ESL 181: The Move to Georgia (2)


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Evelyn and Jasper's new condo certainly was small?,200 square feet. It was on the first floor of a three-story building. They had no garage for their two cars. In fact, they didn't even have one designated parking space. When Evelyn went grocery shopping, she often had to lug the groceries 100 feet from her car to her condo—sometimes less if she was lucky enough to find a parking spot close to her condo.

Evelyn was on the phone with an old friend in New Mexico. "Now I really appreciate how convenient it was to park in my garage for 20 years and walk directly into the kitchen. Just think how much fun I have now when I'm caught with grocery bags in a rainstorm! And the neighbors. They all have their own friends—we're outsiders. We go to the community pool regularly, but no one has stopped by to introduce themselves. Whatever happened to southern hospitality? And my sisters? They're all working! What was the point of moving here if they work all week, and on the weekend they're usually too tired to go out?

"New Mexico was so much better; I had my own house, yard, and garage. I had a small garden in the back yard. I had a couple of good friends, including you. Here, I still don't have a job, even though I've been willing to take almost anything. Jasper is gone six or seven days a week trying to sell Cadillacs in the middle of farm country. He should be trying to sell tractors! He comes home so tired that he hardly ever goes fishing. He must be kicking himself for being so thoughtful to me." Her friend told Evelyn to stop being so negative. They'd only been in Georgia a year. Even their first couple of years in New Mexico were rough, she reminded Evelyn.

*Vocabulary:

• appreciate:
• community:
• convenient:
• designate:
• grocery:
• hospitality:
• lug:
• negative:
• rainstorm:
• remind:
• rough:
• spot:

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*Yes/No Questions:

• Was their new condo huge?

• Was it only twelve hundred square feet?

• Was it on the third floor of a 3-story building?

• Did they have a 2-car garage?

• Did they have their own parking space?

• Was it convenient for her to park in her garage for 20 years?

• Does she feel like an outsider?

• Do they go to the community pool regularly?

• Are all her sisters working?

• Does she like Georgia better than New Mexico?

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*Fill in blanks:

Evelyn and Jasper’s new condo certainly was small—1,200 ____ feet. It was on the first floor of ____ three-story building. They had no garage for their ____ cars. In fact, they didn’t even have one____ parking space. When Evelyn went grocery shopping, she ____ had to lug the groceries 100 feet from ____ car to her condo—sometimes less if she was ____ enough to find a parking spot close to ____ condo.

Evelyn was on the phone with an ____ friend in New Mexico. “Now I really appreciate ____ convenient it was to park in my garage ____ 20 years and walk directly into the kitchen. ____ think how much fun I have now when ____ ’m caught with grocery bags in a rainstorm! And ____ neighbors. They all have their own friends—we’re outsiders. ____ go to the community pool regularly, but no ____ has stopped by to introduce themselves. Whatever happened ____ southern hospitality? And my sisters? They’re all working! was the point of moving here if they ____ all week, and on the weekend they’re usually ____ tired to go out?

“New Mexico was so ____ better; I had my own house, yard, and ____ . I had a small garden in the back ____ . I had a couple of good friends, including ____ . Here, I still don’t have a job, even ____ I’ve been willing to take almost anything. Jasper____ gone six or seven days a week trying____ ____ sell Cadillacs in the middle of farm country. ____ should be trying to sell tractors! He comes ____ so tired that he hardly ever goes fishing. ____ must be kicking himself for being so thoughtful ____ me.” Her friend told Evelyn to stop being____ negative. They'd only been in Georgia a year. ____ their first couple of years in New Mexico ____ rough, she reminded Evelyn.

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*Translate into Vietnamese:

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ESL 181: The Move to Georgia (2)

*Vocabulary:

• appreciate: trân trọng
• community: cộng đồng
• convenient: tiện lợi
• designate: thiết kế
• grocery: cửa hàng thịt
• hospitality: sự thân thiện, hiếu khách
• lug: kéo lê, quai
• negative: âm tính, không vui, không tốt
• rainstorm: mưa bão
• remind: gợi nhớ
• rough: thô thiển
• spot: điểm

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*Yes/No Questions:

• Was their new condo huge? No

• Was it only twelve hundred square feet? Yes

• Was it on the third floor of a 3-story building? No

• Did they have a 2-car garage? No

• Did they have their own parking space? No

• Was it convenient for her to park in her garage for 20 years? Yes

• Does she feel like an outsider? Yes

• Do they go to the community pool regularly? Yes

• Are all her sisters working? Yes

• Does she like Georgia better than New Mexico? No

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*Fill in blanks:

Evelyn and Jasper’s new condo certainly was small—1,200 ____square__ feet. It was on the first floor of __a__ three-story building. They had no garage for their __two__ cars. In fact, they didn’t even have one____designated__ parking space. When Evelyn went grocery shopping, she __often__ had to lug the groceries 100 feet from __her__ car to her condo—sometimes less if she was ____lucky__ enough to find a parking spot close to __her__ condo.

