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T Sch Tinh Hoa Vit Nam

2010

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung

cho lan tai ban th mi

Li gii thieu

Tha quy oc gia, Ke t nam 1994 quyen sach Nhng Cau Anh Ng Thc Dung nay ra i a c quy v thng xuyen thng men. Nh vay sach a c tai ban nhieu lan, va so oc gia van con muon tm en vi sach c tang mai khong ngng. Trc s thng men o cua quy v, chung toi a ln trang Tinh Hoa Vit Nam gip cc v no cn trau gii thm ting Anh v nm vng c cch tr chuyn ca ngi bn ng.. Ve hnh thc, sach c oi ten la English Daily Phrases tc la Nhng Cau Anh Ng Thc Dung c ngi Viet s dung vi ngi x (ngi My goc Ang-le) va vi cac sac dan khac. Ten cua ngi noi c ghi am net e quy v de theo doi. Phan tieng Anh c in ln hn, tiep theo la phan dch tieng Viet cung nhng giai thch cach dung hoac xuat x c ghi trong hai ngoac vuong [ ]. Nhng phan nam trong ngoac dn ( ) co the dung them hoac bo i hay thay the bang mot t-ng tng ng tuy theo trng hp. Th du: Jenny put all her packages on the counter. Then the clerk said, Cash or credit (card)? Jenny at tat ca may goi hang

len quay. Ngi ban hang lien hoi: The (tn dung) hay tien mat? [Lu y cach noi cua ngi Viet: Tra bang the hay tien mat?]

Ve noi dung sach bao gom nhng mau oi thoai ngan gia ngi Viet vi ngi Hoa Ky thuoc nhieu nguon goc khac nhau. Noi dung cua cac mau oi thoai phan anh moi sinh hoat trong cuoc song ngoai xa hoi, nha trng, trong gia nh va ngay ca ta nhng ni lam viec. Nhng cach noi nay khac vi nhng g a day trong cac sach giao khoa nha trng.
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o la loi noi bnh dan va ch co ngi ban ng mi biet s dung. Th du:

Jenny keu len: Ngon qua ta! Anh mua xe mi!"

"Great Scott! You bought a truck! shrieked Jenny.

Vi nhng no lc khong ngng, nha xuat ban chung toi luon luon tm cach cong hien cho oc gia nhng sach co gia tr thc dung nham giup quy v phat trien va boi ap kien thc Anh ng moi ngay mot phong phu hn. Trong thi gian ti, chung toi se tm cach chuyen nhng mau oi thoai trong sach vao CD-ROM e cho ai muon nghe c cach phat am va ng ieu cua tng li noi, cach dien ta khi on ton, khi nong nay, luc hoa nha nh the nao. Du a c hieu nh va bo sung, chac chan the nao cung con mot so sai sot. Neu quy v co nhng ong gop xay dng nao xin ng ngan ngai gi ve nha xuat ban hay tac gia e nhng lan tai ban sau c hoan hao hn. Chan thanh cam ta. Nha xuat ban.

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Absolutely!: han nhien, d nhien [Ch s khang nh manh me.] Wife: Do you want some more coffee? Anh muon dung them caphe na khong? Husband: Absolutely! Han nhien! Bao: Are you ready for the test? Ch a hoc het bai e thi cha? Carrie: Absolutely! D nhien! Absolutely not! tuyet oi khong! [So sanh vi: definitely not tuyet nhien khong! S t choi dt khoat] Tim: Will you please let me have your car this weekend? May cho tao mn xe cuoi tuan nay c khong? Tom: Absolutely not! Tuyet oi khong! Tim: Can I have the car just for tonight? Vay cho tao mn xe may ch toi nay thoi c khong? Tom: Absolutely not! I wont ever, never let you have my car againt! Tuyet oi khong! Tao khong bao, khong bao gi cho may mn xe na au! Act your age! Ln au roi nhe! ang hoang chut coi! Kabay: Wow! Let me see your hair! Cha! Cho coi cai toc cua ban coi. Mai: Act your age! Don't be such a baby. Im i. ang hoang chut coi bo. ng lam nh con nt na.

Tim was crying, walking around and messing up everything in the room. His mother finally said,: "Tim, act your age! Tim
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Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung khoc, i quanh va lam nhao lung tung cac th trong phong khien me no khong chu noi phai noi: Tim, ln au roi nhe! Adios i nghe; tam biet nghe (Xuat x t tieng Tay ban nha.) Bao: See you later, Jack. Hen gap lai nghe Jack. Jack: Yeah, later, Bao. Adios. , th gap sau, Bao. Tam biet. After while crocodile. Hoi na gap lai. Dung nh See you later. [Ch crocodile dung ay ch e hp van, tng t nh linh tinh, lang tang cua tieng Viet. Dung See you later vi alligator cho hp van.] Mai: See you later Hen gap lai. Bill: After while, crocodile Hen gap lai. George: After while Hen gap sau. Mitchelle: Crocodile! Tam biet. After you: Xin mi i trc, dung trc (Loi mi lch s. Bao: (Bao stepped back, smiled and made way for Francesca to go first.) After you." Bao bc lui, mm ci va a tay mi Francesca i trc): Mi co. Bao: It's time. We can get in line for the ticket. Who is going to go first? en gi roi. Chung ta sap hang mua ve roi. Ai ng trc ay? Bill: After you. Nhng ban i trc i. Bao: Thanks Cam n nhieu. Again please: Vui long lap lai. The judge said: Again, please. And speak more clearly this time. Quan toa noi: Lam n lap lai, va lan nay noi cho ro rang hn chut na. Bill: Let's go to lunch. I'll treat you today. Chung ta i an tra he. Hom nay toi se ai cac ban. Tam & Sue: (pretend not to hear): Again, please! Tam va Sue (gia bo khong nghe): Cai g? Noi lai nghe coi. 2

English Practical Phrases Bill: I said we should go to lunch and I would treat you today.

Don't you want to go? Toi noi chung ta nen i an tra va toi se ai
cac ban. Bo khong muon i a? Age before beauty knh lao ac tho (Loi noi ua, y choc gheo cho rang ke khac tre hn mnh e danh c phan trc.

ngi tien ti gan ti xe, Bac muon ngoi ghe trc nen ci va noi vi Bill: Knh lao ac tho i may. Y noi: May e tao ngoi ang trc v tao ln tuoi hn may. No, no. Please, you take the back seat, smiled Bill. Age before beauty, you know. Bill va ci va noi: "ng, ng. Xin ban ngoi ghe sau i. Ban phai biet knh lao ac tho ch. All in all, va All things considered; On balance tom lai; nhn chung; xet cho ky (Loi chuyen y e ket thuc. Bob: All in all, this was an interesting evening. Tom lai, toi nay qua that thu v. A Lien: I think so, too. Em cung ngh nh vay. Peter (said to his shareholders):All things considered, our business is going fine. Peter (noi vi cac co ong): Nhn chung, cong viec lam an cua chung toi ang phat trien kha quan." Bill: How did it go? Cong viec tien trien the nao? A Lien: On balance, it went quite well. Nhn chung, viec tien trien rat kha quan. All right: 1. ong y hoac mien cng ong y (Thng nghe noi tat aright. Brother: Do it now, before you forget. Lam ngay i keo quen. Bill: All right. . Th lam. Tam: Please come right away. Xin ti ay ngay i. Sue: All right, but I'll have to stop by a grocery store. c thoi. 3

As both men approached the car, Bao, wanting to sit at the front, laughed and said to Bill: Age before beauty. Khi hai

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Nhng em se ghe lai tiem tap hoa [mua vai mon] o nghe. 2. la len ung ho hay co vo (Thng dung nh tan than t: All right! Allen: Come on, you go and tell her. i i. anh ti noi v ba ta. Phat: All right, Ill go and tell her now! c roi! Toi se i va noi vi ba ta bay gi! Allen: That's it! All right! ung vay o. ung roi! All right already! va All righty already! u roi nhe! c roi nhe! Nhom t th hai tuy co a lau nhng nay van con c dung. A Lien: All right already! Stop pushing me! u roi nhe! ng xo na nhe! Marie: I didn't do anything! Tao co lam g au! Bill: Hurry up! Let's go! Nhanh len! Chung ta i thoi! His friends: All righty already! Don't rush me! c roi nhe! ng co hoi! All systems are go: moi viec dien bien ung nh tru lieu (Xuat x t thi ky bat au cac cuoc tham hiem khong gian cua Hoa ky. Bill: Can we leave now? Is everybody ready? i c cha? Moi ngi a san sang cha? Tam: All systems are go. Let's get going. Moi viec xong xuoi. Chung ta i thoi. All the reason for doing something va All the more reason to do something v li ch hay muc tieu nao o ma phai gang len [Lu y: for dung vi noun hay gerund; to dung vi verb.] Tom: I don't do well in calculus because I don't like the stuff Con khong thch mon toan vi phan nen con hoc khong vo. Father: All the more reason for working harder at it V s li ch cua mon hoc o, con phai gang len ch. Bao: I'm tired of painting this fence. It's so old it's rotting! Anh thay chan sn cai hang rao nay qua chng. No cu nat lam sao au! Sue: All the more reason to paint it Sn len xai tam van hn.

English Practical Phrases

Allow me va Permit me: cho phep toi c giup ban (Thng nghe nam gii dung e noi vi phai n nh: m ca mi ho i trc, bat quet cho ho moi thuoc hoac xach gium nhng vat nang hoac cong kenh. Dung Allow me th nhan manh ch me; Permit me th nhan tren van mit.

Jack and Giang approached the door. Allow me, said Jack, grabbing the door knob. Jack va Giang cung en ca, Jack vi
tay keo ca va noi: Cho phep toi [m ca mi co vao].

cai khan giay ra lau chiec giay t cua Jan.

Permit me, said Peter, pulling out a paper towel and cleaned Jan's wet shoe. "Cho phep toi ..., Peter va noi va lay

Aloha
1. tieng cua ngi Ha-uy-di. Hello. Xin chao. Aloha, Welcome, smiled the hostess "Xin chao quy v, ba chu ci on khach. 2. Tam biet. Lan sau en nhe. Mai: It's time we were going. Aloha en gi chung toi phai i roi. Xin chao moi ngi. George: Aloha, Mai. Come again. Tam biet, Mai. Lan sau en nhe.

All the family stood by the little plane, cried and cried, and called aloha, aloha, long after my little plane took me away to the big island. Ca nha ng gan cho phi c au, va thut tht va
noi, aloha, aloha' them mot luc lau sau khi chiec may bay a toi en mot ao xa. Am I glad to see you! Gap anh toi mng qua! nhan manh I va you. Bill: Well, I finally got here! ay, cuoi cung toi cung en c ay! John: Boy howdy! Am I glad to see you! Sao, khoe khong? Gap anh toi mng qua! Tam (as Bill opens the door): Here I am, Bill. What's wrong? 5

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Tam noi khi Bill va m ca ra: Bill, toi ay. Lam sao vay? Bill: Boy, am I glad to see you! Come on in. The hot water heater exploded. Oi thoi. Anh en toi mng qua! Vao ay i. Cai thung nau nc nong b no roi. Am I right? Khong phai vay sao? Co ung vay khong? Cach gi y e ngi khac bieu ong tnh vi mnh. John: Now, this is the kind of thing we should be doing. Am I right? Nao, ay la viec chung ta nen lam. Co phai vay khong? Sng: Well, sure. I guess. th, em oan la vay. Philip: You don't want to do this for the rest of your life. Am I right? Ban khong tnh lam viec nay suot i ch. Co ung khong? Bao: Yeah. . Philip: You want to make something for yourself. Am I right? Ban muon lam cai g o cho rieng ban. Khong phai vay sao? Bao: I suppose. Chac la vay. And how!: Con phai hoi! Mai: Wasn't that a great game? Didn't you like it? Tran thi au o hay qua chng. Bo bo khong thch sao? Thanh Xuan: And how! Con phai hoi! Bao: Hey, man! Don't you love this pizza? Nay anh ban! Khong thch loai pit-xa nay a? Tam: And how! Con phai hoi. And you? va Yourself? Con ban th sao.? Bill: Do you want some more cake? Em muon an banh na khong? Mai: Yes, thanks. Yourself? Vang. Cam n. Con anh? Bill: I've had enough. Anh u roi. George: Are you enjoying yourself? Anh thay co vui khong? Bill: Yeah, and you? O, vui lam. Con co?

English Practical Phrases Anybody/anyone I know? Co ai toi quen khong? Ai vay? Co ai la ngi quen cua toi khong? Loi noi van hoa thay v hoi Who? Ai vay? Thanh Xuan: Where were you last night? Toi hom qua bo au? George: I had a date. Mnh co hen. Thanh Xuan: Anyone I know? Hen vi ai vay? Bill: I've got a date for the formal next month. Thang ti mnh se i d tiep tan. Henry: Anybody I know? Tiep tan cua ai vay? Any friend of someone is a friend of mine. Ban cua ban toi tc la ban cua toi. Frank: Well, nice to meet you Tam. Any friend of my brother is friend of mine. Nay, han hanh c biet anh, Tam. Ban cua em toi cung nh ban toi thoi. Tam: Thanks, Frank. Nice to meet you too. Cam n anh Frank nhieu. Toi cung han hanh c biet anh. John: Thank you so much for helping me. Cam n rat nhieu ve s giup co a danh cho toi. Thanh Xuan: You're welcome. Any friend of Sue's. Khong co chi. Em xem ban cua Sue cung nh ban em vay ma. Anything new down your way? Co g vui khong? Loi noi moc mac va than mat. Bill: Anything new down your way? Co g vui khong? Bao: Nothing worth talking about. Khong co g ang noi ca. Mai: Hi, Sally. Anything new down your way? Co g la khong? Sally: No, what's new with you. Khong. Bo co g la khong? Mai: Nothing. Chang co g. Anything you say: Vang.; Toi ong y. Mai: Will you please take this to the cleaners? Nh anh mang cai nay ra cho giat ui gium em. Bill: Sure. Anything you say. c. e o i cho. 7

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Sally: You're going to finish this before you leave tonight, aren't you? Ch se lam xong viec nay toi nay trc khi ve ch? Mai: Anything you say. ung vay.

Anytime:
1. San sang. Mai: I'm so glad you invited me for tea. c ch mi en chung vui em thch lam. George: Anytime. Delighted to have you. San sang. Co ch en d cang vui. Thanh Xuan: We really enjoyed our visit. I hope to see you again. en tham chi ay chung em thch that. Hy vong co ngay en na. Bill: Anytime. Please feel free to come back. San sang. Khi nao ranh xin mi en chi. 2. Khong co chi; loi noi than mat nhng lch s. Mai: Thanks for driving me home. Cam n anh a a em ve. Bao: Anytime Khong co chi. Thanh Xuan: We were grateful for your help after the fire last week. Chung toi rat biet n ve s giup cua ch sau vu chay tuan trc. George: Anytime. Khong co chi. Anytime you are ready Chng nao ban xong th.. Co y nhac nh ngi khac mnh ang ch. Mai: I think it's about time to go. Em ngh a en gi roi. Bill: Anytime you're ready. Bao gi em xong th chung ta i. Doctor: Shall we begin the operation. Bat au mo c cha? Tam: Anytime you're ready. Chng nao bac sy san sang chung ta bat au. Anyway/ Anyhow dau sao i na (Tuy theo ng ieu, tnh chat ma mai hay chua chat c bieu lo nhieu hay t.)

English Practical Phrases John: I just don't know what's going to happen. Toi that chang biet chuyen g se xay ra ay. Mai: Things look very bleak. Sao ma trong u am qua. John: Anyway, we'll all end up dead in the long run. Du g i na, ve lau ve dai chung ta se b be tac. Bao: Let's stop this silly argument. Thoi ng cai co lam cam na ma. Philip: I agree. Anyhow, it's time to go home, so none of this argument really matters, does it? ong y. Du sao cung a en gi ve roi. Nh vay coi nh khong co chuyen g xay ra phai khong nao? Bao: Not a bit. Khong co g het. Are things getting you down? Co g buon phien ha? Jan: Gee, Mai, you look sad. Are things getting you down? Tri i, Mai, trong buon xo vay. Co g buon phien ha? Mai: Yeah. . Jan: Cheer up! Vui len i! Mai: Sure. Vui th vui. Tim: What's the matter, Bac? Things getting you down? Sao vay Bac? Co g buon phien ha? Bao: No, I'm just a little tired. au co. Ch thay hi met trong ngi.

Are you doing okay?/ You doing okay?

1. khoe khong? Mai: Doing okay? Khoe khong? Bill: You bet! How are you? a ta! Co khoe khong? Bill: Hey, man! Are you doing okay? Nay cha noi, khoe khong? Tam: Sure thing! And you? La cai chac! Con bo? 2. sinh song ra sao, lanh d the nao? Mai: You doing okay? Dao nay song ra sao anh? 9

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Bill: Sure. What about you? eu eu. Con em th sao? Mai: I'm cool. Em cung bnh thng. Tam: Wow, that was some gust of wind! Are you doing okay? Cha, cn gio nao ay? Ra sao roi? Mai: I'm still a little frightened, but alive. Con hi lo s nhng cha en noi chet.

Are you feeling okay? Thay khoe khong? Tam: Are you feeling okay? Thay trong ngi co khoe khong? Bill: Oh, fair to middling. O, t kha ti hn.
Mai: Are you feeling okay? Ch thay khoe khong? Thanh Xuan: I'm still a little dizzy, but it will pass. Thay con hi choang vang nhng se khoi. Are you going my way? Co i cung ng vi toi khong? Y muon xin qua giang hoac ru cung i cho vui. Mai: Are you going my way? Ch co i cung ng vi em khong? Thanh Xuan: Sure. Get in. Co. Len xe i. Going my way? said Tam as he saw Mai get into her car. "Cung ng ha? Tam hoi Mai khi thay co ta cung ra xe. Are you leaving so soon?/ You leaving so soon? Sao ve sm vay? Loi hoi lch s khi biet khach muon ve sm hoac loi noi moc v khach c nan na khong chu ra ve nh bao ngi khac. Jack: We really must go. Chung toi phai i bay gi. Thanh Xuan: Leaving so soon? Sao ve sm vay? Jack: Jackt has to catch a plane at five in the morning. V sang mai Philip phai len phi c luc nam gi. John (seeing Tam at the door): You leaving so soon? John gap Tam tai ca: Ve sm qua vay? Tam: Yes, thanks for inviting me. I really have to go. Vang. Cam n a mi toi nhng bay gi phai i cai a. 10

English Practical Phrases John: Well, good night, then. Thoi th, chuc ngu ngon vay. Are you ready for this? Muon nghe chuyen nay khong? Noi nh e ngi nghe nong long muon biet. Tam: Boy, do I have something to tell! Are you ready for this? Nay, anh co chuyen nay muon ke. Thch nghe khong? Mai: Sure. Let me have it! D nhien. Ke em nghe i! Tam: Now, here's a great joke! Are you ready for this? It is so funny. Thoi, co chuyen nay hay lam. Muon nghe ke khong? Rat la vui. A Lien: I can hardly wait. Ke lien i. Are you ready to order? Quy v. muon goi mon an bay gi cha? The waitress (came over and asked), Are you ready to order? Co boi ban en hoi: Quy v muon goi mon g an bay gi cha?. Tam: I know what I want. What about you, Sally? Are you ready to order? Anh a chon c mon roi. Con em, Sally. Em muon goi mon g nao? Thanh Xuan: Don't rush me! Anh ng co hoi em! Are you sorry you asked? Co hoi han v a hoi khong? Tha ng hoi hay hn. Father: How are you doing in school? Hoc hanh ra sao o con? Bill: I'm flunking out. Sorry you asked? Con thi hong roi. Tha ba ng hoi hay hn. Mother: You've been looking a little down lately. Is there anything wrong? Dao nay con trong hi xuong sac. Co chuyen g ha con? Bill: I probably have mono. Are you sorry you asked? Co le v con thay chan. Me ng hoi hay hn. As far as I know va To the best of my knowledge. Theo cho toi biet.

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Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Tam: Is this brand of computer any good? May ien toan hieu nay co tot khong? Clerk: This is the very best one there is as far as I know. Theo cho toi biet ay la hieu tot nhat hien nay. Peter: Are the trains on time? Xe la en co ung gi khong? Clerk: To the best of my knowledge, all the trains are on time today. Theo cho toi biet, ngay hom nay chuyen xe la nao cung ung gi. Bill: Are we just about there? Sap en ni cha? Tam: Far as I know Chng nh vay. Bill: I thought you'd been there before. Toi c tng anh en o roi ch. Tam: Never. Cha he. As far as I'm concerned 1. theo thien y cua toi. Bao: Isn't this cake good? Banh nay ngon qua ha? Allen: Yes, indeed. This is the best cake I have ever eaten as far as I'm concerned. Vang, ngon that. Theo y em loai banh nay ngon nhat t trc ti nay ma em a dung qua. Tam: I think I'd better go. Thoi toi phai i cai a. Bao: As far as I'm concerned, you all can leave now. Theo y toi, cac ban i het i la va. 2. c, v no hp vi y toi. A Lien: Can I send this package on to your sister? Toi c gi cai goi nay cho em cua anh c ch? John: As far as I'm concerned. c, ung y toi. George: Do you mind if I put this coat in the closet? Toi treo cai ao nay trong tu co c khong? John: Far as I'm concerned. It's not mine. c, c treo. au phai tu cua toi.

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English Practical Phrases As I see it va In my opinion; In my view theo toi thay; theo cach nhn cua toi, Theo quan niem cua toi. Tam: This matter is not as bad as some would make it out to be. Chuyen nay au en noi te nh vai ngi a beu reu. Allen: Yes. This whole affair has been overblown, as I see it. ung. Theo cho em thay toan bo cau chuyen a b thoi phong qua ang. Bao: You're wrong as can be. Anh bay qua chng. John: In my view, you are wrong Toi thay anh mi bay o. As it is Nh vay o. Cai cach no la vay. T trc ti nay van vay.

I wish I could get a better job, remarked Tam. I'm just getting by as it is. Tam viet: Toi ao c tm c mot cong
viec tot hn. Hien nay th toi van song tri tuc nh t bao gi. Mai: Can we afford a new refrigerator? Mnh u tien mua noi cai tu lanh mi khong anh? Pete: As it is, it would have to be a very small one. Cung vay thoi, ch mua c mot cai nho xu a. As I was saying va Like I was saying: nh toi a noi; giong toi noi (Nhom au dung trong thng am cua nhieu gii; nhom nh trong vai gii kem hoc hoac qua than.) Bill: Now, Mai, this is one of the round ones that attaches to the wire here. Ne Mai, ay la mot trong may cai tron cot vao si day nay. Bao: (passing through the room): Hello, you two! Catch you later. Bac i xuyen qua can phong: Chao hai ban. Hen gap sau nhe. Bill: Yeah, see you around. Now, as I was saying, this goes here on this wire. , hoi gap. Nay, nh toi noi hoi nay, cai nay cot len si day nay. Tam: I hate to interrupt, but someone's car is being broken into down on the street. Xin loi cho toi ngat li. Co cai xe

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Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung cua ai b ap be kieng pha di ng ka. Pete: As I was saying, these illegal practices must stop Nh toi a noi, cac hanh ong nh vay can phai cham dt ngay. As such: ch that; ung ngha. A Lien: Did you have a good vacation? i ngh he co vui khong? John: Well, sort of. It wasn't a vacation, as such. We just went and visited Mai's parents. th, xem nh vay i.Thu that chung toi khong phai i ngh he ma ch ve tham bo me cua Mai thoi. A Lien: That sounds nice. Nghe thu v qua ha. John: Doesn't it? That khong? As we speak ngay luc ay, ung luc ay

I'm sorry, sir, consoled the agent at the gate, the plane is taking off as we speak. Nhan vien tai cong gac giai bay: Toi rat
lay lam tiec, tha ong, rang ngay luc nay may bay ang cat canh. Tam: Waiter, where is my steak? It's taking a long time. Nay anh ban. Mon bp-tet cua toi au. Lau qua roi ma khong thay. Waiter: It is being grilled, as we speak, sir - just as you requested. Tha ong, ang lam - ung nh li ong dan. As you say va Like you say ung nh ban noi; ong y vi ban. 1. Like you say . Tuy noi Like you say khong ung van pham nhng nhieu ngi van dung. John: Things are not going well for me today. What should I do? Hom nay cong viec cua toi cung chang ra g ca. Khong biet lam sao ay? Bao: Some days are like that. As you say, it's just not going well for you, that's all. Co khi nay khi khac. Nh anh noi o, au phai luc nao anh cung c thuan buom xuoi gio ca au, the thoi. John: This arrangement is not really good. There's not enough

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room for both of us. Sap at nh vay th d qua. au u cho cho hai chung ta. Mai: I guess you're right. It is crowded, and, like you say, there's not enough room for both of us. Em ngh la anh noi ung. Chat choi, va, ong y vi anh, la khong u cho cho hai chung ta.
2. As you say Loi tan ong lch s hoac tuan theo menh lenh cua ai. John: Please take this to the post office. Nh ong mang cai nay ra nha bu ien cho. Buttler: As you say, sir Ngi quan gia: Tha ong chu, vang a. At the present time hien thi; vao luc nay.

We are very sorry to report that we are unable to fill your order at the present time, stated the little note on the little form. Tren manh giay nho nh kem theo mau at hang

viet: Chung toi rat lay lam tiec khi phai bao rang vao luc nay chung toi khong the thoa man theo yeu cau trong n at hang cua quy v.

Mai: How long will it be until we can be seated? Con phai i bao lau na mi co cho ngoi? Waiter: There are no tables available at the present time, madam. Tha ba, hien tai khong con ban nao trong ca. Mai: But how long? Nhng bao lau na? Aw 1. Ua. Bill: Put the film in the fridge. Cat cuon phim o vao tu lanh i. Bao: Aw, that's stupid! It'll just get cold! Ua, sao kh qua! No lanh ngat lai th con g! Tam: The new cars are all unsafe. May chiec xe mi lai khong an toan chut nao. Bill: Aw, you don't know what you're talking about! Ua, ban noi ma ban khong biet g het!

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Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung 2. i! khan khoan. O! Tam: No! Khong! Philip: Aw, come on! Please! i! Nan n ma! Lam n ma! Mai: Get away from my door! Cut i cho khuat mat! John: Aw, come on! Let me in! i em! Nan n ma! Cho anh vao i! Pete: You hurt my feelings. Anh xuc pham t ai toi qua lam. Bao: Aw, I didn't mean it. O, mnh l ma, bo qua i!

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Bag it! Va Bag your face! Cam mom lai! Cam mom va cut ngay!
Li noi va thai o hung hang tieng long cua gii tre. Mai: Sam, I want to apologize you for what I did last night. Sally, mnh muon xin loi bo ve chuyen toi hom qua. Sam: Bag it! Thoi im i may! Mai: Thats all right. Vay cung c. Bob: Did I ever tell your about the time I went to San Francisco? Anh ke cho em nghe ve chuyen anh i San Francisco cha he? Xuyen: Give it a rest, Bnh. Can you bag it! Dep chuyen o i, Bnh. Anh cam i la va. Bob: Why are you so rude? Sao em d qua vay? Xing: Can I borrow your new dress again? (Cho mnh mn cai ao am mi lan na c khong? Mai: Bag your face, Xuyen. (Cam cai mon lai va cut i! Xing: Well, I never! (Vay th khong them mn na!

Beat it! i i! i cho khac i! tieng long)

Bnh: Sorry I broke your car again. (Xin loi a lam xe ban h na roi. Bao: Get out of here! Beat it! (Cut i cho khac, Cut i!

Beat it, you kids! Go play somewhere else! yelled the liquor store owner. Cut i, may thang nhoc! i cho khac chi! ngi chu
tiem tap hoa va ru bia la ln.

Beat me. Xem (It) beats me.

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Be careful
1. Nh can than (li khuyen ngi khac e phong nguy hiem. Bnh: Im going to San Diego tomorrow. Mai toi nh San Diego chi. Sam: Be careful. It rained very har last night. The road is slippery. (Nh can than. Hom qua ma ln lam. ng trn. Bnh: Gotcha! (Biet ma! Ted: Look! Im up here the top of the tree already! (Xem nay, toi a leo len ti ot cay roi! Mai: Heavens! Be careful! (Tri at! Phai can than! 2. Can than nhe. (Thay cho cau t gia thong thng Good bye, tng t nh noi theo phim Hongkong Hay bao trong.) Timmy: See you, Phng. Hen gap lai, Phng. Phng: Be careful! Can than nhe! Tom: Well, Im off. (Thoim mnh dong cai a. Anh: Bye, Tuan Rau, be careful. (Chao ban, Rau, can than nhe.

Be good. (Good bye and behave yourself.) Tam biet va hay

gi mnh. Ron: Well, were off. Be back in ten days. (Thoi, chung toi i ay. Hen mi ngay sau gap lai. Mike: Okay, have fun. Be good. (c, vui ve nghe. Nh gi mnh. Ron: Do I have to? Co can vay khong?

Behind you! ang sau ka! Sau lng kia! Coi chng nguy hiem t
pha sau lng.

Behind you! shouted Tam just as a care raced past and narrowly missed Mai. (Sau lng ka! Tam la ln khi chiec xe
lao qua va suyt ung phai Mai.

Anh shouted: Behind you! just as branch of a tree broke off fell down just behind Phu. (Anh la len: ang sau kia! va luc
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English Practical Phrases mot canh cay gay ri xuong ngay sau lng Phu.

Believe it or not! Tin hay khong tuy y.

Tam: Well, Phu really saved day. (Nay, Phu vay ma thanh cong c. Xuyen: Believe it or not. Im the one who sawed the day. (Tin hay khong th tuy ch em ay mi la ngi thanh cong ne. Bnh: How good is this one? (Cai nay tot xau ra sao vay? Clerk: This is the best one we have, believe it or not. (Tin hay khong th tuy ch th nay la loai tot nhat tiem chung toi.)

Believe you me! (Ban) phai tin toi mi c! Toi noi khong sai
ma! Ann: Katty and Lam had a terrible quarrel again last night. (Katty va Lam cai nhau mot tran kch liet toi hom qua. Mai: They will get divorced soon. Believe you me. (Ch tin em i. t ba na ho se ly-d nhau cho xem.) Xuan: How did you like the party? (Anh thay ba sinh nhat cua em the nao? Sam: Believe you me, it was the most exciting birthday party Id ever had. (Tin anh i, buoi tiec sinh nhat o la thu v nhat ma anh a d c.)

Be my guest. (Help yourself; After you.) C t nhien nh nha!

[Loi mi lch s khi muon nhng cho ngi khac dung trc mnh, hoac e khach khong thay ay nay khien cho khong kh mat vui.] Michael: I would just love to have some more drink, but the bottle is nearly empty. Toi muon uong them na, nhng cai chai a gan can ru roi. Xuan: Be my guest. Xin c t nhien dung i. Michael: Wow! Thanks! a qua! Cam n nghe! Lannie: Here is the restroom, Mai. Who should go in first? (ay la phong ve sinh nay Mai. Ai vao trc ay? 19

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Mai: Be my guest. Ill wait. (C t nhien. Toi i c ma.)

Be quiet ng lam on! [Neu lch s hn th nen dung vi please.

Bnh is making a lot of noise in the room. Bnh ang lam on ao
trong phong. Taffy: Please be quiet. Im on the phone. (ng lam on! Tao ang noi ien thoai.

Bnh: Hey, Taffy. (Nay, Taffy.) Taffy: Be quiet! You are too noisy. (Im i! May luc nao cung qua on ao. Bnh: Sorry. (Xin loi.

Be that as it may. Dau cho co that i chang na.

Sn: Im sorry that I am late. The traffic was too heavy. (Xin loi toi en tre. B ket xe kinh khung. Edna: Be that as it may, you have missed the first part of the important meeting. You should see the manger for it. (Cho du vay i na th anh cung a tre roi, anh hut nghe phan au cua buoi hop quan trong nay. Anh nen gap vien quan ly e biet ro phan au o la g. Hai: I was laid off, so I couldnt make the care payment on time. (Toi b cho ngh viec, nen toi khong the tra tien mua gop chiec xe ung hen c. Mr. Beard: Be that as it may, the payment must be paid before it is due, or theyll take the car back. (Du la vay i na, tien xe phai tra trc khi het han, neu khong ho keo xe anh o.

Better late than never Tha cham (tre) con hn khong co en.
Mai: Hi, Bill. Sorry Im late. (Chao anh Bill. Xin loi toi en tre. Bill: Mai not! Its better late than never. (Khong sao! Tre con hn khong en.

When Mr. Tam showed up at the doctors office two hours

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after his appointment, the medical assistant told him, Youve come two hours late. Anyway, better late than never. (Khi ong
Tam en van phong bac s tre hai gi sau gi hen, ngi phu ta van phong noi vi ong ta: Ong en tre hai gi. Thoi khong sao, tha tre con hn khong en.

Better left unsaid ng noi en th hn. [Thng dung vi It is,

That is, The detaisl are, hoac Some things are ] Xem th du:
Mai: I really dont know how to tell you this. (Em khong biet phai noi lam sao vi anh ve chuyen nay. Bob: Then dont. Maybe its better left unsaid. (Vay th ng. Co le ng noi en chuyen o th tot hn. Bnh: I had such a terrible quarrel with Kathy last week. I cant believe what I said. (Tuan trc toi choang nhau Kathy mot tran kch liet. Khong ng toi lai noi may cau nh vay. Frank: I dont need to hear all about it. Somethings are better left unsaid. Toi thay khong can thiet phai nghe chuyen choang nhau o. Nhieu chuyen khong nen noi ra th tot hn.

Better luck next time

1. Hy vong lan sau se kha hn. [Giong noi phai nho nhe e an ui ai v s that bai hay kem may man cua ho. Bnh: That does it! I cant make it. I lose! (en ay la het! Toi khong lam noi na. Toi thua roi! Lan: Thats all right. Better luck next time. (Khong sao. Lan sau hy vong se kha hn. Mai: Oh, my gosh! Thats the end of my new career in computer! Oi, thoi roi! Nh vay la cham dt cai nghe trong nganh ien toan toi mi chap chng bc vao. Jenny: Better luck next time. Hy vong lan sau kha hn. 2. Hy vong lan sau kha hn [Noi ma mai ve that bai cua ai. Nen len giong vao cuoi cau va dung vi huh. Xuan: Our team lost out to their team, but I think they cheated. 21

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung oi mnh thua oi ho roi. Nhng toi ngh la ho an gian. Bob: Better luck next time, huh! (Hy vong lan sau se kha hn, h! Bob: You guys thought you could beat us, you twit! Better luck next time, huh! (Cac ngi tng cac ngi thang bon nay, ng tng b! Hy vong lan sau se kha hn, h!

Bingo! ch th (no ay roi)! [Viec mong i t lau nay a en tay.

Trong tro chi Bingo (giong lo-to x mnh) khi trung het cac con so trong ban ang cam trong tay th ho to: Bingo! tc `Toi trung!]

tm thay no di gam chiec tu cu nam trong nha xe, anh la len: ch th (no ay roi!)

Bnh was looking for his long-lost screw-drivers set. As he I found it underneath an old cupboard in the garage, he cried: Bingo! (Bnh ang luc kiem bo o van oc b lac mat t lau. Khi

Mai: Bingo! The letter I had been waiting has come at last! ay roi! La th toi ch i t lau nay a en! Lan: I guess its from your fiance. Toi oan o la th cua hon phu ch ch g. Mai: You can say that again. Ch con cua ai na.

Bite your tongue! Mieng an mam an muoi! ng noi xam, noi g!

Mai: Im afraid that Frank will be in big trouble soon. (Toi s rang t ba na Frank se gap rac roi to. Bill: Bite your tongue! Hell be all right. (ng noi xam. No khong sao au.

Bottoms up! Va Down the hatch! Heres looking at you;

Heres mud in your eye; Heres to you; Skoal! Can ly ne! Mi can ly! [Ngon ng dung khi mi nhau nang ly chuc tung nhau, hay an mng viec g.] Bnh: Bottoms up! Nao mi can ly! Tam: Heres mud in your eye. Toi xin tiep ban. Bob: Care for another? Ly na nhe?

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cham rai rot dong ru thm du va ngot ngao vao mieng.

Down the hatch! said Bob, pouring the smooth and ancient brandy slowly across his tongue. (Can ly nay! Bob va noi va

Boy Va Boy oh boy [T ng nay khong mang y ngha rieng biet

nao ma ch dung e bieu lo theo ng ieu ch s ngac nhien, bc boi, phien muon, khen tang. Tng t nh cha cha, cha trong Viet ng vay.] Tam: Hi, Bob. (Chao Bop. Bob: Boy, I am glad to see you here! Cha, gap anh ay toi mng qua! Bob: Boy, you look neat today! Cha cha, hom nay an mac banh qua ta! Bnh: I am going to the wedding party. Toi i an ci ma. Tnh: Boy oh boy, what a mess! Cha, lon xon qua chng! Frank: Someone will clean it up pretty soon. Se co ngi len don dep ngay.

Boy howdy! Tuyet lam! Qua tuyet! Chao oi! [Ch s ngac nhien
hay ta than.] Fred: Well, I finally made it. o, rot cuoc toi cung xong roi. Khnh: Boy howdy! I am glad you to hear that. Tuyet lam! Nghe vay toi hai long lam. Hoa: How did you like the movie? Anh thay cuon phim ay the nao? Bill: Boy howdy! I didnt like it at all. Chao oi, toi chang thch chut nao.

Bravo! Hoan ho!

Keep it up! Bravo! cheered the spectators. (Ti luon! Hoan
ho! khan gia reo ho co vo.

At the end of the singers third song, the members of the

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audience leapt to their feet and with one voice shouted, Bravo! Sau khi ca s cham dt bai hat th ba, khan gia eu ng
len va ong thanh noi ln: Hoan ho!

Break a leg! Gang sc len! Co len! [Loi khuyen khch dien vien
trc khi ho len san khau.] Bao: Its my first performance tonight. I hope I dont forget my lines. Toi nay la buoi trnh dien au tien cua toi. Hy vong toi khong quen li oi ap cua vai toi ong. Bill: Break a leg, Bao! Gang len i, Bao! Minh: I feel so nervous about my solo that my heart beats wildly. Em lo cho man oc dien cua em en noi tim ap thnh thch. Jenny: Dont worry. Youll do great. Break a leg! ng lo. Em se trnh dien tuyet hay ma. Gang len i em!

Break it up! ng anh: nhau na! ng cai nhau na!

Tim: If you touch it, I will break your neck! Neu ma s en no, tao be co may! Bill: Dare you! May dam! Mother: All right, you two. Break it up! Thoi c roi, hai a. ng cai nhau na!

When the police officer saw the two boys fighting, he came over and hollered, Break it up or I will arrest both of you!

(Khi vien canh sat thay hai cau con trai ang anh: nhau, anh ta en gan va la to: Thoi khong anh: nhau na, neu toi tao bat ca hai a!)

Bully for you!

1. Hang hai len! Nhanh len! Manh len! [Loi co vo ngi khac co sc len e at thanh cong hoac khch ong ai can am len e vt qua kho khan, tr ngai.] Ban: I have had a hard time looking for a good job. May lau 24

English Practical Phrases nay toi kiem viec lam va y ma cha co. Bill: Bully for you! Youll get one soon. Gang len. Ban se kiem ra trong nay mai.

The audience shouted to the soccer player as his ball was near his opponents goal, Bravo! Bully for you! Khan gia la ln e
co vo cho cau thu bong tron khi bong anh ta gan en khung thanh cua oi phng: Hoan ho! Nhanh len!

2. Mng cho o! [Noi dieu ct hay che nhao ai.] Dung: I managed to save three hundred dollars last month. Thang qua toi co e danh c ba tram o-la. Bob: Well, bully for you! Vay th, mng cho ban! Lan: I won five dollars in Super Lotto! Toi trung c 5 o Super Lotto! Sue: Bully for you! (Mng cho ch o!

Butt out! Cut i! i cho khac chi!

Mai and Sue were talking about their boyfriends. Garcia came over and interrupted them. Butt out! said Sue. Mai va Sue
ang noi chuyen vi nhau ve ban cua mnh. Garica en lam t ngang cau chuyen. Sue ben noi: i cho khac chi!

Tom (said to John): Ill go bird-nesting. Do you want to go with me? Ngay mai tao se i bat chim. May co muon i theo khong? Tim (overheard and approached two of them): I want to go with you, too. Tao cung muon i na. Tom: Butt out, Tim. I am not asking you! Cut i, Tim. Tao khong noi vi may!

Bye. Good bye! [Loi chao t gia than mat. Hnh thc rut gon cua
cau God be with you. Cau xin Chua en cung ban.]

Bye-bye. Goodbye. [Loi noi rat than mat khi chao t ga nhau.] By the same token Ngc lai, theo le thng [Ngi noi muon
da theo nhan nh rieng cua mnh la noi hay noi ngc vi bnh 25

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung thng. Tam: I really got cheated! (Toi that s b la roi! Bill: You think theyve cheated you, but, by the same token, they believe that youve cheated them. Ban ngh la ho a la ban, ngc lai, ho th c cho rang ban a la ho.

By the same token, a lazy person shouldnt be given anything to be done for he will never get it done! That is what I have experienced. (Theo le thng, mot ngi li bieng th ng bao

gi giao viec cho ho lam v ho khong bao gi lam xong viec ca! o la ieu toi a tng trai qua.

By the skin of someones teeth Mem, sat. Va st. Suyt (that

bai. Tam: I thought I was unable to make it! (Toi tng khong ti c na ch! Ann: What happened? (Chuyen g vay? Tam: On my way, my car broke down and I had to flag down a taxi. I just made it by by the skin of my teeth. (Tren ng en ay, xe toi b h va toi phai ngoac ai mot chiet tac-xi. en ay th va mem tre.

By the way Va Incidentally

1. Hn na Bill: Do you know that Manh has moved to our neighborhood? Anh co biet Manh don en khu mnh cha? Tam: No, I havent heard anything from him yet. By the way, we havent been corresponding for quite a while. Toi cha nghe tin g cua ong ta ca. Hn na, a lau lam chung khong he lien lac vi nhau. Bill: Im looking for a house for rent. Do you know any? Toi ang tm mot cai nha e thue. Anh biet co cai nao khong? Tam: Sorry, I dont. By the way, I am looking for one to rent too. Rat tiec toi khong biet. Hn na, toi cung ang tm thue mot cai ay. 26

English Practical Phrases 2. nhan tien Bnh: Don! Do you have a hack saw that I can borrow? Nay Don! Anh co ca tay khong cho toi mn mot cai? Don: No, I dont. By the way, did you return the hammer you borrowed me last week? Khong co. Nhan tien (hoi anh xem) anh a tra lai cai bua anh mn toi tuan trc cha?

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Call again: Xin mi lan sau en mua na.

Thank you, said the clerk, smiling, call again. (Ngi ban
hang mm ci, noi: Cam n (ba), mi ba lan sau co can g xin lai ay mua. Clerk: Is that everything? (Bao nhieu th o ha? Tan: Yes. (Vang. Clerk: That's ten dollars, even. Tat ca mi o chan. Tan: Here you are. Tien ay. Clerk: Thanks, call again. Cam n ong, mi ong can mua g na xin ghe lai. Can do: Toi lam c. Toi biet lam. [The rut gon cua I can do it; trai vi No can do": Khong lam c.] Allen: Can do. Leave it to me. Toi lam c. e o cho toi. Bnh: Can you get this pack of papers over to the lawyer's office by noon? Khoang tra tra nh ban a xap ho s nay len van phong luat s co c khong? Robert: Can do. I'm leaving now. Bye. c ch. Toi sap i ay. Chao anh. Can it! Cam i! Nn i ngay! Nh Drop the subject! [Tieng long, noi vi giong ieu tho lo.] Bnh: I'm tired of this place. Let's go. Tao chan cai cho nay lam roi. i cho khac thoi. Pete: That's enough out of you! Can it! Vay la qua u roi! Cam mom i! Tan: Hey, Tom! What are you doing, man? Nay Tom. Lam cai g

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English Practical Phrases vay, bo? Tim: Can it! I'm studying. Im i! Tao ang hoc bai. Can you handle it? 1. Lam noi cong viec ay khong? Giai quyet noi van e khong? Robert: This file is a mess. Can you handle it? Ho s nay lon xon qua. Giai quyet noi khong? Father: This is a difficult situation, son. Can you handle it? ay la mot trng hp kho khan, con a. Con ng pho noi khong? Bnh: Yeah, Dad. Don't worry. Da, tha ba. Ba ng lo (con x tr noi ma. 2. Dung nh Could you handle it? Ban co chu giai quyet (van e va c e cap) khong? Mai: I need someone to work on the Jones account, Can you handle it? Toi can ngi giai quyet chuyen cua gia nh nha Jones. Ch co chu (giup em) khong? Khanh: Sure. ng nhien. Robert: Someone is on the phone about the car payments. Could you handle it? Co ngi goi ien thoai noi ve chuyen tien xe tra gop. Ba chu tra li ho khong? Father: Yes. Chu. Capeesh? (Ban) hieu khong? Tieng Y.) Tim: Do I have to stay here? Toi co can lai ay khong? Phu: That's the way it's going to be. Capeesh? Se nh vay o. Hieu khong? Mai: I will not tolerate any of this anymore. Capeesh? Toi khong nhan nhng them ve chuyen nay na. Hieu khong? Robert: Sure. Gotcha! D nhien. Toi hieu. Cash or credit (card)? (Ong, ba) muon tra bang tien mat hay bang (the) tn dung?

Jenny put all her packages on the counter. Then the clerk said,
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Cash or credit card? Jenny at tat ca may goi hang len quay.
Ngi ban hang lien hoi: Tien mat hay (the) tn dung?") Clerk: Is that everything? Tat ca chng o ha? Kim: Yes. That's all. Vang. Ch chng ay thoi. Clerk: Cash or check? Tien mat hay chi phieu? Catch me later va Catch me some other time. e noi sau. e gap lai roi noi tiep, Bill (angry): Tom, look at this phone bill. Bill gian d noi: Tom, xem cai hoa n tien ien thoai nay." Tim: Catch me later. Chuyen o e noi sau.

lui, bay gi toi phai ra phi trng cai a.

Catch me some other time, hollered Tim over his shoulder. I've got to go the airport. "Chuyen o e noi sau, Tim noi voi

Charmed (I'm sure.) That vinh hanh (cho toi.) (Toi lay lam) vinh hanh. Mai: I want you to meet my great-aunt, Xuan. Xin gii thieu ay la ba d toi, ba Xuan. Xuan: Charmed, I'm sure. That vinh hanh. Mai: Robert, meet Xuan. Xuan, this is Robert. Robert, gii thieu ay la Xuan. Xuan, ay la Robert. Robert: My pleasure. Han hanh c biet co. Xuan: Charmed. Rat vinh hanh c biet anh. Check. ung. De thoi. Anh: Is the coffee ready yet? Ca-phe xong cha? Tom: Check. Xong roi. Marie: Let's go over the list. Flashlight? e xem lai bang ke con thieu mon g. en pin co khong? Anh: Check. Co. Marie: Band-Aids? Bang cu thng? Tan: Check. Co. 30

English Practical Phrases Mai: Matches? Diem quet? Tan: Check! Co. Mai: Great! Tot! Check, please va Could I have the bill? Could I have the check? Xin tnh tien. Tnh tien i.

When they both had finished their dessert and coffee, Tom said, Check, please. Khi hai ngi dung xong mon trang mieng
va ca-phe, Tom goi: Xin tnh tien." Robert: That meal was really good, This is a fine place to eat. o an ngon qua. Tiem nay an kha ghe. Tim: Waiter! Check, please. (Anh (boi) i! Tnh tien. Waiter: Right away, sir. (Tha ong, toi en ngay. Cheerio: Tam biet. Ngi Anh thng dung thay cho Good-bye". Bnh: Bye. (i nghe. Tin: Cheerio. Tam biet.

nh mot n sinh.

Cheerio, said Jenny, skipping out of the room like a schoolgirl. Jenny noi: Chao tam biet. tung tang ra khoi phong

Cheer up! Don't worry! Try to be happy! Vui len! Co vui len! ng u phien! Tim: Things are really looking bad for me financially. Chuyen g lien quan en tien bac sao toi thay bet qua chng. Mai: Cheer up! Things will work out for the best. Co vui len i! Se en hoi thai lai. Ted: Cheer up! In no time at all, things will be peachy keen. Hay vui len! Trong bong choc moi viec se thanh cong rc r. Bnh: In no time at all, they'll be a lot worse. Trong bong choc, tat ca se tan lui tham thng. Ciao va Chow. Good-bye [Ciao la tieng Y. Chow: ch lay am, khong lay ngha.]

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Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Tan: Ciao. Tam biet. Mai: Ciao, baby. Tam biet, cng. Volpe t trong phong bc voi ra, va noi: Tam biet." Clear the way! Xin tranh ng!

Ciao, said Maria Volpe as she swept from the room. Jenny

nha la ln: Tranh ra! v ho muon rong ng e khieng cai dng cam ra.

The movers were shouting, Clear the way! because they needed room to take the piano out of the house. (May ngi don

Tin: Clear the way! Clear the way! Tranh ra! Tranh ra! Mai: Who does he think he is? Anh ta ngh anh ta la ai ma oai vay? Bob: I don't know, but I'm getting out of the way. Toi chang biet, nhng thoi e toi tranh ra. Come again. 1. Hom nao ranh ghe lai. Mai: I had a lovely time. Thank you for asking me. Vui qua. Cam n (ch) a mi toi en d. Xuan: You're quite welcome. Come again. Da khong co chi. Hom nao ranh ghe chi.

Come again, said Mrs. Martin as she let Jimmy out the door. Hom nao ranh ghe lai chi, ba Martin va noi va m
ca tien Jimmy ra ve. 2. Ha? hoac Sao? Toi nghe khong ro. Loi noi nay thieu y t va hi xa. Xuan: Do you want some more carrots? Ch muon dung them ca-rot khong? Mai: Come again? Ha? Ch noi sao? Xuan: Carrots. Do you want some more carrots? Ca-rot. Ch muon an them ca-rot khong?

Uncle Henry turned his good ear toward the clerk and said, Come again? Chu Henry xoay cai tai roi hng ve ngi ban
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English Practical Phrases hang va noi: Noi sao?" Come and get it! Xong xuoi roi. Mi ngoi lai an! [Thng dung trong gia nh hoac ni rat than mat.]

The camp cook shouted: Soup's on! Come and get it! Xup

xong roi! Mi ngoi lai an! ngi au bep cua trai la ln cho moi ngi nghe.

Tim: Come and get it! Time to eat! Ngoi lai ban i. Ti gi an roi! Mai: What time is is this time? More bean soup? Gi nay la may gi? Lai xup au ha? Tim: Certainly not! Lentils. D nhien khong phai! Xup hot lang. Come back and see us. Come back and see me. Mi tr lai tham (chung) toi. [Thng nghe khi chu nha tien khach ra ca.] Robert: Good night. Thanks for having me. Vui ve nhe. Cam n a mi toi. Xuan: Oh, you're quite welcome. Come back and see us. O, au co g Xin mi lan sau tr lai chi vi chung toi. Bnh: I enjoyed my visit. Good-bye. Lai tham anh toi vui lam. Tam biet. Jenny: It was very nice of you to pay me a visit. Come back and see me. Cam n anh, ch co long ghe lai tham toi Xin mi lan sau anh, ch en na nghe. Come back anytime. Anh (ch) en tham luc nao (chung) toi cung hoan nghenh het. Mai: So glad you could come. Anh en c toi vui lam. Robert: Thank you. I had a wonderful time. Cam n ch. Hom nay that thu v. Mai: Come back anytime. Anh en tham luc nao toi cung san sang tiep on. Bnh: Thanks for the coffee and cake. Bye. Cam n Jenny a cho 33

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung uong ca-phe an banh ngot. i nghe. Jenny: We're glad to have you. Please come back anytime. Chung toi han hanh c on tiep. Nh co ranh ghe tham nghe. Come in and make yourself at home. Mi vao va xin c t nhien nh nha. Anh: Oh, hello, Tom. Come in and make yourself at home. O, chao anh Tom. Mi vao va xin c t nhien. Ted: Thanks. I will (entering) Oh, it's nice and warm in here. Cam n. Vang. bc vao trong.. O, trang bien de thng va am Cathyg that. Mi vao va xin c t nhien.

Come in and make yourself at home, invited Bob. (Bob mi:

Come in and sit a spell; Come in and set a spell; Come in and sit down; Come in and take a load off you feet. Mi vao ay ngoi noi chuyen.

Hi, Frank smiled Tom, come in and sit a spell. (Tom mm

ci, noi: Chao Frank, vao ay ngoi noi chuyen cho vui. Tin: I hope I'm not intruding. Hy vong toi khong lam phien anh. Robert: Not at all. Come in and set a spell. Chang phien g het. Mi vao noi chuyen chi. Come off it! ng lam cao! Dep cai loi o i! Bao: This stuff doesn't meet my requirements. Th nay khong hap y toi. Robert: Come off it, Tom! This is exactly what you've always bought! Thoi dep i Tom. Th nay chnh la th ban mua hoai. Bao: That doesn't mean I like it. Mua hoai au co ngha la thch. Mai: We are not amused by your childish antics. Bon mnh khong a cai loi queo quet nh tre nt cua ban t nao. Anh: Come off it, Jenny. Who you think you're talking to? ng lam cao, Jenny. Ban ngh la ban ang noi chuyen vi ai vay? 34

English Practical Phrases Come on! 1. Dung nh tan than t) Thoi u roi! Cho toi xin vi! Thoi!

Xuan was tickling Tom, and he was laughing like mad. Finally, he sputtered, Come on! Xuan cu let Tom khien cau ta ci
muon chet ngat. Cuoi cung anh ta noi ph nc mieng, Thoi u roi!"

Colleen: Are you really going to sell your new car? Bo nh ban cai xe mi cua bo that ha? Xuan: Come on! How dumb do you think I am? Thoi i bo! Bo tng mnh ngu lam sao? 2. Nan n ma! Mother: Sorry. You can't go! Khong c. Con khong i au het! Daughter: Come on, let me go to the picnic! Con nan n me, cho con i cam trai i!

Come on, whined Jimmy, I want some more! Jimmy oi:

Nan n ma. Cho toi them i!" Come (on) in. Vao i. Vao t nhien i [Dung vi on e bay to s sot sang hay mng r.] Bnh: Hello, you guys. Come on in. We're just about to start the music. Chao cac ban. Mi vao t nhien i. Chung toi va mi bat au phan am nhac. Mike: Great! Um! Something smells good! Tuyet that! Hm! Cai g thm qua! Bnh: Yeah. When do we eat? . Bao gi an day? Mike: Just hold your horses. All in good time. (T t a nao. Thong tha a. Robert: Come in. Nice to see you. Vao i. Gap em anh vui lam. Mai: I hope we're not too early. Hy vong chung toi khong en qua sm. Robert: Not at all. au co sm. Come right in. Vo ay i. 35

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"Vo ay i. C t nhien nh nha, gia chu mi.

Come right in and make yourself at home, said the host.

Coming through (please) Xin cho toi qua mot t. Tin: Coming through, please. Xin cho toi qua mot t. Anh: Give him some room. He wants to get by. Tranh ng cho anh ta qua ka. Anh ta muon i bang ngang qua ay. Could I be excused? Cho phep toi (ve trc, ve sm, ngh sm) c khong? Cho toi kieu c khong? Robert: I'm finished, Mom. Could I be excused? (Con lam xong roi, me. Cho con ngh nghe. Mother: Yes, of course, when you use good manners like that. Vang, c, con phai nh ngoan nh vay o nghe.

va nhe rang ci con tay th cam cai khan an tum may mieng bong cai xanh b ri vai ra ngoai. (Could I) buy you a drink? 1. Ban uong g ay (toi ai)? Dung trong trng hp hai ngi cung i va mot ngi se tra tien. Dung Can I hay May I eu c.

Can I be excused? saild Bill, with a big grin on his face and his broccoli hidden in his napkin. "Tha loi cho con. Bill va noi

Jenny gap nhau vao gi hen trc tai quan ru cua khach san, Sally hoi Jenny, Uong g ay, toi ai".

When Sally and Jenny met at the agreed time in the hotel bar, Sally said to Jenny, Could I buy you a drink? Khi Sally va

ai anh ha? Nh vay toi ch co chet!

Then this strange man sat down and said, Buy you a drink? Well, I could have just died! Roi ngi la ngoi xuong va noi:

2. Anh uong g khong (toi pha)? Loi noi ua trong quan nc. Robert: Come in, Phu. Can I buy you a drink? Vao ay i Phu. Uong g tao pha cho. Phu: Sure. What are you having? c. May co th g?

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English Practical Phrases Robert: I've got wine and beer. Tao co ru va bia. Phu: A beer, please. Cho cai bia i. Mai: Can I buy you a drink? What do you have there now? Toi ai anh uong cai g nhe? Anh co nhng th g nao? Bnh: Oh, sure. It's just gin and tonic. O, c qua. Ch co ru bo thoi. Mai: Great! I'll be right back with it. Tot! Chut na toi uong th o. Could I call you? 1. e toi goi lai nhe? Xuan: I can't talk to you right now. Could I call you? Bay gi toi ban qua. e toi goi lai sau. Tim: Sure. No problem. c. Khong sao. Robert: I've got to run. Sorry. Can I call you? Bay gi toi phai i cai a Xin loi nghe. Toi goi lai sau c ch? Bnh: No, I'm leaving town. I'll try to get in touch next week. Khong c. Toi sap i khoi. Tuan sau toi se goi lai cho anh. 2. Toi goi e xin hen lai khi khac c khong? Goi e chuyen tro c khong? Mai: I had a marvelous time, Bob. Anh Bob i, em i chi vui lam. Bob: Me too. Can I call you? Anh cung vay. Goi e noi chuyen vi em c khong? Mai: Sure. c ch. Bob: I had a marvelous time, Jenny. Can I call you? Va roi anh co mot dp rat vui. Anh goi em e chuyen tro c khong? Mai: Maybe in a week or two, I have a very busy week ahead. I'll call you, in fact. Khoan mot hay hai tuan na i. Tuan ti em ban ron ghe lam. e em goi anh trc. Could I come in? Toi vao co c khong? Tim: (standing in the doorway): Hello, I'm with the Internal 37

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Revenue Service. Could I come in? Tom - ng trc ngng ca noi: Xin chao, toi S Thue ay. Vao co c khong?" Mai: Go ahead, make my day! T nhien. ay la mot ngay ang ke.
Robert: Hi, Tom. What are you doing here? Chao Tom. Ban lam g en ay? Tin: Could I come in? I have to talk to you? Vao c khong? Mnh co chuyen muon noi vi ban. Robert: Sure. Come on in. ng nhien. Vao ay i. Could I get by, please? Nhng cho toi qua c khong?

chan trc mat, no la khan co: Cho toi ra vi! nhng chang thay ai nhuc nhch.

Poor Bill, trapped at the back of the elevator behind a huge man, kept saying, Could I get by, please? But nobody moved. Toi nghiep Bill, trong thang may no b mot ngi cao to

lach mnh gia bc tng va chiec xe lan.

Could I get by, please? Jane said, squeezing between the wall and a wheelchair. "Lam n cho toi qua. Jane va noi va

(Could I) get you something (to drink)? Xin hoi (ong, ba) uong g? Thng thng khach c hoi muon uong ru hay khong. Robert: Hi, Alice! Come on in! Can I get you something to drink? Chao Alice! Vao ay i! Uong g nao? Alice: Just a little soda, if you don't mind. Xin cho chut soda thoi, neu c. Waiter: Get you something to drink? Uong g ay? Tan: No, thanks. I'll just order now. Cha, cam n. Toi se goi ngay bay gi. (Could I) give you a ride? Muon qua giang khong?

Bill stopped his car at the side of the road where Tom stood. Can I give you a ride? Bill dng xe ben pha ng ni Tom
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English Practical Phrases ng va noi: Muon qua giang khong?" Tan: Well, I've got to leave. Thoi, bay gi toi phai i. Amy: Me too. Toi cung vay. Tan: Give you a ride? Muon qua giang ha? Amy: Sure. Thanks. Muon ch. Cam n lam. Could I have a lift? How about a lift? Cho toi qua giang c khong? Qua giang nhe? Dung khi hai ngi cung ve mot cho. Bnh: Going north? Could I have a lift? Len man bac khong? Cho toi qua giang nhe? Robert: Sure. Hop in. Vang. Len i. Bnh: Thanks. That's such a long walk to the north end of campus. Cam n. i bo t ay ti cuoi khu bac cua khuon vien nha trng th xa qua. Anh: Can I have a lift? I'm late. Cho toi qua giang c khong? Toi b tre roi. Mike: Sure, if you're going somewhere on Maple Street. c, neu ch cung ve ng Maple. Could I have someone call you? Someone ay la ngi c ngi ben kia au day goi en. Co muon ... goi lai khong? Tin: Bill is not here now. Could I have him call you? Bill khong co mat ay. Anh co muon anh ay goi lai khong? Robert: Yeah. Ask him to leave a message on my machine. Vang. Nhan vi anh ay la hay noi vao may nhan tren ien thoai giup toi. Tin: Sure. c.

Could I have her call you? asked Mrs. Wilson's secretary.

(Co can toi noi vi ba ta goi lai cho anh khong? th ky cua ba Wilson hoi. Co the dung vi May. Could I help you? (Ong, ba) can g a? hang en gan va hoi: Ong can g a?"

The clerk came over and said, Could I help you? Ngi ban

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Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Clerk: May I help you? Ch can g? Mai: No, thanks, I'm just looking. Khong, toi ch muon xem thoi. Could I join you? (Do you) care if I join you? (Do you) mind if I join you? Cho phep toi ngoi chung ban c khong? Co the dung vi May hay Could.

Tom came into the cafe and saw Fred and Sally sitting in a booth by the window. Coming up to them, Tom said. Could I join you? Tom bc vao quan ca-phe va nhn thay Fred ngoi vi
Sally ben canh ca so khu danh rieng. Tom en gan va noi: Cho ngoi chung vi co c khong?

Do you mind if I join you? asked the woman. There are no other seats. Ngi an ba hoi: Cho phep toi ngoi chung vi cac
ban c khong? Het cho ngoi roi." Could I leave a message? Cho toi nhan c khong? Robert: Can I talk to Fred? Cho toi noi chuyen vi Fred. Mai: He's not here. Anh ay khong co ay. Robert: Could I leave a message? Cho toi nhan c khong? Mai: Sure. c.

