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The agent will fly Ted and Amber to New York. Nicole announces that she's been named president of the Spanish Club. </span><br /></p><div class=black-round style="width:640px"><iframe width="640" height="380" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nQUwPinObwk?rel=0&autoplay=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen><br /></iframe><br /></div><br /><div class=black-round style="width:640px"><h3>Đối thoại</h3><br />Ted: Amber and I are going to <span>break into</span> the music business. Last night after our concert, a talent agent asked us to meet with him in New York. <br /><br />Susan: Congratulations! We'll give you some <span>spending money</span> for your trip. <br /><br />Ted: No need. The agent is <span>footing the bill</span> for everything. And when we get there, he's going to <span>wine and dine</span> us. <br /><br />Susan: He must think you're the <span>cream of the crop</span>. <br /><br />Ted: He thinks we sound like the Goo Goo Dolls. <br /><br />Nicole: Who are they? <br /><br />Ted: You're really <span>out of it</span>. They're a popular rock band. <br /><br />Nicole: Our family is certainly on a <span>winning streak</span>. I was elected president of the Spanish Club today. <br /><br />Ted: The Spanish Club? <span>Big deal</span>! <br /><br />Nicole: You don't <span>get it</span>, Ted. This is only the beginning. Today, president of the Spanish Club. Tomorrow, ambassador to Spain! <br /><br />Ted: Well, Ambassador, you'll need to <span>wrap up </span>my chemistry homework before you leave for the Spanish Embassy. <br /><br />Susan: A rock star and a diplomat. I'm so proud of both of you! <br /></div><br /><div class=black-round style="width:640px"><h1 style="text-align:center">IDIOMS - Thành ngữ </h1><br />Big deal! - So what? That doesn't really matter. <br /><span>(Có gì đáng nói đâu! Chả có gì to lớn cả!)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: You won five dollars in the lottery? Big deal!<br />Ví dụ 2: Your father has a job with a big company in New York City? Big deal! <br /><br />(to) break into - to enter or be let into a profession.<br /><span>(được có cơ hội bước chân vào một nghề nghiệp nào đó)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: If you want to break into journalism, it's a good idea to work on a college newspaper.<br />Ví dụ 2: These days it's difficult to break into investment banking. <br /><i><br />NOTE: "Break into" has several other meanings: <br />1. Interrupt. Boris and I were talking. Please don't try to break into our conversation. <br />2. Enter illegally or by force. Somebody broke into Peter's house and stole his DVD player. <br />3. To suddenly begin an activity, such as singing. After receiving the check from the National Cookie Company, Susan broke into song. <br /></i><br />cream of the crop - the best of a group.<br /><span>(người ưu tú nhất trong một nhóm người)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: In the world of women's tennis, the Williams sisters are the cream of the crop.<br />Ví dụ 2: Of course you'll get accepted to Harvard. Don't forget, you're the cream of the crop! <br /><br />Đồng Nghĩa: creme de la creme.<br /><br />(to) foot the bill - to pay,<br /><span>(chịu trách nhiệm trả tiền cho chi phí nào đó)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: You paid last time we went to the movies. Let me foot the bill this time. <br />Ví dụ 2: Fortunately, whenever we go out to dinner with the boss, she foots the bill. <br /><br />Đồng Nghĩa: to pick up the tab.<br /><br />(to) get it - see Lesson 21.<br /><span>(hiểu một điều gì đó)</span><br /><br />(to be) out of it - not aware or knowledgeable about trends or modern habits.<br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Don't ask for Susan's advice on fashion. She's really out of it. She wears sneakers with everything. <br />Ví dụ 2: Betsy has never even heard of Harry Potter. She's really out of it! <br /><i><br />NOTE: "Out of it" also means "confused" or "disoriented." Ví dụ: After staying up all night studying, Ted felt out of it the next day. <br /></i><br />spending money - money for minor expenses.<br /><span>(số tiền cho những chi phí nhỏ hoặc tiền bỏ túi)</span> <br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Before Tim left for Europe, his parents gave him $400 in spending money.<br />Ví dụ 2: Martin's parents are paying his college tuition, but he has to earn his own spending money. <br /><br />Đồng Nghĩa: pocket money.<br /><br />(to) wine and dine - to take someone out for an evening or an expensive meal.<br /><span>(thiết đãi cho cho ai đó một bữa ăn thịnh soạn đầy đủ rượu thịt đắt tiền)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Donna wined and dined Bob and Susan and then presented them with a contract for the sale of Susan's Scrumptious Cookies.<br />Ví dụ 2: Kate was wined and dined during her trip to Santiago. <br /><br />(to be on a) winning streak - a series of wins.<br /><span>(chiến thắng hàng loạt hết đợt này đến đợt khác ...)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: The basketball team hasn't lost a game all season. They're on a winning streak!<br />Ví dụ 2: You won 10 games in a row? You're on a winning streak! <br /><br />(to) wrap up - to finish.<br /><span>(kết thúc một việc nào đó)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: If you wrap up your homework by eight o'clock, we'll have time to catch a movie tonight.<br />Ví dụ 2: Okay folks, let's wrap up these exercises so we can go home early tonight. <br /></div><br /><div class=black-round style="width:640px"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-idNOsvjzwYc/UiKjvic4qTI/AAAAAAAAB08/Qjz61zCb9QI/w842-h380-no/quiz25.png" width="640"><br /><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/--_5FWJYDJkQ/UiKjzPvOrjI/AAAAAAAAB1E/fObQsG8Whl4/w796-h640-no/quiz21-25.png" width="640"><br /><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-uqFvZToAyjc/UiKj3uaSEVI/AAAAAAAAB1M/kiuhHkNyUb0/w843-h382-no/Crrossword21-25.png" width="640"><br /><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-B8VRS_NADK4/UiKj7j_YpPI/AAAAAAAAB1c/xZid3amSOg8/w796-h640-no/final-xword.png" width="640"><br /></div><br /></div> Chào mừng Quí Khách đã đến với Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt Rê chuột vào ► Facebook Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt ◄ Rê chuột vào ► Facebook Sân Chơi ... 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But now amber says she wants to start writing songs too. She sings him the first lines of her new song.</span><br /><br /><div class=black-round style="width:640px"><iframe width="640" height="380" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3YBklVuP9_g?rel=0&autoplay=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen><br /></iframe><br /></div><br /><div class=black-round style="width:640px"><h1 style="text-align:center">Đối thoại</h1><br />Amber: Ted, you know how <span>all along</span> you've been <span>in charge of</span> all the lyrics for our band? <br />Ted: That's right, Amber. Everybody loves my songs! <br /><br />Amber: Well, I hope they'll love my songs too. <br />Ted: But you don't write songs. <br /><br />Amber: I'm <span>sick and tired of</span> singing your songs all the time. I want to sing my own songs! <br />Ted: Okay, no need to <span>freak out</span>! <span>First things first</span>. Have you written a song yet? <br /><br />Amber: Yes, <span>as a matter of fact</span>, I have. <br />Ted: Well, let's hear it then. <br /><br />Amber: Okay, but it's still a work <span>in progress</span>. <br />Ted: Stop trying to <span>buy time</span>. Let's hear the song! <br /><br />Amber: My boyfriend is crazy. <span>Crazy about</span> baking cookies. I know for sure that there is no cure ... <br />Ted: Cut it out! Stop teasing me. I am cured.<br /><br />Amber:<span>All better</span>? <br />Ted: Yes. I'll never bake another cookie again. My parents made a fortune. Now we can all just chill out! <br /></div><br /><div class=black-round style="width:640px"><h1 style="text-align:center">IDIOMS - Thành ngữ </h1>all along - throughout; from beginning to end.<br /><span>(Từ đầu đến cuối; trong suốt thời gian từ xưa đến nay)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Jenny told Nicole she would vote for her, but all along she was planning on voting for Andrea. <br />Ví dụ 2: I never believed Joel when he told us he was marrying a princess from Denmark. I knew all along that he was lying.<br /><br />all better - completely cured.<br /><span>(Hoàn toàn mạnh khỏe; tuyệt đối an vui)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ I: "All better?" asked Maureen, after her son stopped crying. <br />Ví dụ 2: If you're not all better, you shouldn't go to work tomorrow. <br /><br />as a matter of fact - see Lesson 20.<br /><br />(to) buy (some) time - to make more time available (in order to achieve a certain purpose).<br /><br />Ví dụ I: We're not sure yet whether or not we want to buy the house. We'd better buy some time so we can think about it over the weekend. <br />Ví dụ 2: I'm not sure whether or not I want to take the job offer. I'd better buy some time to think about it. <br /><br />(to) chill out [slang] - to relax.<br /><span>(Thư giãn; thoải mái)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ I: Chill out! If we miss this train, we'll just take the next one. <br />Ví dụ 2: Your dog ate your homework? Chill out, I'm sure your teacher will understand! <br /><br />(to be) crazy about - see Lesson 5.<br /><br /><br />(to) cut it out - stop it; stop the annoying behavior.<br /><span>(chấm dứt một việc gì đó; chấm dứt quấy rầy người khác)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Tracy was chewing gum loudly during the movie. Her boyfriend finally told her to cut it out. <br />Ví dụ 2: Cut it out! Stop trying to pull my shoes off! <br /><br />first things first - let's focus on the most important thing or task first.<br /><span>(Việc quan trọng phải giải quyết trước tiên)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: You want to work here at Lulu's Dance Club? First things first, have you ever worked as a dancer before?<br />Ví dụ 2: You want to ask your teacher if you can hand in your paper two weeks late? First things first, you'd better think of an excuse. <br /><br />for sure - see Lesson 19.<br /><br />(to) freak out [slang] - to respond to something irrationally or crazily; to overreact.<br /><span>(Ứng phó với điều gì đó phi lý hay điên cuồng, phản ứng quá mức)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ I: Ashley's parents freaked out when she told them she was dropping out of college to become an actress.<br />Ví dụ 2: Don't freak out when I tell you this, but I lost the laptop you lent me last week. <br /><br />(to be) in charge of - having responsibility for.<br /><span>(Chịu trách nhiệm được giao phó)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: John is in charge of all international sales for his company.<br />Ví dụ 2: Who's in charge of making sure we don't run out of toilet paper in the bathroom? <br /><br />in progress - happening; under way; going on now.<br /><span>(trong tiến trình; đang tiến triển; sự việc đang diễn biến)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: The play is already in progress, so you'll have to wait until intermission to sit down.<br />Ví dụ 2: Once the test is in progress, you will not be allowed to leave the room. <br /><br />(to) make a fortune - to make a lot of money.