The local TV news showed a video of a man dressed in coveralls, a baseball cap, a long-sleeved shirt, and gloves. He was pointing a gun at the clerk. He reached over the countertop and grabbed money out of the cash register. Then he strolled out of the store. (Since they outnumber Los Angeles police by about 1,000 to 1, criminals don't bother to run anymore.)
The video camera was mounted near the ceiling of the store, so its lens was looking down at the scene. You, as the viewer, could see the clerk clearly, but not the criminal. He was so bundled up that you couldn't see even the tip of his nose. Because there was no audio, you couldn't even be sure if the criminal was a man or a woman!
Yet, the TV news announcer earnestly asked all the viewers, "If you have seen this robber or if you know who he is, please call the LAPD." To be fair to the TV station, they showed the same useless video at least six times in two days. The LAPD got zero phone calls. At other times, the TV news reader will give viewers a much better description: "The suspect is about 5'8", 170 pounds." This description also results in no arrests.
1.Did the local TV news show a video of a man dressed in coveralls?
2.Was the man wearing a baseball cap?
3.Was he wearing a short-sleeved shirt and sunglasses?
4.Was he pointing his finger at the clerk?
5.Did the man jump over the countertop?
6.Did he grab money out of the cash register?
7.Did he run out of the store?
8.Did he walk casually out of the store?
9.Do criminals outnumber Los Angeles police by about 10,000 to 1?
10.Was the video camera mounted near the ceiling?
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*Fill in the blanks:
The local TV news showed a video of _____ man dressed in coveralls, a baseball cap, a _____ -sleeved shirt, and gloves. He was pointing a gun _____ the clerk. He reached over the countertop and _____ money out of the cash register. Then he _____ out of the store. (Since they outnumber Los _____ police by about 1,000 to 1, criminals don't _____ to run anymore.)
The video camera was mounted _____ the ceiling of the store, so its lens _____ looking down at the scene. You, as the _____ , could see the clerk clearly, but not the _____ . He was so bundled up that you couldn't _____ even the tip of his nose. Because there _____ no audio, you couldn't even be sure if _____ criminal was a man or a woman!
Yet, _____ TV news announcer earnestly asked all the viewers, "_____ you have seen this robber or if you _____ who he is, please call the LAPD." To _____ fair to the TV station, they showed the _____ useless video at least six times in two _____ . The LAPD got zero phone calls. At other _____ , the TV news reader will give viewers a _____ better description: "The suspect is about 5'8", 170 _____ ." This description also results in no arrests.
• announcer(n): phát ngôn viên • bother(v): bận tâm • bundle(v): bọc, gói • cash(n): tiền mặt • ceiling(n): trần nhà • countertop(n): phần đầu của máy thu tiền • criminal(n): hung thủ, tội phạm • description(n): sự mô tả • earnestly(adv): tha thiết • grab(v): túm lấy • lens(n): ống kính • mount(v): đóng vào • register(n): sổ sách • robber(n): kẻ cướp • scene(n): màn hình, cảnh • sleeve(n): tay áo • stroll(n): tản bộ, đi dạo • tip(n): đầu, đỉnh
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*Yes/No Questions:
1.Did the local TV news show a video of a man dressed in coveralls?Yes
2.Was the man wearing a baseball cap?Yes
3.Was he wearing a short-sleeved shirt and sunglasses?No
4.Was he pointing his finger at the clerk?No
5.Did the man jump over the countertop?No
6.Did he grab money out of the cash register?Yes
7.Did he run out of the store?No
8.Did he walk casually out of the store?No
9.Do criminals outnumber Los Angeles police by about 10,000 to 1?No
10.Was the video camera mounted near the ceiling?Yes
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*Fill in the blanks:
The local TV news showed a video of __a___ man dressed in coveralls, a baseball cap, a __long___ -sleeved shirt, and gloves. He was pointing a gun __at___ the clerk. He reached over the countertop and _grabbed____ money out of the cash register. Then he _strolled____ out of the store. (Since they outnumber Los _Angeles____ police by about 1,000 to 1, criminals don't __bother___ to run anymore.)
The video camera was mounted __near___ the ceiling of the store, so its lens __was___ looking down at the scene. You, as the __viewer___ , could see the clerk clearly, but not the __criminal___ . He was so bundled up that you couldn't __see___ even the tip of his nose. Because there _was____ no audio, you couldn't even be sure if _the____ criminal was a man or a woman!