May I leave a message? asked Jenny politely. Jenny hoi mot

cach le phep: Cho phep toi nhan lai c khong?" Could I see you again? Hen gap na c khong? Tin: I had a wonderful time, Jenny. Can I see you again. Hom nay i chi vi em vui lam. Mnh hen nhau na nhe? Mai: Call me tomorrow, Tom, Good night. Mai goi cho em nghe Tom. Chuc ngu ngon.

ng v cai hon nong chay cua nang.

Could I see you again? muttered Tom, dizzy with the magic of her kiss. Mnh hen nhau na em nhe? Tom ap ung va ngan

Could I see you in my office? Len van phong gap toi. Cach noi cua ong chu noi noi vi nhan vien. Co the dung vi Can hoac 40

English Practical Phrases May thay cho Could.

Mr. Franklin, said Bill's boss sort of sternly, could I see you in my office for a minute? We need to talk about something. ("Ong Franklin, giong ong sep cua Bill xang lai, len
van phong gap toi mot lat. Chung ta can ban mot so viec. Anh: Could I see you in my office? Len van phong gap toi nhe. Mike: Sure. What's cooking? c. Chuyen g vay? Could I speak to someone? Can I speak to someone? May I speak to someone? Cho toi noi chuyen vi... noi ten ngi o ra. (Co the thay talk cho speak. Tin: Good morning, Acme Air Products. With whom do you wish to speak? Xin chao (ong, ba), hang Acme Air Products ay Xin hoi (ong, ba) muon noi chuyen vi ai? Robert: Can I speak to Mr. Wilson, please. Xin cho toi noi chuyen vi ong Wilson. Tin: One moment, please. Xin i cho mot chut. Xuan: May I speak to the manager, please? Xin cho toi noi chuyen vi ngi quan ly. Clerk: Certainly, madam. I'm the manager. Vang, tha ba. Toi la tong ly ay. Could I take a message? Muon (toi) nhan (lai) g khong? Co the dung vi Can hay May. Robert: Can I talk to Fred? Cho toi noi chuyen vi Fred. Mai: He's not here. Could I take a message? Anh ay khong co ay. Can nhan g khong? ba) muon toi nhan g khong? Jenny hoi mot cach lch s.

May I take a message? asked Jenny politely. "Xin hoi (ong,

Could I take your order (now)? Xin hoi (ong, ba) muon goi g an (bay gi) cha? [Co the dung Can I..; lch s hn th dung May I..]

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Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Waiter: May I take your order now? Xin hoi cac co muon ra mon cha? Mai: Of course. Jane, what are you going to have? D nhien. Jane, ch muon an mon g? Jane: I'm having what you are having. Ch an g toi an nay. Mai: Oh. Waiter: I'll be back in a minute. Toi se tr lai ngay. Could I tell someone who's calling? Xin cho biet quy danh e toi noi lai? Co the dung Can va May. [Dung qua ien thoai.] Mai: Hello. Could I speak to Bill? Chao ch. Xin cho toi noi chuyen vi Bill. Xing: Could I tell him who's calling? Xin hoi ai ang goi e toi noi lai? Mai: Yes. This is Mai. My number is 555- 1223. Please tell him to call me back. Da. Toi la Mai. So ien thoai toi la 555-1223. Nh ch noi anh ay goi lai cho toi. Robert: Is Tom there? Co Tom o khong? Mai: May I tell him who's calling? Xin hoi ai ang goi e toi noi lai. Robert: It's Bob. Bob ay. Mai: Just a minute. i cho mot phut. Could I use your powder room? Where is your powder room? [Loi noi lch s khi en nha ngi ma muon dung phong ve sinh) Xin hoi phong ve sinh au?] Co the dung vi Can hoac May. Mai: Oh, Sally, could I use your powder room? O, ch Sally i, Cho dung phong ve sinh c khong? Xuan: Of course. It's off the kitchen, on the left. C t nhien. i qua cai cho bep, ve pha ben trai. Tin: Nice place you've got here. Uh, where is the powder room? Bo kiem c cho nay hay qua. Ne, phong ve sinh 42

English Practical Phrases au vay? Bebe: At the top of the stairs. Tren au cau thang. Could we continue this later? Hen khi khac se tiep tuc nhe? e luc khac i nhe? [Co the dung vi Can hoac May".] Brian: After that we both ended up going out to a movie. Sau o hai chung ta cham dt e i xem xi-ne. Anh: Could we continue this later? I have some work I have to get done. e khi khac c khong anh? Em co t viec can phai lam cho xong. Brian: Sure. No problem. c thoi. Khong sao ca.

As Jenny and John were discussing something private, Bob entered the room. Could we continue this later? whispered John. Yes, of course, answered Jenny. (Luc Jenny va John con
ang noi chuyen rieng vi nhau th Bob i vao. John noi tham (vi Jenny): e luc khac noi tiep. Jenny tra li: Vang, d nhien.")

Could you excuse us, please? Would you excuse us, please? Will you excuse us, please? Xin th loi. 1Chung toi phai i ngay bay gi. [Loi cao t lch s khi muon ve trc. Co the thay Can cho Could".] Ron: Will you excuse us, please? We really must leave now. Xin cao loi. Chung toi phai i ngay. Bnh: Oh, sure. Nice to see you. O, c. Co anh en vui lam. Ron: Could you excuse us, please? We simply must rush off. Xin th loi cho. Chung toi phai i gap. Ann: So sorry you have to go. Come back when you can stay longer. Anh phai i ngay that tiec qua. Thoi hom nao ranh en chi lau hn. Could you hold? Will you hold? Xin vui long ch may. Ban co vui long ch may khong? Co the dung Can ... Could you hold? asked the operator. Nhan vien trc dien thoai hoi: Xin ch may nhe?" 43

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Anh: Hello. Acme Motors. Can you hold? A-lo. Cong ty Acme Motors ay Xin vui long ch may c khong? Andy: Sure. c ch. Anh: (after a while): Hello. Thank you for holding. Can I help you? Thanh (sau mot luc): A lo. Cam n anh a ch may. Anh can g? Could you keep a secret? ng noi vi ai nghe nhe. Kn mieng khong o? Co the dung vi Can hoac Could". Tin: Could you keep a secret? ng noi vi ai nghe. Jackie: Sure. Chac chan roi. Tin: Don't tell anybody but I'm going to be a daddy. ng noi vi ai la anh sap sa lam bo roi nghe. Anh: Can you keep a secret? ng noi vi ai nghe. Anne: Of course. D nhien. Anh: We're moving to Atlanta. Bon mnh sap don i Atlanta. Cut it out! Ngng ngay! Khong lam na nghe! Anh: Why, I think you have a crush on Jenny! He. toi ngh la anh chi ep con Jenny qua! Tim: Cut it out! ng co noi bay! Tom la len khi Billy am no them cai na.

Cut it out! yelled Tom as Billy hit him again. "Thoi nghe!

Cut the comedy! Cut the funny stuff! Bo tat (lam bng hoac noi xam) ay i! Tan: All right, you guys! Cut the comedy and get to work! u roi cac ngi! Dep cai chuyen tam phao ay i ma lo lam viec! Robert: Can't we ever have any fun? Gin chut xu khong c sao? Tan: No. Khong c. Robert: Come on, Jenny, let's throw Tom in the pool! Nao Jenny, hai a mnh om thang Tom xo no xuong nc ne. 44

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Jenny: Oh yeah! ha! Tom: Cut the funny off! Tam bay na! Mai: Yeah, let's drag him over and give him a good dunking! , loi
Tin: Okay you clowns, cut the funny stuff! I'll throw both of you in! u roi may a he. Khong chi vay nghe. Tao se xo hai a bay xuong trc! no ra va nhan nc no.

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Dear me! Chao oi! tieng than khe hoac hi bat bnh. Sue: Dear me, is this all there is? Chao oi, ch co chng nay thoi sao? Jenny: There's more in the kitchen. Con na trong bep.

Oh, dear me! fretted John, I'm late again. Oi chao, toi lai
tre na roi! John than khe Definitely! va Certainly! ong y! Chac chan! D nhien! Bill: Will you be there Saturday? Th Bay em en o khong? Jenny: Definitely! Chac chan! Sue: Would you be so kind as to carry this up the stairs? Xin anh vui long mang giup em cai nay len lau. Bill: Certainly! San sang! Definitely not! va Certainly not! ng nhien la khong! Nhat nh khong! So sanh vi Absolutely not! Bill: Will you lend me some money? Cho mnh mn t tien c khong?. Bob: No way! Definitely not! i nao! Nhat nh khong! Bob: Have you ever stolen anything? Co bao gi ban an cap cha? Fred: Certainly not! Khong bao gi! Dig in! Xin mi (cam ua)! Loi than mat mi moi ngi co mat bat au an that tnh, ng khach sao.

When we were all seated at the table, Grandfather said, Dig in! and we all did. Khi tat ca chung toi ngoi vao ghe xong xuoi,
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English Practical Phrases Ong ngoai (noi) noi: Xin mi! va ai nay an uong vui ve. Sue: Sit down, everybody. Mi cac ban ngoi vao ghe. Bob: Wow, this stuff looks good! Cha, mon nay trong ngon that! Alice: It sure does. Ngon that ay. Sue: Dig in! Cam ua i! Dig up! Nghe ay! (Tieng long. John: All right, you guys! Dig up! You're going to hear this one time and one time only. Nay cac ban! Nghe ay! Cac ban se nghe ieu nay mot lan va ch mot lan ma thoi. Bill: Get quiet, you guys! Im lang, cac ban! Bill: Dig up! I'm only going to say this once. Nghe ay! Toi ch noi mot lan thoi nhe. Bob: What was that? Noi g vay? Bill: I said listen! Toi noi nghe ay! Dinner is served. a en ba, knh mi. [Loi noi trnh trong nh kieu ngi quan gia tha vi chu nhan ong.] Sue: Dinner is served. a en ba. Mi vao an. Jenny (aside): Aren't we fancy tonight? Jenny ng ben canh noi: Toi nay chung ta cau ky qua ha? "a en ba, Bob noi vi ve trnh trong mac dau hom ay ch co mon tht bo nng. Does it work for you? Co tien cho ban khong? Ban co ong y khong? Neu thuan hp th co the tra li: (It) works for me. Bill: I 'll be there at noon? Does it work for you? Toi se en o vao buoi tra. Co tien cho ban khong? Bob: Works for me. Tien lam. Jenny: We're having dinner at eight. Does it work for you? Chung ta se an toi luc tam gi. Co tien cho ch khong? Jane: Sounds just fine. Vay la qua tot.

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Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung (Do) have some more. Them i. [Mi ngi nao o dung them thng nghe trong cac dp an uong.] Bill: Wow, Mrs. Franklin, this scampi is great! Cha, tha ba Franklin, mon tom nay ngon qua. Sally: Thank you, Bill. Do have some more. Cam n anh Bill. Dung them i. Jane: What a lovely, light cake. Banh nay ngon va xop ghe. Jenny: Oh, have some more. Otherwise the boys will just wolf it down. O, dung them na i. Neu khong lu nho chung no ngau het ngay. Do I have to spell it out (for you)? va Do I have to paint (you) a picture? Toi phai noi the nao e ban hieu c ay? [Thai o non nong, thieu bnh tnh.] Jenny: I don't think I understand what you're trying to tell me. Toi that khong hieu anh muon noi g vi toi, Fred. Fred: Do I have to spell it out for you? Toi phai noi sao e co hieu ay? Jenny: I guess so. Toi ngh anh phai co giai thch cho toi hieu. Fred: We're through, Jenny. Thong qua i, Jenny. Sally: Would you please go over the part about the square root again? Nh ch giai thch lai phan noi ve can bac hai cho toi nghe vi. Jenny: Do I have to paint you a picture? Pay attention! Toi phai giai thch the nao co mi hieu c ay? Chu y nay! Do I make myself (perfectly) clear? a hieu ro cha? Xang giong. Mother: You're going to sit right here and finish that homework. Do I make myself perfectly clear? Con se ngoi ay va lam cho xong bai tap nay. Con co hieu me noi g khong? Child: Yes, mom. Da, con hieu. Sue: No, the answer is no! Do I make myself clear? Khong, cau tra li la khong! Anh hieu toi noi khong? 48

English Practical Phrases Bill: Are you sure? Co chac khong o? Don't ask. Thoi ng hoi na! ng nhac en na! John: How was your class reunion? Viec hop ban ong khoa ra sao roi? Alice: Oh, heavens! Don't ask. O, thoi thoi! ng nhac en chuyen o na. Tom: What was your calculus final exam like? Ket qua thi mon toan vi phan ra sao? Jenny: Don't ask. ng nhac en na! Sue: How old were you on your last birthday? Sinh nhat va roi anh tron may tuoi? Fred: Don't ask. ng hoi. Don't be gone (too) long. Nh ve sm. ng i lau nghe. Tom: I've got to go to the drugstore to get some medicine. Toi can i ra hieu thuoc mua mot t thuoc. Sue: Don't be gone too long. i ve le le - ng i lau nghe. Tom: I'll be right back. Toi tr ve ngay.

Don't be gone long, said Bill's uncle. It's about time to eat. "ng i lau nghe chau, chu cua Bill noi. Sap en gi an roi
o." Don't be too sure. Coi chng ng noi chac. Chac qua hoa lam. So sanh vi Don't speak too soon (Noi trc bc khong ri.) Bill: Ah, it's sure great being home and safe - secure in one's castle. A, ch co nha mi an toan nhat - bao am nh trong hoang thanh. Jenny: Don't be too sure. I just hear glass breaking downstairs. Anh ng noi chac. Em nghe co tieng knh v di lau ka. Bill: I think I've finally saved up enough money to retire. Toi ngh la toi a e danh u tien e ve hu c roi. John: Don't be too sure. Inflation can ruin your savings. Coi 49

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung chng ng noi chac. Lam phat th tien e danh cua anh cung mat gia. Don't bother. ng ban tam. Ke, e o i. Jenny: Should I put these in the box with the others? Em nen sap may th nay vao trong thung chung vi cac th kia khong? Bill: Don't bother. ng ban tam. Sue: Do you want me to save this spoonful of mashed potatoes? Ch muon toi cat muong khoai tay nghien nay khong? Jane: No, don't bother. It isn't worth it. Thoi, cat lam g. au co ang chi. Sue: I hate to waste it. Toi ghet ph cua lam. Don't bother me! i cho khac! e cho toi yen! Tom: Hey, Bill! Bill: Don't bother me! I'm busy. Can't you see? i cho khac! ng lam ron toi.Toi ang ban lam. Khong thay sao?

Don't bother me! Leave me alone! shouted the child at the dog. i cho khac! e cho tao yen! chu be la con cho.
Don't breathe a word of this to anyone. Chuyen nay b mat, ng noi cho ai nghe nha. Jenny: Can you keep a secret? Anh co kn mieng khong? John: Sure. Chac chan la kn roi. Jenny: Don't breathe a word of this to anyone, but Tom is in jail. Chuyen nay b mat, ng noi cho ai nghe. Tom no b tu roi. Bill: Have you heard about Jenny and her friends? Em nghe chuyen Jenny va may a ban no khong? Sally: No. Tell me! Tell me! Cha. Ke nghe i! Ke em nghe i! Bill: Well, they all went secretly to Mexico for the weekend.

Everyone thinks they are at Jenny's, except Jenny's mother, who thinks they are at Sue's. Now, don't breathe a word of
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this to anyone. th, ca bon ru nhau len i qua Me chi cuoi tuan. Ai cung tng bon no chi nha con Jenny, rieng ba me cua Jenny th tng chung no nha con Sue. Thoi, ng noi cho biet chuyen nay.
Don't call us, we'll call you. Co g chung toi se goi ban. Neu co can chung toi se goi ban. i xin viec thng nghe cau t choi lch s nay. Sally: Thank you for coming by for the interview. We'll let you know. Cam n anh a en d buoi phong van. Chung toi se bao ket qua sau. Bill: How soon do you think Mr. Franklie will decide? Co ngh bao lau th biet c quyet nh cua ong Franklin? Sally: Don't call us, we'll call you. Neu co g chung toi se goi anh sau.

cau nay chng nh ca tram lan trong ngay hom nay, va co le ung nh vay. Don't do anything I wouldn't do. ng lam chuyen g bay ba nghe.

Don't call us, we'll call you, said the assistant director, as if he had said it a hundred times already today, which he probably had. Neu can chung toi se goi, vien phu ta giam oc noi

Bill: See you tomorrow, Tom. Hen mai gap lai, Tom. Tom: Yeah, man. Don't do anything I wouldn't do. , bo. ng lam chuyen g bay ba nghe. Bill: What wouldn't you do? Chuyen g la chuyen bay ba? Jenny: Where are you going, Bill? Bill, anh nh i au o? Bill: Oh, just around. O, quanh quan ay thoi. Jenny: Sure, you're spinning. Well, don't do anything I wouldn't do. Tot, nhng ng lam chuyen g bay ba nghe. Bill: Okay, but what you wouldn't do? c, nhng chuyen g la chuyen bay ba? Jenny: Beat it, you clown! i i cho roi, cai anh he! 51

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Bill: I'm off. Anh i ay. Don't even look like something! Trong khong phai vay! ng gia bo na ma! Jenny: Are you thinking about taking that last piece of cake? Anh nh an mieng banh con lai o khong? Bob: Of course not! Khong au! Jenny: Well, don't even look like you're doing it! Thoi, ng gia bo na ma! John: You weren't going to try to sneak into the theater, were you? Anh khong nh tm cach len vao trong rap hat sao? Bob: No. au co. John: Well, don't even look like it, if you know what's good for you. Thoi ng gia boi na. Cai g li cho anh ma anh khong lam. Don't even think about (doing) it. ng bao gi ngh ti. ng hong (ma lam chuyen o.

rut sung, ben noi: ng hong!"

John reached into his jacket for his wallet. The cop, thinking John was about to draw a gun, said, Don't even think about it. John a tay vao tui nh rut v. Vien canh sat tng John tnh

Jenny: Look at that diver! It must be forty feet down to the water. Nhn ngi lc sy nhao lon kia ka! T o xuong cung en 40 xch la t. Bob: Don't even think about doing it yourself. Em ng bao gi ngh en bat chc ngi ta nghe. Don't even think about it (happening. ng ngh ti (co chuyen o xay ra. ng ngh quan. So sanh vi Don't even think about (doing it. Jenny: Oh, those cars almost crashed! How horrible! O, may chiec xe kia suyt ung nhau ka! Khiep qua! Fred: Don't even think about it. ng ngh ti na. 52

English Practical Phrases Sally: If the banks fail, we'll lose eveything we have. Neu ngan hang b thua lo, tien bac chung ta se mat het. Sue: Don't even think about it! ng co ngh quan! Don't get up. C ngoi t nhien [Thng dung vi please.]

ay ghe lui ra e ng day. Jenny lien noi: Anh c ngoi t nhien. Em ch en hoi tham anh thoi.

Jenny approached the table to speak to Bill. Bill started to push his chair back as if to rise. Jenny said, Don't get up. I just want to say hello. Jenny tien gan lai cho Bill ngoi. Bill nh

Tom (rising): Hello, Fred. Good to see you. Tom nhom day noi: Chao, Fred. Gap anh vui qua. Fred (standing): Don't get up. How are you. Fred ang ng: C ngoi t nhien. Sao, khoe khong? Don't get your bowels in an uproar! (Tieng long) ng nong nay! ng co nong gian! Bill: What have done to my car? Where's the bumper? The side window is cracked! Anh lam g xe toi? Cai cang xe au roi? Lai lam be knh na! Bob: Calm down! Don't get your bowels in an uproar! Bt gian. ng nong nay! Father: Now, son, we need to talk a little bit about you and your pet snake. Where is it? Nay, con, ba can noi chuyen vi con mot chut ve con ran con nuoi. No i au mat roi? Son: I don't know. Con biet au. Father (outraged): What! Bo (noi sung): Cai g! Son: Don't get your bowels in an uproar! It always turns up. Ba ng noi gian. i au roi no cung ve ma. Don't give up! Co len! ng bo cuoc! ng chu thua! John: Get in there and give it another try. Don't give it up! i vao trong o va th lai lan na. ng chu thua. Bill: Okay, okay. But it's hopeless. c roi, c roi. Nhng vo 53

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung vong. Jane: I asked the boss for a raise, but he said no. Toi xin ong chu tang lng nhng ong tra li khong. Tom: Don't give up. Try again later. ng bo cuoc. Lan sau th xin na. Don't give up the ship. ng nen bo cuoc voi. Bill: I'm having a devil of a time with calculus. I think I want to drop the course. Anh ang kho s vi cai mon toan vi phan. Anh muon bo quach. Sally: Keep trying. Don't give up the ship! C gang i. ng voi bo cuoc .

Every time we get enough money saved up to make a down payment on a house, the price of houses skyrockets. I'm about ready to stop trying. C moi lan danh dum u tien e at coc mua
nha th gia nha lai tang vot. Toi muon bo cuoc cho roi. Sue: We'll manage. Don't give up the ship! Roi chung ta se mua c. ng voi bo cuoc. Don't give up too easi(ly)! va Don't give up without a fight! Cha ra sc th ng voi nan. Phai tan nhan lc mi tri thien mang. Sue: She says no every time I ask her for a raise. Lan nao toi xin tang lng ba ta cung eu t choi. Jenny: Well, don't give up easily. Keep after her. Vay th, ng voi nan. C theo xin hoai. John: I know it's my discovery, not hers, but she won't admit it. Toi biet kham pha ay la cua toi ch khong phai cua ba ta, nhng khong bao gi ba ta chu nhan ieu o. Sally: Don't give up without a fight. Cha ra sc th khong nen voi nan. Don't hold your breath. Con lau mi co chuyen o. Tom: The front yard is such a mess. Cai san sau nha ba bon

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English Practical Phrases qua mc. Bob: Bill's supposed to rake the leaves. Viec cua Bill la don dep sach la. Tom: Don't hold your breath. He never does his share of the work. Con lau mi co chuyen o. No khong bao gi chu tiep tay au. Sally: Someone said that gasoline prices would go down. Co ngi bao xang se xuong gia. Bob: Oh, yeah? Don't hold your breath. Vay ha? Con lau mi co chuyen o. Don't I know it! Biet qua roi! Jenny: Goodness gracious! It's hot today. Tri i! Hom nay nong qua. Bob: Don't I know it! Biet roi! Sue: You seem to be putting on a little weight. Hnh nh anh co map ra. John: Don't I know it! Biet roi! Don't I know you from somewhere? Khong ro toi gap (ong, ba) au roi nh? Loi bat chuyen vi ngi oi dien trong cac dp hoi he, am tiec. Bill: Don't I know you from somewhere? Hnh nh toi gap co au roi. Jenny: I don't think so. Where did you go to school? Toi ngh ong nham. Ong trc ay hoc trng nao? Henry: Don't I know you from somewhere? Khong ro toi gap co au roi nh? Alice: No, and let's keep it that way. au co, va ng nen lam quen lam g. Don't get someone or something get you down. ng e cho ngi nao hay viec g o lam ban phien long. ng e tam en chuyen g ca. 55

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Tom: I'm so mad at her I could scream! Toi gian ba ta qua ma muon het ng len. Sue: Don't let her get you down. ng e cho ba ta lam ban tam anh. John: This project at work is getting to be a real mess. D an nay ang dan dan tr nen qua phc tap. Jane: Don't let it get you down. It will be over with soon. ng e tam en chuyen o. t ba na cung xong. Don't let the bastards wear you down. ng e y g en cai th ngi ay. (Lu y cach dung cua t bastards; can can than.) Bill: The place I work at is really rough. Everybody is rude and jealous of each other. cho toi lam viec that qua bet. Ai nay eu tho lo va ghen ghet lan nhau. Tom: Don't let the bastards wear you down. ng e y g en nhng loai ngi o. Jane: I have to go down to the County Clerk's office and figure out what this silly bureaucratic letter means. Toi phai i len Van phong quan e hoi xem cai trat th ng ngan nay co y ngha g. Sue: You might call them on the phone. In any case, don't let the bastards wear you down. Co the ban nen goi ien thoai hoi th. Dau sao th cung ng e y g en cac th ngi ay. Don't make me laugh! Ai ma ci noi! Noi nghe tc ci! So sanh vi You make me laugh! Jenny: I'll be a millionaire by the time I'm thirty. en ba mi tuoi em se tr thanh trieu phu. Tom: Don't make me laugh! ng lam tao tc ci! Jenny: I will! I will! Em se nhat nh thanh trieu phu ma! Jenny: I'm trying out for cheerleader. Toi co gang tr thanh ngi co vo trong oi the thao. Sue: You, a cheerleader? Don't make me laugh! May, lam ngi co vo trong oi the thao ha? ng lam tao tc ci! 56

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Don't make me say it again! va Don't make me tell you again! ng bat toi phai nhac lai na - gian lam roi. Mother: I told you thirty times ago to clean up this room! Don't make me tell you again! Me a bao con en ba chuc lan roi la phai don dep phong con i. ng bat me phai nhac lai na. Child: Okay, I'll do it. Da, con se don. Bill: No, Sue, I will not buy you a beach house. Don't make me say it again! Khong, Sue i. Toi se khong mua cho co nha ngh mat ngoai bien au. ng bat toi nhac lai lan na! Sue: Are you sure? Anh co chac khong. Don't mind me. ng e y en toi. (Ma mai) e y en toi lam g!

Bill and Jane were watching television when Jane's mother walked through the room, grabbing the newspaper on the way. Don't mind me, she said. Bill va Jane ang xem truyen hnh
th me cua Jane bc vao, tay cam t bao. Ba noi: ng e y en toi."

th to to nho nho vi nhau khien Bob nhn cham chap vao khoang khong va noi: Co ai e y en toi au. Bill va Jenny chang them e y. Don't push (me)! ng co ep toi!

Bob was sitting at the table and Jenny and Bill started up this sort of quiet and personal conversation. Bob stared off into space and said, Don't mind me. Bill and Jenny didn't even notice. Bob ngoi chung ban vi Jenny va Bill nhng Bill va Jenny

Sue: You really must go to the dentist, you know. Anh bat buoc phai i nha sy, anh biet ma. John: Don't push me. I'll go when I'm good and ready. ng ep anh. Khi nao anh khoe va muon i th anh i. Bob: Come on! You can finish . Keep trying. Nhanh len. Ban

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Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung lam xong c ma. Gang len. Bill: Don't push me! I have to do it under my own steam! ng ep toi! Toi phai lam viec nay di cam hng rieng cua toi. Don't rush (me)! ng co hoi toi! Bill: Hurry up! Make up your mind! Nhanh len! Quyet nh i! Bob: Don't rush me! ng co hoi toi! Bill: I want to get out of here before midnight. Toi muon phai ra khoi cho nay trc na khuya. Bill: The waiter wants to take your order. What do you want? Anh boi muon em goi g an ka. Em muon mon g? Jane: Don't rush me! I can't make up my mind. ng co hoi em! Em cha quyet nh ma. Don't say it! ng noi na (biet roi)! Toi khong muon nghe na! John (joking): What is that huge pile of stuff on your head? John noi ua: Cai ong g to bo tren au anh vay? Bill: Don't say it! I know I need a haircut. ng noi na! Toi biet toc toi can ht toc. Fred: And then I'll trade that car in on a bigger one, and then I'll buy a bigger house. Va roi toi se oi lay cai xe to hn, va roi toi se tau mot can nha ln hn. Bob: Fred! (y noi): ng noi nham. Fred: Oh, don't say it! O, ng noi na! Bob: You're a dreamer, Fred. Fred a, anh m mang qua. Fred: I had hoped you wouldn't say that. Toi mong rang anh ng noi toi la ngi m mang. Don't speak too soon. ng co noi chac. Cha nam vng moi yeu to th ng noi chac. Bill: It looks like it'll be a nice day. Tri hom nay co ve tot. Jenny: Don't speak too soon. I just felt a raindrop. ng noi chac. Em va thay co may giot nc ma ne.

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English Practical Phrases Tom: It looks like we made it home without any problems. Co ve nh rang chung ta ve en nha yen on. Bill: Don't speak too soon, there's a cop behind us in the driveway. ng voi noi trc, co mot tay canh sat theo chung ta ang sau lng ka. Don't spend it all in one place. e danh ma tieu. Li khuyen khi a tien cho ai; nhat la mon tien com. Fred: Dad, can I have a dollar? Bo i, cho con xin mot ong. Father: Sure. Don't spend it all in one place. ay. e danh ma tieu dan nghe con.

noi va thay ong xu. e danh ma tieu."

Here's a quarter, kid, said Tom, flipping Fred a quarter. Don't spend it all in one place." Nay nho, 25 xu ay, Tom va

Alice: Here's the five hundred dollars I owe you. ay la nam tram o toi n anh. Tom: Oh, thanks. I need this. O, cam n. Toi ang can khoan tien nay lam. Alice: Thank you. Don't spend it all in one place. Cam n anh. e danh ma tieu dan nghe. Tom: I have to or they'll take my car back. Toi phai xai lien neu khong ho thu hoi cai xe cua toi mat. Don't stand on ceremony. ng khach sao ma c t nhien nh nha vay. John: Come in, Tom. Don't stand on ceremony. Get yourself a

cai g an roi chuyen tro vi khach i. Tom: Okay, but I can only stay for a few minutes. c roi nhng toi ch d vai phut thoi.

drink and something to eat and mingle with the other guests. Vao i Tom. ng khach sao ma i lay thc uong va

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Don't stay away so long. Nh ghe lai tham thng nhe. Li mi cua chu nha khi tien khach ra ve. John: Hi, Bill! Long time no see. Don't stay away so long. A, Bill. Lau lam mi gap lai. Nh ghe lai tham thng nghe. Bill: Thanks, John. Good to see you. Cam n John. Gap lai nhau vui lam. Jenny: I had a nice time. Thanks for inviting me. Hom nay vui ghe. Cam n bo a mi mnh. Sally: Good to see you, Jenny. Next time, don't stay away so long. Gap bo toi mng lam. Lan sau ng bien mat lau qua nghe bo. Don't sweat it! tieng long) ng lo lang ve chuyen o! Bill: I think I'm flunking algebra. Toi ngh la toi hong mon toan. Bob: Don't sweat it! Everybody 's having a rough time. ng co lo chuyen o. Nhieu ngi cung ien au v no. Jenny: Good grief! I stepped on the cat's tail, but I guess you heard. Chao oi! Toi ap len cai uoi con meo, nhng co le ch nghe chuyen o roi. Sue: Don't sweat it! The cat's got to learn to keep out of the way. ng lo cho no na. Co vay no mi biet khon khong nam gia ng. Don't tell a soul. Vui long ng noi cho ai biet. Bill: Is your brother getting married? Anh cua co sap ci v ha? Sally: Yes, but don't tell a soul. It's a secret. Vang, nhng ng noi cho ai hay. Chuyen b mat. Jenny: Can you keep a secret? Anh co kn mieng khong? John: Sure. Chac chan roi. Jenny: Don't tell a soul, but Tom is in jail. ng noi cho ai biet ch Tom a vao tu roi. Don't tell me what to do! ng ngoi o ma ch tay nam ngon! 60

English Practical Phrases ng day khon toi! Bob: Get over there and pick up those papers before they blow away. Lai ang kia lm may t giay len keo gio thoi bay mat. Sally: Don't tell me what to do! Anh khong ra lenh cho toi o nghe. Sue: Next, you should get a haircut, then get some new clothes. You really need to fix yourself up. Tiep en, ch nen i cat toc, roi tm mot t quan ao mi. Ch can phai sa soan con ngi ch lai i. Sally: Don't tell me what to do. Maybe I like the way I am! ng co day khon toi! Toi thch cach song nh vay o. Don't waste my time. ng dong dai lam mat th gi cua toi. Bob: I'd like to show you our new line of industrial strength vacuum cleaners! Toi muon cho anh thay vai net ve tiem nang day chuyen ky nghe may hut bui mi cua chung toi. Bill: Beat it! Don't waste my time! Bo i! ng lam mat th gi cua toi.

Don't waste my time! said the manager when Jane made her fourth appeal for a raise. "ng lam mat th gi! ngi quan ly
noi vi Jane khi co lap lai yeu cau oi tang lng lan th t. Don't waste your breath. ng co ph hi. Alice: I'll go in there and try to convince her otherwise. Toi se vao tm cach khac noi cho ba ta hieu. Fred: Don't waste your breathe. I already tried it. ng co ph hi. Toi th roi. Sally: No, I won't agree! Don't waste your breathe! Khong, toi khong ong y! ng co d hi! Bill: Aw, come on. O, thoi i ma. Don't waste your time. ng hoai cong, khong i ti au het. Jenny: Should I ask Tom if he wants to go to the convention, or 61

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muon i d ai hoi khong, hay anh ta van con quau quo? Sally: Don't waste your time. ng hoai cong vo ch.

is he still in a bad mood? Toi co nen hoi Tom xem anh ta

Jenny: Bad mood, huh? Con quau quo, ha? Jane: I'm having trouble fixing this doorknob. Toi sa cai tay nam ca nay hoai ma khong c. Jenny: Don't waste you time. I've order a new one. ng hoai cong. Toi a at mua cai mi roi. Don't work too hard. ng lam (viec) qua sc. Dung khi hai ngi cham dt cau chuyen hoac e thay the cho Good-bye khi t gia. Jenny: Bye, Tom. i nghe, Tom. Tom: Bye, Jenny. Don't work too hard. Tam biet Jenny. ng lam viec qua sc nghe. Sue: Don't work too hard! ng lam viec qua sc nghe. Jenny: I never do. Khong he. Don't worry. ng non nong. T t cung xong.

Don't worry, Fred, comforted Bill, everything will be all right. "ng non nong, Fred,"Bill an ui, moi viec se xong xuoi
au vao ay". Bill: I think I left the car windows open. Toi ngh la toi cha len knh ca xe. Sue: Don't worry, I closed them. ng lo, toi len roi. Don't worry about a thing. ng lo lang g ca. Jenny: This has been such an ordeal. ay qua la chuyen nhc nhoi bay lau nay. Sue: I'll help. Don't worry about a thing. Toi giup cho. ng lo lang g ca.

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Don't worry about a thing, the tax collector had said. We'll take care of everything. Or was it We'll take everything?

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Don't you know? 1. Ban khong biet sao? Toi tng ban biet ch. Jenny: How do I get to the Morris Building? Where do I turn? Lam sao en Cao oc Morris? Re loi nao? Jane: Don't you know? I have no idea! Ch khong biet sao? Toi chu. Sue: We're supposed to either sign these contracts or rewrite them. Which is it? Chung ta phai ky cac hp ong nay hoac phai viet lai het. Cach nao ay? John: Don't you know? Co khong biet sao? 2. Don't you see? Ban hieu khong? John: This whole thing can be straightened out with hardly any trouble at all, don't you know? Ch co thay toan bo chuyen nay co the giai quyet c ma khong co rac roi nao het khong? Sue: What makes you so sure? Can c vao au ma anh noi chac nh vay? John: I've had this same problem before. Toi co kinh nghiem ve chuyen nay mot lan roi. Bill: Why are you stopping the car? Tai sao anh dng xe lai? John: We usually stop here for the night, don't you know? Chung ta thng ngng xe ni ay qua em, khong biet sao? Bill: I know a better place down the road. Toi biet di ng kia co mot ni thu v hn. Don't you know it! Toi hoan toan ong y vi anh! Alice: Man, is it hot! Cha, nong qua! Fred: Don't you know it! Em noi ung qua! Bob: This is the best cake I have ever eaten. The cook is the best of the world! Toi cha he an c cai banh nao ngon nh the nay ca. Tay lam banh nay la so mot the gii! Bill: Don't you know it! Toi hoan toan ong y.

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Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung (Don't) you wish! Ban thch vay ma! Cau cho c nh vay! Jenny: I'm going to get a job that lets me travel a lot. Toi sap nhan mot viec ma phai i rat nhieu. Sally: Don't you wish! Ch thch nh vay ma! Sally: Sorry you lost the chess game. It was close, but your opponent was top-notch. Tiec la anh thua van c ay. Tuy gan sat nhau nhng oi thu cua anh qua la tay c. Bob: Nex time, I'll go it! I'll win the next round. Lan sau, the nao toi cung phai thang! Toi se thang van ti cho xem. Sally: Don't you wish! Cau cho c vay! Do sit down. Xin c ngoi (t nhien. So sanh Don't stand on ceremony.

noi mot cach du dang, Xin anh c ngoi xuong t nhien. Em muon en e cam n anh ve mon qua de thng ma anh a tang cho. Tom: Hello, Bill. Chao Bill. Bill (rising): Hi, Tom. Bill (ng day): Chao Tom. Tom: (standing): Do sit down. I just wanted to say hello. Tom (ang ng): C ngoi t nhien. Toi ch muon hoi tham thoi. Do tell. Khoi can (ban) noi (ai cung biet roi.

Tom rose when Jenny approached the table, but she said graciously, Do sit down. I just wanted to thank you again for the lovely gift. Tom ng len khi Jenny en ben ban, nhng nang

Bill: The Amazon basin is about ten times the size of France. Cai ho tren dong song Amazon rong khoang mi lan dien tch nc Phap. Jenny: Do tell. Khoi can anh noi. Fred: Most large ships produce their own fresh water. a so tau ln eu co may che bien (nuc bien) ra thanh nc uong c. Sue: Do tell. Say, Fred, has anyone ever told you how interesting you are? Khoi can anh noi. Nay, Fred, co ai noi anh la ngi vui tanh khong? 64

English Practical Phrases Fred: No. Khong. Sue: I suspected as much. Toi nghi lam. Do we have to go through all that again? Co can phai ban/noi lai t au khong? So sanh Let's not go through all that again. Bill: Now, I still have more to say about what happened last night. Nao, toi van con nhieu ieu muon noi them ve chuyen xay ra hoi toi hom qua. Sally: Do we have to go through all that again? Chung ta co can noi lai t au khong? Sally: I can't get over the way you treated me at our own dinner table. Em khong chu cai loi c x cua anh vi em luc con ngoi an o nghe. Fred: I was irritated at something else. I said I was sorry. Do we have to go through all that again? V anh gian mot chuyen. Anh a noi xin loi roi. Co can phai noi lai t au khong? Do you expect me to believe that? (Ban) tng toi tin (ban) ha? Bill: I'm going to quit my job and open a restaurant. Toi se xin ngh viec e m nha hang. Jenny: That's silly. Do you expect me to believe that? That la ng ngan. Anh tng toi tin li anh ha? Bill: I guess not. Toi oan la co khong tin. Jenny: Wow! I just got selected to be an astronaut! Toi va mi c chon lam phi hanh gia. Sally: Do you expect me to believe that? Ch tng toi tin li ch ha? Jenny: Here's the letter! Now do you believe me? Th ay ne! Gi chu tin cha? Do you follow? Ban hieu toi noi g khong? Jenny: Keep to the right past the fork in the road, then turn right at the crossroads. Do you follow? C gi ben phai, 65

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung chay qua khoi nga ba, roi queo phai ngay tai nga t. Toi noi ch nghe kp khong? Jane: No. Run it by me again. Khong. Lap lai lan na i. John: Take a large bowl and break two eggs into it and beat them. Do you follow? Lay mot cai to, ap vao hai cai trng roi anh cho day len. Nghe kp khong? Sue: Sure. Kp. (Do you) get my drift? va (Do you) get the message? Ban hieu toi noi g khong? tieng long) Co hieu toi muon noi g khong? Father: I want you to settle down and start studying. Get my drift? Ba muon con ngoi xuong va bat au hoc. Con hieu ba noi cha? Bob: Yes. Dad. Whatever you say. Da, tha ba. Ba bieu g con nghe nay. Jenny: Get out of my way and stop following me around. Get the message? Tranh ra va ng leo eo theo toi na. Hieu toi noi g cha? John: I guess so. Th hieu. (Do you) get the picture? Nam vng tnh hnh cha? Hieu ro toan bo van e cha? Bill: I want to get this project wrapped up before midnight. Do you get the picture? Toi muon hoan tat d an nay trc na em. Anh nam vng van e cha nao? Bob: I'm afraid I do. Toi ngh la hieu. Bill: Well, then get to work. Vay th bat tay vao viec i. Fred: I'm really tired of all this. Get the picture? I want you to straighten up and get moving. Get the picture? Toi chan may cai th nay lam roi. Hieu toi noi g khong? Toi nuon anh chan chnh lai moi th e cong viec troi chay. Hieu toi muon noi g khong? Bill: I got it. Toi hieu.

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English Practical Phrases (Do) you hear? Nghe noi co hieu g khong? Loi noi cua ngi mien Nam Hoa Ky. John: I want you to clean up this room this instant! Do you hear? Toi muon em don sach se cai phong nay ngay tc khac. Co hieu khong? Sue: Okay. I'll get right on it. c. Toi i don ngay. Bob: Come over here, Sue. I want to show you something, you hear? Lai ay, Sue. Toi muon ch cho co cai nay, co hieu khong? Sue: Sure. What is it? Hieu. Cai g vay? (Do you) know what? va You know what? Ban co biet khong? Dung e khi chuyen hoac thay oi e tai noi chuyen. Bob: You know what? Em biet khong? Jenny: No, what? Khong biet, chuyen g vay? Bob: I think this milk is spoiled. Anh ngh sa nay h roi. Bob: Know what? Biet khong? Bill: Tell me. Noi i. Bob: Your hair needs cutting. Anh can phai i ht toc. Bill: So what? Th a sao? (Do you) know what I'm saying? va You know (what I'm saying)?; Do you know what I mean?; You know what I mean? Ban hieu y toi muon noi g khong? Ban ong y vi toi khong? Nhieu ngi khong chu loi noi You know? nay -- nen de dat khi dung. John: This is really great for me and the whole group. You know? ieu nay qua that tot cho toi va cho ca nhom. Co biet khong? Sue: Yes, I know. Vang, toi biet. Sue: This is, like, really great! Do you know what I am saying? Dng nh cho nay cung tuyet lam! Ch hieu toi noi g khong? Jenny: Yeah, I've been there. It's great. , toi co en o roi. Tuyet lam. 67

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung (Do) you mean to say something? va (Do) you mean to tell me something? Ban muon noi vi toi ieu g that ha? Jenny: I'm leaving tomorrow. Ngay mai em i roi. Sally: Do you mean to say you're leaving school for good? Ch muon noi la thoi hoc that ha. Jenny: Yes. Vang. Bob: Do you mean to tell me that this is all you've accomplished in two weeks? Y anh muon noi tat ca chng nay th anh hoan tat noi trong hai tuan? Bill: I guess so. Khoang o. Bob: I expect more. Toi ngh lau hn. Do you mind? 1. Lam n ng lam phien ngi khac na!

moi khi hang ngi di chuyen ti. Tc mnh qua, Sue quay lai gat: Lam n ng lam phien toi na"!

The lady behind her in line kept pushing against her every time the line moved. Finally, Sue turned and said sternly, Do you mind? Ngi an ba ng sap hang sau lng c ay lng nang

All through the first part of the movie, two people in the row behind John kept running conversation. Finally, as the din grew loud enough to cause a number of people to go shhh, John rose and turned, leaned over into their faces, and shouted, Don't you mind? (Xem xong phan au cua cuon phim,
hai ngi ngoi day ghe sau lng John c xam x vi nhau mai. Cuoi cung, khi ho noi hi ln tieng khien nhieu ngi phai 'sut' th John ng len, quay lui chom sat mat ho la ln: Hai ngi ng lam phien ngi khac na co c khong? 2. Toi ..(lam g o. . co phien ban khong? Phien chut nhe?

Jenny had her hand on the lovely silver cake knife that would carry the very last piece of cake to her plate. She looked at Tom, who stood next to her, eyeing the cake. Do you mind? she asked coyly. Jenny cam con dao cat banh bang bac rat xinh,
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trc mat Sally chay ra ca.

Do you mind? asked John as he raced by Sally through the door. "Phien ch mot chut nhe? John va noi va bang ngang

(Do you) mind if? Xin phep (ban) cho toi... co c khong? Jenny: Do you mind if I sit here? Xin phep cho toi ngoi cho nay co c khong? Jane: No, help yourself. Phien g, xin t nhien. Tom: Mind if I smoke? Toi hut thuoc co lam phien anh khong? Bill: I certainly do. Phien qua ay ch. Tom: Then I'll go outside. Vay e toi ra ngoai. Do you read me? 1. Nghe toi ro khong? Anh nghe ro tra li. Dung trong gii truyen tin. Controller: This is Aurona Center, do you read me? ay la Trung Tam Aurona, ban nghe toi ro khong? Pilot: Yes, I read you loud and clear. Vang, toi nghe anh ln va ro. Controller: Left two degrees. Do you read me? Qua trai hai o. Anh nghe ro khong? Pilot: Roger. Ro. Thay cho okay. 2. Ban hieu toi noi khong? Dung nh Do you understand me? Jenny: I want you to pull yourself together and go out and get a job. Do you read me? Em muon anh can am len e con i ra ngoai tm viec lam. Anh hieu em noi g khong? Bill: Sure. Anything you say. Hieu. Em noi g anh cung hieu het. Mother: Get this place picked up immediatley. Do you read me? Don dep cho sach cho con xa rac ngay i. Con nghe me noi khong? 69

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Child: Yes, ma'am. Da, tha me. (Do you) want to know something? Va (You want to) know something? Ban co biet khong? Ban biet sao khong? Biet g khong? Loi gi chuyen hoac muon oi e tai noi chuyen. John: Want to know something? Biet g khong? Sue: What? Biet cai g? John: Your hem is torn: Cai lai ao cua em b rach roi. Bill: Hey, Tom. Know something? E, Tom. Biet g khong? Tom: What is it? Cai g vay? Bill: It's hot today. Hom nay tri nong qua. Tom: Don't I know it! Khoi can noi! (Do you) want to make something of it? Va You want to make something of it? Muon anh nhau khong? Loi noi coc can. Tom: You're really bugging me. It's not fair to pick on me all the time. Ban co tnh lam phien toi. Tai sao c nham vao toi ma treu choc vay ka. Bill: You want to make something of it? May muon anh nhau khong? Bob: Please be quiet. You're making too much noise. Yeu cau yen lang. Ban lam on qua. Fred: Do you want to make something of it? Muon anh nhau khong? Bob: Just be quiet. Toi ch thch yen lang thoi. (Do) you want to step outside? Buc ra ngoai th xem? Thach thc anh nhau. John: Drop dead! i cho khac va ng lam phien toi! Bob: All right. I've had enough out of you. You want to step outside? c roi. Toi chu ng het noi anh roi o nghe. Co ngon th bc ra ngoai th xem. Bill: So you're mad at me! What else is new? You've been

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building up to this for a long time. Vay la anh gian toi! Con g na khong? Han t bao lau nay anh van am c trong long.
Bob: Do you want to step outside and settle this once and for all? Ngon th bc ra ngoai giai quyet mot lan cho xong khong?. Bill: Why not? S g khong ra? Drive safely. Nh lai xe can than. Co the dung thay cho Good-bye e nhac nh ban be, ngi than can than luc i ng. Jenny: Good-bye, Sally. Drive safely. Tam biet, Sally. Nh lai xe can than. Sally: Good-bye. I will. Tam biet. Toi nh ma.

Drive safely! eveyone shouted as we left on our trip. "Lai

can than nghe. moi ngi la ln khi chung toi t gia e len ng.

Drop by for a drink (sometime) va Drop by sometime; Drop over sometime. Hom nao co dp ghe lai uong nc. Thnh thoang ghe lai chi. Bob: Good to see you, Jenny. Drop by for a drink sometime. Gap lai ch toi mng lam. Hom nao ranh ghe lai uong nc. Jenny: Love to. Bye. Muon lam ch. Thoi chao ch.

ten Sally.

Drop by sometime, stranger, said Bill to his old friend, Sally. "Ranh ghe lai chi, ngi la. Bill noi ua vi ngi ban cu

Drop in sometime. Co dp i qua) ghe lai chi. Bob: Bye, Bill. Nice seeing you. Tam biet Bill. Gap nhau la vui roi. Bill: Hey, drop in sometime. E, co dp ghe lai chi nghe. Bob: Okay. c. Bill: Great! Vay th tot! Co ranh mi chu ghe lai nha chau chi."

Drop in sometime, said Bob to his uncle. Bob noi vi chu no:

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Drop me a line. Goi ien thoai hay viet cho t ch. John: If you get into our area, drop me a line. Neu anh co en vung toi nh goi ien thoai cho biet vi. Fred: I sure will, John. Chac chan roi, John a. John: Bye. Tam biet. Jenny: I'm going to Cleveland for a few days. Toi se i Cleveland trong vai ngay. Sue: Drop me a line when you get there. Nh ien thoai hay viet th cho biet khi nao en o nghe. Jenny: I will. Bye. Chac roi. Tam biet. Drop me a note. Co g th viet th cho hay. Jenny: I'm off for Brazil. Good bye. Em i Ba-tay. Tam biet ch. Sally: Have a good time. Drop me a note. i vui nhe! Co g viet th cho hay nghe. Qua en Phap nh viet th cho hay nghe. Bill va noi va vay tay chao tam biet. Drop over sometime. Hom nao ghe lai chi. Manh: I am taking a leave. If you can, drop over sometime. Toi ang ngh phep. Hom nao ghe lai chi. Tony: Sure. I may drop by tomorrow evening. Is is all right? Tot lam. Co le toi mai toi ghe lai. Co tien khong? Drop the subject! va Drop it! Thoi bo i! ng noi chuyen ay na! Bill: Yes, you're gaining a little weight. I thought you were on a diet. Vang, em ang len can chut nh. Vay ma anh tng em kieng an c uong ch. Sally: That's enough! Drop the subject! u roi! Khong noi chuyen o na!

Drop me a note from France, said Bill, waving good-bye.

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English Practical Phrases Bill: That house looks expensive. What do you think it's worth? Ngoi nha kia trong co ve at tien. Em ngh no tr gia bao nhieu? Jenny: That's my aunt's house. Just what did you want to know about it? Nha cua d toi o. Co phai anh muon noi en cai o khong? Bill: Oh, drop it! Sorry I asked. O, ng noi chuyen o na! Xin loi toi a hoi bay.

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Easy does it. 1. Di chuyen mot cach cham rai, can than. Bill (holding one end of a large crate): It's really tight in this doorway. Bill ang khieng mot au ke: Loi i nay hep qua. Bob (holding the other end): Easy does it. Take your time. Bob khieng au kia: T t ma i. Khong can phai voi. Nurse (holding Sue's arm): Easy does it. These first steps are the hardest. Ngi y ta (nam tay) Sue: C t t. Tap i nhng bc au tien la kho nhat. Sue: I didn't know I was so weak. Toi khong ng toi qua yeu nh vay. 2. Bt gian. ng nong nay. John: I'm so mad I could scream. Toi gian muon thet len. Bob: Easy does it, John. No need to get so worked up! Bt gian, John. au can phai noi gian en nh vay. John: I'm still mad! Gian het sc! Sue (frantic): Where is my camera? My passport is gone too. Sue (gian run): Cai may anh cua toi au roi? Ca cai giay thong hanh na. Fred: Easy does it, Sue. I think you have someone's else purse. Bt gian i Sue. Anh ngh la em lay lon v ngi khac roi o. Enjoy! Khoai nhe! Hy vong ban thch th toi mi ban dung. Vui ve nhe! Hy vong ban thay yeu i.

Here's your coffee, dear, said Fred. Enjoy! "Ca-phe ay,

cng, Fred noi. Khoai nhe!"

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The waiter set the plates on the table, smiled and said, Enjoy your meal. Anh boi ban at cac a thc an tren ban va ci noi,
Chuc ban an ngon mieng". Waiter: Here's your dinner. Thc an cua quy v ay. Jane: Oh, this lobster looks lovely! O, mon tom hum nay trong ngon lanh that! Tom: My steak looks just perfect. Mon bp-tet cua toi trong cung ngon tuyet vay. Waiter: Enjoy your meal. Chuc ong ba an ngon mieng. Enough is enough! u roi! Toi chu het noi roi! Sue: That color of lipstick is all wrong for you, Sally. Mau son moi o chang hp vi may chut nao, Sally a. Sally: Enough is enought! Sue, get lost! Thoi u roi nghe Sue. i cho khac chi i may! Sue: I was trying to help. Mnh noi xay dng ma. Bob: Enough is enough! I'm leaving! u roi! Toi i ay! Bill: What on earth did I do? Tri i toi co lam g au. Bob: Good-bye! Chao ban toi i! Everything's going to be all right va Everything will be all right. ng lo, moi viec au se vao ay. Moi viec roi se tot ep. oi khi thay all right bang okay hoac just fine.

Don't worry, Fred, comforted Bill. Everything will be all right. "ng lo, Fred, Bill an ui. Moi viec au se vao ay.
Jenny: I just don't know if I can go on! Khong biet em co tiep tuc c hay khong na! Bob: Now, now. Everything will be just fine. Nay, nay. Moi viec 75

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung roi se tot ep. Excellent! Tuyet! Tot lam! Bob: What's happening? Chuyen g vay? Fred: Hi! I'm getting a new car. A Bob! Mnh mi mua xe,) Bob: Excellent! Tuyet that! Bob: All the players are here and ready to go. Co u tay va co the bat au ngay c roi. Sue: Excellent! Tot lam! Bob: When do we start the game? Bao gi th bat au chi c? Excuse me va Excuse, please. Pardon me. 'Scuse (me. 'Scuse, please. Xin loi! 1. Xin loi khi co loi vi ngi khac. John: Ouch! Ai! Bob: Excuse me. I didn't see you there. Xin loi. Toi khong thay anh ng o. Jenny: Oh! Ow! O! Ui cha! Sue: Pardon me. I didn't mean to bump into you. Xin tha loi. Toi vo y ung phai anh. Tom: Ouch! Ai cha! Jenny: Oh, dear. What happened? Thoi chet roi. Sao vay? Tom: You stepped on my toe. Em ap len chan anh. Jenny: Excuse me. I'm sorry. Xin loi anh. Em bay qua. 2. Xin cho qua mot chut. Xin loi cho i qua. Tom: Excuse me. I need to get past. Xin loi. Cho toi i qua. Bob: Oh, sorry. I didn't know I was in the way. O, xin loi. Toi a can ng. Jenny: Pardon me. Xin loi. Sue: What? G? Jenny: Pardon me. I want to get past you. Xin loi. Toi muon i qua cho ch ng.

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Fair to middling Kha kha; . John: How are you doing? Khoe khong ban? Bob: Oh, fair to middling, I guess. And you? O,t kha en . Con anh? John: Things could be worse. Khong en noi te. Bill: How are you feeling? Em cam thay trong ngi the nao? Jane: Oh, fair to middling, thanks. O, bnh thng. Cam n. Bill: Still a little under the weather. Co le mot phan v thi tiet. Jane: Just a little. Cung mot phan. Fancy meeting you here! Sao tnh c lai gap nhau ay! Tom: Hi, Sue! Fancy meeting you here! A, Sue! Sao tnh c lai gap nhau ay! Sue: Hi, Tom. I was thinking the same thing about you. A, chao anh Tom. Em cung khong ng nh anh.

Fancy meeting you here, said Mr. Franklin when he bumped into Mrs. Franklin at the race track. "Sao tnh c lai

gap nhau ay, ong Franklin noi vi ba Franklin khi hai ngi gap nhau tai trng ua.

Fancy that! va Imagine that! Rat ngac nhien khi nghe ieu o! That kho tng tng noi! Jenny: My father was elected president of the board. Bo toi c bau lam Chu tch Hoi ong. Sally: Fancy that! Toi rat lam ngac nhien khi nghe ieu o! Sue: This computer is ten times faster than the one we had 78

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before. Bo may ien toan nay nhanh gap mi lan bo cu cua mnh. Jane: Imagine that! Is it easy to operate? Kho tng tng noi! Co de s dung khong? Sue: Of course not. D nhien la khong.
Far as I know. Xem (As) far as I know. Far as Im concerned. Xem (As) far as Im concerned. Farewell. Good bye. Xin gia t. Tam biet nhe. Jenny: See you later, Bill. Hen gap lai, Bill. Bill: Farewell, my dear. Xin gia t, em yeu dau. Jenny: Take care. Tam biet anh. Bob: Have a good trip. i vui ve nhe. Sue: Farewell, Bob. Gia t anh, Bob. Bob: Don't do anything I wouldn't do. ng lam g sai quay nhe. Fill in the blanks. Th doan tiep xem. oan xem ket cuoc ra sao. Jenny: What happened at Fred's house last night? Chuyen g xay ra tai nha Fred toi hom qua vay? Bill: There was big fight, then the neighbors called the police. Co anh nhau ln nen hang xom bao canh sat. Jenny: Then what happened? Roi sao na? Bill: Fill in the blanks. What do you think? Th oan xem. Em ngh xem se the nao? John: They had been lost for two days, then the wolves came, and the rest is history. Ho b lac c hai ngay th gap cho soi, va sau o xay ra chuyen g th ai cung oan biet c. Jane: Yes, I think I can fill in the blanks. Vang, em hieu ket cuoc ra sao roi. First of all. Trc het; Quan trong nhat.

"First of all, let me say how happy I am to be here, said

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Fred, beginning his speech. "Trc het, toi xin bay to noi vui

mng cua toi c co mat hom nay, Fred phat bieu nh tren e m au bai dien van cua anh. Henry: How much is all this going to cost, doctor? Tha Bac sy, tong cong chi ph se bao nhieu tat ca. Doctor: First of all, do you have any insurance? Trc tien, ong co bao hiem khong?

For all intents and purposes. nh tam; Hau nh,

Tom stood there, looking, for all intents and purposes, as if he

were

going to strangle Sally, but, being the gentleman that he is, he just glowered. Tom ng o, nh tam muon bop co Sally, nhng v
ban tnh hien hoa, anh ta ch trng mat.

Jenny: Is this finished now? Cai nay xong roi ha? John: For all intents and purposes, yes. Vang, hau nh vay. For crying out loud! va For crying in a bucket! Phai het len mi c! Tc mnh that! Fred: For crying out loud! Answer the telephone! Phai het len mi c! Tra li ien thoai ka! Bob: But it's always for you! Nhng luc nao ho cung goi anh ch goi chi toi. John: Good grief! What am I going to do? This is the end! Kho toi! Khong biet lam g bay gi? Vay la het! Sue: For crying in a bucket! What's wrong? Tc mnh that! Chuyen g vay? Forget (about) it! 1. Bo qua i! Bo qua chuyen o i! Khoi can na! Jane: Then, there's this matter of the unpaid bills. Gi con may cai hoa n oi tien cha tra nay. 80

English Practical Phrases Bill: Forget it! Bo qua i! Sally: What's this I hear about you and Tom? Tao nghe may va Tom co chuyen g vay? Sue: Forget about it! Dep chuyen o i! 2. Khong co g. Sue: What did you say? May noi sao? Jenny: Forget it! Khong noi chi het. Tom: Now I'm ready to go. Bay gi toi i ay. Sue: Excuse me? Anh noi sao? Tom: Oh, nothing. Just forget it. O, khong co g het. Bo qua i. 3. Khong co chi; au co g. John: Thank you so much for helping me! Cam n anh a giup toi! Bill: Oh, forget it! O, au co g! Bob: We're all very grateful to you for coming into work today. Chung toi lay lam cam kch v ban hom nay a bat tay vao cong viec. Jenny: Forget about it! No problem! Khong co chi! au co g! For pity ('s) sake (s)! Va For Pete ('s) sake (s)! Sao vay ka! Lo ve hi ngac nhien. Fred: For pity's sake. What on earth is this? Sao vay ka! Cai nay la cai quai g? Alice: It's just a kitten. Ch la con meo con. John: Good grief! What am I going to do? This is the end! Kho toi qua! Khong biet lamsao bay gi? Vay la het! Sue: What is it now, for Pete's sake? Sao vay ka. Cai g o na? For shame! That ho then! ang tiec! Sue: Did you hear that Tom was in jail? Anh co nghe tin Tom b vao tu cha? Fred: For shame! What did he do? That ho then! No pham toi g? Sue: Nobody knows. Chang ai biet. 81

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Jenny: I've decided not to go to the conference. Toi a quyet nh khong i d hoi ngh. John: For shame! Who will represent us? ang tiec! Khong i th ai ai dien chung ta? For sure. Vang, chac chan. Sally: Are you ready to go? Anh i c cha? Bob: For sure. Vang, chac chan. Sally: Then, let's go. Vay th, chung ta i thoi. Jane: Are you coming with us? Anh co i vi chung toi khong? John: For sure. I wouldn't miss this for the world. Chac chan roi. Toi au e mat dp may nh the nay c. For what it's worth. ang ke, ang gia. Jenny: What do you think about it, Fred? Anh ngh the nao ve chuyen nay, Fred? Fred: Well, let me tell you something, for what it's worth. O, e toi noi anh nghe, chuyen o co ang g au? John: For what it's worth, you're doing great! That ang ke, co gioi lam! Sue: Thanks! It's worth a lot! Cam n! Li khen cua anh that ang ke! For your information. e ban ro, Cho ban ro Jenny: What is this one? Cai nay la g? Sue: For you information, it is exactly the same as the one you just asked about. Cho ban ro, cai o chnh la cai ban va hoi toi. Bob: How long do I have to wait here? Toi phai i ay trong bao lau? Bill: For your information, we will be here until the bus driver feels that it is safe to travel. Noi cho ban biet, chung ta se lu lai ay cho en khi tai xe xe buyt cam thay an toan th mi i tiep. 82

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Fret not! ng lo! Jenny: Oh, look at the clock! I'm going to be late for my appointment! O, nhn ong ho ka! Em b tre hen roi con g. Bob: Fret not! I'll drive you. ng lo! Anh a em i.

"Fret not! said Sally. We're almost there!" "ng lo! Sally
noi, Chung ta sap en ni roi". From my perspective va From where I stand; From my point of view; The way I see it. Theo quan diem cua toi, Theo quan niem cua toi Jenny: What do you think of all this? Anh ngh the nao ve toan bo van e nay? Tom: From my perspective, it is just terrible. Theo quan diem cua toi, van e nay that vo cung te hai. Bob: From my point of view, this looks like a very good deal. Theo y toi, chuyen nay trong co ve li lam. Bill: That's good for you. I stand to lose money on it. Mng cho anh o. Toi khong muon mat tien cho viec nay. Alice: From where I stand, it appears that you're going to have to pay a lot of money to get this matter settled. Theo toi thay, ch se phai ton nhieu tien mi giai quyet chuyen nay on thoa. Sue: I'll pay anything. I just want to get all this behind me. Toi chu tra bao nhieu cung c. Toi muon cho xong pht cho roi.

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Gangway! Tranh ra! Tranh ng!

Gangway! cried Fred. Here comes the band. "Tranh ra!

