ESL 178: The Driving Lesson (1)


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"Whoa! Stop! Stop! Stop, dammit! S…T…O…P!" Noah was astounded. His heart was racing. Webster, Noah's 18-year-old driving student, had just run a red light. Instead of stopping at the light, and then making a right turn after traffic had gone by, Webster had gone straight through the red light while two northbound cars were approaching the intersection. Luckily, both cars were driving slowly enough that they were able to brake. Webster, at the last second, managed to turn north. Otherwise, he would have collided into the southbound traffic on Allen.

After turning north on Allen, Webster stopped the car. "What are you doing?! What are you doing?! You can't stop here—go, go, go! We're going to get rear-ended! Get moving!" Webster had stopped the car because he was confused and rattled. Noah's yelling certainly didn't help matters. Webster slowly accelerated.

Noah told him to move to the right lane when it was safe. Webster turned on the signal, looked around at the right rear to make sure no one was in his blind spot, and got into the right lane. At Orange Grove, Webster signaled again and made a right turn. Noah told him to pull over to the curb. Webster parked the car.

"Webster, I'm sorry I yelled at you, but you cannot run a red light! When you're moving forward, you've always got to be looking at what's in front of you. You make a turn after you make sure the light or traffic permits you to. We could both be in the hospital right now. But we're okay, thank the Lord. And no cop was around, so we're double-okay. So, let's just take a breather, and when you're ready, we'll get back on the road. And from now on, when I say stop or brake, do so immediately!"

*Vocabulary:

• accelerate:
• approach:
• astound:
• blind:
• brake:
• breather:
• collide:
• confuse:
• cop:
• curb:
• dammit:
• double:
• intersection:
• lane:
• Lord:
• luckily:
• manage:
• permit:
• race:
• rattle:
• rear:
• signal:
• southbound:
• spot:

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*Yes/No Questions:

• Was Noah's heart racing?

• Had Webster just made a U-turn?

• Had he gone straight through the red light?

• Were two trucks approaching the intersection?

• Were both northbound cars driving slowly?

• Did Webster stop the car after turning north on Allen?

• Did Noah ask him what he was doing?

• Did Noah tell him to get out of the car?

• Did Webster stop the car because he was hungry?

• Did Noah tell him to move to the right lane immediately?

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*Fill in blanks:

“Whoa! Stop! Stop! Stop, dammit! S…T…O…P!” Noah was ____ . His heart was racing. Webster, Noah's 18-year-old driving ____ , had just run a red light. Instead of____ at the light, and then making a right ____ after traffic had gone by, Webster had gone ____ through the red light while two northbound cars ____ approaching the intersection. Luckily, both cars were driving ____ enough that they were able to brake. Webster, ____ the last second, managed to turn north. Otherwise, ____ would have collided into the southbound traffic on ____ .

After turning north on Allen, Webster stopped the ____ . “What are you doing?! What are you doing?! ____ can’t stop here—go, go, go! We’re going to ____ rear-ended! Get moving!” Webster had stopped the car he was confused and rattled. Noah's yelling certainly____ ’t help matters. Webster slowly accelerated.

Noah told him ____ move to the right lane when it was ____ . Webster turned on the signal, looked around at ____ right rear to make sure no one was ____ his blind spot, and got into the right ____ . At Orange Grove, Webster signaled again and made ____ right turn. Noah told him to pull over ____ the curb. Webster parked the car.

“Webster, I’m____ I yelled at you, but you cannot run ____ red light! When you’re moving forward, you’ve always____ to be looking at what’s in front of ____ . You make a turn after you make sure ____ light or traffic permits you to. We could ____ be in the hospital right now. But we’re ____ , thank the Lord. And no cop was around, ____ we’re double-okay. So, let’s just take a breather, ____ when you’re ready, we’ll get back on the ____ . And from now on, when I say stop ____ brake, do so immediately!”

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*Translate into Vietnamese:

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ESL 178: The Driving Lesson (1)

*Vocabulary:

• accelerate: tăng tốc
• approach: đến gần
• astound: gây kinh ngạc
• blind: mù
• brake: thắng
• breather: thở, xả hơi
• collide: va chạm
• confuse: bối rối, lẫn lộn
• cop: cảnh sát
• curb: nén lại, lề đường
• dammit: mẹ
• double: gấp đôi
• intersection: giao lộ
• lane: làn đường
• Lord: Chúa Trời
• luckily: may mắn
• manage: thu xếp, quản lý
• permit: giấy phép
• race: tốc độ,
• rattle: lo sợ
• rear: phía sau
• signal: dấu hiệu
• southbound: hướng nam
• spot: điểm

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*Yes/No Questions:

• Was Noah's heart racing? Yes

• Had Webster just made a U-turn? No

• Had he gone straight through the red light? Yes

• Were two trucks approaching the intersection? Yes

• Were both northbound cars driving slowly? yes

• Did Webster stop the car after turning north on Allen? Yes

• Did Noah ask him what he was doing? Yes

• Did Noah tell him to get out of the car? No

• Did Webster stop the car because he was hungry? No

• Did Noah tell him to move to the right lane immediately?No

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*Fill in blanks:

“Whoa! Stop! Stop! Stop, dammit! S…T…O…P!” Noah was __astounded__ . His heart was racing. Webster, Noah's 18-year-old driving ____student__ , had just run a red light. Instead of____stopping__ at the light, and then making a right __turn__ after traffic had gone by, Webster had gone ____straight__ through the red light while two northbound cars _were___ approaching the intersection. Luckily, both cars were driving ____slowly__ enough that they were able to brake. Webster, __at__ the last second, managed to turn north. Otherwise, __he__ would have collided into the southbound traffic on ____Allen__ .

