ESL 61: If You Really Love Me…


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It was only a ’93 Lincoln, but he loved it. Not a ding on it. Only 75,000 miles, even though it was 14 years old. The leather seats were like new, as was the headliner. All the bells and whistles worked, including the cruise control and the power seats and mirrors. It even got 14 miles per gallon. What was not to love?

She hated it. She hated it because she thought he loved his car more than he loved her. “We can’t go anywhere because all you do is worry about what will happen to your car,” she complained. “The last time we went shopping, after an hour you stopped talking and listening to me. You had that long face. I knew what you were thinking about.”

“What was I thinking about?” he asked.

“You were thinking about your Lincoln!” She continued, “When we went out to the parking lot, you walked all around it to check for fresh dings. Then, when you saw none, you unlocked the car and got in. As usual, you didn’t open the door for me because you were so busy adjusting the airflow out of the dashboard vents.”

“I just do that to make you feel comfortable,” he said.

“If you really want to make me comfortable,” she said, “sell this car.”

*Vocabulary:

• adjust:
• airflow:
• complain:
• cruise:
• dashboard:
• ding:
• headliner:
• leather:
• vent:
• whistle:

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*Yes/No Questions:

1.Was it a 1993 Lincoln?

2.Did he love his car?

3.Did it have any dings?

4.Were there 175,000 miles on it?

5.Was his car 17 years old?

6.Were the leather seats and headliner like new?

7.Did all the bells and whistles work?

8.Was the cruise control broken?

9.Did it have manually operated seats and mirrors?

10.Did his Lincoln get 14 miles per gallon?

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*Fill in the blanks:

It was only a ’93 Lincoln, but he _____ it. Not a ding on it. Only 75,000 _____ , even though it was 14 years old. The _____ seats were like new, as was the headliner. _____ the bells and whistles worked, including the cruise _____ and the power seats and mirrors. It even _____ 14 miles per gallon. What was not to _____ ?

She hated it. She hated it because she _____ he loved his car more than he loved _____ . “We can’t go anywhere because all you do _____ worry about what will happen to your car,” _____ complained. “The last time we went shopping, after _____ hour you stopped talking and listening to me. _____ had that long face. I knew what you _____ thinking about.”

“What was I thinking about?” he _____ .

“You were thinking about your Lincoln!” She continued, “_____ we went out to the parking lot, you _____ all around it to check for fresh dings. _____ , when you saw none, you unlocked the car _____ got in. As usual, you didn’t open the _____ for me because you were so busy adjusting _____ airflow out of the dashboard vents.”

“I just _____ that to make you feel comfortable,” he said.

“_____ you really want to make me comfortable,” she _____ , “sell this car.”

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*Translate into Vietnamese:

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*Vocabulary:

• adjust(v): điều chỉnh
• airflow(n):luồng gió
• complain(v): than phiền
• cruise(a): sang trọng
• dashboard(n): bảng đồng hồ
• ding(n): tiếng kêu, lời than phiền
• headliner(n): Ngôi sao biểu diễn
• leather(n): da thuộc
• vent(n): lỗ thông hơi
• whistle(n): cái còi

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*Yes/No Questions:

1.Was it a 1993 Lincoln?Yes

2.Did he love his car?Yes

3.Did it have any dings?No

4.Were there 175,000 miles on it?No

5.Was his car 17 years old?No

6.Were the leather seats and headliner like new?Yes

7.Did all the bells and whistles work?Yes

8.Was the cruise control broken?No

9.Did it have manually operated seats and mirrors?No

10.Did his Lincoln get 14 miles per gallon?Yes

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*Fill in the blanks:

It was only a ’93 Lincoln, but he _loved____ it. Not a ding on it. Only 75,000 __miles___ , even though it was 14 years old. The __leather___ seats were like new, as was the headliner. __All___ the bells and whistles worked, including the cruise _control____ and the power seats and mirrors. It even __got___ 14 miles per gallon. What was not to __love___ ?

She hated it. She hated it because she __thought___ he loved his car more than he loved ___her__ . “We can’t go anywhere because all you do __is___ worry about what will happen to your car,” __she___ complained. “The last time we went shopping, after __an___ hour you stopped talking and listening to me. _you____ had that long face. I knew what you __were___ thinking about.”

“What was I thinking about?” he _asked____ .

“You were thinking about your Lincoln!” She continued, “__When___ we went out to the parking lot, you __walked___ all around it to check for fresh dings. __Then___ , when you saw none, you unlocked the car __and___ got in. As usual, you didn’t open the __door___ for me because you were so busy adjusting __the___ airflow out of the dashboard vents.”

“I just __do___ that to make you feel comfortable,” he said.

“___If__ you really want to make me comfortable,” she __said___ , “sell this car.”

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*Translate into Vietnamese:

Nếu anh thật lòng yêu em

Đó chỉ là một chiếc Lincoln đời 93 thôi, nhưng anh ta rất yêu quí nó. Chiếc xe không có một vết xước. Chỉ mới đi có 75000 dặm, khi mà nó đã 14 tuổi rồi. Những chiếc ghế bọc da thì như mới, cứ như là ngôi sao biểu diễn. Tất cả những cái chuông và những cái còi đều hoạt động, bao gồm cả bộ điều khiển sang trọng và những chỗ ngồi mạnh mẽ và những cái gương. Ngay cả khi nó chạy 14 dặm mỗi gallon. Còn lí do gì để không yêu quí nó nữa?