<br /><span>(Làm ra/kiếm được nhiều tiền)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Adam made a fortune when he sold his company to Microsoft.<br />Ví dụ 2: Emma made a fortune selling candy to her classmates after lunch every day. <br /><br />Đồng nghĩa: to make a bundle; to make a killing.<br /><br />(to be) sick and tired of - completely bored with; sick of.<br /><span>(hoàn toàn buồn chán với, chán ghét đến nhức nhối về vấn đề gì đó)</span> )<br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Ted is sick and tired of hearing about what an excellent student Nicole is.<br />Ví dụ 2: I'm sick and tired of this nasty weather we've been having! <br /><br /></div><br /><div class=black-round style="width:640px"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-e91iSGxFlOg/UiFA7mMN_zI/AAAAAAAABq4/YuFm2F_l4eY/w776-h624-no/b24.png" width="640"><br /></div><br /></div> Chào mừng Quí Khách đã đến với Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt Rê chuột vào ► Facebook Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt ◄ Rê chuột vào ► Facebook Sân Chơi ... 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<!-- Bob Has a Surprise Visitor - Bài Học 23 --><br /><div class=menuframe><table><tr> <td width=6% valign=top><img src="http://i1263.photobucket.com/albums/ii637/Vinnie_Pham/home-1.png"><br /></td><td><h2 style="text-align:center">Chào mừng Quí Khách đã đến với Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt</h2><marquee behavior="scroll" direction="left" bgcolor="transparent" onmouseover="this.stop()" onmouseout="this.start()" scrollamouđnt="4">Rê chuột vào <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/166870806737829/"><span> ►</span>Facebook Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt<span>◄</span></a> Rê chuột vào<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/S%C3%A2n-Ch%C6%A1i-Anh-Ng%E1%BB%AF-cho-Ng%C6%B0%E1%BB%9Di-Vi%E1%BB%87t/203374993065445"><span> ►</span>Facebook Sân Chơi Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt<span>◄</span></a> Rê chuột vào<a href="http://ancnv.blogspot.com"><span> ►</span>Blogger Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt<span>◄</span></a> Rê chuột vào<a href="http://moi-ngay-mot-chuyen.blogspot.com"><span> ►</span>Blogger Mỗi Ngày Một Chuyện<span>◄</span></a> Rê chuột vào<a href="http://anhnguchonguoiviet.weebly.com"><span> ►</span>Weebly Gia Đình Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt<span>◄</span></a>Rê chuột vào </marquee><h1 style="text-align:center">Bob Has a Surprise Visitor - Bài Học 23</h1></td> <td width=15 %valign=top align=center > <a class="ancnv-home" href="http://anh-ngu-cho-nguoi-viet.blogspot.com/2013/08/tap-noi-tieng-anh-nhu-mot-nguoi-my.html" title="Quay Lại trang tập nói tiếng Anh như người Mỹ"></a><span>Trang Chủ</span> </td> </tr></table><br /><p style="padding-left:10.0ex; padding-right:10.0ex"><span>Bob's former boss Peter, from the furniture store, comes to visit. He offers Bob his old job back, but Bob's not interested..</span><br /><br /><div class=black-round style="width:640px"><iframe width="640" height="380" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed//zGEE4F2FFU8?rel=0&autoplay=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen><br /></iframe><br /></div><br /><div class=black-round style="width:640px"><br /><h1 style="text-align:center">Đối thoại</h1><br />Peter: Hi Bob. I was just in the neighborhood so I thought I'd <span>stop by</span>.<br />Bob: <span>Come on in</span>. Take a cookie.<br /><br />Peter: Thanks. I'm glad to see you're not <span>holding a grudge against</span> me for firing you.<br />Bob: Not at all. <span>At first</span>, it <span>burned me up</span>. But I feel better now.<br /><br />Peter: Good. I'm glad you have <span>no hard feelings</span>. How would you like your old job back?<br />Bob: What happened to your wonderful new manager?<br /><br />Peter: She drank at work. By five o'clock, she'd be lying under a dining room table, <span>three sheets to the wind</span>. Yesterday, I finally <span>got rid of</span> her.<br />Bob: Let me <span>get this straight</span>. You replaced me with some crazy woman who <span>got plastered</span> every day <span>on the job</span>?<br /><br />Peter: Yeah, I <span>lost my head</span>.<br />Bob: I don't think you lost your head. I just think you've got rocks in your head!<br /><br />Peter: Bob, I'm trying to <span>level with you</span>. I never should've <span>let you go</span>.<br />Bob: No use <span>crying over spilt milk</span>.<br /><br />Peter: So you'll come back and work for me?<br />Bob: <span>Not on your life</span>! Susan and I are very <span>well off</span> now. We just sold our new company for a<span> small fortune</span>!<br /></div><br /><div class=black-round style="width:640px"><br /><h1 style="text-align:center">IDIOMS - Thành ngữ </h1>at first - see Lesson 16.<br /><br />(to) burn someone up - to make someone angry.<br /><span>(Làm ai đó phát giận)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Jenny didn't vote for Nicole. That really burns Nicole up.<br />Ví dụ 2: I can't believe Kristen and Andrew didn't invite us to their wedding. That really burns me up!<br /><br />come on in - enter.<br /><span>(đi vào, vào nhà/phòng)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Come on in, the door's open!<br />Ví dụ 2: If nobody answers the door when you ring tonight, just come on in.<br /><br />Lưu ý : This is a more conversational way of saying "come in."<br /><br />(to) get plastered [slang] - to get drunk.<br /><span>(Say xỉn - từ lóng)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Harold got plastered at the wedding and fell into the wedding cake.<br />Ví dụ 2: That's your fifth martini. What are you trying to do, get plastered?<br /><br />Đồng nghĩa: to get loaded [slang]; to get sloshed [slang].<br /><br />(to) get rid of - to free oneself of; to throw out.<br /><span>(liệng đi; tự giải thoát mình; cho nghỉ việc)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: We finally got rid of our spider problem, but now we have ants.<br />Ví dụ 2: I've got too many old magazines and newspapers in my office. I need to get rid of some of them.<br /><br />(to) get (something) straight - to clarify; to understand.<br /><span>(Nói thẳng ra nhé; làm sáng tỏ; hiểu rõ ràng)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Are you sure you got the directions straight?<br />Ví dụ 2: Let me get this straight - you're leaving your husband?<br /><br />(to) hold a grudge against (someone) - to stay angry with someone about a past offense.<br /><span>(Giận dai hay giận ai đó về những chuyện đã xảy ra từ lâu rồi)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Nicole holds a grudge against Jenny for voting for Andrea instead of her.<br />Ví dụ 2: Julia held a grudge against her boyfriend for not bringing her flowers on Valentine's Day.<br /><br />(to) let (someone) go - to fire; dismiss employees.<br /><span>(Cho thôi việc; đuổi việc)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: The investment bank let Chris go after they discovering he was stealing erasers, paper clips, and other office supplies.<br />Ví dụ 2: The Xerxes Corporation was doing so poorly, they had to let many workers go earlier this year.<br /><br />(to) level with (someone) - to speak openly and honestly with someone.<br /><span>(Nói cởi mở và thật lòng với ai đó về điều gì)</span><br /><br /><br />Ví dụ l: Let me level with you. I'm voting for Andrea instead of you.<br />Ví dụ 2: I have a feeling you're not telling me the whole truth. Please just level with me.<br /><br />(to) lose one's head - to lose control of one's behavior; to not know what one is doing.<br /><span>(Nóng giận mất khôn; làm những chuyện không được tốt khi nóng giận)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Nicole lost her head after losing the elections and started yelling at all her friends.<br />Ví dụ 2: Remember to stay calm before the judge. Don't get nervous and lose your head!<br /><br />no hard feelings - no anger; no bitterness.<br /><span>(không giận dữ; không cay đắng)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: After the elections, Andrea said to Nicole, "I hope there are no hard feelings."<br />Ví dụ 2: I know you were disappointed that I beat you in the golf tournament, but I hope there are no hard feelings.<br /><br />no use crying over spilt milk - there's no point in regretting something that's too late to change.<br /><span>(có ăn năn hối hận thì chuyện đã quá trễ rồi)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Nicole realized she'd made some mistakes with her campaign for president, but there was no use crying over spilt milk.<br />Ví dụ 2: Your bike was ruined in an accident? There's no use crying over spilt milk. You'll just have to buy a new one.<br /><br />Not on your life! - definitely not.<br /><span>(không bao giờ; không đời nào)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: You want me to sit in that sauna for an hour? Not on your life!<br />Ví dụ 2: Thanks for offering me a job in Siberia. Am I going to take it? Not on your life!<br /><br />on the job - at work.<br /><span>(ở nơi làm việc)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Jennifer has four men on the job painting her house.<br />Ví dụ 2: Dan got fired for drinking on the job.<br /><br />small fortune - a good amount of money.<br /><span>(một số tiền kha khá)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: When her great aunt died, Anne inherited a small fortune.<br />Ví dụ 2: You won $25,000 in the lottery? That's a small fortune!<br /><br />(to) stop by - to pay a quick visit.<br /><span>(ghé qua thăm ai một vài phút)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: I'm having some friends over for pizza tomorrow night. Why don't you stop by?<br />Ví dụ 2: Stop by my office on your way home tonight.<br /><br />three sheets to the wind - drunk.<br /><span>(say túy lúy, say lắc lư con tàu đi - như con tàu thả dây cột buồm)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: After drinking four beers, Bob was three sheets to the wind.<br />Ví dụ 2: Somebody needs to make sure Greg gets home safely. He's three sheets to the wind.<br /><br />Đồng nghĩa: wasted [slang]; liquored up [slang]; dead drunk.<br /><br />well off - wealthy; financially secure.<br /><span>(giàu có; an toàn về mặt tài chính - không lo về mặt tiền bạc)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Betsy's grandfather used to be very well off, but he lost most of his fortune when the U.S. stock market crashed in 1929.<br />Ví dụ 2: Debbie is a doctor and her husband is a lawyer. 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Susan tells Bob that the National Cookie Company wants to buy out Susan's Scrumptious Cookies.</span></p><br /><div class=black-round style="width:640px"><iframe width="640" height="380" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y8Tr6IYo3xA?rel=0&autoplay=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen><br /></iframe><br /></div><br /><div class=black-round style="width:640px"><h1 style="text-align:center">Đối thoại</h1><br />Bob: Dear, I've got some bad news.<br />Susan: <span>What's the matter</span>, Bob?<br /><br />Bob: The Village Market won't take any more of our cookies.<br />Susan: Why not? They're <span>selling like hotcakes</span>!<br /><br />Bob: I know, but a lady found a blue hair in her cookie. Now Carol refuses to sell them.<br />Susan: Carol is such a <span>dragon lady</span>! We're <span>better off</span> having nothing to do with her.