After turning north on Allen, Webster stopped the __car__ . “What are you doing?! What are you doing?! __You__ can’t stop here—go, go, go! We’re going to __get__ rear-ended! Get moving!” Webster had stopped the car he was confused and rattled. Noah's yelling certainly__didn__ ’t help matters. Webster slowly accelerated.

Noah told him __to__ move to the right lane when it was __safe__ . Webster turned on the signal, looked around at ___the_ right rear to make sure no one was __in__ his blind spot, and got into the right __lane__ . At Orange Grove, Webster signaled again and made __a__ right turn. Noah told him to pull over __to__ the curb. Webster parked the car.

“Webster, I’m______sorry_ I yelled at you, but you cannot run _a___ red light! When you’re moving forward, you’ve always_got___ to be looking at what’s in front of _you___ . You make a turn after you make sure _the___ light or traffic permits you to. We could __both__ be in the hospital right now. But we’re _okay___ , thank the Lord. And no cop was around, __so__ we’re double-okay. So, let’s just take a breather, __and__ when you’re ready, we’ll get back on the _road___ . And from now on, when I say stop ____ brake, do so immediately!”

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*Translate into Vietnamese:

Bài học lái xe (1)

"Whoa! Stop! Stop! Stop, mẹ ơi! N...G...Ừ...N...G!" Noah cuống quít. Tim đập mạnh. Webster, học sinh lái xe 18 tuổi của Noah vừa vượt đèn đỏ. Thay vì ngừng trước đèn và quẹo phải sau khi giao thông đã thoáng, Webster đã đi thẳng qua đèn đỏ trong khi hai chiếc xe hướng bắc đang tiến đến giao lộ. May mắn thay, cả hai chiếc xe đều lái chậm đủ để thắng. Webster, giây cuối cùng, kịp quẹo hướng bắc. Nếu không, anh đã va chạm vào giao thông ở hướng nam.

Sau khi quẹo hướng bắc trên Allen, Webster dừng xe. "Anh làm gì vậy?! Anh làm gì vậy?! Anh không thể dừng ở đây-đi, đi, đi! Chúng ta đang làm tắc đường phía sau! Di chuyển đi!" Webster đã dừng xe vì bối rối và hoảng loạn. Tiếng la của Noah chắc chắn không giúp cho sự việc. Webster chậm chậm tăng tốc.

Noah bảo anh đi vào làn đường đúng khi an toàn. Webster bật đèn hiệu, nhìn quanh ở phía sau bên phải để chắc chắn không có ai ở điểm mà anh không nhìn thấy, và đi vào làn đường bên phải. Tại Orange Grove, Webster lại ra hiệu và quẹo phải. Noah bảo anh tấp vào lề. Webster đậu xe lại.

"Webster, tôi xin lỗi đã la anh, nhưng anh không thể vượt đèn đỏ! Khi anh đang chạy tới, anh phải luôn luôn nhìn đàng trước. Anh quẹo sau khi đảm bảo là đèn hiệu cho phép anh. Chúng ta có thể đều vào bệnh viện vừa rồi. Nhưng chúng ta okay, cảm ơn Chúa Trời. Và không có cảnh sát, nên chúng ta hai lần -okay. Thôi, nghỉ một chút đi, và khi anh sẳn sàng, chúng ta lại lên đường. Và từ bây giờ, khi tôi nói dừng lại hay thắng, anh hãy làm lập tức!"

LESSON 178:

THE DRIVING LESSON (1)-BÀI HỌC LÁI XE (1).

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*Vocabulary:
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• accelerate: tăng tốc.
• approach: tới gần.
• astound: làm kinh ngạc/sửng sốt/sững sờ.
• blind: mù.
• brake: thắng lại, phanh lại.
• breather: bài tập thở, người sống, lúc nghĩ xả hơi.
• collide: va chạm, va nhau, đụng nhau.
• confuse: làm cho lúng túng, rối tung, hoang mang.
• cop: cảnh sát, cớm.
• curb: lề đường.
• dammit: chết tiệt.
• double: gấp đôi, nhiều gấp hai lần, thành đôi, thành cặp.
• intersection: giao lộ.
• lane: làn xe.
• Lord: Chúa, Thiên Chúa.
• luckily: may mắn.
• manage: quản lý, giải quyết, xoay xở.
• permit: cho phép.
• race: chạy đua, phóng nhanh.
• rattle: lo lắng, bối rối.
• rear: bộ phận đằng sau, phía sau.
• signal: dấu hiệu, tín hiệu, ra hiệu.
• southbound: về hướng nam.
• spot: dấu, đốm, vết.