Evelyn was on the phone with an __old__ friend in New Mexico. “Now I really appreciate __how__ convenient it was to park in my garage __for__ 20 years and walk directly into the kitchen. __Just__ think how much fun I have now when __I__ ’m caught with grocery bags in a rainstorm! And __the__ neighbors. They all have their own friends—we’re outsiders. __We__ go to the community pool regularly, but no __one__ has stopped by to introduce themselves. Whatever happened __to__ southern hospitality? And my sisters? They’re all working! __What__was the point of moving here if they __work__ all week, and on the weekend they’re usually _too___ tired to go out?

“New Mexico was so __much__ better; I had my own house, yard, and _garage___ . I had a small garden in the back __yard__ . I had a couple of good friends, including __you__ . Here, I still don’t have a job, even __though__ I’ve been willing to take almost anything. Jasper__is__ gone six or seven days a week trying__to__ sell Cadillacs in the middle of farm country. __He__ should be trying to sell tractors! He comes __home__ so tired that he hardly ever goes fishing. __He__ must be kicking himself for being so thoughtful __to__ me.” Her friend told Evelyn to stop being__so__ negative. They'd only been in Georgia a year. __Even__ their first couple of years in New Mexico __were__ rough, she reminded Evelyn.

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*Translate into Vietnamese:

Chuyển đến Georgia (2)

Nhà chung cư của Evelyn và Jasper thật sự nhỏ. 1,200 ft vuông. Nó nằm ở tầng một của toà nhà chung cư ba tầng. Họ không có nhà xe cho hai chiếc xe của họ. Thực tế là, họ không có chổ đậu xe thiết kế. Khi Evelyn đi chợ, cô thường phải kéo lê hàng hoá 100 bước từ xe đến chung cư-đôi khi gần hơn nếu cô may mắn tìm được chổ đậu gần chung cư hơn.

Evelyn nói chuyện điện thoại với bạn cũ ở New Mexico. "Giờ tôi thật sự cảm kích vì sự tiên lợi khi đậu xe trong nhà xe của mình trong 20 năm và đi thẳng vào nhà bếp. Chỉ nghĩ xem vui như thế nào khi tôi bị mắc mưa với những bao hàng trong cơn mưa bão! Và những láng giềng. Họ đều có bạn của họ-chúng tôi người ngoài cuộc. Chúng tôi thường đi bơi ở hồ bơi công cộng, nhưng không ai dừng lại giới thiệu. Chuyện gì xảy ra với lòng mến khách của những người miền nam? Và các chị của tôi? Họ đều đi làm ! Chuyển đến đây làm gì nếu họ làm việc cả tuần, và cuối tuần thì họ thường quá mệt để đi ra ngoài chơi?

"New Mexico tốt hơn nhiều; Tôi có nhà của mình, sân, và nhà xe. Tôi có khu vườn nhỏ phía sau. Tôi có vài người bạn tốt, gồm cả chị. Ở đây, tôi không có việc làm, dù tôi sẳn sàng làm bất cứ việc gì. Jasper đi làm sáu bảy ngày trong tuần cố bán xe Cadillacs giữa vùng đất nông thôn. Ông ta nên bán máy kéo! Ông ấy về nhà quá mệt nên ít khi đi câu. Ông ta phải tự đá mình vì cứ nghĩ cho tôi." Bạn của Evelyn nói cô thôi đừng nghĩ tiêu cực nữa. Họ chỉ mới ở Georgia một năm. Ngay cả hai năm đầu ở New Mexico cũng khó khăn, cô nhắc nhở Evelyn.

LESSON 181:


THE MOVE TO GEORGIA (2)- CHUYỂN ĐẾN GEORGIA (2)

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*Vocabulary:
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• appreciate: đánh giá đúng, hiểu rõ giá trị.
• community: cộng đồng.
• convenient: thuận tiện.
• designate: chỉ định, định rõ, bổ nhiệm.
• grocery: tạp hoá.
• hospitality: lòng hiếu khách, lòng mến khách.
• lug: kéo, lôi.
• negative: bi quan, phủ định, tiêu cực.
• rainstorm: mưa bão.
• remind: nhắc nhở.
• rough: gian khó, khổ cực
• spot: nơi, chốn.

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*Yes/No Questions:
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• Was their new condo huge?
- No, it wasn't. It was small.

• Was it only twelve hundred square feet?
- No, it wasn't. It was 200 square feet.