Fred la ln, Ban nhac en roi!" Tom: Please move so we get by. Vui long nhch i cho khac cho chung toi qua. Bob: You'll never get anywhere with that. Gangway! gangway! Gangway! Anh khong vao c au. Tranh ra! Tranh ra! Tranh ra!

Gee! Tri; Tri i. Mot bien thai cua Je- trong Jesus Christ! Dung e than van, noi xang giong, ma mai, bat bnh, ngac nhien, v.v. Bill: Gee, I really want to go. Tri i, toi muon i qua. Jane: Well, then, go ahead and go! Vay th, c i i! John: Gee, Tom. I'm sort of surprised. Tri i, Tom. Toi ngac nhien het sc. Tom: You shouldn't be. Co g ma ngac nhien. Alice: Gee, I thought you were gone. Tri, em tng anh i roi ch. Tom: Right to. ung vay. Get lost! Cut i! i cho khac! Bill: I'm still real mad at you. Tao van con gian may lam. Tom: Bill! Bill! I'm sorry about it. Let's talk. Bill! Bill! Toi rat an han ve chuyen o. e toi noi cho ban nghe. Bill: Get lost! i cho khac!

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cho khac, o vo dung! Get off my back! Tranh ra! ng xen vao chuyen nay!

Fred kicked his foot at the dog behind him, Get lost, you worthless mutt! Fred a chan a con cho ng ang sau no, i

Tom: You'd better get your paper written. Anh nen viet xong bai cua anh i. Bill: I'll do it when I'm good and ready. Get off my back! Khi nao toi thch toi se viet. ng xen vao chuyen cua toi! Alice: I'm tired of your constant criticism! Get off my back! Toi chan cai loi luc nao cung che vi bai cua ch. Ch e cho toi yen vi! Jane: I was just trying to help. Mnh muon cho bo tot thoi ma. Get off my tail! 1. ng theo toi na! ng bam na! tieng long.

theo sau khien Tom phai gao vao knh chieu hau: ng i theo toi na!"

There was a car following too close, and Tom shouted into the rearview mirror. Get off my tail! Co mot chiec xe chay sat

Tom: Look, Bill. Don't you have something else to do? Quit following me around! Get off my tail! Nay Bill. Bo anh khong co viec g lam hay sao? ng i theo toi na! ng leo eo sau lng toi! Bill: Can I help it if we both go the same places? Toi cung i vi anh co hai chi sao? 2. Dng lam ron toi na! Dung nh Get off my back! Tom: You'd better get you laundry done. Ban nen em ao quan i giat i. Bill: I'll do it when I'm good and ready. Get off my tail! Khi nao toi thch th toi lam. ng lam ron toi na! Bill: Get off my tail! I don't need a watchdog! ng lam ron toi! Toi khong can cho gi nha! Jane: You do too. Anh cung i cho khac i. 85

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Get out of here! Cut khoi ay ngay! John: I've heard enough of this! Get out of here! Toi nghe u roi! Cut khoi ay ngay! Bill: I'm going! I'm going! Toi i ay! Toi i ay! Bill: Where have you been? You smell like a sewer! Get out of here! May au ve vay? Thui nh ong cong! Ra khoi ay i! Fred: I can't imagine what you smell. Tao khong hieu sao may noi tao thui. Get out of my face! i cho khac va ng lam phien tao na! Alice: Beat it! Get out of my face! Go away and stop bothering me! Dep! i cho khac! i i va ng lam phien tao na! Fred: What on earth did I do? Tri at, tao co lam g au? Bill: You really think I'll buy something that has been copied? Ban ngh toi chu mua cai th ma ngi ta a sao lai that a? Bob: I want you to give my proposal some thought. Toi muon ban ngh lai ma giup toi. Bill: Get out of my face! I'll never buy something that's stolen! ng lam ron toi na! Toi khong bao gi mua cua an cap! Get the lead out! Va Shake the lead out! Nhanh len! tieng long. "Hang hai len cac ban! huan luyen vien goi ln. Nhanh len!" Bob: Get the lead out, you loafer! Nhanh len, o li! Bill: Don't rush me! ng hoi toi! Give it a rest! ng noi na! Jenny: So, I really think we need to discuss things more and go

"Move it, you guys! hollered the coach. Shake the lead out!"

over all our differences in detail. You never seem to want to talk. You just sit there, staring straight ahead. Cho nen

toi ngh chung ta can ban them va xet lai nhng d biet cho that can ke. Anh khong co ve muon noi chuyen. Ch ngoi th ra,

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English Practical Phrases nhn au au. Bill: Okay, I've heard enough. Give it a rest! Thoi, u roi. ng noi na! Jenny: Oh, am I disturbing you? O, toi lam phien anh ha? Tom: Now, I would also like to say something else. Bay gi toi muon noi chuyen khac. Alice: Give it a rest, Tom. We're tired of listening to you. ng noi na, Tom. Bon nay chan nghe anh noi roi. Give it up! Bo i! ng gang na! Bob: Today was too much! I just can't do calculus! Hom nay hoc nhieu qua! Toi khong lam noi may bai tnh vi phan nay au. Bill: Give it up! Get out of that course and get something less cruel. Bo i! ng them hoc mon o na ma kiem mon khac de th hn. Bob: I think I will. Toi ngh toi se oi. Tom: I'm just not a very good singer, I guess. Toi ngh toi hat khong hay. Sue: It's no good, Tom. Give it up! Nh vay th thoi, Tom. ng hat na. Tom: Don't you think I'm doing better, though? Co khong ngh la toi se luyen e hat cho hay hn sao? Sue: Give it up, Tom! Bo i, Tom! Give me a break! 1. Cho toi mot c hoi. Bob: I know I can do it. Let me try again. Toi biet toi lam c. e toi th lan na. Jenny: Well, I don't know. , toi khong chac. Bob: Give me a break! Cho toi mot c hoi ma! Jenny: Well, okay. Vay th, ong y.

"Give me a break! cried Jenny to the assistant director. I know I can handle the part. "Cho toi mot c hoi! Jenny van nai
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Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung vi phu ta giam oc. Toi biet toi co the cang ang c phan hanh ay. 2. Thoi c roi! Qua u roi! Tom: Now I'm going to sing a song about the hill people in my country. Nay toi se hat mot bai ve dan que x toi. Jenny: Give me a break! Sing something I know! Thoi u roi! Hat bai nao toi biet ka!

"Give me a break! shouted Bob. Go away and stop bother me!" "Qua u roi! Bob la loi. i i va ng lam phien toi na!"
Give me a call va Give me a ring. Nh goi ien thoai cho toi. Jenny: See you later, Fred. Hen gap sau, Fred. Fred: Give me a call if you get a chance. Neu co dp nh goi ien thoai cho toi.

"When you're in town again, Sue, give me a call, said John.

John noi: Lan sau co en thanh pho nay, nh goi ien thoai cho toi nghe Sue." Bob: When should we talk about this again? Bao gi chung ta ban lai chuyen nay c? Bill: Next week is soon enough. Give me a ring. Khoang tuan ti goi ien thoai cho toi la va. Give me a chance! 1. Xin cho toi them c hoi na! Gan giong nh Give me a break. nhng tha thiet hn. Jenny: I just know I can do it . Oh, please give me a chance! Toi biet toi u sc lam viec ay. Xin vui long cho toi them c hoi na. Sue: All right. Just one more chance. c. Them mot c hoi na thoi. Bob: Do you think you can do it? Ban ngh ban lam c khong? Jane: Oh, I know I can. Just give me a chance! O, toi biet la toi se lam c. Ch can cho toi mot c hoi! 88

English Practical Phrases 2. Cho toi c hoi va thi gian thch ng e hoan tat cong viec. Alice: Come on! I need more time. Give me a chance! Nao! Toi can them thi gian. Cho toi c hoi ch! Jane: Would another ten minutes help? Them mi phut u khong? Bob: You missed that one! Anh anh hut roi! Bill: You moved it! There was no way I could hit it. Give me a chance! Hold it still! Tai anh nhuc nhch! Toi khong the nao anh trung c. Cho toi th mot lan na. Phai gi cho yen! Give me a rest! ng bat toi ban tam vi chuyen ay na!

"Go away and stop bothering me! moan Bob. Give me a rest! "i i va dng lam phien toi na!" Bob ren r. ng bat toi
phai ban tam vi chuyen ay na! Bob: I need an answer to this right away! Toi can cau tra li ngay ve chuyen nay. Bill: I just gave you an answer! Toi va mi tra li xong! Bob: That was something different. This is a new question. Chuyen o khac. Van e nay mi. Bill: Give me a rest! Can't it wait? e cho toi yen. i khong c sao?

Give me five! va Give me (some) skin!; Skin me!; Slip me five!; Slip me some skin! Bat tay cai nao! Vo tay cai nao! ... "Ne, Tom! anh tay mot cai nao! Henry va goi va a tay len. Bob: Hey, man! Skin me! Nay bo! Vo tay mot cai nao! Bill: How you doing, Bob? Khoe khong Bob? Give my best to someone va All the best to someone. Cho toi gi li tham... noi ten ngi o. Alice: Good-bye, Fred. Give my best to your mother. Tam biet Fred! Cho mnh gi li tham bac gai. Fred: Sure, Alice. Good-bye. Vang, cam n Alice. Tam biet. 89

"Yo, Tom! Give me five! shouted Henry, raising his hand.

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Tom: See you, Bob. Hen gap lai Bob. Bob: Give my best to Jane. Cho gi li tham Jane. Tom: I sure will. Bye. e noi lai cho. Tam biet. Bill: Bye, Rachel. All the best to your family. Tam biet Rachel. Cho gi li tham ca nha. Rachel: Thanks. Bye. Cam n. Tam biet. Glory be! O ka! Ghe that! Ch s ngac nhien hay sng sot. Jenny: Glory be! Is that what I think it is? O ka! Co phai toi ngh vay khong? Sue: Well, it's a kitten, if that's what you thought. A th, ch ngh no la con meo con ch g. Sally: First a car just missed hitting her, then she felt down to the ice. Mi au ch suyt b xe ung, sau o th b trt nga xuong mat bang. Jenny: Glory be! Ghe qua! Go ahead. C lam i. Bat au i. Jenny: I'm leaving. Toi i ay. John: Go ahead. See if I care. i th c i. Toi au co can. Jenny: Can I put this one in the refrigerator? Toi bo cai nay vao tu lanh nhe! Jane: Sure. Go ahead. , bo vao i. (Go ahead,) make my day! 1. C lam i, hom nay la ngay thu v cua tao!

The crook reached into his jacket for his wallet. The cop, thinking the crook was about a draw gun, said, Go ahead, make my day! Tay bat lng bo tay vao tui ao nh rut v. Vien
canh sat tng y muon rut sung ben noi: C lam i, hom nay la ngay thu v cua tao!"

As Bill pulled back his clenched fist to strike Tom, who is much bigger and stronger than Bill, Tom said, Make my
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day! Khi Bill thu nam tay ve chuan b am Tom, mot ngi to ln vam v hn Bill gap boi, Tom lien noi: Th am xem!")
2. ma mai) Lam g c toi! Tom (standing in the doorway): Hello, I'm with the Internal Revenue Service. Could I come in? Tom ng trc ca): Chao

co, toi la nhan vien S Thue. Cho toi vao c ch?

Jenny: Go ahead, make my day! Vao i. Lam g toi! Sally: I've got some bad news for you. Em co tin nay khong vui cho anh. John: Go ahead, make my day! C noi, th toi co buon khong! Go away! i cho khac i! ng ung en toi! Jenny: You're such a pest, Sue. Go away! Sue, may la o an hai. ng a ong g en tao! Sue: I was just trying to help. Tao ch muon giup may thoi ma! be la con ong. Go chase yourself! va Go climb a tree; Go fly a kite; Go jump in the lake... i i va ng lam phien toi.

"Go away! yelled the child at the bee. "i cho khac i! thang

Bob: Get out of here! You're driving me crazy! Go chase yourself! i cho khac! Anh lam toi ien len c! i i va ng lam phien toi na! Bill: What did I do to you? Toi lam g anh? Bob: You're just in the way. Go! Anh gay tr ngai cong viec cua toi. i ngay! Bill: Dad, can I have ten bucks? Bo i, cho con mi ong. Father: Go climb a tree! i cho khac may! Fred: Stop pestering me. Go jump in the lake! Khong choc toi na nhe. i cho khac chi! John: What did I do? Toi lam g au? Bob: Well, Bill, don't you owe me some money? Nay Bill, may khong thieu tien tao ch? Bill: Go fly a kite! Dep i bo! 91

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God forbid! Cau tri ng cho b! Tom: It looks like taxes are going up again. Dng nh sap co tang thue na. Bob: God forbid! Cau tri ng co (tang thue)! Bob: Bill was in a car wreck. I hope he wasn't hurt! Bill b tai nan xe co. Hy vong anh ta khong he g. Sue: God forbid! Cau tri cho anh ta khong b g! God only knows! Ch co tri biet! Tom: How long is all this going to take? Tat ca viec nay ton bao nhieu thi gian? Alice: God only knows! Co tri biet! Bob: Where are we going to find one hundred thousand dollars? Chung ta ao au ra mot tram ngan o-la? Jenny: God only knows! Ch co tri biet! God willing. Y tri. John: Please try to be on time. Vui long en cho ung gi. Alice: I'll be there on time, God willing. Toi se en ung gi neu tre th do y tri. Bob: Will I see you after your vacation? Toi se gap lai anh sau ky he c khong? Jenny: Of course, God willing. D nhien. Ch co tri can mi khong c. Go for it! Th i! Gang len! Sally: I'm going to try out for the basketball team. Do you think I'm tall enough? Toi ang tm cach xin vao oi bong ro. Anh ngh toi co u tieu chuan ve chieu cao khong? Bob: Sure you are! Go for it! Chac chan u! Th i! Bob: Jenny can't quit now! She's almost at the finish line! Jenny khong the nao bo cuoc c! Co ta gan en ch roi! Bill: Go for it, Jenny! Jenny, gang len! 92

English Practical Phrases Alice: Come on, Jenny! Nhanh len, Jenny! Golly! Cha! ch s ngac nhien hay thch thu. Alice: Golly, is it real? Cha, that khong ay? Jenny: Of course it's real! D nhien la that. Jane: Look at the size of that fish! Xem con ca ln ghe khong! Sue: Golly! Cha! (Good) afternoon. 1. Chao (ong, ba, anh, ch, vv. Dung t xe bong cho en chieu. 2. Tam biet [Co y chuc buoi chieu hom ay vui ve.] Good bye. Tam biet. Li chao t gia. Good-bye and good riddance li tien a ngi hay vat ma mnh khong thch gap lai. Vnh vien gia t. T luon. Fred: Supposing I was to just walk out of here, just like that? Gia nh toi bo cho nay ma i, chang han nh vay, th sao? Jenny: I'd say good-bye and good riddance. Th toi chao tam biet, va t anh luon.

ghet cay ghet ang ay theo, co mi noi: Vnh vien gia t!"

As the garbage truck drove away, carrying the drab old chair that Jenny hated so much, she said, Good-bye and good riddance. Khi chiec xe ch rac lai i, mang cai ghe cu ma Jenny

Good-bye for now va (Good-bye) until next time; Till next time; Till we meet again; Until we meet again... Tam thi chia tay [Thng nghe tren ai truyen hnh hay phat thanh.] Alice: See you later. Good-bye for now. Hen gap lai. Bay gi tam chia tay. John: Bye, Alice. Tam biet. Alice. Jenny: See you later. Hen gap lai. Bob: Good-bye for now. Bay gi tam chia tay.

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chng trnh tau hai ket thuc buoi trnh dien bang cau: Nay chung ta tam thi chia tay va hen tai ngo. Toi la Wally Ott. xin tuyen bo cham dt chng trnh.

The host of the talk show always closed by saying, Good-bye until next time. This is Wally Ott, signing off. Ong bau cua mot

(Good-bye) until then va (Good-bye) till then; (Good-bye) till later; (Good-bye) until later... Bay gi xin chia tay - va hen gap lai. Sally: See you tomorrow. Good-bye until then. Hen gap lai ngay mai. Bay gi xin chia tay. Sue: Sure thing. See you. Tot lam. Mai gap lai. Jenny: See you later. Hen gap lai. Bob: Until later. Se gap lai.

The announcer always ended by saying,"Be with us again next week at this time. Good-bye until then." Xng ngon vien luc
nao cung ket thuc bang li chao: Mi quy v on xem vao tuan ti cung vao gi nay. Nay xin tam biet va hen tai ngo. Good enough. c roi. Vay la u. Bill: Well, now. How's that? Sao, nh vay c cha? Bob: Good enough. c roi. Bob: I'll be there about noon. Chung toi se co mat tai o vao khoan tra. Bao: Good enough. I'll see you then. Vay th tot. Hen gap vao gi ay. (Good) evening. 1. Chao nhau vao buoi toi (khoan 5 gi chieu tr i)

"Good evening, said each of the guests as they passed by Mr. and Mrs. Franklin. "Chao ong ba (buoi toi. tng ngi khach
len tieng chao ong ba Franklin khi i ngang trc mat hai ngi. 2. Chao t gia nhau vao buoi toi - co y chuc nhau mot em vui ve va ngu ngon.

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English Practical Phrases 3. O hay! Jane: Good night! It's dark! What time is it? O hay! Tri toi qua! May gi roi! Jenny: It's two a.m. Hai gi sang. Jane: In that case, good morning. Neu vay th, chao ch buoi sang. la len. Ba bon qua!" Go on. 1. That ng ngan! Anh noi lam sao! John: Go on! You're making that up! Anh noi lam sao! Anh ba ra th co! Bill: I am not. It's the truth! Toi khong ba. o la s that! Bill: Gee, that looks like a snake there in the path. Tri, trong giong con ran ang nam gia ng ka. Bob: Go on! That isn't a snake. No snake is that big. Ng that! o au phai con ran. Khong co con ran nao ln nh vay ca. 2. Tiep i. Tiep tuc i. Alice: I guess I should stop here. Toi ngh toi se cham dt ay. Tom: No. Don't stop talking. I'm very intersted. Go on. ng. ng dt voi. Toi thch nghe lam. Tiep tuc i. Bill: Don't turn here. Go on. It's the next corner. ng queo cho nay. i tiep i. Goc ke tiep mi queo. Tom: Thanks. I didn't think that was where we should turn. Cam n. Toi cung khong ngh phai queo cho ay. Got better things to do. Xem (I've) (got) better things to do. Gotcha! 1. Hieu roi! John: I want this done now! Understand? Toi muon lam cho xong viec nay ngay! Hieu cha? Alice: Gotcha! Hieu roi! 97

"Good night! cried Fred. Look at this mess! "O hay! Fred

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Bill: Now, this kind of thing can't continue. We must do

na. Chung ta phai lam moi cach ngan chan no tai dien. Anh hieu toi noi khong? Bob: Gotcha! Hieu roi! 2. Bat qua tang roi nhe!

anything to prevent it happening again. Do you understand what I'm saying to you? Nay, viec nay khong the e xay ra

Jenny was standing by the hall table, going through mail very slowly. Fred came through and saw her. Gotcha! said Fred to an embarrassed Jenny. Jenny ang ng canh chiec ban ke
doc hanh lang, can than xem tng la th th Fred i ngang va bat gap. Fred noi: Bat qua tang roi nhe! khien Jenny ngng.

Bill: My flight was nearly six hours late. Chuyen bay cua toi b tre mat sau gi. Bob: Gotcha! I just heard you tell Jenny it was three hours late. Bat qua tang roi nhe! Toi va mi nghe anh noi vi Jenny la anh ch b tre co ba gi thoi ma. Great! Tuyet! Nghe vay toi khoai lam! Jane: I'm getting a new job. Em va xin c viec lam mi. Bill: Great! Tuyet! Jenny: I'm done now. Toi xong roi. Sally: Great! We can leave right away. Tuyet qua! Chung ta i ngay bay gi c roi. Great Scott! Ngon qua ta! Lam sao ta!

"Great Scott! You bought a truck! shrieked Jenny. Jenny keu

len: Ngon qua ta! Anh mua xe mi!" Fred: The water heater just exploded! Bnh cha nc nong va b no. Bill: Great Scott! What do we do now? Lam sao ta! Bay gi chung ta lam sao ay? Fred: Looks like cold showers for a while. Co le chu tam nc 98

English Practical Phrases lanh mot thi gian ch sao. Greetings. Chao. Sally: Greetings, my friend. Chao anh ban. Bob: Hello, Sally. Chao co Sally. Jenny: Hi, Tom. Tom: Greeting, Jenny. How are things? Chao Jenny. Cong viec co g la khong? Jenny: Just great, thanks. What about you? Rat tot, cam n anh. Con anh th sao? Tom: I'm cool. Toi th khoi che. Greetings and felicitations! va Greetings and salutations! Chao mng va chuc quy v van an. Loi chao khach sao.

van an! Han hanh c on tiep quy v en xem buoi trnh dien tai tnh cua chung toi. ngi dieu khien chng trnh noi. Bill: Greetings and salutations, Bob! Chao mng va chuc c van an, Bob. Bob: Come off it, Bill. Can't you just say Hi or something? Bo cai tro ay i Bill. Bo noi Chao ban hay cai g n gian hn co c khong? Guess what! oan th xem! Alice: Guess what! Anh oan th xem! Bob: I don't know. What? Anh khong biet. Cai g vay? Alice: I'm going to Europe this summer. He nay em i chau Au chi. Bob: That's very nice. Thch qua. John: Guess what! oan th xem! Jane: What? Cai g? John: Jenny is going to have a baby. Jenny sap sanh em be. Jane: Oh, that's great! O, the th vui lam. 99

"Greetings and felicitations! Welcome to our talent show! said the master of ceremonies. "Xin chao mng va chuc quy v

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Had a nice time. Xem (I) had a nice time. Hang in there. Bnh tnh, ng bo cuoc (moi vec se au vao ay.) Bob: Everything is in such a mess. I can't seem to get things done right. Sao viec g cung thay lon xon. Dng nh toi lam moi th eu sai het. Jane: Hang in there, Bob. Things will work out. Bnh tnh i Bob. au se vao ay. Jenny: Sometimes I just don't think I can go on. oi khi toi ngh mnh khong the tiep tuc cong viec c na. Sue: Hang in there, Jenny. Things will work out. ng bo cuoc, Jenny. au se vao ay ca. Hang on (a minute) va Hang on a moment; Hang on a second. Xin i mot chut. Jenny: Hang on a minute. Xin ch cho mot phut. Tom: What do you want? Co muon g? Jenny: I want to ask you something. Toi muon hoi anh mot chuyen. Jane (entering the room): Oh, Bill. Jane (bc vao phong): O, anh Bill. Bill (covering the telephone receiver): Hang on a second. I'm on the phone. Bill (lay tay che ong noi tren ien thoai): i cho mot phut. Toi ban ien thoai. Hang on a moment. Xem muc t trc. 100

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Have a ball! Vui ve nhe! Noi vi ngi sap i d tiec hay i chi xa. Bill: Well, we're off to the party. Thoi, chung toi i d tiec ay. Jane: Okay. Have a ball! c. Vui ve nhe! "Vui ve nhe! Jenny noi vi co ban cung phong khi co ta bc ra khoi ca. Have a go at it. Th mot lan i. Th i. Alice: Wow! This is fun! Cha! Vui qua! Bob: Can I have a go at it? Cho toi th vi c khong? Tom: I am having a good time painting this fence. It takes a lot of skill. Sn cai hang rao nay toi thay vui lam. Phai kheo tay lam mi c. Henry: It does look challenging. Trong co ve kho ay. Tom: Here, have a go at it. Nay, th chut coi. Henry: Thanks! Cam n! Have a good time. Dung nh Have a ball! nhng lch s hn: Chuc ban c vui ve. Bill: I'm leaving for the party now. Con i d tiec bay gi ay. Father: Have a good time. Chuc con i vui ve. Sue: Tonight is the formal dance at the Palmer House, and I'm going. Toi nay co buoi khieu vu tiep tan tai Palmer House, va toi nh i d. Jenny: Have a good time. I'm watching television right here. Chuc ch i vui ve. Con toi th ay xem truyen hnh. Have a good trip va Have a nice trip i vui ve nhe! Dung e chuc ngi i xa.

Have a ball! said Jenny as her roommate went out the door.

As Sue stepped onto the plane, someone in a uniform said, Have a nice trip. Luc Sue bc len phi c, co mot ngi mac
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Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung sac phuc noi: Chuc co i vui ve!" ve nhe, Bill va noi va vay tay chao t gia. Have a heart! Xin thng tnh! Toi nghiep... Teacher: Things are looking bad for your grade in this class, Bill. Bill, iem v th cua em ve mon nay kem lam. Bill: Gee, have a heart! I work hard. Tri i, toi nghiep em! Em hoc rat cham ma.

"Have a good trip, said Bill, waving his good-byes. "i vui

Alice nan n.

"Have a heart, officer. I wasn't going all that fast, pleaded Alice. "Xin ong thng tnh. Toi au co chay nhanh en nh vay.

Have a nice day va Have a good day; Have a good one. Chuc mot ngay vui ve. Dung khi chia tay nhau. Clerk: Thank you. Cam n ong. Tom: Thank you. Cam n co. Clerk: Have a nice day. Chuc ong mot ngay vui ve. Bob: See you, man! Gap lai nghe bo! John: Bye, Bob. Have a good one! Chao Bob. Chuc mot ngay vui ve. Have a nice flight. Chuc i chuyen bay c thoai mai, vui ve. Thng nghe cac tiep vien hang khong chuc hanh khach trc khi chuyen bay bat au. Clerk: Here's your ticket, sir. Have a nice flight. Ve cua ong ay. Chuc ong i chuyen bay nay c thoai mai. Fred: Thanks. Cam n nhieu.

vui ve nhe."

As Jenny boarded the plane, almost everyone said, Have a nice flight." Khi Jenny len phi c, hau het moi ngi eu chuc: i

Have a safe trip va Have a safe journey . Chuc ban i bnh yen. 102

English Practical Phrases Bill: Well, we're off for London. Thoi, chung toi len ng i Luan on ay. Sally: Have a safe trip. Chuc ban i bnh yen. Bill: You're driving all the way to San Francisco? Ban nh lai xe len San Franicisco ha? Bob: Yes, indeed. Vang, ung vay. Bill: Well, have a safe trip. Thoi, chuc ban i an toan. Have at it. Bat au i. John: Here's your hamburger. Have at it. Ham-b-g cua ban ne. An i. Jane: Thanks. Where's the mustard? Cam n. Tng hot cai au? John: Did you notice? The driveway needs sweeping. Co thay g khong? ng xe vo ra chang ai quet don g het. Jane: Here's the broom. Have at it. Choi ay. Anh quet i. Have fun! Vui ve nghe! Have a good time! Have an enjoyable time! [Trong ba nhom, Have a good time mang ngha ng an nhat. Have fun co tnh cach vui nhon, on ao cua gii tre.] Bill: I'm leaving for the picnic now. Con i cam trai ay. Mother: Have fun. Vui ve nghe con. Tim's friends: Good-bye, Tim! Ban Tim: Tam biet, Tim! Tim: Have a good time! Chuc vui ve nghe! Son (boarding the school bus): Bye, dad. I'm leaving. Con trai (len xe buyt nha trng): Chao cha. Con i ay. Father: Have an enjoyable time, son. Cha: Vui ve nghe con. Have it your way Th lam theo y ban (Noi vi ve bc tc.) Tom: I would like to do this room in blue. Toi muon sn phong nay mau xanh. Sue: I prefer yellow. I really do. Toi thch mau vang hn. That o. Tom: Okay. Have it your way. c roi. Th sn theo y co. Jane: Let's get a pie. Apple would be good. An banh nhan trai 103

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung cay i. Co le nen chon nhan tao. Bob: No. If we are going to buy a whole pie, I want a cherry pie, not apple. ng. Neu chung ta nh mua nguyen cai th toi thch an banh nhan hong ao, ng mua nhan tao. Jane: Oh, have it your way! O, th mua nhan hong ao. Haven't I seen you somewhere before? va Haven't we met before? Mnh gap nhau au roi phai khong? [Cau noi nay co hai tac dung: 1) bat chuyen vi ngi mi quen s, va 2) lam mat la vi ngi a quen.] Bob: Hi. Haven't I seen you somewhere before? Chao co. Mnh gap nhau au roi phai khong? Jenny: I hardly think so. Toi khong ngh vay. Bill (moving toward Jane): Haven't we met before? Bill i ve pha Jane: Mnh gap nhau au roi phai khong? Jane (moving away from Bill): No way! Jane tranh xa Bill ra va noi: Khong he. (Have you) been keeping busy? va (Have you been) keeping busy? You been keeping busy? Dao nay co ban lam khong? Loi chao hoi than mat. Tom: Been keeping busy? Dao nay co ban bu g khong? Bill: Yeah. Too busy. Vang. Ban lam. Sue: Hi, Fred. Have you been keeping busy? Chao anh Fred. Dao nay co ban ron lam khong? Fred: Not really. Just doing what I have to. Khong ban lam. Ch lam lai rai nhng chuyen can thiet. (Have you) been keeping cool? va (Have you been) keeping cool?; You been keeping cool? Chu cai nong nay noi ch? Co chay tranh nang khong? Cach hoi ngi khac e biet xem ho chu ng noi cai nong cua mua viem nhiet. Tom: What do you think of this hot weather? Been keeping cool? Ban thay thi tiet nong bc nay the nao? Co chay tranh 104

English Practical Phrases nang khong? Sue: No, I like this weather just as it is. Khong. Toi thch tri c nh vay hoai. Jenny: Keeping cool? Nong chu noi khong? Bill: Yup. Run the air-conditoining all the time. Noi ch. May lanh m suot ngay ma. (Have you) been keeping out of trouble? va (Have you been) keeping out of trouble?; You been keeping out of trouble? Dao nay van bnh an/yen on ch? Loi chao hoi than mat; co y hoi ve sc khoe cua nhau. Bob: Hi, Jenny. Have you been keeping out of trouble? Chao Jenny. Dao nay van bnh an ch? Jenny: Yeah. And you? Vang. Con anh? Bob: Oh, I'm getting by. O, cung qua ngay. Tom: Hey, man! Been keeping out of trouble? E, bo! Van yen on ch? Bob: Hell, no! What are you up to? Khong sao! Con bo co g la khong? Tom: Nothing. Chang co g. (Have you) been okay? va You been okay? Dao nay van khoe ch? Van thng ch? Tom: Hey, man. How you doing? E, bo. Sao roi? Bob: I'm okay. You been okay? Bnh thng. Ban van thng ch? Tom: Sure. See you! ng nhien. Hen gap lai! Jenny: I heard you were sick. Toi nghe noi ch b benh. Sally: Yes, but I'm better. Have you been okay? Vang, gi roi. Ch van thng ch? Jenny: Oh, sure. Healthy as an ox. O, d nhien roi. Manh nh trau. (Have you) changed your mind? va You changed your mind? oi y roi ha? 105

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Sally: As of last week, they said you are leaving. Changed your mind? Mi tuan trc, ho noi anh nh i. Gi oi y roi ha? Bill: No. I'm leaving for sure. au co. Toi van i ch. Tom: Well, have you changed your mind? Nao, em co oi y khong? Sally: Absolutely not! Tuyet oi khong! Have you heard? va Did you hear? Co nghe (ngi ta on) khong? Nghe thien ha noi g khong? Sally: Hi, Jenny. Chao Jenny. Jenny: Hi. Have you heard about Tom and Sue? Co nghe chuyen ve Tom vi Sue khong? Sally: No, what happened? Khong. Chuyen g vay? Jenny: I'll let one of them tell you. Thoi e mot trong hai a no ke cho ma nghe. Sally: Oh, come on! Tell me! O, thoi ma! Ke i! Bob: Hi, Tom. What's new? Chao Tom. Co g la? Tom: Did you hear that they're raising taxes again? Co nghe on thue tang na khong? Bob: That's not new. Chuyen o th la g. Have you met someone? Biet... ten ngi. . cha/ch? [Dung e gii thieu ngi nay vi ngi kia - thng phai kem theo ten.] Tom: Hello, Jenny. Have you met Fred? Chao Jenny. Biet Fred ch? Jenny: Hello, Fred. Glad to meet you. Chao anh Fred. Han hanh c biet anh. Fred: Glad to meet you, Jenny. Han hanh c biet co, Jenny. Ted: Hey, Alice! Good to see you. Have you met Frank? E Alice! Biet Frank cha? Alice: No, I don't believe I have. Hello, Frank. Glad to meet you. Cha. Cha han hanh c biet. Chao anh, Frank. Han hanh biet anh.

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English Practical Phrases Frank: Hello, Alice. Chao co, Alice. Heads up! Coi chng! Nguy hiem!

The load the crane was lifting swung over near the foreman."Heads up! shouted one of the workers, and the foreman just missed getting bonked on the head. Kien hang

chiec can cau ang nang len gan pha tren au ngi cai. Coi chng! mot cong nhan khac la len va anh cai no ne kp khoi b rt trung au.

lung tung khi con tau b bao don ti dap lui. Coi chng! mot thuy thu het len khi mot thung o hop ln ri xt xuong ben vai toi.

Boxes were falling everywhere as the boat rolled back and forth in the storm. Heads up! called a sailor, and a big case of marmalade just missed my left shoulder. Nhng kien hang o

Hello. A-lo. Mot t thong dung e chao nhau, goi nhau tren dien thoai. Khi hoi th nhan van nh.[A-lo la xuat x t Phap ng nay a Viet hoa.] Tom: Hello. A-lo. Sue: Hello, how are you? A-lo, manh gioi khong? Tom: Fine. How are you? Van thng, con co ra sao? Jane: Hello. A-lo. Alice: What's up, Jane? Co g la khong Jane? Jane: Nothing much. Khong co g ang ke. Rachel: Hello? Rachel: A-lo? Tom: Is Andrew there? Co Andrew o khong? Rachel: Just a minute. calling aloud) Andrew! It's for you! i cho chut. goi ln) Andrew! Anh co ien thoai! Hell's bells (and buckets of blood! Quy than i! Alice: Your pants are torn in back. Quan anh b rach pha sau ka. John: Oh, hell's bells! What will happen next? Quy than i! Roi 107

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung se b g na ay? Bill: Congratulations, you just flunked calculus. Chuc mng co va rt mon toan vi phan. Jane: Hell's bells and buckets of blood! What do I do now? Quy than i! Toi khong biet lam sao bay gi? Help yourself. C t nhien (nh nha. Sally: Can I have one of these doughnuts? Toi an banh nay c khong? Bill: Help yourself. C t nhien.

Mother led the little troop of my friends to the kichen table, which was covered with cups of juice and plates of cookies. Help yourself, she said. Me dan mot nhom ban cua toi en cai
ban an e ay nhng ly nc uong va banh ngot don san. Me noi: Cac chau c t nhien".

Here! Ngng ngay! Thoi ngay! Bob: You say that again and I'll bash you one. May noi na tao tang cho mot cai ngay. Bill: You and what army? Anh tng anh la ai vay? Father: Here! That's enough! Thoi! u roi!

trng la ln.

"Here! Stop that fighting, you two, shouted the school principal. "Thoi ngay! Hai a khong anh nhau na! vien hieu

Here we go again. Lai chuyen sap lo chan trau. Lai bon cu soan lai. John: Now, I would like to discuss your behavior in class yesterday. Bay gi toi muon de cap en hanh vi cua ban trong lp ngay hom qua. Bill (to himself): Here we go again. Bill (ngh tham): Lai na. Fred: We must continue our discussion of the Wilson project. Chung ta phai tiep tuc thao luan ve d an Wilson.

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English Practical Phrases Sue: Here we go again. Cung bon cu soan lai. Fred: What's that? G vay? Sue: Nothing. Khong co g het. Hey! E! tieng dung e gi s chu y cua ngi khac. 1. E! dung e ru ngi khac lam nh mnh. Nay! Bill: Hey, Tom. Over here. I'm over here by the tree. E, Tom. ang nay ne. Toi gan cai cay ne. Tom: Hi, Bill. What's up? Chao Bill. Co g khong? Tom: Hey, who is that? E, ai o? Jenny: Who do you think, Tom? oan th ai ay, Tom? xe i chi nao!

"Hey, let's go for a ride! cried little Billy. Billy la len: E, len

Bob: Hey, stop that! E, ngng lai ngay! Alice: Gee! What did I do? Tri i! Toi lam g au?

"Hey, look out! warned Henry. "E, coi chng! Henry bao
ong. Fred: Hey, come over here. E, lai ay. Bob: What do you want? Anh muon g? 2. Dung nh Hello! Tho ng mien Nam Hoa ky. Jenny: Hey, Bill. Chao Bill. Bill: Hey, Jenny. What's up? Chao Jenny. Co g la khong? Jane: Hey, Jenny! Chao Jenny! Jenny: Hey, Jane! Chao Jane! Jane: You okay! Bo khoe khong? Jenny: Wonderful! Khoe lam! Hi! Tieng rut gon cua Hello [Hien nay rat thong dung.]

"Hi! What's cooking? asked Tom. Tom hoi: Chao ban! Co g

la khong?") Bill: Hi, Tom. How are you? Chao Tom. Khoe khong? Tom: Fine. How are you doing? Khoe. Anh dao nay ra sao? 109

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Fred: Hi, old buddy. Give me some skin. Chao ban i. Bat tay cai nao! Tom: Good to see you, man. Gap lai nhau vui lam, bo. Hiya! Dung nh Hello. [Xuat x t Hi, you. hoac Hi to you.] Henry: Hiya, chum. What are you doing? Sao o cha noi. Lam g vay? Bill: Nothing. Khong lam g het. John: Hey, man! How's by you? E, bo. Khoe khong? "How's by you" la mot trong nhieu bien cach cua How are you". Bob: Hiya! Nothing much. Chao ban. Khong khoe lam. Hold everything! Ngng tat ca!

"Hold everything! cried Jenny. There's a squirrel loose in the kitchen!" "Ngng het! Jenny la len. Co mot con soc chay lac
vao bep!" Bill: Hold everything! Let's try this part again. Ngng lai het! Dt lai phan nay lan na. Bob: But we've already rehearsed it four times. Nhng phan o chung ta dt en bon lan roi. Hold it! Dng ngang o! Tom: Hold it! Dng ngang o! Jenny: What's wrong? Chuyen g vay? Tom: You almost stepped on my contact lens. Anh suyt ap len mieng nhan knh cua toi ka. [Xin phan biet eyeglasses la "muc knh", va contact lens la "nhan knh".] Bill: Hold it! Ngng tai o! Bob: What is it? Cai g vay? Bill: Sorry. For a minute, that stick looked like a snake. Xin loi. Luc nay cai que kia trong giong y het con ran. Hold on (a minute)! Va Hold on for a minute! Khoan! Ch chut! 110

English Practical Phrases Bob: Hold on, Tom. Khoan a, Tom. Tom: What? Cai g? Bob: I want to talk to you. Toi muon noi chuyen vi ban.

"Hold on! hollered Tom. You're running off with my shopping cart!" "Khoan! Tom keu len. Ban ay nham cai xe
mua hang cua toi!" Hold the line (please) va Hold, please; Hold the line (please); Please hold. Xin ch may ien thoai! Bill: Hold the wire, please. turning to Tom) Tom, the phone's for you. Xin vui long ch may. quay sang Tom) Tom, ien thoai cua anh. Tom: Be right there. en ngay. Rachel: Do you wish to speak to Mr. Jones or Mr. Franklin? Ong muon noi chuyen vi ong Jones hay ong Franklin? Henry: Jones. Vi ong Jones. Rachel: Thank you. Hold the line, please. Cam n ong. Xin vui long ch may. Sue: Good afternoon, Acme Motors, hold please. (Click) (Xin chao, ay la hang Acme Motors, vui long i may.(Co tieng bam oi ng day.) Bill (hanging up): That makes me so mad! Bill gac may: Lam toi bc mnh qua! Hold your horses! Cham cham lai! ng non nong! Jenny: Come on, Sally, let's get going! Nhanh len Sally! Ta i thoi! Sally: Oh, hold your horses! Don't be in such a rush! O, t t! ng co non nong!

"Hold your horses! said Fred to the herd of small boys trying to get into the station wagon. "T t nao! Fred noi vi mot bay
con nt ang tranh nhau len xe.

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Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Hold your tongue! Noi hay gi mom! Cam mieng lai! Bill: You're seeing Tom a lot, aren't you? You must be in love. Co gap Tom kha nhieu phai khong? Chac co yeu no. Jane: Hold your tongue, Bill Franklin! Noi hay gi mom, Bill Franklin. [ang luc noi chuyen ma goi ay u ten ho nhng khong dung Mr./Mrs. hoac Miss/Ms. kem theo, ngi dung muon bay to s tc gian lan khinh miet.]

nghe mot bai noi khch bac mnh, Tom ben la ln: Cam mieng lai!" Hopefully Hy vong [Nhieu ngi khong a dung ch nay.] Henry: Hopefully, this plane will get in on time so I can make my connection. Hy vong phi c se en ung gi e toi kp oi may bay. Rachel: I hope so, too. Toi cung hy vong nh vay. Rich: Hopefully, all the problems are solved. Hy vong tat ca moi van e se c giai quyet. Harry: Don't be too sure. ng qua hy vong. Hop to it! Bat au ngay! Bill: I have to get these things stacked up before I go home. Toi phai sap xep gon gang nhng th nay trc khi ve. Bob: Then hop to it! You won't get it done standing around here talking. Vay th bat au lien i! ng noi chuyen x r th bao gi mi xong.

After listening to the tirade against him for nearly four minutes, Tom cried out, Hold your tongue!" Sau bon phut lang

"Hurry up! Hop to it! urged Bill. We've got to get this done! "Nhanh len! Bat tay vao viec! Bill thuc giuc. Chung ta
phai lam cho xong viec nay!" Horsefeathers! Phi ly! Fred: I'm too old to walk that far. Toi qua gia khong i bo xa nh vay c. Sue: Horsefeathers! Phi ly! 112

English Practical Phrases "Horsefeathers! said Jane. You're totally wrong!" ("Phi ly! Jane noi. Anh hoan toan sai! Hot diggety (dog)!Va Hot dog!; Hot ziggety! Khoai qua! Thch qua! Rachel: I got an A! Hot diggety dog! Toi c iem A! Khoai qua! Henry: Good for you! Mng cho ch! Bill: Look, here's the check! We're rich! Xem nay, ay la ngan phieu! Chung ta giau ro! Jane: Hot dog! Khoai qua! Bill: What'll we spend it on! Tien nay chung ta se dung vao viec g? Jane: How about saving it! Hay la e danh! Tom: You won first place! Em at hang nhat ay! Jenny: Hot ziggey! Khoai qua! How about you? Ban th sao? So sanh What about you? Bob: How are you, Bill? Bill, khoe khong? Bill: I'm okay. How about you? Khoe. Con anh th sao? Bob: Fine, fine. Let's do lunch sometime. Khoe lam, khoe lam. Ba nao mnh i an tra vi nhau mot ba. Waiter: Can I take your order? Ong ba ra mon bay gi cha? Bill: I'll have the chef's salad and iced tea. Cho toi mon rau tron va tra a. Waiter (turning to Sue): How about you? Anh boi (quay sang pha Sue): Con ba th sao? Sue: I'll have the same. Cho toi cung hai th o. How (are) you doing? Thng nghe noi "How ya doin'?" Co khoe manh khong? Jane: How are you doing? Ch khoe manh khong? Jenny: I'm okay. What about you? Khoe. Con ch th sao? 113

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Jane: Likewise. Bnh thng. Sally: Sue, this is my little brother, Bill. Sue, ay la Bill, em trai toi. Sue: How are you, Bill? Khoe khong Bill? Bill: Okay. How you doing? Khoe. Ch khoe khong? How (are) you feeling? Trong ngi thay the nao? Sally: How are you feeling? Thay trong ngi the nao? Bill: Oh, better, thanks. O, cam n, nhieu. Sally: That's good. Nh vay th tot. Bill: Hey, Jane! You been sick? E., Jane. Bnh ha? Jane: Yeah. . Bill: How you feeling? Thay trong ngi ra sao? Jane: Not very well. Khong khoe lam. How are you getting on? Dao nay lam an sinh song ra sao? Jane: Well, Jenny, how are you getting on? Sao, Jenny, lam an sinh song ra sao? Jenny: Things couldn't be better. Moi viec kha lam. Sue: Hey, John! How are you getting on? What's it like with all the kids out of the house? E, John! Dao nay sinh song ra sao? May a con i tan mat het roi thay trong nha the nao? John: Things are great, Sue! Tot ca, Sue a. How come? Do au (ra nong noi o? Tai sao? Sally: I have to go to the doctor. Toi phai i kham benh cai a. Jenny: How come? Tai sao? Sally: I'm sick, silly. B benh, v van that. John: I have to leave now. Toi phai i bay gi. Bill: How come? Tai sao? John: I just have to, that's all. Tai v toi phai i, the thoi. Henry: How come you always put your right shoe on first? Tai sao ma luc nao co cung mang chiec giay ben phai trc vay? 114

English Practical Phrases Rachel: Do I have to have a reason for something like that? Toi co can cho biet ly do ve may chuyen nh vay khong? How could you (do something)? Tai sao khien ban phai lam vay? Looking first at the broken lamp and then at the cat, Jenny shouted, How could you do that?" (Nhn cai en b be xong quay sang con meo, Jenny ben quat len: Tai sao may lam vay? Tom: Then I punched him in the nose. Roi toi am vao mat no. Rachel: Oh, how could you? O, tai sao anh phai lam nh vay? How-de-do va Howdy (-do. Han hanh [Mot bien cach cua How do you do - nhng khi dung cach nay ngha o khong con na ma ch e chao nhau. Ha giong cuoi cau va ch dung trong khong kh that than mat. Lu y ngay nay cach hoi How do you do? thnh thoang thay ngi My dung thay cho How are you khi chao hoi nhau nhng van khong tra li Fine... ma tra li bang cach lap lai How do you do?] Bill: Well, here's my old pal, Tom. How-de-do Tom. ay la ban than cua toi, Tom. May ra sao ha, Tom? Tom: How-de-do. How you been? Dao nay may khoe khong? Sally: How do you do, Mr. Johnson. Rat han hanh gap ong Johnson. Tom: Howdy, ma'am. Knh chao ba. Sally: Charmed, I'm sure. That vinh hanh. How do you do. Rat han hanh. Loi noi trnh trong khi c gii thieu vi ngi la. Sally: Hello. How do you do. Xin chao ong. Han hanh c biet ong. Bob: How do you do? Rat han hanh. Jenny: How do you do. So glad to meet you, Tom. Han hanh. c lam quen vi anh toi thch lam. Tom: Thank you. How are you? Cam n co. Co khoe khong? 115

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Jenny: Just fine. Your brother tells me you like camping. Khoe. Nghe em anh noi anh thch cam trai. Tom: Yes. Are you a camper? Vang. Co co thch cam trai khong? Jenny: Sort of. S s. How do you know? 1. Sao biet c hay vay? Nhan tren know". Bill: The train is about to pull into the station. Xe hoa sap ve en ga. Sue: How do you know? Sao anh biet c hay vay? Bill: I hear it. Th anh nghe ngui ta noi. Fred: I have to apologize for the coffee. It probably isn't very good. Xin loi ve ly ca phe nay. Co le khong c ngon cho lam. Jane: How do you know? Sao anh biet c hay vay? Fred: Well, I made it. th... v toi pha ay. 2. Lam sao ban biet ban ung? Sao dam qua quyet nh vay? Bill: This is the best recording made all year. ay la a nhac hay nhat trong nam. Bob: How do you know? Sao anh dam qua quyet nh vay? Bill: Well, I guess it's just my opinion. th, o ch la y kien ca nhan toi thoi. Tom: Having a baby can be quite an ordeal. Co con mon qua that nhieu khe. Jenny: How do you know? Lam sao anh ranh qua vay? Tom: I read a lot. Nh toi oc nhieu sach. How do you like school? trng co vui khong? Thng nghe cac em hoc sinh hoi nhau cau nay. Bob: Well, Billy, how do you like school? Nay Bill, trng co vui khong? Bill: I hate it. Toi ghet tham te. Bob: Too bad. Vay th bet lam. 116

English Practical Phrases Jenny: How do you like school? Bo thch i hoc khong? Bob: It's okay. Almost everything else is better, though. Cung thch. Ke nh moi th eu tng oi kha. How do you like that? 1. Anh thch th ay khong? Tom: There's a bigger one over there. How do you like that? ang kia co cai ln hn. Anh thch cai o khong? Bill: It's better, but not quite what I want. Cai o kha hn, nhng khong hoan toan hp voi y toi. Clerk: Here's one without pleats. How do you like that? ay co mot cai khong co xep nep ne. Ong thch cai nay khong? Fred: That's perfect! Vay th tuyet! 2. Nh vay mi chu phai khong?

am vao bung John.

"How do you like that? growled Tom as he punched John in the stomach. "Nh vay mi chu phai khong? Tom gam len khi

Bill (being spanked): Ouch! Ow! No! Bill (b me phat cho may cai, la): Oi chao! Ai! Thoi me! Mother (spanking): How do you like that? Me (va phat vao t Bill va noi): Nh vay mi thch phai khong? Bill: Not much. Khong thch au. Mother: It hurts me more that it hurts you. anh con ma me thay au hn la con b anh. 3. Ban thay nh vay co c khong? Tom (shouting at Sue): Can it! Go away! Tom (nat vao mat Sue): Dep ngay! i cho khac! Sue (looking at Jenny, aghast): Well, how do you like that! Sue (nhn qua Jenny, ve mat sng sot): o, bo thay nh vay nghe co c khong? Jenny: Let's get out of here! Thoi hai a mnh i khoi ay i. Fred: How do you like that? Em thay nh vay co c khong? Sue: What's the matter? Chuyen g vay? 117

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Fred: My wallet's gone. Cai v cua anh bien au mat. How do you like this weather? Ban thch thi tiet nay khong? Henry: Hi, Bill. How do you like this weather? Bill thch thi tiet the nay khong? Bill: Lovely weather for ducks. Not too good for me, though. Thi tiet nay ch co vt mi thch. Toi chang a t nao. Alice: Gee, it's hot! How do you like this weather? Chao oi, tri nong qua! Ch thch thi tiet the nay khong? Rachel: You can have it! Cho ch o! How dumb do you think I am? Ban ngh toi ngu ti c nao lan? Jenny: Are you really going to sell you new car? Ch d nh ban cai xe mi cua ch ha? Sally: Come on! How dumb do you think I am? Thoi i! Ch ngh toi ngu ti c nao lan? Tom: Do you think you could sneak into that theater without paying? Bo ngh la bo co the len vao trong rap hat e xem cop ha? Bob: Good grief! How dumb do you think I am? Chao oi! Bo ngh toi ngu ti c nao lan? How goes it (with you)? Cong viec ra sao roi? Tom: How goes it? Cong viec ra sao roi? Jane: Great! How goes it with you? Tot ep! Cong viec cua anh ra sao? Tom: Couldn't be better. Tot lam. Sally: Greeting, Sue. How goes it? Chao Sue. Cong viec ra sao roi? Sue: Okay, I guess. And you? Van thng. Con cua ch? Sally: The same. Nh moi ngay. How (have) you been? Dao nay khoe khong?

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English Practical Phrases Bob: Hi, Fred! How have you been? Chao Fred. Dao nay khoe khong? Fred: Great! What about you? Khoe lam! Con anh th sao? Bob: Fine. Khoe. Bob: How you been? Dao nay khoe khong? Sue: Okay, I guess. You okay? Cung khoe. Anh khoe ch? Bob: Yup. a. [Yup la mot bien cach cua Yes. Xem Yup.] How many times do I have to tell you? i nhac ti bao nhieu lan na? Mother: How many times do I have to tell you? Do your homework! i nhac ti bao nhieu lan na? i lam bai tap trng i! Bill: Mom! I hate school! Me i! Con ghet i hoc! Jenny: Clean this place up! How many times do I have to tell you? Don dep cho nay cho sach! Ch a noi vi em bao nhieu lan roi? Bill: I'll do it! I'll do it! e em dep! e em dep! How may I help you? va How can I help you? How can I serve you? May I help you? What can I do for you? Toi co the giup ban c cai g nao? Ban can toi giup ban nhng g? Ban can g? Thng do nhan vien ban hang hoac cac tiem an s dung. Waiter: How can I help you? Xin hoi ba can dung g? Sue: I'm not ready to order yet. i chut na toi goi. Clerk: May I help you? Ba can mon g? Jane: I'm looking for a gift for my aunt. Toi ang tm mua mot mon qua tang co/d toi. How're things going? Cong viec the nao roi? Mot trong nhieu cau m au lch s e hoi han nhau moi khi gap. Bob: Hi, Fred! How're thing going? Chao Fred! Cong viec lam an the nao?

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Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Fred: Could be better. How's by you? Rat tot. Con cong viec cua anh ra sao? Bill: How are things going? Cong chuyen lam an the nao roi? Jenny: Fine, but I need to talk to you. Kha quan, nhng toi can ban vi anh. How're things (with you)? Chuyen cua anh ra sao roi? Sally: How are you? Anh khoe khong? Bill: Fine. How are things? Khoe. Moi s ra sao? Bill: How are things going? Chuyen cua em ra sao roi? Jenny: Fine. How are things with you? Van tot. Moi s cua anh ra sao? How's business? Chuyen lam an ra sao? Tom: Hello, Sally. How's business? Chao Sally. Chuyen lam an ra sao roi? Sally: Okay, I suppose. Em ngh la van thng. Bob: Good to see you, Fred. Gap lai ban toi vui lam, Fred. Fred: Hello, Bob. How's business? Chuyen lam an ra sao roi? Bob: Just okay. Cung eu eu. How's by you? Manh khoe khong bo? [Dung nh How are you? nhng than mat hn.] Fred: Hey, man! How's by you? E, bo. Khoe khong? John: Groovy, Fred. Tsup? Qua ngay, Fred. Co g la? Bob: Hello. What's cooking? Chao ban. Co chuyen g la khong? Bill: Nothing. How's by you? Khong. Ban khoe khong? How's every little thing? [Dung nh How are things with you? nhng than mat hn.] Bill: Hello, Tom. Tom: Hi, Bill. How's every little thing? Chao Bill. Moi s ra sao? Bill: Couldn't be better. Tot lam. 120

English Practical Phrases Bill: Hi, Jenny. How's every little thing? Chao Jenny. cong viec the nao roi? Jenny: Things are fine. How are you? Tot dep ca. Anh khoe khong? Bill: Fine, thanks. Khoe, cam n. How should I know? va Don't ask me Lam sao toi biet c? Toi biet g ma hoi toi? Bill: Why is the orca called the killer whale? Tai sao goi ca voi an tht ngi la orca? Jenny: How should I know? Lam sao toi biet c? Sally: Where did I leave my glasses? Toi bo cap knh cua toi dau? Tom: Don't ask me. Toi biet g ma hoi toi? How's it going? Sao roi? Mot trong nhng cach chao hoi nhau than mat. Sue: How's it going? Sao roi? Bill: Just great! How are you? Tot thoi! Khoe khong? Sue: Fine, thanks. Khoe, cam n. Jenny: How are you, Sue? Khoe khong ch Sue? Sue: Things just couldn't be better! I'm gloriously in love! Moi chuyen nh toan mot mau hong! Mnh ang yeu ma! Jenny: Anybody I know? Yeu ai vay? How's (it) with you? [Dung nh How are you?] Tom: Hey, man. How's with you? E, bo. Khoe khong? Bob: Great! And you? Khoe lam! Con anh? Tom: Okay. Khoe. Bill: How's with you, old buddy? Khoe khong, ban i? John: Can't complain. And you? Khong che c. Con cau? Bill: Couldn't be better. Khoe lam lam.

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Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung How's my boy? Va How's the boy? [Dung nh How are you? (nhng ch noi vi nam gii), va ngi hoi co ve bn ct vi ngi c hoi.] Bob: How's my boy? Khoe khong cau? Bill: Hi, Tom. How are you? Chao Tom. Khoe khong? Fred: Hello, old buddy. How's the boy? Chao ban i. Khoe khong cau? Bob: Hi, there! What's cooking? Ka, chao ban. Co chi la khong? Fred: Nothing much. Khong co g ang noi. How's that again? Noi lai nghe th. Toi nghe khong ro. Sue: Would you like some coffe? Ch dung ca phe khong? Jenny: How's that again? Ch noi sao em nghe khong ro? Sue: I said, would you like some coffee? Toi hoi ch co muon dung ca phe khong? Tom: The car door is frozen closed. Cai ca xe sao b ket cng ngac. Bob: How's that again? Noi sao? noi lai nghe. Tom: The car door is frozen closed. Cai ca xe sao b ket cng ngac. How's the family? va How's your family? Ca nha co khoe khong? Gia nh van thng ch? Bob: Hello, Fred. How are you? Fred: Fine, thanks. Bob: How's the family? Ca nha co khoe khong? Fred: Great! How's yours? Khoe lam! Gia nh anh khoe khong? Bob: Couldn't be better. Cung khoe lam. ong van thng ch? Bill va chao, hoi ong xep. How's the wife? Ba xa co khoe khong? Bill: Hi, Bob. How's the wife? Chao Bob. Ba xa co khoe hong? 122

"How's the family? asked Bill, greeting his boss. "Gia nh

English Practical Phrases Bob: Doing fine. How's every little thing? Khoe. Cac viec lat vat ra sao roi? Bill: Great! Rat tot. How's the world (been) treating you? Dao nay song ra sao? (Sat ngha: Bay lau nay i oi x vi ban ra sao?) Sue: Hello, there, Bob. How's the world treating you? Chao anh Bob. Dao nay sinh song ra sao? Bob: I can't complain. How are you? Khong co g ang noi. Co khoe khong? Sue: Doing just fine, thanks. Khoe. Cam n anh. Jenny: Morning, Bill. Chao anh Bill. Bill: Good morning, Jenny. How's the world been treating you? Chao Jenny. Dao nay sinh song ra sao? Jenny: Okay, I guess. Em ngh cung tam c. How's tricks? Mot bien cach cua How are you? [dung e chao hoi khi gap nhau.] Bob: Fred! How's tricks? Fred! Khoe khong? Fred: How are you doing, Bob? Anh khoe khong, Bob? Bob: Doing great! Khoe lam! Bill: What's up? How's tricks? Co g la khong? Khoe khong? Bob: I can't complain. How are things going for you? Khong co g ang noi. Chuyen lam an sinh song cua ban ra sao roi? Bill: Can't complain. Khong co g ang noi. How will I recognize you? va How will I know you? Lam sao nhan dien ban la ngi nao? Hen gap lan au tien tai mot ni ong ngi. Tom: Okay, I'll meet you at the west door of the station. c roi, Toi se gap co tai ca tay cua nha ga. Jenny: Fine. How will I recognize you? Tot. Lam sao toi nhan ra anh?

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Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Tom: I'll be wearing dark glasses. Toi se mang knh ram. Bill: I'll meet you at six. How will I recognize you? Toi se gap ch luc sau gi. Lam sao toi nhan ra ch ay? Jenny: I'll be carrying a brown umbrella. Toi se cam du (o) mau nau. How you is? va How you be? How you was? [Tat ca nhng cau nay la bien cach cua How are you? dung e chao hoi khi gap nhau.] Hurry on! Tiep tuc nhanh len! i nhanh len! Tom: Get going! Hurry on! i ti! Nhanh len! Sue: I'm hurrying as fast as I can. Toi ang i nhanh toi a ma. Jenny: Hurry on! i nhanh len! Child: I can't go any faster! Con khong the nao i nhanh hn na! Hurry up! Nhanh len nao! Sue: Hurry up! We're late! Nhanh len nao! Tre roi! Bill: I'm hurrying. Toi ang i nhanh ay. Bob: We're about to miss the bus! Chung ta sap tre xe buyt roi! Sue: Well, then, hurry up! Vay th, nhanh len nao!

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I am. Xem cac muc-t bat au bang I'm. (I) beg your pardon. 1. va Beg pardon. Xin loi v a l.

As Sue brushed by the old man, she turned and said, beg pardon. Luc bang ngang trc mat ong lao, Sue pht ung ong
nen quay lai noi: Xin loi cu". Jane: Ouch! That's my toe you steppted on! Ui cha! Ch ap len ngon chan em! Sue: I beg your pardon. I'm so sorry. Em l. Em xin loi ch. 2. Xin loi cho i qua.

The hallway was filled with people. Bob said, I beg your pardon, and then he said it again and again. Doc hanh lang

ay nghet ca ngi. Bob phai noi: Xin loi cho toi qua, khong biet bao nhieu lan.

Fred: Beg pardon. Need to get by. Xin loi. Toi can i qua. 3. Toi xin loi ban! Loi phan oi vo cung lch s ve mot y kien a ra ma ngi nghe khong thch. Bill: I think you've made a poor choice this time. Anh ngh lan nay em la chon khong c chnh xac cho lam. Jenny: I beg your pardon! Em xin loi anh! Bill: I mean, you normally do better. Y anh muon noi la moi khi em chon th ung hn. Jenny: Well, I never! Thoi, em khong chon na. Sue: Your spaghetti sauce is too sweet. Xot an vi m cua ch hi ngot qua. 125

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Sally: I beg your pardon! Em xin loi ch! Sue: Maybe not. Co le khong ngot lam. (I) beg your pardon, but... va Begging your pardon, but... Xin loi phai quay ray, nhng v... [Loi noi trnh trong va lch s khi muon hoi, xen ngang cau chuyen hoac tao s chu y cua ngi khac.] Rachel: Beg your pardon, but I think your right front tire is a little low. Xin loi phai ngat li, ch toi ngh la cai banh trc ben phai cua xe anh b non. Henry: Well, I guess it is. Thank you. A, toi cung ngh vay. Cam n. John: Begging your pardon, ma'am, but weren't we on the same cruise ship in Alaska last July? Tha ba, xin loi ba, toi muon hoi dng nh chung ta cung i chung mot chuyen tau du lch tai Alaska thang Bay va roi phai khong? Rachel: Couldn't have been me. Ai ch khong phai toi au. I believe so. Xem I guess (so. I believe we've met. Toi tin chung ta a gap nhau roi. John: Alice, have you met Fred? Alice, Em gap Fred cha? Alice: Oh, yes, I belileve we've met. How are you? O, vang. Toi tin chung ta a gap nhau roi. Anh khoe khong? Fred: Hello, Alice. Good to see you again. Chao Alice. Mng c gap lai co. Alice: Tom, this is my cousin, Jenny. Anh Tom, ay la (ch) em ho cua toi, ten Jenny. Tom: I believe we've met. Nice to see you again, Jenny. Toi tin chung ta a gap nhau au roi. Rat vui mng c gap lai co, Jenny. Jenny: Hello, Tom. Good to see you again. Chao Tom. Gap lai nhau vui qua! . I can accept that. Toi chap nhan ieu o. Toi cong nhan. Bob: Now, you'll probably like doing the other job much better. 126

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Bay gi co le anh se thch lam viec khac nhieu hn. V anh khong phai lam nhng th anh khong ranh. Tom: I can accept that. Toi cong nhan co ieu o.