<br /><br />Bob: She's not <span>my cup of tea </span>either, but she was selling lots of cookies.<br />Susan: Oh well. That's the way the cookie crumbles. Ha ha. <span>Get it</span>?<br /><br />Bob: Susan, this is no <span>laughing matter!</span><br />Susan: Bob, we don't need the Village Market anymore.<br /><br />Bob: Why not?<br />Susan: The National Cookie Company called. They want to <span>buy out </span>our business.<br /><br />Bob: Susan, this is a <span>dream come true</span>. It looks like we've <span>struck it rich</span>!<br />Susan: Yes. Soon we'll be <span>rolling in dough</span>!<br /></div><br /><div class=black-round style="width:640px"><br /><h1 style="text-align:center">IDIOMS - Thành ngữ </h1><br />better off - in a more fortunate position.<br /><span>(trong một vị trí nào đó may mắn hơn hoặc tốt hơn)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ I: We're better off leaving for France on Thursday evening, so we can spend the entire weekend there.<br />Ví dụ 2: If you're interested in studying languages, you'd be better off attending Northwestern University than the University of Chicago.<br /><i><br />Lưu ý : This expression is often used with conditional tense (would), especially when you're giving advice: "you would be better off doing something" or "you'd be better off doing something."<br /></i><br />(to) buy out - to purchase an entire business or someone's share of a business.<br /><span>(Mua đứt hoặc mua trọn một công việc làm ăn hay cổ phần hùn của một ai đó)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Microsoft bought out Adam's company for $12 million.<br />Ví dụ 2: Harriett and Jane sell homemade snack chips. They hope one day a big company will buy out their business.<br /><br />cup of tea - see Lesson 5.<br /><span>(được ưa chuộng hay hợp với mình - thường nói với ngữ điệu tiêu cực)</span><br /><br />dragon lady - a nasty woman who misuses her power.<br /><span>(một người đàn bà hay lạm dụng quyền thế)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Beth is a real dragon lady. She's always screaming at her employees and blaming them for her mistakes. I hope she gets fired!<br />Ví dụ 2: Liz was nasty to you? I'm not surprised. She's a dragon lady.<br /><br />Đồng nghĩa với: bitch [slang]; shrew.<br /><br />(to) get it - to understand.<br /><span>(Thấu hiểu cái gì đó)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ l: I invited 40 people to my Thanksgiving dinner, but only I0 people came. I don't get it!<br />Ví dụ 2: Don't you get it? Your company is about to go out of business!<br /><br />it looks like - it's likely that.<br /><span>(trông giống như cái gì hoặc điều gì đó)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: It looks like I'll be able to get out of work early today, so let's plan on meeting downtown at 4:30.<br />Ví dụ 2: It looks like it's going to rain, so we'd better just cancel the picnic now.<br /><br />no laughing matter - nothing to joke about; something serious.<br /><span>(không phải chuyện để cười đùa)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: When the tornado came into town, it was no laughing matter.<br />Ví dụ 2: Jim might have been fooling around when he hit John, but he really hurt him. It was no laughing matter. <br /><br />nothing to do with (someone or something) - not have any relationship with someone; to not get involved with something.<br /><span>(không dính dáng đến điều gì hay người nào đó)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: After I found out that Nora shoplifted some lipstick from the drugstore, I wanted nothing to do with her.<br />Ví dụ 2: Larry asked Nick if he wanted to help him plan a robbery. Nick told Larry that he wanted nothing to do with it.<br /><br />rolling in dough - very rich.<br /><span>(rất giàu có - dough là Đô La)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Susan and Bob don't need to work anymore. They're rolling in dough.<br />Ví dụ 2: Adam will be able to retire young. He's rolling in dough.<br /><i><br />Lưu ý : This is a play on words. "Dough" means "money" as well as what is used to make cookies, breads, and pastries. The dough (cookies) made by Bob and Susan brought them lots of dough (money).<br /></i><br />Đồng nghĩa với: rolling in it; rolling in money; loaded.<br /><br />(to) sell like hotcakes - see Lesson 17.<br /><span>(Bán rất chạy - bán đắt như tôm tươi)</span><br /><br />(to) strike it rich - to attain sudden financial success.<br /><span>(đạt được thành công về tài chính một cách đột ngột)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Chad struck it rich with the winning lottery ticket.<br />Ví dụ 2: Craig hopes to strike it rich so he can quit his job and open a winery in California.<br /><br />that's the way the cookie crumbles - that's the way things go sometimes and there's nothing you can do about it.<br /><span>(đôi khi đó là chuyện thường hay xảy ra mà chúng ta không thể làm gì được. [crumble = sụp đổ, nát vụn])</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: You lost your job? That's the way the cookie crumbles.<br />Ví dụ 2: Somebody drank your last can of Pepsi? Oh well, that's the way the cookie crumbles.<br /><br />What's the matter? - see Lesson 2.<br /><span>(chuyện gì xảy ra thế?)</span><br /></div><br /><div class=black-round style="width:640px"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-yy3CAxcQiPM/UiKWRBwt-sI/AAAAAAAAB0E/nTUg4PTLkU4/w711-h441-no/quiz22.png" width="640"><br /></div><br /></div> Chào mừng Quí Khách đã đến với Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt Rê chuột vào ► Facebook Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt ◄ Rê chuột vào ► Facebook Sân Chơi ... Đọc thêm »
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She wants to buy out Susan's Scrumptious Cookies. Susan is very Happy.</span><br /></p><div class=black-round style="width:740px"><iframe width="740" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/c2v1UCCGArg?rel=0&autoplay=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen><br /></iframe><br /></div><br />Susan: Hello?<br />Donna: Good afternoon. Are you Susan, of Susan's Scrumptious Cookies?<br /><br />Susan: Yes, I am.<br />Donna: My name is Donna Jenkins, and I'm calling from the National Cookie Company. We're <span>nuts about </span>your cookies, and we'd like to sell them <span>all over</span> the country.<br /><br />Susan: Unfortunately, we're <span>running on a shoestring</span> out of our kitchen. We can't make enough cookies for you.<br />Donna: My company wants to buy the recipe and the brand name from you.<br /><br />Susan: Oh yeah? Why would you want to do that?<br />Donna: We have a successful <span>track record </span>of buying small companies and turning them into big ones.<br /><br />Susan: <span>In that case</span>, I'm sure we can <span>come to an agreement</span>.<br />Donna: Great. You just<span> made my day</span>!<br /><br />Susan: You'll need to <span>work out</span> the <span>nuts and bolts</span> of the agreement with my husband. He's the business manager.<br />Donna: May I speak with him now?<br /><br />Susan: He's at a meeting. I'll have him get in touch with you when he returns.<br />Donna: Good. I <span>look forward to</span> speaking with him. <br /><br /><br /><hr><br /><h1 style="text-align:center">IDIOMS - Thành ngữ </h1>all over - throughout; everywhere.<br /><span>(trong suốt; ở khắp mọi nơi)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Nicole's classmates are from all over the world, including Argentina, Brazil, China, Japan, Korea, Poland, and Ukraine.<br />Ví dụ 2: Oh no! I got ketchup all over my white sweater. <br /><br />(to) come to an agreement - to reach an agreement.<br /><span>(đạt được thỏa thuận)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: If we can come to an agreement now, I can start work on Monday.<br />Ví dụ 2: If you're not willing to negotiate, it's going to be very difficult for us to come to an agreement.<br /><br />in that case - under that circumstance.<br /><span>(trong trường hợp đó)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: It's snowing? In that case, you'd better take the bus to school today instead of driving.<br />Ví dụ 2: You forgot your wallet at home today? In that case, you can borrow five bucks from me for lunch.<br /><br />(to be or to get) in touch with (someone) - to be or to get in contact with (someone).<br /><span>(có mặt hoặc được tiếp xúc với)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: I was surprised when Luis called me, since we hadn't been in touch with each other since high school.<br />Ví dụ 2: Leave me your contact information in case I need to get in touch with you while you're on vacation.<br /><br />(to) look forward to - to anticipate eagerly.<br /><span>(mong muốn, dự đoán háo hức)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: I'm looking forward to my trip to Mexico next month.<br />Ví dụ 2: Ron has worked as a high school teacher for over 40 years. He's really looking forward to retiring next year.<br /><br />(to) make one's day - to give one great satisfaction.<br /><span>(làm cho ai đó có một sự hài lòng lớn)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Our neighbors with the crazy dogs are moving away? That really makes my day!<br />Ví dụ 2: Thanks for bringing over those cookies last week. That made my day!<br /><br />(to be) nuts about - see Lesson 14.<br /><span>(quá vui thích; quá hào hứng về điều gì đó)</span><br /><br />nuts and bolts - details; basic components of something.<br /><span>(những thành phần cơ bản của một cái gì đó)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: I don't need to know the nuts and bolts of how the computer works -just show me how to tum it on.<br />Ví dụ 2: Simon really understands the nuts and bolts of how toilets work. He would be a very good plumber.<br /><br />on a shoestring - on a very low budget.<br /><span>(ngân sách, hay tiền bạc để làm việc gì đó quá thấp)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Bob and Susan were living on a shoestring after Bob lost his job.<br />Ví dụ 2: In the beginning, the Hewlett-Packard company ran on a shoestring out of a garage.<br /><br />track record - a record of achievements or performances.<br /><span>(một kỷ lục của thành tích hoặc hoàn thành nhiệm vụ tốt)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: The women's basketball team at the University of Connecticut has an excellent track record.<br />Ví dụ 2: We've spoken to your past employers, so we know you've got an excellent track record.<br /><br />(to) work out - to find a solution; to resolve.<br /><span>(tìm một giải pháp, giải quyết)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Nicole spent half the night helping Ted work out a very difficult chemistry problem.<br />Ví dụ 2: Sally couldn't work out her problems with her neighbors, so she finally decided to move away.<br /><br />NOTE: "Work out" has several other meanings, including:<br />1. succeed; prove effective. This plan won't work out, you'll need to go back to the drawing board and work out a new plan.<br />2. endure; last. Tony and Angela argue all the time. I don't think their marriage will work out.<br />3. exercise. After working out at the gym for two hours, Scott could barely walk.<br /><br /><img height="740" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LZmLtwmTuDo/UhKLC5UW94I/AAAAAAAABQQ/FPE2lrM0v4o/w506-h783/b21.png" width="770"><br /></div><br /><center><a class="rollover" href="http://anhnguchonguoiviet.weebly.com/spades-comments---yacute-ki7871n---th7843o-lu7853n.html" title="Mọi ý kiến, thắc mắc hay thảo luận sẽ luôn luôn được tiếp nhận!"></a><br />Thảo luận, ý kiến hay thắc mắc<br /><i>Cập nhập lần cuối cùng lúc 9:30h ngày 26 tháng 8 2013</i><br />Phạm Công Hiển <br /></center> Chào mừng Quí Khách đã đến với Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt Rê chuột vào ► Facebook Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt ◄ Rê chuột vào ► Facebook Sân Chơi ... Đọc thêm »
