Bài Viết
PointĐây là chương trình Anh ngữ Sinh động New
Dynamic English, bài thứ 9. Phạm Văn xin kính chào quí vị thính giả.
Phần đầu bài học hôm nay là Karen's Job Search,” [Karen tìm việc làm;
Job search (compound noun)=sự tìm việc; động từ: search for a job=tìm
việc.] Sau đó là phần Functioning in Business, Anh Ngữ Thương Mại, trong
đó quí vị nghe cô Elizabeth Moore phỏng vấn Michael Epstein. Tiếp theo,
ta học phần “Introductions, Part 4— Giới thiệu phần 4”. Bài hôm nay nói
về “Trách-nhiệm trong công việc";, job responsibilities.
Xin nghe mấy chữ khó:
JOB SEARCH = tìm việc làm.
PART-TIME WORK=công việc làm bán thời gian.
FULL TIME JOB=việc
làm toàn thời gian=làm cả ngày.
CHILD CARE = coi trẻ
COMPUTER
PROGRAMMERS=người thảo-chương điện toán.
KID=đứa trẻ. JOHN IS A
GREAT KID=cháu John ngoan lắm.
Trong đoạn kế tiếp Kathy cám ơn Max
đã mời cô lại ăn tối và gặp bà vợ ông là Karen và con trai là John. Vì
có con nhỏ nên Karen không thể đi làm cả ngày. Cô phải làm bán thời
gian.
GET TOGETHER AGAIN=lại gặp nhau nữa.
CUT 1
Story Interlude: Karen's Job Search=câu
chuyện giữa bài: Karen tìm việc.
Kathy: Thanks again for dinner,
Max. I had a great time at your house.
Max: We did, too. Karen
really enjoyed meeting you.
Kathy: I really liked her too. And
John is a great kid.
Max: Thanks.
Kathy: How's Karen's job
search going?
Max: Well, there are a lot of jobs for computer
programmers.
But she can only work part-time.
Kathy: Who
will take care of John during the day?
Max: Well, we're looking
for child care.
And I can work at home two afternoons a week.
Kathy: Well, say hi for me.
Max: OK, I'll do that. I hope we can
get together again soon.
Kathy: Yes, I like that. Hi, Elizabeth,
how's it going?
Eliz: Just fine. Oh. I'm late. See you later.
Music
Vietnamese
explanation
Chữ khó:
Systems
engineer=kỹ sư chuyên về hệ thống điện tử.
Senior=chức cao, cấp
cao, giầu kinh nghiệm.
Silicon Valley=khu kỹ nghệ điện tử,
thung-lũng Silicon ở phía Nam San Francisco.
cost-savings = tiết
kiệm chi phí)(n) [cost-saving (không có s)=(adj)].
BUILD, BUILT,
BUILT=xây dựng.
We sell components in domestic markets and also
overseas=chúng tôi bán các bộ phận máy điện tử trong thị trường nội xứ
(Mỹ) và cả ra nước ngoài.
Advanced Technologies=kỹ thuật cao cấp
[tên hãng của ông Epstein.]
My job was to find ways to cut
production costs for the factory we were building near San Francisco =
Công việc của tôi là tìm ra những cách để giảm bớt chi phí sản xuất cho
cơ xưởng chúng tôi xây gần San Francisco.
REDUCE=giảm bớt.
PRODUCTION COSTS=chi phí sản xuất.
NEGOTIATIONS=thương lượng.
Xin mời quí vị nghe.
CUT 2
Eliz: Welcome to our show! We have a new guest today. His name is Mr.
Michael Epstein.
Mr. Epstein is Senior Systems Engineer at
Advanced Technologies, Incorporated.
Hello, Mr. Epstein. Thank you
for coming to our program.
Epstein: It's my pleasure. Please call
me Mike.
Eliz: OK, Mike. Can you tell us a little about Advanced
Technologies?
Epstein: Well, we're located in Sunnyvale,
California.
Eliz: That's Silicon valley, right?
Epstein:
That's right. It's about forty miles south of San Francisco.
Eliz:
And what does your company produce?
Epstein: We make electronic
components for computers.
Eliz: Where do you sell your products?
Epstein: We sell our components in domestic markets and also overseas.
Eliz: You're a systems engineer, is that correct?
Epstein:
That's right.
Eliz: What are your main responsibilities?
Epstein: My main job is to reduce production costs. That's how I became
involved in the negotiations with International Robotics. My job was to
find ways to cut production costs for the factory we were building near
San Francisco.
Eliz: I see. So you thought industrial robots could
provide some cost savings.
Epstein: Exactly.
Eliz: Thanks
for talking with us, Mike. Let's take a short break.
Music
Vietnamese explanation
Trong phần hai bài học, quí vị nghe những cách nói khác nhau
VARIATIONS - nghĩa là cùng một ý mà có thể nói bằng hai cách.
Thí
dụ: MAKE và MANUFACTURE (chế tạo); REDUCE và CUT (giảm); PROVIDE SOME
COST SAVINGS và SAVE MONEY=bớt chi phí.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES=main
job= trách vụ chính.
Xin mời quí vị lắng nghe.