It doesn't call for you to do the things you don't do well.

Sue: On your evaluation this time, I noted that you need to work on telephone manners a little bit. Theo s lng xet kha nang ve anh lan nay, toi ghi nhan mot ieu la anh can sa oi chut t ve cach tra li ien thoai cua anh. Bill: I can accept that. Toi cong nhan ieu o. I can live with that. Toi se quen dan, chu c. Sue: I want to do this room in green. Em muon sn cai phong mau xanh la cay. Bill: I can live with that. Mau o cung c. Clerk: This one will cost twelve dollars more. Lay cai nay th them mi hai o-la na. Bob: I can live with that. I'll take it. Gia o toi cung chu c. Toi mua cai o. I can't accept that. Toi khong chap nhan ieu o. Sue: The mechanic says we need a whole new engine. Anh th may bao chung ta can nguyen mot cai may mi. John: What? I can't accept that! Cai g? Toi khong chap nhan y kien o. Tom: You're now working on the night shift. You don't seem to

ong c vi mot so ngi lam ca ngay. Bob: I can't accept that. It's them, not me. Toi khong chap nhan. o la chuyen cua ho, khong phai chuyen cua toi. (I) can't argue with that. Toi ong y vi ieu ban va noi. Y kien o hay.

be able to get along with some of the people on the day shift. Bay gi ban ang lam ca em. Dng nh ban khong hoa

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Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Tom: This sure is good cake. Banh nay ngon that. Bob: Can't argue with that. Anh noi ung. Sue: What do you say we go for a swim? Chung mnh i bi, anh co y kien g khong? Fred: I can't argue with that. Y kien o hay lam. (I) can't beat that va (I) can't top that. Toi khong the nao lam hn vay c. Henry: That was really great. I can't beat that. Nh vay qua tot. Toi khong the nao lam hay hn vay c. Rachel: Yes, that was really good. Vang, nh vay qua tot roi. "Chuyen teu o hay that! Toi chu lam. Kate va noi va ci ngat ngheo. I can't believe (that)! Khong the tin c! Kho tng tng noi! Tom: What a terrible earthquake! All the houses collapsed, one by one. That la mot tran ong at khung khiep! Nha ca sap het, khong con sot cai nao. Jane: I can't believe that! Kho ma tng tng noi! Bill: This lake is nearly two hundred feet deep. Cai ho nay sau gan hai tram bo. Sue: I can't believe that! That kho tin qua! Bill: Take my word for it. Tin toi i. (I) can't complain va (I have) nothing to complain about. Bnh thng, khong co g ang noi. [Loi tra li than mat khi hai ngi gap nhau.] Sue: How are things going? Cong chuyen lam an the nao roi? Jenny: I can't complain. Khong co g ang noi. Jenny: Hi, Fred! How are you doing? Chao anh, Fred. Cong viec lam an the nao? Fred: Nothing to complain about. Bnh thng khong co g ang noi. 128

What a great joke! I can't top that, said Kate, still laughing.

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I can't get over something! Toi that qua ng ngang!

I just can't get over the way everybody pitched in and helped, said Alice. Alice noi: Toi that qua ng ngang khi moi ngi co

mat luc ay eu tnh nguyen giup ". Bob: The very idea, Sue and Tom doing something like that! La that, khong hieu tai sao Tom va Sue lai lam chuyen nh vay. Bill: I can't get over it! Toi that qua ng ngang! (I) can't help it. Toi anh bo tay. Jenny: Your hair is a mess. Toc ch roi qua. Sue: It's windy. I can't help it. Tai tri gio. Toi anh chu thoi. Fred: I wish you'd quit coughing all the time. Toi mong ch ng ho hoai nh vay. Sally: I can't help it, I wish I could too. Toi khong cam c. Toi cung mong nh vay . (I) can too. Ban noi sai roi, toi c ..! Sue: I'm going to the party. Con i party ay. Mother: You can't. Con khong c i! Sue: I can too. Con c i. Mother: Cannot! Tao noi may khong i! Sue: Can too! C i!

Can too! protested Fred. I can, if you can! Fred phan oi: Toi c an vung! Neu co an vung c th toi cung an vung c vay! . [Thay the ong t trong moc n bang bat c ong t nao khac e noi len s bat ong y kien.[
(I) can't rightly say. Toi khong biet chac. Fred: When do you think we'll get there? Anh ngh bao gi th mnh ti ni? Bill: I can't rightly say. Toi khong biet chac. Bob: Okay, how does this look to you? Nao, anh thay cai nay the 129

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung nao? Bill: I can't rightly say. I've never seen anything like it before. Toi khong ro lam. Toi cha he nhn thay cai nao nh vay bao gi. (I) can't say for sure. Toi khong dam noi chac. Tom: When will the next train come through? May gi th chuyen xe la ke tiep chay qua ay? Jane: I can't say for sure. Toi khong dam noi chac. Bob: How can the driver hit so many potholes? Tai sao anh tai xe nay sap ho hoai vay? Bill: Can't say for sure. I know he doesn't see too well, though. Khong ro lam, ch toi biet mat anh ta rat kem. (I) can't say's I do. va (I) can't say that I do; (I) can't say (as) I do. Toi khong ro /nh/thch may ve...; Toi thay kho noi qua. [Loi tra li lch s thay cho No bang cach noi cau nay. Lu y say's va say as la loi noi bnh dan cua ngi t ch.] Jane: You remember Fred, don't you? Anh con nh Fred ch? John: Can't say as I do. Anh khong ro co nh hay khong. Bob: This is fine looking car. Do you like it? Cai xe nay trong cung xinh. Anh thch loai xe nay khong? Bill: I can't say I do. Kho noi qua. (I) can't say that I have. va (I) can't say's I have; (I) can't say (as) I have. Toi khong nh a (lam viec o) hay en (ni o) cha. [Dung nh (I) can't say's I do.] Bill: Have ever been to a real opera? Anh co bao gi i d thnh trnh dien co nhac cha? Bob: I can't say as I have. Khong nh ro co i cha na. Jenny: Well, have you thought about going with me to Fairbanks? Nay, co bao gi anh ngh rang anh se i vi em t Fairbanks khong? 130

English Practical Phrases Fred: I can't say I have, actually. Thu that, anh cha bao gi ngh en ieu o. (I) can't thank you enough. Khong biet lam sao cam n ay. [Loi bay to long biet n mot cach lch s.] Bill: Here's the book I promised you. ay la quyen sach toi ha vi ch. Sue: Oh, good. I can't thank you enough. O, tot qua. Khong biet lam sao cam n ay. Tom: Well, here we are. Thoi, ti ni roi. Cum nay co ngha thay oi tuy theo ng canh. Bill: Well, Tom. I can't thank you enough. I really appreciate the ride. Nay Tom. Khong biet lam sao cam n anh cho u. Rat cam kch v c anh cho qua giang. (I) changed my mind. Toi) a oi y roi. Tom: I thought you were going to Atlanta today. Toi tng hom nay anh i Atlanta roi ch. Bill: I changed my mind. I'm leaving tomorrow. Toi oi y roi. Mai mi i. Jenny: I thought that this room was going to be done in red. Toi tng ch sn va trang tr phong nay mau o ch. Sue: I changed my mind. Toi oi y roi. (I) couldn't ask for more. Qua tot con oi g hn. Bill: Are you happy? Em co hanh phuc khong? Sue: Oh, Bill. I couldn't ask for more. O, anh Bill. Em khong the oi g hn. Waiter: Is everything all right? Ong hai long ch? Bill: Oh, yes, indeed. Can't ask for more. O, vang, that qua tot. Con oi g hn. I couldn't ask you to do that. Ai lai nh ban lam nh vay c.

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Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Sally: Look, if you want, I'll drive you to the airport. Nay, neu ch muon, toi se a ch ra phi trng. Jenny: Oh, Sally. I couldn't ask you to do that. O, Sally. Ai lai e ch lam nh vay c. Bill: I'll lend you enough money to get you through the week. Toi se cho co mn tien u e chi dung cho qua tuan nay. Sally: I couldn't ask you to do that. Ai lai e anh lam nh vay. (I) couldn't be better. Toi khoe lam. Toi rat khoe John: How are you? Khoe khong em? Jane: Couldn't be better. Em khoe lam. Bill: I hope you're completely well now. Toi hy vong co nay a hoan toan bnh phuc. Jenny: I couldn't be better. Toi khoe han ro. (I) could(n't) care less. Chang dnh dap g en toi. Nhan that manh tren less. [Thong thng hai cau nay - phu nh lan xac nh - eu co cung mot ngha, ngoai tr khi nhan manh tren could: I COULD care less (but I don't. Viec khong lien can g en toi nhng toi lai e y.] Tom: It's raining in! The carpet will get wet! Ma tat ka! t tham het! Jenny: I couldn't care less. Co mac m g en toi. Bill: I'm going to go in there and tell him off! Toi se vao trong o bao no ngh! John: I could care less. Dnh g en toi. (I) couldn't help it. Toi anh chu (bo tay. Sally: You let the paint dry with brush marks in it. Ch lam sao sn kho roi ma con lai dau co. Jenny: I coulnd't help it. The telephone rang. anh chu thoi. Luc ay co ien thoai reo. 132

English Practical Phrases Fred: You got finger-prints all over the window. Ch lam sao tren ca so dnh ay dau tay. Jenny: Sorry. Couldn't help it. Xin loi. Toi khong biet lam sao khac. (I'd be) happy to (do something. va Be happy to (do something. Toi san sang lam viec nay mot cach vui ve. John: I tried to get the book you wanted, but they didn't have it. Shall I try another store? Toi co tm quyen sach co can, nhng ho khong co. e toi tm tiem khac nhe? Jenny: No, never mind. Thoi, ng lu y na. John: I'd be happy to give it a try. Toi san sang th mot lan na. Alice: Would you fix this, please? Nh anh sa giup toi cai nay. John: Be happy to. San sang. (I'd) better be going va (I'd) better be off. Toi i cai a. Bob: Better be going. Got to get home. Toi i cai a. Con phai ve nha na. Bill: Well, if you must, you must. , viec can i, th c i. Fred: It's midnight. I'd better be off. Khuya roi. Phai i cai a. Henry: Okay. Bye, Fred. c thoi. Tam biet, Fred. Henry: Better be off. It's starting to snow. i cai a. Tri bat au o tuyet. John: Yes, it looks bad out. Vang, ben ngoai tri xau qua. (I'd) better get moving. Dong cai a. Jane: It's nearly dark. Better get moving. Tri gan toi roi. Dong cai a. Jenny: Okay. See you later. c. Hen gap lai. Bob: I'm off. Good night. Toi dong ay. Vui ve nghe. Bill: Look at the time! I'd better get moving too! Coi ong ho ka! Toi cung phai dong luon!

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Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung (I'd) better get on my horse. a en gi toi phai len ng. [Loi noi quan trong hoa; thay v noi: a en gi toi phai ve.] John: It's getting late. Better get on my horse. Sap tre roi. Toi phai len ng. Rachel: Have a safe trip. See you tomorrow. Chuc chuyen i c an toan. Hen mai gap lai.

I'd better get on my horse. The sun'll be down in an hour, said Sue, sounding like a cowboy. a en gi toi phai len ng.
Ch con mot gi na th mat tri se khuat sau nui, Sue noi nghe y nh mot chang cao-boi th thiet.

I didn't catch the name va I didn't catch your name. Toi khong nh ten ban la g. Khi gii thieu toi khong nghe kp ten ban. Bill: How do you like this weather? Anh thch thi tiet nh vay khong? Bob: It's not too bad. By the way, I didn't catch you name. I'm Bob Wilson. Thi tiet nay cung de chu. Tuy nhien toi ten la Bob Wilson. Ten ban la g hoi nay gii thieu toi nghe khong kp. Bill: I'm Bill Franklin. Ten toi la Bill Franklin. Bob: Nice to meet you, Bill. Han hanh c gap ban. Brian: Sorry, I didn't catch the name. Xin loi, ten anh la g toi nghe khong ro. Jack: It's Jack. Jack Remington. Ten la Jack, Jack Remington. I didn't (quite) catch that (last) remark va I didn't get that; I didn't hear you. Toi nghe khong ro nhan xet cuoi cung. John: What did you say? I didn't quite catch that last remark. Co noi sao? Toi nghe khong ro nhan xet cuoi cung cua co. Jane: I said it's really a hot day. Toi noi hom nay tri nong qua. Bill: Have a nice time, if you can. Chuc vui ve nhe, vui nhieu cang tot. Sally: I didn't get that. Anh noi sao, noi lai nghe coi. 134

English Practical Phrases Bill: Have a nice time! Enjoy! Chuc vui ve! Yeu i! I'd like (for) you to meet someone. Toi muon gii thieu ban vi... Tom: Sue, I'd like you to meet my brother, Bill. Sue, toi muon gii thieu co vi anh Bill toi. Sue: Hi, Bill. How are you? Chao anh Bill. Anh khoe khong? Bill: Great! How are you? Khoe lam! Co khoe khong? Bob: Hello, Fred. I'd like for you to meet Bill. A Fred. Mnh muon gii thieu Bill vi ban. Fred: Hello, Bill. I'm glad to meet you. Chao Bill. Rat vui mng gap lai anh. Bill: Hello, Fred. My pleasure. Chao Fred. Han hanh biet anh. I'd like (to have) a word with you va Could I have a word with you? Toi muon noi rieng vi ban chuyen nay mot t. [Co the dung Can hoac May thay cho Could.] Bob: Can I have a word with you? Toi muon noi rieng vi co chuyen nay mot t. Sally: Sure. I'll be with you in a minute. c. i cho mot chut. Sally: Tom? Tom i? Tom: Yes? Ha? Sally: I'd like to have a word with you. Em muon noi rieng vi anh mot t. Tom: Okay. What is it about? c. Chuyen g o? I'd like to speak to someone, please. Xin vui long cho toi noi chuyen vi... Thng nghe tren dien thoai; ngi goi neu ch danh ngi nao o e noi chuyen. Sue (answering the phone): Hello. Sue tra li ien thoai: A-lo. Bill: Hello, this is Bill Franklin. I'd like to speak to Jenny Gray. A-lo, toi la Bill Franklin. Xin cho toi noi chuyen vi Jenny Gray. Sue: I'll see if she is in. e toi xem co ay co ay khong a. 135

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I'd like to speak to Tom, said the voice at the other end of the line. "Cho toi noi chuyen vi Tom, tieng ben kia au day yeu
cau. I (do) declare! Toi rat ngac nhien ve (ieu) o! cung! Nh vay th qua hay!

Grandmother: I declare! That's very nice! Toi ngac nhien vo

A plane had landed right in the middle of the cornfield. The old farmer shook his head in disbelief. I do declare! he said over and over as he walked toward the plane. Mot phi c ap

xuong ngay gia ruong bap. Bac nong phu gia lac lac cai au khong tin. Ong va i lai gan chiec phi c va lam bam: That la lung!"

I don't believe it! Khong the tin c! Bob: Tom was just elected President of the Trade Association! Tom va mi c bau lam Chu tch Hiep hoi Ngoai thng. Jenny: I don't believe it! Khong the tin c! Bob: They're going to build a Disney World in Moscow. Ho sap xay mot khu Disney World tai Mac-t-khoa. Sally: I don't believe it! Khong the tin c! (I) don't believe I've the pleasure. Toi cha han hanh c gap. [Dung nh I haven't met you yet.] Tom: I'm Tom Thomas. I don't believe I've had the pleasure. Toi la Tom Thomas. Toi cha han hanh c gap anh. Bill: Hello, I'm Bill Franklin. Chao anh, toi la Bill Franklin. Tom: Nice to meet you, Bill. c biet anh toi rat hanh dien. Bill: Likewise. Toi cung the. Bob: Looks like rain. Trong nh tri muon ma. Fred: Sure does. Oh, I don't believe I've had the pleasure. Chac chan roi. Toi cha han hanh c biet anh. Bob: I'm Bob, Bob Jones. Toi la Bob Jones. Fred: My name is Fred Wilson. Glad to meet you. Ten toi la 136

English Practical Phrases Fred Wilson. Rat vui mng c gap anh. I don't believe this! La that! Sao la vay ka!

I don't believe this! muttered Sally as all the doors in the house slammed at the same time. "La that! Sally lam bam khi
tat ca cac ca trong nha ong loat b ong sam lai. Sally: You're expected to get here early and make my coffee every morning. Toi muon anh sang nao cung en sm e pha ca phe cho toi. John: I don't believe this. Sao la vay ka! I don't care. Khong sao ca. au phai cua toi. Toi khong can. Toi khong thiet. Jenny: Can I take these papers away? Cho toi lay may t bao nay nhe. Tom: I don't care. Do what you want. Lay i. Muon g c lay. Bill: Should this room be white or yellow? Nen trang hoang phong nay mau trang hay vang? Sally: I don't care. Mau g cung c - toi au co thiet. I don't have time to catch my breath va I don't have time to breathe. Ban xe mui khong kp th. Henry: I'm so busy these days. I don't have time to catch my breath. May ngay nay ban qua chng. Lam khong kp th. Rachel: Oh, I know what you mean. O, toi hieu. Sue: Would you mind finishing this for me? Nh anh lam cho xong cai nay cho toi co c khong? Bill: Sorry, Sue. I'm busy. I don't have time to breathe. Rat tiec, Sue a. Toi ban lam, ban khong kp th. I don't know. Toi au biet. Noi kieu lu khu. Father: Why can't you do better in school? Tai sao con khong chu kho hoc cho kha hn? 137

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Bill: I don't know. Con au co biet. Bill: Well, what are we going to do now? Nay, anh nh lam g bay gi? Sue: I don't know. Khong biet na. I don't mean maybe! Toi noi that ch khong phai ua! Bob: Do I have to do this? Toi co can phai lam viec nay khong? Sue: Do it now, and I don't mean maybe! Lam ngay bay gi. Toi noi that ch khong phai ua! Father: Get this place cleaned up! And I don't mean maybe! Mau don dep cho sach se cho nay i. Tao noi that ch khong phai noi ua! John: All right! I'll do it! Da, con don! (I) don't mind if I do. Vang, xin ban. Sally: Have some more coffee? Anh dung them ca phe nhe? Bob: Don't mind if I do. Vang, xin ch. ) Jane: Here are some lovely roses. Would you like to take a few blossoms with you? May oa hong nay de thng. Anh cam vai hoa ve chng nhe? John: I don't mind if I do. Vang, xin co. I don't understand (it) va I can't understand (it. Toi chang hieu at giap g ca. Chang biet tai sao. Bill: Everyone is leaving the party. Moi ngi ang bo ve. Jenny: I don't understand. It's still so early. Toi chang hieu tai sao. Bay gi van con sm ma. Bob: The very idea, Sue and Tom doing something like that! Tai lam sao Sue va Tom lai co the lam chuyen nh vay c! Alice: It's very strange. I can't understand it. La lam. Toi chang hieu at giap g ca. I don't want to alarm you, but... va I don't want to upset you, 138

English Practical Phrases but... Toi khong muon ban phai lo s, nhng ... Bill: I don't want to alarm you, but I see someone prowling around your car. Anh khong muon em phai lo s, nhng v anh thay co may ngi ang lang vang chung quanh chiec xe cua em. Jenny: Oh, goodness! I'll call the police! Thoi chet! e em goi canh sat! Bob: I don't want to upset you, but I have some bad news. Toi khong muon lam anh lo buon, nhng v co vai tin chang lanh. Tom: Let me have it. C noi ra i. I don't want to sound like a busybody, but... Toi khong phai ngi hay lo bao ong, nhng... Bob: I don't want to sound like a busybody, but didn't you intend to have your house painted? Toi khong phai la ngi hay lo bao ong, nhng hnh nh anh nh sn lai cai nha phai khong? Bill: Well, I guess I did. th toi cung co y o. Bob: I don't want to sound like a busybody, but some of your

neighbors wonder if you could stop parking your car on your lawn. Toi khong phai la ngi hay lo bao ong, nhng v
may ngi hang xom chng nh khong muon co au xe tren san co nha co th phai. Sally: I'll thank you to mind your own business! Anh hay lo chuyen cua anh i th tot hn! I don't want to wear out my welcome. Toi khong muon s co mat cua toi lam phien phc en ban. Jenny: Good night, Tom. You must come back again soon. Vui ve nghe, Tom. The nao cung tr lai tham bon nay nhe. Tom: Thank you. I'd love to. I don't want to wear out my welcome, though. Cam n. Toi muon lam nhng toi ngai s co mat cua toi se lam phien ban thoi.

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Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Bob: We had a fine time. Glad you could come to our little gathering. Hope you can come again next week. Hom nay vui that. Ban ti c buoi hop mat nay la mnh mng lam. Hy vong tuan ti ban en na nghe. Fred: I don't want to wear out my welcome, but I'd like to come again. Mnh thch en lam nhng mnh ngai lam phien ban be. Bob: Good. See you next week. Bye. Cung tot. Thoi hen gap nhau tuan ti nghe. Fred: Bye. Tam biet. I doubt it. Toi nghi (khong co viec ay xay ra. Tom: Think it will rain today? Ngh hom nay tri ma khong? Sue: I doubt it. Em nghi tri khong ma noi. Sally: Think you'll go to New York? Ch ngh se i Nu-c ha? Jenny: I doubt it. Toi khong chac. I doubt that. Toi khong tin la nh vay. Bob: I'll be there on time. Toi se en o ung gi. Sue: I doubt that. Toi khong tin nh vay. John: Fred says he can't come to work because he's sick. Fred bao anh ta khong i lam c la v anh ta b benh. Jane: I doubt that. Toi khong tin nh vay. If I told you once, I've told you a thousand times. Co mot viec ma noi ca ngan lan khong chu nghe. Thng nghe me ray la con. Mother: If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times, don't leave your clothes in a pile on the floor! Co moi mot chuyen bao ng vat ao quan thanh ong di nen nha ma noi ca ngan lan khong chu bo. Bill: Sorry. Xin loi me.

If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times, keep out of my study! yelled Bob. Bob la len: a bao khi toi hoc bai th
ng lam ron toi, vay ma noi ca ngan lan khong chu nghe".

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If I were you... Neu toi la ban... Thng dung e khuyen ai. John: If I were you, I'd get rid of that old car. Neu toi la co th toi vat quach cai xe cu ky o i. Alice: Gee, I was just getting to like it. Tri at, toi mi bat au thay thch no ma anh noi vay. Henry: I'd keep my thoughts to myself, if I were you. Neu toi la anh, toi a khong boc lo nhng y ngh cua toi. Bob: I guess I should be careful about what I say. Co le toi nen can than li noi. If that don't beat all! va That beats everything! (Viec) o vt len tren moi thay biet cua toi! That la ghe gm! [Lu y loi dung ch sai ng phap that don't]. Tom: The mayor is kicking the baseball team out of the city. Ong Th trng ang tm cach tong xuat oi bong ro ra khoi thanh pho. Bill: If that don't beat all! That ghe gm. Toi cha tng nghe chuyen nh vay bao gi. John: Now, here's a funny thing. South America used to be attached to Africa. Nay, co chuyen nay buon ci. Nam My tng dnh lien vi Phi chau. Fred: That beats everything! Chuyen nghe la qua nh? John: Yeah. . If there's anything you need, don't hesitate to ask. Neu ban co can g, c viec hoi. Jenny: This looks very nice. I'll be quite comfortable here. ay thch ghe. Toi thay rat thoai mai. Jane: If there's anything you need, don't hesitate to ask. Neu co can g, ch c hoi em.

If there's anything you need, don't hesitate to ask, said the room clerk. "Neu ong ba co can g, xin c hoi toi,"ngi boi
phong noi.

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If you don't mind 1. Phai y t ch! Bay to bat bnh: If you don't mind!

When Bill accidently sat on Jenny's purse, which she had placed in the seat next to her, she said, somewhat angrily, If you don't mind! Khi Bill vo y ngoi len cai v Jenny e tren chiec
ghe ben canh, Jenny noi vi ve gian d: Ngoi cung phai co y t ch!

Bill (pushing his way in front of Jenny in the checkout line): Excuse me. Bill (cat ngang hang vt len trc mat Jenny): Xin tha loi. Jenny: If you don't mind! I was here first! Phai co y t ch! Toi ti trc ma! Bill: I 'm in a hurry. Toi voi lam. Jenny: So am I! Toi cung voi vay! 2. Neu ban khong phien Bill: If you don't mind, could you move a little to the left? Neu co khong phien, xin co ngoi nhch qua ben trai mot chut. Sally: No problem. moving) Is that all right? De thoi. nhch qua) Vay c cha? Bill: Yeah. Great! Thanks! Vang. Tot lam! Cam n nhieu! Jane: If you don't mind, could I have your broccoli? Neu ch khong phien, xin ch chuyen cho toi mon bong cai xanh. Sally: Help yourself. Mi ch t nhien. 3. Xin phien ban vay. Neu ban khong thay phien. Tom: Do you want me to take these dirty dishes away? Em co muon anh dep may cai a d nay i khong? Jenny: If you don't mind. Xin lam phien anh vay. Bill: Shall I close the door? Toi ong ca nhe? Sally: If you don't mind. Xin lam phien anh. If you don't see what you want, please ask (for it. va If you don't see what you want, just ask (for it. Neu th g can ma ban

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English Practical Phrases tm khong thay, c viec hoi toi. Clerk: May I help you? Ba can g? Sue: I'm just looking. Toi ch xem thoi. Clerk: If you don't see what you want, please ask for it. Neu ba can th g, xin ba c hoi. Clerk: I hope you enjoy your stay at our resort. If you don't see anything you want, just ask for it. Toi hy vong ba se thay thoai mai trong thi gian lu lai khu giai tr cua chung toi. Neu ba can th g, xin c hoi. Sally: Great! Thanks. Tot lam! Cam n. If you know what's good for you... Neu ban biet cai g co li. Neu biet khon th ng... Sally: I see that Jenny has put a big dent in her car. Toi thay xe cua Jenny va b mop mot cho ln. Sue: You'll keep quiet about that if you know what's good for you. Neu khon hon th ng nen noi g het. Sally: My boss told me I had better improve my spelling. Ong sep cua em khen em dao nay viet t sai loi chnh ta. Bill: If you know what's good for you, you'd better do it too. Neu em biet nh vay la tot th phai luyen cho gioi na. If you must... Neu ban bat buoc phai... th Sally: It's late. I have to move along. Tre roi! Toi phai i cai a. Jenny: If you must. Good-bye. See you tomorrow. Neu ch bat buoc phai i th thoi tam biet vay. Hen mai gap lai. Alice: I'm taking these things with me. Toi se mang cac th nay ve. Jane: If you must, all right. They can stay here, though. Neu ch can mang ve th thoi, con khong e lai ay cung c ma. If you please, va If you would (, please)

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Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung 1. Xin mi t nhien, Neu ban khong quan ngai. Bill: Shall I unload the car? Anh bo o xuong xe nhe? Jane: If you please. Anh c t nhien. Sue: Do you want me to take you to the station? Anh co muon toi a anh ra nha ga khong? Bob: If you would, please. Neu ch khong quan ngai. 2. Xin vui long (giup cho) John: If you please, the driveway needs sweeping. Loi xe ra vao d qua, xin vui long quet don giup cho. Jane: Here's the broom. Have at it. Choi ay ne. Quet i. Jane: Take these down to the basement, if you would, please. Xin anh vui long a may th nay xuong tang ham giup em. John: Can't think of anything I'd rather do, sweetie. Khong ngh ra viec g hay hn cho anh lam hay sao ma bat lam viec ay ha cng? I guess va I expect; I suppose; I suspect 1. Toi oan la.. [Lu y cach oc cua suppose = 'spose, expect va suspect = spect. oi khi dau (') co the bo i.] Bob: I guess it's going to rain. Toi oan la tri sap ma. Bill: Oh, don't know. Maybe so, maybe not. O, khong biet c. Co the ma, co the khong. Alice: I expect you'll be wanting to leave pretty soon. Toi doan anh ang muon i sm. John: Why? It's early yet. Tai sao? Van con sm lam. 2. Toi ngh vay. [Loi tra li khong dt khoat.] John: You want some more coffee. Em uong them ca phe nhe? Jane: I 'spose. Em ngh vay. Alice: Ready to go? i c cha? John: I spect. Anh ngh vay. I guess not. va (I) don't think so; I expect not; I suppose not; I 144

English Practical Phrases suspect not; I think not. Toi ngh la khong. [Loi tra li phu nh map m. Lu y dang rut gon: "suppose = spose, expect = spect va dau (') oi khi c bo.] Bill: It's almost too late to go to the movie. Shall we try anyway? Bay gi i xem chieu bong th qua tre. Co nen i th khong? Jenny: I guess not. Em ngh la khong nen. Tom: Will it rain? Lieu tri co sap ma khong? Jenny: I 'spect not. Em ngh rang khong. I had a lovely time va We had a lovely time. Hom nay (chung) toi c mot ba that vui . Loi noi lch s e cam n gia chu ve dp vui ma khach c mi en d. Fred: Good-bye. I had a lovely time. Tam biet nhe. Hom nay toi c mot ba that vui. Bill: Nice to have you, Do come again. Anh en la vui roi. Lan sau en na nghe. Jane: We had a lovely time. Hom nay chung toi thay that thu v. Jenny: Thank you and thanks for coming. Cam n ch qua khen va cam n ch a en chung vui. (I) had a nice time. (Toi) c mot dp vui ve ghe. Loi cam n ung mc than tnh va nha nhan. John: Thank you. I had a nice time. Cam n co. Toi c mot dp vui ve ghe. Sally: Don't stay away so long next time. t ba na ghe lai chi ng co i mat biet nghe. Jenny: Had a nice time. Bye. Got to run. c mot dp vui ghe. Tam biet. Dong cai a. Sue: Bye. Drive safely. Tam biet. Lai can than nghe. (I) hate to eat and run. Toi ghet an roi phai i ngay. Loi xin loi gia chu khi khach en an xong roi bo i ngay. Bill: Well, I hate to eat and run, but it's getting late. Cha, toi 145

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung ghet an xong phai i ngay, nhng v sap tre roi nen xin co th loi. Sue: Oh, don't have to leave. do you? O, lam g ma i gap vay? Bill: I think I really must. Toi phai i gap that ma. Jenny: Oh, goodness! I hate to eat and run, but I have to catch an early plane tomorrow. Oi tri i! Toi ghet an xong roi phai chay, nhng v ngay mai toi phai i chuyen phi c sm. Bob: Do you have to go? Co phai i that a? Jenny: Afraid so. E phai vay. (I have) no problem with that. oi vi toi khong thanh van e. Bob: Is it okay if I sign us up for the party? Anh ghi ten i d party c khong em? Sally: I have no problem with that. Khong thanh van e vi em. Bill: It looks as though we will have to come back later. They're not open yet. Is that all right? Kieu nay co le chung ta phai tr lai ay lan na. Ho cha m ca. Vay c khong em? Jane: No problem with me. When do they open? Khong thanh van e vi em. Bao gi th ho m ca? (I) haven't got all day. Xin nhanh len. Toi khong ng ay ca ngay c. Rachel: Make snappy! I haven't got all day. Nhanh len. Toi khong ng ay ca ngay c. Alice: Just take it easy. There's no rush. Hay t t. Co g ma voi. Henry: I haven't got all day. When are you going to finish with my car? Toi gap lam. Bao gi th anh xong xe cho toi? Bob: As soon as I can. Toi se co gang cho xong sm. (I) haven't seen you in a long time. Lau lam gap lai. Jenny: Hi, Fred! Haven't seen you in a long time. Chao Fred! Lau lam gi mi gap lai. 146

English Practical Phrases Fred: Yeah. Long time no see. . Lau lam khong gap. Tom: Well, John. Is that you? I haven't seen you in a long time. Ne, John phai khong? Lau lam roi khong gap anh. John: Good to see you, Tom! Gap lai mng qua, Tom! (I) haven't seen you in a month of Sundays. Gan ca nam nay mi thay mat. Tom: Hi, Bill. Haven't seen you in a month of Sundays! Chao Bill. Gan ca nam nay bay gi mi gap lai anh. Bill: Hi, Tom. Long time no see. Chao Tom. Lau roi khong gap. Bob: Well, Fred! Come right in! Haven't seen you in a month of Sundays. Nay, Fred! Vao ay i! Gan ca nam nay mi gap lai. Fred: Good to see you, Uncle Bob. Gap lai chu Bob chau mng qua. 1. (I) have to be moving along. va (I) have to move along. a en gi toi phai i.

Bill: Bye now. Have to be moving along. Bay gi xin chia tay. a ti gi toi phai i. Sally: See you later. Hen gap lai. Rachel: I have to be moving along. See you later. Bay gi toi phai i ngay. Hen gap lai. Andrew: Bye, now. Bay gi xin tam biet. Sally: It's late. I have to move along. Tre roi. Toi phai i day. Jenny: If you must. Good bye. See you tomorrow. Neu ch can phai i th thoi. Tam biet. Hen gap lai. (I) have to go now. Bay gi toi phai i. Mot loi chao t gia. Fred: Bye, have to go now. Tam biet, bay gi toi phai i. Jenny: See you later. Take it easy. Hen gap lai sau. Thoai mai nhe. Sue: Would you help me with this box? Nh anh giup cho cai 147

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung thung nay. John: Sorry. I have to go now. Rat tiec. Bay gi toi phai i. (I) have to run along. Gi toi phai chay cai a. Mot loi chao t gia. Jane: It's late. I have to run along. Tre roi. Em phai chay cai a. Tom: Okay, Jane. Bye. Take care. c, Jane. Tam biet. Can trong nhe. John: Leaving so soon? i ve sm vay? Sally: Yes, I have to run along. Vang, em phai chay cai a. (I) have to shove off va (I've) get to be shoving off; (I've) got to shove off; (I) have to push off; (It's) time to shove off. Toi phai i bay gi. [Mot so trong nhieu cach noi e chia tay t gia. To shove off bat au len ng; ay thuyen ra khi ben. Nom na va than mat: 'Toi phai chuon cai a.'] John: Look at the time! I have to shove off! Xem dong ho ka! Toi phai i bay gi. Jane: Bye, John. Tam biet anh John. Jane: Time to shove off. I have to feed the cats. Ti gi chuon roi. Ve cho may con meo an. Jane: Bye, Jane. Tam biet Jane. Fred: I have to push off. Bye. Toi phai chuon ay. Jane: See you around. Bye. Hen khi khac gap lai. i nghe. I have to wash a few things out. Toi phai thanh toan mot so viec. Ngha en lan ngha bong. Jane: Time to shove off. I have to wash a few things out. Ti gi i roi. Toi con phai thanh toan mot so viec. John: Bye, Jane. Tam biet, Jane. Bill: I have to wash out a few things. Toi phai thanh toan mot so viec. Bob: Why don't you use a machine? Tai sao ban khong dung 148

English Practical Phrases may? Bill: I'll see you later. Se gap lai sau. I hear what you're saying. I hear you. 1. Toi hieu ro ban noi g roi. John: The prices in this place are a bit steep. Vat gia tai ni nay kha at o. Jane: Man, I hear you! Toi hieu anh muon noi g roi! Bill: I think It's about time for a small revolution! Toi ngh a en luc phai lam mot cuoc tieu cach mang! Andrew: I hear what you're saying. Toi hieu anh no g roi. 2. Toi nghe noi roi. Ngi nghe hieu ngi kia noi nhng co ve khong bang long. Tom: Time has come to do something about that ailing dog of yours. en luc can phai tm cach nao e cha tr con cho benh cua ch. Jenny: I hear what you're saying. Toi nghe anh noi roi. Jane: It would be a good idea to have the house painted. Y kien sn nha lai hay ay. John: I hear what you're saying. Toi nghe co noi roi. (I) hope not. Toi hy vong khong phai vay. John: It looks like it's going to rain. Tri co ve nh muon ma. Jane: Hope not. Hy vong tri khong ma. John: The Wilsons said they might come over this evening. Gia nh Wilson bao rang co the ho se ghe lai chi vao toi nay. Jane: I hope not. I've got things to do. Hy vong ho khong en. Toi con nhieu th phai lam. (I) hope so. Toi hy vong nh vay. Bill: Is this the right house? Co phai ung nha nay khong? Bob: I hope so. Toi hy vong nh vay.

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Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung John: Will you be coming to dinner Friday? Em co i d da tiec th Sau nay khong? Sue: Yes, I hope so. Vang, em hy vong nh vay. (I) hope to see you again (sometime. Hy vong co ngay gap lai. Bill: Nice to meet you, Tom. Han hanh c biet anh, Tom. Tom: Bye, Bill. Nice to meet you. Hope to see you again sometime. Chao anh Bill. Han hanh oc biet anh. Hy vong co ngay gap lai. Bill: Good talking to you. See you around. Noi chuyen vi anh thu v lam. Hen gap lai. Bob: Yes, I hope to see you again. Good bye. Vang, toi hy vong c gap lai anh, Tam biet anh. (I) just want(ed) to... That ra toi ch muon... Rachel: I just wanted to say that we all loved your letter. Thank you so much. That ra toi ch muon noi rang tat ca chung toi eu thch oc th cua anh. Cam n anh nhieu. Andrew: Thanks. Glad you liked it. Cam n nhieu. c cac ban thch khien toi thay vui trong long. Rachel: I just wanted to tell you how sorry I am about your sister. That ra toi ch muon noi len s lo ngai cua toi oi vi ch cua co thoi. Alice: Thanks. I appreciate it. Cam n ch. Em cam kch long tot cua ch. Andrew: Just wanted to come by for a minute and say hello. That ra toi ch muon ghe lai mot chut e hoi tham sc khoe anh thoi. Tom: Well, hello. Glad you dropped by. Vay th, chao anh. c anh ghe tham toi vui lam. I kid you not. Toi khong gin au nhe. Bill: Whose car is this? Chiec xe nay cua ai vay? 150

English Practical Phrases Sally: It's mine. It really is. I kid you not. Cua em o. That ma. Em khong noi gin au nhe.

Toi chay bt ca bon ho.

I kid you not, said Tom, glowing. I outran the whole lot of them. "Toi khong noi gin au nhe, Tom noi, ve mat hn h.

I know (just) what you mean. Toi hieu y ban muon noi g. John: These final exams are just terrible. Nhng bai thi cuoi khoa nay that kinh khung. Bob: I know just what you mean. Toi hieu y anh noi g roi. John: Why do have to go through this? Tai sao chung ta lai phai thi lam g? Jenny: What a pain! I hate annual inventories. That au kho! Toi ghet cay may cai giay t kiem ke hang nam nay. John: I know what you mean. It's really boring. Toi hieu y co. Cai th o chan lam. (I'll) be right there. Toi en ngay. Bill: Tom! come here. Tom! en ay. Tom: Be right there. Toi en ngay. Mother: Can you come down here a minute? Xuong ay cho me nh chut nao. Child: I'll be right there, Mom. Con xuong ngay, tha Me. (I'll) be right with you. Xin ch cho chut, toi ra ngay. Jenny: Oh, Miss? Ne, co i? Clerk: I'll be right with you. Tha ba, xin ch cho mot t toi ra ngay. Bob: Sally, can you come here for a minute? Sally i, em xuong ay mot chut c khong? Sally: Be right with you. Em xuong ngay. (I'll) be seeing you. t ba na gap lai. 151

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Bob: Bye. Be seeing you. Tam biet. Hen t ba na gap lai. Sally: Yeah. See you later. , hen gap lai. John: Have a good time on you vacation. I'll be seeing you. i ngh he vui ve nhe. t ba na gap lai. Sally: See you next week. Bye. Hen tuan ti gap lai. Tam biet nghe. I('ll) bet 1. Toi dam ca... Bob: I bet you miss your plane. Toi dam ca co se b tre phi c. Rachel: No, I won't. Khong, khong tre c. Sue: I'll bet it rains today. Toi dam ca hom nay tri ma o. Alice: No way! There's not a cloud in the sky! ng hong! Tren tri khong lay mot cum may! . 2. ong y. Thng e noi ma. Tom: They're probably going to raise taxes again next year. Co le sang nam ho lai tang thue na. Henry: I bet. ong y. Fred: If we do that again, we'll really be in trouble. Neu chung ta tai pham, at se b rac roi. Andrew: I'll bet. ong y. I'll bite. c, toi se tra li ban. c, e oan th xem. c, ke nghe th. Bob: Guess what is in this box. oan th trong hop nay co g. Bill: I'll bite. A new toaster! e toi oan th xem. Cai lo nng banh m. John: Did you hear the joke about the used car saledman? Em co nghe cau chuyen teu ve anh chang lam nghe ban xe cu cha? Jane: No, I'll bite. Cha, ke nghe th.

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English Practical Phrases I'll call back later. Toi se goi lai sau. Sally: Is Bill there? Co Bill o khong? Jenny (speaking into the phone): Sorry, he's not here right now. Jenny (noi vao dien thoai): Rat tiec bay gi khong co anh ta ay. Sally: I'll call back later. Toi se goi lai. John (speaking into the telephone): Hello, is Fred there? John (noi vao ien thoai): A-lo, Co Fred o khong? Jane: No. Can I take a message? Khong. Can nhan g khong? John: No, thanks. I'll call back later. Khong, cam n. Toi se goi lai sau. (I'll) catch you later. Toi se noi chuyen vi ban sau. Jenny: Got to fly. See you around. Dot cai a. Hen gap sau. Sally: Bye. Catch you later. Tam biet. Toi se noi chuyen vi ch sau. John: I have to go to class now. Bay gi toi phai vao lp. Bill: Okay, catch you later. c. e noi sau. I'll drink to that! Toi phai an mng mi c! Phai uong mot chau mi c! John: Hey, Tom! You did a great job! Nay Tom! Anh gioi qua! Jenny: I'll drink to that! Toi phai an mng mi c! Tom: Thanks! Cam n nhieu! Jane: I think I'll take everybody out to dinner. Toi ngh la toi se mi moi ngi i an toi mi c. Sally: I'll drink to that! Toi phai uong mot chau mi c. I'll get back to you (on that) va Let me get back to you (on that. Toi se cho ban biet y kien sau. Thng nghe cap tren noi vi cap di. Bob: I have a question about the Wilson project. Toi co cau hoi lien quan en d an Wilson. 153

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Jenny: I have to go to a meeting soon. I'll get back to you on that. Toi phai i hop ngay. Hoi ve toi se noi chuyen vi anh sau. Bob: It's sort of urgent. Viec nay hi gap. Jenny: It can wait. It will wait. Neu i c th gac lai o a. Sue: Shall I close the Wilson account? Toi ong trng muc Wilson nhe? Jane: Let me get back to you on that. i toi ve hay tnh. I'll get right on it. Toi se bat tay lam ngay. Bob: Please do this report immediately. Nh lam ngay cai bao cao nay cho. Fred: I'll get right on it. Toi bat tay lam ngay. Jane: Please call Tom and ask him to rethink this proposal. Nh goi Tom va yeu cau anh ta xem xet lai d thao ke hoach nay. John: I'll get right on it. Toi se lam viec nay ngay. I'll have the same. The same for me. Cho toi cung nh vay. Waitress: What would you like? Ong muon dung g? Tom: Hamburgers, fries, and coffee. Cho toi ham-b-g, khoai chien, va ca phe. Jane: I'll have the same. Cho toi cung nh vay. John: For dessert, I'll have strawberry ice cream. o trang mieng th cho toi kem dau. Bill: I'll have the same. Cho toi cung nh vay. I'll have to beg off. Xin cho toi c phep t choi. Loi t choi lch s khi c mi mot cach trnh trong. Andrew: Thank you for inviting me, but I'll have to beg off. I have a conflict. Cam n a mi toi, nhng xin phep cho toi c kieu v b ket chuyen khac roi. Henry: I'm sorry to hear that. Maybe some other time. O, nh 154

English Practical Phrases vay th tiec qua. Thoi e dp khac vay. Bill: Do you think you can come to the party? Anh ngh anh en d tiec c khong? Bob: I'll have to beg off. I have another engagement. Cho toi xin kieu. Toi a co hen roi. Bill: Maybe some other time. Co le e khi khac vay. I'll look you up when I'm in town. Khi nao en khu ban , toi se en tham ban. Bill: I hope to see you again sometime. Toi hy vong t ba na se gap lai anh. Jenny: I'll look you up when I'm in town. Hom nao en cho anh, toi se en tham. Andrew: Good-bye, Fred. It's been nice talking to you. I'll look you up when I am in town. Tam biet, Fred. Nay gi noi chuyen vi anh thch qua. Lan sau xuong ay toi se ghe lai tham anh. Fred: See you around, dude. Hen gap sau, tha ngai. I'll put a stop to that. Toi phai cho cham dt chuyen nay mi c. Fred: There are two boys fighting in the hall. Co hai thang be ang danh nhau ngoai hanh lang. Bob: I'll put a stop to that. Toi phai ra can chung no mi c. Sue: The sales force is ignoring almost every customer in the older neighborhoods. Tat ca may ngi ban hang hau nh lam ng vi moi khach hang t nhng khu pho cu ky ngheo nan. Jenny: I'll put a stop to that! Toi phai tm cach cham dt tnh trang nay mi c! (I'll) see you in a little while. Choc na ay toi se gap ban. John: I'll se you in a little while. Choc na toi se en gap co. Jane: Okay. Bye till later. Vay th c. Choc na gap. Sally: I have to get dressed for tonight. Em con phai sa soan e to nay i d ay. 155

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Fred: I'll pick you up about nine. See you in a little while. Anh se on em khoang chn gi. Choc na gap lai. Sally: See you. Chut na gap. I'll see you later. See (you) later. Hen gap sau. John: Good-bye, Sally. I'll see you later. Tam biet Sally. Hen gap sau. Sally: Until later, then. Hen gap sau vay. Bob: Time to go. Later. i a. Gap sau. Jenny: Later. Gap sau. (I'll) see you next year. Hen nam sau gap lai. Bob: Happy New Year! Chuc mng nam mi! Sue: You, too! See you next year. Chuc anh cung vay. Hen nam sau gap lai. John: Bye. See you tomorrow. Tam biet. Hen mai gap lai. Jenny: It's New Year's Eve. See you next year! em nay la giao tha. Hen anh sang nam gap lai! John: Right! I'll see you next year! ung! Hen sang nam gap lai! (I'll) see you (real) soon. Tam biet va hen t hom na gap lai. Bill: Bye, Sue. See you. Tam biet, Sue. Hen gap lai. Sue: See you real soon, Bill. Hen gap t hom na gap lai, Bill. John: Bye, you two. Tam biet, hai ban. Sally: See you soon. Hen t hom na gap lai. Jane: See you, John. Hen gap lai, John. (I'll) see you then. Hen ba ay gap lai. Se gap nhau vao thi gian a giao hen. John: Can we meet at noon? Chung ta gap nhau vao buoi tra c khong? Bill: Sure. See you then. Bye. c ch. Tra gap nghe. Tam biet. John: Bye. Tam biet. 156

English Practical Phrases John: I'll pick you up just after midnight. Anh se on em khoang sau na em. Sally: See you then. Hen gap vao gi ay. (I'll) see you tomorrow. e mai gap lai se tiep. Dung khi hai ngi lam cung gi, cung cho. Bob: Bye, Jane. Tam biet Jane. Jane: Good night, Bob. See you tomorrow. Chuc ngu ngon Bob. Hen mai gap lai. Sue: See you tomorrow. Hen gap lai ngay mai. Jane: Until tomorrow. Bye. Mai gap. Tam biet. (I'll) talk to you soon. t na toi se goi dien thoai noi chuyen vi ban. Sally: Bye now. Talk to you soon. Tam biet. t na toi se noi chuyen vi anh tren dien thoai. John: Bye now. i nghe. Bill: Nice talking to you. Bye. Noi chuyen vi co thu v lam. Tam biet co. Jenny: Talk to you soon. Bye. Se goi dien thoai noi chuyen vi anh. Tam biet. I'll thank you to keep your opinions to yourself. Toi khong can y kien cua ban ve van e nay. Ban cat cai y kien kia i cho toi nh. Jane: This place is sort of drab. Cho nay sao trong buon te qua. John: I'll thank you to keep your opinions to yourself. o la y kien rieng cua anh. Bill: Your whole family is sort of long-legged. Ca nha cua anh thuoc ve giong cao cang. John: I'll thank you to keep your opinions to yourself. Toi se cam n neu anh cat cai y kien cua anh i cho toi nh. I'll thank you to mind your own business. ng xa vao viec 157

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung cua ngi khac. Mot bien cach cua Mind your own business. Lo lam cong chuyen cua mnh i! noi vi giong bat bnh. Tom: How much did this cost? Viec nay ph ton het bao nhieu? Jane: I'll thank you to mind your own business. ng xa vao viec cua ngi khac. Bob: Is your house in your name or your brother's? Ngoi nha nay mang ten anh hay mang ten anh cua anh? John: I'll thank you to mind your own business! ng xa vao viec cua ngi khac. (I'll) try to catch you some other time. I'll) try to catch you later. I'll try to see you later. Hen luc khac se chuyen tro. Bill: I need to get your signature on this contract. Toi can ch ky cua ba tren ban hp ong nay. Sue: I really don't have a second to spare right now. That s bay gi toi khong ranh lay mot giay, mot phut nao het. Bill: Okay, I'll try to catch you some other time. c roi toi se nh ba vao khi khac vay. Sue: Later this afternoon would be fine. Khoang chieu chieu th c. Bill: I'm sorry for the interruptions, Tom. Things are very busy right now. Toi rat tiec la lam tr ngai cho ban Tom a. Hien gi cong viec be bon qua chng. Tom: I'll try to see you later. Thoi e luc khac toi tr lai. (I) love it! Toi thch lam! Jenny: What do you think of this car? Anh thay cai xe nay the nao? Bill: Love it! It's really cool! Thch lam! Trong mat mat qua! Bob: What a joke, Tom! Chuyen dieu o hay that! Tom a. Jane: Yes, love it! Vang, toi thch lam! Bob: Gee, thanks. Cha cha, cam n.

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English Practical Phrases (I'm) afraid not. va 'Fraid not. Toi e khong c. Rachel: Can I expect any help with this problem? Toi co the ky vong vao s giup nao ve van e nay khong? Henry: I'm afraid not. Toi e khong co. Andrew: Will you be there when I get there? Khi toi en o se co anh o cha? Bill: Afraid not. Toi e rang cha. (I'm) afraid so. va 'Fraid so. Toi e rang nh vay. Alice: Do you have to go? Anh co can phai i khong? John: Afraid so. Toi e nh vay. Rachel: Can I expect some difficulty with Mr. Franklin? Toi co can phai d phong se gap kho khan vi ong Franklin khong? Bob: I'm afraid so. Toi e rang nh vay. I'm busy. ng co lam ron toi luc nay. Toi khong ranh. Toi ang ban lam. Bob: Can I talk to you? Cho toi noi chut chuyen vi anh c khong? Bill: I'm busy. ng co lam ron toi luc nay. Bob: It's important. Viec nay quan trong. Bill: Sorry, I'm busy! Rat tiec, toi khong ranh! Fred: Can you help me with this? Nh anh giup toi cai nay c khong? Bill: I'm busy. Can it wait a minute? Toi ang ban lam. i cho mot t c khong? Fred: Sure. No rush. c. Khong gap. I'm cool. Khoe nh vam. [Tieng long; cool con co ngha la lanh.] Bob: How you been? Dao nay khoe? Fred: I'm cool, man. Yourself? Khoe nh vam, bo a. Con bo? Bob: The same. Bnh thng. Father: How are you, son? Khoe khong con? 159

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Bill: I'm cool, Dad. Con khoe nh vam, bo a. Father (misunderstanding): I'll turn up the heat. Bo (hieu lam cau tra li cua con trai): e ba van lo si len cho") [Bo tng la con lanh nen e ngh van lo si cho nong.] (I'm) delighted to have you (here) va (We're) delighted to have you (here. Rat sung sng c ban en chung vui vi (chung) toi Bill: Thank you for inviting me for dinner, Mr. Franklin. Tha ong Franklin, xin cam n ong a mi toi en d buoi an toi. Bill: I'm delighted to have you. Rat sung sng c anh en chung vui vi (chung) toi.

We're delighted to see you, said Tom's grandparents. It's so nice to have you here for a visit. "Ong ba rat vui mng c gap
lai chau, ong ba noi cua Tom noi. Va ong ba rat sung sng c chau en tham".

(I'm) delighted to make your acquaintance. Rat vui mng c lam quen vi ban. Tom: My name is Tom. I work in the advertising department. Ten toi la Tom. Toi lam viec tai ban quang cao. Jenny: I'm Jenny. I work in accounting. Delighted to make your acquaintance. Toi la Jenny. Toi lam cho ban ke toan. Rat vui mng c lam quen vi anh. Tom: Yeah. Good to meet you. Vang. Toi cung vui mng c biet co. Fred: Sue, this is Bob. He'll be working with us on the Wilson project. Sue, ay la Bob. Anh ta se lam chung vi chung ta trong d an Wilson. Sue: I'm delighted to make your acquaintance, Bob. Rat sung sng c lam quen vi anh, Bob. Bob: My pleasure. Han hanh. (I'm) doing okay. 1. Toi cung khoe thoi.

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English Practical Phrases Bob: How you doing? Anh khoe khong? Bill: Doing okay. And you? Khoe. Con anh? Bob: Things could be worse. May khong co benh hoan g. Jenny: How are things going? Moi viec the nao roi? Sue: I'm doing fine, thanks. And you? Khoe thoi, cam n. Con ch? Jenny: Doing okay. Khoe. 2. hn trc Jenny: How are you feeling? Ch cam thay trong ngi the nao? Sue: I'm doing okay - as well as can be expected. Khoe ra - hn trc. Tom: I hope you're feeling better. Anh hy vong em thay khoe hn trc. Sally: I'm doing okay, thanks. Cam n, em thay khoe. I'm easy (to please. Toi de tanh lam. Tom: Hey, man! Do you care if we get a sausage pizza rather than mushroom? Nay bo! Mnh mua pit-xa xuc-xch ch khong mua pit-xa nam rm c khong? Bob: Fine with me. I'm easy. Khong sao. Mnh de tanh ma. Jenny: How do you like this music? Anh thay loai nhac nay the nao? Bob: It's great, but I'm easy to please. Hay lam. Mnh de tanh ma. I'm) feeling okay. Toi khoe manh. Toi cam thay khoe khoan. Alice: How are you feeling? Ch thay trong ngi the nao? Jane: I'm feeling okay. Em thay khoe. John: How are things going? The nao roi? Fred: Feeling okay. Khoe thoi. (I'm) glad to hear it. Nghe vay toi cung mng. 161

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Sally: We have a new car, finally. Cuoi cung chung a co c xe mi. Jenny: I'm glad to hear it. Nghe vay toi cung mng. Tom: Is your sister feeling better? Ch cua anh co khong? Bill: Oh, yes, thanks. O, roi. Cam n nhieu. Tom: Glad to hear it. Nghe vay toi cung mng. (I'm) glad you could come va (We're) glad you could come. Rat vui sng c ban en d. Tom: Thank you so much for having me. Vo cung cam n a cho phep toi en chung vui. Sally: We're glad you could come. Chung toi rat vui sng c ban en d. John: Yes, we are. Bye. Vang, ung nh vay. Tam biet. Bill: Bye. Sally: Bye, Bill. Glad you could come. Tam biet Bill. Rat vui sng c anh en d. (I'm) glad you could drop by va (We're) glad you could drop by; (I'm) glad you could stop by; (We're) glad you could stop by. Rat mng c ban ghe lai tham. Tom: Good-bye. Had a nice time. Tam biet. Hom nay qua vui. Jenny: Thank you for coming, Tom. Glad you could drop by. Cam n anh Tom a en tham. Anh ghe lai tham chung toi vui lam. Tom: Thank you so much for having me. Rat cam n co a mi toi d. Sally: We're glad you could drop by. Chung toi rat vui c anh ghe lai tham. I'm gone. Toi i ay. Toi a i roi. Bob: Well, that's all. I'm gone. Thoi, vay la xong. Toi i day.

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English Practical Phrases Bill: See ya! Hen gap. Jane: I'm gone. See you guys. Toi i ay. Hen gap lai cac ban nhe. John: See you, Jane. Hen gap lai nghe Jane. Fred: Bye, Jane. Tam biet, Jane. (I'm) having a wonderful time; wish you were here. ay that thu v; c g luc nay co ban (th vui biet may) [Cau nay thng thay dung tren cac bu thiep cua be ban, ngi than gi cho nhau khi i xa.]

nhng bu thiep: ay that thu v; c g luc nay cung co em ben canh. va anh a noi that nh long a ngh.

John wrote on all his cards, Having a wonderful time; wish you were here. And he really meant it too. John viet tren

canh. Tom noi vi Jenny qua dien thoai nhng bong anh thay li mnh sao thieu chan thanh. I'm having quite a time

I'm having a wonderful time; wish you were here, said Tom, speaking on the phone to Jenny, suddenly feeling very insincere. "Anh ay rat thu v; anh c ao gi nay co em ben

1. Toi ang hng c mot thi gian ay vui thch. Toi thay thch ghe. John: Having fun? Vui khong? Jane: Oh, yes. I'm having quite a time. O, vang. Em ang hng mot thi gian ay vui thch. Bob: Do you like the seashore? Em thch bien khong? Sally: Yes, I'm having quite a time. Thch. Em thay thch ghe. 2. Toi ang trong giai oan kho khan. Doctor: Well, what seems to be the problem? Nay, co chuyen khong on ha? Jenny: I'm having quite a time. It's my back. Toi ang thay kho chu. Do cai lng ma ra. 163

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Doctor: Let's take a look at it. e toi kham xem. Father: How's school? Hoc hanh ra sao o? Bill: Pretty tough. I'm having quite a time. Calculus is killing me. Kha cang thang. Con ang b chi vi. Cai mon toan vi phan no giet con ay. (I'm) having the time of my life. Luc nay la luc thu v nhat i toi. Bill: Are you having a good time, Jenny? Jenny, co co vui khong? Jenny: Don't worry about me. I'm having the time of my life. ng ban tam v toi. Luc nay toi thay thu v nhat i mnh. Jenny: What do you think about this theme park? Em thay khu giai tr nay the nao? Bill: Having the time of my life. I don't want to leave. Anh thay thu v nhat tran i. Anh khong muon ri khoi ni nay.

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Just a minute va Just a moment; Just a second; Wait a minute; Wait a sec(ond. 1. Xin vui long ch mot t. John: Just a minute. Xin i cho mot t. Bob: What's the matter? Chuyen g vay? John: I dropped my wallet. Toi lam ri cai v. Sue: Just a sec. i cho chut. John: Why? Tai sao? Sue: I think we're going in the wrong direction. Let's look at the map. Em ngh chung ta i lon ng roi. e coi ban o lai xem. 2. Khoan! John: Just a minute! Khoan! Jenny: What's wrong? Co chuyen g vay? John: That stick looked sort of like a snake. But it's all right. Cai cay nam kia trong giong y het con ran. Nhng khong sao. Jenny: You scared me to death! Anh lam em s muon chet! Jenny: Wait a minute! Khoan a! Bill: Why? Tai sao? Jenny: We're leaving an hour earlier than we have to. Mnh i sm trc mot gi lan. Just like that. Chang han nh vay. Tng t nh vay. Sue: You can't walk out on me just like that. Anh khong the bo em nh vay c. John: I can too. Just watch! c ch. M mat ma xem! 165

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Jenny: And then she slapped him in the face, just like that! Va roi ba ta tat vao mat ong ay mot cai, nh the nay ne! Sally: She can be so rude. Ba ta d tn qua. (Just) taking care of business . Lo lam an thoi [Thng thay dung loi viet tat; T.C.B.] Bill: Hey, man. What you been doing? E bo. Dao nay lam g? Tom: Just taking care of busniness. Ch lo lam an thoi. Andrew: Look, officer, I'm just standing here, taking care of

ng ay lo lam an vay ma cai ngi ten Tom nay ti c oi mn tien cho c. Tom: That's not true! Noi tam bay!

business, and this Tom guy comes up and tries to hit me for a loan. Tha ong (canh sat hoac nhan vien an ninh), toi

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Keep in there! Tiep tuc co gang. Andrew: Don't give up, Sally. Keep in there! <D>ng bo cuoc Sally. Tiep tuc co gang len! Sally: I'm doing my best! <D> Em se rang het sc! John: I'm not very good, but I keep trying. Toi khong gioi, nhng toi van co gang. Fred: Just keep in there, John.<D> C tiep tuc co gang len, John. Keep in touch.<D> Gang gi lien lac vi nhau. Rachel: Good-bye, Fred. Keep in touch. Tam biet Fred. Gang gi lien lac vi nhau nhe. Fred: Bye, Rach. Tam biet, Rach. Sally (throwing kisses): Good bye, you two. Sally hon gio: Tam biet hai ban. Jenny (waving good-bye): Be sure and write. Jenny vay tay gia t: Nh viet th nhe. Sue: Yes, keep in touch. Vang, giang gi lien lac vi nhau. Keep (it) in mind that...<D> Nh ng quen nhe... Bill: When we get there I want to take a long hot shower.<D> Khi en ni con se tam bang nc nong cho a i. Father: Keep in mind that we are guests, and we have to fit in with the routines of the household. Nh rang chung ta la khach, nen chung ta phai theo ung le loi cua nha ngi ta. Sally: Keep it in mind that you don't work here anymore, and

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just can't go in and out of offices like that.<D> Nen nh anh khong con lam viec ay na, do vay anh khong the t y ra vao cac cho lam viec nh vay c. Fred: I guess you're right. Toi ngh co noi ung.
Keep it up!<D> 1. Tiep tuc i! Jane: I think I'm doing better in calculus. Em ngh la em ang tien ve mon toan vi phan. John: Keep it up! Tiep tuc i! Sally: I now can jog for almost three miles. Bay gi em co the chay bo gan c ba dam roi o. Fred: Great! Keep it up! Gioi qua! Tiep tuc i!) 2. C tiep i e coi chuyen g xay ra cho biet. [So sanh Go ahead, make my day!]<D> John: You're just not doing what is expected of you. Anh ch lam toan nhng th g ngi ta khong can. Bill: Keep it up! Keep it up! and I'll quit when you need me most. C noi i! C noi i! Luc anh can toi nhat toi se bo i cho coi.

