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Trong phần đàm thoại thương mại sắp tới, quí vị nghe cô Melissa, Phó chủ tịch công ty lo về Thị trường (Vice President of Marketing) của hãng nước ngọt Spenser Soft Drinks, trình bầy[r]

Blake: Hello

Eliz: Today we’re going to listen to your final presentation to Advanced Technologies You changed your proposal after Ms Graham told you her concerns about the first proposal Blake: Yes, I remember it well

She was especially worried about storing spare parts at the factory Eliz: How did you feel before your presentation?

Blake: Well, I was hopeful, but I knew that it would be very hard to convince Ms Graham Eliz: Let’s listen to the conclusion of your presentation

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Vietnamese Explanation

Trong phần tới, phòng hội (conference room) hãng Advanced Technologies, ta nghe ông Blake trình bầy đề nghị cuối ông Mr Blake is presenting his final proposal to Ms Graham=ông Blake trình bầy đề nghị cuối cho bà Graham We guarantee a further reduction in the price, another ten percent=chúng bảo đảm giảm thêm giá, thêm 10% Further

(adj.)=additional=more=thêm In addition=thêm vào đó, nữa; tương tự, có chữ furthermore (adverb), hay moreover Train your employees=huấn luyện nhân viên hãng bà They can service the robots=họ bảo trì sửa chữa người máy điện tử To service=bảo trì sửa chữa Fantastic=tuyệt diệu (như chữ wonderful) I think that takes care of some of your main concerns=tôi nghĩ đề nghị giải số điều quan ngại bà Yes, I think it does [does=takes care of some of your main concerns.] Meet the October deadline= giữ hẹn giao hàng vào tháng Mười Storage facilities=những kho chứa hàng To sum up=tóm tắt lại

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Dialog: FIB Dialog, Blake’s final proposal Larry: Dialog

Larry: This scene takes place in the conference room at Advanced Technologies Mr Blake is presenting his final proposal to Ms Graham

Blake: So to sum up my company’s final proposal, we guarantee a further reduction in the price, another ten percent

This will make our robots much less expensive than the competition’s

Epstein: Oh, that would be fantastic Don’t you agree, Shirley? Graham: Well, it’s a good first step

Blake: I think that this takes care of some of your main concerns Epstein: Yes, I think it does

Blake: And I am certain that we will meet the October first deadline Epstein: I’m very glad to hear that

Blake: You’ll also be pleased to hear that we are planning to provide storage facilities in California MUSIC

Vietnamese Explanation

Trong phần Variations tới, ta tập diễn tả ý hai cách Thí dụ, In addition, Furthermore có nghĩa “Hơn nữa,” thường hay dùng đầu câu có dấu phẩy (comma) theo sau To take care of=nguyên nghĩa săn sóc Nhưng câu This takes care of some of your main concerns takes care có nghĩa ‘‘giải quyết’’ dùng động từ tương tự ‘‘deals with.’’

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Language Focus: Variations Larry: Variations

Listen to these variations

Eliz: We guarantee a further reduction in the price Larry: We will reduce the price still further (pause)

Eliz: In addition, we will send two engineers Larry: Furthermore, we will send two engineers (pause)

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Vietnamese Explanation

Trong phần vấn ông Blake tới, ta nghe lại đoạn ơng trình bầy Concession=sự nhượng Ðộng từ to concede You made some major concessions=ơng có vài nhượng lớn

Major=chính, big, great To reassure=làm yên lòng, làm cho vững tâm To reduce=giảm; reduce the price=giảm giá We felt that sending two maintenance engineers would reassure Ms Graham.=chúng cảm thấy gửi hai kỹ sư lo bảo trì làm bà Graham yên tâm Overall=nói cách tổng quát I thought we had made the best proposal that we could=tôi nghĩ đưa đề nghị tốt mà chúng tơi đưa

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Interview: Blake Larry: Interview

Eliz: Mr Blake, let’s talk about your presentation

You made some major concessions

Blake: Yes, we did My company agreed to reduce the price another ten percent

That made us much cheaper than United Industries

Eliz: And you proposed to send two engineers

Blake: We felt that sending two maintenance engineers would reassure Ms Graham

Eliz: I understand Overall, how did you feel about the proposal?

