ESL 164: Old Dogs Become Young Again


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"My 10-year-old dog can't even walk up two steps to get into the house," Alicia told her new friend. "I have to carry Prince up those two steps. Late one night I saw an ad on TV for Young Again Dog Beverage. They showed an old dog trying to get into an armchair. It got only partway into the chair before it slid back down to the floor. They showed another dog trying to catch a Frisbee. The poor dog couldn't even jump off the ground. They showed another dog going for a ‘walk.' But instead of actually walking, the dog was sitting in a baby carriage that its owner was pushing. These were all the ‘before' pictures.

"Then they showed the ‘after' pictures—after the animals had drunk the Young Again Dog Beverage for one week. It was a miracle! I couldn't believe my own two eyes! The first dog easily leaped up into the armchair. The second dog leaped almost four feet into the air to catch the Frisbee! And the third dog stood on its hind legs and pushed the family cat in the baby carriage!

"Well, of course, I was sold! So, I sent in my $19.95 to the address on the TV screen. After it arrived, I put 10 drops into Prince's water dish each day for a week. Nothing happened. So I doubled the dosage for another two weeks, but Prince was still tired and weak.

"I called the company. They asked me what kind of dog I had. I told them that Prince was a mixed breed. They said the TV ad I saw was for purebreds only. They told me to order Young Again Mutt Beverage for $11.95. That was four days ago. I can't wait till it gets here, so I can watch Prince run up and down those steps and start chasing cats again, just like the good old days!"

*Vocabulary:

• beverage:
• breed:
• carriage:
• chase:
• dosage:
• double:
• Frisbee:
• hind:
• leap:
• mix:
• prince:

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*Yes/No Questions:

• Can Alicia's dog walk up two steps?

• Is her dog 10 years old?

• Does she have to carry Prince up those two steps?

• Did the TV ad show an old dog trying to get into an armchair?

• Did the old dog get completely into the chair?

• Was another dog able to jump off the ground?

• Was a dog owner pushing his dog in a baby carriage?

• Could she believe her own two eyes?

• Did the first dog easily leap up into the armchair?

• Did the second dog leap almost forty feet into the air?

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*Fill in blanks:

“My 10-year-old dog can’t even walk up two ____ to get into the house,” Alicia told her ____ friend. “I have to carry Prince up those ____ steps. Late one night I saw an ad ____ TV for Young Again Dog Beverage. They showed ____ old dog trying to get into an armchair. ____ got only partway into the chair before it ____ back down to the floor. They showed another ____ trying to catch a Frisbee. The poor dog ____ ’t even jump off the ground. They showed another ____ going for a ‘walk.’ But instead of actually ____ , the dog was sitting in a baby carriage ____ its owner was pushing. These were all the ‘____ ’ pictures.

“Then they showed the ‘after’ pictures—after the ____ had drunk the Young Again Dog Beverage for ____ week. It was a miracle! I couldn’t believe ____ own two eyes! The first dog easily leaped ____ into the armchair. The second dog leaped almost ____ feet into the air to catch the Frisbee! ____ the third dog stood on its hind legs ____ pushed the family cat in the baby carriage!

“____ , of course, I was sold! So, I sent____ my $19.95 to the address on the TV ____ . After it arrived, I put 10 drops into ____ ’s water dish each day for a week. Nothing ____ . So I doubled the dosage for another two ____ , but Prince was still tired and weak.

“I ____ the company. They asked me what kind of ____ I had. I told them that Prince was ____ mixed breed. They said the TV ad I ____ was for purebreds only. They told me to ____ Young Again Mutt Beverage for $11.95. That was ____ days ago. I can’t wait till it gets____ , so I can watch Prince run up and ____ those steps and start chasing cats again, just ____ the good old days!”

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*Translate into Vietnamese:
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ESL 164: Old Dogs Become Young Again
*Vocabulary:

• beverage: thức uống
• breed: sinh sôi
• carriage: xe đẩy
• chase: săn đuổi
• dosage: liều lượng
• double: gấp đôi
• Frisbee: chơi ném dĩa
• hind: đàng sau
• leap: nhảy qua
• mix: trộn
• prince: hoàng tử

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*Yes/No Questions:

• Can Alicia's dog walk up two steps? No

• Is her dog 10 years old? Yes

• Does she have to carry Prince up those two steps? Yes

• Did the TV ad show an old dog trying to get into an armchair? Yes

• Did the old dog get completely into the chair? No

• Was another dog able to jump off the ground? No

• Was a dog owner pushing his dog in a baby carriage? Yes

• Could she believe her own two eyes? No

• Did the first dog easily leap up into the armchair? Yes

• Did the second dog leap almost forty feet into the air? No

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*Fill in blanks:

“My 10-year-old dog can’t even walk up two __steps__ to get into the house,” Alicia told her __new__ friend. “I have to carry Prince up those _two___ steps. Late one night I saw an ad __on__ TV for Young Again Dog Beverage. They showed __an__ old dog trying to get into an armchair. __It__ got only partway into the chair before it __slit__ back down to the floor. They showed another _dog___ trying to catch a Frisbee. The poor dog _couldn___ ’t even jump off the ground. They showed another __dog__ going for a ‘walk.’ But instead of actually _working___ , the dog was sitting in a baby carriage _that___ its owner was pushing. These were all the ‘__before__ ’ pictures.

