Ðây là Chng Trình Anh ng Sinh Ðng New Dynamic English, bài 150. Phm Vn xin kính chào quí v thính gi. M u bài hc  là phn  Ðàm thoi Thng mi Business Dialog, trong ó ta nghe ông qun lý vn phòng là Tom ang nói chuyn qua in thoi vi cô Mary là nhân viên ca ông. Cô Mary ang thm m San Francisco và th Hai mi ly máy bay v, mà Tom mun Mary tr v làm vic ngày th Hai. Time off=thi gian ngh làm vic. Take  time off.=ngh làm. I’ll be too tired to work.=tôi s mt lm không làm vic c. I’ll probably be exhausted.=chc có l  tôi s mt l. Tired=mt. Exhausted=mt l. Definitely,  certainly=chc chn. Absolutely=tuyt i chc chn. I need you back here on Monday=tôi cn cô vào s làm vic th Hai này. My flight arrives at six o’clock on Monday moring.=Máy bay ca tôi  h cánh lúc sáu gi sáng th Hai. I can definitely start on Tuesday=chc chn tôi có th bt u làm hôm th Ba.

And there’s absolutely no way you can change your airline ticket?=và cô không có cách gì i vé máy bay ? How about if you only work in the afternoon? Th x tra th Hai cô vào làm c không? Agree to (a proposal)=tho thun, ng ý. Would you agree to that? Cô có bng lòng v ngh ó không? Agree with a person.= ng ý vi ai. . I agree with you.=tôi ng ý vi anh. I agree to your proposal.=tôi  ng ý vi ngh ca anh. . Arrange=xp t, dàn xp. I can arrange that.=tôi s dàn xp cho cô ngh bù. Trong on ti, quí v nghe hai mu i thoi. Mu i thoi th nht  din t mt li t chi chc chn, a definite refusal. Mary nói: I understand your problem, but it’s not possible for me to work on Monday. Tôi hiu vn khó khn ca  ông, nhng tôi không th vào làm th Hai này c. Mu i thoi th hai din t mt s thng lng, a negotiation. Tom nói: How about if you only work in the afternoon? Th nu x tra cô vào làm thì có c không? Xin nghe:
 
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Business Dialog: 
 
Larry: Business Dialog
 
In these two dialogs, Tom is on the phone with Mary, an employee in his department.
 
Mary is visiting her mother in San Francisco.
 
time off  thì gi ngh làm vic
 
Eliz: Let’s listen to today’s Business Dialogs.
 
In both dialogs, Tom is on the phone with Mary, an employee in his department.
 
Mary is visiting her mother in San Francisco.
 
Larry: Dialog Number One.
 
SFX: phone
 
Tom: Mary, I really need you back on Monday.
 
Mary: Tom, I understand your problem, but it’s not possible for me to work on Monday.
 
My flight arrives at six o’clock on Monday morning.
 
I’ll be too tired to work.
 
I can definitely start on Tuesday.
 
Tom: And there’s absolutely no way you can change your airline ticket?
 
Mary: No, I’m afraid not.
 
Larry: Dialog Number Two.
 
SFX: phone
 
Tom: Mary, I really need you back on Monday.
 
Mary: Well...  That may be difficult.
 
My plane arrives at six o’clock Monday morning.
 
I’ll probably be exhausted.
 
Tom: How about if you only work in the afternoon?
 
Would you agree to that?
 
Mary: I might be able to do that.
 
But I’d like some time off later in the week.
 
Tom: Sure, I can arrange that.
 
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Vietnamese Explanation

Trong  phn ti, ta hc nhng t din t s chc hn, s có th có  (probability). Ðó là ch ‘probably’. Nu mc chc chn thp hn, ta dùng ‘possibly’ hay ‘might be’. Nu thc chc chn, ta dùng ‘definitely’, ‘certainly’, hay ‘absolutely’. Th Hai Mary mi v, nên th Ba chc cô s làm vic c, và cô nói: I can definitely start on Tuesday.=Chc chn là th Ba tôi có th bt u làm vic. Nhng sáng th Hai Mary mi v mà Tom mun cô làm ngay sáng hôm ó, nên cô nói: I’ll probably be exhausted.=chc có l tôi s mt l. Nhng khi Tom nói th chiu th Hai cô vào làm c không thì Mary tr li: I might be able to do that.=Có l tôi vào làm chiu th Hai c. Tóm li, ch s chc chn, ta dùng absolutely, certainly, surely. Mun nói chc có l, ta dùng probably; và ch s có th, ta dùng possibly, hay might be able to. To find a satisfactory solution.=tìm gii pháp tha áng. Solution là danh t ca to solve. To solve a problem.=gii quyt mt vn . Solution=gii pháp.
 
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Focus on Functions: Probability
 
Larry: Focus on Functions: Probability
 
Larry: definitely
 
Eliz: I can definitely start on Tuesday.
 
(pause for repeat)
 
Larry: may
 
Eliz: That may be difficult.
 
(pause for repeat)
 
Larry: probably
 
Eliz: I’ll probably be exhausted.
 
