc xong bài 148 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.