( DON) I forgot the tickets were there. So when it was time to renew my license tags they wouldn’t renew it until I paid the 5 tickets. And I had to cough up $500 instead of $250 because they double the fines if you don’t pay them on time. ( ) Anh baïn than phieàn nhö sau Toâi queân maáy caùi giaáy phaït vaãn coøn ñoù. Vì theá ñeán kkhi toâi phai xin gia haïn baûng soá xe cuûa toâi thì hoï khoâng chòu gia haïn, cho tôùi khi naøo toâi traû xong 5 giaáy phaït. Vaø toâi ñaõ phaûi xì ra 500 ñoâ la thay vì 250 ñoâla bôûi vì hoï taêng tieàn phaït leân gaáp ñoâi neáu toâi khoâng traû ñuùng kyø haïn. Coù vaøi töø môùi ñaùng chuù yù laø Ticket ñaùnh vaàn laø T-I-C-K-E-T nghóa laø moät caùi veù hay laø giaáy phaït , vaø License Tag ñaùnh vaàn laø L-I-C-E-N-S-E vaø T-A-G nghóa laø baûng soá xe oâtoâ . Vaø baây giôø xin môøi caùc baïnxem laïi ví duï naøy ( DON) I forgot the tickets were there. So when it was time to renew my license tags they wouldn’t renew it until I paid the 5 tickets. And I had to cough up $500 instead of $250 because they double the fines if you don’t pay them on time. Tieáp theo ñaây anh baïn chuùng ta seõ ñoïc thaønh ngöõ thöù hai. ( DON) The second idiom is “ Nothing to sneeze at” , “ Nothing to sneeze at”. TEXT Nothing to sneeze at coù moät töø môùi laø Sneeze ñaùnh vaàn laø S-N-E-E-Z-E nghóa laø haét hôi nhaûy muõi. Khi nguôøi Myõ noùi To sneeze at something thì hoï yù aùm chæ laø hoï coi thuoøng moät ñieàu gì ñoù. Vì theá khi hoï noùi Nothing to sneeze at thì thaønh ngöõ naøy coù nghóa laø ñay khoâng phaûi laø ñieàu ñeå hoï xem thöôøng , nhö caùc baïnxem trong ví duï sau ñaây ( DON)My brother Bob earns $60,000 a year. That’s not as much as some other people get paid but it’s certainly nothing to sneeze at because it’s still more than most people earn in 12 months. Anh Bob toâi laøm vieäc vôùi soá löông 60,000 ñoâ la moät naêm . Soá tieàn naøy tuy khoâng nhieàu baèng löông cuûa vaøi ngöôøi khaùc nhöng chaéc chaén noù khoâng phaûi laø taàm thöôøng , bôûi vì noù vaãn cao hôn löông maø nhieàu ngöôøi kieám ñöôïc trong 12 thaùng. Chæ coù moät töø môùi maø ta caàn bieát laø To earn ñaùnh vaàn laø E-A-R-N nghóa laø kieám tieàn , vaø baây giôø anh baïn chuùng ta xin ñoïc laïi ví duï naøy ( DON)My brother Bob earns $60,000 a year. That’s not as much as some other people get paid but it’s certainly nothing to sneeze at because it’s still more than most people earn in 12 months. Tieáp theo ñaây laø thaønh ngöõ thöù ba. ( DON) The third idiom is “ To sniff out” , “ To sniff out”. To sniff out ñaùnh vaàn laø S-N-I-F-F coù nghóa laø ngöûi hay ñaùnh hôi ñeå tìm thaáy moät ñieàu gì , nhö caùc baïnxem trong ví duï sau ñaây ( DON) I sure wish I had my friend Joe’s special talent for sniffing out chances to make money in the market. Somehow he can find stocks that are really worth a lot more than their price on the stock market, and this ability makes him a nice fat profit. TEXT Öôùc gì toâi coù ñöôïc taøi naøng ñaëc bieät cuûa anh