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LEARN ENGLISH TODAY - Tài liệu học tiếng Anh
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English For Today - Book 3 - Lesson 1: In a small town.
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Lesson One
Lesson One
In a small town
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It’s early morning in
Fairfield. The big clock above the door of the Farmers’ Bank is striking six.
Everybody gets up early in Fairfield. Rain or shine, Tim Brown, the milkman,
delivers the milk soon after five every morning, and Mike Moore throws the
morning papers at the front doors as he rides by on his bicycle. No one needs
an alarm clock in Fairfield.
There are only 800
people in Fairfield, and most of them do the same thing at the same time every
weekday. Every morning, Monday through Friday, just as big clock strikes seven;
old Ben Cook walks past the Farmers’ Bank. He’s on his way to the railroad
station to get ready for the east bound passenger train that comes in at seven
thirty. And just as Ben walks past the bank, Barney Jones unlocks his grocery
store next door and waves to Ben. When Barney waves to Ben, you can set your
watch at seven and you know it’s right.
If you miss Ben and
Barney you can set your watch when Miss Mary Smith unlocks the door of the post
office. You know it’s seven fifty-five. She has five minutes to put away her
boots, hang up her umbrella, and take off her hat and coat. Rain or shine, Miss
Mary Smith brings her boots and umbrella. “You never can tell what the weather
will be like when it’s time to go home,” she always says.
At eight o’clock Miss
Minnie Mason, principal of the Fairfield School, walks past the post office,
waves to Mary, and hurries. Miss Minnie Mason is always on time. By eight
thirty, crowds of children hurry to school. They don’t want to be late. Just
before eight forty-five, the bi yellow school bus drives up Main Street with
children from the nearby farms.
One after another the
stores along Main Street open for the day. The clothing store and the grocery
stores get ready for business. You can smell the fresh bread as you walk by the
bakery. Just as Mr. Fisher unlocks the bank, the clock above the door strikes
nine. Today Doctor Harmon is opening his office next to the bank at the same
time. But he doesn’t always keep regular office hours. If people are very sick,
he visits them at home. Sometimes he has to drive out in the country to a
farmhouse. Once in a while he even stops to talk with friends who aren’t sick
at all. But no one waits long for Doctor Harmon.
At three thirty in the
after noon the westbound passenger train comes in, and the children get out of
school. Soon the yellow school bus drives down Main Street on the way back to
the farms. The children who live in town walk home. On sunny days, they play in
the park or in their own yards. On rainy days, they play in their attics or
basements.
Toward the end of the
afternoon everything begins to close. The bank closes first. Mr. Fisher locks
the bank doors promptly at four o’clock. Miss Mary Smith leaves the post office
an hour after that. A half hour later Barney Jones locks his grocery store, and
Miss Minnie mason leaves school. If the three-thirty train is on time, Ben Cook
walks past the Farmers’ Bank at five thirty. By six o’clock everything is closed
along Main Street except the gas station, the restaurant, and the drugstore. By
six o’clock most people are at home getting ready for dinner.
Saturday is different,
especially in summer. Then most stores stay open all evening and people from
the nearby farms come to town to shop or to visit with their friends. Sometimes
they go to a movie.
But every weekday, Monday through Friday, people go to bed early in Fairfield. The streets are quiet, and the houses are dark when the big clock over the Farmers’ Bank strikes ten o’clock. The small town is getting ready for tomorrow.