CUT 3
Eliz: We make electronic components for
computers.
Larry: We manufacture electronic components for
computers.(pause)
Eliz: What are your main responsibilities?
Larry: What do you do?(pause)
Elliz: My main job is to reduce
production costs.
Larry: My main job is to cut production
costs.(pause)
Eliz: Industrial robots can provide some cost
savings.
Larry: Industrial robots can save company money.(pause)
Vietnamese explanation
Phần bốn
kế tiếp, là một cuộc phỏng vấn, chuyện ông Epstein gặp ông Blake ở một
cuộc triển lãm thương mại ở Bắc Kinh (Beijing).
TRADE SHOW = triển
lãm thương mại.
Manufacturing process = tiến trình sản xuất.
CUT 4
Eliz: Hello,
again, Mike.
Epstein: Hello.
Eliz: Mike, as you know, we'll
be talking with you, Shirley Graham, and Charles Blake over the next
several weeks. We'll be discussing Charles Blake's trip from China to
the United States to visit you and Ms. Graham at Advanced Technologies.
Epstein: Yes, Mr. Blake came to talk to us about International
Robotics' industrial robots.
Eliz: And how did you meet Mr.
Blake?
Epstein: I met him in Beijing. I went there to attend a
trade show and he was at the show representing his company. I was
interested in the robots his company produces. I thought they might be
helpful in our manufacturing process. I invited Mr. Blake to come to
Advanced Technologies to talk with us about selling us his robots.
Eliz: Thank you, Mike.
Vietnamese explanation
Trong phần năm, trong khi Elizabeth Moore hỏi Ông
Epstein trong trường hợp nào ông quen Ông Blake, thì có thính giả gọi
vào đài hỏi về hãng Advanced Technologies và sản phẩm hãng ông chế tạo.
COMPUTER RELATED = liên-quan đến máy điện tử
PRECISE=chính xác, rõ ràng, đúng.
PROJECT = dự án, kế hoạch.
THE PHILIPPINES=Phi Luật Tân
MEXICO=Mễ Tây Cơ = xứ Mê hi cô
OFFICE COMPUTERS=máy điện toán dùng trong văn phòng.
PRODUCT=sản
phẩn; TO PRODUCE=sản xuất.
PRODUCTION COST=chi phí sản xuất.
CURRENTLY=hiện-thời
ASSEMBLY LINE=đường dây chuyền sản xuất.
Xin mời quí vị nghe.
CUT 5
Larry: Telephone.
Eliz: Let's open up the phone and see if we
have any callers.
Eliz: Caller Number 1. You're on the air with
Functioning in Business. Male caller: Hello. Thanks for taking my call.
Ahh, Mr. Epstein. I'm a systems engineer too, and I have a question for
you.
Epstein: Great! Go ahead.
Male caller: You said that you
were involved in a project to build a new factory. How many factories
does Advanced Technologies have?
Epstein: We currently have four
in the U.S. and two abroad.
Male caller: Where are they located?
Epstein: Our main factory is in Los Angeles, and we have smaller
factories in Northern California.
Male caller: What about
overseas?
Epstein: We have one factory in the Philippines and one
in Mexico.
Male caller: I see. Thank you.
Eliz: Caller
Number Two. You're on the air.
Female caller: Thank you, Mr.
Epstein, I was wondering what products Advanved Technologies
manufactures.
Epstein: Well, we make electronic components and
office computers.
Female caller: What kinds of electronic
components?
Epstein: Mostly computer related.
Female caller:
I see. Does your company currently use robots on your assembly line?
[currently=hiện thời]
Epstein: Yes, we do. The work has to be very
precise. [chính xác]
Female caller: I see. Thank you very much.
Eliz: Mr. Epstein, thank you for being on our show.
Epstein:
Thank you for inviting me on your show.
Eliz: Let's take a short
break.
MUSIC
Vietnamese
explanation
Sau đây là phần thực tập. Quí vị nghe một
câu rồi lập lại. Sau khi nghe câu hỏi, quí vị hãy trả lời bằng câu mình
vừa lập lại.
CUT 6
Eliz: At a trade show in China.(pause for repeat)
Eliz: They met
at a trade show in China.(pause for repeat)
Eliz: Where did Mr.
Epstein meet Mr. Blake?(pause for repeat)
Eliz: They met at a
trade show in China.(pause for repeat)
Eliz: Four factories in the
U.S. and two abroad.(pause for repeat)
Eliz: It has four
factories in the U.S. and two abroad.(pause for repeat)
Eliz: How
many factories does Advanced Technologies have?(pause for repeat)
Eliz: It has four factories in the U.S. and two abroad.(pause for
repeat)
Eliz: In Los Angeles.(pause for repeat)
Eliz: Its
main factory is in Los Angeles.(pause for repeat)
Eliz: Where is
Advanced Technologies' main factory?(pause for repeat)
Eliz: Its
main factory is in Los Angeles.(pause for repeat)
Music
Vietnamese explanation
Quí vị vừa học xong bài số 9 trong chương trình Anh Ngữ sinh động New
Dynamic English. Phạm văn xin kính chào quí vị thính giả và xin hẹn gặp
lại trong bài học kế tiếp.