ây là Chng trình Anh ng Sinh Ðng New Dynamic English, bài 160. Phm Vn xin kính chào quí v thính gi. Trong bài trc, ta nghe Kathy phng vn Ellen Williams, mt chuyên viên v môi sinh. Environment=Môi sinh. C quan Bo v Môi sinh M có tên là gì?—Environmental Protection Agency, hay gi tt là EPA. Ta cng nghe cô Margo California gi vào ài. Cô nói nhng câu nh: Farmers use pesticides which can cause pollution. How can farmers control insects? They can use fewer pesticides. They can use natural products. Natural products will kill insects, but they won’t hurt people. Bây gi xin nghe và tr li, cn c vào nhng câu ã hc.

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 Language Focus. Listen and answer.
 
 Larry:  Listen and answer.
 
   Listen for the bell, then say your answer.
  
 Max: Can farming cause water pollution?
 
  (ding)
 (pause for answer)
 
 Max: Yes, it can. Farmers use pesticides which can cause water pollution.
 
 (short pause)
 
 Max: Can farmers control insects with natural products?
 
  (ding)
 (pause for answer)
 
 Max: Yes, they can. These products will kill insects but they won’t hurt people.
 
  (short pause)
 
 MUSIC
 
 Vietnamese Explanation

Trong on ti, ta nghe mt mu àm thoi nhan ‘‘Saying Good-bye’’ “Nói nhng li tm bit,” gia mt thanh niên và mt thiu n. Ðó là anh Bill và cô Sandra tm bit trc khi chia tay phi trng. A young man and young woman are saying good-bye at an airport. I’ll miss you.=Em s nh anh. I can’t wait to read your letter.=Em nóng lòng mun c th ca anh. Sau khi nghe xong, quí v nghe li và lp li.

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 Daily Dialogue: Saying Good-bye (Part 1)
 
 Larry:  Daily Dialogue: Saying Good-bye (Part 1)
 
 A young man and young woman are saying good-bye at an airport.
 
 I’ll miss you. Em s nh anh.
 
 I’ll write to you every day.  Anh s vit th cho em mi ngày.
 
 Larry: Listen to the conversation.
 
 SFX:  airport announcements: thông báo trên loa phóng thanh phi trng
 
 Bill: I’m sorry I have to leave, Sandra.
 
 (short pause)
 
 Sandra: I’m sorry too, Bill. I’ll miss you.
 
 (short pause)
 
 Bill: I’ll write to you every day.
 
 (short pause)
 
 Sandra: I can’t wait to read your letters.
 
 Larry: Listen and repeat.
 
 Bill: I’m sorry I have to leave, Sandra.
 
 (pause for repeat)
 
 Sandra: I’m sorry too, Bill. I’ll miss you.
 
 (pause for repeat)
 
 Bill: I’ll write to you every day.
 
 (pause for repeat)
 
 Sandra: I can’t wait to read your letters.
 
 (pause for repeat)
 
 MUSIC

 Vietnamese Explanation

Tip theo ây là phn Câu trong tun, Question of the Week. Quí v nghe t mt món bn trên ngi và nói tên món y. Jewelry, jewellery= trang sc; kim hoàn; jewel=á quí, nh ngc hay kim cng; jeweler, jeweller=ngi bán hay làm trang sc.

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 Question of the Week (answer): Clothing
 
 Larry: Question of the Week!
 
·  hat  m, nón
· a shoe giy; a pair of shoes=mt ôi giy.
· a sock v, bít-tt; a pair of socks=mt ôi v.
 
 Rings aren’t clothing.  nhn không phi là qun áo.
 
 They’re jewelry.  nhn là trang sc.
 
 UPBEAT MUSIC
 
 Max: It’s Question of the Week time once again, Kathy.
 
  Are you ready to play?
 
 Kathy: Yes, I am!
 
 Max: O.K...today, I’m going to ask questions about clothing.
 
 Kathy: OK.
 
 Max: All right...here we go with the first question: You wear it on your head.
 
  What is it?
 
 Kathy: I wear it on my head?
 
  Is it... a hat?
 
 Max: You’re absolutely right. It’s a hat!
 
  O.K.. Ready for the next question?
 
 Kathy: Ready!
 
 Max: Question Number Two: You wear them on your feet. What are they?
 
 Kathy: I wear them on my feet? That’s easy!
 
  Oh... wait.
 
  We wear two things on our feet: shoes.... and socks.
 
 Max: You’re right. There are two answers: shoes and socks!
 
  How about one more question?
 
 Kathy: All right.
 
 Max: Last question: You wear them on your hands. What are they?
 
 Kathy: Uh.... Rings! I wear rings on my hands.
 
 Max: Remember, Kathy, it has to be clothing.
 
  Rings aren’t clothing. They’re jewelry.
 
 Kathy: OK.
 