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Bob wants Carol to forget abut this, but Carol thinks it's very serious. She refuses to buy any more cookies from Bob.</span></p><br /><div class=black-round style="width:640px"><iframe width="640" height="380" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QAIjVCHK_2g?rel=0&autoplay=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen><br /></iframe><br /></div><br /><div class=black-round style="width:640px"><h1 style="text-align:center">Đối thoại</h1><br />Carol: Bob, a lady came into the Village Market today <span>ranting and raving</span>. <br />Bob: Oh yeah? What happened? <br /><br />Carol: She found a blue hair in her chocolate chip cookie! <br />Bob: Aha. I can see how she'd be <span>taken aback</span>. <br /><br />Carol: Does anybody in your family have blue hair? <br />Bob: <span>As a matter of fact</span>, my son's girlfriend Amber has blue hair. <br /><br />Carol: Bob, I can't sell your cookies anymore. <br />Bob: Aren't you <span>blowing things out of proportion</span>? <br /><br />Carol: The health department would throw the book at me if they found out about this. <br />Bob: Couldn't we just <span>sweep this under the rug</span>? <br /><br />Carol: No. This is too serious. <br />Bob: But I was just <span>getting a handle on</span> the cookie business. Now what will I do? I don't have any other way of making a living! <br /><br />Carol: <span>My heart goes out to you</span>, Bob, but you need to <span>get your act together</span>. I want to sell chocolate chip cookies, not hair cookies! <br />Bob: I guess I just <span>knocked myself out</span> for the past week for nothing. <br /><br />Carol: Clearly! <br /></div><br /><div class=black-round style="width:640px"><br /><h1 style="text-align:center">IDIOMS - Thành ngữ </h1>as a matter of fact - in fact; actually.<br /><span>(Sự thật, thật ra)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: We need more milk? As a matter of fact, I was just going to ask you to go shopping.<br />Ví dụ 2: This isn't the first time Andy has gotten in trouble at school. As a matter of fact, just last month he was suspended for an entire week. <br /><br />(to) blow things out of proportion - to exaggerate; to make more of something than one should.<br /><span>(Phóng đại; làm cho thêm; chuyện bé xé ra to)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: They sent a 12 year-old boy to jail for biting his babysitter? Don't you think they're blowing things out of proportion?<br />Ví dụ 2: Sally called the police when her neighbor's party got too loud. I think that was blowing things out of proportion. <br /><br />Đồng nghĩa: To make a mountain out of a molehill.<br /><br />(to) find out - to learn; to discover. <br /><span>(tìm hiểu, phát hiện)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: AI is calling the theater to find out what time the movie starts.<br />Ví dụ 2: David had a big party at his house while his parents were away on vacation. Fortunately for him, they never found out.<br /><br />(to) get a handle on - to gain an understanding of.<br /><span>(đạt được một sự hiểu biết của một việc gì đó)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: This new computer program is very difficult. I still haven't gotten a handle on it. <br />Ví dụ 2: Once you get a handle on how the game works, please explain it to everybody else. <br /><br />(to) get one's act together - to get organized; to start operating more effectively.<br /><span>(được tổ chức, bắt đầu hoạt động hiệu quả hơn)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ I: If Ted gets his act together now, he might be able to get into a good college.<br />Ví dụ 2: We'd better get our act together. Otherwise, we're going to miss our flight. <br /><br />(to) knock oneself out - to work very hard at something (sometimes too hard).<br /><span>(làm việc rất chăm chỉ vào việc gì đó)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ I: Ted knocked himself out getting votes for Nicole, and she didn't even say thank you.<br />Ví dụ 2: I really knocked myself out getting these free concert tickets for you and your girlfriend. I hope you appreciate it.<br /><br />NOTE: "Don't knock yourself out!" means don't work too hard at some thing or for someone; it's not worth it. Ví dụ : Don't knock yourself out for Jeremy- he won't appreciate it anyway! <br /><br />(to) make a living - see Lesson 11.<br /><span>(Kiếm sống)</span><br />one's heart goes out to (someone) - to feel sorry for someone.<br /><br />Ví dụ I: My heart goes out to the Richardsons. Their home was destroyed in a fire.<br />Ví dụ 2: Naomi's heart went out to all the people who lost their jobs when the auto plant shut down. <br /><br />(to) rant and rave - to talk loudly, often in anger.<br /><span>(To tiếng, làm lớn tiếng, thường trong sự giận dữ)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ I: A customer in the video rental store was ranting and raving that the DVD he rented was broken.<br />Ví dụ 2: Please stop ranting and raving! Let's discuss this issue in a calm manner. <br /><br />(to) sweep (something) under the rug - to hide something, often a scandal.<br /><span>(che đậy hay che giấu một việc xấu nào đó, như quét rác giấu và dưới tấm thảm)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: "Senator, don't try to sweep it under the rug. Everybody knows about your affair with the intern."<br />Ví dụ 2: Let's just sweep this incident under the rug and move on. <br /><br />taken aback - surprised (almost always in a negative sense).<br /><span>(Bị ngạc nhiên, sửng sốt - thường gặp theo nghĩa tiêu cực)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Nicole was taken aback when her friend Rosa told her she no longer wanted to hang out with her.<br />Ví dụ 2: I was taken aback when my friend asked me if she could borrow my toothbrush because she forgot hers at home. <br /><br />(to) throw the book at someone - to punish or chide severely.<br /><span>(trừng phạt hay quở trách nặng nề)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: When Ted failed his chemistry test the second time, his teacher really threw the book at him. <br />Ví dụ 2: The judge threw the book at Matt for stealing a football from the store.<br />He'll be going to jail for six months. <br /></div><br /><div class=black-round style="width:640px"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-wa_1t0VwW8k/UiKTFtSHuYI/AAAAAAAABzI/b_XK8KGYhyo/w946-h567-no/quiz20.png" width="640"><br /><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-E2bZDG5hpnY/UiKTKLpbuJI/AAAAAAAABzQ/QqNhvPQNhsM/w946-h587-no/quiz16-20.png" width="640"><br /><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-oyjjGzHq3OM/UiKTMoq9ybI/AAAAAAAABzY/wIvMF1rL80U/w946-h401-no/Crrossword16-20.png" width="640"><br /></div></div> Chào mừng Quí Khách đã đến với Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt Rê chuột vào ► Facebook Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt ◄ Rê chuột vào ► Facebook Sân Chơi ... 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She doesn't want to accept it, so she looks for excuses. Ted encourages her to accept defeat and move on.</span></p><br /><div class=black-round style="width:640px"><iframe width="640" height="380" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-KyTCHre91g?rel=0&autoplay=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen><br /></iframe><br /></div><br /><div class=black-round style="width:640px"><br /><h1 style="text-align:center">Đối thoại</h1><br />Nicole: I lost the election <span>by a hair</span> -just 10 votes! But I'm not <span>giving up</span>. <br />Ted: <span>Give me a break</span>, Nicole. You lost. <span>Live with it</span>! <br /><br />Nicole: But I was a <span>sure thing</span>! If I hadn't stayed up so late baking cookies, I wouldn't have<span> messed up</span> my speech. <br />Ted:<span> Get real</span>, Nicole. <br /><br />Nicole: It's your fault, Ted. I lost because your friends didn't vote for me! <br />Ted: Don't try <span>to put the blame on me</span>! I <span>gave it my best shot</span>. <br /><br />Nicole: They must've made a mistake while counting the votes. I'll demand a re-count on Monday and <span>set the record straight</span>. <br />Ted: Don't<span> make a fool of yourself</span>, Nicole. <span>Face it</span>, Andrea won the election <span>fair and square</span>! <br /><br />Nicole: Well, I just don't know where I<span> went wrong</span>. <br />Susan: Here, take a chocolate chip cookie. That'll <span>cheer you up</span> for sure!<br /></div><br /><div class=black-round style="width:640px"><br /><h1 style="text-align:center">IDIOMS - Thành ngữ </h1><br />by a hair - just barely; very narrowly; by a small amount.<br /><span>(chỉ vừa đủ để, rất hạn hẹp, bởi một số lượng nhỏ.)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Larry won the bicycle race by a hair. The second-place winner came in just a second behind him.<br />Ví dụ 2: Was the tennis ball in or out? I think it was out by a hair. You know the old saying: "When in doubt, call it out!" <br /><br />(to) cheer someone up - to make someone happy.<br /><span>(Làm cho ai đó hết buồn rầu ...)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Susan called her friend in the hospital to cheer her up.<br />Ví dụ 2: My father has been depressed for weeks now. I don't know what to do to cheer him up.<br /><br />NOTE: You can tell somebody to "Cheer up!" if they are feeling sad.<br /><br />(Let's) face it - accept a difficult reality<br /><span>(Hãy đối mặt với nó - chấp nhận/đón nhận một thực tế khó khăn.)</span><br /><br />fair and square - honestly.<br /><span>(một cách trung thực)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Did George Bush win the 2000 presidential election fair and square? That depends on whether you ask a Democrat or a Republican! <br />Ví dụ 2: Tony won the ping pong tournament fair and square. <br /><br />for sure - definitely.<br /><span>(Chắc chắn; hiển nhiên)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: This year, Tom Cruise will win an Academy Award for sure. <br />Ví dụ 2: Mike is the most popular guy in school. If he runs for student body president, he'll win for sure. <br /><br />Get real - to accept the truth and not deceive yourself; be serious or realistic about what's going on. <br /><span>(Hãy nghiêm túc hoặc nhìn thực tế về những gì đang xảy ra.)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: You think you won't get a speeding ticket when you drive 85 miles per hour? Get real!<br />Ví dụ 2: You think you're going to win $1 million in the lottery? Get real!<br /><br />(to) give it one's best shot - to try as hard as one can.<br /><span>(cố gắng hết sức mà mình có thể.)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1 : Courtney lost the race, but at least she gave it her best shot. <br />Ví dụ 2: I know you're nervous about the interview. Just give it your best shot and see what happens. <br /><br />give me a break - Give me a break! (có vài nghĩa khác nhau)<br />1. That's ridiculous; that's outrageous. <br /><span>(Khó tin quá; vô lý quá đi; kỳ quặc quá đi!)