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*Yes/No Questions:
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• Was Noah's heart racing?
-Yes, he was.

• Had Webster just made a U-turn?
- No, he hadn't.

• Had he gone straight through the red light?
- Yes, he had.

• Were two trucks approaching the intersection?
- No, they weren't. Two cars was approaching the intersection.

• Were both northbound cars driving slowly?
-Yes, they were.

• Did Webster stop the car after turning north on Allen?
- Yes, he did.

• Did Noah ask him what he was doing?
- Yes, he did.

• Did Noah tell him to get out of the car?
- No, he didn't. Noah told him get moving.

• Did Webster stop the car because he was hungry?
- No, he didn't. Webster stopped the car because he wasconfused and rattled.

• Did Noah tell him to move to the right lane immediately?
- No, he didn't. Noah told him to move to the right lane when it was safe.

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*Fill in blanks:
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“Whoa! Stop! Stop! Stop, dammit! S…T…O…P!” Noah was astounded. His heart was racing. Webster, Noah's 18-year-old driving student, had just run a red light. Instead of stopping at the light, and then making a right turn after traffic had gone by, Webster had gone straight through the red light while two northbound cars were approaching the intersection. Luckily, both cars were driving slowly enough that they were able to brake. Webster, at the last second, managed to turn north. Otherwise, he would have collided into the southbound traffic on Allen .

After turning north on Allen, Webster stopped the car. “What are you doing?! What are you doing?! You can’t stop here—go, go, go! We’re going to get rear-ended! Get moving!” Webster had stopped the car he was confused and rattled. Noah's yelling certainly didn't ’t help matters. Webster slowly accelerated.

Noah told him to move to the right lane when it was safe. Webster turned on the signal, looked around at the right rear to make sure no one was in his blind spot, and got into the right lane . At Orange Grove, Webster signaled again and made a right turn. Noah told him to pull over the the curb. Webster parked the car.

“Webster, I’m sorry I yelled at you, but you cannot run a red light! When you’re moving forward, you’ve always got to be looking at what’s in front of you. You make a turn after you make sure the light or traffic permits you to. We could both be in the hospital right now. But we’re okay, thank the Lord. And no cop was around, and we’re double-okay. So, let’s just take a breather, and when you’re ready, we’ll get back on the road. And from now on, when I say stop or brake, do so immediately!”

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*Translate into Vietnamese:
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"Đứng lại! Dừng! Dừng! Dừng ngay! Đồ chết tiệt! D...Ừ...N...G!" Noah kinh hoảng. Tim ông đập liên hồi. Webster, cậu học trò tập lái xe 18 tuổi của Noah, vừa mới vượt đèn đỏ. Thay vì ngừng ở chỗ đèn tín hiệu, rồi rẽ phải sau khi giao thông đã thông suốt, Webster đã chạy thẳng, vượt đèn đỏ trong lúc hai chiếc xe từ phía bắc đang đến gần ngã tư. Thật may mắn, cả hai chiếc xe đều chạy chậm vừa đủ để họ kịp đạp thắng. Webster, trong những giây cuối cùng, đã tìm cách rẽ về hướng bắc. Nếu không như thế thì cậu sẽ bị va chạm với luồng xe cộ đi về hướng nam trên Allen.

Sau khi quẹo về hướng bắc trên Allen, Webster dừng xe lại. "Cậu làm gì thế? Cậu đang làm cái gì thế? Cậu không thể dừng ở đây được-chạy, chạy đi, chạy nhanh lên! Chúng ta sẽ bị đụng từ phía sau đấy! Tiếp tục chạy cho tôi!" Webster dừng xe vì cậu hoảng loạn và lo lắng. Việc Noah la lối không giúp gì thêm cho tình hình lúc này. Webster từ từ tăng tốc.

Noah bảo cậu chuyển sang làn xe bên phải khi mọi thứ đã an toàn. Webster bật đèn xi-nhan lên, nhìn quanh phía sau ở bên phải xe để đảm bảo không có ai ở trong điểm mù của mắt mình, và đi vào làn xe bên phải. Đến Orange Grove, Webster lại xi-nhan lần nữa và quẹo phải. Noah bảo cậu tấp xe vào lề đường. Webster đỗ xe lại.

"Webster, tôi xin lỗi vì đã la mắng cậu, nhưng cậu không thể vượt đèn đỏ! Khi cậu di chuyển về phía trước, cậu luôn luôn phải quan sát mọi thứ ở phía trước cậu. Cậu có thể quẹo sau khi cậu chắc chắn đèn tín hiệu hoặc xe cộ cho phép cậu quẹo. Vào lúc này có thể cả hai chúng ta đã ở trong bệnh viện. Nhưng chúng ta vẫn ổn, tạ ơn Chúa. Và không có cảnh sát ở quanh đây, như thế chúng ta đã may mắn đến hai lần. Vì thế hãy nghĩ xả hơi một lát, và khi nào cậu sẵn sàng, chúng ta ra đường trở lại. Và từ bây giờ, khi tôi nói ngừng lại hay thắng lại, phải làm như thế ngay lập tức!"