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
SOME IDIOMS - MỘT VÀI THÀNH NGỮ
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Idioms about TIME in English
Time to hit the road Time to depart
Around the clock At all times
A devil of a time A difficult or frustrating time
For the time being At the present moment; for now
Bad time An inconvenient moment or an unfortunate experience
Kill time To do something while waiting
As time goes by As time passes or moves
Lose track of time To be unaware of what time it is
Caught in a time wrap Unchanged in an antiquated or obsolete way
Have a time of it To experience particular trouble or difficulty
Idioms about FRUITS in English
As red as a cherry Very red
To go bananas To go crazy
The apple of someone’s eye At the present moment; for now
Second banana A person in a subservient position
The cherry on the cake The final thing that makes something perfect
A bite at the cherry An opportunity to achieve something
A plum job An easy, pleasant job that also pays well
Go pear-shaped To fail; to go wrong
Cool as a cucumber Calm even in difficult or frustrating situations
Idioms about ANIMALS in English
Cat nap A short sleep
Flew the coop Escape, left
Get someone’s goat To irritate someone deeply
Fat cat A highly placed, well-paid executive
Like a fish out ot water To be uncomfortable in a particular situation
Hold your horses Wait and be patient
Cash cow A good way to make money
Get the lion’s share Get the greatest percentage
Loaded for bear Prepared for problems, well prepared for a challenge
People Idioms and Meanings in English
Daredevil: someone who takes unnecessary risks
Cheapskate: someone who hates to spend money
Joined at the hip: to be exceptionally close to someone
Elbow grease: hard physical effort
Oddball: a weirdo or a strange person
Down-To-Earth: sensible and realistic
Go-Getter: a person who is active, energetic, and has the initiative to pursue the things they want.
Break a leg: good luck
Cutting corners: Doing something poorly in order to save time or money
Hang in there: Don’t give up
Pull yourself together: Calm down
So far so good: Things are going well so far
A busybody: always wants to know about other people’s private lives
Oddball: a weirdo or a strange person
Down-To-Earth: sensible and realistic
Forty winks: a short nap
Barrel of laugh: someone who is very funny
Old as the hills: some who is very old
Idioms About Colors
Some of the idioms about colors and examples;
Pink tickling; means that very pleased with the situation.
Example: My uncle was tickled pink that you called on her birthday!
White lie; is a small lie that is said politely or avoiding hurting one’s feelings.
Example: I knew it would be sad, so I couldn’t say I didn’t like your clothes, and I lied a white lie.
Example: He had forgotten his mother’s birthday, but he lied a white lie not to upset him.
With flying colors: with great or total success.
Out of the blue; means that randomly, without warning, immediately.
Example: Out of the blue my cousin came to visit and he came with bad news. I was caught unprepared.
Green with envy; means that to be very jealous, envious.
Example: She really envies me because I can get shopping as much as her want.
Gray area; is an unclear, undefined something.
Example: Allowing mobile phones at work is now a gray area, available and not available.
Caught red-handed; means that to catch someone in the act of doing something.
Green thumb; means that to be skilled at gardening.
Example: Gardener grows all kinds of flowers, he has a green thumb.
Example: Gardener collecting dead plants, he has a green thumb.
Black sheep; means that to be the outcast, odd one out, unlike the others.
Blue once a month; means that it is very rarely seen.
Take the red eye; means that a late night flight that arrives early in the morning.
Red tape; Official or bureaucratic tasks
To be yellow; To be cowardly
To see red; To be very angry
Black out; Faint
Black and blue; Describe something that is badly bruised
Golden opportunity; The perfect chance
Have the blues; Be sad or depressed
Black sheep; A person who is a disgrace to a family or group
Idioms About Human Body
Blood Is Thicker Than Water
Family relationships take precedence over others.
Example: No matter how much I’ve fought with my brother, but blood is thicker than water.
Brain Drain
Departure of talented, well-educated individuals from a place.
Example: Venezuela is experiencing a brain drain right now, with many professionals leaving for other countries because of bad conditions at home.
No-Brainer
Something that not requires thought.
Example: If the salary offered to me is more than my current salary, the decision is a no-brainer.
On the Blink
Not working, intermittently not working.
Example: We have work piling up, the computer’s on the blink.
Bend over Backwards
You make every effort to achieve something, especially you should to be fair or helpful.
Example: I’ve bent over backwards to please you. But it never seems to be good enough.
A Hair’s Breadth
A very small distance or space.
Example: He was going to set a more successful a hair’s breadth than his predecessors, unfortunately he got tired in the last kilometer of the race.
Be a Bundle of Nerves
Someone who is extremely nervous.
Example: Since the robbery, I’ve been a bundle of nerves.