</span><br /><br />2. Don't be so harsh to me!; Give me another chance!<br /><span>(Đừng quá khắc nghiệt với tôi; hãy cho tôi một cơ hội khác!)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: You want me to pay $3 for one cookie? Give me a break!<br />Ví dụ 2: You expect me to believe that excuse? Give me a break!<br /><br />Lưu ý: Thường chúng ta phát âm là "Gimme a break!"<br /><br />(to) give up - to admit defeat; to surrender.<br /><span>(bỏ cuộc; chịu thua)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Bill gave up golf after realizing he'd never be good at it. <br />Ví dụ 2: I know you're 100 points ahead of me, but I still might win the Scrabble game. I'm not giving up yet! <br /><br />(to) go wrong - to make a mistake; to go astray; to malfunction; to work incorrectly.<br /><span>(làm sai việc gì đó; lầm đường; bị trục trặc)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Follow the directions I gave you, and you can't go wrong.<br />Ví dụ 2: Something went wrong with my neighbor's car alarm system, and the alarm wouldn't stop ringing all night. <br /><br />(to) live with it - to accept a difficult reality.<br /><span>(chấp nhận một sự thật cho dù không muốn)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ I: Your boss is an idiot. Live with it.<br />Ví dụ 2: Your hair will never be straight. Just live with it! <br /><br />Lưu ý: There is also the expression "to learn to live with it," which means to get used to something annoying or difficult. Ví dụ : Sandra knew that Roger would always throw his dirty clothes on the floor. She'd just have to learn to live with it. <br /><br />(to) make a fool of oneself - to cause oneself to look stupid.<br /><span>(tự làm mình lố bịch; ngu ngốc)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Dan drank too much and then made a fool of himself.<br />Ví dụ 2: Please stop arguing with me in front of all these people. You're making a fool of yourself! <br /><br />(to) mess up - to make a mistake; to spoil an opportunity.<br /><span>(gây nên lỗi lầm; làm hỏng một cơ hội tốt)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Amber messed up and put salt instead of sugar in the cookies.<br />Ví dụ 2: Ted really messed up on his chemistry test. He got a "D." <br /><br />SYNONYM: screw up [slang] <br /><br />(to) put the blame on (someone) - to name somebody else as responsible for a misdeed or misfortune.<br /><span>(đổ thừa/lỗi cho ai đó)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Mrs. Lopez put the blame on her husband for losing their life savings in the stock market.<br />Ví dụ 2: Don't put the blame on me that your plants died while you were on vacation. You forgot to tell me to water them! <br /><br />(to) set the record straight - to correct an inaccurate account.<br /><span>(làm sáng tỏ sự nhầm lẫn hoặc hiểu lầm)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Ken knew his father was innocent, and he hoped he could set the record straight one day.<br />Ví dụ 2: Let me set the record straight. I won the last game. <br /><br />sure thing - an outcome that is assured.<br /><span>(một kết quả được xem như chắc chắn)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Gary bet all his money on a horse named Trixie, thinking she was a sure thing.<br />Ví dụ 2: Nicole has a good chance of getting accepted to Yale, but it's still not a sure thing. <br /></div><br /><div class=black-round style="width:640px"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-KW-1M4-QBio/UiDw5E90sGI/AAAAAAAABoM/ojWTcl1qMpg/w396-h617-no/quiz119.png" width="640"><br /></div><br /></div> Chào mừng Quí Khách đã đến với Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt Rê chuột vào ► Facebook Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt ◄ Rê chuột vào ► Facebook Sân Chơi ... Đọc thêm »
<!-- Everyone Bakes Cookies - Bài Học 18 --><br /><div class=menuframe><table><tr> <td width=6% valign=top><img src="http://i1263.photobucket.com/albums/ii637/Vinnie_Pham/home-1.png"><br /></td><td><h2 style="text-align:center">Chào mừng Quí Khách đã đến với Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt</h2><marquee behavior="scroll" direction="left" bgcolor="transparent" onmouseover="this.stop()" onmouseout="this.start()" scrollamouđnt="4">Rê chuột vào <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/166870806737829/"><span> ►</span>Facebook Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt<span>◄</span></a> Rê chuột vào<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/S%C3%A2n-Ch%C6%A1i-Anh-Ng%E1%BB%AF-cho-Ng%C6%B0%E1%BB%9Di-Vi%E1%BB%87t/203374993065445"><span> ►</span>Facebook Sân Chơi Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt<span>◄</span></a> Rê chuột vào<a href="http://ancnv.blogspot.com"><span> ►</span>Blogger Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt<span>◄</span></a> Rê chuột vào<a href="http://moi-ngay-mot-chuyen.blogspot.com"><span> ►</span>Blogger Mỗi Ngày Một Chuyện<span>◄</span></a> Rê chuột vào<a href="http://anhnguchonguoiviet.weebly.com"><span> ►</span>Weebly Gia Đình Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt<span>◄</span></a>Rê chuột vào </marquee><h1 style="text-align:center">Everyone Bakes Cookies - Bài Học 18</h1></td> <td width=15 %valign=top align=center > <a class="ancnv-home" href="http://anh-ngu-cho-nguoi-viet.blogspot.com/2013/08/tap-noi-tieng-anh-nhu-mot-nguoi-my.html" title="Quay Lại trang tập nói tiếng Anh như người Mỹ"></a><span>Trang Chủ</span> </td> </tr></table><br /><p style="padding-left:10.0ex; padding-right:6.0ex;"><span>Bob tells his family the cookies are selling well. He asks his kids to help bake more cookies for tomorrow. Nicole says she's too busy to lend a hand..</span><br /><br /><div class=black-round style="width:640px"><iframe width="640" height="380" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OV2YGoLi-Ak?rel=0&autoplay=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen><br /></iframe><br /></div><br /><div class=black-round style="width:640px"><h1 style="text-align:center">Đối thoại</h1><br />Bob: The cookies are <span>selling like hotcakes</span>! <br />Ted: <span>Way to go</span>, Dad! <br /><br />Bob: I need you kids to <span>help out</span> tonight with the cookies. We need another thousand by morning. <br />Nicole: One thousand by tomorrow morning? That's impossible! <br /><br />Ted: Amber and I will <span>lend a hand</span>. She's a <span>real night owl</span>, so she won't mind <span>staying up</span> late. <br />Bob: Nicole, we'll need your help too. <br /><br />Nicole: Bake cookies the night before the elections? <span>Nothing doing!</span> <br />Ted: <span>Lighten up</span>, <span>big shot</span>! You're running for high school president, not President of the United States. <br /><br />Nicole: Ted, you really <span>get on my nerves</span> sometimes. <br />Bob: Okay, kids, let's stop<span> fooling around</span>. We need to get the <span>show on the road</span>! <br /><br /></div><br /><div class=black-round style="width:640px"><br /><h1 style="text-align:center">IDIOMS - Thành ngữ </h1>big shot - a powerful or important person.<br /><span>(một người có quyền lực và quan trọng)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Martin has become a real big shot in Hollywood. This year he produced several movies. <br />Ví dụ 2: Adam is a big shot in Silicon Valley. He started a very successful software company.<br /><br />Lưu ý: This expression can also be used in the negative sense, to mean somebody who thinks they're very important. <br />Ví dụ : Now that she's been promoted to vice president, Beth thinks she's such a big shot! <br /><br />(to) fool around - to waste time, or spend it in a silly way.<br /><span>(lãng phí thời gian, hoặc sử dụng thì giờ một cách ngớ ngẩn, vô ích.)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: If we keep fooling around here, we'll be late to the restaurant!<br />Ví dụ 2: Stop fooling around! You've got lots of work to do. <br /><br />Lưu ý: This expression also can mean to have casual sexual relations.<br />Ví dụ : Steve and Tanya were fooling around in the back seat of the car when a policeman knocked on the window. <br /><br />(to) get on one's nerves - to annoy or irritate someone.<br /><span>(làm phiền hoặc gây kích ứng cho một ai đó.)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: My neighbor's dog barks all night. It really gets on my nerves.<br />Ví dụ 2: Please stop whistling. It's getting on my nerves! <br /><br />Đồng nghĩa: to get under someone's skin; to bug someone [slang]. <br /><br />(to) get the show on the road - to start working; to begin an undertaking.<br /><span>(bắt đầu làm việc, bắt đầu một công việc.)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: We can't afford to waste any more time -let's get the show on the road!<br />Ví dụ 2: Kids, let's get the show on the road. We don't want to be late for the movie!<br /><br />(to) help out - see Lesson 12.<br /><br />(to) lend a hand - see Lesson 13.<br /><br />(to) lighten up - to stop taking things so seriously. <br /><span>(đừng làm mọi chuyện trở thành nghiêm trọg quá)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Lighten up! I'm sure Ted was only joking when he said your guitar playing gave him a headache.<br />Ví dụ 2: Don always takes his job so seriously. He needs to lighten up. <br /><br />Đồng nghĩa: chill out [slang]; take it easy.<br /><br />night owl - a person who enjoys being active late at night.<br /><span>(con cú vọ sống về đêm - những người có cuộc sống về đêm)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Sara goes to sleep every night at 3 a.m. She's a real night owl. <br />Ví dụ 2: I never go to bed before midnight. I'm a night owl. <br /><br />Nothing doing! - Not a chance! <br /><span>(sẽ không xảy ra - không có một cơ hội nào cả!)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: You want me to buy the Golden Gate Bridge from you for a million bucks? Nothing doing! <br />Ví dụ 2: You want me to write your paper on Catherine the Great? Nothing doing! <br /><br />Đồng nghĩa: No way! Not on your life! <br /><br />(to) sell like hotcakes - see Lesson 17.<br /><br />(to) stay up - not to go to bed; to stay awake. <br /><span>(không đi ngủ; thức đêm)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Ted and Amber stayed up all night talking about cookies. <br />Ví dụ 2: Whenever I stay up late, I regret it the next morning. <br /></div><br /><div class=black-round style="width:640px"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-kSIG1ZWLEOw/UiJppDlgXUI/AAAAAAAABu0/NqgnOAZI4OY/w897-h402-no/quiz18-1.png" width="640"><br /><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JeExbuXvtog/UiJpr-sUQiI/AAAAAAAABu8/oh0khZYydeU/w897-h532-no/quiz18-2.png" width="640"><br /></div><br /></div> Chào mừng Quí Khách đã đến với Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt Rê chuột vào ► Facebook Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt ◄ Rê chuột vào ► Facebook Sân Chơi ... Đọc thêm »