Yet, __the___ TV news announcer earnestly asked all the viewers, "___If__ you have seen this robber or if you __know___ who he is, please call the LAPD." To __be___ fair to the TV station, they showed the _same____ useless video at least six times in two __days___ . The LAPD got zero phone calls. At other _times____ , the TV news reader will give viewers a ___much__ better description: "The suspect is about 5'8", 170 pounds_____ ." This description also results in no arrests.
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*Translate into Vietnamese:
Có bao giờ bạn trông thấy người đàn ông này chưa?
Bản tin truyền hình địa phương chiếu một đoạn video của một người đàn ông trong bộ đồ lao động, một mũ bóng chày, một áo sơ mi dài tay, và găng tay. Hắn ta chĩa súng vào viên thư kí. Hắn tiến tới phần đầu quầy thu tiền và lấy tiền ra khỏi máy đếm tiền. Rồi hắn ta từ tốn đi ra khỏi cửa hiệu. (Từ khi chúng tính rằng tội phạm đông gấp 1000 lần cảnh sát Los Angeles, tụi tội phạm không bận tâm chạy trốn chút nào.)
Máy quay phim được đặt gần trần nhà của cửa tiệm, vậy nên ống kính chĩa xuống cảnh đó. Bạn, là người xem, có thể nhìn thấy viên thư kí rõ ràng, nhưng kẻ tội phạm thì không. Hắn ta mặc đồ quá kín kẽ vậy nên bạn thậm chí không thể thấy cái chóp mũi của hắn ta. Bởi vì không có tiếng, bạn không thể chắc rằng đó là đàn ông hay đàn bà nữa.
Người đọc tin truyền hình tha thiết yêu cầu người xem, "Nếu bạn đã nhìn thấy tên cướp hoặc bạn biết hắn ta là ai, hãy gọi LAPD." Để cho công bằng với đài TV, họ chiếu thêm video vô dụng tương tự ít nhất sáu lần trong hai ngày qua. LAPD không nhận được cuộc gọi nào. Tại vài thời điểm khác, người đọc tin truyền hình đưa ra cho người xem một bản mô tả chi tiết hơn:"Kẻ tình nghi khoảng 5'8", 170 pounds." Bản mô tả này cũng chẳng có kết quả gì.
Nộp bài ESL 48: Have You Seen This Man? *Vocabulary:
• announcer: Người đọc chương trình • bother: Lo ngại • bundle: Gói • cash: Tiền mặt • ceiling: Trần nhà • countertop: Phần đầu của máy thu tiền • criminal: Tội phạm • description: Sự mô tả • earnestly: Tha thiết • grab: Túm lấy • lens: Ống kính • mount: Đóng vào • register: Sổ sách • robber: Kẻ cướp • scene: Màn hình • sleeve: Tay áo • stroll: Đi dạo • tip: Đầu
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*Yes/No Questions:
1.Did the local TV news show a video of a man dressed in coveralls? Yes
2.Was the man wearing a baseball cap? Yes
3.Was he wearing a short-sleeved shirt and sunglasses? No
4.Was he pointing his finger at the clerk? No
5.Did the man jump over the countertop? No
6.Did he grab money out of the cash register? Yes
7.Did he run out of the store? No
8.Did he walk casually out of the store? No
9.Do criminals outnumber Los Angeles police by about 10,000 to 1? No
10.Was the video camera mounted near the ceiling? Yes
==================
*Fill in the blanks:
The local TV news showed a video of _a_ man dressed in coveralls, a baseball cap, a _long_ -sleeved shirt, and gloves. He was pointing a gun _at_ the clerk. He reached over the countertop and _grabbed_ money out of the cash register. Then he _strolled_ out of the store. (Since they outnumber Los _Angeles_ police by about 1,000 to 1, criminals don't _bother_ to run anymore.)
The video camera was mounted _near_ the ceiling of the store, so its lens _was_ looking down at the scene. You, as the _viewer_ , could see the clerk clearly, but not the _criminal_ . He was so bundled up that you couldn't _see_ even the tip of his nose. Because there _was_ no audio, you couldn't even be sure if _the_ criminal was a man or a woman!
Yet, _the_ TV news announcer earnestly asked all the viewers, "_If_ you have seen this robber or if you _know_ who he is, please call the LAPD." To _be_ fair to the TV station, they showed the _same_ useless video at least six times in two _days_ . The LAPD got zero phone calls. At other _times_ , the TV news reader will give viewers a _much__ better description: "The suspect is about 5'8", 170 pounds ." This description also results in no arrests.
