ESL 153: Get out of "Jail" (1)


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Oh, the joy! The absolute joy! Archie couldn't remember a recent moment when he had felt so happy. If he could sing, he would have sung. If he could dance, he would have danced. If he could have shouted to the world, he would have shouted to the world, "I'm free, I'm free!"

He had been in "jail" for the last week. A mental jail, to be sure, but it still felt like jail. About six weeks ago, he had received his almost annual jury summons. Printed on the outside of the white envelope, in bright red letters, was: OFFICIAL JURY SUMMONS ENCLOSED—Registration Required within 5 days. A friend of his had been throwing away such summonses for at least 20 years. Archie couldn't do that—he felt that his luck was so bad that if he tried it, his summons would be the one with the concealed microchip that recorded him throwing the envelope in the trash. Then he really would be in jail. So, he dutifully filled out the form and waited until his starting date—November 5, a Monday. For that week, he would be "on call" for "no more than five days."

As instructed, he dialed the 800-SRV-JURY number on the Saturday preceding November 5. He tapped in his PIN and jury group number. He listened, and sighed with relief; the recording had told him to call again Monday after 5 p.m. So, one day out of five was gone!

*Vocabulary:

• absolute:
• annual:
• conceal:
• dutifully:
• instruct:
• jail:
• jury:
• mental:
• microchip:
• precede:
• registration:
• relief:
• sigh:
• summons:
• tap:
• trash:

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*Yes/No Questions:

• Did Archie feel happy?

• Did he want to sing and dance?

• Had he received a jury summons about six days ago?

• Were there bright red letters on the envelope?

• Had a friend been throwing away such summonses?

• Did Archie feel that his luck was good?

• Did he fill out the form?

• Was his starting date December 25?

• Did he dial 888-SRV-JURY?

• Did the recording tell him to show up on Monday morning?

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*Fill in blanks:

Oh, the joy! The absolute joy! Archie couldn’t _____ a recent moment when he had felt so _____ . If he could sing, he would have sung. _____ he could dance, he would have danced. If _____ could have shouted to the world, he would _____ shouted to the world, “I’m free, I’m free!”

_____ had been in “jail” for the last week. _____ mental jail, to be sure, but it still_____ like jail. About six weeks ago, he had _____ his almost annual jury summons. Printed on the_____ of the white envelope, in bright red letters, _____ : OFFICIAL JURY SUMMONS ENCLOSED—Registration Required within 5 days. _____ friend of his had been throwing away such _____ for at least 20 years. Archie couldn’t do —he felt that his luck was so bad that _____ he tried it, his summons would be the _____ with the concealed microchip that recorded him throwing _____ envelope in the trash. Then he really would _____ in jail. So, he dutifully filled out the _____ and waited until his starting date—November 5, a _____ . For that week, he would be “on call” _____ “no more than five days.”

As instructed, he _____ the 800-SRV-JURY number on the Saturday preceding November _____ . He tapped in his PIN and jury group _____ . He listened, and sighed with relief; the recording _____ told him to call again Monday after 5 _____ .m. So, one day out of five was gone!
_____

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*Translate into Vietnamese:

ESL 153: Get out of "Jail"
*Vocabulary:

• absolute: hoàn toàn
• annual: hàng năm
• conceal: giữ bí mật
• dutifully: ý thức chấp hành nhiệm vụ
• instruct: ra chỉ thị
• jail: tù
• jury: ban giám khảo, bồi thẩm đoàn
• mental: tinh thần, thần kinh
• microchip: vi mạch
• precede: đến trước
• registration: đăng ký
• relief: giảm nhẹ, bớt căng thẳng
• sigh: tiếng thở dài
• summons: trát gọi hầu toà
• tap: trích dẫn
• trash: rác

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*Yes/No Questions:

• Did Archie feel happy? Yes

• Did he want to sing and dance? Yes

• Had he received a jury summons about six days ago? No

• Were there bright red letters on the envelope? Yes

• Had a friend been throwing away such summonses? Yes

• Did Archie feel that his luck was good? No

• Did he fill out the form? Yes

• Was his starting date December 25? No

• Did he dial 888-SRV-JURY? No

• Did the recording tell him to show up on Monday morning?
No
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*Fill in blanks:

Oh, the joy! The absolute joy! Archie couldn’t __remember___ a recent moment when he had felt so __happy___ . If he could sing, he would have sung. __If___ he could dance, he would have danced. If __he___ could have shouted to the world, he would __have___ shouted to the world, “I’m free, I’m free!”