“Then they showed the ‘after’ pictures—after the ____animals__ had drunk the Young Again Dog Beverage for ___one_ week. It was a miracle! I couldn’t believe __my__ own two eyes! The first dog easily leaped __up__ into the armchair. The second dog leaped almost _four___ feet into the air to catch the Frisbee! __And__ the third dog stood on its hind legs _and___ pushed the family cat in the baby carriage!

“__“__Well__ , of course, I was sold! So, I sent__in__ my $19.95 to the address on the TV __screen___ . After it arrived, I put 10 drops into ____Prince__ ’s water dish each day for a week. Nothing ____happened__ . So I doubled the dosage for another two ____weeks__ , but Prince was still tired and weak.

“I ____called__ the company. They asked me what kind of _dog___ I had. I told them that Prince was __a__ mixed breed. They said the TV ad I _saw___ was for purebreds only. They told me to ____order__ Young Again Mutt Beverage for $11.95. That was __four__ days ago. I can’t wait till it gets____here__ , so I can watch Prince run up and _down___ those steps and start chasing cats again, just __like__ the good old days!”

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*Translate into Vietnamese:
Chó già lại thành trẻ

"Con chò già 10 tuổi của tôi không leo được hai nấc thang để vào nhà," Alicia bảo bạn mới của mình. "Tôi phải khiêng Prince lên những bậc này. Một buổi tối tôi thấy một quảng cáo trên TV cho thức uống làm Chó Trẻ lại. Họ chiếu một con chó già cố gắng nhảy lên thành ghế. Nó chỉ đến được một phần trước khi rơi xuống sàn. Họ chiếu một con chó nữa cố gắng bắt cái dĩa. Con chó khốn khổ không thể nhảy khỏi mặt đất. Họ chiếu một con chó khác đi "bộ". Nhưng thay vì đi bộ, con chó ngồi trên một chiếc xe đẩy em bé mà người chủ đang đẩy. Đó là những hình ảnh "trước".

"Rồi họ chiếu những hình ảnh "sau"-sau khi những con chó đã uống Nước Trẻ lại một tuần. Thật là phép màu! Tôi đã không tin vào mắt mình! Con chó đầu tiên dễ đàng nhảy lên tay ghế. Con chó thứ hai nhảy cao gần bốn feet lên không để chơi bắt dĩa! Và con chó thứ ba đứng trên chân sau và đẩy con mèo trong xe đẩy em bé!

"Tôi đã gọi công ty. Họ hỏi tôi loại chó mà tôi có. Tôi nói rằng Prince là con chó lai. Họ nói quảng cáo trên TV mà tôi xem là chó thuần chủng. Họ bảo tôi đặt loại nước uống Trẻ Lại Mutt giá $11.95. Đó là bốn ngày trước. Tôi không thể chờ đến khi hàng đến, để tôi có thể thấy Prince chạy lên xuống những bậc thang và bắt đầu đuổi theo nhũng con mèo, giống như những ngày xưa tốt đẹp!"

LESSON 164:

OLD DOGS BECOME YOUNG AGAIN -
CHÓ GIÀ CẢI LÃO HOÀN ĐỒNG

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*Vocabulary:
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• beverage: đồ uống, thức uống.
• breed: giống, nòi.
• carriage: xe đẩy.
• chase: rượt đuổi.
• dosage: liều dùng.
• double: gấp đôi, gấp hai lần.
• Frisbee: đĩa nhựa.
• hind: phía sau, ở đàng sau.
• leap: nhảy.
• mix: trộn lẫn, hoà lẫn.
• prince: hoàng tử.

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*Yes/No Questions:
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• Can Alicia's dog walk up two steps?
- No, it can't.

• Is her dog 10 years old?
- Yes, it is.

• Does she have to carry Prince up those two steps?
- Yes, she does.

• Did the TV ad show an old dog trying to get into an armchair?
- Yes, it did.

• Did the old dog get completely into the chair?
- No, it didn't.

• Was another dog able to jump off the ground?
- No, it wasn't.

