( DON) But I am not going to knuckle under to this guy any more. I 'm going in and tell him how bad he has treated me, yell I quit, then walk out and slam the dooâr on him
( DON) But I am not going to knuckle under to this guy any more. I 'm going in and tell him how bad he has treated me, yell I quit, then walk out and slam the dooâr on him.
Anh ta noùi Nhöng toâi seõ khoâng chòu khuaát phuïc oâng ta nöõa ñaâu. Toâi seõ vaøo noùi vôùi oâng ta laø oâng ta ñaõ ñoái xöû toài teä vôùi toâi nhö theá naøo, heùt to leân laø toâi nghæ vieäc, roài böôùc ra khoûi phoøng vaø ñoùng saàm cöûa laïi. Coù vaøi töø môùi maø ta caàn bieát laø To treat ñaùnh vaàn laø T-R-E-A-T nghóa laø ñoái xöû vôùi ai , vaø To slam ñaùnh vaàn laø S-L-A-M nghóa laø ñoùng thaät maïnh. Vaø baây giôø anh baïn chuùng ta seõ ñoïc laïi thì duï naøy
( DON) But I am not going to knuckle under to this guy any more. I 'm going in and tell him how bad he has treated me, yell I quit, then walk out and slam the dooâr on him.
Ñeå chaám döùt baøi hoïc hoâm nay, chuùng toâi xin ñaët caû 3 thaønh ngöõ naøy vaøo moät caâu nhö sau When the chips were down, these people didn’t turn tail and knuckle under. Töùc laø khi tình hình ñi ñeán choã khaån tröông, nhöõng ngöôøi naøy ñaõ khoâng cong ñuoâi chaïy vaø ñaàu haøng.
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xin kính chaøo caùc baïnthính giaû. Trong baøi hoïc thaønh ngöõ English Style hoâm nay chuùng toâi xin ñem ñeán caùc baïn3 thaønh ngöõ coù töø Cat ñaùnh vaàn laø C-A-T nghóa laø con meøo. Anh baïn Don Benson cuûa chuùng ta seõ ñoïc thaønh ngöõ thöù nhaát.
( DON) The first idiom is “ let the cat out of the bag” , “ let the cat out of the bag”.
Let the cat out of the bag, nghóa ñen laø thaû con meøo ra khoûi caùi bao, vaø nghóa boùng laø voâ tình tieát loä moät ñieàu bí maät. Ñieàu bí maät naøy coù theå laø moät vaán ñeàø taøi chaùnh nghieâm troïng trong moät coâng ty, hay moät moái tình kín ñaùo, hay moät saûn phaåm môùi chöa ñöôïc tung ra thò tröôøng. Thaønh ngöõ naøy ñöôïc döïa treân moät caâu chuyeän veà moät noâng gia baát löông aên gian moät khaùch haøng muoán mua moät con heo baèng caùch ñaët vaøo bao moät con meøo. Khi khaùch haøng veà ñeán nhaø môû caùi bao ra thì thaáy moät con meøo oám yeáu thay vì con heo maø oâng ta ñaõ traû tieàn ñeå mua. Bí maät naøy ñaõ bò loä khi oâûng ta môû bao ra. Trong ví duï sau ñaây, moät oâng choàng döï ñònh môû moät böõa tieäc sinh nhaät baát ngôø cho baø vôï oâng teân laø Sue . Chuùng ta haõy xem ñieàu gì xaûy ra sau ñoù
Of course I invited her best friend Betty. But when Betty saw Sue at the market, she forgot it was supposed to be a surprise. She let the cat out of the bag and told her how glad she ' d be to see her next Friday night . She sure spoiled my surprise!
Of course I invited her best friend Betty. But when Betty saw Sue at the market, she forgot it was supposed to be a surprise. She let the cat out of the bag and told her how glad she ' d be to see her next Friday night . She sure spoiled my surprise!
Chuùng ta chæ coù theå hy voïng raèng buoåi tieäc ñaõ dieãn ra vui veû. Vaø tieáp theo ñaây anh baïn chuùng ta seõ ñoïc thaønh ngöõ thöù hai.
The second idiom is” a cat on a hot tin rooâf” , “ a cat on a hot tin rooâf”.
“ A cat on a hot tin roof” nghóa ñen laø moät con meøo ñöùng treân moät maùi toân noùng. Tin ñaùnh vaàn laø T-I-N nghóa laø taám thieác hay taám toân duøng ñeå lôïp nhaø. Caùc baïncuõng ñoaùn ñöôïc raèng con meøo ñöùng treân moät maùi toân noùng thì boàn choàn muoán nhaûy xuoáng ñaát vì sôï boûng chaân.Vì theá thaønh ngöõ naøy ñöôïc duøng ñeå chæ moät ngöôøi boàn choàn lo laéng vì thieáu töï tin. Ta haõy xem ví duï sau ñaây veà moät sinh vieân ñang chôø keát quaû kyø thi vaøo tröôøng thuoác.
( DON) I admit I 'm like cat on a hot tin roof these days, so worried I keep pacing the floor, too nervous even to sit down. I won ' t even be able to get a good night ' s sleep until I get that letter telling me yes or no. It 's been a bad couple of weeks waiting like this.
( DON) I admit I 'm like cat on a hot tin roof these days, so worried I keep pacing the floor, too nervous even to sit down. I won ' t even be able to get a good night ' s sleep until I get that letter telling me yes or no. It 's been a bad couple of weeks waiting like this.
Tieáp theo ñaây, anh baïn chuùng ta seõ ñoïc thaønh ngöõ thöù ba cuõng coù töø Cat trong ño , vaø thöôøng ñöôïc duøng döôùi daïng moät caâu hoûi .
The third idiom is “ Has the cat got your tongue ?” , “ Has the cat got your tongue?”
Has the cat got your tongue, nghóa ñen laø “ Boä con meøo ñaõ laáy maát caùi löôõi cuûa baïn roài hay sao? Vaø nghóa boùng laø Taïi sao baïn laïi im laëng moät caùch laï thöôøng vaäy? Thaønh ngöõ naøy ñöôïc duøng trong tröôøng hôïp ngöôøi ñoù khoâng muoán noùi vì muoán giaáu gieám moät ñieàu gì hay ñaõ laøm moät ñieàu gì sai traùi. Trong ví duï sau ñaây, moät oâng boá cho caäu con trai möôïn xe oâ toâ ñeã laùi ñi chôi toái hoâm tröôùc . Hoâm sau oâng boá thaáy moät caûng xe bò beïp. OÂng noùi