__He___ had been in “jail” for the last week. ___A__ mental jail, to be sure, but it still__felt___ like jail. About six weeks ago, he had ____received___ his almost annual jury summons. Printed on the_____outside___ of the white envelope, in bright red letters, __was___ : OFFICIAL JURY SUMMONS ENCLOSED—Registration Required within 5 days. __A___ friend of his had been throwing away such ____summonses___ for at least 20 years. Archie couldn’t do —he felt that his luck was so bad that __if___ he tried it, his summons would be the __one___ with the concealed microchip that recorded him throwing _the____ envelope in the trash. Then he really would _be____ in jail. So, he dutifully filled out the __form___ and waited until his starting date—November 5, a __Monday____ . For that week, he would be “on call” __for___ “no more than five days.”

As instructed, he ____dialed_ the 800-SRV-JURY number on the Saturday preceding November __5___ . He tapped in his PIN and jury group ____number___ . He listened, and sighed with relief; the recording __had___ told him to call again Monday after 5 __p___ .m. So, one day out of five was gone!
_____

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*Translate into Vietnamese:

Ra "tù" (1)

Oh, niềm vui! Niềm vui tuyệt đối! Archie không thể nhớ lần gần đây nhất mà anh đã hạnh phúc là khi nào. Nếu có thể hát, anh đã hát. Nếu có thể nhảy múa, anh đã nhảy múa. Nếu có thể la lớn lên với thế giới, anh đã la lớn lên, "Tôi tự do, Tôi tự do!"

Anh đã bị "cầm tù" tuần rồi. Tù trong suy nghĩ, là chắc chắn, nhưng vẫn cảm giác như ở tù. Khoảng sáu tuần trước, anh đã nhận trát hầu toà gần như hàng năm. In bên ngoài phong bì màu trằng là dòng chữ đỏ : TRÁT HẦU TOÀ CHÍNH THỨC - Phải đăng ký trong vòng 5 ngày. Bạn anh đã vứt loại trát hầu toà này cả hai mươi năm nay. Archie thì không thể làm vậy - anh cảm thấy may mắn của anh rất tệ nếu anh thử làm như vậy, trát hầu toà của anh có thể là cái có vi chip bí mật có thể ghi lại việc anh đang bỏ phong bì vào thùng rác. Như vậy anh sẽ thật sự bị đi tù. Nên anh làm theo việc điền mẫu và chờ đến ngày bắt đầu là 5 tháng Mười Một, thứ Hai. Cả tuần đó, anh có thể "bị gọi" vì "không quá năm ngày."

Theo hướng dẫn, anh quay số 800-SRV-JURY vào ngày thứ bảy tiếp theo ngày 5 tháng Mười Một. Anh gõ vào số PIN và số nhóm bồi thẩm đoàn. Anh nghe và thở phào nhẹ nhỏm; máy tự động bảo anh gọi lại vào thứ Hai sau 5 p.m. Vậy là, một ngày trong số năm ngày đã trôi qua!

LESSON 153:

GET OUT OF "JAIL" (1) - THOÁT KHỎI "NHÀ TÙ" (1)

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*Vocabulary:
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• absolute: hoàn toàn, tuyệt đối.
• annual: thường niên, hàng năm.
• conceal: giấu giếm, che đậy.
• dutifully: nghiêm túc, đầy ý thức trách nhiệm.
• instruct: chỉ dẫn, chỉ thĩ.
• jail: nhà tù, nhà giam.
• jury: bồi thẩm đoàn, hội đồng xét xử.
• mental: (thuộc)tâm thần/tinh thần.
• microchip: vi mạch.
• precede: đến hoặc đi trước.
• registration: đăng ký, gởi thư bảo đảm.
• relief: sự giảm nhẹ/khuây khoả.
• sigh: sự thở dài, tiếng thở dài.
• summons: triệu tập, gọi đến, mời đến.
• tap: vỗ nhẹ, gõ nhẹ.
• trash: vật rác rưởi, rác.