<!-- Carol Tells Bob the Good News - Bài Học 17 --><br /><div class=menuframe><table><tr> <td width=6% valign=top><img src="http://i1263.photobucket.com/albums/ii637/Vinnie_Pham/home-1.png"><br /></td><td><h2 style="text-align:center">Chào mừng Quí Khách đã đến với Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt</h2><marquee behavior="scroll" direction="left" bgcolor="transparent" onmouseover="this.stop()" onmouseout="this.start()" scrollamouđnt="4">Rê chuột vào <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/166870806737829/"><span> ►</span>Facebook Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt<span>◄</span></a> Rê chuột vào<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/S%C3%A2n-Ch%C6%A1i-Anh-Ng%E1%BB%AF-cho-Ng%C6%B0%E1%BB%9Di-Vi%E1%BB%87t/203374993065445"><span> ►</span>Facebook Sân Chơi Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt<span>◄</span></a> Rê chuột vào<a href="http://ancnv.blogspot.com"><span> ►</span>Blogger Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt<span>◄</span></a> Rê chuột vào<a href="http://moi-ngay-mot-chuyen.blogspot.com"><span> ►</span>Blogger Mỗi Ngày Một Chuyện<span>◄</span></a> Rê chuột vào<a href="http://anhnguchonguoiviet.weebly.com"><span> ►</span>Weebly Gia Đình Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt<span>◄</span></a>Rê chuột vào </marquee><h1 style="text-align:center">Carol Tells Bob the Good News - Bài Học 17 </h1></td> <td width=15 %valign=top align=center > <a class="ancnv-home" href="http://anh-ngu-cho-nguoi-viet.blogspot.com/2013/08/tap-noi-tieng-anh-nhu-mot-nguoi-my.html" title="Quay Lại trang tập nói tiếng Anh như người Mỹ"></a><span>Trang Chủ</span> </td> </tr></table><br /><p style="padding-left:10.0ex; padding-right:6.0ex;"><span>Carol phones Bob to tell him the cookies are selling very well and that she needs another 1.000 by the morning. Bob isn't sure he can make the cookies so quickly, but Carol insists.</span></p><div class=black-round style="width:640px"><iframe width="640" height="380" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ymmhIez3S-E?rel=0&autoplay=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen><br /></iframe><br /></div><br /><div class=black-round style="width:640px"><h1 style="text-align:center">Đối thoại</h1><br />Carol: Bob, your wife's cookies are <span>selling like hotcakes!</span><br />Bob: How many did you sell, Carol?<br /><br />Carol: We've <span>sold out</span>. I need more <span>right away</span>! Bring me another 1,000 by tomorrow at 9 a.m.<br />Bob: That's a <span>tall order</span>, Carol.<br /><br />Carol: <span>Don't blow it</span>, Bob! Susan's Scrumptious Cookies could really <span>take off</span>.<br />Bob: I know, but I'm not sure we have enough time to bake all those cookies.<br /><br />Carol: Bake all night if you have to. <span>Burn the midnight oil</span>! If you work hard now, you'll<span> be sitting pretty </span>in a few years. <br />Bob: <span>Rest assured</span> that I'll <span>do my best</span> to <span>deliver the goods</span>.<br /><br />Carol: Okay, now let's stop the <span>chitchat</span>. You've got work to do!<br /></div><br /><div class=black-round style="width:640px"><h1 style="text-align:center">IDIOMS - Thành ngữ </h1><br />(to) sell like hotcakes - to sell fast; to be a popular item.<br /><span>(Bán nhanh, trở thành một mặt hàng phổ biến.)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Those new Fubu blue jeans are selling like hotcakes. All the girls love them.<br />Ví dụ 2: Stephen King's new novel is selling like hotcakes.<br /><br />sold out - completely sold.<br /><span>(Bán hết)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Becky was really disappointed when she found out that the Britney Spears concert was sold out.<br />Ví dụ 2: Susan's cookies were very popular at the bake sale. In fact, they sold out in just 20 minutes!<br /><br />right away - immediately.<br /><span>(Ngay lập tức)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: When Meg realized her house was on fire, she called the fire department right away.<br />Ví dụ 2: You need some sugar for your cookies? I'll bring some over right away.<br /><br />(to) blow it - to spoil an opportunity.<br /><span>(Bỏ qua hoặc làm hỏng một cơ hội.)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: The actress got nervous and forgot all of her lines. She really blew it!<br />Ví dụ 2: I'll give you one more chance, but don't blow it this time!<br /><br />Đồng Nghĩa: to screw up [slang]. Ví dụ : I can't believe you screwed up during the interview by asking for six weeks of vacation before you even got the job offer!tall order - a task or goal that is difficult to achieve.<br />Ví dụ 1: It'll be a tall order to find a new governor as popular as the current one.<br />Ví dụ 2: You want me to figure out how to clone your pet rabbit? That's a tall order!<br /><br />(to) take off - to become popular; to grow suddenly.<br /><span>(Trở nên phổ biến, phát triển bất ngờ.)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ : Julia Roberts' career took off with the film "Pretty Woman."<br /><br />NOTE: "Take off" has several other meanings:<br />1. Remove. Please take off your shoes before coming inside our apartment. We just vacuumed this morning.<br />2. To leave. We're taking off now. See you later!<br />3. To deduct. The waiter forgot to bring us drinks, so he took $10 off the bill.<br />4. To leave the ground. The airplane took off on time.<br /><br />(to) burn the midnight oil - to stay up late studying or working.<br /><span>(thức khuya để học tập, làm việc.)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Michael burned the midnight oil studying for his algebra test.<br />Ví dụ 2: The project is due tomorrow and we're far from finished. We're going to have to burn the midnight oil tonight. <br /><br />(to be) sitting pretty - in a good position (often financially).<br /><span>(Ở một vị trí tốt - thường thuộc về tài chánh)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: After Chad won the lottery, he was really sitting pretty. He quit his job and bought a mansion in Malibu, California.<br />Ví dụ 2: Gina was one of the first people to work at Amazon. com, and she made millions on her stock options. Now she's sitting pretty.<br /><br />rest assured - be sure.<br /><span>(Bảo đảm; chắc chắn.</span><br /><br />Ví dụ I: Rest assured that the police will find the thieves.<br />Ví dụ 2: Rest assured I'll take good care of your dog while you're on vacation.<br /><br />(to) do one's best - to try as hard as possible.<br /><span>(Cố gắng hết sức mình nếu được.)</span><br />Ví dụ 1: Although Ted did his best, he still failed his chemistry test.<br />Ví dụ 2: You might not get a perfect score on your history test, but just do your best.<br /><br />Đồng Nghĩa: to give it one's all.<br /><br />(to) deliver the goods - to meet expectations; to do what's required.<br /><span>(Đáp ứng mọi kỳ vọng / nhu cầu cần phải có.)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Peter thought Bob wasn't delivering the goods, so he fired him.<br />Ví dụ 2: I'm depending on you to finish the job on time. I know that you can deliver the goods!<br /><br />Đồng Nghĩa: to cut the mustard. Ví dụ : If you can't cut the mustard here, you'll have to find a new job.<br /><br />chitchat - casual conversation; gossip.<br /><span>(Trò chuyện bình thường; chuyện tầm phào.)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Peter told Heather to stop the chitchat and get back to work.<br />Ví dụ 2: Okay, enough chitchat! Let's start discussing this week's reading assignment.<br /><br />Đồng Nghĩa: to shoot the breeze.<br /><br />Lưu ý: Chitchat can also be a verb. Ví dụ : Amber and Ted were chitchatting all night long.<br /></div><br /><div class=black-round style="width:640px"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-wuahCwSTPtc/Uh_XS_so0CI/AAAAAAAABmk/b-lnMz_txZM/w767-h617-no/quiz17.png" width="640"><br /></div><br /></div> Chào mừng Quí Khách đã đến với Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt Rê chuột vào ► Facebook Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt ◄ Rê chuột vào ► Facebook Sân Chơi ... Đọc thêm »
<!-- Bob Brings the Cookies to the Village Market - Bài Học 16 --><br /><br /><div class=menuframe><table><tr> <td width=6% valign=top><img src="http://i1263.photobucket.com/albums/ii637/Vinnie_Pham/home-1.png"><br /></td><td><h2 style="text-align:center">Chào mừng Quí Khách đã đến với Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt</h2><marquee behavior="scroll" direction="left" bgcolor="transparent" onmouseover="this.stop()" onmouseout="this.start()" scrollamouđnt="4">Rê chuột vào <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/166870806737829/"><span> ►</span>Facebook Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt<span>◄</span></a> Rê chuột vào<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/S%C3%A2n-Ch%C6%A1i-Anh-Ng%E1%BB%AF-cho-Ng%C6%B0%E1%BB%9Di-Vi%E1%BB%87t/203374993065445"><span> ►</span>Facebook Sân Chơi Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt<span>◄</span></a> Rê chuột vào<a href="http://ancnv.blogspot.com"><span> ►</span>Blogger Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt<span>◄</span></a> Rê chuột vào<a href="http://moi-ngay-mot-chuyen.blogspot.com"><span> ►</span>Blogger Mỗi Ngày Một Chuyện<span>◄</span></a> Rê chuột vào<a href="http://anhnguchonguoiviet.weebly.com"><span> ►</span>Weebly Gia Đình Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt<span>◄</span></a>Rê chuột vào </marquee><h1 style="text-align:center">Bob Brings the Cookies to the Village Market - Bài Học 16 </h1></td> <td width=15 %valign=top align=center > <a class="ancnv-home" href="http://anh-ngu-cho-nguoi-viet.blogspot.com/2013/08/tap-noi-tieng-anh-nhu-mot-nguoi-my.html" title="Quay Lại trang tập nói tiếng Anh như người Mỹ"></a><span>Trang Chủ</span> </td> </tr></table><p style="padding-left:10.0ex; padding-right:6.0ex"><span>Bob brings Carol the cookies. He tells Carol that baking the cookies was easy because he had lots of help.</span><br /><br /><div class=black-round style="width:640px"><iframe width="640" height="380" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V51eMWAJTZU?rel=0&autoplay=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen><br /></iframe><br /></div><br /><div class=black-round style="width:640px"><h1 style="text-align:center">Đối thoại</h1><br />Carol: Bob, how did the baking go?<br />Bob: Slow<span> at first</span>, but we're<span> getting the hang of </span>it.<br /><br />Carol: Once you<span> learn the ropes</span>, it becomes <span>second nature</span>.<br />Bob: To <span>tell you the truth</span>, I thought that baking 2,000 cookies would be a <span>pain in the neck</span> . But we managed to <span>round up </span>some helpers, and it was a <span>piece of cake</span>.<br /><br />Carol: Well, thanks for <span>coming in person</span> with the cookies.<br />Bob: No problem. When will you need more?<br /><br />Carol: It depends on how many we sell today.<br />Bob: How many do you think you'll sell?<br /><br />Carol: Maybe 500, maybe 2,000. <span>Your guess is as good as mine</span>. <span>In any case</span>, I'll <span>keep you posted</span>.<br />Bob: Okay. Just <span>give me a ring</span> as soon as you know.<br /><br /></div><br /><div class=black-round style="width:640px"><br /><h1 style="text-align:center">IDIOMS - Thành ngữ </h1><br />at first - in the beginning.<br /><span>(Lúc khởi đầu; lúc đầu)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Nicole didn't like Don Quixote at first, but after 200 pages she started to get into it.<br />Ví dụ 2: Don't get discouraged if you don't succeed at first. The important thing is that you keep on trying!<br /><br />(to) get the hang of (something) - to learn how to do something; to acquire an effective technique.<br /><span>(Học được cách làm một cái gì đó, đạt được hiệu quả)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Billy had trouble learning how to ride a bike, but after a few months he finally got the hang of it.<br />Ví dụ 2: When I went snowboarding for the first time, I kept falling down. But after a while, I got the hang of it.