Your behavior is terrible, young man! You just keep it up and see what happens, warned Alice. Just keep it up! Tanh net
cua cau lo mang qua, cau be a! Cau ma c nh vay mai th cau se thay chuyen g xay ra, Alice canh cao. C tiep i th biet!

Keep (on) trying<D> va Don't quit trying.<D> Gang len. ng bo cuoc. Jane: I think I'm doing better in calculus. Em ngh la em thay kha hn ve mon toan vi phan. John: Keep trying! You can get an A. Gang len. Em co the at iem A o. Sue: I really want that promotion, but I keep getting turned down. Em rat muon c tien c vao chc vu o, nhng c b 168

English Practical Phrases t choi mai. Bill: Don't quit trying! You'll get it! ng bo cuoc! Em se toai nguyen. Keep (on) trying<D> va Stay out of my way.<D> 1. ng can ng toi. Hay tranh ng! John: Keep out of my way! I'm carrying a heavy load. Tranh ng! Toi ang xach nang ay ne. Bill: Sorry. Xin loi.

Keep out of my way! shouted the piano mover. Tranh ra!

ngoi di chuyen cay an dng cam la ln. 2. ng gay rac roi cho toi. ng lam ron! ng can toi! Henry: I'm going to get even no matter what. Keep out of my way. Khong sao toi se tm cach g hue. ng can toi. Andrew: Keep it up! You'll really get in trouble. C lam i! Anh b rac roi cho ma xem. John: I intend to work my way to the top in this business. Toi co y muon tm phng cach rieng e at en tuyet nh cua nganh kinh doanh nay. Jenny: So do I, so just keep out of my way. Toi cung vay, nen anh ng lam ron toi. Keep out of this!<D> va Stay out of this!<D> Khong phai viec cua ban, ng xen vao! John: Now you listen to me, Fred! Nay, Fred, nghe toi noi ne!) Jenny: That's no way to talk to Fred. Khong co cach g noi vi Fred!) John: Keep out of this, Jenny! Mind your own business. Khong phai viec cua co, ng xen vao, Jenny! Lo cong chuyen cua co i!) Fred: Stay out of this, Jenny. ng xen vao, Jenny. Jenny: It's just as much my business as it is yours. Chuyen nay 169

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung lien quan en toi cung nhieu nh lien quan en cac anh vay. Keep quiet<D> va Keep still.<D> Ngoi yen va gi im lang. John: I'm going to go to the store. Toi nh i mua o. Bill: Keep quiet. Im lang. John: I just said... Toi ch noi... Bill: I said, keep quiet! Toi noi, yen lang! Child: I want some candy! Con thch an keo!) Mother: Keep still. Ngoi yen. Keep smiling.<D> C vui len. John: Things are really getting tough. Cong chuyen moi ngay mot te. Sue: Well, just keep smiling. Things will get better. Thoi, c vui len. Roi se kha ma. Bill: What a day! I'm exhausted and depressed. Cai ngay nay te lam sao! Toi het sc met moi vi chan chng. Bob: Not to worry. Keep smiling. Things will calm down.<D> Quang ganh lo i. Vui len. Moi viec se em xuoi ngay. Keep still about it<D> va Keep quiet about it.<D> ng noi cho ai hay nghe. Bill: Are you really going to sell your car? Em that muon ban xe ha?) Jenny: Yes, but keep quiet about it. Vang, nhng ng noi cho ai hay nghe. John: Someone said you're looking for a new job. Co ngi noi em ang tm viec lam. Sue: That's right, but keep still about it. ung vay, nhng ng he cho ai hay. Keep this to yourself.<D> Biet e bung nghe.

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English Practical Phrases Andrew: Keep this to yourself, but I'm going to Bora Bora on my vacation. Biet e bung nghe. Toi se i ngh he Bora Bora. Henry: Sounds great. Can I go too? Nghe thch qua. Cho toi theo vi c khong?) John: Keep this to yourself. Jenny and I are breaking up. Nghe e bung. Jenny va anh bo nhau roi. Sue: I won't tell a soul. Em khong noi cho ai biet au. Keep up the good work.<D> Viec tot o, gang duy tr. Father: Your grades are fine, Bill. Keep up the good work. iem cua con trng kha lam Bill a. Gang tiep tuc nghe con. Bill: Thanks, Dad. Cam n bo.

Nice play, said the coach. Keep up the good work. (Huan
luyen vien noi: Chi gioi lam. Gang duy tr nh vay!) Keep your chin up.<D> Hay quen chuyen buon i. Hay can am len. Fred: I really can't take much more of this. Toi that khong the kham noi chuyen nay na. Jane: Keep your chin up. Things will get better. Hay quen chuyen buon i. Chuyen g roi cung qua. John: Smile, Fred. Keep your chin up. Ci len. Fred. Hay can am len. Fred: I guess you're right. I just get so depressed when I think of this mess I'm in. Toi ngh anh noi ung. Toi ch thay buon nan moi khi ngh en luc b ri vao cai m bong bong nay. Keep your mouth shut (about someone or something).<D> ng noi g vi ai het. Hay cam mom lai (loi noi khong lch s. Bob: Are you going to see the doctor? Em nh i kham benh ha?) Jenny: Yes, but keep your mouth shut about it. Vang, nhng ng noi g vi ai het.

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Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Bob: Isn't Tom's uncle in tax trouble? Khong phai chu cua Tom ang b rac roi ve chuyen thue sao?) Jane: Yes, but keep your mouth shut about him. (Vang, nhng ng noi g vi ai het. Keep your opinions to yourself! Toi khong muon nghe y kien cua ban! ng bnh pham g ca! Dep y kien ban i! Jane: I think this room look drab. Toi ngh cai phong nay trong nhech nhac qua. Sue: Keep your opinions to yourself! I like it this way! o la y kien cua ch! Toi thch e nh vay o! Sally: You really ought to do something about your hair. It looks like it was hit by a truck. Noi that anh nen i sa mai toc anh lai. Sao trong no giong nh cai o qua. John: Keep your opinions to yourself. This is the latest style where I come from. Dep y kien em i. ay la kieu mi nhat x anh o. Sally: I won't suggest where that might be. X nao mac ke, em van che. Keep your shirt on! Bnh tnh nao! ng voi nong! John: Hey, hurry up! Finish this! Nay, nhanh len! Lam cai nay cho xong! Bill: Keep your shirt on! I'll do it when I'm good and ready. Anh c bnh tnh i! Khi nao toi thch th toi lam. John: Waiter! We've been waiting fifteen minutes! What sort of place is it? Nay anh boi! Chung toi i mi lam phut roi! Cho nay sao ky vay? Waiter: Keep your shirt on! Xin ong ng voi nong! John (quietly): Now I know what sort of place this is. John (lam bam): Thoi toi biet cho nay roi. Kind of. Xem Sort of.

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English Practical Phrases Knock it off! ng lam on na! John: Hey, you guys! Knock it off! Nay cac ngi! ng lam on na!) Bob: Sorry. I guess we got a little carried away. Xin loi. Toi ngh la chung toi hi qua hng ch. Sue: All right. Knock it off! c roi. ng lam on na!) Bill: Yeah. Let's get down to business. . Tr lai cong viec i.

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Ladies first. u tien cho phai n.

Bob stepped back and made a motion with his hand indicating that Jenny should go first. Ladies first. smiled Bob. Bob
bc lui lai va a tay ra dau mi Jenny i trc, va nhoen mieng ci: Mi co."

Bob: It's time to get in the food line. Who's going to go first? en gi sap hang lay thc an roi. Ai ng trc ay? Bill: Ladies, first, Jenny. u tien cho phai n, Jenny a. Jenny: Why not gentlemen first? Tai sao khong la cac ong? Bob: Looks like nobody's going first. Nh vay khong ai u tien ca. Leave it to me. e o cho toi. e toi lam cho. John: This whole business needs to be straightened out. Toan bo cong viec nay can c chnh on lai. Sue: Leave it to me. I'll get it done. e o cho toi. Toi se lam au vao ay. Jane: Will you do this as soon as possible? Nh ch lam viec nay cang nhanh cang tot. Jenny: Leave it to me. e o cho toi. Leave me alone! ng ong en toi! e cho toi yen! John: You did it. You're the one who always does it. Anh lam ch ai. Anh la ngi chuyen mon lam vay ma. 174

English Practical Phrases Bill: Leave me alone! I never did it. e cho toi yen! Toi khong bao gi lam nh vay ca. Fred: Let's give Bill a dunk in the pool. Bon mnh xo thang Bill xuong ho ne. Bill: Leave me alone! ng ung en ngi toi! Let it be. Thoi i. Bo qua i Alice: I can't get over the way he just left me there on the street and drove off. What an arrogant pig! Toi khong hieu noi tai sao thang cha bo toi gia ng roi lai xe i mat. Cai o heo mac dch! Jenny: Oh, Alice, let it be. You'll figure out some way to get even. O Alice, ng them noi g het. Tm c hoi chi lai cha cho hue. John: You can't! Anh khong c lam vay! Bill: Can too! Anh lam c toi lam c! John: Can't! Khong c! Bill: Can too! C lam! Jane: Stop! Let it be! That's enough! Ngng ngay! Bo qua i! Cai nhau u roi! Let me have it! va Let's have it! Noi cho toi biet i. Cho toi biet tin ay i. Bill: I'm afraid there's some bad news. Toi co tin chang vui. Bob: Okay. Let me have it! Don't waste time! c. Tin g noi nghe xem. ng lam mat th gi na! Bill: The plans we made did away with your job. Ke hoach mi cua chung toi co khoan cat bo phan hanh cong viec do anh ang am trach. Bob: What? Cai g? John: I didn't want to be the one to tell you this. Toi khong muon mnh la ngi au tien cho anh biet tin nay. Bob: What is it? Let's have it! Cai g vay? Noi nghe coi!

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Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung John: Your cat was just run over. Con meo cua anh b xe can chet roi. Bob: Never mind that, what's the bad news? Chuyen o nho, co tin g ghe gm khong? Let me (just) say va Just let me say. Cho phep toi bay to; Cho phep toi noi. Rachel: Let me say how pleased we all are with your efforts. Cho phep toi noi rang chung toi rat hai long ve nhng no lc cua anh. Henry: Why, thank you very much. That sao, cam n nhieu lam. Bob: Just let me say that we're extremely pleased with your activity. Cho toi c noi rang chung toi vo cung hai long ve hoat ong cua Bill. Bill: Thanks loads. I did what I could. Xin a ta. Toi a lam het kha nang cua toi. Let's call it a day. Hom nay lam nh vay la u roi. Jenny: Well, that's the end of the reports. Nothing else to do. o, vay la xong bao cao roi. Het viec g lam roi. Sue: Let's call it a day. Chng o u cho hom nay roi. Bob: Let's call it a day. I'm tired. Met qua. Hom nay lam chng o u roi. Tom: Me too. Let's get out of here. Toi cung vay. Thoi mnh i he. Let's do this again (sometime. va We must do this again (sometime. Hom nao chung ta lam lai lan na. The nao cung phai to chc lai. Bill: What a nice evening. Toi nay thu v qua chng. Jenny: Yes, let's do this again sometime. Vang, hom nao to chc lai lan na. Bill: Bye. i nghe. Jenny: Bye, Bill. Tam biet, Bill. 176

English Practical Phrases Sue (saying good night): So nice to see both of you. Sue (chao t gia): Gap lai hai ngi toi vui lam. Jenny: Oh, yes. We must do this again sometime. O, ung roi. Hom nao chung ta phai to chc lai. Let's eat. 1. Mi ngoi vao an. Father: It's all ready now. Let's eat. Cm don san roi. Mi ngoi vao an. Bill: Great! I'm starved. Tuyet! Con oi bung qua. John: Soup's on! Let's eat! Cm xong roi. Mi lai an. Bill: Come on, everybody. Let's eat! Nao, moi ngi. Ngoi lai an. 2. Let's eat something. Ti gi roi kiem g an i ch. Jenny: Look at the clock. We only have a few minutes before the show. Let's eat. Nhn ong ho ka. Ch con may phut na la ti gi trnh dien. Kiem cai g an i ch. Bill: What should we do? We have some time to spare. Lam g bay gi? Chung ta con mot chut thi gian ranh. Sue: Let's eat something. Kiem cai g an i. Bill: Good idea. Y kien hay o. Sue: Food is always a good idea with you. Anh ma nghe ai noi en an la khen hay. Let's get down to business. Hay tr lai vi cong viec. John: Okay, enough small talk. Let's get down to business. Thoi, noi chuyen phiem vay la u roi. Tr lai vi cong viec i. Jenny: Good idea. Hay ay.

All right, ladies and gentlemen, let's get down to business, said the president of the board. "Xin quy v chu y. Mi quy v tr
lai vi cong viec. ong chu tch hoi ong quan tr keu goi. Let's get out of here. Chung ta i cho khac i. Alice: It's really hot in this room. Let's get out of here. Trong phong nay nong qua. i cho khac i. 177

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung John: I'm with you. Let's go. Toi ong y. Ta i thoi. Bill: This crowd is getting sort of angry. am ong co ve ang phan no. Bob: I noticed that too. Let's get out of here. Toi cung thay ieu o. Chung ta i cho khac i. Let's get together (sometime. Hom nao chung ta hop nhau lai na. Bill: Good-bye, Bob. Tam biet, Bob. Bob: See you, Bill. Let's get together sometime. Hen gap lai, Bill. Hom nao chung ta hop lai nhau na. Jane: We need to discuss this matter. Chung ta can thao luan van e nay. John: Yes, let's get together next week. Vang, tuan ti chung ta se gap nhau. Let's go somewhere where it's (more) quiet. Hay tm cho nao yen tnh hn. Tom: Hi, Jenny. It's sure crowded here. Chao Jenny. Cho nay qua ong. Jenny: Yes, let's go somewhere where it's quiet. Vang, tm cho nao yen tnh i anh. Bill: We need to talk. Chung ta co chuyen phai noi. Sally: Yes, we do. Let's go somewhere where it's more quiet. Vang, ung vay. Tm cho nao yen tnh hn. Let's not go through all that again. Thoi ng noi lai chuyen o na. Bill: Now, I still want to explain again about last night. Bay gi, anh van muon giai thch cho em ro ve chuyen xay ra toi qua. Sally: Let's not go through all that again! Thoi ng nhac lai chuyen o na!

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English Practical Phrases Sally: I can't get over the way you spoke to me at our own dinner table. Em van khong hieu cai loi anh noi chuyen vi em tai ban an ra sao na. Fred: I was only kidding! I said I was sorry. Let's not go through all that again! Anh ch noi ua thoi! Anh noi xin loi roi. Thoi ng nhac lai chuyen o na. Let's shake on it. Bat tay mot cai nao. (Bay to s ong tnh.) Bob: Do you agree? Anh ong y khong? Jenny: I agree. Let's shake on it. Toi ong y. Bat tay mot cai nao. Bob: Okay. Th bat. Bill: Good idea. Sounds fine. Y kien hay. Nghe thch lam. Bob (extending his hand): Okay, let's shake on it. Bob (a tay ra): c lam. Bat tay mot cai ne. Bill (shaking hands with Bob): Great! Bill (bat tay Bob): Tot lam! Let's talk (about it. Hay ban ky e tm cach giai quyet. Tom: Bill! Bill! I'm sorry about our argument. Let's talk. Nay Bill! Bill! Xin loi ve chuyen cai va va roi. Bay gi ban lai va tm cach giai quyet i. Bill: Get lost! Cut i! Sally: I've got a real problem. Em gap chuyen rac roi ln. Bob: Let's talk about it. Th hay ban ky e tm cach giai quyet. Like it or lump it! Ch co vay, khong thch th thoi. John: I don't like this room. It's too small. Toi khong thch cai phong nay. Qua nho. Bill: Like it or lump it. That's all we've got. Khong thch th thoi. Chung toi ch co vay. Jane: I don't want to be talked to like that. Toi khong thch noi vi toi li le nh vay. Sue: Well, like it or lump it! That's the way we talk around here. , thch hay khong th tuy! Chung toi ay noi vi nhau 179

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung nh vay o. Likewise(, I'm sure). Toi cung vay. Toi cung thay the. Alice: I'm delighted to make your acquaintance. c lam quen vi anh em thch lam. Bob: Likewise, I'm sure. Anh cung thay vay. John: How nice to see you! Toi rat mng c lam quen vi co. Sue: Likewise. Em cung vay. John: Where are you from, Sue? Em ngi x nao, Sue. Long time no see. Lau qua khong gap. Lau lam roi bay gi mi gap. [Loi noi theo ngi Hoa a c My hoa.] Tom: Hi, Fred. Where have you been keeping yourself? Chao Fred. Lau nay tron au mat biet vay? Fred: Good to see you, Tom. Long time no see. Gap ban mng qua, Tom. Lau qua roi khong gap. John: It's Bob! Hi, Bob! E Bob ka! E, Bob! Bob: Hi, John! Long time no see. A, John! Lau lam roi mi gap. Look [Loi gi chuyen, gay chu y cho ngi khac, trach c... Xem tng th du e thay s uyen chuyen cua t-ng nay.] Sue: How could you! Anh lam g ky vay! Fred: Look, I didn't mean to. Ch thay o, ro rang toi khong co y. Andrew: Look, can't we talk about it? Nay, chung ta khong th ban chuyen o c sao? Sue: There's no more to be said. Khong con g e noi na. John: I'm so sorry! Toi rat lay lam tiec! Andrew: Look, we all make mistakes. Co g au, chung ta eu co sai lam ma.

"Look, let me try again, said Fred. "Nao, e toi th lai lan na
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English Practical Phrases Andrew: Look, I've just about had it with you! Thoi, toi chan ngan co lam roi! Sally: And I've had it with you. Con toi, cung ngay anh luon. Andrew: Look, that can't be right. Coi ka, nh vay khong ung. Rachel: But it is. Nh vay mi ung ch. Look alive! Gang sc len!

"Come on, Fred! Get moving! Look alive! shouted the coach, who was not happy with Fred's performance. Nhanh len, Fred!
Xong xao len! Gang sc len ch! huan luyen vien ray Fred v khong hai long ve loi chi cua anh ta.

Bill: Look alive, Bob! Gang sc len ch, Bob! Bob: I'm doing the best I can. Toi ang lam het sc cua toi. Look (at) what the cat dragged in! Trong sao ma thieu nao vay ka!

Bob keu len: Trong sao ma thieu nao vay ka?

Bob and Jenny were standing near the doorway talking when Tom came in. Look what the cat dragged in! announced Bob. Bob va Jenny ang tro chuyen gan ca th thay Tom i vao.

Jenny: Hello, everybody. I'm here! Chao moi ngi. Co toi ay! Jane: Look at what the cat dragged in! Coi con meo mac ma ka! Look here Coi ne. Coi ka. Henry: Look here, I want to try to help you, but you're not making it easy for me. Coi ka, anh muon giup em ma em c lam kho anh. Rachel: I'm just so upset. Tai em lo lang qua. Andrew: Look here, I just asked you a simple question! Nay, toi ch muon hoi anh mot cau n gian thoi ma! Bob: As I told you in the beginning, there are no simple answers. Nh toi a noi vi anh ngay t au, khong co cau tra 181

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung li nao n gian ca. Look me up when you're in town. Khi nao ban xuong cho toi th ghe lai tham toi nhe. Bob: Nice to see you, Tom. Bye now. Gap lai anh mng lam, Tom. Tam biet nghe. Tom: Yes, indeed. Look me up when you're in town. Bye. Vang, tam biet. Khi nao co dp xuong ay ghe lai chi nghe. Sally (on the phone): Bye. Nice talking to you. Sally (ang noi tren ien thoai): Noi chuyen vi ch thch lam. Jenny: Bye, Sally. Sorry we can't talk more. Look me up when you're in town. Thoi nghe, Sally. Tiec la chung ta khong noi chuyen lau c. Khi nao co dp xuong ay, ghe lai tham em nhe. Look out! va Watch out! Coi chng! Can than!

Bob saw the scenery starting to fall on Tom. Look out! cried Bob.
Bob thay tam phong muon rt nham Tom. Coi chng! Bob la len. "Watch out! That sidewalk is really slick with ice! warned Sally bao trc: Can than! Le ng trn nc a o nghe! Look who's here! Xem th ai ay! Bill: Look who's here! My old friend Fred. How goes it, Fred! Xem th ai ay! Ban i Fred cua toi. Sao o, Fred! Fred: Hi, there, Bill! What's new? A, Bill ay ma! Co g la khong? Bill: Nothing much. Khong co g ang noi. Bill: Look who's here! Nhn xem th ai ay! Jenny: Yeah. Isn't that Fred Morgan? . Co phai Fred Morgan o khong?

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English Practical Phrases Look who's talking! Co biet ang noi g khong! Andrew: You criticize me for being late! Look who's talking! You just missed your flight! Em trach anh tre nai! Em ang noi cai g ch! Em va tre mat chuyen bay th sao? Jane: Well, nobody's perfect. th, co ai hoan toan au. Jenny: You just talk and talk, you go on much too long about

Ch ch biet noi vi noi, ch noi huyen thuyen chang an nhap vao chuyen g ca ma lai khong e cho ngi khac noi g het, va ch cung chang biet bao gi nen ngng na. Sally: Look who's talking! Nhn lai xem ch ang noi cai g ch! Lord knows I've tried. Ch co tri mi biet toi. Alice: Why don't you get Bill to fix this fence? Tai sao ch khong nh anh Bill sa cai hang rao lai? Jenny: Lord knows I've tried. I must have asked him a dozen times; this year alone. Ch co tri mi biet toi. Noi nam nay khong toi a nh anh ta ca chuc lan roi o; ma anh ta au co chu sa. Sue: I can't seem to get to class on time. Toi s khong en lp kp. Rachel: That's just awful. Nh vay th te that. Sue: Lord knows I've tried. I just can't do it. Ch co tri biet toi co het mnh ma khong c. Lose one's train of thought. Quen ieu va noi. B gian oan giong t tng. Andrew: I had something important on my mind, but that telephone call made me lose my train of thought. Trong au toi ang ngh en mot chuyen quan trong, nhng roi ien thoai reo lam toi quen khuay i mat. Jenny: Did it have anything to do with money, such as the money you owe me? Chuyen o co lien quan en tien bac khong, chang han nh so tien anh con n toi ay ma. 183

practically nothing, and you never give a chance for anyone else to talk, and you just don't know when to stop!

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Andrew: I can't remember. Toi cung khong nh na. Tom: Now, let's take a look at, uh. Well, next I want to talk about something that is very important. Nao, hay xem cai nay, . Sau ay toi muon noi en mot viec quan trong. Jenny: I think you lost your train of thought. Toi ngh giong t tng cua anh b gian oan roi. Tom: Don't interrupt. You'll make me forget what I'm saying. ng co noi leo. Co lam toi quen cai g toi va noi mat. Lots of luck! Chuc ban nhieu may man! Bill: I'm going to try to get my tax bill lowered. Toi nh tm cach lam bt tien thue. Tom: Lots of luck! Chuc anh nhieu may man! Jenny: I'll go in there and get him to change his mind, you just watch! Toi se i vao trong o e thuyet phuc anh ta thay oi quyet nh. Ch hay i coi. Sally: Lots of luck! Chuc ch may man! Lovely weather for ducks. Thi tiet nay th co vt mi a. [Y che tri xau khong hp vi viec dao chi.] Bill: Hi, Bob. How do you like this weather? Chao Bob. Anh thay thi tiet nay the nao? Bob: Lovely weather for ducks. Tri nay th ch co vt mi a thoi. Sally: What a lot of rain! Sao ma nhieu qua! Tom: Yeah. Lovely weather for ducks. Don't care for it much myself. . Tri nay ch co vt mi a. Rieng toi cha e y g chuyen ma vi nang. Lucky for you. Vay la may cho ban o. Andrew: Lucky for you the train was delayed. Otherwise you'd have to wait till tomorrow morning for the next one. May cho anh la xe la b tre. Neu khong th qua sang mai mi co chuyen khac. 184

English Practical Phrases Fred: That's luck, all right. I'd hate to have to sleep in the station. Phai roi, the la may. Toi ghet phai ngu lai tai nha ga. Jane: I hope I'm not too late. Hy vong toi en khong tre lam. Sue: Lucky for you, everyone else is late too. May cho ch o, ai cung en tre het.

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Ma'am? 1. Ba (co) goi toi ha? Hoi ngi dan ba xem co phai ba ta a goi mnh. Mother: Tom! Tom i! Tom: Ma'am? Tha me goi con? Mother: Come take out the garbage. em rac i o i con. Tom: Yuck! Ghe! Doctor: Now, Bill, I need you to do something for me. Nay Bill. Nh anh lam giup toi t viec. Bill: Ma'am? Tha ba goi toi ha? Doctor: Stick out your tongue. Le li ra. 2. Xin ba lap lai ieu va noi. Sally: Bring it to me, please. Nh mang cai o en cho toi. Bill: Ma'am? Ba noi sao? Sally: Bring it to me! Mang cai kia lai cho toi!

va noi: Tha ba noi sao?"

Uncle Fred turned his good ear to the clerk and said, Ma'am? Chu Fred quay pha tai nghe ro ve hng ba ban hang

Make a lap. Ngoi xuong i. Andrew: Hey, you're in the way, Tom! Make a lap, why don't you? E, sao lai ng gia ng vay, Tom! Ngoi xuong i ch. Tom: Sorry. Xin loi. Rachel: Come over here and make a lap. You make me tired, standing there like that. en ay ngoi i. Anh bat em ng hoai met muon chet. 186

English Practical Phrases John: You just want me to sit by you? Em muon anh ngoi ben canh em ha? Rachel: That's right. ung vay. Make it snappy! Nhanh len! Hanh ong nhanh len nao! Andrew: Make it snappy! I haven't got all day. Nhanh len! Het gi roi. Bob: Don't rush me. ng co hoi toi. Jenny: Do you mind if I stop here and get some film? Toi dng lai ay e mua mot t phim c khong? Bob: Not if you make it snappy! Nhanh len khong th thoi! Jenny: Don't worry. I'll hurry. nng co lo. Toi se ra lien. Make it (to something). Co gang tham d vao viec g.

Jenny noi.

"I'm sorry, said Jenny, I won't be able to make it to your party. "Toi rat tiec toi khong the en d ba tiec cua ban c,

Rachel: Can you come to the rally on Saturday? Ban co the en d buoi hop mat vao th Bay khong? Andrew: Sorry. I can't make it. Rat tiec. Toi khong the d c. Make it two. Cho hai cai. Lam cho hai cai. Bill (speaking to the waiter): I'll have the roast chicken. Bill noi vi ngi boi: Cho toi mon ga ro-ti. Jenny: Make it two. Cho hai phan. Waiter: Would you like something to drink? Ong goi g uong khong? Tom: Just a beer. Cho lon bia. Waiter (turning to Jenny): And you? Con ba? Jenny: Make it two. Lay hai lon. Make mine something... Phan toi th cho... ten thc an, thc uong, ao quan, hoac cac vat dung khac (Thng dung khi goi thc 187

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung an hn. Bill: I want some pie. Yes, I'd like apple. Cho toi banh nhuy trai cay. ung roi, banh nhan tao. Tom: Make mine cherry. Phan toi th cho banh nhan hong ao. Waiter: Would you care for some desert? The ice cream is homemade. Ong muon dung o trang mieng khong? Co kem do chnh nha hang chung toi lam. Tom: Yes, indeed. Make mine chocolate. Vang, c. Cho toi kem so-co-la. Make no mistake (about it)! ng co nham lan kieu o! Sally: I'm very angry with you! Make no mistake about it! Toi gian anh het sc! ng nham lan kieu o ch! Fred: Whatever it's about, I'm sorry. Bat c la loi g, toi cung xin nhan. Clerk: Make no mistake, this is the finest carpet available. ng nham lan nhe. ay la loai tham tot nhat chung toi co. Sally: I'd like something a little less fine, I think. Xin cho toi loai hang kem hn mot t. Make up your mind va Make your mind up. Hay quyet nh i. Henry: I don't have all day. Make up your mind. Toi khong co nhieu th gi. Hay quyet nh ngay i. Rachel: Don't rush me. ng hoi thuc toi. Bob: Make your mind up. We have to catch the plane. Quyet nh i. Chung ta con phai len phi c na. Jenny: I'm not sure I want to go. Toi khong chac la toi muon i. Make yourself at home. C t nhien nh nha. Andrew: Please come in and make yourself at home. Xin mi vao va t nhien nh nha. Sue: Thank you. I'd like to. Cam n. Toi cung muon nh vay. Bill: I hope I'm not too early. Hy vong toi khong phai en qua 188

English Practical Phrases sm. Bob: Not at all. Come in and make yourself at home. I've got a few little things to do. Khong co au. Mi vao t nhien. Toi ch con vai viec can lam na thoi. Bill: Nice place you've got here. Anh cho nay de thng qua. Maybe some other time va We'll try again some other time. Co le nen e khi khac. Bill: Do you think you can come to the party? Anh ngh anh en d tiec c khong? Bob: I'll have to beg off. I have another angagement. Cho toi xin kieu. Toi a co hen cho khac roi. Bill: Maybe some other time. Thoi e khi khac vay. John: Can you and Alice come over this Friday? Th Sau nay anh va Alice en c khong? Bill: Gee, sorry. We have something else on. Cha, xin loi. Chung toi con mot so viec phai lo. John: We'll try again some other time. Vay hay e dp khac i nghe. Might as well va May as well Nen vay i. Bill: Should we try to get there for the first showing of the film? Co nen en sm e xem phan gii thieu chng trnh chieu phim khong? Jane: Might as well. Nothing else to do. Nen vay i. Bay gi cung chang lam g. Andrew: May as well leave now. It doesn't matter if we arrive a little bit early. Nen i bay gi. Co sm hn mot t cung chang hai chi. Jane: Why do we always have to be the first to arrive? Tai sao luc nao chung ta cung phai la ngi ti au tien vay? Mind your own business va Get your nose out of my business; Keep your nose out of my business. ng cho mui vao viec cua toi. [Loi noi thieu nha nhan. Dung get va keep e dien ta y tranh 189

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung xa ra.] Andrew: This is none of your affair. Mind your own business. ay khong phai la chuyen cua co. ng co cho mui vao. Sue: I was only trying to help. Toi muon phu giup thoi ma. Bob: How much did you pay in federal taxes last year? Nam ngoai ch tra thue lien bang het bao nhieu? Jane: Good grief, Bob! Keep your nose out of my business! Kho toi qua, Bob! ng cho mui vao chuyen cua toi! Tom: How much did it cost? Cai nay gia bao nhieu tien? Sue: Tom! Get your nose out of my business! Tom! ng cho mui vao chuyen cua toi!

"Hey! shrieked Sally, jerking the checkbook out of Sue's grasp. Get your nose out of my business! "E! Sally re len va

giat lai tap chi phieu tren tay Sue. ng cho mui vao cong viec cua tao.

More or less. t hoac nhieu. Dng nh. Khong t th nhieu. Henry: I think this one is what I want, more or less. Toi ngh, t nhieu g th cai nay la cai toi muon co. Clerk: A very wise choice, sir. Ong la cai o hay lam. Henry: Is this one the biggest, more or less? Dng nh cai nay ln nhat phai khong? John: Oh, yes. It's the biggest there is. O, vang. o la cai ln nhat. More power to you! Gioi that! [Nhan manh tren ch to va oc you thanh /ya/.] Bill: I finally told her off, but good. Cuoi cung toi tong kh c ba ta i, i luon. Bob: More power to you! Gioi qua ta! Sue: I spent years getting ready for that job, and I finally got it. Toi phai mat bao nhieu nam hoc e co c viec nay va nay toi a at c. 190

English Practical Phrases Jenny: More power to you! Nh vay ch qua gioi! More than you ('ll ever) know. Nhieu hn mong i. Vt qua mc a tng. Bob: Why did you do it? Tai sao ban lam nh vay? Bill: I regret doing it. I regret it more than you know. Toi an han a lam chuen o. An han hn la ban a ngh. John: Oh, Jenny, I love you. O, Jenny. Anh yeu em. Jenny: Oh, John, I love you more than you'll ever know. O John. Em con yeu anh nhieu hn la anh ngh. My... [Ho than t nay thay oi rat linh hoat, tuy theo ng ieu va ng canh. Xem th du.] "My, what a nice place you have here! gloated Gloria. "Cha, cho anh ep qua! Gloria tam tac khen. Rachel: My, it's getting late! Chet, tre mat roi! John: Gee, the evening is just beginning. Tri at, tri mi toi o ma.

"My, it's hot! said Fred, smoldering. "Chao oi, nong qua!
Fred va nhom la va noi. (My) goodness (gracious)! Nh n Chua! Lay Chua toi! Chen et i! [Tan than t dien ta s chu y hoac kinh ngac.] Bill: My goodness! The window is broken! Chen et i! Cai ca so b be roi! Andrew: I didn't do it! Toi khong lam be o nghe! Bill: Who did, then? Vay th ai?

"Goodness gracious! Are you hurt? asked Sue as she helped the fallen student to his feet. "Oi chao! Em co au khong? Sue
va hoi va cau hoc tro b vap nga ng day. (My) heavens! Tri at! Bill: Heavens! The clock has stopped. Tri at! Cai ong ho treo 191

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung tng ng roi. Bob: Don't you have a watch? Anh khong co ong ho eo tay sao? Sally: The police are parked in our driverway, and one of them is getting out! Canh sat au trong loi xe ra vao nha mnh va mot ngi ang bc ra khoi xe. Jenny: My heavens! Tri dat! - co chuyen g vay? My house is your house va Our house is your house. C t nhien xem nha toi nh nha ban. [Xuat x t tieng Tay ban nha: Mi casa, su casa: Nha ban la nha toi.] Bill: Hello, Tom. Chao Tom. Tom (entering): So nice you can put me up for the night. Tom (i vao): Anh cho toi ngh lai em nay th tot qua. Bill: My house is your house, make yourself at home. C t nhien i. Nha toi cung nh nha anh ma. Jenny: Come in, you two. Mi hai ngi vao ay. Bill: Thanks. Cam n. Sue: Yes, thank you. Vang, cam n. Jenny: Well, what can I get you? My house is your house. Sao, ch can g? T nhien xem nha toi nh nha anh ch. (My,) how time flies. 1. Thi gian nh ten bay. Bill: Look at the clock! Xem ong ho ka. Jenny: How time flies! I guess you'll be going. Thi gian i nh ten bay! Em ngh en gi anh i roi. Tom: Oh, no. I just noticed that it's time for the late show on television. O, khong phai. Anh va nh la en gi xem chng trnh khuya tren truyen hnh. John: My watch says it's nearly midnight. How time flies! ong ho toi gan ch na em. Thi gian qua nhanh qua! Jane: Yes, it's late. We really must go. Vang, khuya roi. Chung 192

English Practical Phrases ta phai ve. 2. Mi o ma nhanh that. Nhn tre con mau ln ma noi.

Chao oi, mi o ma nhanh that. Tom: It seems it was just yesterday that I graduated from high school. Now I'm a grandfather. Nh lai ngay ra trng toi tng nh mi hom qua. Vay ma bay gi a co chau keu bang ong. Jenny: My, how time flies. Chao oi, thi gian nh the ten bay. My lips are sealed. Toi se cam nh hen. Jenny: I hope you don't tell anyone about this. Hy vong ch khong noi cho ai biet chuyen nay. Alice: Don't worry. My lips are sealed. ng lo. Toi se cam nh hen. Bob: Don't you dare tell her I told you. Khong c noi la toi noi cho anh biet o nghe. Bill: My lips are sealed. Toi se cam nh hen. My (, my). .. Oi, chao oi. Fred: My, my! How you've grown, Bill. Oi, chao oi! cai thang Bill no ln ka. Bill: Of course! I'm a growing boy. Did you think I would shrink? D nhien la con ln. Bo ong tng con nho lai sao? Doctor: My, my, this is interesting. Oi, chao oi, cai nay mi vui ch. Jane: What's wrong? Cai g vay? Doctor: Nothing that a little exercise won't fix. Cai bai tap nho nho nay ma dung vao au cung c ca. My pleasure. 1. Khong co chi. Toi thch lam vay ma.

"Look at how big Billy is getting, said Uncle Michael. My, how time flies. "Trong thang Bill no ln ka, Chu Michael noi.

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Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Jenny: Thank you for bringing this up here. Cam n anh a mang cai nay len ay cho em. Bill: My pleasure. Khong co chi. Jane: Oh, doctor, you've really helped Tom. Thank you so much! O, quy hoa qua bac sy, ong a giup Tom. Cam n ong nhieu lam! Doctor: My pleasure. Khong co chi. 2. Han hanh (c biet ong). Sally: Bill, meet Jenny, my cousin. Bill, xin gii thieu anh em ba con cua toi la Jenny. Bill: My pleasure. Han hanh. Bill: Good to see you again. Gap lai em mng lam. Jenny: My pleasure. Han hanh.

Name your poison. Xem What'll it be? Need I remind you that va Need I remind you of... Toi can nhac ban nh rang... [Loi noi cao ngao, ke ca.] Bill: Need I remind you that today is Friday? Toi can nhac anh nh rang hom nay la th Sau. Bob (sarcastically): Gee, how else would I have know? Bob (ma mai): Tri i, toi phai biet cai g na ay? John: Need I remind you of our policy against smoking in the office? Toi can nhac nh co rang chu trng cua chung toi la khong c hut thuoc ni lam viec. Jane: Sorry, I forgot. Xin loi. Toi quen. Need I say more? Can nghe toi nhac lai khong? 194

English Practical Phrases Jenny: There's grass to be mowed, weeds to be pulled, dishes

can ra ne, can hut bui ne, nghe khong ma c ngoi! Can nghe toi nhac lai khong? Tom: I'll get right on it. Toi i lam ngay.

to be done, carpets to be vacuumed, and there you sit! Need I say more? Co can cat ne, co dai can nho ne, chen bat

noi va ao mat mot vong nhn nhan vien trong van phong va hoi: Can nghe toi nhac lai khong? Neither can I... Toi cung khong the... [Dung vi tr ong t nao th thay vao cho can.] Bill: No matter what they do to them, I just can't stand sweet potatoes! Cho du che bien cach nao i na, toi cung khong the nao chu c mon khoai lang! Bob: Neither can I. Toi cung vay. John: Let's go. I cannot tolerate the smoke in here. Chung ta i thoi. Toi khong chu noi khoi thuoc trong nay. Jane: Neither can I. Toi cung vay. Neither do I... Toi cung khong the... [Dung vi cac ong t chnh, ke ca to do.] Jane: No matter what they do to them. I just don't like sweet potatoes! Cho du che bien cach nao i na, toi khong thch noi cai mon khoai lang. Bob: Neither do I. Toi cung vay. Jane: I really don't like what the City council is doing. Thu that toi khong thch nhng viec lam cua Hoi ong thanh pho. Fred: Neither do I. Toi cung khong a ho. Never in my life. Trong i toi cha he. The ca i khong... Sally: Never in my life have I seen such a mess! Trong i toi 195

"This project needs to be finished before anyone sleeps tonight, said Alice, hovering over the office staff. Need I say more? "D an nay can hoan tat gap trc toi hom nay, Alice va

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung cha he thay canh nao lon xon nh vay ca! John: Well, it's always this way. Where have you been all this time? th, luc nao cung vay o. Lau nay co au vay? Sally: I just never noticed before, I suppose. Toi ngh cha c ai cho biet trc chuyen nay. Sue: Never will I go there again! Never in my life! T nay ve sau toi khong them ti o na. The khong ti! Bob: That bad, huh? Nghiem trong en nh vay ha? Sue: Yes! That bad and worse! ung! Con hn vay na! Never mind! Thoi bo i! Quen no i! ng ban tam. Sally: What did you say? Ch noi g? Jane: Never mind! It wasn't important. Thoi bo i! Chuyen khong quan trong. John: I tried to get the book you wanted, but they didn't have it. Shall I try another store? Toi co tm quyen sach co can, nhng ho khong co. e toi tm tiem khac nghe? Jenny: No, never mind. Thoi, bo i anh. John: I'd be happy to give it a try. Toi san sang i tm cho co ma. Next question. Xong roi, qua chuyen khac i. Jenny: When can I expect this construction noise to stop? Bao gi toi mi het b nghe tieng on ao v cong trnh xay cat nay? Bob: In about a month. Next question. Chng mot thang na. Qua chuyen khac. Bill: When will the board of directors raise the dividend again? Bao gi ban quan tr cho tang tien li co phan na ay? Jenny: Oh, quite soon. Next question. O, khong lau au. Qua chuyen khac. Nice going! va Good job! Nice job! 1. Lam gioi qua! John: Well, I'm glad that's over. Xong, cong viec hoan tat toi 196

English Practical Phrases thay that khoan khoai. Sally: Nice going, John! You did a good job. Lam gioi qua, John! Anh lam qua gioi. Tom: Nice job, Bill! Lam gioi qua! Bill. Bill: Thanks, Tom! Cam n nhieu, Tom. 2. Gioi d! Fred: I guess I really messed it up. Toi ngh toi a lam lon xon het ca len roi. Bill: Nice job, Fred! You've now messed us all up! Gioi d ha Fred! Anh lam cho h het chuyen cua chung ta con g! Fred: Well, I'm sorry. Vay th, toi xin loi vay.

"Nice going, frowned Jane, as Tom upset the bowl of potato chips. "Gioi d, Jane chau may noi, sau khi Tom lam up o to
khoai tay chien (chips. Nice place you have here. Nha cua ban xinh ghe.

ghe.") Bob: Come in. Welcome. Mi vao. Mng em en chi.

Jane came in and looked around. Nice place you have here, she said. Jane vao nha va nhn quanh. Co noi: Nha cua ban xinh

Jenny: Nice place you have here. Nha anh xinh ghe. Bob: Thanks. We like it. Cam n nhieu. Chung toi thch cho nay. Nice weather we're having. [Nhan ch weather.] 1. Tri ep qua nh. Bill: Nice weather we're having. Tri ep qua nh? Bob: Yeah. It's great. , tri ep that.

Jenny glanced out the window and said to the lady sitting next to her, Nice weather we're having. Jenny liec nhn ra ca so
oan quay sang ngi an ba ngoi ben canh, noi: Tri ep qua nh." 2. Tri ep d nh. Noi ma ma . [Nhan manh t nice.] 197

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Bill: Hi, Tom. Nice weather we're having, huh? Thi tiet ep d anh nh? Tom: Yeah. Gee, it's hot! Vang. Tri i, nong that! Jenny: Nice weather we're having! Tri ep d anh nh. Sally: Sure. Lovely weather for ducks. ep! Hoa chang co vt mi thch thi tiet nay. Nighty-night. Tam biet. Chuc ngu ngon. Loi noi cua Good night cua tre con. Father: Nighty-night, Bill. Ngu gioi nghe Bill. Bill: Catch you later, Pop. Hen gap lai, bo.

nam ngu say, th tham: Ngu ngoan nghe be cng cua me."

The mother smiled at the tiny sleeping form and whispered, Nighty-night, little one. Ba me nhn a con be t hon ang

No can do. Khong lam g c. Bob: Can you do this now? Lam cho cai nay lien c khong? Sally: Sorry. No can do. Rat tiec. Khong lam c. Fred: Will you be able to fix this, or do I have to buy a new one? Em lieu co sa cai nay c khong hay anh phai mua cai mi? Alice: No can do. You'll have to buy one. Khong sa c. Anh phai mua cai mi i. No doubt. Hen chi. Hen g. Hen chi phai. Sue: Jenny is giving this party for herself? Jenny t to chc tiec nay cho no ha? Rachel: Yes. She'll expect us to bring gifts, no doubt. ung roi. ung la no muon bon mnh phai co qua cho no. Jenny: All this talk about war has my cousin very worried. Tat ca cau chuyen ve chien tranh lam ngi anh em ba con cua toi am ra lo s. Sue: No doubt. At his age, I don't wonder. Con g na! Vi la

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English Practical Phrases tuoi cua anh ta, con la g (bi anh s b ong vien.) No fair! Bat cong! Khong c! Bill: No fair! You cheated! Khong c! Ban an gian! Bob: I did not! au co! "No fair, shouted Tom. You stepped over the line! "Khong cong bang, Tom la ln. Ban a bc qua lan mc roi ka! No kidding! 1. Ban khong noi ua ay ch? Jane: I got elected vice president. Toi c bau lam pho chu tch. Bill: No kidding! That's great! Khong noi ua ch! Vay hay qua! 2. Mi biet ha? Sue: It looks like taxes will be increasing. Dng nh thue sap sa tang. Tom: No kidding! What do you expect? Mi biet ha? Ch co ngh tang cai g? Alice: I'm afraid I'm putting on a little weight. Em e rang em ang map ra th phai. Jane: No kidding! Gi mi biet ha? No lie? Noi that khong o? Bill: A plane just landed on the interstate highway outside of town! Mot chiec phi c va ha canh tren xa lo thuoc ngoai o thanh pho ka. Tom: No lie? Come on! It didn't really, did it? Noi that khong o? Noi that i! Khong co, phai khong? Bill: It did too! Co that ma! Tom: Let's go see it! i xem i! Bob: I'm going to take a trip up the Amazon. Toi sap i mot chuyen len thng nguon vung Amazon. Sue: No lie? Noi that khong o?

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Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung No more than I have to. Lam va va u xai. [Dung e tra li cau hoi: What are you doing? Dao nay lam an ra sao?] Bob: Hey, Fred. What you been doing? E, Fred. Dao nay lam an ra sao? Fred: No more than I have to. Lam va u xai thoi. Sue: Hi, Bill. How are you? Chao Bill. Anh khoe khong? Bill: Okay. What have you been doing? Khoe. Dao nay co lam an ra sao? Sue: No more than I have to. Cung va u xai. No, no, a thousand times no! Khong! Tram lan khong, van lan khong! Bob: Here, have some sweet potatoes. Nay, an mot chut khoai lang i. Bill: No, thanks. Khong, cam n. Bob: Oh, come on! , an i nao! Bill: No, no, a thousand times no! Khong, tram lan khong, van lan khong! Sue: The water is a little cold, but it's great. Come on in. Nc hi lanh mot chut, nhng thu v lam. Nhay xuong i. Bill: How cold? Lanh c bao nhieu? Sue: Well, just above freezing, I guess. Come on in! th em oan khoan gan ong a. Nhay ai xuong! Bill: No, no, a thousand times no! Khong, tram lan khong, van lan khong cung khong! Nope. Khong. [Mot bien cach cua No; tng t nh Hong cua tieng Viet.] Bob: Tired? Met ha? Bill: Nope. Hong. Bill: Are you sorry you asked about it? Em co thay an han la a hoi cau o khong? Jenny: Nope. Hong. 200

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No siree(, Bob)! Tuyet oi khong! [Dung cho ca vi phai n; Bob ch la cach noi e nhan manh y ngha t choi; khong phai ten ngi.] Bill: Do you want to sell this old rocking chair? Em co thch ban cai ghe xch u nay khong? Jane: No siree, Bob! Tuyet oi khong ban! Bill: You don't want sweet potatoes, do you? Anh khong thch khoai lang phai khong? Fred: No siree! Tuyet nhien khong! No sweat. Khong sao. Chang he chi. Chang kho khan g ca. Tieng long. Tom: I'm sorry I'm late. Xin loi toi en tre. Jenny: No sweat. We're on a very flexible schedule. Khong sao. Chng trnh cua chung ta uyen chuyen c ma. Bill: Thanks for carrying this up here. Cam n anh a mang cai nay len en tan ay. Bob: No sweat. Glad to help. Khong sao. Mnh san long giup ma. Not a chance! ng hong co c hoi! [Mot bien cach cua There is no chance.] Sally: Do you think our team will win today? Ch co ngh rang oi cua chung ta se thang trong cuoc tranh tai ngay hom nay khong? Jenny: Not a chance! Khong trong mong co c hoi thang noi. Jane: Can I have this delivered by Saturday? Lieu en th Bay cai nay giao ti nha toi khong? Clerk: Not a chance! Khong hy vong th Bay giao kp. Not again! Chuyen cu lai tai dien! Jenny: The sink is leaking again. Cai bon ra chen lai r nc. Sally: Not again! Lai na sao! 201

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Jenny: Yes, again. Vang, lai na. Fred: Here comes Tom with a new girlfriend. Tom vi con bo mi ang en ka. Sue: Not again! Lai bo bch na! Not always. Khong han vay. John: Do you come here every day? Ngay nao em cung en ay ha? Jane: No, not always. Khong, khong han vay. John: Do you find that this condition usually clears up by itself? Ong co nhan thay la tnh trang nay thng t bien mat khong? Doctor: Not always. Khong han vay. Not anymore. Chuyen o khong con na. Tnh trang o nay a qua roi. Jenny: This cup of coffee you asked me to bring you looks cold. Do you still want it? Cai tach ca-phe ch keu toi mang en cho ch bay gi a nguoi. Ch con thch uong na khong? Sally: Not anymore. Khong, toi khong thch uong na. Tom: Do the Wilsons live on Maple Street? Gia nh Wilson tren ng Maple phai khong? Bob: Not anymore. Het cho o roi. Not at all. Khong co chi [Loi tra li nha nhan moi khi c ngi khac cam n.] John: Thank you. Cam n. Jane: Not at all. Khong co chi. Jenny: I want to thank you very much for all your help. Toi muon cam n ve tat ca nhng giup ma ch a danh cho. Sue: Not at all. Happy to do it. Khong co chi. Giup c ch toi con mng.

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English Practical Phrases Not bad. 1. Cung c; khong en noi nao. Bill: How do you like that new brand of coffee? Co thay loai caphe the nao? Jane: Not bad. Uong thay cung c. Bob: Is this one okay? Cai nay co c khong? Bill: I guess. Yeah. Not bad. Toi thay c. Khong en noi nao. 2. Kha lam. John: How do you like that new car of yours? Co thay chiec xe co mi mua the nao? Jenny: Not bad, not bad at all. Kha lam, kha lam lam. Tom: This one looks great to me. What do you think? Cai nay toi thay ep qua. Co thay the nao? Sue: It's not bad. Trong cung kha lam. Not be a long shot. Khong mot chut nao. Bill: Are you generally pleased with the new president? Nhn chung co co thay hai long ve ong giam oc mi nay khong? Jenny: No, indeed, not by a long shot. Noi that, toi khong co ly do g e a ong ay ca. John: Do you find this acceptable? Anh thay ieu nay chap nhan c khong? Bill: Good grief, no! Not by a long shot. Kho toi, khong! Khong the chap nhan chut nao het. Not for love nor money. Tuyet oi khong! ng na! John: Would you be willing to drive through the night to get to Florida a day earlier? Em co thch lai xe suot em e en Florida sm trc mot ngay khong? Jenny: Not for love nor money! Khong bao gi! Jane: Someone needs to tell Sue that her favorite cat was just run over. Would you do it? Phai co ngi noi cho Sue biet 203

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung con meo cng cua co b xe can chet roi. Anh chu noi cho co biet khong? Bob: Not for love nor money. Toi tuyet oi khong lam chuyen o! Not for my money. Khach quan ma noi. Sue: Do you think it's a good idea to build all these patios in this part of the house? Ch thay lam tat ca cac hang hien mot ben nha nh vay co nen khong? Jenny: Not for my money. That's a sheer waste of money. Khach quan ma noi. Ch ph tien vo ch. John: We think that Fred is the best choice for the job. Do you think he is? Chung toi ngh rang Fred rat thch hp vi cong viec nay. Co ngh co c khong? Jenny: Nor for money, he is not. Khach quan ma noi, toi thay khong c. No thanks to you. Khong phai do cong cua ban. Bob: Well, despite our previous disagreement, he seemed to agree to all our demands. ay, dau cho trc o co s bat ong, ong ta co ve nh muon chap nhan tat ca cac yeu cau cua chung ta. Alice: Yes, no thanks to you. I wish you'd learn to keep your big mouth shut! ung, ma khong phai do cong cua anh au. Toi mong anh tap cam mom lai! Jane: It looks like that picnic wasn't ruined despite the fact that I forgot the potato salad. Dau cho toi co quen mon khoai tay tron, cuoc du ngoan cua chung ta cung khong b mat vui. Jenny: Yes, it was okay. No thanks to you, of course. Vang, tuy khong mat vui nhng d nhien khong phai do cong cua ban au. No, thank you; No, thanks. Thoi, cam n.

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English Practical Phrases Bob: Would you care for some more coffee? Co muon dung them ca-phe khong? Jenny: No, thank you. Thoi, xin cam n. John: Do you want to go downtown tonight? Toi nay em muon xuong pho khong? Jane: No, thanks. Thoi, cam n. Nothing. 1. Toi au noi g. Jenny: What did you say? Ch noi g? Sue: Nothing. Toi noi g au. Tom: Did you have something to say? What do you want? Em co chuyen muon noi ha? Em muon noi g? Jenny: Nothing. Em noi g au. 2. Co lam g au. Bob: What you been doing? Dao nay co lam g? Jenny: Nothing. Toi co lam g au. Bill: What have you been up to? Dao nay ra sao roi? Jenny: Nothing, really. Co g au, that ma. Nothing doing! Toi khong chu au! John: Can I put this box in your suitcase? Toi bo cai hop nay vao trong va-li cua anh nhe? Bill: Nothing doing! It's too heavy now. Toi khong chu au. a qua nang roi. Sue: We decided that you should drive us to the airport. Do you mind? Chung toi eu muon nh ch a chung toi ra phi trng. Ch co phien khong? Jane: Nothing doing! I've got work to do. Toi khong chu au! Toi con viec phai lam. Nothing for me, thanks. Cam n, toi khong thch g het. Waiter: Would you care for desert? Ong muon dung g trang 205

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung mieng khong? Bob: Nothing for me, thanks. Cam n, toi khong thch g het. Bob: We have beer and wine. Which would you like? Chung toi co bia va ru. Co thch loai nao? Jenny: Nothing for me, thanks. Toi khong thch th g het, cam n. Nothing much. Khong co g. Khong co g quan trong. John: Hey, man! How's by you? E, bo! Sao o? Bob: Hiya! Nothing much. A cha, khong co g ang noi. Bill: What have you been doing? Dao nay anh lam an the nao? Tom: Nothing much. Khong co g ang noi. Not if I see you sooner; Not if I see you first. au c, neu toi khong en gap lai ban trc (V co the toi muon lanh mat. Tom: See you later. Hen gap lai sau nghe. Jenny: Not if I see you first. au c, e toi gap anh trc. John: Okay. If you want to argue, I'll just leave you. See you later. c, neu em muon gay th anh cham dt ay. Hen gap lai sau. Jenny: Not if I see you first. au c, neu em khong en gap anh trc. Not in a thousand years! Never in a thousand years! Khong i nao! John: Will you ever approve of her marriage to Tom? Em co chap thuan chuyen hon nhan cua co ta vi Tom khong? Jenny: No, not in a thousand years. Khong, khong i nao. Jenny: Will all this trouble ever subside? Nhng rac roi nay co bao gi giam bt khong? John: Never in a thousand years. Khong i nao. Not in my book. Khong nh y toi. [So sanh Not for my money.] 206

English Practical Phrases John: Is Fred okay for the job, do you think? Em thay Fred am nhan cong viec nay c khong? Jenny: Not in my book. Toi thay khong thch hp. Not likely. Dng nh khong phai vay. Jenny: Is it possible that you'll be able to fix this watch? Co the nao anh sa c cai ong ho nay giup em khong? Fred: Not likely, but we can always try. Co le khong c, nhng chung toi c th xem. Sally: Will John show up on time, do you think? Anh co ngh la John se en ung gi khong? Bob: Not likely. Dng nh khong. Not on your life! Khong, khong bao gi! Sally: Do you want to go downtown today? Hom nay anh muon i pho khong? Bill: Not on your life! There's a parade this afternoon. Khong bao gi! Chieu nay co dien hanh. Sue: I was cheated out of fifty dollars. Do you think I need to see a lawyer? Em b la mat nam mi o la. Anh ngh em co nen nh luat s khong? John: Not on your life! You'll pay more than that to walk through a lawyer's door. ng, ng bao gi! Em se phai mat nhieu tien hn vay cho luat s. Not right now, thanks. Cam n, bay gi th cha. Khoan a. Waiter: Do you want some more coffee? Ba dung them ca-phe? Jenny: Not right now, thanks. Bay gi th cha, cam n. John: Can I take your coat? Anh cat cai ao choang cho em nhe? Sue: Not right now, thanks. I'm still a little chilly. Cam n anh, khoan a. Em con cam thay lanh lanh. Not (too) much. Khong nhieu lam. Van bnh thng. [Cach tra li 207

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung khi c hoi What have you been doing? Dao nay lam an ra sao?] John: What have you been doing? Dao nay lam an the nao? Jenny: Not too much. Khong co g - van bnh thng. Sue: Been keeping busy? What are you up to? Van ban ron vi cong viec ch? Co g la khong? Bob: Not too much. Khong co g ac biet. Sue: Yeah. Me too. . Toi cung vay. Not to put too fine a point on it. Chang can noi dau giem. Noi thang ra. Rachel: Not to put too fine a point on it, Jenny, but you're still acting a little rude to Tom. Jenny a, chang can noi dau giem lam g ch toi thay bo oi x vi Tom hi khiem nha. Jenny: I'm sorry but that's the way I feel. Toi biet la co loi nhng mnh ngh sao noi vay. John: I think, not to put too fine a point on it, you ought to do exactly as you are told. Noi thang ra, toi ngh ban can phai lam y nh nhng g ngi ta yeu cau. Andrew: And I think you ought to mind your own business. Con toi th ngh anh nen i lo cong chuyen cua anh i. Not to worry. ng co lo. Bill: The rain is going to soak all our clothes. Ma the nay th quan ao chung ta se t het. Tom: Not to worry, I put them all in plastic bags. ng co lo, toi a bo het vao tui ny-long roi. Sue: I think we're about to run out of money. Em ngh chung ta sap can tien roi. Bill: Not to worry. I have some more travelers checks. ng lo. Anh con mot so ngan phieu du lch ay. Now... Nao... Gi th... Nay... John: I'm totally disgusted with you. Toi rat ghe tm anh. 208

English Practical Phrases Bob: Now, don't get angry! Nay, ng nong ch! Andrew: I'm fighting mad. Why did you do that? Toi gian phat ien len c. Tai sao anh lam vay? Bill: Now, let's talk this over. Gi th, hay ban lai t au i. Andrew: Now, try it again, slowly this time. Nao, th lai lan na, that cham. Sally: How many times do I have to rehearse this piece? oan nay toi phai dt en bao nhieu lan lan? Fred: Now, who do you think you are? Nay, anh ngh anh la ai vay? Tom: Well, who do you think you are, asking me that question? Vay th, anh ngh anh la ai ma hoi toi cau o? No way! Khong co cach nao ca! Tuyet oi khong! Khong bao gi! Bill: Will you take my calculus test for me? Nh anh thi giup mon toan vi phan cho toi dc khong? Bob: No way! Khong bao gi! Bob: You don't want any more sweet potatoes, do you? Em khong muon an them khoai lang na ha? Jane: No way! Tuyet oi khong! No way, Jose! Khong i nao! [Tieng long; ch J oc theo tieng Me thanh ch H. = hose.] Bob: Can I borrow a hundred bucks? Cho mn mot tram ong c khong? Bill: No way, Jose! Khong i nao! Sally: Can I get you to take this nightgown back to the store for Nh anh mang cai ao ngu nay ra lai ca tiem kia oi lay cai khac y het vay nhng so nho hn c khong? Bob: No way, Jose! Khong i nao! Now, now. Ngoan nao, ngoan nao. Bnh tnh nao, bnh tnh nao. 209

me and get me the same thing in a slightly smaller size?

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nao, ngoan nao, ng khoc na, ba me do danh a be.

"Now, now, don't cry, said the mother to the tiny baby. Ngoan

Jane: I'm so upset! Bc mnh qua sc! Andrew: Now, now, everything will work out all right. Bnh tnh nao, bnh tnh nao, moi chuyen se au vao ay. Now then. au nao. Roi nao.

"Now then, where's the pain? asked the doctor. Bac sy hoi:
au nao, au au?" Jenny: Now then, let's talk about you and your interests. au nao, hay noi ve ban than anh va s thch cua anh i. Bob: Oh, good. My favorite subject. O, vang. o la e tai toi thch nhat. Sue: Now then, what are your plans for the future? Roi nao, chng trnh cho tng lai cua ban ra sao au? Alice: I want to become a pilot. Em muon tr thanh mot phi cong.

"Now then, what did you have in mind when you took this money? asked the police investigator. Nhan vien canh sat ieu
tra hoi: au nao, anh ngh sao ma anh lay so tien nay? Now what? va What now? Chuyen g ay? Roi sao?

The doorbell rang urgently, and Tom said, rising from the chair, Now what? Co tieng chuong goi ca hoi ha, Tom lien
ng day khoi ghe: Chuyen g ay?" Bob: There's a serious problem - sort of an emergency - in the mail room. Trong phong van th co chuyen g rac roi ln chng nh khan cap lam. Sue: What now? Roi sao? Bob: They've lost some mail or something silly like that. Ho lam mat may cai th hay chuyen v van nh vay o. Now you're cooking (with gas)! Lam nh vay mi ung y ch! Bay gi ban ang lam mot viec ma le ra ban co the lam c t lau. 210

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As Bob came to the end of the piece, the piano teacher said, Now you're cooking with gas! Khi Bob va cham dt oan
nhac, v thay day dng cam khen: anh nh vay mi ung y ch!"

Tom (painting a fence): How am I doing with this painting? Any better? Tom (ang sn hang rao): Thay toi sn the nao? Co kha hn khong? Jane: Now you're cooking. Sn nh vay mi ung ly ch. Tom: Want to try it? Muon sn th khong? Now you're talking! Bay gi ban noi nghe c lam! Tom: I won't put up with her behavior any longer. I'll tell her exactly what I think of it. Toi khong tha th cai cung cach cua co ta na au. Toi se noi cho co ta nghe s that ieu toi ngh ve co ay. Bill: Now you're talking! Ba nay anh noi nghe c o! John: When I get back to school, I'm going to study harder than ever. Khi nao con tr lai trng con se hoc cham ch hn na. Mother: Now you're talking! Nay con noi nghe c lam!

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Of course. D nhien, Vang, Chac roi. Sally: Are you ready to go? Anh san sang e i cha? Bob: Of course. Roi. Sally: Then let's go. Vay chung ta i. Jane: Are you coming with us? Anh i vi chung toi ch? John: Of course. I wouldn't miss this for the world. D nhien. i nao toi chu bo qua dp nay. And you'll be there, of course? asked Alice. Chac la anh se co mat o ch? Alice hoi.

