Ðây là Chng Trình Anh Ng Sinh Ðng New Dynamic English bài 176. Phm Vn xin kính chào quí v thính gi. Bài hc hôm nay bt u bng phn àm thoi hàng ngày gia Lorrie và Tom khi hai ngi vào nhà hàng n tra. Sau ó là phn Man on the Street, trong ó Kent Moss phng vn ngi bán truyn tranh v (comic books). Và ta nghe mu àm thoi v thu tiêu-th sales tax và vic Hi ng Thành ph tnh sp tng thu. Và phn cui là cách hi rõ ngha--clarifying. Xin nghe phn Daily Dialog, At a Restaurant, Part 2: Ðàm thoi hàng ngày, nhà hàng, Phn 2. Ðã hc: Cheeseburger.=bánh mì mm có nhân tht bm và phó mát. I’m dying for a cheeseburger.=tôi thèm n bánh mì mm nhân tht bm và phó mát.

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 Daily Dialogue: At a Restaurant (Part 2)
 
 Larry:  Daily Dialogue: At a Restaurant (Part 2)
 
 Lorrie doesn’t want cheese on her cheeseburger. Lorrie không mun kp phó mát trong bánh mì nhân tht bò bm ca cô.
 
 Larry: Listen to the conversation.
 
 SFX: restaurant
 
 Tom: I’m dying for a cheeseburger.
 
 (short pause)
 
 Lorrie: That sounds good.
 
 (short pause)
 
 Waiter: May I take your order?
 
 (short pause)
 
 Tom: I’d like a cheeseburger and some fries, please.
 
 (short pause)
 
 Lorrie: The same for me... but fries are so fattening,
 
 (short pause)
 
  I’d like a small salad instead of fries.
 
 (short pause)
 
 Waiter: Anything to drink?
 
 (short pause)
 
 Tom: Just a glass of water, please.
 
 (short pause)
 
 Lorrie: Some water for me, too, please, and... no cheese on my burger.
 
 (short pause)
 
 Tom: No cheese?!!
 
 (short pause)
 
  Lorrie, it’s a cheeseburger! [Lorrie, ch gi bánh mì nhân tht và phó mát mà li b phó mát!]
 
 (short pause)
 
 Larry: Listen and repeat.
 
 Waiter: Anything to drink?
 
 (pause for repeat)
 
 Tom: Just a glass of water, please.
 
 (pause for repeat)
 
 Lorrie: Some water for me, too, please, and... no cheese on my burger.
 
 (pause for repeat)
 
 Tom: No cheese?!!
 
 (pause for repeat)
 
  Lorrie, it’s a cheeseburger!
 
 (pause for repeat)
 
 MUSIC

 Vietnamese Explanation

Trong phn ti, ta nghe Kent Moss phng vn ngi bán truyn bng tranh hot ha (comic books, comics). Truyn bng tranh gi là comic books. Tranh hot ha hay hí ha ha trên báo gi là comic strips. [strip=gii.] In thành tp truyn gi là comics. Phim hot ha hay hình hí ha gi là cartoons. Sidewalk=hè ph, l ng. Nope=(informal, ting thân mt) nh “no.”

Suit=b qun áo. Superman suit=b chn ca nhân vt Siêu nhân. [Phân bit cách c: suit=b qun áo com-lê (2 cách c: “u” hay “iu”); còn ch ‘suite’=dãy phòng rng, c nh ch ‘sweet’=ngt]. I didn’t read any comics, except Superman=tôi ch c chuyn tranh Siêu Nhân Superman thôi. Except=ngoi tr. You have a good point there.=bn có lý ó. Sau ây, ta nghe Kent Moss phng vn Tom Jordan, ngi bán truyn bng tranh v.

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 Man on the Street: Comic Book Guy: anh chàng bán truyn bng tranh v
 
 Larry: Man on the Street
 
 Kent talks to a man who is selling comic books.
 
· Superman:  Siêu nhân, ngi hùng siêu phàm, tr gian git bo, sn phm ca óc tng tng ca nhà vn Ca-na-da Joe Shuster và nhà vn M Jerry Siegel. S u tiên Action Comics in vào tháng 6, 1938.

· Batman:  Ngi di, nhân vt tng tng do Bob Kane và Bill Finger in ln u trong s Detective Comics ngày 27 tháng 5, 1939. Batman là thám t i tài, lái xe hi Batmobile. Bn là Robin.

I’m selling comic books.  Tôi bán truyn tranh

I didn’t read any comics except Superman.  Trong các truyn tranh, tôi ch c truyn Siêu nhân thôi.

I wanted to fly.  Xa còn bé, tôi c sao mình bay c.

UPBEAT MUSIC

Kent: Hello. This is the New Dynamic English Man on the Street, Kent Moss.

 With me is Tom Jordan.

 Tom, can you tell us what you’re doing here on the sidewalk?

Tom: I’m selling comic books.

Kent: Selling comic books??

 What kind of comics are you selling?

Tom: Superman comics.

 I have over one hundred Superman comic books!

Kent: How about Batman?

 Do you have any Batman comic books?

Tom: Nope.

 Just Superman.

Kent: Superman, Batman,... I read all those comics when I was a boy.

Tom: Not me. I didn’t read any comics except Superman.

 I wanted to be Superman.