• announcer: người báo tin, phát thanh viên • bother: làm phiền • bundle (up) bó, gói lại/ (n) bó • cash:tiền mặt, đổi sang tiền mặt • ceiling: trần nhà • countertop: phần đầu máy thu tiền • criminal: tội phạm • description: sự diễn tả, miêu tả, tướng mạo • earnestly (adv) đứng đắn, nghiêm chỉnh • grab:túm lấy • lens:thấu kính • mount: núi • register:đăng ký • robber:kẻ cướp, kẻ trộm • scene:nơi xảy ra, cảnh tượng • sleeve: tay áo • stroll (n,v) đi dạo, tản bộ • tip: đỉnh
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*Yes/No Questions:
1.Did the local TV news show a video of a man dressed in coveralls?yes
2.Was the man wearing a baseball cap?yes
3.Was he wearing a short-sleeved shirt and sunglasses?no, a long-sleeved shirt and gloves
4.Was he pointing his finger at the clerk?no, poiting the gun
5.Did the man jump over the countertop?no, he reached over
6.Did he grab money out of the cash register?yes
7.Did he run out of the store?no, he strolled out of the store
8.Did he walk casually out of the store?yes
9.Do criminals outnumber Los Angeles police by about 10,000 to 1?no, 1000 to 1
10.Was the video camera mounted near the ceiling?yes
==================
*Fill in the blanks:
The local TV news showed a video of __a___ man dressed in coveralls, a baseball cap, a __long___ -sleeved shirt, and gloves. He was pointing a gun __at___ the clerk. He reached over the countertop and ___grabbed__ money out of the cash register. Then he ____strolled___ out of the store. (Since they outnumber Los ____Angeles___ police by about 1,000 to 1, criminals don't ______bother__ to run anymore.)
The video camera was mounted ______near__ the ceiling of the store, so its lens ___was__ looking down at the scene. You, as the ____viewer___ , could see the clerk clearly, but not the ____criminal___ . He was so bundled up that you couldn't ___see__ even the tip of his nose. Because there ___was__ no audio, you couldn't even be sure if ___the__ criminal was a man or a woman!
Yet, __the___ TV news announcer earnestly asked all the viewers, "___If__ you have seen this robber or if you ______know__ who he is, please call the LAPD." To __be___ fair to the TV station, they showed the ______same__ useless video at least six times in two _days____ . The LAPD got zero phone calls. At other ____times___ , the TV news reader will give viewers a ___much__ better description: "The suspect is about 5'8", 170 ____pounds___ ." This description also results in no arrests.
• announcer: phát ngôn viên • bother: bận tâm • bundle: bọc, gói • cash: tiền mặt • ceiling: trần nhà • countertop: phần đầu của máy thu tiền • criminal: hung thủ, tội phạm • description: sự mô tả • earnestly: tha thiết • grab: túm lấy • lens: ống kính • mount: đóng vào • register: sổ sách, đăng ký • robber: kẻ cướp • scene: màn hình, cảnh • sleeve: tay áo • stroll: tản bộ, đi dạo • tip: đầu, đỉnh
===================
*Yes/No Questions:
1.Did the local TV news show a video of a man dressed in coveralls?Yes
2.Was the man wearing a baseball cap?Yes
3.Was he wearing a short-sleeved shirt and sunglasses?No
4.Was he pointing his finger at the clerk?No
5.Did the man jump over the countertop?No
6.Did he grab money out of the cash register?Yes
7.Did he run out of the store?No
8.Did he walk casually out of the store?No
9.Do criminals outnumber Los Angeles police by about 10,000 to 1?No
10.Was the video camera mounted near the ceiling?Yes
==================
*Fill in the blanks:
The local TV news showed a video of __a___ man dressed in coveralls, a baseball cap, a __long___ -sleeved shirt, and gloves. He was pointing a gun __at___ the clerk. He reached over the countertop and _grabbed____ money out of the cash register. Then he _strolled____ out of the store. (Since they outnumber Los _Angeles____ police by about 1,000 to 1, criminals don't __bother___ to run anymore.)
The video camera was mounted __near___ the ceiling of the store, so its lens __was___ looking down at the scene. You, as the __viewer___ , could see the clerk clearly, but not the __criminal___ . He was so bundled up that you couldn't __see___ even the tip of his nose. Because there _was____ no audio, you couldn't even be sure if _the____ criminal was a man or a woman!