"I would be happy to help, of course, confided Tom, a little insincerely. D nhien toi lay lam sung sng ma giup. Tom noi
vi ve thieu thanh that. Oh, boy. 1. Chao oi! Cha! Bill: Oh, boy! An old-fashioned circus! Chao oi! Mot oan xiec co lo sy! Bob: So what? Roi sao? "Oh, boy! shouted John. When do we eat? "Chao oi, John la len. Bao gi mi an ay?" 2. Ghe qua! Khiep qua!

"Oh, boy! moaned Fred, Here we go again. "Khiep qua!

Fred ren r, Lai i na." Doctor: It looks like something fairly serious. Trong co ve hi 212

English Practical Phrases tram trong. Jane: Oh, boy. Ghe qua! Doctor: But nothing modern medicine can't handle. Nhng khong co g ma nen y hoc hien ai bo tay ca. Oh, sure (someone or something will)! O, chac chan roi Andrew: Don't worry. I'll do it. ng lo. Toi se lam cho. Rachel: Oh, sure you will. That's what you always say. O, chac chan anh se lam roi. Luc nao anh cung noi vay ch g? Bob: I'll fix this fence the first chance I get. Co dp la toi sa ngay cai hang rao. Jenny: Oh, sure. When will that be? Next year? O, chac chan anh se sa roi. Bao gi ay? Sang nam ha? Oh, yeah? Vay ha? Tom: You're getting to be sort of a pest. Anh cang ngay cang thay de ghet. Bill: Oh, yeah? Vay ha? Tom: Yeah. . Bob: This sauce tastes bad. I think you ruined it. Xot nay nem thay ma ghe. Toi ngh anh a voc cho h roi. Bill: Oh, yeah? What makes you think so? Vay ha? Ly do nao khien anh noi vay? Bob: My tongue tells me! Cai li cua toi bao the! Okay. va OK; O.K. 1. Vang. c roi. John: Can we go now? i c cha? Sue: Okay. Let's go. c. i thoi. Jenny: Can I have one of these? Cho toi mot trong may cai nay c khong? Fred: Okay. c. Jenny: Thanks. Cam n.

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Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung 2. c roi. Xong roi. Khong nham tra li nhng ngi noi bieu lo s hai long. c roi, tat ca chung ta eu co mat. Vay len ng ngay.") Bill: Okay, I can see the house now. c roi, toi co the en xem nha bay gi. Rachel: This must be where we turn then. Chac chung ta phai queo cho nay. 3. c ch? Bill: I'm going to turn here, okay? Toi se queo cho nay, c ch? Rachel: Sure. It looks like right place. c. Co ve nh ung cho roi o. Andrew: I'll take this one, okay? Toi se lay cai nay, c ch? Jenny: Yes, that's okay. Vang, c. Once and for all. Cuoi cung. Vnh vien. Mot lan cuoi cung roi thoi. Sue: I'm going to get this place organized once and for all! Toi se cho sap xep cho nay lai mot lan ma thoi! Alice: That'll be the day! Chuyen khong bao gi xay ra!

"Okay, we're all here. Let's go now, said Tom. Tom noi:

"We need to get this straightened out once and for all, said Bob, for the fourth time today. "Chung ta can chnh on chuyen

nay mot lan cuoi cung roi thoi, Bob lap lai cau noi ay lan nay na la lan th t trong ngay.

Once more va One more time. Xin them mot lan na. Bis... Jenny: You sang that line beautiful, Fred. Now, once more. Anh hat hay o, Fred. Hat lai lan na i. Fred: I'm really tired of all this rehearsing. Noi that toi chan ngan vu tap dt nay qua. John (finishing practicing his speech): How was that? John cham dt phan tap dt oc dien van: Thay the nao? Sue: Good! One more time, though. Hay! Nhng oc them mot lan na.

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English Practical Phrases John: I'm getting bored with it. Toi thay nham lam. One final word va One final thing. Mot lan chot. Con chuyen cuoi cung. John: One final word, keep your chin up! Toi noi mot lan chot, hay can am len! Jenny: Good advice! Khuyen hay qua! Sue: And one final thing, don't haul around a lot of expensive camera stuff. It just tells the thieves who to rob. Con chuyen cuoi cung, ng co eo lung lang nhieu may hnh at tien. Ch to lam moi nh bon cp giat. John: There are thieves here? ay co cp giat hay sao? Sue: Yeah. Everywhere. , au chang co. One moment, please. Xin i cho mot chut. John: Can you help me? Xin cho hoi tham mot t. Clerk: One moment, please. I will be with you shortly. Xin i cho mot chut. Bill (answering the phone): Hello? Bill tra li ien thoai: A-lo? Bob: Hello. Can I speak to Tom? Al-lo. Cho toi noi chuyen vi Tom. Bill: One moment, please. (handing phone to Tom) It's for you. Xin i cho mot chut (a ien thoai cho Tom): ien thoai cua anh. Tom: Hello, this is Tom. A-lo, Tom ay. One way or another. Bang cach nao o. Cach nay hay cach khac. Tom: Can we fix this radio, or do I have to buy a new one? Chung ta sa cai radio nay c khong, hay la phai mua cai khac. Jenny: Don't fret! We'll get it repaired one way or another. ng lo! Chung ta se tm cach nay hay cach khac e sa ch. John: I think we're lost. Toi ngh chung ta b lac roi.

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Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Alice: Don't worry. We'll get there one way or another. ng co lo. Bang moi cach chung ta se en o. On the contrary . Ngc lai. Tom: It's rather warm today. Hom nay kha am ap. Bob: On the contrary, I find it too cool. Ngc lai, toi thay mat qua! Jenny: I hear that you aren't too happy about my decision. Toi nghe noi quyet nh cua toi lam ch khong c vui. Sue: On the contrary, I find it fair and reasonable. Ngc lai toi thay quyet nh o cong bnh va hp ly. On the other hand. Mat khac. Tuy nhien. John: I'm ready to go; on the other hand, I'm perfect comfortable here. Toi san sang len ng; Tuy nhien toi thay ay that thoai mai. Sally: I'll let you know when I'm ready, then. Khi nao xong toi se bao cho ch biet. Jenny: I like this one. On the other hand, this is nice too. Toi thch cai nay. Tuy nhien, cai nay trong cung kheo. Sue: Why not get both? Tai sao khong mua ca hai? Or what? Hay khong nao? Phai khong nao? Bob: Now, is this a fine day or what? Nao, hom nay tri co ep hay khong nao? John: Looks okay to me. Toi thay cung c. Tom: Look at Bill and Jenny. Do they make a fine couple or what? Trong Bill va Jenny ka. Ho qua la mot cap trai tai gai sac phai khong nao? Bob: Sure, they look great. Chac roi, trong that ep oi. Or words to that effect. Hoac tng t nh vay. ai loai nh vay. ai loai la...

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English Practical Phrases John: It says right here in the contract, You are expected to attend without fail, or words to that effect. Trong hp ong nay co viet ro rang: Ben kia phai tham d ma khong c quyen vang mat, ai loai nh vay. Jenny: That means I have to be there, huh? Noi vay co ngha la toi phai en o ha? John: You got it! Co noi rat ung! Sally: She said that I wasn't doing my job well, or words to that effect. ai loai la ba ta noi toi khong lam tron phan s. Jane: Well, you ought to find out exactly what she means. Thoi th, ch phai tm hieu xem y ba ta that s muon noi g. Sally: I'm afraid I know. Toi a hieu ro roi. Out, please. Mi i ra. Mi bc ra. Cut i.

The elevator stopped again, as it had at every floor, and someone said, Out, please, as someone had said at every floor. Thang may ngng lai moi tang lau, va co ngi noi: Mi

bc ra, nh van thng noi moi khi ti mot tang lau. Jane: Out, please. This is my floor. Mi bc ra. Ti tang lau cua toi roi. John: I'll get out of your way. e toi tranh cho ba i ra. Jane: Thanks. Cam n. Bill: I don't want you in my house. Out, please! Toi khong muon anh trong nha toi. Cut i! Over my dead body! Bc qua xac toi! Sally: Alice says she'll join the circus no matter what anybody says. Alice bao no se i theo oan xiec bat ke ai noi g mac ke. Father: Over my dead body! Bao no bc qua xac toi roi hay i! Sally: Now, now. You know how she is. Thoi, thoi. Anh biet tanh no ma. Bill: I think I'll rent out our spare bedroom. Anh ngh anh se 217

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung cho thue bt cai phong d. Sue: Over my dead body! Bc qua xac em trc roi hay cho thue! Bill (smilling): That can be arranged. Bill ci mm: Chuyen con co o ma em.

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Pardon (me). Xem Excuse me; Excuse me? Pardon me for living! Chu am an xoi th a sao! Fred: Oh, I thought you had already taken yourself out of here! O, toi tng bo a vac xac i khoi cho nay roi ch! Sue: Well, pardon me for living! th chu am an xoi th a sao! Tom: Butt out, Jenny! Bill and I are talking. Xeo i, Jenny! Bill va tao ang con noi chuyen. Jenny: Pardon me for living! Chu am an xoi th a sao! Perhaps a little later. Co le chut na. Waiter: Would you like your coffee now? Ong muon dung ca phe bay gi cha? Bob: Perhaps a little later. Co le chut na. Waiter: All right. Tha vang. Sally: Hey, Bill, how about a swim? E, Bill, thch i bi khong? Bob: Sounds good, but not now. Perhaps a little later. Nghe hay o, nhng gi th cha. Co le chut na. Sally: Okay. See you later. c roi. Hen gap lai. Please. 1. Nan n ma! Bill: Can I go to the picnic on the Fourth of July? Con i du ngoan vao dp Quoc khanh 4 thang 7 c khong? Mother: No, you can't go to the picnic. Khong, con khong c i. 219

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Bill: Please! Con nan n ma! Tom: No, Bill. You can't have a raise. Khong, Bill. Khong the tang lng cho anh c. Bill: Please. I can hardly afford to live. Nan n ma. Lng hien gi toi kho song qua. Tom: You'll manage. Th anh phai t lo lieu lay. 2. Xin mi (i trc).

lai, a tay ra dau cho Jenny i trc, va mm ci noi: Xin mi." Jenny: Do you mind if I take the last piece of cake? Toi an mieng banh con lai nay c khong? Bob: Please. Xin mi. Jenny: Thanks. Cam n. 3. Xin ng...

Bob stepped back and made a motion with his hand indicating that Jenny should go first. Please, smiled Bob. Bob bc lui

Jenny: You always make a mess wherever you go. i ti au la xa ra o a. Alice: Please! I do not! Xin ng noi vay! Khong phai toi!

Andrew kept bumping up against Jenny in line. Finally Jenny turned to him and said, Please! ng sap hang sau lng Jenny
ma Andrew c ay ti mai. Cuoi cung Jenny phai quay lai va noi: Xin ng ay na!"

Pull up a chair. Mi ngoi noi chuyen chi. Tom: Well, hello, Bob! Nao, chao Bob! Bob: Hi, Tom. Pull up a chair. Chao Tom. Keo ghe ngoi chi.

bon ghe. Thay Bob en chao hoi, Bill ben noi: Keo ghe ngoi chi. Bob lam theo, keo ghe ngoi xuong. Put it anywhere. 220

The three men were sitting at a table for four. Bob came up and said hello. Bill said, Pull up a chair. Bob sat in the fourth chair at the table. Ba ngi ang ngoi chung mot ban co

English Practical Phrases 1. e au o. Jenny: What shall I do with this? Toi lam g vi cai nay ay? Jane: Oh, put it anywhere. O, e au o cung c. Tom: Where does this lamp go, lady? Ba i, cai en nay e au? Sue: Please put it anywhere. I'll move it later. Nh anh e au o giup cho. Toi se cat sau. 2. va Put it there. Kiem cho nao ngoi i. Ch noi vi ngi nao that than tnh. Tom: Hi, Fred. Is there room for me here? E, Fred. Con cho cho toi khong nao? Fred: Sure, man! Put it anywhere. Sao khong, cha noi! Kiem cho ngoi i. Bob: Come in and set a spell. We'll have a little talk. Vao ay ngh met mot lat. Co chuyen nho can ban. John: Nice place you've got here. Ban cho nay c lam. Bob: Put it there, old buddy. How you been? Ngoi au o i, ban i. Dao nay khoe khong? Put it there Bat tay cai nao. [So sanh vi Put 'er there.] Bob (extending his hand): Sounds great to me, old buddy. Put it there. Bob (cha tay ra): Co ve tot ay, ban i. Bat tay cai coi. Fred: Thanks, Bob. I'm glad we could close the deal. Cam n Bob. Ket thuc c cong chuyen toi mng ghe. Bob: Good to see you, Fred. Gap lai ban, thch that. Fred: Put 'er there, Bob. Bat tay cai coi, Bob.

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Quick and dirty Cau tha, ba bai Bnh: What a quick and dirty person you are! (May qua la ngi cau tha qua sc! Mike: So what? Th sao nao? Quis se-pa-ra-bit? Who shall separate us? `Ai chia re chung ta c? Bob: Our love is like an evergreen tree. Quis se-pa-ra-bit? Tnh yeu chung ta giong nh cay trng xuan. Ai chia re chung ta c? Michelle: Yeah! It's all up to us. Who shall separate us? Quite frankly. Xem (Spkeaking) quite frankly.

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Really. 1. Toi ong y vi ieu ban va noi. Rachel: This cake is just too dry. Cai banh nay qua kho. Jenny: Really. I guess it's getting stale. ung roi. Toi ngh no sap sa b oi. Henry: Taxes are just too high. Thue qua cao. Jenny: Really. It's out of hand. ung vay. Vt qua kha nang ong gop cua mnh. 2. That ha? That ma. Henry: I'm going to join the army. Toi nh gia nhap quan oi. Jenny: Really? That ha? Henry: Yes, I'm really going to do it. Vang, toi nh lam that ma. Sally: This will cost over two hundred dollars. Cai nay gia hn hai tram o-la. Rachel: Really? I paid half that the last time. That ha? Va roi toi mua ch co na gia o. 3. That sao! Vay o! Sao co the nh vay c. Fred: Then I punched him in the nose. Roi toi am vao mui no mot cai. Henry: Really! That vay sao? Fred: Well, I had too. Vang, toi phai lam nh vay. Henry: Really! That sao!

mot ngi ang chay the duc ung phai ba lao khien ba nhao lan.

"Really! cried Sally, seeing the jogger knock down the elderly lady. "Sao co the nh vay c! Sally la len khi nhn thay

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Remember me to someone. Cho toi gi li hoi tham... Tom: My brother says hello. Anh toi gi li hoi tham anh. Bill: Oh, good. Please remember me to him. O, tot qua. Cho toi gi li tham anh ay nghe. Tom: I will. Vang, toi se noi vi anh ay. Fred: Bye. Tam biet. John: Good-bye, Fred. Remember me to your Uncle Tom. Tam biet Fred. Cho toi gi li tham chu Tom. Remember to write va Don't forget to write. 1. Nh viet th ve nghe. ng quen viet th nghe. Alice: Bye. Tam biet. Jenny: Good-bye, Alice. Remember to write. Tam biet Alice. Nh viet th ve nghe. Alice: I will. Bye. Toi nh. Tam biet. Sally: Remember to write! ng quen viet th nghe! Fred: I will! Nh ma! Sally: I miss you already! Cha g ma toi a nh anh! 2. Cho biet tin nghe. Loi noi ua khi hai ngi rat than chia tay nhau. John: See you tomorrow. Bye. Hen mai gap. Tam biet. Jane: See you. Remember to write. Hen gap. Cho biet tin nghe. John: Okay. See you after lunch. c. An tra xong gap lai. Jane: Yeah. Bye. Remember to write. . Tam biet. Nh cho biet tin. Remember your manners. 1. Nh ngoan nhe. [Dung e noi vi tre con.]

ra ca, me no noi: Chuc con vui va nh phai ngoan nghe con."

As Jimmy was going out the door, his mother said, Have a good time and remember your manners. Khi Jimmy sap bc

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After Jenny gave a cookie to little Bobby, Bobby's mother said to him, Remember your manners. Sau khi Jenny a mieng
banh cho cau be con Bobby th me no nhac: Nh me dan g nao." Bob: Here, Jane. Have one of these. ay ne Jane. Cam mot cai i. Jane (taking one): Wow! Jane (lay mot cai): Cha! Bob: Okay. Have another. Gioi. Them cai na. Mother: What do you say? Remember your manners. Con phai noi g? Nh li me dan ch. Jane: Thanks a lot! Cam n nhieu. Right. ung. Jane: It's really hot today. Hom nay tri nong qua. John: Right. ung. Jane: Keeping cool? Chu noi khong? John: No way. Chu het noi. Sally: Let's go over to Fred's room and cheer him up. Nao i qua phong Fred va khuyen nhu cho anh ta vui. Sue: Right. ung. Right away. Lien bay gi. John: Take this over to Sue. a cai nay sang cho Sue. Bill: Right away. i ngay. John: How soon can you do this? Chng bao lau na th lam cai nay uc ? Sue: Right away. Lam ngay bay gi. 225

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Righto. Vang, toi xin tuan lenh. Co toi. Fred: Can you handle this project for me today? Nh co thay toi trong nom d an nay giup toi hom nay nhe. Sue: Righto. Xin tuan lenh. John: Is that you, Tom? Co phai Tom o khong? Tom: Righto. What do you want? Co toi ay. Anh can g? (Right) off the top of one's head . Khong can phai suy ngh nhieu Jenny: How much do you think this car would be worth on a trade? Theo anh chiec xe nay ban vao ai ly th gia khoan bao nhieu? Fred: Well, right off the top of my head, I'd say about a thousand. e xem, khong can suy ngh nhieu, toi cho ch chng mot ngan. Tom: What time does the morning train come in? May gi th chuyen tau la buoi sang en ni? Bill: Off the top of my head, I don't know. Khong can suy ngh toi cung biet la tra li khong c. Roger (wilco). Nghe ro. [Wilco la viet tat cua ch will comply co ngha la se lam, se thoa man.] John: Can you do this right now? Nh anh lam ngay cho viec nay. Bob: Roger. Nghe ro. Jenny: I want you to take this over to the mayor's office. Toi muon anh em cai nay en van phong ong th trng. Bill: Roger wilco. Nghe ro va xin tuan lenh. Run that by (me) again va Run it by (me) again. Xin lap lai mot lan na. Alice: Do you understand? Ch hieu khong? Sue: No. I really didn't understand what you said. Run that by me again, if you don't mind. Khong. Toi khong hieu ch va 226

English Practical Phrases noi g. Neu c, xin ch lap lai mot lan na. John: Put this piece into the longer slot and the remaining piece into the slot on the bottom. at manh nay vao cai ranh dai va manh con lai th at vao ranh di ay. Sue: Run that by again. I got lost just after put. Noi lai lan na. Toi cha hieu cai g ma at. Jenny: Keep to the right, past the fork in the road, then turn right at the crossroads. Do you follow? Gi sat ben phai, bo mot nga ba, xong en nga t th queo phai. Nghe kp khong? Jane: No. Run it by me again. Khong, noi lai lan na i.

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Say... Nay... Bob: Say, don't I know you from somewhere? Nay, tng toi khong biet co la ngi x nao sao? Rachel: I hope not. Hy vong anh khong biet.

"Say, why don't you stay on your side? screamed Tom at the other boys. "Nay, tai sao khong ben phe cua chung may? Tom
het vao mat may a tre. Andrew: Say, where did I see that can opener? Nay, khong biet toi thay cai o m hop au ay. Rachel: You saw it where you left it after you last used it. Th cho anh e sau lan cuoi cung anh dung no o. Say cheese! Ci len! Khi chup hnh, ngi chup thng bao Ci len trc khi bam may, v khi noi ch Cheese, bat buoc ngi noi phai nhoen mieng giong nh ci.]

"All of you please stand still and say cheese! said the photographer. Ong pho nhom noi: Tat ca ng yen va ci len!" "Is everybody ready ? Say cheese! said Jenny, holding the camera to her face. "Xong cha? Ci len! Jenny va noi va
a may chup hnh len ngang tam mat. Say hello to someone (for me). Cho toi gi li tham... Andrew: Good-bye, Tom. Say hello to your brother. Tam biet Tom. Cho gi li tham anh cua anh nghe. Tom: Sure. Bye, Andy. c roi. Tam biet Andy. Andy: Well, good-bye. Thoi, tam biet. Jenny: Bye. Tam biet. 228

English Practical Phrases Andy: And say hello to Jane. Va cho gi li tham Jane. Jenny: Sure. Bye-bye. Toi noi cho. i nghe. Say no more. ong y. Toi se lam viec o. Toi chu cho, ng noi na. John: Someone ought to take this stuff outside. Ai em cai nay ra ngoai gium cho vi. Bill: Say no more. Consider it done. Coi nh xong roi, ng noi na. Jenny: Shouldn't we turn here if we plan to visit Jane? Neu mnh nh vao tham Jane th nen queo cho nay ch. Alice: Say no more. Here we go. ong y. ung roi o. Says me! Toi noi (vay) o! Bill: I think you're making a mess of this project. Toi ngh anh ang pha hong cai d an nay. Bob: Says who? Ai dam noi vay? Bill: Says me! Toi noi ch ai! John: What do you mean I shouldn't have done it? Says who? Anh noi le ra toi khong nen lam nh vay la ngha ly g? Anh la cai cai th g ma noi vay? Jenny: Says me! Toi noi vay o! Says who? Ai noi? Ban la cai tha g ma noi vay? Tom: Fred, you sure can be dumb sometimes. Fred, oi khi ban ngu qua. Fred: Says who? Anh la g ma dam noi toi nh vay? Tom: Says me! Toi noi vay o! Bill: You take this dog out of here right now! Anh em con cho ra khoi ay ngay! Bob: Says who? Anh la ai ma dam noi vay? Bill: Says me! Toi noi vay o!

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Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Says you! Ban noi th nham g! Bill: I think you're headed for some real trouble. Toi ngh anh ang phai ganh chu mot vai rac roi ln. Bob: Says you! Anh noi th nham nho g! Fred: Says who? Anh la cai th g ma noi vay? Tom: Says me! Toi noi vay o! Fred: Aw, says you! Chao oi, anh noi ma nham nho g! Say what? Noi cai g? Sally: Would you like some more salad? Anh dung them rau tron khong? Fred: Say what? Em noi cai g? Sally: Salad? Would you like some more salad? Rau tron? Anh thch dung them rau tron khong? John: Put this one over there. e cai nay ang kia. Sue: Say what? Anh noi cai g? John: Never mind, I'll do it. Thoi c. e toi lam. Say when. Ti au th noi nghe. [Noi khi rot thc uong cho ngi nao.] Tom (pouring milk into Fred's glass): Say when, Fred. Tom (va rot sa vao ly cua Fred va noi): Ti au th noi nghe, Fred. Fred: When. Thoi. John: Do you want some more juice? Em dung them nc trai cay na khong? Jenny: Yes. Vang. John: Okay. Say when. ay. Ti au noi nghe. Search me. Toi biet au; Kham xet toi i! Jane: What time does Jenny's flight get in? May gi th phi c cua Jenny en? Sally: Search me. Toi biet au. John: What kind of paint should I use on this fence? Toi nen dung sn loai g e sn hang rao? 230

English Practical Phrases Bill: Search me. Toi biet au. See if I care! Toi coc can! Toi chang can! Jenny: That does it! I'm going home to Mother! Vay la het! Toi se ve vi Me! John: See if I care. Toi coc can! Sue: I'm putting the sofa here, whether you like it or not. Toi se at cai trng ky tai cho nay, anh thch hay khong mac ke. Bill: Go ahead! See if I care! C viec! Toi chang can. See ya! Hen gap lai. [Mot bien cach cua See you.] Andrew: Good-bye, Tom, see ya! Tam biet Tom, hen gap lai. Tom: Bye. Take it easy. Tam biet. Thoai mai nghe. Jenny: Bye, Jane! See you later. i nghe Jane! Hen gap lai sau. Jane: See ya! Hen gap lai sau. See ya, bye-bye. Hen gap lai. i nghe. Bill: I have to be off. Toi phai i cai a. Bob: See ya, bye-bye. Hen gap lai. Tam biet. Jenny: See ya, bye-bye. Hen gap lai. Tam biet. Sue: Toodle-oo. Dot nghe. See you around. Hen gap lai. Bob: Bye for now. Bay gi tam chia tay. Jane: See you around. Hen gap lai. Tom: See you around, Fred. Hen gap lai, Fred. Fred: Sure, Tom. See you. c. Hen gap sau, Tom. See you later, alligator va Later, alligator. [Xem After while(,crocodile. .. Lu y t alligator dung ay ch e hp van, tng t nh linh tinh, lang tang cua Viet ng. Hai cau th du n c di ay cho thay loi tinh nghch trong cach dung ngon t; va 231

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung chu ch cho hp van va treu choc nhau mot cach de thng.] Bob: See you later, alligator. Hen gap sau, nghe ch Hai. Jane: After while, crocodile. Hoi na gap lai, anh Tam. Bob: Bye, Tom. i nghe Tom. Tom: See you later, alligator. Hen gap sau. Bob: Later. Gap sau. Shake it (up)! Nhanh len! Chay nhanh len! Fred: Move it, Tom! Shake it up! Ti i ch Tom! Nhanh len! Tom: I can't go any faster! Toi i nhanh het noi roi! Jane: Move, you guys. Shake it! Nao cac ngi hoat ong len. Nhanh len! Bill: Hey, I'm doing the best I can! Nay, toi a co het sc roi! Shame on you! Mac c cha! Ho then cha! John: I think I broke one of your figurines. Toi l tay lam be mot trong may bc tng t hon cua co mat. Jenny: Shame on you! Ho then cha! John: I'll replace it, of course. D nhien la toi se en cho co. Jenny: Thanks, I sort of liked it. Cam n, vay mi c ch. "Mac c cha! Jenny noi. Ly ra anh phai biet ch!" Shoot! Muon g c noi! Thac mac g c hoi! Bob: Can I ask you a question? Cho toi hoi cau nay c khong? Bill: Sure. Shoot! c ch. C hoi. Jenny: There are a few things I want to say before we go on. Co mot so viec toi muon noi trc khi chung ta noi tiep. Tom: Shoot! Muon g c noi! Shut up! Cam ngay! Cam mieng! Im! Bob: And another thing. Con mot chuyen na. 232

"Shame on you! said Jenny. You should have known better!

English Practical Phrases Bill: Oh, shut up, Bob! O im i, Bob! Andrew: Shut up! I've heard enough! Cam ngay! Toi nghe vay u roi! Bob: But I have more to say! Nhng toi con nhieu chuyen na phai noi!

"Shut up! I can't hear anything because of all your noise! shouted the director. "Im lang! Toi chang nghe c g ca v cac
ngi on qua! ong giam oc la ln. Shut up about it. ng noi ai biet chuyen o. Bill: I heard that you had a little trouble with the police. Toi nghe noi anh b rac roi vi canh sat. Tom: Just shut up about it! Do you hear? ng noi cho ai biet chuyen o, anh ro cha?. Andrew: Didn't you once appear in a movie? Co phai toi thay anh a co lan xuat hien tren man anh phai khong? Alice: Shut up about it. No one has to know. ng cho ai biet chuyen o. Khong ai biet au. Shut your face! Cam hong lai! Cam mom lai! Tho tuc, tranh dung. Henry: Shut your face! I'm tired of your constant chatter. Cam cai mom lai! Toi chan nghe anh lai nhai roi! Bob: I didn't say a single word! Toi khong them noi na! Jenny: You make me sick! Ch lam cho toi tm! Sally: Shut your face! Cam cai hong co lai. Since when? Quyet nh (o) t bao gi vay? Tom: You've been assigned to the night shift. Anh c ch nh oi sang lam ca em. John: Since when? Quyet nh o t bao gi vay? Jane: Fred is now the assistant manager. Fred bay gi la phu ta Giam oc. Bill: Since when? T bao gi vay? 233

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Jane: Since I appointed him, that's when. T khi c toi bo nhiem anh ta, ch t bao gi. Sir? 1. Tha ong goi toi. So sanh Ma'am. John: Tom! Tom! Tom: Sir? Tha ong goi toi? John: Get over here! Lai ay bao! Fred: Bill! Bill! Bill: Sir? Did you call me? Tha ong? Ong goi toi? Fred: Yes. Have a seat. I want to talk to you. Vang. Ngoi ghe i. Toi co chuyen muon noi. 2. Tha ong, toi nghe khong ro ong noi. John: I want you to take this to Mr. Franklin. Toi muon anh em cai nay en a ong Franklin. Child: Sir? Tha ong toi khong nghe ro ong noi g. John: Please take this to Mr. Franklin. Nh anh a cai nay cho ong Franklin. Bob: Can you wait on me? Nh giup toi c khong? Clerk: Sir? Tha ong noi sao? Bob: Can you wait on me? Nh giup toi c khong? Clerk: Oh, yes, sir. Da, vang, tha ong. Skin me! Xem Give me five! Skip it! Bo i! Quen no i! John: I need some help on this project. Toi can co s giup ve d an nay. Jenny: What? Cai g? John: Oh, skip it! O, bo i! Jane: Will you be able to do this, or should I get someone with more experience? Anh lieu u sc lam noi viec nay khong hay la toi phai kiem ngi khac co nhieu kinh nghiem hn? 234

English Practical Phrases Bob: What did you say? Co noi sao? Jane: Oh, skip it! O, thoi bo i! Skoal! Xem Bottoms up. Smile when you say that. Ban that biet noi ua. John: You're a real pain in the neck. Anh y het cai gai trc mat. Bob: Smile when you say that. Anh biet noi chi qua ha. Sue: I'm going to bop you on the heard! Em muon coc anh mot cai tren au! John: Smile when you say that! Em biet noi ua o ch! Snap it up! Nhanh len cho vi! John: Come on, Fred. Snap it up! Nao Fred. Nhanh len! Fred: I'm hurrying! I'm hurrying! Th ang nhanh ay! Sally: Snap it up! You're going to make us late. Nhanh len! Anh lam chung toi tre mat. John: That's exactly what I had in mind. Anh cung ngh y het nh em. Snap to it! Coi ka! Nhanh len chut na! Bill: Snap to it! Nhanh len chut na! Jenny: Don't rush me! ng co hoi em! John: Get in line there. Snap to it! Sap hang i. Nhanh len! . Sally: What is this, the army? You just wait till I'm ready! au co phai la quan oi? Anh phai i en khi nao toi san sang a ch! So? Xem So (what)? So... 1. Sao. Sao o. Loi gi chuyen hoac chuyen sang e tai khac. Andrew: So, I'm new around here. Where's the fun? ay co 235

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung cho nao vui? Toi la ngi mi en cho nay. Bob: You must be new. There's never been any fun around here. Anh qua la ngi mi en. ay chang co g vui ca.

"So, how are you? asked Kate. "Sao, khoe khong? Kate hoi.
Andrew: So, when do we eat? Sao o, bao gi an? Rachel: Don't you have any manners? Nha nhan mot t khong c sao? Bob: So, what you been doing? Sao o, dao nay lam g? Bill: Not much. au co g. Andrew: So, been keeping busy? Sao, ban ron lam khong? Bob: No. I been taking it easy. Khong. Ta ta thoi. 2. V the, Vay la, V vay Fred: So I made a mistake. So what? Vay la toi a nham lan. Roi th sao? John: It caused us all a lot of trouble. That's what. Th lam cho chung ta b rac roi het. Ch sao. Alice: So I'm not perfect! What does that prove? Vay la em khong phai ngi hoan toan! Noi vay e chng minh cai g? Andrew: Nothing, I guess. Anh ngh khong e lam g ca. So do I. Toi cung vay. Jenny: I want some more cake. Toi muon an them banh. Sally: So do I. Toi cung vay. Bob: I have to go home now. Bay gi toi phai ve nha. Tom: So do I. toi cung vay. Bob: Bye. i nghe. (Someone had) better keep still about it. va (Someone had) better keep quiet about it. Nen gi kn chuyen ay. Nen gi im lang ve chuyen ay. Jenny: I saw you with Bill last night. Toi qua toi thay ch i vi Bill. 236

English Practical Phrases Jane: You'd better keep quiet about it. Ch nen gi kn chuyen ay. Jane: Tom found out what you're giving Sally for her birthday. Tom kham pha ra c ch se cho Sally qua g vao dp sinh nhat co ta. Bill: He had better keep quiet about it! No nen gi kn chuyen nay. (Someone) looks like something the cat dragged in. Ai en kia ma trong nh o meo ong vay ka! Trong tieu tuy qua! Trong tham qua! Alice (talked to Bob): Tom just came in. He looks like something

the cat dragged in. What do you suppose happened to him?

Alice (noi vi Bob): Tom va vao o. Anh ta tieu tuy nh loai meo ong. Anh ngh xem chuyen g xay ra cho anh ta vay? Bob: I think his wife has left him. Toi ngh no mi b v bo chac. Rachel: Wow! Did you see Sue? Chao oi! Ch gap Jane cha? Jane: Yes. Looks like something the cat dragged in. Gap roi. Trong (no) tieu tuy de s. (Someone or something is) supposed to. Ai o hay viec g o phai... Jenny: They didn't deliver the flowers we ordered. Ho cha giao so hoa chung ta a at mua. Sue: Supposed to. Give them a call. ang ly ra ho phai giao roi. Goi hoi xem. Sally: This screw doesn't fit into hole number seven in the way the instructions say it should. Con oc khong vao lo so bay va van nh nhng ch dan trong sach. Bill: It's supposed to. Something's wrong. Phai va ch. Xem co lon khong. (Someone will) be with you in a minute va With you in a minute. Xin vui long ch, se co ngi ra tiep ban. 237

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Sue: Oh, Miss? Co i? Clerk: Someone will be with you in a minute. i cho chut, se co ngi ra tiep ba. Bill: Please wait here. I'll be with you in a minute. Xin i tai ay. Toi se tr lai tiep anh ngay. Bob: Please hurry. Nhanh len nghe. Some people (just) don't know when to quit va Some people (just) don't know when to give up. 1. C lai nhai khong biet en luc nao dt. Bill: I hate to say it again, but that lipstick is all wrong for you.

ch cai son moi em dung chang hp vi em chut nao ca. No khong hp vi mau mat em ne, no lam cho cai mieng cua em thanh rong hn. Jane: Oh, stop, stop! That's enough! Some people just don't know when to quit. O, thoi, thoi! u roi! C lai nhai mai khong biet luc nao dt.

It brings out the wrong color in your eyes, and it makes your mouth larger than it really is. Anh ghet noi i noi lai

John: Those bushes out in the backyard need trimming. May bui cay ni san sau can phai ta bt em a. Sally: You keep criticizing! Is there no end to it? Some people don't know when to stop! Anh c che bai hoai! Anh nn i khong c sao? C lai nhai khong biet luc nao dt. 2. C miet mai khong thay luc nao ngng. Khong biet lng sc mnh. Khong biet dng sc. Bob: We were afraid that John had had a heart attack. Chung toi lo s cho viec John b len cn au tim. Bill: I'm not surrised. He works so hard. Some people don't know when to quit. Toi khong ngac nhien g ca v anh ta lam viec qua. Lam ma khong biet ngh. Jane: He just kept on gambling. Finally, he had no money left. Anh ta van tiep tuc bai bac. Cuoi cung khong con lay mot xu

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John tossed the stub of a pencil into the trash. So much for that, he muttered, fishing through his drawer for a new one.
John nem khuc viet ch cut vao thung rac, lam bam: Vay la qua nhieu roi. oan anh luc trong ngan keo tm cay viet ch mi.

Mother: Here, try some carrots. ay ne, an th mon ca-rot nay. Child (brushing the spoon aside): No! No! a be ay cai muong ra: Khong! khong! Mother: Well, so much for that. c roi, khong th thoi. Sooner than you think. Sm hn cang tot. Con sm hn ban ngh. Sally: I'm going to have to stop pretty soon for a rest. Toi nh chut na phai ngng lai ngh mot lat. Jenny: Sooner than you think, I'd say. I think one of our tires is low. Toi ngh sm hn cang tot. Va lai co mot banh b non hi. Tom: The stock market is bound to run out of steam pretty 239

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soon. Th trng chng khoan nhat nh se mat het anh hng trong mot ngay khong xa. Bob: Sooner than you think from the look of today's news. Con sm hn ban ngh, c xem ban tin ngay hom nay th biet.
Sorry (that) I asked. Xin loi, toi khong nen hoi . Alice: Can we get a new car soon? The old one is a wreck. t ba na mnh mua xe mi ch anh? Cai xe cu rach nat qua. John: Are you kidding? There's no way that we could ever offord a new car! Em noi chi ha? Chung ta khong co cach nao mua noi mot cai xe mi ca. Alice: Sorry I asked. Xin loi, em khong nen hoi cau o.

neu ra e khong i d hoa nhac, Fred ch biet nhun vai va noi, Xin loi, toi khong nen hoi cau ay". Sort of... va Kind of... S s. Chut chut. Bob: Do you like what you're doing in school? Co thch nhng sinh hoat co tham gia trng khong? Alice: Kind of. S s. Henry: What do you think about all these new laws? Do they worry you? Anh ngh the nao ve tat ca nhng luat le mi nay? Anh co thay lo khong? John: Sort of. Hi lo lo. Soup's on! Thc an a don xong roi! Tom: Soup's on! Thc an a don xong roi! Bill: The camp chef has dished up another disaster. Come on, we might as well face the music. Anh au bep cua trai lai cho chung ta an mon khong nuot noi. Thoi i nao, cho g an nay.

After he heard the long list of all the reasons he wouldn't be allowed to go to the concert, Fred just shrugged and said, Sorry that I asked. Sau khi nghe mot loat nhng ly do anh ta

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"Speaking quite candidly, I find your behavior a bit offensive,

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stated Frank, obviously offended. "Thang than ma noi, toi thay

hanh vi cua anh hi so sang, Frank noi vi ve gian d. Jenny: Tell me what you really think about this skirt. Ch cho biet y kien ve cai vay am nay. Sally: Speaking candidly, I think you should get your money back. Thang than ma noi, ch nen tra no lay tien lai.

(Speaking) quite frankly va Frankly speaking. Thanh that ma noi. Tom: Speaking quite frankly, I'm not certain she's the one for the job. Thanh that ma noi, toi khong chac co ta la ngi thch hp vi cong viec nay. Jenny: I agree. Toi ong y. Bob: We ought to be looking at housing in a lower price bracket. Chung ta nen tm nha trong khu vc re tien hn. Bill: Quite frankly, I agree. Toi rat tan thanh.

"Frankly speaking, said John, I think you're out of your mind! "Thanh that ma noi, John noi, toi ngh anh b ien roi!"
Speak of the devil. Mi nhac Tao Thao th Tao Thao en . [Mi nhac en ten th thay ngi.] Tom: Speak of the devil, here comes Bill. Mi nhac en ten no th no en, Bill ti ka. Jenny: We were just talking about you, Bill. Bill, chung toi va noi ve anh o. John: I wonder how Fred is doing in his new job. Toi khong ro Fred lam cong viec mi nay ra sao. Fred: Hi, you two. What's up? E, chao hai ngi. Co g la khong? John: Speak of the devil. Look who's here! Mi nhac en ten la a mo ti roi. Nhn xem th ai ay! Speak up. Vui long noi ln len.

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his hand to his ear. "Noi ln len. Chu nghe khong ro chau, chu
Henry va noi va a tay len che tai lang nghe. Jenny: I'm sorry. Xin co tha loi. Teacher: Speak up. Noi to len. Jenny: I'm sorry, ma'am. I won't do it again. Xin co tha loi. Lan sau em khong dam. Step aside. Xin ng qua mot ben.

"Step aside. Let the mayor through, please, called out the mayor's bodyguard. "Xin ng sang mot ben. Nhng loi cho ong
th trng i qua, ngi can ve cua ong th trng noi ln. Tom (blocking the boss's door): Just a moment, Sir. Tom (ng chan loi ong xep): Xin i cho mot chut, tha ong. Boss (trying to exit): Step aside, please. Xep (tm cach bc ra): Vui long bc sang mot ben cho. Tom: But, sir! Nhng, tha ong. Boss: Step aside, please. Bc sang mot ben gium i. Tom: But, sir the tax people are here with an arrest warrant. Nhng nhan vien s thue em trat ti ka. Stick with it. Bam sat lay. Hay tiep tuc i, ng bo cuoc. Bill: I'm really tired of calculus. Con that s chan cai mon vi phan nay lam. Father: Stick with it. You'll be a better person for it. Hay tiep tuc i, ng bo cuoc. Nh no con se kha hn. Bill: This job is getting to be such a pain. Cong viec nay sao cang ngay cang kho khan. Sue: True, but it pays well, doesn't it? Stick with it. ung vay, nhng lng hau, phai khong? Co bam i. Stop the music! va Stop the presses! Ngng lai het! Khoan, i o a! John (entering the room): Stop the music! There's a fire in the 243

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kitchen! John bc vao phong: Ngng het! Trong bep co la chay! Jenny: Good grief! Let's get out of here! Sao kho the nay! Chay ra khoi ay mau.
"Stop the presses! shouted Jane. I have an announcement. "Khoan, i a! Jane la ln. Toi muon laon bao mot tin nay". Stuff a sock in it! Cam cai mieng ban lai! Y noi phai nhet chiec v vao mieng ngi nao o e y khoi noi c na. Tom: Hey, Henry! Can you hear me? E, Henry! Nghe toi noi khong? Henry: Be quiet, Tom. Stuff a sock in it! Im i, Tom! Cam cai mom ban lai! Fred: Hey, you still here? I want to tell you a few things! E, anh con o khong? Toi muon noi vi anh vai chuyen. John: Oh, stuff a sock in it! You're a pain. O, cam cai mon ban lai! Anh hay rac roi qua. Suit yourself. Tuy y ban. Jenny: I think I want the red one. Em ngh toi thch cai mau o. Tom: Suit yourself. Tuy em. John (reading the menu): The steak sounds good, but I'm helpless in the face of fried chicken. John (oc bang thc n): Bp-tet th an c, ch ga chien b th toi chu thua. Sally: Suit yourself. I'll have the steak. Tuy y anh. Em an bp-tet. Suppose I do? va Supposing I do? Gia nh toi lam th ban ngh sao? Khong len giong nh cau hoi thng. Alice: Do you really think it's right to do something like that? Ch ngh lam chuyen nh vay co phai khong? Sue: Suppose I do? Gia nh toi lam th sao? Fred: Are you going to drive up into the mountains as you said you would? Em co nh lai xe len nui chi nh em a noi 244

English Practical Phrases khong? Sally: Supposing I do? Gia nh co th sao? Fred: I'm just asking. Anh ch hoi vay thoi ma. Suppose I don't? va Supposing I don't? Gia nh toi khong lam th sao? Khong len giong nh cau hoi thng. Bill: You'd better get yourself over to the main office. Anh nen ch than en van phong chnh. Tom: Suppose I don't? Gia nh toi khong i th sao? Father: You simply must do better in school. Con nhat thiet phai gang hoc cho c iem cao. Tom: Supposing I don't? Gia nh con khong gang th sao? Father: Your clothing and personal belongings will be placed

on the curb for the garbage pickup, and we will have the clocks changed. Next question. Th quan ao va o dung cua
con se ra ng nam chung vi rac, va cha me se thay oi nep song khac vi hien nay. Con hoi g na khong?

Supposing va Suppose... Gia nh... Fred: Supposing I was to walk right out of here, just like that. Gia s toi bo i ngay bay gi, chang han, th sao? Jenny: I'd say good-bye and good riddance. Th toi se tong kh va gia biet anh luon. Sue: Suppose all the electricity suddenly stopped. What would we do? Gia nh t nhien ien cup het. Chung ta lam sao bay gi? Bob: It doesn't matter, the television can run on batteries too. au co sao, cai TV nay chay bang ac-quy c ma. Sure ... Vang, han nhien. Jenny: This okay? Cai nay co c khong? Jane: Sure. Vang, han nhien. Bill: Want to go to a movie with me Saturday? Muon i xem

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Tah-dah! To te (gia tieng ken tay). Nghe ay, nghe ay.

"Tah-dah," said Anh, pretending to be a trumpet. "Step aside, my new car is coming!" To te," Anh gia tieng ken trom-pret va
noi: "Tranh ng cho xe mi cua toi chay!" Bob: Tah-dah! Everyone, meet Mrs. Carrey Quincy! Nghe ay, nghe ay! Moi ngi ra chao ba Carrey Quincy! Mai Lan: Hello, Mrs. Carrey Quincy. Knh chao ba Carrey Quincy. Take care (of yourself). 1. Tam biet va gang gi gn sc khoe. Cathy: I'll see you next month. Good-bye. Thang ti toi se gap lai anh. Tam biet. Bob: Good-bye, Cathy. Take care of yourself. Tam biet, Cathy. Gi gn sc khoe nghe. Cindy: Take care. Bao trong. Xuan: Okay. See you later. Vang. Hen gap lai. 2. Gang gi gn va chuc mau hoi phuc. Jenny: Don't worry. I'll get better soon. ng lo. t hom na em se lanh benh. Xuan: Well, take care of yourself. Bye. Thoi, gang gi gn. Tam biet nghe. Tracy: I'm sorry you're ill. Thay anh benh toi buon ghe. Bao: Oh, it's nothing. O, au co g. 247

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Tracy: Well, take care of yourself. Vay c, gang gi gn. Take it easy. 1. Tam biet va nh can than. Mai Lan: Bye-bye. i nghe. Bob: See you, Mai Lan. Take it easy. Hen gap lai, Mai Lan. Nh can than. Xuan: Take it easy, Tom. Don't do anything I wouldn't do. Nh can than, Tam. ng lam g bay ba o nghe. Tom: Could you give me a short list of things you wouldn't do? Chuyen g la bay ba em ke ra cho anh mot so xem th. 2. Hay t t ng voi. C thong tha. Sue: Then I want you to move the piano and turn all the mattresses. Sau o em muon anh di chuyen cai dng cam i cho khac va tr het may cai nem lai. Henry: Come on. Take it easy! I'm not made of steel, you know. Thoi ma! T t cai a! Em biet anh au phai bang sat. Henry: Oh, I'm pooped. O, met qua. Andy: You just need a little rest and you'll feel as good as new. Just take it easy. Anh ch can ngh ngi mot lat th se khoe khoan lai ngay. C thong tha. 3. Hay bt nong. Thoai mai i nao. Henry: I am so mad I could blow my top! Toi gian muon ien len c. Hai Rau: Now, now. Take it easy. What's wrong? Nao, nao. Hay bt nong. Chuyen g vay?

Mai Lan could see that Thanh was very upset at the news. "Now, just take it easy, said Mai Lan. "It can't be all that bad.

(Mai Lan thay Thanh rat bat bnh khi nghe c tin ay. Co ta lien khuyen: "Ne, ng co nong nay. Khong en noi qua ang nh vay au.

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"Bnh is always talking through his hat, said Fred. "Don't pay any attention to his bragging. "Bnh luc nao cung noi khoac,
Fred noi. "ng e y en nhng g no khoe khoang." Tell me another (one)! ng xao na, noi chuyen ang hoang i! Bnh: Did you know that the football coach was once a dancer in a movie? Anh co biet ong huan luyen vien bong bau duc kia 249

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung tng la mot vu cong trong nganh ien anh khong? Tim: Go on! Tell me another one! Thoi i! Noi chuyen ang hoang, ng xao na.

"Tell me another one! laughed Bnh at Tam's latest exaggeration. "Noi chuyen ang hoang, ng xao na! Bnh
che nhao cau chuyen phong ai cua Tam va ke. Thank goodness! va Thank heavens! Ta n Chua! Cam n Tri! Kath: Well, we finally got here. Sorry we're so late. Thay khong, cuoi cung chung con a en ni. Xin loi ve s qua cham tre. Mother: Thank goodness! We were all so worried. Ta n Chua! Lam ca nha ai cung lo. Trang: There was a fire on Maple Street, but no one was hurt. Tren ng Maple co am chay, nhng khong ai b g. Billy: Thank heavens! Cam n Tri! Thanks (a lot). va Thank you a lot. 1. Cam n nhieu. Billy: Here, take mine. Nay, lay cai cua toi i. Bob: Thanks a lot. Cam n nhieu. Mai Lan: Well, here's your pizza. Phan pit-xa cua anh ay. Bob: Thanks. Cam n nhieu. 2. Toi xin cam n. Ma mai, noi gan tng ch. Colleen: I'm afraid that you're going to the work the night shift. Toi e rang anh sap phai lam viec ca em. Dung: Thank a lot. Cam n. Fred: Here's your share of the money. We had to take out ay la phan tien cua anh. Chung toi phai trch gan mot na e trang trai phan sa xe do anh gay ra. Bnh: Thanks a lot. Cam n. 250

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Thanks a million. Cam n lam lam. Billy: Oh, thanks a million. You were very helpful. O cam n lam lam. Toi nh anh qua nhieu. Bob: Just glad I could help. Giup c anh la toi vui roi. Carrey: Here's your book. Sach cua co ay. Trang: Thanks a million. Sorry I needed it back in a such a rush. Cam n lam lam. Rat tiec toi can lay lai gap qua. Thanks awfully. Vo cung cam n. Cook: Here's one for you. Cai nay phan em. Trang: Thanks awfully. Vo cung cam n. Mai Lan: Here, let me help you with all that stuff. Nay, e toi giup ch may th o. Xuan: Thanks awfully. Vo cung cam n. Thanks, but no thank. Cam n, nhng toi khong thch. Andy: How would you like to buy my old car? Ch co muon mua cai xe cu cua toi khong? Trang: Thanks, but no thank. Cam n, nhng toi khong thch. Cook: What do you think about a trip over to see the Qing family? Em ngh sao ve viec len tham gia nh Thanh mot chuyen? Anh: Thanks, but no thank. We don't get along. Cam n, nhng toi khong thch. Chung toi khong ong y vi nhau. Thanks for the ride va Thanks for the lift. Cam n a cho toi qua giang. Cathy (stopping the car): Here we are. Cathy ngng xe lai: en ni roi. Bob: Thanks for the ride. Bye. Cam n a cho qua giang. Tam biet. Cathy: Later. Gap sau nghe.

As Fred got out of the car, he said: "Thanks for the lift." Khi
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Thank you for a lovely evening. Cam n, toi nay thu v lam. Co the thay lovely cho nice. Khach cam n chu nha khi c tien chan ra ve. Mike: Thank you for a lovely evening. Cam n anh, toi nay thu v lam. Cathy: Will I see you again? Xin hen co lan khac c ch? Billy: Thank you for a nice evening. Cam n co, toi nay thu v lam. Marie: Thank you so much for coming. Good night. Cam n anh a d vi chung toi. Chuc anh mot em an lanh. Thank you for a lovely time. Cam n a danh cho (toi) mot thi gian thu v. [Co the thay the lovely cho nice. Khach cam n chu nha khi c tien chan ra ca.] Bob: Thank you for a nice time. Cam n (quy v) a danh cho (toi). mot thi gian thu v. Mai Lan: Thank you so much for coming. Bye now. Rat cam n anh a en d vi chung toi. Tam biet.

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trong can nha go nay. May ba nay en noi la ho b h xe. Chung toi giup g c? Anh: That ain't the way I heard it. Cau chuyen toi nghe khong phai vay. That (al)l depends. Tat ca eu con tuy.

These women stopped and said they were having car trouble. What could we do? Bon chung toi i cau va vao tru

Tam: Will you be able to come to the meeting on Thursday night? Ch co the i d buoi hop vao toi th Nam c khong? Marie: That all depends. Cai o con tuy. Bao: Can I see you again? Toi xin gap lai co co c khong? Terry: That depends. Con tuy. That brings me to the (main) point. en ay nhac toi nh. Father: It's true. All of us had to go through something like 254

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s that. Tat ca chung ta khi con tre eu phai trai qua nhng viec nh vay... va noi en ay toi mi nh. Vay ch anh u trng thanh e t lap, t quyet nh va nuoi lay ban than mnh c cha? Tim: Well, yes, I guess so. Da th, vang. Con ngh la c. Fred: Yes, things are very expensive these days, and that

this when we were young, and that brings me to the point. Aren't you old enough to be living on your own and making your own decisions and supporting yourself? o la

chuyen nay a ti ieu chnh la anh ch con cach giam thieu s chi tieu cua mnh ma thoi. Jane: You're right. I'll do it! Anh noi ung. Toi se lam nh vay! (That causes) no problem. Khong thanh van e. Khong sao. Jenny: Do you mind waiting for just a little while? Nh anh i cho mot t co phien khong? Billy: No problem. Khong sao het. Xuan: Does this block your light? Can you still read? Nh the nay co che sang ch khong? Ch van oc c ch? Julie: That causes no problem. Khong sao. That does it! 1. Vay la xong!

brings me to the main point. You simply have to cut back on spending. Vang, sinh hoat ngay nay rat at o, va noi

When Trang got the last piece put into the puzzle, she said,: "That does it! Khi Trang at mieng cuoi cung vao bc tranh o
chi sap hnh, co noi: "Vay la xong!" Cathy (signing a paper): Well, that's the last one! That does it! Cathy (ky vao mot tap ho s va noi): Roi, cai nay la cai cuoi cung! Vay la xong! Bnh: I thought we'd never finish. Toi tng khong bao gi xong ch.

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Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung 2. That's the last straw! Enough is enough! Nh vay th qua lam. u roi o nghe! Billy: We're still not totally pleased with your work. Chung toi khong hoan toan hai long vi cong viec anh lam. Bob: That does it! I quit! Nh vay la qua lam roi! Toi nghi viec luon! Anh: That does it! I never want to see you again! Vay la qua u! Toi khong bao gi them gap lai anh na au! Fred: I only put my arm around you! Anh ch quang tay qua ngi em thoi ma! That'll be the day! Se la mot ngay ang nh. Bnh: I think I'll fix that lamp now. Toi ngh la toi se sa ngay cai en. Henry: When you finally get around to fixing that lamp, that'll be the day! Khi nao anh tnh chuyen sa cai en, ngay ay se la ngay ang ghi nh. Susan: I'm going to get this place organized once and for all! Toi se sap xep cho nay lai mot lan mot na thoi. Ann: That'll be the day! That la mot ngay ang ghi nh! That'll teach someone! o la bai hoc o. Co vay mi cha. Bnh: Tam, who has cheated on his taxes for years, finally got caught. Tam la ngi t lau nay khai gian thue cuoi cung a b bat. Pat: That'll teach him. o la bai hoc cho anh ta o. Bnh: Gee, I got a ticket for speeding. Tri i, toi b mot giay phat ve toi phong xe nhanh. Fred: That'll teach you! Co vay may mi cha ch! That (really) burns me (up)! Chuyen ay lam toi lo/gian het sc! Bob: Did you hear that interest rates are going back up? Co a nghe tin lai suat lai tang na cha? 256

English Practical Phrases Mai Lan: That really burns me up! Chuyen o lam toi lo het sc! Sue: Fred is telling everyone that you are the one who lost the party money. Fred ang mach cho moi ngi biet rang ch la ngoi b mat so tien hun. Mai Lan: That burns me! It was Cathy who had the money in the first place. Chuyen o lam cho toi gian het sc! Chnh Cathy la ngi a bo tien ra au tien. That's about the size of it. That te la nh vay. Chac la vay o. Billy: We only have grocery money left in the bank. Chung ta ch con trong ngan hang mot so tien u e mua thc an thoi. Tracey: That means that there isn't enough money for us to go to Jamaica? Noi vay tc la khong co tien cho chung ta i Jamaica chi a? Billy: That's about the size of it. Thc te la nh vay. Bao: I'm supposed to take this bill to the country clerk's office and pay them four hundred dollars? Toi phai cam cai hoa n nay len van phong quan hat va tra cho ho bon tram ong ha? Tim: That's about the size of it. Chac la vay o. That's all someone needs va It's all someone needs; (It's. just what you need; That's just what you need. Nh the la qua lam lam sao chu noi. Trang: The dog died and the basement is just starting to flood... Mi b con cho chet va nay th cai tang ham b ngap nc. Fred: That's all we need. Nh vay la qua lam, lam sao chu noi. Tom: Bill, the check you wrote to the Internal Revenue Service was returned. There's no more money in the bank. Bill i, cai chi phieu anh viet cho S Thue b tra ve ka. Het tien trong ngan hang roi. Bill: That's all we need. Nh vay th qua lam, lam sao chu noi. 257

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Bao: On top of all that, now I have car trouble! Quan trong hn het, chiec xe toi bay gi lai h! Mike: That's just what you need! Nh vay th qua lam roi! That's a new one on me! Toi cha he nghe chuyen o bao gi. That la chuyen la i! Bob: Did you hear? They're building a new highway that will bypass the town. Anh co nghe khong? Ho se xay mot xa lo chay bang ngang thanh pho. Fred: That's a new one on me! That's terrible! Toi cha he nghe chuyen o bao gi. Nh vay th ghe that! Sue: All of us will have to pay our taxes monthly from now on. T nay tr i, tat ca chung ta eu phai tra thue tng thang mot. Mai Lan: That's a new one on me! That la chuyen la i! That's easy for you to say. Ban noi nghe hay qua Waiter: Here's your check. Tha phieu tnh tien ay a. Mai Lan: Thanks (turning to others) I'm willing to just split the check evenly. Mai Lan noi cam n xong quay sang cac ban khac: Toi muon chia eu khoan tien nay ra e moi ngi cung tra. Bob: That's easy for you to say. You had lobster! Co noi nghe hay qua. Co an tom hum ma! Anh: Let's each chip in ten bucks and buy him a sweater. Chung ta hay hun nhau moi ngi mi ong e mua cho anh ta mot cai ao am. Sally: That's easy for you to say. You've got ten bucks to spare. Ch noi nghe hay qua. Ch con d mi ong nen ch noi vay. That's enough! Thoi u roi! Xuan: Here, I'll stack another one on top. Ne, e toi chong them mot cai na len tren. Carla: That's enough! It will fall. Thoi u roi! No rt bay gi.

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English Practical Phrases Cathy: I could go on with complaint after complaint. I could talk all week, in fact. That ra, toi co the tiep tuc khieu nai het lan nay en lan khac. Toi co the noi lien tuc ca tuan le c. Bao: That's enough! Thoi u roi! That's enough for now. Bay gi tam thi u. Mai Lan: Here, have some more cake. Do you want a larger piece? Nay, an them banh na i. Anh an them mieng to nghe? Bob: Oh, no. That's enough for now. O thoi. Bay gi tam u roi. Bill: Shall I cut a little more off this tree, lady, or save the rest till spring? Tha ba, can cat them t nhanh cua cay nay khong hay la cha lai sang mua xuan nam ti? Trang: No, that's enough for now. Thoi, tam thi u roi. (That's) enough (of this) foolishness! 1. Ngng ngay cai loi cai chay cai coi. Bnh: Enough of this foolishness. Stop it! Cai chay cai coi u roi nha. Nn i! Carlos: Sorry. Xin loi. Father: That's enough of this foosishness. You two stop fighting over nothing. Ngng ngay cai loi cai chay cai coi i ngay. Hai a con khong cai nhau lang nhach na nghe. Ben: Okay. Da. Bob: Sorry. Xin loi. 2. Toi khong thch ... na. Henry: Enough of this foolishness. I hate ballet. I'm leaving. Anh khong thch xem na. Anh ghet vu ba-le lam. Anh i ay. Xuan: Well, sneak out quietly. , th len ra lang le nghe. Henry: No, I'll lead an exodus. au c, anh se dan au mot oan chim bo x ch. Terry: That's enough foolishness. I'm leaving and I never want to see you again! ien khung het nc roi. Toi i ay va khong bao gi them nhn mat anh na! 259

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Billy: Come on! I was only teasing. Thoi ma! Anh ch choc em cho vui thoi ma. (That's) fine with me va (That's) fine by me; (That's) okay by me; (That's) okay with me. (Toi th) sao cung c. Toi thay nh vay tot roi. Sue: I'm giving away your old coat. Em se cho cai ao cu cua anh quach. Bob: That's fine with me. Sao cung c. Tim: Can I take twenty dollars out of your wallet? Cho em hai mi ong trong v cua anh nghe? Fred: That's okay by me--if you can find it, of course. D nhien, anh th sao cung c. Neu tm thay c lay. That's funny. Buon ci that. Billy: Ted just called from Detroit and says he's coming back tomorrow. Tam va goi t Detroit ve bao rang ngay mai anh ta se tr ve. Jenny: That's funny. He's not supposed to. Buon ci that. Anh ta lam vay au c. Scott: The sky is turning very gray. Bau tri moi luc mot en nght. Mike: That's funny. There's no bad weather forecast. Buon ci that. Nh vay ma tien oan thi tiet khong noi g ca. That's (just) too much! 1. Nh vay th khong the chap nhan c! Nh vay th qua ang!

"That's just too much!" exclaimed Xuan, and she walked out.
"Nh vay th qua ang! Xuan phan nan va bo i. Bob: I'm afraid this movie isn't what we thought it was going to be. Anh e rang cuon phim nay khong c hay nh chung ta van tng. Jenny: Did you see that? That's too much! Let's go! Anh xem 260

English Practical Phrases roi ha? Khong the chap nhan! i xem i! 2. Nh vay th qua ... So sanh You're too much.

ngheo, noi: "Nh vay th qua teu! Ke chuyen khac buon buon thay oi khong kh i.

After Fred finished the joke, and Bnh had stopped howling with laughter, Bnh said, "That's too much! Tell a sad one for a change. Sau khi Fred ke chuyen teu xong va Bnh het ci ngat

ci, mat anh ran rua nc mat va anh thay au hai ben hong. Anh ren r: "Tc ci qua en noi au ca bung!"