(pause for repeat)
 
Larry: might
 
Mary: I might be able to do that.
 
(pause for repeat)
 
 
Vietnamese Explanation

Trong phn Gary’s Tips, Gary  Engleton giúp ta hai im. Mt là dùng nhng nhóm ch din t s chc chn,  nh definitely,  certainly, it’s impossible. Hai là nhng  nhóm ch  din t s có th nh possible, possibly, maybe, hay might. Trong on ti, ta cng nghe nhng din tin, trình t ca mt s nhân nhng, a process. A compromise=mt s nhân nhng. A win-win situation=hoàn cnh hai bên cùng nhng b và tho thun, gii  pháp  c  hai bên u tho hun . [Bt buc phi có du ni hyphen gia hai ch ‘win’ trong ‘a win-win situation’.] ‘Win-win’ is a term in conflict management.= ‘Win-win’ là t ng  dùng trong khoa gii quyt mâu thun, conflict management, t tình trng c hai bên u nhng mt chút và c  hai u tho thun. Flexible=mm do, linh ng, chu nhng b. Sau ây là mt câu t chi lch s: I understand your problem, but it’s impossible for me to come on Monday.=tôi hiu vn khó khn ca Ông, nhng tôi không th vào làm hôm th Hai c.
 
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Gary’s Tips: 
 
Larry: Gary’s Tips.
 
Gary discusses the language you can use to show certainty or uncertainty.
 
a compromise = mt s nhân nhng.
a win-win situation = mt hoàn cnh c hai bên u chp  nhn.

There is a big difference between something you are sure of, and something that is uncertain. Có mt khác bit rõ rt gia iu mình chc và  iu mình cha chc.

MUSIC

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

Gary: Hello, Elizabeth! In business discussions, there is a big difference between something you are sure of, and something that is uncertain.

In today’s Business Dialogs, we can see examples of the language you can use to show certainty or uncertainty.

In both dialogs, Tom is negotiating with Mary to try to get her to work on Monday.

In the first dialog, Mary is very certain that she cannot work on Monday.

She uses the expression, “It’s not possible” to state her position very clearly.

Tom: Mary, I really need you back on Monday.

Mary: Tom, I understand your problem, but it’s not possible for me to work on Monday.

Gary: She won’t work on Monday, but she promises that she definitely will start on Tuesday.

Mary: My flight arrives at six o’clock on Monday morning.

I’ll be too tired to work.

I can definitely start on Tuesday.

Gary: In the second version of the conversation, Mary is more flexible.

Notice how she uses the words “may” and “probably” to make her position less certain.

Tom: Mary, I really need you back on Monday.

Mary: Well...  That may be difficult.

My plane arrives at six o’clock Monday morning.

I’ll probably be exhausted.

Gary: Tom proposes a compromise by asking Mary to work only in the afternoon.

Tom: How about if you only work in the afternoon?

Would you agree to that?

Mary: I might be able to do that.

But I’d like some time off later in the week.

Tom: Sure, I can arrange that.

Gary: These conversations represent a kind of negotiation.

In the second conversation, Mary and Tom worked together to find a satisfactory solution.

This is an example of a win-win situation.

Thanks for joining us today for Gary’s Tips.  We’ll see you again next time!

Eliz: Thanks, Gary!

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Vietnamese Explanation
Trong  phn ti, quí v tp dùng nhng ch ã hc trong bài. Dùng ng t ‘take time off,’  quí v hãy hi Ông ch s xin ngh ba ngày bt u t th Hai tun ti. Quí v nói sao? I’d like to take three days off  beginning Monday next week. Thí d: Mt ngi bn mi bn n n tic nng tht ngoài sân. We’re planning a cookout  this Sunday afternoon. We invite you to come over.  Nhng bn ã có hn chi bóng gôn chiu Ch Nht n 6 gi chiu mi xong. Bn nói: I appreciate your invitation, but it’s impossible for me to come this Sunday afternoon. We have a round of golf until 6:00 p.m. I’m afraid we can’t come. Thí d 2: Bà xp  ca bn gi in thoi bo n s làm vic ngày th By này. We really need you to come to work this Saturday. Nhng bn ã ha s a các con i chi s thú sáng th By này, thì bn  nói sao?  Bn nói: I’m sorry, but it’s impossible since I promised my children to bring them to the zoo in the morning. Bà xp hi: Th x chiu vào làm c không? How about the afternoon? Nu bn có th vào làm và mun ngh bù tun sau, thì bn nói sao?-- That might be possible, but I need to take some time off the following week. Vâng, x chiu tôi s vào làm lúc 1 gi. Okay, I’ll come in at 1:00 o’clock in the afternoon.  Xin nghe li on i thoi gia Tom và  Mary và lu ý n nhng ch dùng trong mt cuc thng lng.  Chc quí v còn nh ting gì ch  môt s tho thun mà c hai bên u chp nhn?—What’s the term for an agreement acceptable to both sides?  Ðó là ch  a win-win situation (solution).

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FIB Closing

Eliz: Well, our time is up.  Tune in again next time for Functioning in Business.  See you then!

Quí v va hc xong bài 150 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.