ESL 121: Her Driving Lesson


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He had just bought a new car—a Lincoln. It was a big, long, four-door sedan. Some days, he would go out to his beautiful car and just sit in it. But he was going to the hospital next week for a colonoscopy; he needed to give his wife some practice in driving the Lincoln. She had to drive him home after the medical procedure. Because he was receiving anesthesia before the colonoscopy, the law required that he not drive himself home. She drove a Honda Accord, a medium-sized car. But the Honda was in the shop. Someone had crashed into it while she was Christmas shopping at Macy's.

They got into the Lincoln. She moved the seat all the way forward. They put on their seatbelts. She raised the seat a little so she could see better over the dashboard. He told her that it was just like driving the Honda, except that the Lincoln had a longer hood and a bigger trunk. She started the engine. She moved the gearshift from park to reverse. "Now be careful," he said, a little nervously. She looked in the rearview mirror, and started backing up.

"Brake, brake!" he yelled, because she was about to hit the three-foot-high hedge that bordered the parking lot. But his yell startled her. Instead of hitting the brake, she slammed on the gas. The brand new Lincoln went through the thick hedge, through a six-foot-high wooden fence, and right into the shallow end of the swimming pool.

*Vocabulary:

• anesthesia:
• border:
• brake:
• colonoscopy:
• dashboard:
• engine:
• fence:
• gearshift:
• hedge:
• hood:
• mirror:
• nervously:
• procedure:
• rearview:
• receive:
• reverse:
• sedan:
• shallow:
• slam:
• startle:
• trunk:
• yell:

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*Yes/No Questions:

• Had he just bought a new car?

• Was his new car a Cadillac?

• Did his new Lincoln have four doors?

• Would he go out to his car and just sit in it?

• Was he going to the hospital to get a new colon?

• Did his wife need practice in driving the Lincoln?

• Did she have to drive him home after the colonoscopy?

• Did the law require him to drive home?

• Did she drive a Honda Civic?

• Did she crash her car into Macy's?

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*Fill in blanks:

He had just bought a new car—a Lincoln. _____ was a big, long, four-door sedan. Some days, _____ would go out to his beautiful car and _____ sit in it. But he was going to _____ hospital next week for a colonoscopy; he needed _____ give his wife some practice in driving the . She had to drive him home after the _____ procedure. Because he was receiving anesthesia before the _____ , the law required that he not drive himself _____ . She drove a Honda Accord, a medium-sized car. _____ the Honda was in the shop. Someone had _____ into it while she was Christmas shopping at_____ ’s.

They got into the Lincoln. She moved the_____ all the way forward. They put on their _____ . She raised the seat a little so she _____ see better over the dashboard. He told her _____ it was just like driving the Honda, except _____ the Lincoln had a longer hood and a _____ trunk. She started the engine. She moved the _____ from park to reverse. “Now be careful,” he _____ , a little nervously. She looked in the rearview _____ , and started backing up.

“Brake, brake!” he yelled, _____ she was about to hit the three-foot-high hedge _____ bordered the parking lot. But his yell startled _____ . Instead of hitting the brake, she slammed on _____ gas. The brand new Lincoln went through the _____ hedge, through a six-foot-high wooden fence, and right _____ the shallow end of the swimming pool.

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*Translate into Vietnamese:

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ESL 121: Her Driving Lesson
*Vocabulary:

• anesthesia: Gây tê
• border: Biên giới
• brake: Phanh
• colonoscopy: Nội soi
• dashboard: Bảng điều khiển
• engine: Động cơ
• fence: Hàng rào
• gearshift: Sang số
• hedge: Rào đón
• hood: Mũ trùm đầu
• mirror: Gương
• nervously: Lo lắng
• procedure: Thủ tục
• rearview: Chiếu hậu
• receive: Nhận
• reverse: Ngược lại
• sedan: Cái kiệu
• shallow: Nông
• slam: Ăn hết
• startle: Giật mình
• trunk: Thân cây
• yell: Kêu la

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*Yes/No Questions:

• Had he just bought a new car? Yes

• Was his new car a Cadillac? No

• Did his new Lincoln have four doors? Yes

• Would he go out to his car and just sit in it? Yes

• Was he going to the hospital to get a new colon? Yes

• Did his wife need practice in driving the Lincoln? No

• Did she have to drive him home after the colonoscopy? Yes

• Did the law require him to drive home? No

• Did she drive a Honda Civic? No

• Did she crash her car into Macy's? Yes

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*Fill in blanks:

He had just bought a new car—a Lincoln. _Is_ was a big, long, four-door sedan. Some days, _he_ would go out to his beautiful car and _just_ sit in it. But he was going to _the_ hospital next week for a colonoscopy; he needed _to_ give his wife some practice in driving the . She had to drive him home after the _medical_ procedure. Because he was receiving anesthesia before the _conlonoscopy_ , the law required that he not drive himself _home_ . She drove a Honda Accord, a medium-sized car. _But_ the Honda was in the shop. Someone had _crashed_ into it while she was Christmas shopping at_Macy_ ’s.

They got into the Lincoln. She moved the_seat_ all the way forward. They put on their _on_ . She raised the seat a little so she _could_ see better over the dashboard. He told her _that_ it was just like driving the Honda, except _that_ the Lincoln had a longer hood and a _bigger_ trunk. She started the engine. She moved the _gearshift_ from park to reverse. “Now be careful,” he _said_ , a little nervously. She looked in the rearview _mirror_ , and started backing up.

“Brake, brake!” he yelled, _because_ she was about to hit the three-foot-high hedge _that_ bordered the parking lot. But his yell startled _her_ . Instead of hitting the brake, she slammed on _the_ gas. The brand new Lincoln went through the _thick_ hedge, through a six-foot-high wooden fence, and right _into_ the shallow end of the swimming pool.

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Translate into Vietnamese:

Bài học lái xe của cô ấy


Anh mới mua xe mới - Lincoln. Xe lớn, dài, bốn-cửa kiệu. Một ngày kia, anh sẽ đi ra ngoài bằng xe mới xinh đẹp và chỉ ngồi trong xe. Nhưng tuần sau anh sẽ đi bệnh viện để nội soi; anh cần cho vợ thực hành lái Lincoln. Cô ấy phải chở anh về sau khi tiến hành phẫu thuật. Vi anh được gây tê trước khi nội soi, luật bắt anh không được tự lái xe về nhà. Cô lái Honda Accord, loại xe cỡ vừa. Nhưng chiếc Honda đang ở tiệm. Ai đó va quẹt vào khi cô đang mua đồ Giáng sinh tại Macy.

Họ vào chiếc Lincoln. Cô dời băng ghế lên trước. Họ cài thắt dây. Cô đưa băng ghế lên để có thể nhìn rõ hơn bên sườn. Anh nói rằng giống lái chiếc Honda, trừ việc Lincoln có đầu xe dài và thùng xe lớn hơn. Cô nổ máy. Cô dời cần số từ đầu xe sang lùi xe. "Giờ thì cẩn thận," anh nói, hơi lo lắng. Cô nhìn gương chiếu hậu, và bắt đầu lùi xe.

"Thắng, thắng lại!" anh hét lên, vì cô gần suýt đụng cái hàng rào cao ba feet bao quanh chổ đậu xe. Nhưng tiếng la của anh làm cô giật mình. Thay vì đạp thắng, cô lại nhấn ga. Chiếc xe Lincoln mới xuyên qua hàng rào, qua cái hàng rào gỗi cao sáu feet, và lọt vào vũng nước cuối bể bơi.

LESSON 121:

HER DRIVING LESSON - BÀI HỌC LÁI XE

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*Vocabulary:
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• anesthesia: gây mê, gây tê.
• border: biên giới, gần với cái gì, gíp với, tiếp giáp.
• brake: thắng lại, phanh lại.
• colonoscopy: nội soi trực tràng/ ruột kết.
• dashboard: cái chắn bùn, bảng điều khiển, bảng đồng hồ (xe hơi).
• engine: động cơ, máy móc.
• fence: hàng rào.
• gearshift: sang số.
• hedge: hàng rào, bờ giậu.
• hood: ca-pô, nắp đậy máy xe ô-tô.
• mirror: gương soi.
• nervously: bồn chồn, lo lắng.
• procedure: thủ tục.
• rearview: nhìn phía sau, chiếu hậu.
• receive: nhận.
• reverse: chạy lùi xe.
• sedan: cái kiệu, xe ô tô mui kín.
• shallow: cạn, nông.
• slam:
• startle: làm giật mình, hoảng hốt.
• trunk: cốp xe.
• yell: la hét.