Yet, __the___ TV news announcer earnestly asked all the viewers, "___If__ you have seen this robber or if you __know___ who he is, please call the LAPD." To __be___ fair to the TV station, they showed the _same____ useless video at least six times in two __days___ . The LAPD got zero phone calls. At other _times____ , the TV news reader will give viewers a ___much__ better description: "The suspect is about 5'8", 170 pounds_____ ." This description also results in no arrests.
==================
*Translate into Vietnamese:
Có bao giờ bạn trông thấy người đàn ông này chưa?
Bản tin truyền hình địa phương chiếu một đoạn video của một người đàn ông trong bộ đồ lao động, một mũ bóng chày, một áo sơ mi dài tay, và găng tay. Hắn ta chĩa súng vào viên thư kí. Hắn tiến tới phần đầu quầy thu tiền và lấy tiền ra khỏi máy đếm tiền. Rồi hắn ta từ tốn đi ra khỏi cửa hiệu. (Từ khi chúng tính rằng tội phạm đông gấp 1000 lần cảnh sát Los Angeles, tụi tội phạm không bận tâm chạy trốn chút nào.)
Máy quay phim được đặt gần trần nhà của cửa tiệm, vậy nên ống kính chĩa xuống cảnh đó. Bạn, là người xem, có thể nhìn thấy viên thư kí rõ ràng, nhưng kẻ tội phạm thì không. Hắn ta mặc đồ quá kín kẽ vậy nên bạn thậm chí không thể thấy cái chóp mũi của hắn ta. Bởi vì không có tiếng, bạn không thể chắc rằng đó là đàn ông hay đàn bà nữa.
Người đọc tin truyền hình tha thiết yêu cầu người xem, "Nếu bạn đã nhìn thấy tên cướp hoặc bạn biết hắn ta là ai, hãy gọi LAPD." Để cho công bằng với đài TV, họ chiếu thêm video vô dụng tương tự ít nhất sáu lần trong hai ngày qua. LAPD không nhận được cuộc gọi nào. Tại vài thời điểm khác, người đọc tin truyền hình đưa ra cho người xem một bản mô tả chi tiết hơn:"Kẻ tình nghi khoảng 5'8", 170 pounds." Bản mô tả này cũng chẳng có kết quả gì.
*Yes/No Questions: ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.Did the local TV news show a video of a man dressed in coveralls? - Yes, it did. The local TV news showed a video of a man dressed in coveralls.
2.Was the man wearing a baseball cap? - Yes, he was. The man was wearing a baseball cap.
3.Was he wearing a short-sleeved shirt and sunglasses? - No, he wasn't. He wasn't wearing a short-sleeved shirt and sunglasses.
4.Was he pointing his finger at the clerk? - No, he wasn't. He wasn't pointing his finger at the clerk.
5.Did the man jump over the countertop? - No, he didn't. The man didn't jump over the countertop.
6.Did he grab money out of the cash register? - Yes, he did. He grabbed money out of the cash register.
7.Did he run out of the store? - No, he didn't. He didn't run out of the store.
8.Did he walk casually out of the store? - No, he didn't. He walked casually out of the store.
9.Do criminals outnumber Los Angeles police by about 10,000 to 1? -Yes, they do. Criminals outnumber Los Angeles police by about 10,000 to 1.
10.Was the video camera mounted near the ceiling? - Yes, it was. The video camera was mounted near the ceiling. ===========================================================
*Fill in the blanks: ------------------------------------------------------------------ The local TV news showed a video of a man dressed in coveralls, a baseball cap, a long -sleeved shirt, and gloves. He was pointing a gun at the clerk. He reached over the countertop and grabbed money out of the cash register. Then he strolled out of the store. (Since they outnumber Los Angeles police by about 1,000 to 1, criminals don't bother to run anymore.)
The video camera was mounted near the ceiling of the store, so its lens was looking down at the scene. You, as the viewer , could see the clerk clearly, but not the criminal . He was so bundled up that you couldn't sê even the tip of his nose. Because there was no audio, you couldn't even be sure if the criminal was a man or a woman!
Yet, the TV news announcer earnestly asked all the viewers, "If you have seen this robber or if you know who he is, please call the LAPD." To be fair to the TV station, they showed the same useless video at least six times in two days . The LAPD got zero phone calls. At other times , the TV news reader will give viewers a much better description: "The suspect is about 5'8", 170 pounds ." This description also results in no arrests.
