We thought Florida was safe for us but it is not. Starting now I want you to put on a full court press. Do everything you can to stop this guy from gaining more!
We thought Florida was safe for us but it is not. Starting now I want you to put on a full court press. Do everything you can to stop this guy from gaining more!
Moät soá töø môùi ñaùng chuù yù laø "Safe," ñaùnh vaàn laø S-A-F-E, nghóa laø an toaøn; vaø "To Gain," ñaùnh vaàn laø G-A-I-N, nghóa laø daønh ñöôïc hay tranh thuû ñöôïc ñieàu gì. Baây giôø anh Don Benson seõ ñoïc laïi ví duï naøy
We thought Florida was safe for us but it is not. Starting now I want you to put on a full court press. Do everything you can tostop this guy from gaining more!
Ví duï vöøa roài ñaõ keát thuùc baøi hoïc thaønh ngöõ ENGLISH STYLE hoâm nay. Nhö vaäy laø chuùng ta vöøa hoïc ñöôïc 2 thaønh ngöõ môùi. Moät laø "To Score a Slam Dunk," nghóa laø ñaït thaéng lôïi veû vang; vaø hai laø "A Full Court Press," nghóa laø gaây aùp löïc heát söùc maïnh
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xin kính chaøo caùc baïnthính giaû. Trong cuoäc baàu cöû toång thoáng Hoa Kyø naêm nay, giôùi truyeàn thoâng Myõ thöôøng duøng moät soá thaønh ngöõ khaùc laï maø ngöôøi ta ít xem thaáy thöôøng ngaøy. Hoâm nay, chuùng toâi xin noùi veà vaán ñeà thaéng cöû. Anh baïn Don Benson cuûa chuùng ta seõ ñoïc thaønh ngöõ thöù nhaát.
Trong baøi hoâm nay chuùng ta noùi veà cuoäc baàu cöû vôùi keát quaû khít khao. Ngöôøi Myõ duøng thaønh ngöõ "Squeaker" ñeå taû cuoäc baàu cöû naøy. "Squeaker" xuaát xöù töø ñoäïng töø "To Squeak," ñaùnh vaàn laø S-Q-U-E-A-K, coù nghóa tieáng keâu ruùc rích nhö khi moät con chuoät phaûi chui qua moät caùi loã raát heïp. Chaéc caùc baïncoøn nhôù laø vaøo naêm 1960 oâng John Kennedy thuoäc Ñaûng Daân chuû ñaõ tranh cöû choáng oâng Richard Nixon thuoäc Ñaûng Coäng Hoøa. Ñoù laø moät trong nhöõng cuoäc baàu cöû khít khao nhaáaât trong theá kyû thöù 20. Môøi caùc baïnxem anh Don keå laïi nhö sau
That‘s right! It was a real squeaker! A total of more than 68 million votes were cast, and it turned out that Mr. Kennedy squeaked by with only a narow margin of 120,000 votes.
That‘s right! It was a real squealer! A total of more than 68 million votes were cast, and it turned out that Mr. Kennedy squeaked by with only a narow margin of 120,000 votes.
Ñeå dieãn taû cuøng moät tröôøng hôïp nhö vaäy, ngöôøi Myõ coøn duøng moät thaønh ngöõ khaùc maø anh baïn chuùng ta seõ ñoïc sau ñaây
The second idiom is "To Win by a Whisker," "To Win by a Whisker." "To Win by a Whisker," nghóa ñen laø thaéng cöû vôùi moät ña soá phieáu nhoû nhö moät sôïi raâu meùp. "Whisker," ñaùnh vaàn laø W-H-I-S-K-E-R coù nghóa laø raâu hay ria meùp.
Trong ví duï sau ñaây, moät phuï nöõ ñaõ thaéng cöû vaø trôû thaønh nöõ thoáng ñoác ñaàu tieân trong tieåu bang cuûa baø. Anh Don cho bieát nhö sau