<br /><br />(to) give (someone) a ring - to telephone someone.<br /><span>(Gọi điện thoại cho ai đó)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Give me a ring tomorrow so we can discuss plans for this weekend.<br />Ví dụ 2: If you're free on Saturday, give me a ring and we can go to the movies.<br /><br />Đồng Nghĩa: to give (someone) a buzz [slang]<br /><br />in any case - whatever the fact is; certainly.<br /><span>(Bất cứ sự thật như thế nào; cho dù sao đi chăng nữa)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: We can either go to the new Star Wars movie or see a play tonight. In any case, you'll need to be at my house by six o'clock.<br />Ví dụ 2: You'll probably be too tired on Sunday to come over. In any case, give me a call in the morning to discuss.<br /><br />in person - personally; in one's physical presence.<br /><span>(Có mặt; nhìn tận mặt; đối diện ...)</span> <br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Tim hoped that he and Svetlana would get along as well in person as they did over the Internet.<br />Ví dụ 2: After hearing so much about Donna's boyfriend, I'm looking forward to meeting him in person.<br /><br />(to) keep posted - to provide up-to-date information.<br /><span>(Giữ liên lạc; đưa tin thường xuyên; cập nhập thông tin thường xuyên)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Keep me posted about your plans for the summer. If you're going to be at your cottage on the lake, I'd love to come visit.<br />Ví dụ 2: Good luck selling your house and keep me posted! I'd love to know how much you get for it.<br /><br />(to) learn the ropes - to learn the basics.<br /><span>(Học được hay nắm được căn bản)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Mark learned the ropes of the restaurant business by working as a cook at Outback Steakhouse.<br />Ví dụ 2: David worked at a big law firm for 10 years where he learned the ropes. Now he runs his own law firm.<br /><br />pain in the neck - an annoyance.<br /><span>(Gây khó chịu; phiền toái; gây nên đau đầu, nhức óc)</span><br />Ví dụ 1: Yesterday I had to stay home all day and wait for the repairman. What a pain in the neck!<br />Ví dụ 2: Alice wants me to drive her to the airport early tomorrow morning. That's going to be a pain in the neck!<br /><br />piece of cake - very easy.<br /><span>(Quá dễ dàng)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Nicole finished her physics test in just 25 minutes. It was a piece of cake.<br />Ví dụ 2: The driving test is a piece of cake. Don't worry about it.<br /><br />Đồng Nghĩa: easy as pie. You should have no trouble passing the driving test. It's as easy as pie.<br /><br />(to) round up - to gather people together.<br /><span>(Tập hợp mọi người lại với nhau)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: The town rounded up 200 volunteers to search for the hiker, who was lost in the woods of Yosemite National Park.<br />Ví dụ 2: Let's round up some volunteers to help bake cookies and pies for the bake sale.<br /><br />second nature - a behavior that has been practiced for so long, it seems to have been there always.<br /><span>(Một tập tính có được rất lâu, có vẻ như có sẵn hoặc do bẩm sinh)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Karen has been arguing with her husband every day for the past 20 years, so by now it's just second nature.<br />Ví dụ 2: With practice, riding a unicycle becomes second nature.<br /><br />to tell you the truth - to speak openly; to admit.<br /><span>(Nói thật tình; nói một cách cởi mở)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: To tell you the truth, Ted isn't a very good student.<br />Ví dụ 2: To tell you the truth, I didn't even want to attend Katie's wedding. But I knew she'd be offended if l didn't go.<br /><br />your guess is as good as mine - I don't know; I don't know any more than you do.<br /><span>(Tôi không biết; tôi cũng không biết gì nhiều hơn bạn cả)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Will we ever find intelligent life on other planets? Your guess is as good as mine.<br />Ví dụ 2: Will Ted graduate on time? Your guess is as good as mine!<br /></div><br /><div class=black-round style="width:640px"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-5l3x7jnYSl8/Uh7IBsW0VoI/AAAAAAAABkQ/Z2npcFjB9rU/w403-h625-no/quiz16.png" width="640"><br /></div><br /></div> Chào mừng Quí Khách đã đến với Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt Rê chuột vào ► Facebook Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt ◄ Rê chuột vào ► Facebook Sân Chơi ... Đọc thêm »
<!-- Nicole Practices Her election Speech - Bài Học 15 --><br /><br /><div class=menuframe><table><tr> <td width=6% valign=top><img src="http://i1263.photobucket.com/albums/ii637/Vinnie_Pham/home-1.png"><br /></td><td><h2 style="text-align:center">Chào mừng Quí Khách đã đến với Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt</h2><marquee behavior="scroll" direction="left" bgcolor="transparent" onmouseover="this.stop()" onmouseout="this.start()" scrollamouđnt="4">Rê chuột vào <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/166870806737829/"><span> ►</span>Facebook Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt<span>◄</span></a> Rê chuột vào<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/S%C3%A2n-Ch%C6%A1i-Anh-Ng%E1%BB%AF-cho-Ng%C6%B0%E1%BB%9Di-Vi%E1%BB%87t/203374993065445"><span> ►</span>Facebook Sân Chơi Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt<span>◄</span></a> Rê chuột vào<a href="http://ancnv.blogspot.com"><span> ►</span>Blogger Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt<span>◄</span></a> Rê chuột vào<a href="http://moi-ngay-mot-chuyen.blogspot.com"><span> ►</span>Blogger Mỗi Ngày Một Chuyện<span>◄</span></a> Rê chuột vào<a href="http://anhnguchonguoiviet.weebly.com"><span> ►</span>Weebly Gia Đình Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt<span>◄</span></a>Rê chuột vào </marquee><h1 style="text-align:center">Nicole Practices Her election Speech - Bài Học 15</h1></td> <td width=15 %valign=top align=center > <a class="ancnv-home" href="http://anh-ngu-cho-nguoi-viet.blogspot.com/2013/08/tap-noi-tieng-anh-nhu-mot-nguoi-my.html" title="Quay Lại trang tập nói tiếng Anh như người Mỹ"></a><span>Trang Chủ</span> </td> </tr></table><p style="padding-left:10.0ex; padding-right:6.0ex"><br /><span>Nicole is running for school body president. She must give a speech next week. She discusses the speech with her mother.</span><br /><br /><div class=black-round style="width:640px"><iframe width="640" height="380" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OpPIq76ekSs ?rel=0&autoplay=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen><br /></iframe><br /></div><br /><div class=black-round style="width:640px"><br /><h1 style="text-align:center">Đối thoại</h1><br />Susan: <span>What's up</span>, Nicole?<br />Nicole: I <span>pulled an all-nighter</span> working on my election speech.<br />Susan: <span>No wonder</span> you look like a basket case! Did you finish your speech?<br /><br />Nicole: Yes, at 6 a.m.<br />Susan: That must be a <span>load off</span> your mind!<br /><br />Nicole: It's not. I've got to give the speech tomorrow in front of 1,500 people. I'm a <span>nervous wreck</span>!<br />Susan: Just remember the old <span>rule of thumb</span>: Imagine your audience naked.<br /><br />Nicole: That's gross. Why would I want to do that?<br />Susan: According to <span>conventional wisdom</span>, it'll make you less nervous.<br /><br />Nicole: Only practice will <span>do the trick</span>.<br />Susan: Okay, let's hear the speech.<br /><br />Nicole: Good afternoon, everyone. There are four candidates running for president. You think you have several choices. <span>In reality</span>, you have just one choice: me!<br /><br />Susan: You can't say that. You'll <span>turn off</span> your audience immediately.<br />Nicole: It sounds like I have a big head?<br /><br />Susan: <span>I'll say!</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div class=black-round style="width:640px"><br /><h1 style="text-align:center">IDIOMS - Thành ngữ </h1><br />basket case [slang] - someone or something in a useless or hopeless condition.<br /><span>(một ai đó hoặc một cái gì đó trong một tình trạng vô ích hay vô vọng.)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ I: After working a 12-hour day and then coming home and cooking dinner for her family, Tanya felt like a basket case.<br />Ví dụ 2: After running the marathon, Brian felt like a basket case.<br /><br />Lưu ý : You may also see the expression "economic basket case" to describe an economy that is doing very poorly. <br />Ví dụ : After years of dictatorship, North Korea is an economic basket case.<br /><br />(to have a) big head - arrogant; too proud of oneself.<br /><span>(kiêu ngạo, quá tự hào về bản thân)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ I: Stop bragging so much about the award you got at work! People will think you've got a big head.<br />Ví dụ 2: Jenny has such a big head. No wonder nobody wants to be friends with her!<br /><br />Đồng nghĩa : to be full of oneself. <br />Ví dụ : Joan is really full of herself. She's always talking about how smart she is.<br /><br />conventional wisdom - a widely held belief; a term used to describe ideas or explanations that are generally accepted as true by the public or by experts in a field<br /><br /><span>(Niềm tin đại chúng - Những ý tưởng hay giải thích mà thường được chấp nhận là đúng của công chúng hoặc của các chuyên gia trong một lĩnh vực)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: According to conventional wisdom, a diet high in salt can cause high blood pressure.<br />Ví dụ 2: Challenging conventional wisdom, the psychologist said that sometimes it's healthy to be in a bad mood.<br /><br />(to) do the trick - to achieve the desired results.<br /><span>(đạt được kết quả mong muốn.)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Juan changed the light bulb and said, "That should do the trick!"<br />Ví dụ 2: My house is difficult to find, so I'll put 10 large balloons on my mailbox on the day of the party. That should do the trick.<br /><br />I'll say! - yes, definitely!<br /><span>(Vâng, nhất định!; đương nhiên rồi!)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: "Did you enjoy the Madonna concert?"- "I'll say!"<br />Ví dụ 2: "Your sister must've been very happy after winning $50,000 in the lottery."- "I'll say!"<br /><br />in reality - in fact; actually.<br /><span>I Trong thực tế, thực sự)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Ted thinks it'll be easy to become a rock star. In reality, it will take years of hard work.<br />Ví dụ 2: I know you think it'll be easy to get cheap tickets to a Broadway play. In reality, we'll have to wait in line for hours!<br /><br />load off one's mind - a relief.<br /><span>(một nhẹ nhõm)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: When Amber called Ted to tell him that she arrived home safely, it was a big load off his mind.<br />Ví dụ 2: Finishing her English essay was a load off Nicole's mind.<br /><br />look like - have the appearance of.<br /><span>(Giống như thế nào đó ... đẹp, xấu, buồn, vui, giàu , nghèo, tốt, xấu ...)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Before agreeing to go out on a date with her, Keith wanted to know what my cousin Maria looked like.<br />Ví dụ 2: Please tell me what the cover of that new book looks like so it will be easier for me to find it in the bookstore.