 I wanted to fly!

 And I liked his clothes!

Kent: (laughs) Oh, so that’s why you’re wearing a Superman suit!

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: How many glasses of water do you drink each day?

(ding)
(pause for answer)

Max: OK!

MUSIC

Vietnamese Explanation

Trong on Câu Chuyn Gia Bài Story Interlude, ta nghe Larry hi Kathy v mt bài báo v sales tax, thu tiêu th ánh trên phn trm giá hàng ngi mua phi tr. A copy of today’s newspaper=s báo hôm nay. What’s up? Có gì l không? City Council=Hi ng Thành ph. To raise the tax.=tng thu. [Lower the tax=gim thu.] Are you for or against it? Bn ng h hay chng? So you don’t mind paying more money when you buy something? Vy bn không phin phi tr thêm tin khi mua mt món hàng ? Education has to come first=s giáo dc là u tiên. You have a good point there=bn có lý ó. Improve the school=ci tin trng hc. Hire=mn, thuê. Make up one’s mind=quyt nh. I need to know more before I make up my mind.=tôi cn bit thêm trc khi quyt nh. You should read this article.=Bn nên c bài báo này. It’s got a lot of good information in it.=bài báo ó có nhiu tin tc áng xem. Vote=bu c. Voting.=vic bu c. Election=cuc bu. I’m going to vote for the best candidate in the coming election.=tôi s bu cho ng c viên sáng giá nht trong cuc bu c sp ti.

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Story Interlude:  Voting/Elections: sales tax

Larry: And.... we’re off the air.

 Say, do you have a copy of today’s newspaper?

Max: Mmmm, sorry, I don’t.

Kathy: Oh, I do, Larry.

SFX: paper rustling

Kathy: Yeah. I have the newspaper here.

Larry: Thank you.

Kathy: What’s up? Is there a story you’re interested in?

SFX: paper rustling, pages turning sound [ting giy st sot, ting d trang]

Larry: There’s an article here about the sales tax.

Kathy: Oh, I heard about that.

 The City Council wants to raise the sales tax, right?

 Are you for it or against it?

Larry: Actually, I’m for it.

 They’ll use the money to improve the schools and hire more teachers.

Kathy: So you don’t mind paying more money when you buy something?

Larry: Not if it helps the schools.

 In my opinion, education has to come first.

Kathy: You have a good point there.

 But I need to know more before I make up my mind.

Larry: You should read this article, then.

 It’s got a lot of good information.

Kathy: Thanks, Larry.

SFX: Elizabeth entering

Eliz: Hi, Kathy, Larry.

 OK. Let’s get started.

Larry: Quiet, please, everyone. Ready for Functioning in Business.

Vietnamese Explanation

Trong phn Anh Ng Thng Mi Trung Cp Functioning in Business, Elizabeth nói chuyn vi Ông Stewart Chapman ca hãng Federal Motors, ngi quyt nh có mua ngi máy rô-bô ca hãng International Robotics hay không. Dave had done an excellent job in his meetings with Mr. Blake.=Ông Dave ã làm vic rt tt trong các bui hp vi ông Blake. But it was my job to make the final decision.=nhng vic ca tôi là quyt nh cui cùng. Xin nghe phn Coming to Agreement, Part 2, Ði n tha thun, Phn 2. To clarify, làm rõ ngha.

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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

Larry: Functioning in Business is an intermediate level business English course with a focus on American business practices and culture.

 Today’s unit is “Coming to Agreement, Part 2.”
 
  This program focuses on Clarifying. =phn chng trình này chú trng vào cách làm rõ ngha.

MUSIC
Interview: Chapman

Larry: Interview

Eliz: Today, we are talking to Mr. Stewart Chapman from his office at Federal Motors.

SFX:  Phone beep

Eliz: Hello, Mr. Chapman.

Chap: Hello.

Eliz: Today, we’re listening to your conversation with Mr. Blake.

Chap: Uh, yes, I was glad to finally meet him.

 Dave Gomez had done an excellent job in his meetings with Mr. Blake.

 But it was my job to make the final decision.

Eliz: Let’s listen to part of your conversation with Mr. Blake.

MUSIC

Vietnamese Explanation

Trong bài sp ti, trc khi nghe tip mu àm thoi gia ông Chapman và ông Blake, ta hãy ôn li và tp dùng nhng ch ã hc. Hãy nói bng ting Anh: Phn ln tr em Hoa K thích c truyn tranh Siêu nhân và Ngi Di. Most American children love reading Superman and Batman comics. Siêu nhân là ngi tr bng ng gii nht. Superman was the greatest gangbuster. Tr em thích mua truyn tranh, su tp truyn và trao i vi bn.=Children like to buy comic books, collect them, and exchange them among their friends. Báo hôm nay có tin gì hay không? Is there anything interesting in today’s newspaper? Hi ng Thành ph sp tng thu tiêu th, bn ng h hay chng? The City Council is about to raise the sales tax; are you for or against it? Thành ph cn tin sa ng xá, xây thêm lp hc, và mn thêm giáo viên. The city needs money to repair roads, build more classrooms, and hire more teachers. Theo ý tôi, vn giáo dc là u tiên. In my opinion, education comes first. Xin nghe li.

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Vietnamese Explanation

Quí v va hc xong bài 176 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.