Ðây là Chng Trình Anh Ng Sinh Ðng New Dynamic English bài 173. Phm Vn xin kính chào quí v thính gi. M u bài hc, ta nghe cách nói cùng mt ý bng hai cách khác nhau. Thí d: I’m glad to finally meet you, tôi mng là sau khi ch lâu nay c gp ông. Hay: I’m happy to have a chance to meet you.=tôi mng có dp gp ông. Ch finally có ngha nh eventually, after a long time, cui cùng. Thí d khác: To be sorry for và to apologize for u có ngha là xin li. I’m sorry for not meeting you earlier.=tôi xin li ã không c gp Ông trc ây. Tng t: I apologize for not meeting you earlier. I understand completely=tôi rt thông cm. Tng t: Think nothing of it=xin ng bn tâm v chuyn ó. Hay: It wasn’t a problem, don’t worry about it=chuyn y không sao, xin ng lo v chuyn ó.

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Language Focus: Variations

Larry: Variations.

 Listen to these variations.

Eliz: I’m glad to finally meet you.

Larry: I’m happy to have the chance to meet you.

(pause)

Eliz: I’m very sorry for not meeting you earlier.

Larry: I apologize for not meeting you earlier.

(pause)

Eliz: I understand completely.

Larry: Think nothing of it.

(pause)

Eliz: It wasn’t a problem.

Larry: Don’t worry about it.

(pause)

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Vietnamese Explanation

Trong on ti, Elizabeth hi Ông Blake v cuc hp vi Ông Chapman. To look forward to something, to look forward to doing something=mong i (vi s háo hc.) I’m really looking forward to our vacation.=tôi háo hc ngh n ngày ngh ca chúng tôi. Mr. Blake was looking forward to meeting Mr. Chapman.= Ông Blake rt mong gp Ông Chapman. [Nh li: sau look forward to, ng t th hai theo sau th verb-ing.] To work out=(1) to solve some difficulty, gii quyt chuyn khó khn; (2) to plan, d tho chi tit. I had worked out many of the details of the agreement with Dave=tôi ã gii áp nhiu chi tit ca v tho thun vi Ông Dave Gomez. Have you worked out the schedule for next month?

Bn ã lo trc thi biu cho tháng ti cha? It sounds like you have it all worked out.=có v là bn ã lo liu ht mi chuyn ri. Mt ngha na ca work out là tp th dc. I was fairly confident.=tôi khá vng tin. I was a bit worried.=tôi hi lo. Experience.=kinh nghim. After my experience with Advanced Technologies, I was a bit worried.= [Ông Blake nói] Sau khi có kinh nghim vi hãng Advanced Technologies, tôi hi lo ngi. Advanced Technologies decided not to buy your robots.=Hãng Advanced Technologies trc ã quyt nh không mua ngi máy ca ông.

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Interview: Blake

Larry: Interview

Eliz: So you were looking forward to meeting Mr. Chapman?

Blake: Yes. I had worked out many of the details of the agreement with Dave Gomez.

Eliz: Uh-huh.

Blake: But I knew that Mr. Chapman would make the final decision.

 After my experience with Advanced Technologies, I was a bit worried.

Eliz: Because Advanced Technologies decided not to buy your robots?

Blake: Yes, Mike Epstein loved our robots, but his boss, Shirley Graham, made the final decision.

 Still, I was fairly confident. [still (adv.)=tuy nhiên.]
Eliz: Mr. Blake, thank you for talking to us today.

Blake: My pleasure.

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Vietnamese Explanation

Trong on ti, quí v luyn nghe hiu bng cách tp tr li cn c vào on ã nghe. Thot tiên xin nghe mt câu hi. Sau ó nghe mt mu àm thoi trong ó có câu tr li. Ri khi nghe li câu hi, xin tr li. Khi nghe câu tr li úng, xin lp li. To know: hiu bit; knowledge=s hiu bit; knowledgeable.=(adj.) hiu bit nhiu, am tng vn . [Ð ý cách phát âm ca ba ch know, knowledge và knowledgeable.]

Final=cui cùng. Mr. Chapman will make the final decision=ông Chapman là ngi quyt nh cui cùng. To finalize=hoàn tt, kt thúc. Finalize a deal=hoàn tt mt v giao dch thng mi. Mr. Blake would like to finalize the deal before he left for Beijing=ông Blake mun lo cho xong cuc thng lng trc khi v Bc Kinh. Get down to business.=bt tay vào vic. We should get right down to business.=ta hãy bt tay ngay vào vic.

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Language Focus: Questions Based on FIB Dialog

Larry: Questions.

 Listen to the question, then listen to the dialog.

Eliz: Why did Mr. Chapman have to go out of town?

(short pause)

Chap: Well, I’m glad to finally meet you, Charles.