baïn Joe cuaû toâi. Anh aáy coù taøi ñaùnh hôi tìm cô hoäi laøm tieàn treân thò tröôøng. Anh aáy coù theå tìm ñöôïc nhöõng coå phaàn daùng giaù cao hôn giaù treân thò tröôøng chöùng khoaùn raát nhieàu , vaø taøi naêng naøy ñaõ khieán anh aáy kieám ñöôïc raát nhieàu lôøi. Nhöõng töø môùi maø ta caàn bieát laø Chance ñaùnh vaàn laø C-H-A-N-C-E nghóa laø cô hoäi , vaø Ability ñaùnh vaàn laø A-B-I-L-I-T-Y nghóa laø khaû naêng hay taøi naøng. Vaø baây giôø xin môøi caùc baïnxem laïi ví duï naøy ( DON) I sure wish I had my friend Joe’s special talent for sniffing out chances to make money in the market. Somehow he can find stocks that are really worth a lot more than their price on the stock market, and this ability makes him a nice fat profit. Thí duïvöøa roài ñaõ keát thuùc baøi hoïc thaønh ngöõ English Style hoâm nay. Nhö vaäy laø chuùng ta vöøa hoïc ñöôïc 3 thaønh ngöõ môùi. Moät laø To cough up nghóa laø bò buoäc phaûi traû tieàn hay chuyeån giao thoâng tin traùi vôùi yù muoán cuûa mình, hai laø Nothing to sneeze at nghóa laø khoâng phaûi laø ñieàu ñaùng coi thöôøng, vaø ba laø To sniff out nghóa laø ñaùnh hôi ngöûi thaáy moät chuyeän gì. UNIT 202
xin kính chaøo caùc baïnthính giaû. Trong baøi hoïc thaønh ngöõ English Style hoâm nay , chuùng toâi xin ñem ñeán caùc baïn3 thaønh ngöõ môùi coù lieân quan tôùi caùi muõi , tieáng Anh goïi laø Nose ñaùnh vaàn laø N-O-S-E . Anh baïn Don Benson cuûa chuùng ta xin ñoïc thaønh ngöõ thöù nhaát. ( DON) The first idiom is “ To pay through the nose”, “ To pay through the nose”. To pay through the nose nghóa ñen laø traû tieàn qua loã muõi. Neáu caùc baïnxem vaø cho raèng ñoù laø ñieàu khaù ñau ñôùn thì caùc baïnñoaùn cuõng khaù ñuùng, vì thaønh ngöõ naøy coù nghóa laø phaûi traû giaù quaù ñaét cho moät caùi gì khoâng ñaùng, töùc laø moät giaù caét coå , nhö caùc baïnxem tröôøng hôïp cuûa anh George sau ñaây , phaûi ñi vay tieàn vaø traû tieàn laõi khaù naëng. ( DON) George was so desperate for cash to pay 6 months overdue rent that he borrowed money at 5% a week. And now he is paying through the nose Every week he is late he has to pay an extra 5%! Chuyeän gì ñaõ xaûy ra cho anh George? Anh aáy quaù caàn tieàn maët ñeå traû 6 thaùng tieàn nhaø maø anh aáy coøn nôï ñeán ñoä anh aáy phaûi vay tieàn vôùi laõi suaát 5% mot tuaàn. Vaø giôø ñaây anh aáy phaûi traû moät giaù caét coå laø cöù moãi tuaàn anh aáy traû muoän anh aáy laïi phaûi traû theâm 5% nöõa. Coù vaøi töø môùi maø ta caàn bieát laø Desperate ñaùnh vaàn laø D-E-S-P-E-R-A-T-E coù nghóa laø tuùng quaãn hay tuyeät voïng , vaø Overdue ñaùnh vaàn laø O-V-E-R-D-U-E nghóa laø quaù haïn. Vaø baây giôø xin môøi caùc baïnxem laïi ví duï naøy ( DON) George was so desperate for cash to pay 6 months overdue rent that he borrowed money at 5% a week. And now he is paying through the nose Every week he is late he has to pay an extra 5%! Tieáp theo ñaây anh baïn chuùng ta seõ ñoïc thaønh ngöõ thöù hai.
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