ESL 99: Bad Weed, Bad Call


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Boy, this is the worst weed I've ever had, Wesley thought, even though it smelled great. He'd rolled two joints, smoked them both, and still didn't feel high. He'd heard about some super weed that gets people so high that they think they're straight. Maybe this was super weed. Naw, he thought. This is just crap. His best buddy had ripped him off! There was only one thing to do: call the police.

Wesley told the police his problem. They said they would be right over. He went to the front door and unlocked it. Slowly, he printed Buster's phone number and address on a cigarette paper. He put it into the big baggie of grass. He wondered if his call was going to make TV news. Or maybe the front page of the newspaper: "Good Citizen Turns in Drug Dealer." Wow! The city might make him an honorary deputy sheriff. He lit another joint—maybe the third one would be the charm ...

He heard the car doors closing and the footsteps approaching. All right, he thought. He wondered if they had brought a television crew with them. Maybe he'd make the 11 o'clock news. The police were very polite. They thanked him for Buster's phone number and address. Then they arrested Wesley. "What for?" he protested.

"For possessing more than 28 grams of pot," an officer replied.

"But this isn't pot—it's more ‘not' than ‘pot.' Why do you think I called you—I got ripped off!"

"Well, we'll see about that after the lab analyzes it. If you're both lucky, you did get ripped off."

*Vocabulary:

• analyze:
• approach:
• arrest:
• baggie:
• buddy:
• charm:
• cigarette:
• crap:
• crew:
• deputy:
• gram:
• honorary:
• joint:
• possess:
• pot:
• protest:
• sheriff:
• straight:
• weed:

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*Yes/No Questions:


• Was it the best weed he'd ever had?

• Did it smell great?

• Had he rolled three joints?

• Did he smoke both joints?

• Did he feel high?

• Had he heard about some super weed?

• Did it get people so high that they thought they were straight?

• Did he think this was super weed?

• Did he think it was just crap?

• Had his best buddy cheated him?

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*Fill in the blanks:

Boy, this is the worst weed I’ve ever _____ , Wesley thought, even though it smelled great. He’d _____ two joints, smoked them both, and still didn’t _____ high. He’d heard about some super weed that _____ people so high that they think they’re straight. _____ this was super weed. Naw, he thought. This _____ just crap. His best buddy had ripped him _____ ! There was only one thing to do: call _____ police.

Wesley told the police his problem. They _____ they would be right over. He went to _____ front door and unlocked it. Slowly, he printed _____ ’s phone number and address on a cigarette paper. _____ put it into the big baggie of grass. _____ wondered if his call was going to make _____ news. Or maybe the front page of the _____ : “Good Citizen Turns in Drug Dealer.” Wow! The _____ might make him an honorary deputy sheriff. He _____ another joint—maybe the third one would be the _____ ...

He heard the car doors closing and _____ footsteps approaching. All right, he thought. He wondered _____ they had brought a television crew with them. _____ he’d make the 11 o’clock news. The police _____ very polite. They thanked him for Buster’s phone _____ and address. Then they arrested Wesley. “What for?” _____ protested.

“For possessing more than 28 grams of _____ ,” an officer replied.

“But this isn’t pot—it’s more ‘_____ ’ than ‘pot.’ Why do you think I called _____ —I got ripped off!”

“Well, we’ll see about that _____ the lab analyzes it. If you’re both lucky, you did get ripped off.”

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*Translate into Vietnamese:

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Bad Weed, Bad Call
*Vocabulary:

• analyze: Phân tích
• approach: Phương pháp tiếp cận
• arrest: Bắt giữ
• baggie: Hành lý quân đội
• buddy: Bạn
• charm: Quyến rũ
• cigarette:
• crap: Núi đá dốc
• crew: Phi hành đoàn
• deputy: Phó
• gram: Một thứ đậu
• honorary: Danh dự
• joint: liên doanh
• possess: Có
• pot: Nồi, tiếng lóng: cần sa
• protest: Phản đối
• sheriff: Cảnh sát trưởng
• straight: Ngay thẳng
• weed: Cỏ dại

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*Yes/No Questions:


• Was it the best weed he'd ever had? Yes

• Did it smell great? Yes

• Had he rolled three joints? No

• Did he smoke both joints? Yes

• Did he feel high? No

• Had he heard about some super weed? Yes

• Did it get people so high that they thought they were straight? No

• Did he think this was super weed? Yes

• Did he think it was just crap? Yes

• Had his best buddy cheated him? Yes

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*Fill in the blanks:

Boy, this is the worst weed I’ve ever _had_ , Wesley thought, even though it smelled great. He’d _rolled_ two joints, smoked them both, and still didn’t _feel_ high. He’d heard about some super weed that _gets_ people so high that they think they’re straight. _Maybe_ this was super weed. Naw, he thought. This _is_ just crap. His best buddy had ripped him _of_ ! There was only one thing to do: call _the_ police.