Example: I was a bundle of nerves before my exam, but I calmed down once we got the questions and started to work.
Idioms About Weather
A storm of protest; means that a situation in which people suddenly protest about or criticize something, showing very strong feelings.
The government plan to raise the taxes provoked a storm of protest.
To be under a cloud (of suspicion); means that to be suspected of doing something illegal or wrong.
I left the office under a cloud of suspicion.
The only cloud on the horizon was the final exam in July.
A sunny smile; means that a happy and friendly smile.
The air hostess greeted the passengers with a sunny smile.
A storm in a teacup; means that a lot of fuss about something unimportant.
That’s a storm in a teacup, stop fussing about it, you can do it.
To flood the market; means that to produce and a sell a large number of one type of thing, so that its price goes down.
They have the intention to flood the market with their new mobile phones.
To be flooded with something; means that to receive so many letters or inquiries that you cannot deal with all of them.
We’ve been flooded with letters, but we will try to answer them all.
Idioms About Health
Clean bill of health: Report showing that a person is healthy.
If someone has a clean bill of health, they apply to many profession
Fit as a fiddle: Excellent state of health.
My grandmother’s old, but she’s as fit as a fiddle.
If you a few days of rest and medication, you’ll be as fit as a fiddle.
In the pink of health: In very good health.
There is no guarantee that he will always spend his life that way even if someone is in the pink of health.
Under the weather: means that slowly unwell or in low spirits.
I’m sorry I can’t make it. I’m feeling a bit under the weather today.
Look or feel like death warmed up: To look or feel very ill and tired.
If someone looks or feels like ill or tired, they look death warmed up.
Oh dear! You look like death warmed up, I think doctor will prescribe you a lot of medicine.
You shouldn’t be working all night when you’re so ill, you looks like death warmed up.
Frog in one’s throat: Difficulty in speaking because of a cough or sore throat.
If someone has a frog in his throat, they will have difficulty speaking because of a sore throat and may feel like a cough, make it difficult to talk to, and should see a doctor.
Go under the knife: To have a surgery; it could also mean cosmetic surgery.
My mum’s not worried about the operation. She’s been under the knife several times.
Stacy went under the knife last week.
On one’s last legs: To be very tired, ill or near to death.
If someone is in their last legs, they are in a weak state and cannot live longer and die soon.
As right as rain: To be in excellent health.
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Bác sĩ tự phẩu thuât - A surgeon who operated on his own
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In 1960, Leonid Rogozov, a 27-year-old surgeon accompanying the Antarctic research team and the only doctor on the team, suddenly developed a high fever and pain in his lower right abdomen. He immediately diagnosed that he had appendicitis and that the hospital was so far away that no one could save him except himself.
He planned carefully how to do this operation on his own and asked two of his teammates to be his assistants.
General anesthesia was not possible, and he was only injected with the local anesthetic drug Novocaine in the abdominal wall.
"There was a lot of bleeding, but I pressed on, opened the peritoneum, I accidentally damaged the appendix and had to repair it, my head was getting dizzy and every five minutes I had to rest for 20-25 seconds" .
"Finally I found the damn appendix and I saw black spots on the tail, which meant that in another day it could have perforated".
But he didn't fail. Two hours later he finally got the last stitches in.
After taking antibiotics and sleeping pills, he fell into a deep sleep... and two weeks later, he was back at his job.
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Bác sĩ tự phẩu thuật
Năm 1960, Leonid Rogozov, một bác sĩ phẫu thuật 27 tuổi đi cùng nhóm nghiên cứu Nam Cực và là bác sĩ duy nhất trong nhóm, đột nhiên bị sốt cao và đau ở bụng dưới bên phải. Anh ngay lập tức chẩn đoán rằng anh bị viêm ruột thừa (appendicitis) và bệnh viện quá xa nên không ai có thể cứu anh ngoại trừ chính anh ta.
Anh lên kế hoạch cẩn thận cách thực hiện cuộc phẩu thuật này một mình và nhờ hai đồng đội làm trợ lý cho anh.