• Was it on the third floor of a 3-story building?
- No, it wasn't. It was on the firstfloor of a 3-story building.

• Did they have a 2-car garage?
- No, they didn't.

• Did they have their own parking space?
- No, they didn't.

• Was it convenient for her to park in her garage for 20 years?
- Yes, it was.

• Does she feel like an outsider?
- Yes, she does.

• Do they go to the community pool regularly?
- Yes, they do.

• Are all her sisters working?
- Yes, they are.

• Does she like Georgia better than New Mexico?
- No, she doesn't.

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*Fill in blanks:
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Evelyn and Jasper’s new condo certainly was small—1,200 square feet. It was on the first floor of the three-story building. They had no garage for their two cars. In fact, they didn’t even have one designated parking space. When Evelyn went grocery shopping, she often had to lug the groceries 100 feet from the car to her condo—sometimes less if she was lucky enough to find a parking spot close to her condo.

Evelyn was on the phone with an old friend in New Mexico. “Now I really appreciate how convenient it was to park in my garage for 20 years and walk directly into the kitchen. Just think how much fun I have now when I’m caught with grocery bags in a rainstorm! And the neighbors. They all have their own friends—we’re outsiders. We go to the community pool regularly, but no one has stopped by to introduce themselves. Whatever happened with southern hospitality? And my sisters? They’re all working! Whatwas the point of moving here if they work all week, and on the weekend they’re usually tô tired to go out?

“New Mexico was so much better; I had my own house, yard, and garage. I had a small garden in the back yard. I had a couple of good friends, including you. Here, I still don’t have a job, even though I’ve been willing to take almost anything. Jasper is gone six or seven days a week trying to sell Cadillacs in the middle of farm country. He should be trying to sell tractors! He comes home so tired that he hardly ever goes fishing. He must be kicking himself for being so thoughtful to me.” Her friend told Evelyn to stop being so negative. They'd only been in Georgia a year. Even their first couple of years in New Mexico were rough, she reminded Evelyn.

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*Translate into Vietnamese:
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Căn hộ chung cư của Evelyn và Jasper chắc chắn là nhỏ -1,200 feet vuông (111,48m2). Nó ở tầng thứ nhất của toà nhà ba tầng. Họ không có nhà để xe cho hai chiếc xe của mình. Thật ra, thậm chí họ cũng không được chỉ định một chỗ đậu xe. Khi Evelyn đến tiệm tạp hoá để mua sắm, bà thường phải kéo lê các mặt hàng tạp phẩm trong khoảng 100 feet (30.48m)từ xe đến căn hộ chung cư-đôi khi ít hơn nếu bà may mắn tìm được chỗ đậu xe gần với căn hộ chung cư của mình.

Evelyn đang nói chuyện điện thoại với một người bạn cũ ở New Mexico. "Bây giờ tôi mới thật sự hiểu được sự thuận tiện như thế nào khi trong suốt 20 năm được đỗ xe trong nhà để xe của mình và đi thẳng vào nhà bếp. Chỉ cần nghĩ đến việc tôi khôi hài làm sao khi dầm mưa với những túi hàng tạp phẩm trong một trận mưa bão! Và những người hàng xóm. Tất cả bọn họ đều có bạn bè của riêng họ-chúng tôi là những người ngoài cuộc. Chúng tôi đi đến hồ bơi công cộng thường xuyên, nhưng không một ai ngừng lại để để tự giới thiệu về mình cả. Chuyện gì đã xảy ra với lòng hiếu khách của người miền nam vậy chứ? Và các bà chị của tôi? Mục đích của việc chuyển đến đây là gì nếu họ cứ đi làm suốt tuần, và vào dịp cuối tuần họ thường quá mệt mỏi để ra ngoài dạo chơi?

New Mexico tốt đẹp hơn nhiều; tôi có căn nhà, cái sân, và nhà để xe của riêng mình. Tôi có một khu vườn nhỏ ở sân sau. Tôi có một vài người bạn tốt, trong đó có chị. Ở đây, tôi không có việc làm, cho dù tôi sẵn sàng chấp nhận làm bất cứ việc gì. Jasper biến mất sáu hoặc bảy ngày trong tuần để cố gắng bán cho được xe Cadillac trong vùng đất cày cấy. Ông ấy nên cố gắng bán mấy cái máy kéo kìa! Ông ấy quá mệt mỏi khi về đến nhà nên hầu như không bao giờ đi câu cá. Ông ấy nên tự trách mình vì đã tỏ ra quan tâm tôi như thế." Người bạn của bà bảo bà đừng bi quan. Họ chỉ mới ở Georgia có một năm. Thậm chí hai năm đầu tiên của họ ở New Mexico đã rất khổ cực, bà nhắc nhở Evelyn.