• Was a dog owner pushing his dog in a baby carriage?
- Yes, he was.

• Could she believe her own two eyes?
- No, she couldn't.

• Did the first dog easily leap up into the armchair?
- Yes, it did.

• Did the second dog leap almost forty feet into the air?
- No, it didn't. The second dog leap almost four feet into the air.

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*Fill in blanks:
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“My 10-year-old dog can’t even walk up two steps to get into the house,” Alicia told her new friend. “I have to carry Prince up those two steps. Late one night I saw an ad on TV for Young Again Dog Beverage. They showed an old dog trying to get into an armchair. I got only partway into the chair before it slid back down to the floor. They showed another dog trying to catch a Frisbee. The poor dog couldn’t even jump off the ground. They showed another dog going for a ‘walk.’ But instead of actually walk, the dog was sitting in a baby carriage that its owner was pushing. These were all the ‘before ’ pictures.

“Then they showed the ‘after’ pictures—after the animals had drunk the Young Again Dog Beverage for one week. It was a miracle! I couldn’t believe my own two eyes! The first dog easily leaped up into the armchair. The second dog leaped almost four feet into the air to catch the Frisbee! And the third dog stood on its hind legs and pushed the family cat in the baby carriage!

“Well , of course, I was sold! So, I sent in my $19.95 to the address on the TV screen . After it arrived, I put 10 drops into dog ’s water dish each day for a week. Nothing happened . So I doubled the dosage for another two weeks , but Prince was still tired and weak.

“I called the company. They asked me what kind of dog I had. I told them that Prince was a mixed breed. They said the TV ad I saw was for purebreds only. They told me to order Young Again Mutt Beverage for $11.95. That was four days ago. I can’t wait till it gets here, so I can watch Prince run up and down those steps and start chasing cats again, just like the good old days!”

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*Translate into Vietnamese:
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"Chú chó 10 tuổi già nua của tớ thậm chí không thể đi lên hai bậc thang để vào nhà," Alicia bảo với người bạn mới. "Tớ phải ẵm Prince qua hai bậc thang đó." Vào một đêm nọ, tớ xem đoạn quảng cáo thức uống giành cho chó muốn cải lão hoàn đồng trên ti-vi. Người ta cho thấy một chú chó già muốn trèo lên chiếc ghế bành. Nó chỉ trèo vào được một phần chiếc ghế trước khi rơi trượt xuống sàn nhà. Người ta cho thấy một chú chó khác đang cố gắng chụp một cái đĩa nhựa. Chú chó tội nghiệp thậm chí không thể nhảy khỏi mặt đất. Người ta cho thấy một chú chó khác chuẩn bị "đi dạo". Thế nhưng, thay vì thật sự đi dạo, chú chó lại ngồi trong chiếc xe đẩy em bé mà người chủ đang đẩy đi. Tất cả những thứ này đều là hình ảnh "trước".

"Kế tiếp người ta cho thấy những hình ảnh "sau" đó-sau khi các con thú được được uống thức uống cho chó cải lão hòan đồng trong vòng một tuần. Thật là kỳ diệu! Tớ không thể tin vào hai mắt của mình nữa! Chú chó đầu tiên nhảy tót vào chiếc ghế bành. Chú chó thứ hai gần như nhảy hết bốn chân trên không để chụp cái đĩa nhựa! Và chú chó thứ ba đứng trên hai chân sau để đẩy con mèo của gia đình trong chiếc xe đẩy em bé!

Và như thế đấy, dĩ nhiên mà, tớ đã bị thuyết phục! Cho nên, tớ đã gởi số tiền 19 đô 95 xu cho địa chỉ trên màn hình ti-vi. Sau khi thuốc được gởi tới, mỗi ngày tớ cho 10 giọt vào đĩa nước uống của Prince trong thời gian một tuần. Không có chuyện gì xảy ra cả. Vì vậy tớ tăng liều gấp đôi trong hai tuần nữa, nhưng Prince vẫn yếu và mệt.

"Tớ gọi cho công ty. Họ hỏi tớ con chó của tớ thuộc loại nào. Tớ bảo với họ Prince thuộc giống chó lai. Họ bảo với tớ đoạn quảng cáo trên ti-vi mà tớ xem chỉ giành cho giống chó thuần chủng. Họ bảo tớ hãy đặt loại thức uống cải lão hòan đồng dành cho chó lai với giá 11 đô 95 xu. Đó là cách đây bốn ngày. Tớ không thể chờ cho đến khi thuốc được gởi tới đây, để tớ có thể trông thấy Price chạy lên và chạy xuống các bậc thang và bắt đầu rượt đuổi lũ mèo trở lại, giống như những ngày vui vẻ trước đây!"