Không thể gây mê toàn thân, và anh chỉ được tiêm thuốc gây tê cục bộ Novocain vào thành bụng.
“Chảy máu nhiều nhưng tôi ấn vào, mở phúc mạc (peritoneum), tôi sơ ý làm hỏng ruột thừa (appendix) và phải khâu lại, đầu tôi choáng váng và cứ năm phút lại phải nằm nghỉ 20-25 giây”.
"Cuối cùng tôi cũng tìm thấy phần ruột thừa chết tiệt và tôi thấy những đốm đen trên đuôi, điều đó có nghĩa là nó có thể đã bị thủng vài ngày trước đó".
Nhưng anh ấy không thất bại. Hai giờ sau, cuối cùng anh cũng thực hiện thành công những mũi khâu cuối cùng.
Sau khi uống thuốc kháng sinh và thuốc ngủ, anh chìm vào giấc ngủ sâu ... và hai tuần sau, anh ấy đã trở lại công việc của mình.
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appendicitis \ ə-ˌpen-də-ˈsī-təs \ : bệnh viêm ruột thừa
peritoneum \ ˌper-ə-tə-ˈnē-əm \ : Phúc mạc là một màng thanh mạc lớn nhất trong cơ thể. Phúc mạc bao bọc tất cả các cơ quan trong ổ bụng và hố chậu, lót mặt trong thành bụng, mặt dưới cơ hoành và mặt trên hoành chậu hông.
Perforate | \ ˈpər-fə-ˌrāt \: to make a hole through
anesthesia \ ˌa-nəs-ˈthē-zhə \ : sự gây mêMonday, February 14, 2022
Cập vợ chồng Việt Mỹ dạy tiếng Anh trên Youtube
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Study English With Us là loạt bài dạy tiếng Anh miễn phí trên Youtube của cặp vợ chồng Trúc Khanh và Frank. Cố Trúc Khanh (TK)là người gốc Việt và dạy bằng tiếng Việt nên rất thuận tiện cho các cháu lần đầu học tiếng Anh. Nên cho các cháu nghe lui nghe tới một bài thật nhiều lần.
Chồng của cố Trúc Khanh là Frank cũng có một chương trình dạy tiếng Anh có tên là Study English with Frank. Các bài học này cũng dành cho người sơ cấp nhưng được hướng dẫn bằng tiếng Anh.
Cặp vợ chồng này còn có 1 website dạy tiếng Anh có học phí: https://studyenglishwithus.com/.
Bạn nào muốn học thì mở website trên và nộp phí để học.
Saturday, February 12, 2022
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
CHỢ TẾT - Thơ Đoàn Văn Cừ - Hương Cau Cao Tân dịch sang tiếng Anh.
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Chợ
Tết
Đoàn Văn Cừ
Dải mây trắng
đỏ dần trên đỉnh núi,
Sương hồng
lam ôm ấp nóc nhà tranh,
Trên con
đường viền trắng mép đồi xanh,
Người các ấp
tưng bừng ra chợ Tết.
Họ vui vẻ
kéo hàng trên cỏ biếc;
Những thằng
cu áo đỏ chạy lon xon,
Vài cụ già
chống gậy bước lom khom,
Cô yếm thắm
che môi cười lặng lẽ.
Thằng em
bé nép đầu bên yếm mẹ,
Hai người
thôn gánh lợn chạy đi đầu,
Con bò
vàng ngộ nghĩnh đuổi theo sau.
Sương trắng
rỏ đầu cành như giọt sữa,
Tia nắng
tía nháy hoài trong ruộng lúa,
Núi uốn
mình trong chiếc áo the xanh,
Đồi thoa
son nằm dưới ánh bình minh.
Người mua
bán ra vào đầy cổng chợ.
Con trâu đứng
vờ rim hai mắt ngủ,
Để lắng nghe người khách nói bô bô.
Anh hàng
tranh kĩu kịt quẩy đôi bồ,
Tìm đến chỗ
đông người ngồi giở bán.
Một thầy
khoá gò lưng trên cánh phản,
Tay mài
nghiên hí hoáy viết thơ xuân.