Wesley told the police his problem. They _said_ they would be right over. He went to _the_ front door and unlocked it. Slowly, he printed _Buster's_ ’s phone number and address on a cigarette paper. _He_ put it into the big baggie of grass. _He_ wondered if his call was going to make _him_ news. Or maybe the front page of the _newspaper_ : “Good Citizen Turns in Drug Dealer.” Wow! The _city_ might make him an honorary deputy sheriff. He _lit_ another joint—maybe the third one would be the _charm_ ...

He heard the car doors closing and _the_ footsteps approaching. All right, he thought. He wondered _if_ they had brought a television crew with them. _Maybe_ he’d make the 11 o’clock news. The police _were_ very polite. They thanked him for Buster’s phone _number_ and address. Then they arrested Wesley. “What for?” _he_ protested.

“For possessing more than 28 grams of _pot_ ,” an officer replied.

“But this isn’t pot—it’s more ‘_not_ ’ than ‘pot.’ Why do you think I called _you_ —I got ripped off!”

“Well, we’ll see about that _after_ the lab analyzes it. If you’re both lucky, you did get ripped off.”

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Translate into Vietnamese:

Cỏ thuốc xấu, cuộc gọi xấu

Anh bạn, đây là loại cỏ thuốc tệ nhất mà mình từng có, Wesley nghĩ, mặc dù nó có mùi tuyệt vời. Anh đã cuộn hai điếu và hút cả hai, và vẫn chưa cảm thấy cao hứng. Anh đã từng nghe về loại cỏ siêu đẳng có thể làm cho người ta cao hứng đến thẳng đờ người ra. Có thể đây là loại cỏ siêu hạng. Việc này khó khăn. Bạn thân đã chơi xấu hắn! Chỉ có thể làm một việc là gọi cảnh sát.

Wesley nói cho cảnh sát nghe vấn đề. Họ nói họ sẽ đến ngay lập tức. Anh đến trước cửa và mở khoá. Từ từ, anh in số phone và địa chỉ của Buster trên giấy thuốc lá. Anh bỏ vào gói cỏ thuốc lớn. Anh ta tự hỏi không biết cuộc gọi của anh có lên TV không. Hay là trên trang nhất của báo: :Công dân tốt lật mặt bọn buôn ma tuý." Wow! Thành phố có thể cho anh làm phó cảnh sát trưởng danh dự. Anh hút thêm một cuộn nữa - có thể điếu thứ ba này là điều quyến rũ...

Anh nghe tiếng đóng cửa xe hơi và tiếng những bước chân đến gần. Được rồi, anh nghĩ. Anh tự hỏi không biết họ có đem đoàn quay phim truyền hình đến không. Có thể anh có mặt trong tin tức 11 giờ. Cảnh sát rất lịch sự. Họ cảm ơn anh số phone và địa chỉ của Buster. Rồi họ bắt giữ Wesley. "Để làm gì?" anh chống cự.

"Vì chứa chấp hơn 28gram cần sa," một cảnh sát trả lời.

"Nhưng đó không phải cần sa - nó là "không" hơn là "cần sa". Anh nghĩ tại sao tôi gọi anh - tôi bị lường gạt!"

"Được rồi, chúng ta sẽ xem xét điều đó sau khi phân tích nó. Nếu anh may mắn cả hai, anh sẽ được thoát.

LESSON 99:

BAD WEED, BAD CALL. - CẦN SA DỎM, CUỘC GỌI NGU.

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*Vocabulary:
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• analyze: phân tích, xenm xét.
• approach: tới gần.
• arrest: bắt giữ.
• baggie: túi nhựa nhỏ.
• buddy: bạn thân.
• charm: mê hoặc, hấp dẫn, quyến rũ.
• cigarette: thuốc lá.
• crap: chuyện tào lao.
• crew: đoàn, đội, nhóm.
• deputy: người đại diện.
• gram: đậu Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ.
• honorary: danh dự.
• joint: khớp xương, thuốc lá
• possess: sở hữu, có.
• pot: cần sa, nồi.
• protest: phản đối, phản kháng.
• sheriff: cảnh sát trưởng.
• straight: thẳng, thành thật, ngay thẳng.
• weed: cỏ dại, cần sa.