*Translate into Vietnamese: ------------------------------------------------------------------
Chương trình thời sự của đài truyền hình địa phương chiếu một đoạn vi-đê-ô cho thấy một người đàn ông mặc bộ đồ áo liền quần, đội mũ lưỡi trai bóng chày, mặc áo sơ-mi dài tay và đeo găng tay. Hắn đang chĩa súng vào nhân viên bán hàng. Hắn vươn tay ra phía trên quầy bán hàng, lấy tiền ra khỏi máy đếm tiền. Rồi hắn thong thả đi ra khỏi cửa hàng. (Kể từ khi đông hơn cảnh sát Los Angeles gấp 1.000 lần, bọn tội phạm không còn quan tâm đến việc chạy trốn nữa.)
Máy quay vi-đê-ô được gắn gần trần nhà cửa hàng, cho nên ống kính đã quay xuống cảnh đó. Khi bạn là người quan sát, bạn có thể thấy nhân viên bán hàng rất rõ ràng, nhưng không thể thấy được tên tội phạm. Hắn đã bao bọc kín mít đến nỗi bạn không thể thấy được chóp mũi của hắn ta. Bởi vì không có phần thâu âm, bạn không thể biết chắc được tên tội phạm là đàn ông hay phụ nữ.
Vào lúc này, phát thanh viên chương trình thời sự yêu cầu khán giả một cách nghiêm túc, "Nếu bạn đã từng thấy tên cướp hoặc bạn biết hắn là ai, xin hãy gọi cho LAPD". Để công bằng với đài truyền hình địa phương, người ta đã cho chiếu lại đoạn băng vi-đê-ô vô dụng đó sáu lần trong hai ngày. LAPD không nhận được cuộc điện thoại nào. Vào một giờ khác, biên tập viên chương trình thời sự cho khán giả biết thêm một số chi tiết hữu ích hơn: "Kẻ tình nghi cao khoảng 5'8", nặng 170 pounds. Miêu tả trên cũng không mang lại kết quả gì cho việc bắt giữ cả.
*Vocabulary: Jacky xin nộp bài ESL 48 • announcer:n = người thông báo, người đọc chương trình ở đài phát thanh • bother:v = làm phiền, bận tâm • bundle:v = bọc gói, đẩy, xô đẩy • cash:n = tiền mặt • ceiling:n = trần nhà, nơi cao nhất • countertop:n = phần đầu của máy thu tiền • criminal:n = kẻ phạm tội, tội ác • description:n = sự tả, miêu tả • earnestly:adv = đúng đắn, nghiêm chỉnh • grab:v = chụp lấy, nắm lấy • lens:n = thấu knh, ống kính máy ảnh • mount:v = gắn, lắp • register:n = sổ, sổ sách • robber:n = kẻ cướp, kẻ trộm • scene:n = nơi xảy ra, hiện trường • sleeve:n = tay áo • stroll:v = đi dạo, đi thơ thẩn • tip:n = đầu, chóp, đỉnh ===================
*Yes/No Questions:
1.Did the local TV news show a video of a man dressed in coveralls? yes
2.Was the man wearing a baseball cap? yes
3.Was he wearing a short-sleeved shirt and sunglasses? no
4.Was he pointing his finger at the clerk? no
5.Did the man jump over the countertop? no
6.Did he grab money out of the cash register? yes
7.Did he run out of the store? no
8.Did he walk casually out of the store? no
9.Do criminals outnumber Los Angeles police by about 10,000 to 1?no
10.Was the video camera mounted near the ceiling? yes
==================
*Fill in the blanks:
The local TV news showed a video of ___a__ man dressed in coveralls, a baseball cap, a ___long__ -sleeved shirt, and gloves. He was pointing a gun __at___ the clerk. He reached over the countertop and __grabbed___ money out of the cash register. Then he __strolled___ out of the store. (Since they outnumber Los _Angeles____ police by about 1,000 to 1, criminals don't _bother____ to run anymore.)
The video camera was mounted ___near__ the ceiling of the store, so its lens __was___ looking down at the scene. You, as the _viewer____ , could see the clerk clearly, but not the _criminal____ . He was so bundled up that you couldn't __see___ even the tip of his nose. Because there ___was__ no audio, you couldn't even be sure if _the____ criminal was a man or a woman!
Yet, __the___ TV news announcer earnestly asked all the viewers, "_If____ you have seen this robber or if you __know___ who he is, please call the LAPD." To __be___ fair to the TV station, they showed the __same___ useless video at least six times in two _days____ . The LAPD got zero phone calls. At other __times___ , the TV news reader will give viewers a _much____ better description: "The suspect is about 5'8", 170 _pounds____ ." This description also results in no arrests.
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