Cụ đồ nho dừng lại vuốt râu cằm,
Miệng nhẩm
đọc vài hàng câu đối đỏ.
Bà cụ lão
bán hàng bên miếu cổ,
Nước thời
gian gội tóc trắng phau phau.
Chú hoa
man đầu chít chiếc khăn nâu,
Ngồi xếp lại
đống vàng trên mặt chiếu.
Áo cụ lý bị
người chen sấn kéo,
Khăn trên
đầu đang chít cũng bung ra.
Lũ trẻ con
mải ngắm bức tranh gà,
Quên cả chị
bên đường đang đứng gọi.
Mấy cô gái
ôm nhau cười rũ rượi,
Cạnh anh
chàng bán pháo dưới cây đa.
Những mẹt
cam đỏ chót tựa son pha.
Thúng gạo
nếp đong đầy như núi tuyết,
Con gà trống
mào thâm như cục tiết,
Một người mua cầm cẳng dốc lên xem.
Chợ tưng bừng
như thế đến gần đêm,
Khi chuông
tối bên chùa văng vẳng đánh,
Trên con
đường đi các làng hẻo lánh,
Những người
quê lũ lượt trở ra về.
Ánh dương
vàng trên cỏ kéo lê thê,
Lá đa rụng
tơi bời quanh quán chợ.
Đoàn Văn Cừ
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Tet Market
by Đoàn Văn Cừ
Translated from
Vietnamese into English
by Hương Cau Cao
Tân
on 17 July , 2019
in British Columbia, Canada
Strips of clouds are getting redder on the mountain top
A pinkish layer of dew is embracing the thatched huts’ tops
On the whitish road that is edging around the bluish hill’s
edge
People from all the hamlets are jubilantly coming to the
market of Tet.
They joyfully pull their merchandise over bluish green grass
carpet
Where red shirt urchins are running with nimble steps in the
market,
Where some old men are walking around with canes, stooping
A girl with a red brassiere is hiding her mouth in her quiet
smiling.
A little boy is leaning his head on his mother’s chest
Two country men are carrying a pig on a pole, running at
their best.
A cute yellow cow is chasing the trio right behind
White dew at the tip of a branch is dripping like milk that
is so white.
Purple sunrays are flickering incessantly in rice fields
down the road,
The mountains are curving around in the green silk gauze
coat,
The hills, basking in dawn’s sunrays, are made up with ochre
vermillion
And sellers and buyers are back and forth through the
market’s entrance
The water buffalo is standing, pretending that he is
sleeping
So he can listen to all that the talkative customer is
talking
The picture vendor is loaded with scales of merchandise on
his shoulder
Searching for a crowded spot where he can find good
customers.
A successful student, sitting on a plank bed, is bending
over
To grind his black ink stick, writing spring poems for
customers
The old teacher pauses to stroke his beard which looks so
well,
Reckoning under his breath the words of some red pairs of
parallel.
The old woman vendor is selling her goods next to the
ancient shrine
Whose hair has been washed by time so it turns so bright
white.
The votive paper offering maker who wears a brown headscarf
Tidying his paper gold cubes on the sedge mat, those have
fallen apart.
The old village official’s dress is being jostled against
and pulled at so hard,
That even the headscarf wound on his head is falling apart.
A group of children are so absorbed in admiring the rooster
picture,
That they totally forget their sister across the road
calling them over.
Some young girls are embracing each other and shaken with
laughter
Beside a man, under the banyan tree, who is selling
firecrackers.
The flat baskets of oranges look as if they are painted with
vermillion
Baskets full of sweet rice look like some snowy mountains.
The rooster whose cockscomb is as purple as a boiled blood
dish
Is being held upside down by a buyer who is judging about
how he fits.
The jubilant commotion is continuing incessantly until the
night
When the faint night bells of the nearby pagoda start to
strike,
Then on the roads heading towards distant villages far away
Flocks of country folks are going back at the end of day.
Only the golden sunrays are shining on the grass and
lingering
And banyan leaves are falling and broken into pieces around market inns.I
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