  Then..., gloves. We wear gloves on our hands!
 
 Max: That’s right...we wear gloves on our hands.
 
  Thank you for playing, Kathy.
 
 Kathy: It was fun.
 
 MUSIC
 NDE Closing
 
 Larry:  A Question for You
 
 Max: Now here’s a question for you.
 
 Larry: Listen for the bell, then say your answer.
 
 Max: Do you buy organic fruits and vegetables?
 
 (ding)
 (pause for answer)
 
 Max: Hmmm..OK.
 
 MUSIC
 
 Vietnamese Explanation

Trong phn ti, ta nghe Kathy t li mt bui nng tht trên v than sân sau nhà--a backyard barbecue. [Ðng t là to barbecue, nng tht, hay còn vit là Bar-B-Que]. Chance=dp. I didn’t have a chance to ask.=tôi ã không có dp hi bn. Hamburger=tht bò nghin. Potato salad.=món xà lách có khoai tây luc; nhn xét: món potato salad tuy có tên salad mà không có rau ti, làm bng khoai tây luc ct thành tng ming nh, trn vi trng luc, du xà-lách mayonnaise, và st ht ci mù tt (mustard). Hot dogs.=di heo hay bò nng, kp gia bánh mì mm (roll) có b thêm hành tây vn, st ht ci mù tt (mustard), da chut mui (pickle), da chut thái nh ngâm dm ng (relish), và st cà chua (ketchup). Vegetable garden=vn rau. Garden vegetable=rau trng vn nhà. [nhn xét: VEgetable, nhn mnh vn u—véj-t-bl]. Time to get started.=ti gi bt u. 

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 Story Interlude:  A Barbecue
 
 Larry: OK... and we’re off the air.
 
 Max: Thanks, Larry. So, Kathy, I didn’t have a chance to ask.
 
  How was your weekend?
 
 Kathy: It was great.
 
  On Saturday, I went shopping.
 
  And on Sunday, I went to a barbecue.
 
 Max: That sounds nice. It was a beautiful day.
 
 Kathy: Yes, it was.
 
  We had a great barbecue:
 
  We cooked hamburgers and hot dogs.
 
  And we had potato salad, and some beer.
 
  And some ice cream for dessert.
 
 Max: Was this at your place, Kathy?
 
 Kathy: Oh, no. This was at my friend Julie’s place.
 
  She has a big backyard and her own vegetable garden.
 
 Max: That sounds great.
 
 SFX: Elizabeth entering
 
 Eliz: Hi, Max, Kathy. Hello, Larry.
 
  Well, I guess it’s time to get started.
 
 Max: OK. See you later.
 
 Larry: Alri-i-i-ght. Ready for Functioning in Business. Cue Music...

 Vietnamese Explanation

Ðon ti là Functioning in Business, Anh Ng Thng Mi Trung Cp nhm chú trng vào tp tc và vn hoá trong môi trng thng mi Hoa K. Ðon này có ta Negotiations, part 4, Thng lng, phn 4. Phn này chú trng vào s xác nhn tin tc. This program focuses on confirming information. To confirm=xác nhn. Information=tin tc [nh là information luôn luôn s ít, không có s; mun nói nhiu tin tc thì nói much information]. Your hotel reservation has been confirmed.=vic dành phòng trc khách sn ca bn ã c xác nhn. Ta nghe li mu àm thoi gia ông Gomez và ông Blake v hun luyn cách dùng ngi máy robots (training), và sách hng dn cách dùng và bo trì (service manuals). Mr. Gomez also wanted to have information on the performance of the robots from other companies.= ông Gomez cng mun có tin tc v thành tích ca ngi máy t ng do nhng công ty khác ã dùng. Performance records.=thành tích v hiu-nng (tng trình v máy chy có tt hay không). Phân bit cách c: to record: ng t c là /ri-kord/ ghi li; the secretary recorded the vote.=ngi th ký ghi biên bn cuc bu phiu; danh t record, biên bn, h s, thành-tích, c là /réc-kd/. The vote result will be kept as company record.=kt qu b phiu s gi làm vn kin ca công ty.

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 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 “Negotiations, Part 4.”
 
   This program focuses on Confirming Information.
 
 MUSIC

 Interview: Blake
 
 Larry: Interview
 
 Eliz: Today, we are talking again to Charles Blake.
 
 SFX:  Phone beep
 
 Eliz: Hello, Mr. Blake.
 
 Blake: Hello. It’s good to be on the show again
 
 Eliz: We’re listening again to your conversation with Mr. Gomez.
 
  Mr. Gomez asked you a number of questions about training and manuals.
 
 Blake: Uh, hmm. Yes.
 
  He also wanted some information from other companies... from companies that had used our robots.
 
 Eliz: Let’s listen to that conversation.
 
 MUSIC

 Vietnamese Explanation

Quí v va hc xong bài 160 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.