Cô ấy ghét nó. Cô ghét nó bởi cô nghĩ rằng anh ta yêu cái xe của anh ta còn hơn là yêu cô. "Chúng ta không thể đi đâu hết bởi vì mọi việc anh quan tâm là lo lắng coi chuyện gì sẽ xảy ra với cái xe của anh," cô than phiền. "Lần cuối cùng chúng ta đi mua sắm, sau một giờ thì anh ngừng lắng nghe và nói chuyện với em. Mặt anh thì dài ra. Em biết anh đang nghĩ gì."

"Anh đang nghĩ gì?" Anh ta trả lời.

"Anh đang nghĩ về chiếc Lincoln của anh!" Cô tiếp tuc, "Khi chúng ta ra tới bãi đậu xe, anh đi vòng quanh nó coi có vết xước nào không. Rồi khi mà thấy không có, anh mở khóa và ngồi vào trong. Như thường lệ, anh không mở cửa cho em bởi vì anh đang bân điều chỉnh luồng gió ra khỏi lỗ thông khí của bảng đồng hồ."

"Anh làm việc đó chỉ muốn làm cho em cảm thấy thoải mái," anh ta nói.

"Nếu anh thực sự muốn làm cho em thoải mái," cô nói, "hãy bán chiếc xe này đi."

LESSON 61:

IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME - NẾU ANH THẬT SỰ YÊU EM

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*Vocabulary:

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• adjust: điều chỉnh.
• airflow: luồng khí
• complain: phàn nàn, than phiền.
• cruise: hành trình.
• dashboard: bảng điều khiển/bảng đồng hồ(xe hơi)
• ding: vết lõm.
• headliner: ngôi sao biểu diễn.
• leather: da thuộc, đồ da.
• vent: lỗ thông hơi.
• whistle: các còi.

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*Yes/No Questions:
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1.Was it a 1993 Lincoln?
-Yes, it was. It was a 1993 Lincoln.

2.Did he love his car?
- Yes, he did. He loved his car.

3.Did it have any dings?
- No, it didn't. It didn't have any dings.

4.Were there 175,000 miles on it?
- No, there weren't. There were 75,000 miles on it.

5.Was his car 17 years old?
-No, it wasn't. His car was 14 years old.

6.Were the leather seats and headliner like new?
- Yess, they were. The leather seats and headliner were like new.

7.Did all the bells and whistles work?
-Yes, they did. all the bells and whistles worked.

8.Was the cruise control broken?
- No, it wasn't. The cruise control wasn't broken.

9.Did it have manually operated seats and mirrors?
- No, it didn't. It didn't have manually operated seats and mirrors.

10.Did his Lincoln get 14 miles per gallon?
- Yes, it did. Lincoln got 14 miles per gallon.

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*Fill in the blanks:
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It was only a ’93 Lincoln, but he loved it. Not a ding on it. Only 75,000 miles , even though it was 14 years old. The leather seats were like new, as was the headliner. All the bells and whistles worked, including the cruise control and the power seats and mirrors. It even got 14 miles per gallon. What was not to love ?

She hated it. She hated it because she thought he loved his car more than he loved her . “We can’t go anywhere because all you do is worry about what will happen to your car,” She complained. “The last time we went shopping, after an hour you stopped talking and listening to me. You had that long face. I knew what you were thinking about.”

“What was I thinking about?” he asked .

“You were thinking about your Lincoln!” She continued, “When we went out to the parking lot, you walked all around it to check for fresh dings. Then, when you saw none, you unlocked the car and got in. As usual, you didn’t open the door for me because you were so busy adjusting theairflow out of the dashboard vents.”

“I just do that to make you feel comfortable,” he said.

“If you really want to make me comfortable,” she said , “sell this car.”

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*Translate into Vietnamese:
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Nó chỉ là một chiếc Lincoln đời 93, nhưng anh thích nó lắm. Không có một vết lõm nào trên chiếc xe cả. Chỉ có 75.000 dặm, mặc dù nó đã 14 tuổi rồi. Những chiếc ghế da trông còn mới tinh, như những nghệ sĩ biểu diễn vậy. Tất cả những cái chuông và kèn đều hoạt động, bao gồm thiết bị kiểm soát tốc độ và những chiếc ghế vững chãi và những cái gương. Thậm chí nó đạt được 14 dặm cho mỗi ga-lông. Có cái gì để không quý nó nhỉ?

Cô không thích nó. Cô ghét nó vì cô nghĩ anh yêu quý chiếc xe hơn yêu thương cô. "Chúng ta không thể đi đâu được vì tất cả những gì anh quan tâm là chuyện gì sẽ xảy ra với chiếc xe của anh," Cô trách móc. "Lần cuối cùng chúng ta đi mua sắm, sau một giờ anh không nói chuyện và không lắng nghe em nói. Vẻ mặt anh đầy phiền muộn. Em biết anh đang nghĩ gì đó?"

"Thế anh đang nghĩ về điều gỉ" Anh hỏi.

"Anh đang nghĩ về chiếc Lincoln của anh!" Cô tiếp tục,"Khi chúng ta ra ngoài chỗ đậu xe, anh đi vòng quanh nó xem có vết xước mới nào không. Sau đó, lúc anh không thấy gì cả, anh mở cửa và ngồi vào xe. Như thường lệ, anh không mở cửa xe cho em vì anh quá bận điều chỉnh luồng gió thổi ra từ các lỗ thông hơi ở bảng đồng hồ."

"Anh chỉ làm thế để cho em có cảm giác dễ chịu," anh nói.

"Nếu anh thật sự muốn mang lại cho em cảm giác thoải mái," cô nói, "anh bán chiếc xe đi."