Blake: And I’m very happy to meet you, Stewart.

Chap: I’m very sorry for not meeting you earlier, but with my father in the hospital....

Blake: I understand completely. It wasn’t a problem.

Eliz: Why did Mr. Chapman have to go out of town?

(ding)
(pause for answer)

Eliz: His father was in the hospital.

(short pause)

Larry: Listen to the question, then listen to the dialog.

Eliz: Where will Mr. Blake go after he leaves New York?

(short pause)

Blake: Dave is so knowledgeable that we’ve proceeded quickly.

 He’s been very helpful.

Chap: That’s good.

 Well, I know that you’re getting ready to return to Beijing, so we should get right down to business.

Blake:  Good.

  I’d like to finalize things before I leave.

Eliz: Where will Mr. Blake go after he leaves New York?

(ding)
(pause for answer)

Eliz: He’ll return to Beijing.

(short pause)

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Vietnamese Explanation

Trong on ti, ta nghe Gary mách giúp là trong mt cuc hp, khi nào thì phi ngng phn hi thm qua loa bt tay ngay vào cuc tho lun. Nh li: Small talk=hi thm mào u. How do I know when to stop small talk and get down to business? Sign=du hiu. Gary cho bit: In most situations, small talk should only last for a few minutes.=Trong phn ln các hoàn cnh, hi thm qua loa ch dài vài phút. When people have been introduced and are comfortable, we can start talking about the business.=Khi mi ngi ã c gii thiu và cm thy thoi mái, ta có th bt u bàn v công vic kinh doanh. You should look at the people in the room carefully.=bn nên nhìn k mi ngi trong phòng. If people start looking at their watches, it’s a sign to stop the small talk.=Nu thy ngi ta nhìn ng h thì ó là du hiu nên ngng phn chào hi qua loa. To be bored=chán. Perhaps we should begin our meeting.=có l ta nên bt u bui hp. Why don’t we get started? Xin bt u cuc hp i! An awkward silence.=mt giây im lng khi mi ngi cm thy ngng nghu. A pause in the conversation =mt vài giây ngng trong cuc nói chuyn.

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Culture Tips: Getting down to business

Larry: Culture Tips

This Culture Tip answers the question: “How do I know when to stop small talk and get down to business?”

Sometimes you can see signs that it’s time to end the small talk.  Ðôi khi bn có th thy nhng du hiu cho bit ã n lúc nên chm dt phn chào hi qua loa.

Eliz:  Welcome once again to “Culture Tips” with Gary Engleton.

Today’s e-mail question is:  “How do I know when to stop small talk and get down to business?”

Gary: Hmm, well, in most situations, small talk should only last for a few minutes.

 When people have been introduced and are comfortable, you can start the serious conversation.

Eliz: But how do you know exactly when to begin talking about business?

Gary: Well, you don’t really. But you should look at the other people in the room very carefully.

 Sometimes you can see signs that it’s time to end the small talk.

Eliz: What do you mean? What kind of signs?

Gary: Well, for example, if people are looking at their watches, that’s one sign.

Eliz: Because they are wondering when the discussion will begin?

Gary: Yes, or they’re bored.

 Another sign to look for is a pause in the conversation or an awkward silence.

 After that, you can say, “Well, perhaps we should begin our meeting.”

 Or you can say, “Why don’t we get started?”

Eliz: Thanks for the information, Gary!

Gary: My pleasure!

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Vietnamese Explanation

Trong phn ti, quí v nghe mt câu ri tu ý trong bài mà tr li Ðúng hay Sai, True or False.

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Language Focus: True/False

Larry:  True or False.

Eliz:  It’s OK if small talk lasts a long time.
 
(ding)
(pause for answer)

Eliz:  False. Small talk should not last too long.

(pause)

Eliz:  If people start looking at their watches, it’s a sign to stop the small talk.

(ding)
(pause for answer)

Eliz: True. They may want to begin talking about business.

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Vietnamese Explanation

Bây gi ta hãy tp t câu bng nhng ch ã hc trong bài. Dùng nhóm ch “a bit worried” nói bng ting Anh câu này: Ba má cô ta hi lo khi ti qua cô v nhà tr. Quí v có tr li là: Her parents had been a bit worried when she came home late last night. Dùng ch “confident” nói bng ting Anh: Tôi ã sa son k trc khi vào phng vn xin vic nên tôi khá vng bng (t tin.) I had prepared carefully for my job interview, so I felt rather confident. Hãy dùng ng t “work out the details” nói bng ting Anh câu này: Bn nên bàn tho mi chi tit ca cuc du lch vi ngi chuyên viên du lch ca bn. You should work out all the details of the trip with your travel agent.

Quí v va hc xong bài 173 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.