When Tam stopped laughing, his sides ached and he had tears in his eyes. "Oh, that's too much! he moaned. Khi Tam het

That's more like it. Nh vay hn. Waiter: Here is your order, ma'm. Roast chicken as you requested. Sorry about the mix-up. Tha ay la mon ba goi. Ga ro-ti nh ba a yeu cau. Xin loi v a lam lan. Cathy: That's more like it. Nh vay co hn khong. Clerk: Now, here's one that you might like. ay, mon nay co le ba thch hn. Anh: Now, that's more like it! Nao, nh vay co hn khong? That's news to me. Toi cha biet chuyen o. Cha ai noi cho toi hay. Bnh: They've blocked off Maple Street for some repairs. Ho a chan ng Maple e sa cha. Ted: That's news to me. Toi cha biet chuyen o. Anh: The telephones are out. None of them work. May cai ien thoai h het. Khong con cai nao dung c. Bnh: That's news to me. Toi khong biet chuyen o. (That's) no skin off my nose va (That's) no skin off my teeth. Khong he han g en toi ca. Chang nham nho g en toi. Bnh: Everybody around here seems to think you're the one to

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ang trach. Billy: So what? I'm not to blame. It's no skin off my teeth, whatever they think. Roi sao? Toi co g ma ang trach. Ho ngh sao ve toi cung chang nham nho g. Bill: Kate is going to quit her job and go to San Diego. Kate nh xin ngh viec e i San Diego. Bob: No skin off my nose! I don't care what she does. Chang nham nho g en toi! Toi mac ke co ta muon lam g th lam. That's that! The la xong! Ch co the ma thoi! Tam: Well, that's that! I can do no more. Thoi, the la xong! Toi khong the lam g them na. Anh: That's the way it goes. Phai nh vay o. Doctor (finishing an operation): That's that! Would you close for me, Xuan? Bac sy (xong phan giai phau): The la xong! Nh co may lai giup toi, Xuan. Xuan: Nice job, doctor. Yes, I'll close. Kheo qua, bac sy. Vang, toi se may lai. That's the last straw! Nh the nay th qua ang lam roi! Jenny: Now they say I have to pay 20 more dollars for the item. Ho bao con phai tra them hai mi o la cho mon o. Bill: That's the last straw! I'm going straight up to that store and find out what they aren't doing right. Vay la qua ang lam roi! Toi se i thang len cai tiem o hoi cho ra le xem sao.

blame. Moi ngi quanh ay dng nh ngh anh la ngi

"That's the last straw! cried Fred when he got another special tax bill from the city. "Vay la qua lam roi! Fred la toang
len khi anh nhan them mot giay oi thue cua th xa. That's the stuff! Vay mi ung (phai) ch! Bob: I'm sure I can do it! Toi oan chac toi u sc lam viec o! Fred: That's the stuff! Co vay mi ung ch!

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"That's the stuff! cried the coach as Mai Lan crossed the finish line. "Nh vay mi phai ch! huan luyen la ln khi Mai Lan
vt qua lan ch. That's the ticket! Nh vay la ung vi yeu cau! Mai Lan: I'll just get ready and drive the letter directly to the airport! Toi va anh xong la th va se anh xe mang ngay ra phi trng! Boss: That's the ticket. Take it right to the airport post office. Nh vay la at yeu cau. Mang ngay ra tram bu chnh phi trng. Bao: I've got it! I'll buy a new computer! Toi hieu roi! Toi se mua mot bo may ien toan mi! Bob: That's the ticket! Nh vay mi ung vi yeu cau ch! That's the way it goes. Cai so no vay. Mai Lan: All my roses died in the cold weather. Tat ca hoa hong cua toi v lanh ma chet het. Sue: That's the way it goes. Cai so chung no vay roi. Tracey: Someone stole all the candy we left out in the front office. Co ngi chom het so keo bon mnh e quen tai van phong pha ngoai. Anh: That's the way it goes. Th vay roi. That's the way the cookie crumbles va That's the way the ball bounces; That's the way the mop flops. Chuyen i la the. Thng la vay o. Xuan: I lost out on the chance for a promotion. Em va mat mot c hoi thang tien. Andy: That's the way the cookie crumbles. o la do cai so cua ch. Cathy: All this entire week was spent on this project. Then they canceled it. Nguyen ca tuan nay eu danh cho d an nay. Vay

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As Cathy ran over the finish line, everyone cried, "That's the way to go! Khi Cathy chay qua lan ch, moi ngi la len: "Co
vay ch!"

"Way to go! said Mai Lan when Bao finally got started the car. "Co vay ch! Mai Lan khen khi Bao lam cho xe no may c.
(That's) too bad. Vay th toi qua. [Co the thay the I'm sorry to hear that: Thanh that chia buon, hoac dung nh th du hai.] Tam: I hurt my foot on our little hike. i bo co mot quang ng ma chan toi b au qua. Fred: That's too bad. Can I get something for it? Vay th toi nghiep qua. Co can toi lam sao cho het au khong? Tam: No, I'll live. Thoi, chet choc g. Bob: My uncle just passed away. Chu toi va mi qua i. Tam: That's too bad. I am sorry to hear that. Vay th qua buon. Thanh that chia buon. Bob: Thanks. Cam n anh. That's what I say. Toi noi nh vay o. Toi ong y ieu o. Tom: We've got to get in there and stand up for our rights! Chung ta phai vao trong o e tranh au cho quyen li cua chung ta ch! Mai Lan: That's what I say. Th toi noi nh vay o. Bill: They shouldn't do that! Ho khong nen lam vay! Mai Lan: That's what I say! Toi ong y ieu o. Bao: They should be put in jail! Nen bat ho bo tu quach! Jenny: That's what I say! Toi ong y ieu o! That's why!... ch tai sao! Dung cuoi cau e dien ta s bc boi 264

English Practical Phrases hay non nong. Sue: Why do you always put your right shoe on first? Tai sao luc nao anh cung mang giay phai trc vay? Bill: Because, when I get ready to put on my shoes, I always pick up the right one first, that's why! Bi v, khi ngoi xuong e mang giay, luc nao toi cung voi tay lay chiec giay phai trc, ch tai sao! Mai Lan: Why do you eat that awful peppermint candy: Tai sao anh thch loai keo bac ha e nay vay? Tim: Because I like it, that's why! Bi v toi thch, ch tai sao. That takes the cake! 1. Xng ang c giai thng! "Dien xuat hay lam! Cathy khen ngi. "Xng ang c giai thng!"

"What a performance! cheered Cathy. "That takes the cake!

Sue: Wow! That takes the cake! What a dive! O ka! Xng ang c thng! Cu nhao lon tuyet qua! Hai Rau: She sure can dive! Co ta nhao lon qua that tuyet! 2. Cham dt tai ay! Vay la xong roi! Bob: What a dumb thing to do, Fred! Fred, viec g ma chan mi i! Bill: Yeah, Fred. That takes the cake! Phai, Fred. Cham dt tai ay i! Bruce: Wow! That takes the cake! Thoi, the la roi i! Brian: What is it? Why are you slowing down? Cai g vay? Tai sao anh lai cham lai vay? Bruce: That stupid driver in front of me just hit the car on the left and then swung over and hit the car on the right. Tay lai xe ngu xuan cua chiec xe trc mat toi tong qua chiec xe ben trai roi xang qua dung luon chiec ben phai. That tears it! Vay la oan tuyet! [Lu y tears oc theo am cua 265

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stairs (cau thang).]

Harry: Okay, that tears it! I'm going to complain to the landlord. Those people make noise day and night! c roi, nh vay la oan tuyet! Toi se i nh chu nha can thiep. May ngi o luc nao cung on ao! Tat: Yes, this is too much. Vang, ho lam vay that qua ang. Ted: The boss thinks maybe you should work on the night shift. Ong sep ngh co the ch nen lam ca em. Jenny: That tears it! I quit! Vay la oan tuyet! Toi bo viec luon! (The) best of luck (to someone) Chuc (ai o) c van s may man. Andy: Good-bye, Bnh. Tam biet, Bnh. Bnh: Good-bye, Andy. Best of luck. Tam biet, Andy. Chuc van s may man. Andy: Thanks. Bye. Cam n. Tam biet.

may man, Mai Lan va noi va khoc va vay tay t gia. Then... Vay la, roi, roi th, oan.

"Good-bye, and the best of luck to you, shouted Mai Lan, waving and crying at the same time. "Tam biet, va chuc van s

Bnh: I've taken a job in New York. Toi va nhan viec lam tai Nu c. Andy: You'll be leaving Orange County then? Vay la anh se bo x Orange nay sao? Bnh: Yes, I have to move. Vang, toi phai don i.

nao? vien quan ly mai dch hoi.

"All rights then, what sort of car were you thinking about? asked the sales manager. "Thoi c roi, anh muon loai xe g

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actually attack England? Anh co ngh mot nc nho be nao o se tan cong nc Anh khong? Cathy: There's no chance. Khong mong co chuyen o xay ra. Billy: No chance you can lend me a few bucks, is there? Khong trong mong anh cho toi mn vai tr, phai vay khong? Bob: Nope. No chance. Khong. ng hong.
(There is) no doubt about it. Chuyen ranh ranh nh vay roi. Khong con nghi ng g na. Trang: It's really cold today. Hom nay tri lanh qua. Fred: No doubt about it. Ranh ranh nh vay roi. Xuan: Things seem to be getting more and more expensive. Vat gia dng nh moi luc mot at o. Tam: There's no doubt about that. Look at the price of oranges! Con nghi ng g na. C nhn gia cam th biet! (There is) no need (to). Khong can phai vay. Chuyen khong can thiet. Mai Lan: Shall I try to save all this wrapping paper? Em co nen e danh tat ca giay goi hang nay khong? Xuan: No need. It's all torn. Khong can thiet. Rach het ca ma. Jack: Would you like me to have it repaired? I'm so sorry I broke it. Anh thay co can toi em i sa khong? Xin loi toi a l lam be. Joe: There is no need to. I can just glue it, thanks. Cam n. Khong can phai em i sa. Toi co keo, ch dan lai la xong. (There's) nothing to it! De t ma! Cathy: Is it hard to learn to fly a small plane? Hoc lai may bay c nho co kho khong? Joe: There's nothing to it! Chuyen o de t! Jack: Me? I can't dive off a board that high! Toi ha? Toi khong the nao nhao lon t o cao nh vay c! David: Aw, come on! Nothing to it! O, nay... De t ma! 267

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(There's) no way to tell. Khong ai tra li noi. Tam: How long are we likely to wait before the plane takes off? Chung toi se i chng bao lau na th phi c mi cat canh? Clerk: Sorry, sir. There's no way to tell. Tha ong, rat tiec. Khong the nao biet c. Linda: Will the banks be open when we arrive? Lieu khi chung ta en ni, cac ngan hang con m ca khong? Denise: No way to tell. They don't keep regular hours. Khong the nao biet c. Ho khong lam viec theo gi giac co nh. The rest is history. Phan con lai th ai cung biet roi. Ben: Then they arrested all the officers of the corporation, and the rest is history. Roi sau o ho bat het nhng ngi chu chot trong cong ty. Phan con lai ra sao chac moi ngi cung biet. Susan: Can't trust anybody these days. Thi buoi nay kho ma tin ai c. Mike: Hey, what happened between you and Xuan? E, gia anh va Xuan xay ra chuyen g vay? Bnh: Finally we realized that we could never get along, and the rest is history. Cuoi cung chung toi eu nhan thay rang khong the chung song vi nhau c, va sau o the nao anh cung biet roi. There will be hell to pay. Se gap rac roi ln. Fred: If you break another window, there will be hell to pay. Neu cau ma lam be ca so na th gap rac roi ln. Han: I didn't do it! I didn't. Toi au co lam be. Toi khong lam ma. Bill: I'm afraid there's no time to do this one. I'm going to skip it. Toi e rang toi khong co th gi lam viec nay. Toi nh bo qua. 268

English Practical Phrases Bob: There will be hell to pay if you do. Neu anh bo qua th gap rac roi ln. There you are. S viec nh vay o. Cau chuyen au uoi la nh vay.

nao hn. Chung toi a co gang het sc. Ch c nh vay thoi. Fred noi vi ve that vong. Henry: Then what happened? Roi sao na? Bao: Then they put me in a cell until they found I was innocent.

"There's nothing more that can be done. We've done what we could. So there you are, said Fred, dejected. Khong con cach

nhot toi vao trong mot xa-lim cho en khi ho biet toi vo toi. Trong o toi lai b anh cap mat cai ong ho, b cai chai be bo tren ghe dai cat t ngi. Bay gi trong ngi toi ay ca chay vi ran. Chang qua ch la mot s nham lan ve ly lch. Cau chuyen au uoi la nh vay. There you go! ung roi o! ch th la nh the! Andy: I know I can do it. I just need to try harder. Toi biet toi lam c. Ch can toi co gang them na. Trang: There you go! ung roi o! Bob: I'll devote my full time to studying and stop messing around. Con se chuyen chu vao viec hoc tap va bo leu long. Father: There you go! That's great! ung roi o! Vay th tuyet qua! (The) same to you. 1. Dung nh You too. Cung chuc ban nh vay. Clerk: Have a nice day. Chuc ba mot ngay vui ve. Andy: The same to you. Cung chuc co nh vay.

Somebody stole my watch in there, and I cut myself on a broken wine bottle left on a bench. And now I've got lice. All because of mistaken identity. So there they are. Roi ho

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English Practical Phrases khong noi cho ai ve chuyen nay. Brian: Don't worry, the word is mum. ng lo, toi the khong tiet lo.

"The word is mum, said Trang to ease Mai Lan's mind about the secret. "The khong tiet lo b mat, Trang tran an Mai Lan e co
ta yen long. They must have seen you coming. ung la ban b la roi. Henry: It cost two hundred dollars. Cai o gia hai tram ong. Harry: You paid two hundred dollars for that thing? Boy, they must have seen you coming. Anh tra hai tram ong cho cai nay ha? Tri at. ung la anh b la roi. Bao: Do you think I paid too much for this car? It's not as good as I thought it was. Anh ngh toi mua cai xe nay co at lam khong? No khong c tot nh toi tng. Tummy: It's almost a wreck. They must have seen you coming. Trong gan giong xe phe thai. ung la anh b la roi. (Things) could be better; (I) could be better; (Things) might be better. Khong c nh y mong i. Cathy: How are things going, Fred? Cong viec ra sao roi, Fred? Fred: Things could be better. And you? Khong c nh y lam. Con anh th sao? Cathy: About the same. Cung nh thng. Brian: Hi, Bnh! How are you? Chao Bnh. Khoe khong? Bnh: I could be better. What's new with you? Khong c nh y lam. Anh co g la khong? Brian: Nothing much. Khong co g ang noi. (Things) could be worse; (I) could be worse. Khong en noi te. Cathy: How are you, Fred? Khoe khong Fred? Fred: Things could be worse. Anh you? Khong en noi te. Con anh? 271

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Cathy: Okay, I guess. Tam c. Brian: Hi, Bao! What's happening? Chao Bao. Chuyen g xay ra vay? Bao: I could be worse. What's new with you? Khong en noi te. Anh co g la khong? Things will work out (all right) ; Everything will work out (all right); Everything will work out for the best; Things will work out for the best. Chuyen au se vao o. Moi viec roi se em xuoi.

"Cheer up! Mai Lan said to a a gloomy Fred, "Things will work out all right. "Vui len nao! Mai Lan noi vi anh chang Fred
ang buon u ru. "Chuyen au se vao o, buon lam chi." Mai Lan: Oh, I'm so miserable! Oi, Em au kho qua!") Brian: Don't worry. Everything will work out for the best. Lo lang lam g. Moi viec roi se em xuoi.

"Now, now, don't cry. Things will work out, consoled Thanh, hoping that what she was saying was really true. "Nao,
nao, ng khoc na. Chuyen au se vao o. Thanh va an ui va hy vong li noi cua mnh tr thanh s that.

Think nothing of it; Don't give it another thought; Don't give it a (second) thought. 1. au co g ma cam n. Tra li lch s khi co ngi cam n mnh ve viec g. Mai Lan: Thank you so much for driving me home. Cam n anh rat nhieu a a em ve. Cathy: Think nothing of it. au co g ma cam n. Xuan: It was very kind of you to bring these all the way out here. Ch t te qua a giup em mang chng nay th ra en tan ay. Andy: Think nothing of it. I was delighted to do it. au co g ma cam n. Toi giup ch c la vui roi. 2. Chuyen nho nhat, ng ban tam. 272

English Practical Phrases Xuan: Oh, sorry. I didn't mean to bump you! O, xin loi anh. Toi khong co y tong anh! Billy: Think nothing of it. Chuyen nho - ng ban tam. Trang: I hope I didn't hurt your feeling when I said you were too loud. Toi hy vong anh khong t ai khi toi noi anh noi hi to nhe. Brian: Don't give it a second thought, I was too loud. Chuyen nho, toi to mom that ma. This doesn't quite suit me; It doesn't quite suit me. Cai nay khong hp vi toi. [So sanh (It) suits me (fine)] Clerk: How do you like this one? Ba thay thch cai nay khong? Mai Lan: It doesn't quite suit me. Cai nay khong hp vi toi. Bao: This doesn't quite suit me. Let me see something a little darker. Cai nay khong hp vi toi. e xem co cai nao mau am hn t na. Clerk: How's this? Cai nay th sao? Bao: Better. Kha hn. This is it! Chnh cai nay ay! Chnh cai ma toi ang tm ay! No ay roi! "Chnh cai nay ay! nha khoa hoc va reo va a cao ong nghiem len mng r. Xuan: This is it! This is the book that has all the shrimp recipes. ch th la no! ay la quyen sach noi ay u ve cach lam cac mon tom. Mai Lan: Well, happy birthday! I never saw anybody get so happy about shrimp. Vay th, chuc mng sinh nhat! Toi cha he thay ai thch an tom nh ch. This is my floor. ay la tang lau nha toi. Khi thang may ong ngi, ban ng trong cung. [Dung cau nay e ngi ng ngoai nhng ng.]

"This is it! shouted the scientist, holding a test tube in the air.

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Mai Lan said, "This is my floor, and everyone made room for her to get out of the elevator. Mai Lan noi: "ay la tang lau cua "Out, please, said Tam loudly. "This is my floor! Cho toi ra,
Tam noi ln. "ay la tang lau cua toi!" This is where I came in. Chuyen nay toi biet roi.

toi, tc th may ngi kia nhng loi cho co bc ra khoi thang may.

Cathy sat through a few minutes of the argument, and when Tam and Anh kept saying the same thing over and over Cathy said, "This is where I came in, and left the room. Cathy ngoi
nghe Tam va Anh cai nhau c mot lat, va roi anh ta thay hai ngi c lap i lap lai co mot chuyen nen Cathy noi: "Toi biet chuyen nay roi. xong anh ta bo i.

The speaker stood up and asked again for a new vote on the proposal. "This is where I came in, muttered Trang as she headed for the door. Thuyet trnh vien ng len va yeu cau mot
cuoc bo tham khac cho e an. Trang lien lam bam: "Kieu nay toi biet roi. va ra ca bo i.

This one's on me. Lan nay e toi tra tien cho. Toi ai lan nay. So sanh It's on me. Khi ngi boi at may cai ly xuong ban, Fred voi noi ngay: "Lan nay e toi tra." Cathy: Check, please. Tnh tien i. Bnh: No, this one's on me. ng, lan nay e toi. Time (out)! Ngh mot lat i! Ti gi roi!

As the waiter set down glassea, Fred said, "This one's on me.

"Hey, stop a minute! Time out! yelled Mai Lan as the argument grew in intensity. "E, ngh mot chut i! Ti gi roi!
Mai Lan la len khi thay cuoc tranh luan en hoi quyet liet.

Right in the middle of the discussion, Anh said, "Time! Then she announced that dinner was ready. ang con thao luan th
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English Practical Phrases Anh noi: "Ngh mot chut i! Sau o co mi moi ngi dung ba an toi ang c don san. Times are changing. oi i ma. Vat chuyen sao di. Xuan: They paid nearly five hundred thousand dollars for their first house! Ho chi nam tram ngan e mua can nha th nhat! Henry: Well, I shouldn't be so surprised. Times are changing, I guess. Toi chang ngac nhien. Toi ngh la oi i ma.

"Times are changing, said Mai Lan. "You can't expect the world to stand still. "Vat chuyen sao di, Mai Lan noi. "Anh
khong the trong mong the gian nay c vay mai c au." Time to call it a day. Hom nay lam viec nh vay la u roi. Trang: Well, I'm done. Time to call it a day. o, toi xong roi. Hom nay chng o la u roi. Sally: Yes, let's get out of here. ung, i ra khoi ay i. Trang: Well, I've done too much work. Nay, toi lam qua nhieu viec roi. Sally: Yes, it's late. Time to call it a day. Vang, tre roi. Hom nay lam viec vay la u roi. Time to call it a night. Khuya qua roi, ngh i. Thng dung khi tan tiec hay cong viec lam em. Bao: Wow, it's late! Time to call it a night. Chao oi, tre roi! Khuya qua, ngh i thoi. Mai Lan: Yes, it's really dark! Good night. Vang, toi qua! Tam biet. Fred: Gee, I'm tired. Look at the time! Tri i, met qua. Coi ong hoi ka! Trang: Yes, it's time to call it a night. Vang, khuya qua roi, ngh i. (To) hell with that! Toi che viec ay! Mai Lan: I think we ought to go to the dance Friday night. Em 275

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung ngh chung ta nen i khieu vu vao toi th Sau nay. Tom: To hell with that! Toi khong thch! Fred: Don't you want to drive me down to school? Anh khong thch ch toi ti trng a? Cathy: To hell with that! Chuyen o th toi che! Toodle-oo; Ta-la; Toodles. Ve nghe. Ve a nghe. Fred: Bye, you guys. See you. Tam biet may ngui. Hen gap lai. Andy: It's been. Really it has. Toodle-oo. Vui ghe. Noi that o. Thoi ve nghe. Mai Lan: See ya, bye-bye. Hen gap nhau. Tam biet. Sally: Ta-ta. Ve a nghe. To put it another way; Put another way. Noi cach khac. Father: You're still very young, Tam. To put another way, you don't have any idea about what you're getting into. Con con qua tre, Tam a. Noi cach khac con cha co y niem ro ret ve chuyen con ang lam. Tom: But I still want to get married, so can I borrow fifty dollars? Nhng con van muon ci v, vay ba cho con mn nam chuc ong c khong? Cathy: Could you go back to your own room now, Tam? I have to study. Phien anh tr ve phong cua anh co c khong, Tam? Toi can yen tnh e hoc bai. Tam (no answer): (Tam khong chu tra li.) Cathy: Put another way, get out of here! Noi cach khac, ra khoi ay ngay! Tam: Okay, okay. Don't get your bowels in an uproar! c roi, c roi. ng co lon ruot lon gan lam g! Tout suite! Tc th. Ngay tc khac. [Goc tieng Phap Toute de Suite; oc toot sweet.] Cathy: Come on, get this finished! Nhanh len, lam cho xong viec 276

English Practical Phrases nay. Bao: I'm trying. Toi ang co gang ay. Cathy: Tout suite! Get moving! Lam lien! Nhanh len!

"I want this mess cleaned up, tout suite! shouted Thanh, hands on her hips and steaming with rage. "Toi muon dep cai ong lon
xon nay, ngay tc khac! Thanh la toang len, hai tay chong nanh, mat gian phng phng.

Trust me! Toi noi that o!

xac viec phai lam ma!

Tam said with great conviction, "Trust me! I know exactly what to do! Tam noi vi ve rat t tin: "Tin toi i! Toi biet chnh

Mary: Do you really think we can keep this party a secret until Thursday? Ch co ngh chung ta gi kn chuyen mnh to chc ba tiec cho en ngay th Nam c khong? Andy: Trust me! I know how to plan a surprise party. Ch tin em i! Em biet cach to chc ba tiec bat ng ma. Try as I may. Rang het sc ma khong xong. Bnh: Try as I may, I cann't get this thing put together right. Rang het sc ma khong xong, toi chu, khong tai nao rap cai nay vao cho ung c. Henry: Did you read the instructions? Anh oc sach ch dan cha? Harry: Wow! This place is a mess! Chao oi! Cho nay sao lon xon qua! Mother: Try as I may, I can't get Hung to clean up after himself. Rang het sc ma khong xong, tao keu thang Hung phai don dep cho sach se ma no khong nghe. Tsup? Co g la khong? Mot bien cach cua What's up? Bnh: Tsup? Co g la khong? Tam: Nothing. What's new with you? Khong co g la. Anh co g 277

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung la khong? Bnh: Nothing. Khong co g ca. Bob: Tsup? Co g la khong? Fred: I'm getting a new car. Toi mua mot chiec xe mi roi ne. Bob: Excellent! Tuyet qua!

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Under no circumstances va Not under any circumstances. Khong bao gi. Andrew: Under no circumstances will I ever go back there again! Khong bao gi toi tr lai cho o na! Rachel: Why? What happened? Tai sao? Chuyen g xay ra? Sue: Can I talk you into serving as a referee again? Toi muon thuyet phuc ch tr lai lam trong tai c khong? Jenny: Not under any circumstances! Khong bao gi! Under normal circumstances. Thong thng. Thng thng.

"Chung toi thng thng e cho nha.

"We'd be able to keep the dog at home under normal circumstances, said Jenny to the vet. Jenny noi vi thu y s:

"Under normal circumstances you'd be able to return to work in a week, explained the doctor. Y s giai thch: "Thong thung
sau mot tuan le anh co the i lam tr lai c. Use your head! va Use your noggin!; Use your noodle! Dung cai au cua ban i ch! Phai suy ngh i ch! Tom: I just don't know what to do. Anh khong biet lam cai g bay gi. Jenny: Use your head! You'll figure out something. Phai dung cai au anh i ch! Anh se nay ra sang kien ngay. Andrew: Come on, John, you can figure it out. A

kindergartner could do it. Use your noggin! Cai anh John

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Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung nay, anh biet o la g roi ma. Hoc sinh mau giao ngh cung ra na la. Phai suy ngh i ch! John: I'm doing my best. Toi a co gang het sc roi.

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Vamoose! i ra! i cho khac! [Xuat x tieng Tay-ban-nha vamos, chung ta hay i.'] Bob: Go on. Get out of here! Vamoose! Ra i. Ra khoi ay! i ra! Bill: I'm going! I'm going! Toi i ay! Toi i ay! Tom: Go away! i cho khac! Bill: What? Cai g? Bob: Vamoose! Scram! Beat it! i ra! Xeo i! Ra ngay! Bill: Why? Tai sao? Bob: Because you're a pain. V ngi la ke hay gay rac roi. Very good. 1. Tot lam. John: How do you like your lobster? Mon tom hum cua em an c khong? Alice: Mmm. Very good. Hmm. Ngon lam. Jane: What did you think of the movie? Anh ngh sao ve cuon phim nay? Fred: Very good. Rat hay. Jane: Is that all? Ch vay thoi ha? Fred: Yeah. . 2. Cam n nhieu. Waiter: What are you drinking, madam? Tha ba muon dung g? Sue: It's just soda. No more, thanks. Cho mot cai so-a. Ch vay thoi. Cam n anh. Waiter: Very good. Cam n ba. 281

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Jenny: Would you charge this to my account? Anh tnh vao trng muc cua toi nhe! Clerk: Very good. Cam n ba.

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Wait up (a minute)! i toi vi!

Tom, who was following Jenny down the street, said, "Wait up a minute! I need to talk to you. Tom chay theo Jenny ang i
pha trc va goi ln: "i toi vi! Toi co viec nay muon noi. John: Hey, Sally! Wait up! E Sally! i toi vi! Sally: What's happening? Chuyen g vay? Watch it! 1. Can than! Rachel: Watch it! There's a broken stair there. Can than! Cau thang co met bac b gay o! Jane: Gee, thanks. Tri at, cam n nghe. Jenny: Watch it! There's a pothole in the street. Can than! O ga ka. Bob: Thanks. Cam n nhieu. 2. Khong c an noi nh vay. Khong c hanh eng nh vay. Sally: I really hate John! Toi ghet cay cai tay John. Sue: Watch it! He's my brother! ng noi nh vay. Anh ta la anh toi o. Bill: You girls always seem to take so long to do a simple thing like getting dressed. Ch co chuyen thay quan ao thoi ma bon con gai cac ngi lam g lau lac qua. Jenny: Watch it! Khong c an noi nh vay!

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Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Watch your tongue! va Watch your mouth! Noi phai gi mom gi mieng ch! Andrew: Don't talk to me like that! Watch your tongue! Khong c noi vi toi nh vay. Noi phai gi mom gi mieng ch. Bill: I'll talk to you any way I want. Toi muon noi vi anh cach nao th tuy toi.

khong them nghe nhng li d ban kia na au!"

"Watch your mouth! warned Sue. "I will not listen to any more of this slime! Sue canh cao: Noi phai gi mom ch! Toi

We aim to please. Rat sung sng c lam vui long ban. Jenny: This meal is absolutely delicious! Ba an hom nay ngon het sc! Waiter: We aim to please. Chung toi rat sung sng c lam vui long khach. Tom: Well, Sue, here's the laundry detergent you wanted from the store. Nay Sue, ay la loai bot giat ma em muon mua ne Sue: Oh, thanks loads. You saved me a trip. O, cam n anh nhieu. phai i xa. Tom: We aim to please. Em thch la anh vui roi. (We) don't see you much around here anymore va (We) don't see you around here much anymore. Lau lam roi khong gap ban. Bill: Hello, Tom. Long time no see. Chao Tom. Lau lam roi khong gap. Tom: Yes, Bill. We don't see you much around here anymore. Vang, Bill. Lau lam roi chung toi cung khong gap ban.

"We don't see you around here much anymore, said the old pharmacist to John, who had just come home from college.
"Lau qua roi khong gap lai anh. ngi dc s gia noi vi John, la ngui va mi i hoc xa ve.

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English Practical Phrases Welcome. Chao mng (cac) ban en chi. T nhien i. Jenny: Welcome. Please come in. Chao mng cac ban en chi. Mi vao. Tom: Thank you so much. Cam n nhieu lam. Bill: I'm glad you could make it. Come in. Welcome. Co en c toi vui lam. Mi vao. T nhien i. Jenny: Thanks. My, what a nice place you have here. Cam n. Cha cha, cho anh xinh qua ha. Welcome to our house. Chao mng cac ban en tham. Andrew: Hello, Sally. Welcome to our house. Come on in. Chao Sally. Mng ch en tham. Mi ch vao. Sally: Thanks. It's good to be here. Cam n. Toi cung mng c ti ay. Tom: Welcome to our house. Make yourself at home. Mng anh en chi. Xin c t nhien nh nha. Henry: Thanks, I'm really tired. Cam n. Toi met qua. Well... Tuy theo trng hp, t nay mang nhieu ngha. [Lu y en ng ieu.] Sally: Can you take this downtown for me? Nh anh mang cai nay xuong pho giup em c khong? Andrew: Well, I don't know. e xem, toi khong biet co c khong na.

"Well, I guess, answered Tom, sort of unsure of himself. "Toi

ngh la khoe. Tom tra li khong dt khoat.

rang anh co the oi x vi toi nh vay, tc la anh a pham them met sai lam na ay. Betty gian d noi. Bill: What do you think about my haircut? Em thay anh cat toc nh vay c khong? Jane: Well, it looks okay to me. Trong cung c. 285

"Well, if you think you can treat me that way, you've got another think coming, raged Betty. "c roi, neu anh ngh

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Sue: I've decided to sell my car. Toi quyet nh ban xe. Jenny: Well, if that's what you want. Cung c, neu ch thch. "Well, hello, smiled Kate. "A, chao ban. Kate nhoe n mieng ci. Well done! Hay qua! Gioi qua! Sally: Well done, Tom. Excellent speech. Hay qua anh Tom. Bai dien van hay lam. Tom: Thanks. Cam n co nhieu.

khanh tiet Tom c met am ong gom nhng ngi ham me ngi khen: "Hay qua, Tom!" We ('ll) have to do lunch sometime va Let's do lunch (sometime). Hom nao chung ta phai i an tra vi nhau mi c. Rachel: Nice to talk to you, Tom. We have to do lunch sometime. Noi chuyen vi anh thch lam, Tom a. Hom nao chung ta phai i an tra vi nhau mi c. Tom: Yes, good to see you. I'll give you a ring. Vang, biet c co toi mng lam. Toi se goi ien thoai cho co.

In the lobby after the play, Tom was met with a chorus of wellwishers saying, "Well done, Tom! Sau khi trnh dien, tai phong

Tom: Can't talk to you now. Catch you later. Bay gi khong noi chuyen c. Se gap em sau. Jenny: We'll have to do lunch sometime. Hom nao chung ta phai i an tra vi nhau mi c. John: Good to see you, Tom. Gap lai nhau mng qua, Tom. Tom: Right. Let's do lunch sometime. Phai roi. Hom nao chung ta phai i an tra vi nhau mi c. John: Good idea. I'll call you. Bye. Y kien hay. Toi se goi anh. Tam biet nghe. Tom: Right. Bye. Phai o. i nghe. Jenny: Catch you later. Gap nhau sau. Sue: Sure. Let's do lunch. Vang. Hom nao i an tra nghe. 286

English Practical Phrases Jenny: Okay. Call me. Bye. c. Nh goi toi. Tam biet. (Well,) I never! 1. Toi cha bao gi b xuc pham en nh vay. Bill: Just pack up your things and get out! Cuon goi ra khoi ay mau! Jane: Well, I never! Toi cha bao gi b xuc pham en nh vay ca! Tom: Look, your manners with the customers are atrocious! Xem ka, thai e cua co oi vi khach hang that qua khiem nha! Jane: Well, I never! I had no idea! Toi het y kien roi! Cha bao gi toi b xuc pham en nh vay ca. 2. Toi cha he nghe chuyen o bao gi. John: Would you believe I have a whole computer in this pocket? Em co tin la anh co met be may ien toan bo tui c o. Alice: I never! Em cha nghe chuyen o bao gi. Well said. Ban noi hay qua. Toi tan ong.

As Sally sat down, Jenny complimented her, "Well said, Sally. You made your point very well. Khi Sally ngoi xuong ghe, Jenny
khen nang: "Ch noi hay qua, Sally a. Ch trnh bay rat ro rang. John: And I for one will never stand for this kind of encroachment on my rights again! Va, chang han nh toi khong chu c canh b ngi ta lan lt. Jenny: Well said! Anh noi hay d! Bob: Well said, John! John, anh noi hay qua! Fred: Yes, well said. ung, toi tan ong. (Well,) what do you know! Vay anh co biet khong! Andrew: Well, what do you know! Here's a brand new shirt in

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this old trunk. Ne vay anh co biet kho6ng! Met cai ao mi toanh nam trong cai rng cu nay. Bob: I wonder how it got there. Toi khong ro tai sao no vao o c.
Tom: These two things fit together like this. Hai vat nay an khp vi nhau nh vay ne. John: Well, what do you know! Vay ma khong biet ka! We need to talk about something. Chung ta co viec can ban. Bill: Can I come over tonight? We need to talk about something. Toi nay toi ghe lai nha ch c khong? Chung ta co viec can ban. Jenny: I guess so. Toi ngh c.

"Ong Franklin, sep cua Bill noi xang giong, "Toi muon anh len van phong toi met lat. Chung ta co viec can ban.

"Mr. Franklin, said Bill's boss sort of sternly, "I want to see you in my office for a minute. We need to talk about something.

Were you born in a barn? Bo ban nha que mi len ha? Andrew: Close the door! Were you born in a barn? ong ca lai! Bo nha que mi len ha? Bob: Sorry. Xin loi. Fred: Can't you clean this place up a little? Were you born in a barn? Anh don dep cho nay cho sach se mot t khong c sao? Bo nha que mi len ha? Bob: I call it the messy look. Toi goi o la canh roi mat. We were just talking about you. Chung toi va nhac en ban o. Tom: Speak of the devil, here comes Bill. Mi nhac en ten th thay ngi, Bill no en ka. Jenny: We were just talking about you, Bill. Chung toi va nhac ti anh o. Sally (approaching Tom and Bill): Hi, Tom. Hi, Bill. What's new ? Sally (en cho Tom va Bill): Chao anh Tom va anh Bill. Co g 288

English Practical Phrases la khong? Bill: Oh, Sally! We were just talking about you. O Sally! Chung toi va nhac en co o. What about it? Roi sao? Nh vay th a sao? Bill: I heard you were the one accused of breaking the window. Toi nghe noi anh la ngi b cao buec a lam be ca so. Tom: Yeah? So, what about it? Vay ha? The, roi sao? Jenny: Your piece of cake is bigger than mine. Mieng banh cua ch to hn mieng banh cua em. Sue: What about it? Nh vay th a sao? What about you? 1. Ban la cai g? So sanh How about you? Tom: I'm having the pot roast and a cup of coffee. What about you? Anh se keu tht ham va met ly ca-phe. Con em keu mon g? Jenny: I want something fattening and unhealthy. Em thch an cai g beo va khong bo dng. Sally: I prefer reds and purple for this room. What about you? Em thch trang hoang cai phong nay bang hai mau o va tm. Con ch, chon mau g? Jenny: Well, purple's okay, but reds are a little warm for this room. Mau tm th c, nhng mau o trong hi nong) 2. Con ban th sao? Jenny: My parents are taking my brothers to the circus. Cha me toi se dan anh toi i xem xiec. Sue: What about you? Con ch th sao? Jenny: I have a piano lesson. Toi phai hoc an dng cam. Jenny: All my friends have been accepted to colleges. Tat ca ban toi eu c nhan vao ai hoc. Sue: What about you? Con ch th sao? Jenny: Oh, I'm accepted too. O toi cung c nhan luon. 289

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What (a) nerve! va Of all the nerve! That la tho b! Bob: Lady, get the devil out of my way! Cai con nho nay, con quy s, xeo khoi ay ngay! Jenny: What a nerve! That la tho b! Jane: You can't have that one! I saw it first! May khong co quyen gi cai o! Tao thay trc! Sue: Of all the nerve! I can too have it! That la tho b! Tao cung co quyen gi no! What a pity! va What a shame! Toi nghiep cha! That la xau ho! Bill: I'm sorry to tell you that the cat died today. Anh lay lam buon ma bao cho em biet rang con meo mi chet. Jenny: What a pity! Toi nghiep cha! Jenny: Jane's neighbor stole her little poodle. Ngi hang xom cua Jane an cap con cho chan bm cua co ta. Sally: What a shame! That la xau ho! What are you drinking? 1. Ban uong g? Bill: Hi, Tom. Nice to see you. Can I get you something to drink? Chao Tom. Gap nhau ay vui lam. Anh uong g toi goi nay. Tom: Sure. What are you drinking? c. Anh ang uong g o? Bill: Scotch and water. Ru manh pha nc lanh. Tom: That works for me. Cho toi th o luon. Waiter: What are you drinking, madam? Tha ba muon uong g? Sue: It's just soda. No more, thanks. Cho toi so-a. Ch vay thoi, cam n nhieu. Waiter: Very good. Cam n ba. 2. Ban uong g o? Co y tm hieu tai cho o gom co nhng thc uong g. Jenny: Do you want a drink? Ch muon uong g khong? 290

English Practical Phrases Sue: Yes, thanks. Say, that looks good. What are you drinking? Muon ch, cam n. Nay, trong ep mat ghe. Ch ang uong g o? Jenny: It's just ginger ale. Ch la nc so-a gng. Bill: Can I get you something to drink? Uong g anh goi? Jane: What are you drinking? Anh nh uong g o? Bill: I'm having gin and tonic. Anh ang uong ru pha. Jane: I'll have that too, thanks. Cam n anh, em uong th o luon. What are you having? Ong, (ba) muon goi mon g? [Lu y: Khi en an tai nha hang, ngi boi co y muon hoi khach goi mon, ho thng noi cau nay. Hoac khi en d tiec tai t gia hay c mi i an nha hang, dung cau nay hoi y kien gia chu e lieu cac mon an hoac uong cho va dung va va tui tien ngi tra hay khong.] Waiter: Would you care to order now? Ong ba a muon goi g cha? Tom: What are you having? Em muon goi mon g? Jenny: You order. I haven't made up my mind. Anh goi trc i. Em cha biet an g ay. Waiter: May I help you? Tha hai v dung g? Tom: What are you having, Pop? Bo an g bo? Father: I'll have the roast chicken, I think, with fries. Cho toi ga ro-ti va khoai tay chien. Tom: I'll have the same. Toi cung nh vay. What brings you here? Gio nao thoi ban ti ay? Ban ti ay co viec g khong? [Lch s hn cau 'Why are you here?: Ban ti ay lam g? Tom: Hello, Jenny. What brings you here? Chao em Jenny. Gio nao thoi em ti ay vay? Jenny: I was invited, just like you. Th em cung c mi ti, y nh anh vay.

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Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Doctor: Well, John, what brings you here? Nao, John, anh ti co viec g khong? John: I've had this cough for nearly a month, and I think it needs looking into. Gan thang nay toi c b ho, nen nay toi ngh phai i kham xem sao. What can I say? Biet noi sao bay gi? Biet noi lam sao ay? Bill: Why on earth did you lose my folder? Lam quai g e cho mat cai v vay? Sally: What can I say? I'm sorry! Em biet noi sao bay gi? Xin loi vay! Bob: You're going to have to act more aggressive if you want to make sales. You're just too timid. Neu muon ban c nhieu hang th phai on a mi moc hn na. Anh th qua rut re. Tom: What can I say? I am what I am. Biet noi lam sao ay? Ban tanh toi nh vay ma. What can I tell you? 1. Muon biet chuyen g? Bill: I have a question. Toi muon hoi anh cau nay. Bob: What can I tell you? Muon hoi chuyen g? Bill: When do we arrive at Chicago? Bao gi chung ta en Chicago? Jenny: I would like to ask a question about the quiz tomorrow. Toi muon hoi met cau ve bai thc tap ngay mai. Bill: What can I tell you? Co muon hoi g ve bai o? Jenny: The answer, if you know them. May cau tra li, neu anh biet. 2. Biet g ma noi ay? [So sanh What can I say?] John: Why on earth did you do a dumb thing like that? Tai cai quai g ma anh lai lam met viec ngu xuan nh vay? Bill: What can I tell you? I just did it, that's all. Toi biet noi g? 292

English Practical Phrases Toi ch biet lam, co vay thoi. Jenny: I'm so disappointed with you, Fred. Toi bat man anh qua, Fred a. Fred: What can I tell you? I am too. Biet noi sao ay? Toi cung vay. What does that prove? Th a sao? [Nhan manh tren ch that e noi y: "ieu o khong co ngha g ca. Thng co so i trc; xem th du.] Tom: It seems that you were in the apartment the same night that it was robbed. Dng nh trong cai em ma phong lam viec cua mnh b cp et nhap co mat ch tai o. Bob: So, what does that prove? Th a sao nao? Tom: Nothing, really. It's just something we need to keep in mind. That ra khong sao ca. Ch muon biet vay thoi. Rachel: You're late again on your car payment. Ba lai tre han thanh toan tien tra gop chiec xe. Jane: What does that prove? Th a sao? Rachel: Simply that you can't afford the car, and we are going to reposses it. Th chung toi biet ba khong co kha nang mua xe, va chung toi se thu hoi no lai ch sao. What do you know? Biet g khong? [Cau noi anh tieng cho ngi nghe biet co s hien dien cua mnh. Trng hp nay khong can tra li hoac tra li cho co le ma ch chao hoi bnh thng. Xem th du.] Bob: Hey, Tom! What do you know? E Tom! Biet g khong? Tom: Look who's here! Hi, Bob! Coi ai o nh! Chao Bob! John: What do you know? Biet g khong? Jenny: Nothing. How are you? Khong. Khoe khong? John: Okay. Khoe. What do you know for sure? Sao o? [Dung nh What do you

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Tom: Hey, man! What do you know for sure? E bo! Sao o? Bill: Howdy, Tom. What's new? Khoe khong Tom. Co g la khong? John: How are you doing, old buddy? Dao nay cong viec ra sao o ban i? Bill: Great, you ugly beast! Khoe lam, cai thang thu vat. John: What do you know for sure? Co chuyen g khong? Bill: Nothing. Co g au. What do you say? 1. E khoe khong? Ch dung vi ban be than thiet. Bob: What do you say, Tom? Khoe khong Tom? Tom: Hey, man. How are you doing? E bo. Dao nay ra sao? Bill: What do you say, man? Khoe khong bo? Fred: What's the good word, you old so-and-so? Co thng khong, ong ban gia ten g nh? 2. Ban thay sao? Ban tra li sao ay? Bill: I need an answer from you now. What do you say? Toi can cau tra li cua anh. Anh noi the nao? Bob: Don't rush me! ng co hoi thuc toi. Sue: I can offer you seven hundred dollars for your old car. What do you say? Toi tra anh bay tram ong chiec xe cu cua anh o. Anh thay sao? Bob: I'll take it! Toi ong y mua! 3. Con tra li lam sao?

When Aunt Sally gave Billy some candy, his mother said to Billy, What do you say? "Thank you, said Billy. Khi D
Sally cho Billy keo, me cau noi: "Con tra li lam sao? "Da cam n d. Billy noi tiep li me. Mother: Here's a nice glass of milk. Ly sa ngon lanh qua. Child: Good. Tot. 294

English Practical Phrases Mother: What do you say? Con tra li sao? Child: Very good. Rat tot. Mother: No. What do you say? Khong phai. Con phai tra li lam sao? Child: Thank you. Cam n me. What do you think? Ban ngh/thay sao? Jenny: This is our new company stationery. What do you think? ay la cac loai mau th t giao dch mi cua cong ty chung ta. Anh thay the nao? Bill: Stunning. Simply stunning. ep. ep lam. Jenny: We're considering moving out into the country. What do you think? Chung toi nh don ra vung ngoai o. Ch ngh the nao? Sue: Sounds good to me. Theo toi nh vay rat hay. What do you think of that? va What do you think about that? Nh vay co ghe gm khong? Theo ban th sao? Bob: I'm leaving tomorrow and taking all these books with me. What do you think of that? Ngay mai toi i va se mang theo chng nay sach. Co thay co ghe gm khong? Jenny: Not much. Khong co g ghe het. Sue: I'm going to start taking cooking lessons. What do you think about that? Em bat au i hoc nau an. Anh ngh sao? Bill: I'm overjoyed! Th anh mng het ln! John: Thank heavens! Lay Chua toi! Jenny: Fortune has smiled on us, indeed! Noi that, chung ta qua rat may man! What do you think of this weather? Ban thay thi tiet nay the nao? Sue: Glad to meet you, Jenny. Jenny, gap lai ch em vui ghe. Jenny: What do you think about this weather? Ch thay thi tiet 295

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung nay the nao? Sue: I've seen better. Toi thay co nhieu ba kha hn. Bill: What do you think about this weather? Co thay thi tiet nay the nao? Jane: Lovely weather for ducks. Ch co vt mi a thi tiet nay. What do you think you are doing here? Ban en lam g ay? [Noi xang giong.] John: Jenny! Nay Jenny! Jenny: John! Anh John! John: What do you think you're doing here? Em en ay lam g? "What do you think you're doing here? said Fred to a frightened rabbit trapped in the garage. "May lam g ay ha? Fred cat tieng hoi chu tho ang lo s v b ket trong nha xe. What do you want me to say? Ban muon toi noi g ay? Toi khong biet noi lam sao. Toi khong biet tra li sao het.[ So sanh What can I say?, What can I tell you?] Tom: You've really made a mess of all of this! Qua that anh a lam cho roi beng het moi chuyen. Bill: Sorry. What do you want me to say? Xin loi. Toi chang biet noi sao ay. Bob: All of these problems should have been settled some time ago. Why are they still plaguing us? Tat ca nhng van e nay le ra a giai quyet thi gian trc ay roi. C sao bay gi chung van con lam cho chung ta phai ban tam vay ka? Tom: What do you want me to say? Toi biet tra li sao ay? What else can I do for you? Ban con can dung g na? Ban co can toi giup g na khong? [Thng nghe nhan vien ban hang mi khach mua them, hoac nhan vien van phong hoi khach co can viec g na khong.] Bill: What else can I do for you? Ong can toi lam g na khong? Bob: Please check the oil. Nh xem mc dau trong may xe giup 296

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khong? Ong dc s hoi.

"Here's your prescription. What else can I do for you? said the pharmacist. "ay la toa thuoc cua ban. Con can g na

Whatever. Cai g cung c. Bob: Which do you want, red or green? Anh thch mau g, o hay xanh? Tom: Whatever. Mau g cung c. Jenny: Do you want to go with me to the seashore or stay here? Ch muon i ra bai bien chi vi toi hay muon nha? Jane: Whatever. Sao cung c. Whatever turns you on. 1. Mien sao ban vui (thch) la c. Jenny: Do you mind if I buy some of these flowers? Em mua met t hoa co c khong anh? Bill: Whatever turns you on. Mien em thch la c. Jenny: I just love to hear a raucous saxophone play some smooth jazz. Em thch nghe tieng ken saxo reo rat trong ieu nhac Jazz du dat. Bob: Whatever turns you on, baby. Mien sao em vui la anh chu, cng a. 2. Ch co vay ma ...nghe ghe. Bob: I just go wild whenever I see pink gloves on a woman. I don't understand it. Toi khong hieu sao. Moi lan thay phu n mang bao tay mau hong la trong long toi lai xon xang. Bill: Whatever turns you on. Ch co vay ma noi nghe ghe. Jane: You see, I never told anybody this, but whenever I see

dirty snow at the side of the road, I just go sort of wild inside. Ch biet khong, em cha he noi vi ai chuyen nay ca,
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Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung kho chu trong long. Sue: Weird, Jane, weird. But, whatever turns you on. La o, Jane a. La o. Nhng ch co vay ma noi nghe ghe. What gives? Chuyen g vay? Chuyen g xay ra? Bill: Hi, you guys. What gives? A, chao cac ngi. Chuyen g vay? Bob: Nothing, just a little misunderstanding. Tom's a little angry. au co g, ch hieu lam nhau mot chut thoi. Tom hi bc mnh. Bob: Where's my wallet? What gives? Chuyen g xay ra? Cai v cua toi au roi? Tom: I think one of those roughnecks who just walked by us has borrowed it for a little while. Toi ngh co mot trong nhng tay du con va i ngang qua ay va mn cua anh e xai t ba roi. What happened? Co chuyen (lon xon) g vay? Bob (approaching a crowd): What happened? Bob (tien gan lai cho am ong): Chuyen g vay? Tom (with Bob): What's wrong? Tom *hoi Bob): Chuyen g vay? Bystander: Just a little mix-up. A car wanted to drive on the sidewalk, that's all. Ngi ng ben ng: Ch la chuyen lam lan nho. Mot chiec xe muon leo le ma chay.

khung khiep lam rung ca can nha. Bob nhn Jane hoi: "Chuyen g vay? What (have) you been up to? Dao nay lam an ra sao?

There was a terrible noise, an explosion that shook the house. Bob looked at Jane and said, "What happened? Mot tieng no

Jenny: Hello, Jane. What have you been up to? Chao Jane. Dao nay lam an ra sao? Jane: Been up to no good. What about you? Khong kha lam. Con ch? 298

English Practical Phrases Jenny: Yeah, me too. , toi cung vay. John: Bill, baby! What you been up to? Nay nho Bill! Dao nay lam an ra sao may? Bill: Nothing really. What about you? That ra cung chang co g. Con anh th sao? John: The same, I guess. Tao thay cung vay. What if I do? Neu toi lam th co sao khong? Tom: Are you really going to sell your leather coat? Anh nh ban cai ao da cua anh that ha? Bob: What if I do? Neu that th sao? Jane: You're not going to go out dressed like that. are you? Ch i ra ngoai au co an ban nh vay. Sue: So what if I do? Neu an ban nh vay th sao? What if I don't? Neu toi khong lam th sao? Bob: You're certainly going to tidy up a bit before going out, aren't you? Trc khi i chac anh se thu ven cac th cho gon gang de xem mot chut ch? Tom: What if I don't? Neu khong th sao? Father: You are going to get in by midnight tonight or you're grounded. Con phai tr ve nha trc na em khong th b cam cung o nghe. Fred: So what if I don't? L ma khong ve th sao? Father: That's enough! You're grounded as of this minute! Qua lam roi! Con b cam cung ngay t gi phut nay! What is it? Ban muon g? Cai g noi i. Tom: John, can I talk to you for a minute? John, toi muon noi chuyen vi anh mot chut c khong? John: What is it? Chuyen g o? Sue: Jane? Jane i? Jane: What is it? G o noi i. 299

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Sue: Close the door, please. Nh ong gium cai ca. What'll it be? va Name your poison; What'll you have?; What's yours? Ban muon g nao? Muon g ay? Tom: What'll it be, friend? Muon uong g ban? Bill: I'll just have a Coke, if you don't mind. Cho toi ly coca, neu c. Waitress: What'll you have? Ong uong g? Bob: Nothing, thanks. Khong, cam n. What makes you think so? 1. Tai sao ban ngh nh vay. Tom: This bread may be a little old. Banh m nay hi cu roi. Alice: What makes you think so? Sao anh lai ngh vay? Tom: The green spots on the edges. Ben ra co may cho b len moc xanh ne. Bob: Congress is in session again. Quoc hoi lai tai nhom na roi. Tom: What makes you think so? Lam sao anh biet c? Bob: My wallet's empty. Cai v cua toi lai rong tuech nay. 2. Nh vay cha ro rang hay sao? John: I think I'm putting on a little weight. Anh ngh anh hi len ky. Jenny: Oh, yeah? What makes you think so? O vay ha? Vay ma anh noi ch hi thoi a? Jenny (shivering): Gee, I think it's going to be winter soon. Jenny (run lay bay): "Chao oi, em ngh sap en mua ong roi. Sue: (also shivering): Yeah? What makes you think so? Sue (cung run): Vay a? Lanh nh vay ma ch noi sap en ch cha en sao? What more can I do? va What else can I do? Co cach nao khac hn khong? Lam cach nao na? Bob: Did you hear about the death in Wilson family? Anh co nghe trong nha Wilson co ngi chet khong? 300

English Practical Phrases Bill: Yes, I feel so helpless. I sent flowers. What more can I do? Nghe roi, toi thay mnh khong giup g ho c. a tang hoa roi. Khong biet nen lam g na ay. Bill: Is your child still sick? Con cua ch van con benh ha? Jenny: Yes. I'm giving her the right medicine. What more can I do? Vang. Toi cho no uong thuoc roi. Khong biet con lam sao hn na. What number are you calling? Ban muon goi so nao? Bob (on the telephone): Hello? Bob (tra li ien thoai): A-lo. Jenny: Hello, is Sally there? A-lo. Co Sally o khong? Bob: Uh, what number are you calling? H, Co muon goi so nao? Jenny: I guess I have wrong number. Sorry. Co le toi quay nham so. Xin loi. Bob: No problem. Good-bye. Khong sao. Chao co.

When the receptionist asked, "What number are you calling? I realized I had made a mistake. Khi ngi tiep vien hoi: "Ong
muon goi so nao? th toi biet ngay mnh a go nham. What of it? Tai sao lam cho quan trong qua vay? Co sao khong? John: I hear you've been having a little trouble at the office. Toi nghe noi s anh gap chuyen rac roi lat vat. Bob: What of it? Tai sao quan trong hoa chuyen o vay? Sue: You missed a spot shaving. Anh cao b sot mot cho. Fred: What of it? Co sao khong? What say? Ban noi sao? Tom: My coat is there on the chair. Could you hand it to me? Cai ao cua toi e tren ghe. Nh a lai gium toi. Bob: What say? Anh noi sao? Tom (pointing): Could you hand me the coat? Tom ch cai ao: Nh a giup cai ao. 301

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Sue: Here's your paper. Bao cua anh ne. Fred: What say? Co noi sao? Sue (louder): Here is your newspaper! Sue noi ln hn: Bao cua anh ne! What's coming off? va What's going down? Chuyen g ang xay ra vay? Chuyen g se xay ra? Bill: Hey, man! What's going off? E bo! Chuyen g xay ra vay? Tom: Oh, nothing, just a little car fire. O khong co g, mot chiec xe b chay. Bob: Hey, we just got here! What's going down? Ne, chung toi va mi ti thoi nhe! Sap co chuyen g ha? Bill: What does it look like? This is a party, dude! e oan xem sap co chuyen g nao. am tiec may i! What's cooking? Viec g xay ra? Khoe khong? Tieng long. Bob: Hi, Fred! what's cooking? E Fred! Khoe khong? Fred: How are you doing, Bob? Bob, khoe khong? Bob: Hi, Fred! What's cooking? Chao, Fred! Chuyen g vay? Bill: Nothing. Anything happening with you? au co g. Anh co g ha? What's eating someone? Tieng long) Ban co g phien long khong? Tom: Go away! i i! Bob: Gee, Tom, what's eating you? Tri at. Tom! Co g lam buon long ban ha? Bill: Tom's so grouchy lately. What's eating him? Dao nay Tom hay cau co qua. No co g buon phien khong? Bob: Beats me! Chu thua! What's going on (around here)? Chuyen g xay ra trong cho nay vay? Lam sao giai thch s viec xay ra? 302

English Practical Phrases Bill: There was an accident in the factory this morning. Sang nay trong nha may co xay ra tai nan. Bob: That's the second one this week. What's going on around here? o la tai nan th hai trong tuan nay. Lam sao giai thch ay? Jenny: What's all the noise? What's going on around here? Tieng on ao g vay. Chuyen g xay ra? Sue: We're just having a little party. Chung toi ang to chc buoi hop ban nho nho. What's happening? Co g la khong? Dung e hoi khi hai ngi gap nhau thay cho cau How are you. Bob: Hey, man! What's happening? E bo! Co g la khong? Bill: Nothing. How you be? Khong. Bo khoe? Bill: Hi, Tom. Chao Tom. Tom: Hi, Bill, what's happening? Chao Bill, co g la khong? Bill: Nothing much. Khong co g. What's in it for me? Co g cho toi khong? Bob: Now that plan is just what is needed. Bay gi ch can ke hoach nay thoi. Bill: What's in it for me. What do I get out of it? Toi co g trong o khong? Toi kiem chac c g trong o? Sue: We signed the Wilson contract yesterday. Hom qua chung toi ky khe c Wilson. Jenny: That's great! What's in it for me? Tuyet lam! Toi co c phan khong? What's it to you? Mac m g en ban? Tom: Where are you going? Em i au o? Jane: What's it to you? Mac m g en anh? Jenny: Bill's pants don't match his shirt. Cai quan va cai ao Bill ang mac mau sac khong hp nhau. 303

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Jane: Does it matter? What's it to you? Th a sao? Mac m g en ch? What's keeping someone? V sao ngi ay lai cham tre qua vay? Bob: Wasn't Jenny supposed to be here? Khong phai Jenny cung en ay sao? Bill: I thought so. Toi ngh la co. Bob: Well, what's keeping her? Vay, tai sao co ta en tre vay ka? Bill: How should I know? Lam sao toi biet c? Bill: I've been waiting here for an hour for Sally. Toi i Sally a mot tieng ong ho roi. Sue: What's keeping her? Sao co ta en tre vay? What's new? T hoi o en gi) co g la khong? Jenny: Greetings, Jane. What's new? Chao ch Jane. Co g la khong? Jane: Nothing much. Khong co g ac biet. Bob: What's new? Co g mi la khong? Tom: Not a whole lot. Khong co g ac biet. What's new with you? Ban co g la khong? [Dung nh cau What's new?] Jenny: What's new with you? Co g la khong? Sally: Oh, nothing. What's new with you? O chang co g. Ch co g la khong? Jenny: The same. Nh moi khi. Fred: Hi, John! How you doing? Chao, John! Khoe khong? John: Great! What's new with you? Khoe lam! Anh co g la khong? What's on tap for today? Chng trnh hom nay co g? Tom: Good morning, Fred. Chao Fred.

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Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Tom: Nonsense, I'll get it. Noi bay. e toi. Bill: Okay this time, but I owe you one. c roi, anh tra lan nay. Coi nh toi n. What's the deal? Chuyen g ay? Jenny: What's the deal? Ch lam g vay? Sue: Oh, hi, Jenny. We're just cleaning out the closet. O chao Jenny. Ch don dep trong cai tu ng ao quan. Bill: Hi, you guys. What's the deal? Chao cac ngi. Chuyen g ay? Bob: Nothing, just a little misunderstanding between Fred and Jane. Khong co g, ch mot chut hieu lam gia Fred va Jane thoi. What's the drill? 1. ang lam g vay? Bill: I just came in. What's the drill? Toi va mi ti. ang lam g o? Tom: We have to carry all this stuff out to the truck. Chung toi ang chuyen so o nay xuong xe.

cac ngi ngoi quanh lam chi o?

"What's the drill? asked Jenny. "Why are all these people sitting around like this? "ang lam g vay? Jenny hoi. "Tai sao
2. Lam viec nay nh the nao? Cach lam ra sao?

Bill: I need to apply for new license plates. What's the drill? Is there a lot of paper work? Toi muon xin ban so xe mi. Phai lam sao? Thu tuc co nhieu khe lam khong? Clerk: Yes, there is. Vang, rm ra lam. Bill: I have to get my computer repaired. Who do I talk to? What's the drill? Toi can sa bo ien toan . Toi tiep xuc vi ai ay? Va phai ien giay t g? Bob: You have to get a purchase order from Fred. Anh phai mua mot cai phieu cho Fred. 306

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What's the good word? Co g vui khong? Hnh thc hoi nay khong can cau tra li ma dung e thay the cho cau chao hoi khi hai ngi gap nhau. Bob: Hey, Tom! What's the good word? E Tom! Co g vui? Tom: Hi, Bob! How are you doing? Chao Bob! Khoe khong? Sue: What's happening? Chuyen g o? Jane: Hi, Sue. What's the good word? Chao, Sue. Co g vui khong? What's the matter (with you)? 1. Ban sao vay? Bill: What's the matter with you? Anh sao vay? Fred: I have this funny feeling in my chest. Toi co cam giac ky ky ni ngc. Bill: Sounds serious. Coi bo nang o. Bob: I have to stay home again today. Hom nay toi lai phai nha na. Bill: What's the matter with you? Have you seen a doctor? Anh sao vay? i kham bac s cha? Jenny: Oh, I'm so miserable! O sao toi au kho the nay! Sue: What's the matter? Ch sao vay? Jenny: I lost my contact lenses and my glasses. Toi b mat ca nhan knh lan muc knh. John: Ouch! Oi chao! Alice: What's the matter? Anh sao vay? John: I bit my tongue. Can nham li. 2. Sao ma ban ngu qua vay? Noi vi giong han hoc, gian d.

tang cap cau thang va lam up cai banh sinh nhat xuong san nha khien Jane gian qua re len: "Sao ma anh ngu qua vay? Ch con

As Fred stumbled over the step and dumple the birthday cake on the floor, Jane screamed, "What's the matter with you? The party is in fifteen minutes and we have no cake! Fred vap bac

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Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung mi lam phut na la bat au nhap tiec roi, ma trong nha th het trn banh roi! Jenny: I think I just lost the Wilson account. Toi ngh toi bo lac tai khoan cua nha Wilson. Sue: What! What's the matter with you? That account pays your salary! Sao? Sao ngu qua vay? Tai khoan o dung e chi lng cho ch o! What's the problem? 1. Co chuyen g? Bill (coming in): I need to talk to you about something. Bill (i vao): Toi co chuyen can noi vi anh. Tom: What's the problem, Bill? Chuyen g vay, Bill?

cap knh nhn ngi th ky va hoi. 2. Chuyen g vay?