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*Yes/No Questions:
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• Had he just bought a new car?
- Yes, he had.

• Was his new car a Cadillac?
- No, it wasn't. It was a Lincohn.

• Did his new Lincoln have four doors?
- Yes, it did.

• Would he go out to his car and just sit in it?
- Yes, he would.

• Was he going to the hospital to get a new colon?
-Yes, he was.

• Did his wife need practice in driving the Lincoln?
-Yes, she did.

• Did she have to drive him home after the colonoscopy?
- Yes, she did.

• Did the law require him to drive home?
- No, it didn't.

• Did she drive a Honda Civic?
- No, she didn't. She drove a Honda Accord.

• Did she crash her car into Macy's?
-No, she didn't. Someone had crashed into her car while she was Christmas shopping at Macy's.

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*Fill in blanks:
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He had just bought a new car—a Lincoln. It was a big, long, four-door sedan. Some days, he would go out to his beautiful car and just sit in it. But he was going to the hospital next week for a colonoscopy; he needed to give his wife some practice in driving the Lincohn. She had to drive him home after the medical procedure. Because he was receiving anesthesia before the colonoscopy , the law required that he not drive himself home . She drove a Honda Accord, a medium-sized car. But the Honda was in the shop. Someone had crashed into it while she was Christmas shopping at Macy ’s.

They got into the Lincoln. She moved the seat all the way forward. They put on their seatbelt . She raised the seat a little so she could see better over the dashboard. He told her that it was just like driving the Honda, except that the Lincoln had a longer hood and a bigger trunk. She started the engine. She moved the gearshift from park to reverse. “Now be careful,” he said , a little nervously. She looked in the rearview mirrow , and started backing up.

“Brake, brake!” he yelled, because she was about to hit the three-foot-high hedge that bordered the parking lot. But his yell startled her . Instead of hitting the brake, she slammed on the gas. The brand new Lincoln went through the thick hedge, through a six-foot-high wooden fence, and right into the shallow end of the swimming pool.

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*Translate into Vietnamese:
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Anh vừa mua một chiếc xe mới-một chiếc Lincoln. Đó là một chiếc xe lớn, dài, mui kín có bốn cửa. Một ngày nào đó, anh sẽ đi chơi với chiếc xe xinh đẹp của mình và chỉ ngồi trong đó thôi. Nhưng tuần tới anh sẽ đi bệnh viện để nội soi trực tràng; anh cần giúp vợ tập luyện lái xe với chiếc Lincoln. Cô phải lái xe đưa anh về nhà sau các thủ tục về y khoa. Bởi vì anh được gây mê trước khi nội soi, luật quy định anh không được tự lái xe về nhà. Cô lái một chiếc Honda Accord, một chiếc xe hơi cỡ trung. Nhưng chiếc Honda đang ở trong tiệm sửa chữa. Ai đó đã tông vào chiếc xe khi cô đang đi mua sắm cho ngày Giáng sinh ở Macy's.

Hai người ngồi vào chiếc Lincoln. Cô dịch ghế ngồi tiến hết về phía trước. Họ đeo dây an toàn. Cô nâng ghế ngồi(cao)lên một chút để cô có thể nhìn phía trên bảng điều khiển rõ ràng hơn. Anh bảo cô nó cũng giống như chiếc Honda, ngoại trừ chiếc Lincoln có ca-pô dài hơn và cốp xe lớn hơn thôi. Cô bắt đầu khởi động máy. Cô di chuyển cần số từ số ngừng sang số lùi. "Bây giờ cẩn thận nào" anh nói, với một chút lo lắng. Cô nhìn vào kính chiếu hậu, và bắt đầu lùi xe.

"Thắng, thắng lại!" anh hét lên, vì cô sắp sửa đụng vào hàng giậu cao ba foot gần với chỗ đậu xe. Nhưng tiếng la hét của anh đã làm cô hoảng hốt. Thay vì đạp chân thắng, cô nhấn mạnh vào chân ga. Chiếc Lincoln mới toanh chạy xuyên qua hàng giậu dày, xuyên qua một hàng rào gỗ cao sáu foot, rơi thẳng vào phần nước cạn ở cuối hồ bơi.