Blake: I thought that we had made the best proposal that we could

Eliz: Yes Well, thank you for being on our program again

Blake: I always enjoy talking to you

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Vietnamese Explanation

Anh Ngữ sinh động 109

01-June-2005

Bấm vào để nghe

Nghe trực tiếp mạng Bấm vào để nghe Bấm vào để tải xuống

Ðây Chương Trình Anh Ngữ Sinh Ðộng, New Dynamic English, 109 Phạm Văn xin kính chào quí vị thính giả Chủ đề học hơm cách trình bầy vấn đề how to make a

presentation Trước hết, để luyện nghe hiểu, quí vị nghe mẩu đàm thoại có câu trả lời, nghe câu hỏi, xin trả lời; nghe câu trả lời đúng, xin lập lại

Trong câu, This would make our robots much less expensive than the competition’s=bớt thêm 10% làm cho người máy điện tử rẻ người máy hãng cạnh tranh với hãng tơi nhiều Sau ‘competition’ có dấu phết cao (dấu lược, Apostrophe) s, hiểu ngầm chữ robots, khỏi phải lập lại Xin nghe lại câu này: This would make our robots much less expensive than our competition’s

To reduce=giảm; reduction (danh từ)= giảm bớt In addition, we will send two engineers to Califormia to train your employees so that they can service the robots, if necessary.=thêm vào đó, chúng tơi gửi hai kỹ sư đến California để huấn luyện nhân viên hãng bà cách sửa chữa bảo trì người máy điện tử, cần

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Language Focus: Questions Based on FIB Dialog

Larry: Questions

Listen to the question, then listen to the dialog

Eliz: Does Mr Blake offer to reduce the price of the robots? (short pause)

Blake: So to sum up my company’s final proposal, we guarantee a further reduction in the price, another ten percent

This will make our robots much less expensive than the competition’s

Eliz: Does Mr Blake offer to reduce the price of the robots? (ding)

(pause for answer)

Eliz: Yes, he does He offers to reduce the price by another ten percent

(short pause)

Larry: Listen to the question, then listen to the dialog

Eliz: Why does Mr Blake offer to send two engineers to California? (short pause)

Blake: In addition, we will send two engineers to California to train your employees so that they can service the robots, if necessary

Epstein: Oh, that would be fantastic Don’t you agree, Shirley?

Graham: Well, it’s a good first step

Eliz: Why does Mr Blake offer to send two engineers to California? (ding)

(pause for answer)

Eliz: He offers to send the engineers to train employees at Advanced Technologies (short pause)

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Vietnamese Explanation

Trong phần mách giúp văn hóa, Culture Tips, Gary cho ta cách trình bầy vấn đề To make a formal presentation=trình bầy đề tài cách nghiêm túc Trước hết, Gary nói, The main thing is to remember to be very clear about everything.=điểm phải nhớ phải rành mạch điểm trình bầy Clear=rành mạch; trái nghĩa là, Vague=mơ hồ Don’t be vague=đừng nói mơ hồ

Thứ hai, theo Gary, you have to give specific examples and facts to support your opinions=bạn phải cho thí dụ kiện cụ thể để hỗ trợ ý kiến Specific=cụ thể, rành mạch, đặc trưng, đặc thù, riêng biệt đồng nghĩa có chữ detailed, clear, precise, to the point [Nhận xét: “specific” khác với “special’’ nghĩa đặc biệt] Organize your presentation clearly=xếp đặt trình bầy cho có hệ thống rõ ràng Bằng cách dùng chữ như, First, trước hết; Second, thứ hai, Next, là, hay, Moreover, Furthermore, In addition, nữa, cuối cùng, nên tóm tắt điểm trình bầy (repeat the main points of your presentation) cách dùng nhóm chữ To sum up, hay In summary Sau cùng, dùng chữ Finally để người nghe biết kết thúc trình bầy

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Culture Tips: Formal Presentations

Larry: Culture Tips

This Culture Tip answers the question: How I make a formal presentation to Americans?