<br /><br />Lưu ý : The expression "it looks like" can mean "it is likely that. .." Ví dụ : It's snowing, so it looks like the schools will be closed today.<br /><br />nervous wreck - a person feeling very worried.<br /><span>(một cảm giác hết sức rất căng thẳng và lo lắng.)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Ted was a nervous wreck before his chemistry test.<br />Ví dụ 2: Whenever Nicole rides on the back of her friend's motorcycle, Susan is a nervous wreck.<br /><br />no wonder - it's not surprising.<br /><span>(không đáng ngạc nhiên chút nào)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Brian's entire body is in pain. It's no wonder since he ran a marathon yesterday!<br />Ví dụ 2: No wonder you're cold- it's January and you're walking around outside without a coat!<br /><br />Đồng nghĩa : small wonder.<br /><br />(to) pull an all-nighter - to stay up all night to do work.<br /><span>(Thức trắng cả đêm để làm việc gì đó)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ I: Ted pulled an all-nighter to study for his chemistry test and ended up falling asleep in class the next day.<br />Ví dụ 2: I've got a 20-page paper due tomorrow morning, and I haven't even started writing it yet. I guess I'll be pulling an all-nighter!<br /><br />rule of thumb - a useful principle.<br /><span>(một nguyên tắc hữu ích)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ I: When cooking fish, a good rule of thumb is 10 minutes in the oven for each inch of thickness.<br />Ví dụ 2: "Ted, as a rule of thumb, you should always plan to study for your chemistry tests for at least two hours."<br /><br />(to) turn off - to cause to feel dislike or revulsion.<br /><span>(Mất cảm hứng; gây ra cảm nhận khó ưa hoặc ghê tởm.)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ I: I used to be friends with Monica, but she gossiped all the time and it really turned me off.<br />Ví dụ 2: At first, Sara really liked Jacob. But when he started talking about all his ex-girlfriends, she was really turned off.<br /><br />Lưu ý : The noun form, tum-off, is also common and usually describes something that causes the opposite sex to respond negatively. Ví dụ : When Jake started talking about all his ex-girlfriends, it was a real turnoff for Sara.<br /><br />what's up? - see Lesson 10<br /></div><br /><div class=black-round style="width:640px"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mbfwKxB52rg/UiKIIwbC2nI/AAAAAAAABx4/jd2Xcd6hfy8/w946-h593-no/quiz15.png" width="640"><br /><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-VThzY5y7hv0/UiKIIyoIuaI/AAAAAAAABxw/HF95-T3ntAQ/w796-h640-no/quiz11-15.png" width="640"><br /><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-A8YzpiCjoUI/UiKINZQS5WI/AAAAAAAAByA/VVYOdiDFUnc/w946-h408-no/Crrossword11-15.png" width="640"><br /></div><br /></div> Chào mừng Quí Khách đã đến với Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt Rê chuột vào ► Facebook Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt ◄ Rê chuột vào ► Facebook Sân Chơi ... Đọc thêm »
<!-- Amber and Ted Heat up the Kitchen - Bài Học 14 --><br /><br /><div class=menuframe><table><tr> <td width=6% valign=top><img src="http://i1263.photobucket.com/albums/ii637/Vinnie_Pham/home-1.png"><br /></td><td><h2 style="text-align:center">Chào mừng Quí Khách đã đến với Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt</h2><marquee behavior="scroll" direction="left" bgcolor="transparent" onmouseover="this.stop()" onmouseout="this.start()" scrollamouđnt="4">Rê chuột vào <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/166870806737829/"><span> ►</span>Facebook Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt<span>◄</span></a> Rê chuột vào<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/S%C3%A2n-Ch%C6%A1i-Anh-Ng%E1%BB%AF-cho-Ng%C6%B0%E1%BB%9Di-Vi%E1%BB%87t/203374993065445"><span> ►</span>Facebook Sân Chơi Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt<span>◄</span></a> Rê chuột vào<a href="http://ancnv.blogspot.com"><span> ►</span>Blogger Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt<span>◄</span></a> Rê chuột vào<a href="http://moi-ngay-mot-chuyen.blogspot.com"><span> ►</span>Blogger Mỗi Ngày Một Chuyện<span>◄</span></a> Rê chuột vào<a href="http://anhnguchonguoiviet.weebly.com"><span> ►</span>Weebly Gia Đình Anh Ngữ Cho Người Việt<span>◄</span></a>Rê chuột vào </marquee><h1 style="text-align:center">Amber and Ted Heat up the Kitchen - Bài Học 14</h1></td> <td width=15 %valign=top align=center > <a class="ancnv-home" href="http://anh-ngu-cho-nguoi-viet.blogspot.com/2013/08/tap-noi-tieng-anh-nhu-mot-nguoi-my.html" title="Quay Lại trang tập nói tiếng Anh như người Mỹ"></a><span>Trang Chủ</span> </td> </tr></table><p style="padding-left:10.0ex; padding-right:6.0ex"><br /><span>Amber and Ted are in the kitchen baking cookies. Amber asks Ted to give her a kiss, but Ted tells her he's too busy. Then he feels guilty and goes to her. But suddenly, they're not alone!</span></p><br /><div class=black-round style="width:640px"><iframe width="640" height="380" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ZA1F-G8_AA?rel=0&autoplay=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen><br /></iframe><br /></div><br /><div class=black-round style="width:640px"><h1 style="text-align:center">Đối thoại</h1><br />Amber: Ted, when I met you, it was <span>love at first sight</span>.<br />Ted: I was <span>nuts about</span> you from the beginning too, Amber. Don't forget, I <span>broke up </span>with that girl Tiffany after I met you.<br /><br />Amber: Come here and give me a kiss.<br />Ted: <span>Give me a break</span>, Amber! We don't have time for that now. We need to <span>crank out</span> these cookies.<br /><br />Amber: You don't really love me, do you?<br />Ted: Amber, I'm <span>head over heels in love</span> with you. But it's <span>crunch time</span> with these cookies.<br /><br />Amber: Cookies, cookies, cookies - you've got a <span>one-track mind</span>. He loves cookies, yeah, yeah, yeah ... <br />Ted: Amber, I need to keep working, but you can <span>take a break</span> if you want.<br /><br />Amber: No, I'll keep<span> plugging away</span> .. .I'm just your cookie slave.<span> Go ahead</span>, <span>treat me like dirt</span>!<br />Ted: Sorry, Amber. Come here and let me give you a quick kiss.<br /><br />(Susan enters the kitchen)<br />Susan: Hey, what's going on in here? Are you two making cookies or <span>making out</span>?<br /></div><br /><div class=black-round style="width:640px"><br /><h1 style="text-align:center">IDIOMS - Thành ngữ </h1>(to) break up with (someone) - to end a relationship with a romantic partner.<br /><span>(Chia tay người yêu)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: When Nicole's boyfriend told her he didn't want to see her anymore, she replied, "I can't believe you're breaking up with me!"<br />Ví dụ 2: After dating her boyfriend Dan for four years, Erica finally decided to break up with him.<br /><br />(to) crank out - to produce rapidly or in a routine manner.<br /><span>(Tạo ra vật gì nhanh chóng hay theo thói quen thường lệ)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1 : Last night, Nicole cranked out 200 signs for her campaign.<br />Ví dụ 2: We just bought a new printer at work. It can crank out 20 pages per minute.<br /><br />crunch time - a short period when there's high pressure to achieve a result.<br /><span>(Một thời điểm ngắn với áp lực cao để chúng ta đạt được thành quả)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: The entire month of December is crunch time for Santa Claus.<br />Ví dụ 2: May is crunch time for many students. It's when they have their final exams.<br /><br />Give me a break! (có vài nghĩa khác nhau)<br />1. That's ridiculous; that's outrageous. <br /><span>(Khó tin quá; vô lý quá đi; kỳ quặc quá đi!)</span><br />2. Don't be so harsh to me!; Give me another chance!<br /><span>(Đừng quá khắc nghiệt với tôi; hãy cho tôi một cơ hội khác!)</span><br />Ví dụ 1: You want me to pay $3 for one cookie? Give me a break!<br />Ví dụ 2: You expect me to believe that excuse? Give me a break!<br /><br />Lưu ý: Thường chúng ta phát âm là "Gimme a break!"<br /><br />go ahead - to continue; to proceed without hesitation.<br /><span>(Tiếp tục; tiến hành mà không có sự do dự)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: We have more than enough food for dinner. Go ahead and invite your friend to join us.<br />Ví dụ 2: Let's go ahead and buy our plane tickets now.<br /><br />Lưu ý: "Go ahead" can also be used as a noun, as in the expression "to give somebody the go ahead," meaning to give somebody permission to move forward with an activity.<br /><br />head over heels in love - very much in love.<br /><span>(Yêu quá mức - Yêu nhau mấy núi cũng trèo, mấy sông cũng lội, mấy đèo cũng qua; yêu nhau như bướm say hoa)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: During the first years of their marriage, Brad and Jennifer were head over heels in love with each other.<br />Ví dụ 2: Sara is head over heels in love with Mark. Unfortunately, he doesn't even know her name!<br /><br />love at first sight - an immediate attraction.<br /><span>(Yêu ngay từ cái nhìn đầu tiên)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: It took Allison several months to fall in love with Karl. It wasn't love at first sight.<br />Ví dụ 2: Tony liked Tara immediately. It was love at first sight!<br /><br />(to) make out - to kiss with much passion.<br /><span>(Hôn nhau đắm đuối)</span><br />Ví dụ : Ted and Amber started making out at the stoplight and didn't realize that the light had turned green.<br /><br />Lưu ý: "Make out" also means:<br />1) To manage. How did you make out at the doctor's today?<br />2) To understand or see with difficulty. It was so foggy, I could barely make out the street signs.<br />3) To prepare a check or other payment. Please make out a check for this month's rent.<br /><br />(to be) nuts about - to like very much.<br /><span>(Thích như điên - Thích quá độ ...)</span><br />Ví dụ 1 : Ted has every single Metallica album - he's nuts about that band.<br />Ví dụ 2: We're just nuts about our new neighbors. We have them over for dinner once a month.<br /><br />SYNONYM: crazy about.<br /><br />(to have a) one-track mind - having all thoughts directed to just one thing or activity; focused on just one thing.<br /><span>Tất cả suy nghĩ chỉ dành riêng cho một điều hay một hoạt động nào đó; chỉ tập trung vào một chuyện gì đó mà thôi)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Ryan thinks about football all the time. He's got a one-track mind.<br />Ví dụ 2: Mia has a one-track-mind. She thinks about boys all the time.<br /><br />(to) plug away (at something) - to proceed with a boring or routine task; to keep trying.<br /><span>(Tiến hành một công việc nhàm chán hoặc thường xuyên; tiếp tục cố gắng hay thử làm cho đến lúc xong việc)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Only 842 more cookies to bake. Let's keep plugging away!<br />Ví dụ 2: Don't give up on chemistry class. If you keep plugging away, you will eventually learn the material.<br /><br />take a break - see Lesson 13.<br /><span>(Nghỉ giải lao; nghỉ mệt)</span><br /><br />(to) treat (someone) like dirt - to behave in a nasty way towards someone; to treat someone poorly.<br /><span>(Cư xử hay đối xử với ai đó một cách tồi tệ; xử tệ với ai đó.)</span><br /><br />Ví dụ 1: Nobody was surprised when Nicole's boyfriend broke up with her, since she treated him like dirt.<br />Ví dụ 2: I feel sorry for Jeffrey. The kids at school are very nasty to him. 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