*Xem thêm vê Jury duty ở đây:
http://www.vietnamvienxu.com/threads/18 ... ai-lam-sao
http://motgoctroi.com/Vuibuon/VBxMy/JuryDuty.htm

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*Yes/No Questions:
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• Did Archie feel happy?
- Yes, he did.

• Did he want to sing and dance?
- Yes, he did.

• Had he received a jury summons about six days ago?
- No, he hadn't. He had received a jury summons about six weeks ago.

• Were there bright red letters on the envelope?
- Yes, there were.

• Had a friend been throwing away such summonses?
- Yes, he had.

• Did Archie feel that his luck was good?
- No, he didn't. He felt that his luck was bad.

• Did he fill out the form?
- Yes, he did.

• Was his starting date December 25?
- No, he didn't. His starting date was November 5.

• Did he dial 888-SRV-JURY?
- Yes, he did.

• Did the recording tell him to show up on Monday morning?
- No, it didn't. The recording told him to call again on Monday evening.

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*Fill in blanks:
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Oh, the joy! The absolute joy! Archie couldn’t remember a recent moment when he had felt so happy . If he could sing, he would have sung. If he could dance, he would have danced. If he could have shouted to the world, he would have shouted to the world, “I’m free, I’m free!”

He had been in “jail” for the last week. A mental jail, to be sure, but it still felt like jail. About six weeks ago, he had received his almost annual jury summons. Printed on the outside of the white envelope, in bright red letters, was : OFFICIAL JURY SUMMONS ENCLOSED—Registration Required within 5 days. A friend of his had been throwing away such summons for at least 20 years. Archie couldn’t dothat —he felt that his luck was so bad that if he tried it, his summons would be the one with the concealed microchip that recorded him throwing the envelope in the trash. Then he really would be in jail. So, he dutifully filled out the form and waited until his starting date—November 5, a Monday . For that week, he would be “on call” for “no more than five days.”

As instructed, he dialed the 800-SRV-JURY number on the Saturday preceding November 5 . He tapped in his PIN and jury group number . He listened, and sighed with relief; the recording had told him to call again Monday after 5 p.m. So, one day out of five was gone!
_____

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*Translate into Vietnamese:
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Ôi chà, niềm vui! Niềm vui tuyệt đối! Archie không thể nào nhớ được khoảng thời gian nào gần đây lúc anh cảm thấy quá sức vui sướng. Nếu anh có thể hát, có lẽ anh đã hát. Nếu anh có thể nhảy, có thể anh đã nhảy múa. Nếu anh có thể đã hét lên với mọi người, anh sẽ phải hét lên với mọi người, rằng "Tôi tự do, Tôi tự do rồi!"

Anh đã ở trong "nhà tù" trong tuần vừa qua. Một nhà tù tinh thần, chắc chắn là thế, nhưng nó vẫn có cảm giác như nhà tù vậy. Khoảng sáu tuần trước đây, anh nhận được lệnh triệu tập bồi thẩm viên hầu như mỗi năm của mình. In ở phía ngoài phong bì màu trắng, với chữ màu đỏ tươi, là: LỆNH TRIỆU TẬP BỒI THẨM VIÊN CHÍNH THỨC- kèm theo yêu cầu đăng ký trong vòng 5 ngày. Bạn của anh đã vứt bỏ các lệnh triệu tập như thế ít nhất là 20 năm nay rồi. Archie không thể làm như thế-anh cảm thấy rằng vận may của mình sẽ vô cùng đen đủi nếu anh cố thử, lệnh triệu tập của anh có thể được gài một con chip để ghi lại việc anh quăng phong bì vào thùng rác. Vì vậy, anh nghiêm chỉnh điền vào mẫu và đợi đến ngày bắt đầu của mình-ngày thứ Hai, mồng 5, tháng Mười Một. Trong tuần đó, anh sẽ ở "trong tư thế sẵn sàng" cho(thông báo)"không nhiều hơn năm ngày."

Theo hướng dẫn, vào ngày thứ Bảy, trước ngày 5 tháng Mười Một, anh quay số 800-SRV-JURY. Anh nhập mã số PIN của mình và số của nhóm bồi thẩm đoàn. Anh lắng nghe, và thở phào nhẹ nhõm; băng thu âm sẵn báo anh gọi lại vào lúc 5 giờ chiều Thứ Hai. Như thế, một trong năm ngày đó đã trôi qua!