"What's the problem? said Jenny, peering at her secretary over her glasses. "Chuyen g o? Jenny va co nhng mat qua

Child (crying): He hit me! a tre (khoc): No anh con. Father: What's the problem? Chuyen g vay? Child: He hit me! No anh con. Father: Are you hurt? Con co au khong? Child: No. Khong. Father: Then stop crying. Vay th nn i. Bob: Hi, Fred. Chao, Fred. Fred: What's the problem? Chuyen g vay? Bob: There's no problem. Why do you ask? au co chuyen g? Sao lai hoi? Fred: I've had nothing but problems today. V hom nay gap toan chuyen rac roi khong a. What's (there) to know? au kho g ma sao khong biet? Bill: Do you know how to wind a watch? Anh biet len giay ong ho khong? 308

English Practical Phrases Bob: Wind a watch? What's there to know? Len giay ong ho ha? au co kho g ma sao anh khong biet? Sue: We must find someone who knows how to repair a broken lawn mower. Chung ta can tm ngi sa cai may cat co lai. Tom: What's to know? Just a little tightening here and there. That's all it needs. au kho g ma sao em khong biet? Ch can van cho nay siet cho kia la xong. Ch co vay thoi. What's the scam? Quanh ay ang xay ra chuyen g vay? Tieng long. Tom: Hey, man! What's the scam? E bo! ang xay ra chuyen g vay? Bill: Greetings, oh ugly one! What's happening? Chao thang quy! Co g la khong? Tom: Not much. Want to order a french fries? Khong co g ang ke. Muon an khoai tay chien khong? Bill: Always. Luc nao cung san sang.

John burst into the room and shouted, "Yo! What's the scam? It took the prayer meeting a little time to get reorganized.
John xong vao phong va la to: "Nao! chuyen g ang xay ra vay? Vay la buoi tap hop cau nguyen phai mat may phut sau mi on nh tr lai.

What's the scoop? Co tin g mi khong? Bob: Did you hear about Tom? Ch co nghe tin g ve Tom khong? Jenny: No, what's the scoop? Khong, co tin g mi khong?

tin g mi khong?

"Hi, you guys! beamed John's little brother. "What's the scoop? "Chao cac ngi! ngi anh cua John ti ci hoi. "Co

What's up? Co g la khong? Gan ay ban lam g? Bob: Hi, Bill. What's up? Chao Bill. Dao nay lam g? Bill: Yo, Bob! Nothing going on around here. Bob! Khong lam 309

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung g ca. Tom (answering the telephone): Hello. Tom (tra li ien thoai): Alo. Bill: Hi, this is Bill. A-lo. Bill ay. Tom: What's up? Co g khong? Bill: You want to go camping? Anh thch i cam trai khong? Tom: Sure. ng nhien. What's with someone (or something)? Tai sao... ra nong noi o? Tai sao ... lai te vay? Jenny: What's with Tom? He looks depressed. Tai sao Tom ra nong noi o? Anh ta trong rat tham hai. Bill: He broke up with Sally. Anh ta vi Sally bo nhau roi.

nong g ca. Alice cau nhau.

"What's with this stupid coffee pot? It won't get hot! groused Alice. "Tai sao cai bnh che ca-phe nay lai te nh vay? Chang

What's wrong? Chuyen g vay? Jenny: Oh, good grief! O, kho than toi! Bill: What's wrong? Chuyen g vay? Jenny: I forgot to feed the cat. Em quen cho meo an. Sue (crying): Hello, Sally? Sue (khoc): A-lo, Sally o ha? Sally: Sue, What's wrong? Sue, chuyen g vay? Sally: Oh, nothing. Tom left me. O, au co chi. Tom bo em roi. What was the name again? Xin noi ten lai lan na. Clerk: What was the name again? Xin ong noi ten lai lan na. Bill: Bill. Bill.

"What was the name again? I didn't write it down, confessed Fred. "Xin noi ten lai lan na. Toi viet cha kp, Fred thu nhan.
What would you like to drink? Ban muon uong g nao?

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English Practical Phrases Bill: Come in and sit down. What would you like to drink? Mi vao va ngoi chi. Anh muon uong g nao? Andrew: Nothing, thanks. I just need to relax a moment. Thoi, cam n nhieu. Toi ch can ngh ngi mot lat. Waiter: What would you like to drink? Ba muon goi g uong? Alice: Do you have any grape soda? Co so-da nho khong? Waiter: I'll bring you some ginger ale, if that's all right. Tha ba co so-da gng, co c khong a? Alice: Well, okay. I guess. Thoi, cung c. What would you say if? Neu... th ban ngh sao? Bill: What would you say if I ate the last piece of cake? Neu toi an mieng banh cuoi cung o th ban ngh sao? Bob: Go ahead. I don't care. C viec t nhien. Toi thay khong tr ngai. Jenny: What would say if we left a tittle early? Neu chung toi ve sm mot chut th ch ngh sao? Sally: It's okay with me. Vi toi th chang sao. When do we eat? Bao gi th mi c an? Bill: This is a lovely view, and your apartment is great. When do we eat? Khu nay canh tr de thng, va nha em ep that. Bao gi mi c an? Jenny: We're already eaten. Weren't you just leaving? Chung toi an roi. Ch khong phai anh nh ve lien a? Bill: I guess I was. Th toi nh vay. Andrew: Wow! Something really smells good! When do we eat? Cha! Cai g thm qua! Bao gi mi c an ay? Rachel: Oh, mind your manners. O ang hoang ch!. Whenever. Luc nao cung c. Bill: When should I pick you up? Bao gi th anh en on em? Sue: Oh, whenever. I don't care. Just come on up, and we'll 311

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take it from there. O luc nao cung c. Ch can anh len ay

roi t o hay tnh. Jenny: Well, Uncle Harry, how nice to have you for a visit. We Tha chu Harry, chu en tham that quy hoa nhng chau phai ghi ve may bay lt ve cho chu. Chu muon bao gi ve? Uncle: Oh, whenever. O bao gi cung c. When I'm good and ready. Bao gi toi thay thch th toi lam. Jenny: When are you gong to rake the leaves? Bao gi th bo cao la c? Father: When I am good and ready. Bao gi tao thay thch tao lam. Bob: When are you going to help me move this piano? Bao gi th anh giup di chuyen cai an dng cam? Fred: When I'm good and ready and not a minute before. Ch khi nao toi thay thch th mi giup c. When you get a minute va When you get a chance. Khi nao ban ranh. Khi nao co dp. Bill: Tom? Tom ay a? Tom: Yes. . Bill: When you get a minute. I'd like to have a word with you. Khi nao anh ranh. Toi co chuyen muon noi vi anh.

need to book your return flight. When will you be leaving?

vi Bill.

"Please drop over for a chat when you get a chance, said Fred to Bill. "Hom nao co dp ghe lai noi chuyen chi, Fred noi

Where can I wash up? va Is there some place I can wash up? Xin hoi cho ra tay au? Co cho nao toi ra tay c khong? [Loi hoi lch s, thay v: "Phong ve sinh au?"]

The minute he got to the house, he asked Fred, "Where can I wash up? Va bc vao nha, ong ta hoi Fred: "Cho ra tay au?
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English Practical Phrases Fred: Welcome. Come in. Mng anh en chi. Mi vao. Bill: Oh, is there some place I can wash up? O, co cho nao toi ra tay c khong? Where have you been all my life. Ca i toi ch co thng mot mnh anh/em. Jenny: I feel very happy when I'm with you. Khi ben anh em cam thay vo cung hanh phuc. John: Oh, Jenny, where have you bee all my life? O, Jenny, ca i anh thuoc ve em.

John, who always seemed to sound like a paperback novel, grasped her hand, stared directly at her left ear, and stuttered, "Where have you been all my life. (John, mot ngi luon luon
dung nhng li le van chng re tien, nam chat tay nang, ghe sat vao tai trai cua nang, th tham: "Suot i anh ch co... yeu mnh em.

Where (have) you been keeping yourself? Lau nay tron au mat biet vay? Bill: Hi, Alice! Where have been keeping yourself? E Alice! Dao nay tron au mat biet vay? Alice: Oh, I've been around. How are you doing? O, van quanh ay thoi. Dao nay anh lam an ra sao? Bill: Okay. Cung c. John: Tsup?(What's up?) G la khong? Bill: Hi, man. Where you been keeping yourself? Chao bo. Dao nay tron au vay? John: Oh, I've been busy. O dao nay ban lam. Where is the rest room? Cho hoi nha ve sinh au? Dung e hoi nha ve sinh ni cong cong. Bob: 'Scuse me. Cho hoi. Waiter: Yes, sir. Tha ong, g a? Bob: Where is the rest room? Cho ve sinh au? 313

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Waiter: To your left, sir. Mi ong i ve pha tay trai. Jenny: Where is the rest room, please? Xin cho hoi cho ve sinh au? Clerk: Behind the elevator, ma'am. Tha ba pha sau thang may. Where's the fire? i au ma voi vang vay? Thng nghe canh sat hoi ngi lai xe chay qua toc o quy nh va b chan lai. Officer: Okay, where's the fire? Nay, i au ma voi vang vay? Jenny: Was I going a little fast? Bo toi chay hi nhanh ha?

"Where's the fire? Bob called ahead to Sue. who had gotten well ahead of him in her excitement. "i au ma voi vang vay?
Bob goi voi ti Sue ang h hng rao bc kha cach xa pha trc. Where will I find you? Cho biet lam sao tm c ban? Sue: Where will I find you? Lam sao biet anh au? Bob: I'll be sitting in the third row somewhere. Anh se ngoi au o trong hang ghe th ba. Tom: We'll get to the farm about noon. Where will we find you? Chung toi se en nong trai vao khoang gia tra. Lam sao biet ba au ma tm? Sally: Probably in the barn. If you can't find me, just go up to the house and make yourself comfortable on the porch. Co le luc ay toi trong va lua. Neu khong tm thay toi, c viec len cho cai vom trc nha ma ngh ngi thoai mai. Which brings me to the (main) point. en ay toi mi nh. Bill: Keeping safe at times like this is very important, which

vay la viec rat quan trong - en ay toi mi nh mot iem chnh. Nha ba a co he thong bao ong trom cap vng vang cha? Sally: I knew you were trying to sell me something! Out! Toi 314

brings me to the main point. Does your house have an adequate burglar alarm? Thi buoi nay gi gn an toan nh

English Practical Phrases biet anh ang tm cach du toi e ban hang! i ra ngay! Lecturer: Which brings me to the point. en ay toi mi nh. John (whispering): Thank heavens! I knew there was a point to all this. John (noi tham): Nh tri! toi biet roi tat ca chuyen nay. Whoa! Ngng lai! Bob: First, slip the disk into this slot and then do a directory command to see what's on it. Trc tien, at a vao ngan va ra lenh "muc luc e xem trong a cha nhng g trong o. John: Whoa! You lost me back at "slip the disk... Ngng! Anh noi lai t luc at a vao ngan.

"Whoa! shouted Tom and Bill. "Don't move any more in that direction. The floor is rotten there. Ngng lai! ng i ti na.
San nha pha trc o b h roi. Tom va Bill cung la len. Who cares? Ai can au? o au phai la hau qua (cua viec kia)? John: I have some advice for you. It will make things easier for you. Toi muon khuyen anh vai cau. Nh vay anh se thay cong viec de dang hn nhieu. Bob: Who cares? Ai can anh khuyen? John: You might. Roi anh se can. Sue: You misssed a spot shaving. Anh cao rau b sot mot cho ka. Fred: Who cares? Ai can e y? Who do you think you are? Ban ngh ban la g? Sao ban ngang qua vay? Noi vi giong gian d. Tom: Just a minute! Who do you think you are? You can't talk to me that way! Khoan a! Anh ngh anh la ai? Anh khong the an noi vi toi nh vay c! Bob: Says who? Ch anh la g?

"Who do you think you are, bursting in here like that? sputtered the doorman as Fred bolted into the club lobby.
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Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung "Anh ngh anh la ai ma i xam xam vao cho nay vay? ngi gac ca cau nhau khi Fred hung ho i vao tuot ben trong hoi sanh. Who do you think you are kidding? Ban ua vi ai vay? Co noi gin khong? Bill: I must pull down about eighty thou a year. Toi chac kiem c tam mi ngan mot nam. Bob: You? Who do think you are kidding? Anh ha? Anh noi ua vi ai vay? Jenny: This carpet was made in Persia by children. Cai tham nay do tre con tai Ba-t lam o. Tom: Who do think you are kidding? Ch co noi gin khong? Who do think you are talking to? Ban an noi vi ai vay? Tai sao ban co the an noi vi toi nh vay? Tom: Get out of my way! Tranh i cho khac! Sue: Who do you think you're talking to? Anh an noi vi ai vay? Tom: Then move please. Vay th mi co di chuyen cho vi. Clerk: Look, take it or leave it. Isn't it good enough for you? Nay, lay hay khong th tuy. Bo ba thay khong tot hay sao? Sue: Who do you think you're talking to? I want to see the manager! Tai sao ngi an noi nh vay? a toi en gap quan ly ngay! Who do you want (to talk to)? va Who do want to speak to?; Who do you wish to speak to; Who do you wish to talk to? Ban muon gap ai? [Tat ca cac cau hoi nay co the thay Who bang Whom va thng c dung tren ien thoai.] Sue: Wilson residence. Who do you want to speak to? ay la t gia cua Wilson ay. Ong (ba) muon gap ai? Bill: Hi, Sue. I want to talk to you. Chao Sue. Anh muon noi vi em. Tom (answering the phone): Hello? 316

English Practical Phrases Sue: Hello, who is this? A-lo, ai o? Tom: Who do you wish to speak to? Co muon gap ai? Sue: Is Sally there? Co Sally o khong? Tom: Just a minute. i cho chut. Who is this? Ai goi o? Ai au giay? Tom (answering the phone): Hello? Fred: Hello. Do you have any fresh turkeys? A-lo. Anh co ga tay ti khong? Tom: Who is this? Ai au giay? Fred: Isn't this the Harrison Poultry Shop? ay khong phai tiem Ga Harrison sao? Tom: No. Khong. Fred: I guess I have the wrong number. Sorry. Toi ngh la toi goi lon so. Xin loi nghe. Jenny (answering the phone): Hello? Jenny tra li ien thoai: Alo? Sue: Hello, who is this? A-lo, ai goi o? Jenny: Well, who did you want? Xin hoi co muon hoi ai? Sue: I want Gramma. Toi muon gap Ba Ngoai. Jenny: I'm sorry, I think you have the wrong number. Xin loi. Toi ngh la ch ang goi lon so. Who knows? Ai biet c? Ai biet ma tra li? Tom: When will this train get in? Bao gi th xe la en? Rachel: Who knows? Ai biet c. Andrew: Why can't someone put this stuff away? Tai sao ngi ta khong mang th nay i cho khac? Rachel: Who knows? Why don't you put it away? Ai ma biet c? Tai sao anh khong mang i cho khac i? Whoops! U! A cha! [Tieng la khi co tr ngai, ngac nhien, hoac l li.]

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"Whoops! I meant to say "mature , not "old, said Kate. "A cha! y toi muon noi la "trng thanh ch khong phai "gia , Kate cai chnh.
Who's calling (, please)? Ai goi o? Rachel: Yes, Tom is here. Who's calling, please? Vang, co Tom ay. Xin hoi ai goi o? Tom: Who is it? Ai goi vay? Rachel: It's Fred. Fred goi. Fred (answering the phone): Hello? Fred tra li ien thoai: A-lo? Tom: Hello, is Bill there? A-lo, co Bill o khong? Fred: Who's calling, please? Xin hoi ai goi o? Tom: This is Tom Wilson returning his call. Tom ay, toi goi lai cho anh ta o ma. Who's on the phone? va Who's on the line? Ai ang goi ien thoai o? Ai ang ch tren ien thoai o?

tra li ien thoai th Jenny i ngang qua, "ien thoai goi ai o? Jenny hoi va hy vong khong phai goi cho co.

Bill was on the telephone, and Jenny walked by, "Who's on the phone? asked Jenny, hoping the call was not for her. Bill ang

Tom asked, "Who's on the line? Jenny covered the receiver and said, "None of your business! Tom hoi, "Ai goi ien thoai
Who's there? va Who is it? Ai o?

o? Jenny che ong noi lai va tra li Tom: "Khong viec g en anh!"

Hearing a noise, Tom called out in the darkness, "Who's there? Nghe co tieng ong, Tom hoi vao bong toi: "Ai o?" Hearing a knock on the door, Jenny went to the door and said, "Who is it? Nghe co tieng go ca, Jenny en gan va hoi: "Ai o?"
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Who's your friend? Ai i theo ban o? John: Hi, Tom. Who's your friend? E Tom. Ai i theo anh o? Tom: Oh, this is my little brother, Willie. O ay la em toi, ten Willie. John: Hi, Willie. Chao Willie.

Looking at the little dog almost glued to Bob's pants cuff, Sally asked, "Who's your friend? Nhn thay con cho nho theo sat nh
muon can gau quan chay theo Bob, Sally lien hoi: "Ai i theo anh vay?" Who was it? Ngi hoi nay la ai vay? Dung ca ngi va goi ien thoai va ngi va en go ca. Sue (as Jenny hang up the telephone): Who was it? Jenny (gac ong nghe): Va roi ai goi vay? Jenny: None of your business. Khong mac m g en ch. Bill (as he leaves the door): What a pest! Bill (tr vao trong): Cai o an hai! Sue: Who was it? Ai vay anh? Bill: Some silly survey. Bon i tham do v van ay ma. Who would have thought? va Who could have thought? Co ai ng nh vay au. au co ai ngh nh vay. Tom: Fred just quit his job and went to Africa. Fred va bo viec e i qua Phi chau. Bill: Who would have thought he could do such a thing? Co ai ng anh ta lai lam chuyen nh vay. Andrew: They say Bill jogs and runs in his spare time. Ho noi Bill chay the duc va chay bo trong gi anh ta ranh roi. Rachel: Who would have thought? au co ai ngh anh ta lam nh vay. Why! Chao oi! Cha!

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"Why, it's just a little boy! said the old sea captain. "Chao oi,
la mot thang be con! v thuyen trng gia noi. Bob: Why, what are you doing here? Cha, em lam g ay? Jenny: I was going to ask you the same thing. Em nh hoi anh cau o. Jenny: Why, your hair has turned white! Chao oi, toc cua anh a bac roi! Andrew: No, I'm in the school play. This is just temporary. Khong phai au, toi tham gia ban kch cua trng. Ch nhuom tam thi. Rachel: Why, this page is torn! Chao oi, trang nay rach roi! Andrew: I didn't do it! Khong phai toi lam rach au nghe! Why don't you? Lam... i ch! Tai sao ban khong lam? Hnh thc hoi nhng ngha co tanh cach ra lenh nhe nhang. Andrew: Make a lap, why don't you? Kiem cho ngoi i ch. Bob: Okay. Sorry. I didn't know I was in the way. c. Xin loi toi khong biet lam can ng quy v.

"Just keep bugging me, why don't you?, threatened Wally.

"May th choc gian tao i? Wally e doa. Andrew: Try it again, why don't you? Th lai lan na i ch! Sue: I hope I get it right this time. Hy vong lan nay toi lam c. Why not? 1. Cho biet tai sao khong? Jenny: No, you can't. Khong, ch khong c lam vay. Sally: Why not? Tai sao khong c? Sue: Could I have another piece of cake? Cho toi an them mieng banh na c khong? Jenny: No. Khong c) Sue: Why not? Tai sao khong c? Jenny: 'cause I want it. V toi muon an mieng banh o. 320

English Practical Phrases 2. Tai sao lai khong...? Bob: You want to go to see a movie next Friday? Em muon i xem xi-ne vao th Sau ti ay khong? Jane: Why not? Tai sao khong? Fred: Do you feel like wandering over to the bowling alley? Anh thch i dao chi trong tiem bowling khong? Tom: Why not? Tai sao khong thch? Will I see you again? Toi hen ban i chi na c khong? Tom: I had a wonderful time tonight, Jenny. Good night. Jenny a. toi nay that la thu v. Chuc em ngu ngon. Jenny: Will I see you again? Hen anh i chi na c khong? Tom: That would be nice. Can I call you tomorrow? Vay th hay qua. e mai anh goi ien thoai cho em nghe. Jenny: That would be nice. Nh vay hay lam. "Toi gap lai anh c ch? Sally nong long hoi, long ay hy vong.

"Will I see you again? asked Sally, cautiously and hopefully.

Will there be anything else? va Is that everything?; Is there anything else?; Will that be all? Con can g na khong? Chng o thoi ha? Waiter: Here's the roast chicken you ordered. Will there be anything else? Tha ba ay la mon ga ro-ti ba a goi. Ba can dung g na khong? Rachel: No, that's all. Khong, u roi. Waiter: Anything else? Tha ong goi g na khong a? Bill: Just coffe. Cho cai ca-phe thoi.

The clerk rang up the last item and asked, "Anything else?

Ngi th ky cong en mon hang cuoi cung va hoi: "Con g na khong?

Waiter: Anything else? Tha ba can g na khong? Jane: No, that's everything. Khong, chng o thoi.

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Win a few, lose a few. Khi c, khi thua. Tom: Well, I lost out on that Wilson contract, but I got the Jones job. Th o, toi thua vu hp ong cua Wilson, nhng lai c viec vu nha Jones. Sally: That's life. In a few, lose a few. Th i la the. Khi c, khi thua. "Win a few, lose a few, said Fred, staring at yesterday's stock prices. "Khi th c, luc th thua, Fred va noi va nhn cham chap vao bang ke gia chng khoan cua ngay hom qua. With my blessing. Cau cho o. Cho phep. Bob: Can I take this old coat down to the rummage sale? Anh em cai ao cu nay ra ban ve chai nghe em? Sue: With my blessing. Cau cho ban c o. Jenny: Shall I drive Uncle Tom to the airport a few hours early? Toi co nen a chu Tom ra phi trng trc vai gi khong? Jane: Oh, yes! With my blessing! O, vang. Con cau na! Without a doubt. Chac chan vay. La cai chac. John: This cheese is as hard as a rock. It must have been in the fridge for weeks. Pho-mat nay cng nh a. Chac no nam trong tu lanh phai may tuan roi. Fred: Without a doubt. La cai chac. Jenny: Taxes will surely go up before I retire. Chac chan thue se tang trc khi toi ve hu. Jane: Without a doubt. Chac chan vay. With pleasure. San sang. Han hanh. Xin tuan li. Fred: Would you please take this note over to the woman in the red dress? Nh anh vui long a manh giay nho nay cho ngi phu n ban ao o kia. 322

English Practical Phrases Waiter: With pleasure, sir. Tha ong, vang a. Sue: Would you kindly bring in the champagne now? Bay gi ch lam n a sam-banh ra cho. Jane: With pleasure. San sang. With whom do you wish to speak? Ban muon gap ai? [So sanh Who do you want to talk to? Dung e hoi tren ien thoai.]

ai a?" Tom (answering the phone): Good morning, Acme Air Products. With whom do you wish to speak? Tom (ang tra li ien thoai): Xin chao (ong/ba) Hang Acme Air Products ay. Ong (ba) can gap ai? Sue: Sorry, I have the wrong number. Xin loi, toi goi nham so. Tom: That's perfectly all right. Have a nice day. Hoan toan khong sao het. Chuc co mot ngay ay vui ti. Won't you come in? Mi vao t nhien. Bill: Won't you come in? Mi vao t nhien. Jenny: I hope I'm not early. Toi hy vong khong en qua sm.

John answered the telephone and then said, "With whom do you wish to speak? John boc ien thoai va hoi: "Ong (ba) can gap

Tom stood in the doorway of Mr. Franklin's office for a moment. "Won't you come in? said Mr. Franklin without looking up. Tom ng tan ngan trc van phong cua ong Franklin
mot lat. Ong Franklin va noi va cam cui lam viec: "Xin mi vao t nhien.

Would you believe! That kho tin noi chuyen nh vay! That la lung! Tom: Jane has run off and married Fred! Jane bo i tron va lay thang Fred. Sally: Would you believe! That kho tin noi chuyen nh vay! Jane: The manager came out and asked us to leave. Would you 323

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believe! Ong quan oc i ra va uoi chung toi ve. That la lung! Jenny: It sounds just awful, I'd sue. That la ky cuc. Toi kien cho xem.
(Would you) care for another (one)? Ban dung them na khong?

ben hoi, "Anh dung them na khong?"

Tom stood there with an empty glass. Bill said, "Would you care for another one? (Tom ng cam chiec ly a uong can. Bill

Bill: If you don't mind, another gin and tonic. Neu anh vui long, xin cho them mot ly gin va tonic na. Waiter: Care for another one, madam? Tha ba dung them? Sue: No, thank you. Khong, cam n anh. (Would you) care to? Ban co thch... khong? John: Would you care to step out for some air? Em co thch ra ngoai cho thoang mot chut khong? Jane: Oh, I love to. O, vay th thch qua. Sue: Care to go for a swim? Bo thch i bi vi toi khong? Jenny: Not now, thanks. Bay gi th khong, cam n. (Would you) care to dance? Xin mi ban khieu vu vi toi. John: Would you care to dance? Mi em nhay vi anh mot ban. Jenny: I don't dance, but thank for asking. Em khong biet nhay, cam n anh a mi.

mi mot cach lch s nhng lai het sc hy vong rang ngi kia se choi t.

"Care to dance? asked Bill, politely, hoping desperately that the answer would be no. "Mi co khieu vu vi toi mot ban, Bill

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Tom and Jenny saw Fred and Sally sitting at another table in the restaurant. Tom went over to them and said, "Would you care to join us? Tom va Jenny thay Fred cung Sally ang ngoi tai
mot ban khac trong tiem an. Tom en hoi hai ngi: "Hai ban co thch chung vui vi chung toi khong?

Jenny: Isn't that Bill and Sue over there? Phai Bill va Sue ang kia khong vay? John: Yes, it is. Shall I ask them to join us? ung roi. Co nen keu ho ti ngoi chung vi chung mnh khong? Jenny: Why not? Th c keu i. John (after reaching the other table): Hi, you guys! Care to join us? John (sau khi en ban ben kia): Ne, cac ban! Muon qua ngoi chung vi bon nay khong? Bill: Love to, but Sue's mom is going to be along any minute. Thank anyway. Thch ch, nhng me cua Sue se en trong vai phut na. Du sao cung cam n. Would you excuse me? 1. Xin phep cho toi kieu. Jane: Would you excuse me? I have to get home now. Xin phep cho toi kieu. Bay gi toi phai ve. Andrew: Oh, sure I'll see you to the door. O c. Toi se tien anh ra ca.

kieu. xong co ra ve bang ca sau. 2. Xin phep cho toi qua.

Rising to leave, Jane said, "Would you excuse me? and left by the rear door. Va ng len, Jane va noi: "Xin phep cho toi

ngi ng noi chuyen choan loi i. Tom noi: "Xin phep cho toi qua. Ho lien tranh sang mot ben. Fred: Would you excuse me? This is my floor. Xin phep cho toi i qua. en tang lau nha toi roi.

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Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Sally: Sure. It's mine too. Mi. Toi cung tang nay. Would you please? Nh ban giup cho. Bill: Do you want me to take this over the bank? Co muon toi mang cai nay en ngan hang khong? Jenny: Would you please? Nh anh giup cho. Tom: Can I take your coat? Anh cat ao choang cho em nhe? Sally: Would you please? Nh anh giup cho. Wow! Cha cha! A! Cha! "Wow! A real shark! said Billy. Cha cha! ang danh c phach! Sally: Wow! I won the contest! What do I get? A! Toi thang cuoc! Thng cai g nao? Rachel: A stuffed doll. Mot con bup be nhoi bong. Sally: Oh, goodie. O, tot qua! Jane: Wow! I just made it. I thought I would miss this flight for sure. Cha! May qua toi en kp. Vay ma toi c s tre chuyen bay. Sue: Well, you almost did. Cung gan tre roi o.

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Yes siree! ng nhien! Phai cong nhan! Jenny: Do you want some more cake? Anh thch an them banh khong? Tom: Yes siree, Bob! ng nhien!

"That was a fine turkey dinner. Yes siree! said Uncle Henry.
"Phai cong nhan! Ba cm ga tay qua ngon lanh. Chu Henry khen. Yesterday wouldn't be too soon. Can ngay bay gi. Jenny: Mr. Franklin, when do you want this? Ong Franklin, bao gi ong can cai nay? Fred: Well, yesterday wouldn't be too soon. can ngay bay gi. Alice: When am I supposed to have this finished? Cai nay en bao gi th toi phai lam xong? Sue: Yesterday wouldn't be too soon. Can ngay bay gi. Yo! Ne! Do Hu. Co mat! Andrew: Yo, Tom. I'm over here! Hu, Tom. Mnh ay ne! Tom: I can't see you. Oh, there you are! Toi khong thay anh au ca. O thay roi! Bob: Let's see who's here. I'll call the roll. Bill Franklin. e xem ai co mat hom nay. Toi se iem danh. Bill Franklin) Bill: Yo! Co! You ain't seen nothing yet! Con nhng cai khac hay hn nhieu! Alice: Well, the first act was simply divine. Oii thoi, man au ch la chuyen than linh ch co g au. Sue: Stick around. You ain't seen nothing yet! Nan lai i. Sap en oan gay can lam! 327

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Jenny: This part of the city is really beautiful. Khu vc nay cua thanh pho trong ep that. Bill: You ain't seen nothing yet! Con khu khac e<139>p hn khu nay nhieu. You (always) give up too eas(il)y. Ban de bo cuoc qua. Bill: Well, I guess she was right. Toi ngh ba ta ung. Bob: No, she was wrong. You always give up too easily. Khong, ba ta sai. Sao anh de bo cuoc qua vay? Bob: I asked her to go out with me Friday, but she said she thought she was busy. Toi mi co ta i chi vi toi ngay th Sau, nhng co ta noi co ta tng b ban. Tom: Ask her again. You give up too easy! Th mi na. Sao de bo cuoc qua vay! You and who else? va You and what army? Ban la cai tha g vay? Bill: I'm going to punch you in the nose! Tao se am vao mat may! Bob: Yeah? You and who else? Vay ha? May la cai tha g vay? Tom: Our team is going to slaughter your team. oi toi se lam tht oi anh cho xem. Bill: You and what army? Bon anh la cai tha g vay? Bill: If you don't stop doing that, I'm going to hit you. Neu may khong ngng viec ay, tao se anh may. Tom: You and who else? May la cai tha g vay? You are something else (again)! Ban teu qua! Ban co oc khoi hai that!

After Sally finished telling her joke, everyone laughed and someone said, "Oh, Sally, you are something else!" Sau khi

Sally ke xong cau chuyen khoi hai, ai nay lan ra ci; co ngi noi: "O, Sally, ch teu qua!

"You are something else again! said Fred, admiring Sue's presentation. "Co qua that co oc khoi hai! Fred noi vi ve than
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English Practical Phrases phuc cau chuyen cua Sue. You asked for it! 1. o la do ban muon ma!

The waiter set a huge bowl of ice cream, strawberries in front of Jenny, saying apologetically, "You asked for it!" Ngi boi
at mot to kem va dau khong lo trc mat Jenny va noi: "ay la mon chung toi lam theo yeu cau cua ba. Bill: Gee, this escargot stuff is gross! Cha, mon oc sen nay nhieu qua! Jenny: You asked for it! o la do anh muon goi vay ma!

2. ang i! Bill: The tax people just ordered me to pay a big fine. Nhan vien nganh thue va ra lenh cho toi tra mot khoan tien phat ln. Bob: The careless way you do your tax forms caused it. You asked for it! Lam giay khai thue cau tha nen mi ra vay o. ang i! Mother: I'm sorry to have to punish you in this fashion, but you asked for it! Me rat buon phai dung bien phap nay ma phat con, nhng tai con chuoc lay. Bill: I did not! Con khong co ma! You bet va You betcha. Chac chan c. Bill: Can I take one of these apples? Cho toi mot trai tao c khong? Bob: You bet. Chac chan la c. Bill: Do you like this movie? Anh thch phim nay khong? Tom: You betcha. Chac chan la thch. You bet your (sweet) bippy. Ban co the khang nh ieu o! Jenny: Will I need a coat today? Hom nay em co can em theo ao khoac khong anh? Bill: You bet your sweet life! It's colder than an iceberg out there. Nhat nh em phai em! Ben ngoai tri lanh hn nc 329

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung a. Bill: Will you be at the game Saturday? Th Bay nay anh co i d tranh tai the thao khong? Tom: You bet your boots! Chac chan la toi i. You called? 1. Hoi nay ban goi ha? Bill (answering the phone): Hello? Bill - tra li ien thoai: A-lo? Bob: This is Bob. You called? Bob ay. Hoi nay ban goi ha? Tom: You called? It's Tom. Hoi nay ban goi ha? Tom ay. Jenny: Hi, Tom. Yes, I wanted to ask you about these estimates. Chao anh Tom. Vang, hoi nay toi goi e hoi xem cac chiet tnh cua anh the nao roi. 2. Ong (ba) goi toi? Jenny: Oh, Tom. Come over here a minute. Nay anh Tom. Lai ay mot chut nao. Tom (coming to where Jenny is standing): You called? (Tom - i en cho Jenny ang ng: Ba goi toi? You can say that again! ung la nh vay! Bill: Gee, it's cold today! Tri i, hom nay lanh qua! Jenny: You can say that again! ung la nh vay! Bill: This cake sure is good. Banh nay ngon that. Father: You can say that again. ung nh vay. (You) can't va (You) cannot! Ban sai roi! Ban khong lam c! Bill: Don't tell me I can't, because I can! ng bao toi khong c lam, (vo ch), v toi van c lam! Bob: Cannot! Anh khong c lam! Bill: Can too! Toi c lam! Bob: Cannot! Khong c! Bill: Can too! C c! Tom: I want to go to the concert. Bill can go and so can I, can't I? Con muon i d hoa nhac. Bill i c th con i c, phai 330

English Practical Phrases khong? Mother: No, you can't! Khong, con khong c i! (You) can't beat that va (You) can't top that. Ban khong the che c! Jenny: Wow! Look at the size of that lobster! It looks yummy! Cha! Coi con tom hum to khiep cha ka! Trong ngon lanh qua! Bill: Yeah. You can't beat that. I wonder what it's going to cost. Vang. Em thay ngon khong che c. Khong biet gia cua no la bao nhieu.

khong the che vao au c! Jeff va noi va tam tat khen cai khung canh trc mat ma anh phai tra en hai tram dong cho mot em ngu lai. You can't expect me to believe that. va You don't expect me to believe that. ng bat toi phai tin li ban noi. Bill: My father is running for president. Bo tao se tranh c tong thong. Bob: You can't expect me to believe that. Ban ng bat toi phai tin chuyen nh vay. Jane: Everyone in our family has one extra toe. Moi ngi trong giong ho toi eu co sau ngon chan. Jenny: You don't expect me to believe that! Ch ng bat em phai tin li ch noi. (You) can't fight city hall. Khong lam sao cai lai chnh quyen. ng chong lai ca quan. Bill: I guess I'll go ahead and pay the tax bill. Toi ngh toi phai thanh toan tien thue cho roi. Bob: Might as well. You can't fight city hall. Tha lam nh vay i. Lam sao cai lai chnh quyen c.

"What a view! Nothing like it anywhere! You can't top this! said Jeff, admiring the view he was paying two hundred dollars a night for. "That qua ep! Khong co g sanh noi! Anh

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Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Jenny: How did things go at you meeting with the zoning board? Buoi hop cua ch vi cac vien chc trong ban ieu hanh ke hoach phan chia ranh gii ra sao? Sally: I gave up. Can't fight city hall. Better things to do. Toi xin chao thua. Khong cai lai may ong chnh quyen noi. e thi gian lam chuyen khac co ch hn. (You) can't get there from here. Ti o khong c au. Bill: How far is it to Adamsville? ay ti Adamsville bao xa? Tom: Adamsville? Oh, that's too bad. You can't get there from here. Adamsville ha? O, khong xong. Anh khong ti o c au.

"Galesburg? Galesburg, you say? said that farmer. "By golly, you can't get there from here!" "Galesburg ha? anh noi la
Galesburg ha? ngi nong dan noi. "Tri at, anh khong ti o c au v ng sa quanh co ghe lam.

You can't mean that! Ban that s khong co y o! Noi vay ma khong phai vay! Bill: I hate you! I hate you! I hate you! Tao ghet may! Tao ghet may! Tao ghet may! Jenny: You can't mean that. Em biet anh noi vay ch that s khong phai vay! Sally: The cake burned and there's no time to start another before the party. Cai banh chay khet roi ma th gi th khong co lam sao lam banh khac c. Jenny: You can't mean that! Ch noi chi thoi ch au phai that! (You) can't take it with you. Song th phai hng e khi chet buong tay. Jane: Go ahead, enjoy it while you've got it. You can't take it with you. C viec t nhien, hng thu nhng g mnh co c. V khi chet, ban ch hai ban tay trang mang theo. Andrew: I love logic like that. Toi chu lap luan o.

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English Practical Phrases Henry: Sure, I spent a fortune on this car. Can't take it with you, you know. ung vay, toi don tien vao chiec xe nay. Xai cho thch ch, chet au mang theo c. Rachel: And this way, you can share it with your friends. Hn na, xai cach nay ban be con chia se vi mnh c. (You) can't top that. Xem (You) can't beat that. (You) can't win them all va (You) can't win 'em all. Tranh tai th khi thanh khi bai. Khi c, khi khong. Jenny: Gee, I came in last again! Tri, toi lai ve chot na roi! Jane: Oh, well. You can't win them all. ka. Co khi thang khi bai ch bo.

"Can't win 'em all, muttered Alice as she left the boss's office with nothing accomplished. "Khi c, khi khong, Alice va
bc ra khoi phong giam oc, va lam bam v khong c viec g het.

You changed your mind? Xem (Have you) changed your mind? (You) could have fooled me. Anh x gat toi. Toi biet y ban noi ngc lai. Henry: Did you know that this land is among the most productive in the entire state? Em co biet ay la vung at mau m nhat tieu bang nay khong? Jane: You could have fooled me. It looks quite barren. Anh x gat em. Sao trong no kho can qua. John: I really do like Jenny. Toi thch Jenny that ma. Andrew: Could have fooled me. You treat here rather badly sometimes. Anh noi vay ma khong phai vay. oi lan toi thay anh oi x vi co ta qua te. You could have knocked me over with a feather. Toi hoang mang khong biet c man nao ma ke. Ngac nhien en choang vang mat may. Andrew: When she told me she was going to get married, you 333

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could have knocked me over with a feather. Khi co ta bao tin rang co sap lay chong, toi thay long hoang mang khong biet c man nao ma ke. Sally: I can see why. Em hieu tam trang anh.
John: Did you hear that they are going to tear down city hall and build a new one-price tag twelve million dollars? Em co nghe tin ngi ta sap ap bo toa th sanh e xay mot toa nha tr gia mi hai trieu ong. Sally: Yes, and when I did, you could have knocked me over with a feather. Co nghe, va khi biet c em cung ngac nhien en choang vang mat may. You couldn't (do that)! va You wouldn't (do that)! Toi khong tin ban lam nh vay! Toi khong tin ban se lam nh vay. Bill: I'm going to run away from home! Anh se bo nha ra i! Jane: You couldn't! Em khong tin anh se lam nh vay! Bill: I get so mad at my brother, I could just strangle him. Toi gian cai thang em toi qua, muon bop co no cho chet quach. Tom: You couldn't do that! Toi khong tin anh lam chuyen nh vay. You('d) better believe it! C tin (la) nh vay i! Bill: Man, you're the best goalie this team has ever had! Cha, anh qua la mot tay thu mon c phach cua oi bong nay t trc ti nay o! Tom: You better believe it! C tin la nh vay i! Bill: This food is so bad. It will probably stunt my growth. Thc an nay bet qua. Co le an hoai toi tr thanh thang e<139>t mat. Tom: You'd better believe it! C tin la nh vay i! (You'd) better get moving. Ban phai chuyen dch i ch! Lo i i ch! Jane: It's nearly dark. Better get moving. Gan toi roi. Phai chuyen dch i ch! Jenny: Okay. I'm leaving right now. c roi. Toi i ngay bay gi. 334

English Practical Phrases Bob: I'm off. Good night. Toi i a nghe. Tam biet. Bill: Yes, it's late. You'd better get moving. Vang, tre roi. Phai lo i i. You doing okay? Xem (Are you) doing okay? You don't expect me to believe that. Xem You can't expect me to believe that. You don't know that half of it. ieu ban nghe biet chang tham vao au. Jenny: They say you've been having a bad time at home. Ho on ch ang gap chuyen rac roi ve chuyen gia nh ma. Sally: You don't know the half of it. Chuyen ch nghe ch mi mot phan nho thoi. Sally: The company has no cash, they are losing orders right and left, and the comptroller is cooking the books... Cong ty khong co u tien chi ph, ho b mat het hp ong nay en hp ong khac, con kiem soat vien th cao sa so sach... Jenny: Sounds bad. Noi nghe chan qua ha. Sally: You don't know the half of it. o la ch mi mot phan nho thoi. You don't know where it's been. Khong ro vat ay t au ra va sach hay d. Thng e can dan tre con. Mother: Don't put that money in your mouth. You don't know where it's been. Tien o khong ro sach hay d. ng ngam vo mieng nghe con. Bill: Okay. Da. Father: Take that stick out of your mouth. You don't know where it's been. Bo cai cay trong mieng ra. Con khong biet no t au ra va sach hay d con a. Child: It's been on the ground. Da con lm di at len ma. You don't say. 335

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung 1. That (ban khong noi doi) a. Bill: I'm starting work on a new job next Monday. Th Hai ti ay toi bat au lam cho mi roi. Bob: You don't say. That a. Sally: The Jones boys are keeping a pet snake. Bon con trai cua gia nh Jones nuoi ran trong nha. Alice: You don't say. Ch noi that a. 2. Biet roi, ng noi na. Bill: I think I'm beginning to put on a little weight. Anh ngh anh bat au map ra. Jane: You don't say. Biet roi, ng noi na. John: My goodness, prices are getting high. Lay chua toi, gia ca c moi ngay mot tang. Sue: You don't say. Biet roi, ng noi na. You first. Mi ban trc. Bill: Let's try some of this goose liver stuff. Th an mon gan ngong nay xem sao. Jane: You first. Mi anh th trc. Bill: The water sure looks cold. Let's jump in. Chac chan nc lanh roi o. Hai a mnh nhay xuong i. Bob: You first. May nhay trc i. You got it! Tot! Ban hieu ung roi o! Bill: Does that mean I can't have the car tonight? Co ngha la toi nay con khong mn xe ba c phai khong? Father: You got it! ung vay! Rachel: I'll talk to my lawyer and he will figure out how much

cua toi tnh xem tien ban nha moi ngi c bao nhieu. Con lu nho, tuy chung la - muon vi ai th ... Bill: In other words, You've made up your mind to divorce? Noi cach khac, em a quyet nh oi ly d? 336

each of us can get from the house. And the children can make their choice whom to live with... Toi se nh luat s

English Practical Phrases Rachel: You got it! Hieu vay la ung! Bob: There are no more paychecks coming to you. Se khong co phieu tra lng gi en cho anh na. Bill: You mean I'm out of job? Y anh noi toi b mat viec ha? Bob: You got it! ung roi! You got me beat! Xem (It) beats me. You hear? Xem (Do) you hear? You heard someone. Khong c cai. Phai biet vang li. Andrew: You heard the man. Get moving! Phai biet nghe li ngi ta ch. i mau i! Henry: Don't rush me! ng co hoi thuc toi! Bill: What makes her think she can tell me what to do? (Ly do nao ba ta co quyen sai toi lam viec nay viec no? Bob: She's the boss. Do it! You heard her! Ba ta la sep. Lam i! ng co cai! You (just) wait (and see)! va Just (you) wait (and see)! Ch xem co hay khong cho biet. e roi xem! John: You'll get what you deserve! Just you wait! Roi em se nhan lanh nhng g em gay ra! e roi xem! Jane: Mind your own business. Lo cong chuyen cua anh i. Bill: Things will get better. Just wait! Moi viec se tot. e roi xem! (You) just watch! M mat ra ma xem th toi noi co ung khong! Rachel: I'll get her to change! You just watch! Toi se thuyet phuc ba ta thay oi cho xem! Nhn xem toi noi ung khong! Andrew: Good luck! Chuc may man! Andrew: You watch! You'll see I'm right. M mat ma xem! Em se thay anh noi ung hay khong. Sally: Sure, you are. ng nhien, anh ung. Bob: Watch! This is the way it's done. Coi ay! Phai lam nh the 337

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung nay. Bill: You don't know what you are doing. Vay la anh khong biet g het. Bob: Just watch! Th c nhn ay! You know. Biet khong. (Loi noi nay khong cha ng y ngha nao, ngoai tr lam tang them s song ong khi dien ta. Tng t nh "vay o, o ma" cua Viet ng.) Andrew: Sure, I spent a fortune on this car. Can't take it with you, you know. D nhien, toi a chi mot so tien ln vao chiec xe. Hng ch e lam g; chet au co mang theo, vay o. Rachel: But there are better things to do with it here and now. Nhng con co nhieu viec khac ch li hn can dung en so tien ln nh vay ch bo. Bill: Do you always lock you door? Luc nao anh cung khoa ca ra vao het ha? Tom: Ususally. There's a lot of theft around here, you know. Thng th vay. Quanh ay xay ra an trom d lam o ma. You know what? Xem (Do you) know what? You know what I mean? Xem (Do you) know what I'm saying?; You know (what I'm saying)? You know (what I'm saying)? Va (You) know what I mean?; (You) know what I'm saying? Ban hieu toi noi g ch? Hieu y toi noi khong? Hnh dung ra c ch g. John: I'm going to Florida, on the gulf side. You know what I'm saying? Toi nh i Florida chi, ben pha b Vnh. Hieu toi noi khong? Jenny: Yeah, that's great! , tuyet lam! Fred: I've got to get some of those things that hold up the back of the car. You know what I mean. Toi can phai tm mua may th g e gi cai thung sau cao len. Anh hieu y toi khong?. Bob: Yeah, springs. I need some too. , nhp xe. Toi cung can mua may cai. 338

English Practical Phrases You know what I'm saying? Xem (Do you) know what I'm saying? You know (what I'm saying)? You leaving so soon? Xem (Are you) leaving so soon? You'll be sorry you asked. ng co hoi ma buon/hoi han. Father: What are your grades going to be this semester? (iem con hoc trong lp vao hoc ky nay ra sao? Sally: You'll be sorry you asked. Ba ng hoi ma buon. Jenny: How much did you pay for that lamp? Ch mua cay en o bao nhieu tien vay? Jane: You'll be sorry you asked. Thoi ng hoi roi hoi han. You'll be death of me (yet. Toi kho v ban qua. Henry: You'll be the death of me yet. Why can't you ever do anything right? Toi kho vi anh qua. Tai sao anh khong lam cai g ra tro het vay? Andrew: I got a talent for it, I guess. Toi ngh, cai tai cua toi la khong lam g ra tro ma. Bill: Mom, the teacher says you have to go to school again for a conference. Me i, thay giao noi me phai len trng lan na e hop. Mother: Oh, Billy, you'll be death of me. Oi, Billy, con lam kho me qua. You'll get onto it. ng co lo, roi se xong. Roi se quen ngay. Bill: I just can't seem to do this right. Dng nh toi lam viec nay khong ung cach. Bob: You'll get onto it. ng lo, roi se ung cho xem. Jenny: How long does it take to learn to work this computer? (Mat bao lau th s dung may ien toan nay mi thanh thao? Jane: Don't fret. You'll get onto it. ng lo. Ch se ranh ngay. You'll get the hang of it. ng lo, tap mot chut la biet ngay. Jenny: It's harder than I thought to glue these things together. Dan may th nay lai vi nhau toi tng de ai de kho qua. Tom: You'll get the hang of it. ng lo, dan mot chap th quen 339

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung tay ngay. Bill: I can't seem to swing this club the way you showed me. Toi thay kho ma ieu khien cai tay anh ung cach nh ch a ch cho toi. Sally: You'll get the hang of it. Don't worry. Golf is easy. Anh tap mot chap th anh c ngay. ng lo. anh gon th kho g. You'll never get away with it. Gian doi th khong xong. Thien bat dung gian. Bill: I have a plan to cheat on the exam. Toi co cach quay bai khi thi. Jenny: You'll never get away with it. Gian doi th khong xong anh i. Jane: I think I can trick everybody into walking out on the performance. Toi ngh ra cach gat thien ha bo buoi trnh dien ra ve cho ma xem. Jenny: That's awful. You'll never get away with it. Nghe ma ghe. Thien bat dung gian o nghe - ng lam bay. You make me laugh! Ban noi nghe ky cuc qua! So sanh Don't make me laugh! Bill: I have this plan to make electricity from garbage. Toi co cach lay rac che ra ien. Sally: What a dumb idea! You make me laugh! Y ngh g ma ky cuc the! Ban noi ky cuc qua! Bill: I'm really sorry. Give me another chance. I'll never do it again! Anh rat lay lam tiec. Cho anh c hoi khac i. Anh se khong bao gi lam vay na! Jane: You make me laugh! Anh noi nghe ky cuc qua! You (really) said a mouthful. Nhng li ban rat thang than va rat chnh ang. Bill: Did you hear what I said to her? Em nghe anh noi vi co ta ieu g khong? Jane: Yes. You said a mouthful. Was she mad? Co. Anh noi rat 340

English Practical Phrases thang than va chnh ang. Co ta co gian khong? Bill: This is the worst food I have ever eaten. It is either stale, wilted, dry, or soggy! Mon nay d nhat t trc en nay. That la va oi, va xam, va kho lai va nhao nhet. Tom: You said a mouthful! Anh ta chnh xac qua! You're dern tootin'! Ban noi ung qua! Tom: Are you really going to take up boxing? Anh nh i hoc quyen anh that ha? Bob: You're dern tootin'! Anh noi ung ay! Father: Do you really want to buy that droopy-looking puppy? Con that muon mua con cho trong mat xe o ha? Bill: You're dern tootin'! Ba noi ung qua! You're excused. 1. Cho i o. Mother: Are you finished, Tom? Con an xong cha, Tom ? Tom: Yes, ma'am. Da xong roi, me. Mother: You're excused. Cho con i chi o. Bill (raising his hand): Can I leave the room? I have to go get my books off my bike. Bill (a tay len): Cho phep em ra ngoai. Em can ra lay may quyen sach tren xe ap. Teacher: You're excused. Cho ra ngoai o. Bill: Thanks. Cam n. 2. i ra i. Thng nghe sau khi ngi noi ray la mot hoi roi cho ngi kia i ra. Father: I've heard quite enough of this nonsense, Tom. You're excused. Ba nghe qua nhieu ve nhng chuyen phi ly nh vay roi, Tom a. i ra i. Tom: I'm sorry. Con xin loi ba. Andrew: That is the end of this conversation. You're excused. Cau chuyen en ay ket thuc. Anh i ra i. Bob: But, there's more. Nhng, con chuyen khac. Tha cho o. Tom (after belching): Excuse me. Tom (sau khi xong): Xin loi. 341

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung Father: You're excused. Tha cho o. Sally: Excuse me for being so noisy. Xin me tha loi ve toi on ao. Mother: You're excused. Tha cho o. You're (just) wasting my time. Ban ch lam mat th gi cua toi. Rachel: I've heard enough. You're just wasting my time. Good bye. Toi nghe u roi. Ch ch lam mat th gi cua toi thoi. Tam biet. Jenny: If that's the way you feel about it, good-bye. Neu ch cho vay la mat th gi th, xin chao ch. Fred: Come on, Bill. I'll show you what I mean. ay ne Bill. Toi se cho anh biet y toi muon g. Bill: No, you're wasting my time. Thoi, lam mat th gi cua toi. You're out of your mind! va You've got to be out of your mind! Ban co ien mi lam vay! Hoa chang co ien mi noi nang nh the! Andrew: Go to the Amazon? You're out of your mind! i xuong vung song Amazon ha? Hoa co ien mi noi vay! Jane: Maybe so, but doesn't it sound like fun? Co le vay, nhng noi nghe cung vui ch! Jenny: Come on, Jane. Let's go swimming in the river. Nhanh len, Jane. Tui mnh i ra song bi chi. Jane: Look at that filthy water. Swim it it?? You've got to be out of your mind! Trong nc d cha ka. Nc vay ma bi ha? Hoa co ien mi lam nh vay! You're telling me! Toi biet het nhng g ban va noi! Tom: Man, it's hot today! Cha, hom nay tri nong qua! Bob: You're telling me! Biet roi, khoi noi! Jane: This food is really terrible. o an g d kinh khung. Sally: Wow! You're telling me! Cha! Biet roi ch khoi noi! You're the doctor! Toi nghe li ban! Bill: Eat you dinner, then you'll feel more like playing ball. Get 342

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some energy! An cai a, roi anh mi thay thch chi banh. Phai lay sc ch! Tom: Okay, you're the doctor. c lam, toi nghe li anh.
Teacher: You'd better study the first two chapters more thoroughly. Em nen hoc that ky hai chng au. Bob: You're the doctor. Tha vang. You're too much! 1. Ban rac roi qua. Andrew: You're too much! I'm going to report you to the head office! Anh rac roi qua! Toi se bao cao trng hp anh ve tru s chnh mi c! Bob: Go ahead. See if I care. C viec. Xem co ai s khong. Bob: Get out! Just go home! You are too much! i ra ngay! Ve nha i! Rac roi qua! Andrew: What did I do? Toi lam g au? Bob: You're a pest! Anh la o an hai! 2. Ban vui qua. Ban thong minh qua. Alice: Oh, Fred, that was really funny. You're too much! O, Fred, thch ghe. Anh that qua vui. Fred: I do my best. Toi co het mnh. Sally: What a clever thing to say! You're too much! Noi nghe khon ngoan qua! Anh that thong minh! Andrew: Actually, I didn't make it up myself. That ra, khong phai t toi ngh ra. You're welcome. Khong co chi. Khong sao. Father: Thank you. Cam n. Mother: You're welcome. Khong co chi. Bob: We all thank you very much! Tat ca chung toi xin cam n ba. Sally: You're quite welcome. Khong co chi. Your guess is as good as mine. That s toi khong biet. ieu ban 343

Nhng Cau Anh ng Thc Dung biet giong nh ieu toi biet. Jenny: What time do we eat around here? May gi chung ta mi an c? Bob: Your guess is as good as mine. Lam sao toi biet c? Bill: Why would anyone build a house like that way out here in the woods. Tai sao khong co ai vao rng ma xay mot can nha nh vay ka? Bob: Your guess is as good as mine. Toi cung nh anh - biet tra li sao ay. Your place or mine? Tai nha ban hay tai nha toi? Bill: So, do you want to go somewhere? Sao, co co thch i cho khac khong? Jenny: Your place or mine? en nha anh hay en nha em? Bill: I was thinking of the movie. What's this? Your place or mine? Anh ang ngh en chuyen phim. Cai g ma Cho anh hay cho toi?" Jenny: Okay, I'll rent the move and we'll watch it at your place. c roi, em se i thue phim va chung ta en nha cua anh cung xem. Yourself? Xem And you? You said a mouthful! Xem You (really) said a mouthful! You said it! Toi hoan toan ong y vi ban! Nhan manh t you va

said. Bill: Wow, it's really hot in here! (Cha, trong nay nong qua! Bob: You said it! (Toi hoan toan ong y!
Jenny: Let's get out of here! I can't stand this movie. Thoi i cho khac i! Em khong thch phim nay. Sally: You said it! (ong y! You, too. Xem (The) same to you.

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You've got to be kidding! Ban noi chi o ch!

Bob: Sally is getting married. Did you hear? Sally sap sa lay chong. Em nghe cha? Jenny: You've got to be kidding! Anh noi chi o ch! Bill: I think I swallowed my gold tooth! Con ngh la con a nuot cai rang vang cua con vao bung roi! Mother: You've got to be kidding! Con noi chi o ch!

You wouldn't be trying to kid me, would you? Ban khong noi
doi toi ch? Bill: There's a mouse sitting on the toe of your shoe. Co mot con chuot ngoi tren mui giay cua toi. Tom: You wouldn't try to kid me, would you? Anh khong noi gin vi toi o ch? Bill: The history final examination was changed to yesterday. Did they tell you? Buoi thi cuoi khoa ve mon s a c oi sang ngay hom qua. Ho co bao cho anh biet khong? Bob: You wouldn't be trying to kid me, would you? Anh khong noi doi toi ch?

You wouldn't dare (to do something)! Ban ma dam! May dam!

Bill: I'm going to leave school. Toi se bo hoc. Tom: You wouldn't dare leave! Anh ma dam au! Bill: Be quiet or I'll slap you. Cam mieng lai khong anh tat cho mot cai. Jane: You wouldn't dare! May ma dam!

Yup! Vang. Da. [Mot bien cach cua Yes.] Bill: Want some more? Them na nhe? Tom: Yup. Da!

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Zip it up! Xem muc t ke tiep Zip (up) your lip! va Zip it up! Cam mieng lai! Gi yen lang!
u roi! Cam mieng lai!" ngi em la ln.

Ive had enough. A-lip! hollered the younger sister. Toi nghe

An: All right, you guys. Shut up! Zip it up! c roi, cac ngi. Im mom! Cam mieng lai! Bob: Sorry. Xin loi. Bill: Be quiet. Im lang. An: That's better. Nh vay de nghe hn.

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Ve tac gia
Sach English Daily Phrases do Giao s Tran Ngoc Dung bien soan. Vi kinh nghiem gan bon mi nam hoc va day tieng Anh, giao s Tran Ngoc Dung a dch tren 15 tac pham t tieng Anh sang tieng Viet va 10 tac pham t tieng Viet sang tieng Anh. Ngoai ra Giao s Dung con bien soan nhng sach co tnh cach truyen ba ngon ng va van hoa Viet Nam nh Tuc ng Viet Nam, Thanh ng tieng Viet, Ca dao Viet Nam, ... di dang song ng (Viet-Anh). Giao s Tran Ngoc Dung bat au day tieng Anh tai Viet Nam t nam 1972 en 1991. Sang Hoa Ky nam 1991 theo chng trnh HO (8), giao s bat au hoc lai t au tai Coastline Community College nam 1992, va nam 1997 au cao hoc ngon ng hoc va TESOL (day Anh ng cho ngi noi tieng me e khong phai tieng Anh). Hien tai giao s Dung ang giang day ESL (tieng Anh la ngon ng hai) tai Cypress College, Garden Grove Unified School District, va tieng Viet tai cac trng Santa Ana College, Coastline Community College. Cac sach do Giao s Tran Ngoc Dung soan va dch: I. AUTHORED: 1. English-Vietnamese Handbook for Translator (a textbook for college students specialized in English-Vietnamese/ VietnameseEnglish translation) published by Ho Chi Minh University Press, Saigon, 1983 2. English Pronunciation Lessons (a handbook of English pronunciation) for EFL students published by HCM Books and Instructional Supplies Company, Saigon, 1984 3. American English Phrases (including phrases and sentences in daily conversation), World Graphics, 1994

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4. Forbidden English (the most commonly used phrases of foul language frequently used by the entertainment industry and the media), World Graphics, 1995 5. Ta Ve Ta Tam Ao Ta (a book of Vietnamese proverbs) published by SHENs in Acadia, California, 1998 6. Vietnamese Idioms (a bilingual Vietnamese-English) 2002

II.- To be published:
1. American Slang (a compilation of more than 1,500 entries of slang and their equivalent in Vietnamese) 2. English Idioms (a compilation of more than 2,000 idioms with their equivalent in Vietnamese) 3. Dictionary of Abbreviations and Acronyms (a compilation of more than 3,000 common abbreviations and acronyms) 4. Business Terms (a up-to-date collection of business terms in both English and Vietnamese languages) 5. Ca-dao Vietnam Vietnamese Folk Poetry (a compilation of Vietnamese folk poetry with more than 400 poems ever made in original Vietnamese verses and annotations in English) 6. Modern Vietnamese (a complete course of Vietnamese with guide to pronunciation in collaboration with Dr. Tri Tran professor in Vietnamese at UCI and Mr. Tin Pham lecturer in Vietnamese at UCLA) 7. Basic English Structure (the most up-to-date comprehensive grammar book ever written by a Vietnamese for Vietnamese adults and Vietnamese ESL/EFL college students with detailed explanations and examples that enable the learner to get an insight of English structure and language usage.) 8. Production Dictionary of Vietnamese 2000 (the first of a threedictionary series basic, intermediate and the third one, Dictionary of Vietnamese Language and Culture, in collaboration with A Group of Vietnamese Teachers in California from UCLA, UCI, UC Berkeley)

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TRANSLATED: I.- From English into Vietnamese (all published): 1. A Linguistic Guide to Language Learning by Morton, 1972 2. New English 900 Series, 1984 3. Follow Me to Britain Series, 1984 4. Follow Me To San Francisco, 1985 5. A Death in November by Ellen J. Hammer, 1991 6. Kennedy and Vietnam War by John M. Newman, 1992 7. Book of the Death by W. Y. Darjeeling (from Tibetan into English), 1993 8. In Retrospect by Robert S. McNamara, 1995 9. The Private Life of Mao Tse Tung by Dr. Li Zhisui, 1995 10. Foundation of Tibetan Mysticism by Anagorika Lavinda, 1995 11. John Paul II by Tad Szulc 1995; 12. South Vietnam Collapse by Cao Van Vien, US Defense Department. 1995 13. A Soldier Reports by William Westmoreland, 1996 14. The Collapse of South Vietnam by Cao Van Vien, 1996 15. How to Sell Yourself by Joe Girard, 1997 II.- From Vietnamese into English: 1. The Yellow Ants by Dinh Tien Luyen, (a childrens story about two brothers adventure) 1996 2. Reminiscences of My Life by Tran Du (a memoir of a successful businessman in Little Saigon), 1996 3. History of the Catholic Church in Vietnam (from 1530-1975) by Phan Phat Huon, CSsR, (an account of how Catholicism entered Vietnam, its growth as well as its vicissitudes in the course of the Vietnam history) 1997 4. The Vietnamese Art of Miniature Landscape, (an original art of the Vietnamese as complicated as the Japanese bonsai) 1997 5. My Third Homeland by James Luu, (a story of a young mans escape from Vietnam, all ups and downs of his youth) 1998

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6. Rice Worshipping by Duong Van Tham (an article about Vietnamese tradition of worshipping the rice stalk, Fowler Museum, UCLA), 2000 7. Vietnamese Communist Party Through Vicissitudes of the Communist International by Nguyen Minh Can, (a tell-tale story of a former Vietnamese Communist Party member) 2001 Breathing Techniques by Pham Van Chnh (a handbook for those who wish to have a good health and to self-deal with diseases without medicines) 2002

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