· a formal presentation trình bầy nghiêm túc

Eliz: Welcome once again to “Culture Tips” with Gary Engleton

Today, our e mail question is “How I make a formal presentation to Americans?”

“I made a presentation last week and they asked a thousand detailed questions afterwards.”

Say exactly what you mean, even if the audience disagrees with you

Eliz: So don’t be vague

Gary: Exactly Give specific examples and facts to support your opinions

Eliz: Good advice!

Gary: Also, organize your presentation clearly

For each new idea in your presentation, use words like “First,” “Second,” and “Next.”

Eliz: That would be clearer

Gary: And be sure to summarize the main points of your presentation at the end

You can say, “In summary” and then repeat the main points of your presentation

Finally, if the audience asks a lot of questions, that’s good!

Eliz: Why?

Gary: Because it means that they were really listening and were interested

If there are no questions, it may mean that they weren’t very interested

Eliz: Every week, we get a lot of questions from listeners

Does that mean that they are very interested?

Gary: I hope so!

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Vietnamese Explanation

Trong phần True or False, quí vị tập nghe trả lời câu hỏi vào ý nghĩa Ôn lại: facts=sự kiện; an opinion=ý kiến; the audience=thính giả

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Language Focus: True/False

Larry: Listen and answer

Eliz: In a presentation, why should you support your ideas with examples and facts? (ding)

(pause for answer)

Eliz: Examples and facts help the listeners understand your opinions (pause)

(pause for answer)

Eliz: Questions usually mean that the audience was interested in your presentation

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Vietnamese Explanation

Trong phần đàm thoại thương mại tới, q vị nghe Melissa, Phó chủ tịch công ty lo Thị trường (Vice President of Marketing) hãng nước Spenser Soft Drinks, trình bầy lý với vị Tổng Giám đốc CEO [viết tắt từ chữ Chief Executive Officer], Giám đốc Thị trường (Director of Marketing) ban Giám Ðốc (Board of Directors) hãng nên mở chi nhánh Nam Phi –Open a branch office in South Africa The government there is stable, and the economy is

strong.=chính phủ vững kinh tế xứ mạnh Stable=vững vàng

There are almost forty two million people there=xứ có gần 42 triệu dân In addition, the climate is hot, so the people are always thirsty=thêm vào đó, khí hậu nóng, nên lúc người ta khát The government there allows foreign companies to own one hundred percent of their company=chính phủ cho phép công ty ngoại quốc làm chủ 100 phần trăm vốn công ty họ To own=làm chủ They are reducing taxes=họ giảm thuế

They want us to create jobs for their people=họ muốn tạo việc làm cho dân xứ họ Create jobs=tạo việc làm Ðể ý chữ Melissa trình bầy: trước lý do, cô dùng ‘First’, ‘Second’, ‘In addition’, cuối cùng, cô dùng ‘Finally.’ Và cô kết luận, All of this makes South Africa a great opportunity for us=tất kiện khiến Nam Phi dịp may lớn cho công ty

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Business Dialog: Making a Proposal

Larry: Business Dialog

The Vice President of Marketing for Spencer Soft Drinks is making a proposal

She is talking to the CEO, the Director of Marketing and the Board of Directors

· a branch office văn phòng chi nhánh Eliz: Let’s listen to today’s Business Dialog

The Vice President of Marketing for Spencer Soft Drinks is making a proposal She is talking to the CEO, the Director of Marketing and the Board of Directors office sounds