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*Yes/No Questions:
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• Was it the best weed he'd ever had?
- No, it wasn't. It was the worst he'd ever had.

• Did it smell great?
- Yé, it did.

• Had he rolled three joints?
- No, he hadn't. He had rolled two joints.

• Did he smoke both joints?
-Yes, he did.

• Did he feel high?
- No, he didn't.

• Had he heard about some super weed?
-Yes, he had.

• Did it get people so high that they thought they were straight?
- Yes, it did.

• Did he think this was super weed?
- Yes, he did.

• Did he think it was just crap?
- Yes, he did.

• Had his best buddy cheated him?
-Yes, he had.
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*Fill in the blanks:
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Boy, this is the worst weed I’ve ever had , Wesley thought, even though it smelled great. He’d rolled two joints, smoked them both, and still didn’t feel high. He’d heard about some super weed that gets people so high that they think they’re straight. Maybe this was super weed. Naw, he thought. This is just crap. His best buddy had ripped him off ! There was only one thing to do: call the police.

Wesley told the police his problem. They said they would be right over. He went to the front door and unlocked it. Slowly, he printed Buster ’s phone number and address on a cigarette paper. He put it into the big baggie of grass. He wondered if his call was going to make TV news. Or maybe the front page of the newspaper : “Good Citizen Turns in Drug Dealer.” Wow! The city might make him an honorary deputy sheriff. He lit another joint—maybe the third one would be the charm ...

He heard the car doors closing and the footsteps approaching. All right, he thought. He wondered if they had brought a television crew with them. Maybe he’d make the 11 o’clock news. The police were very polite. They thanked him for Buster’s phone number and address. Then they arrested Wesley. “What for?” He protested.

“For possessing more than 28 grams of pot ,” an officer replied.

“But this isn’t pot—it’s more ‘not ’ than ‘pot.’ Why do you think I called you —I got ripped off!”

“Well, we’ll see about that after the lab analyzes it. If you’re both lucky, you did get ripped off.”

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*Translate into Vietnamese:
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Này thằng kia, đây là thứ cần sa dở nhất mà tao từng có đấy, Wesley suy nghĩ, cho dù nó có mùi rất tuyệt. Hắn vừa vấn hai điếu thuốc, hút hết cả hai điếu, và vẫn chưa thấy phê gì cả. Hắn từng nghe về một vài loại cần sa thượng hảo hạng có thể làm cho người ta phấn khích đến mức mụ mị cả người. Có lẽ đây là loại cần sa cao cấp đó. Chắc không có đâu, hắn nghĩ thế. Đây chỉ là chuyện tào lao. Thằng bạn thân đã lừa gạt mình rồi. Chỉ có một việc phải làm: gọi cho cảnh sát thôi.

Wesley kể cho cảnh sát nghe vấn đề của hắn. Cảnh sát nói họ sẽ tới ngay. Hắn đi tới cửa trước và mở khoá. Chậm rãi, hắn viết chữ in số điện thoại và địa chỉ của Buster lên trên tờ giấy vấn thuốc lá. Hắn đặt vào cái túi nhựa lớn đựng lá thuốc. Hắn tự hỏi cuộc gọi của hắn có tạo nên một bản tin thời sự trên ti-vi hay không. Hoặc có thể lên trang nhất của các tờ nhật báo: "Một công dân ưu tú tố giác bọn mua bán ma tuý" Ái chà! Thành phố có thể cho hắn làm một Phó cảnh sát trưởng danh dự. Hắn châm một điếu thuốc khác-có lẽ điếu thứ ba sẽ hấp dẫn lắm đây...

Hắn nghe tiếng cửa xe đóng lại và tiếng những bước chân đang đến gần. Được thôi, hắn suy nghĩ. Hắn tự hỏi cảnh sát có có dẫn theo cánh truyền hình hay không. Có thể hắn sẽ thực hiện chương trình tin thời sự 11 giờ rồi. Cảnh sát rất lịch sự. Họ cám ơn hắn về số điện thoại và địa chỉ của Buster. Rồi họ bắt giữ Wesley. "Vì chuyện gì chứ?" hắn phản đối.

"Vì đã sở hữu hơn 28 gram cần sa," một viên chức trả lời.

"Nhưng đây không phải là cần sa-Nó không là gì hơn là cần sa," Tại sao các ông nghĩ tôi lại gọi cho các ông chứ- Tôi đã bị lừa gạt!"

"Tốt thôi, chúng ta sẽ biết được điều đó sau khi phòng thí nghiệm phân tích chúng. Nếu cả hai người đều may mắn, cậu thật sự biết mình bị lừa gạt thôi.

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