Practice Listening

tình cảm gia đình thiêng liêng hả? chị nghĩ là sacred family love. Ko fải chị ko dịch hộ em mà chị định để dành cho mọi người cùng suy nghĩ thoai.
còn phrase bận ngập đầu có 1 idiom trong tiếng Anh rất chuẩn và dĩ nhiên dùng idiom vẫn hay hơn là dịch thông thường.
terribly busy --> rất bận, cũng ok
(as) busy as a bee --> cũng có nghĩa là rất bận, nhưng nó mang nghĩ tích cực như là con ong chăm chỉ vậy, vui sướng vì được bận rộn --> ko đúng chính xác là bận ngập đầu
mọi người tiếp tục nhé. tranh thủ ghé vô 1 chút rồi lại ra. Ngày mai sẽ sửa bài tiếp.
Được Maroon_Opal sửa chữa / chuyển vào 14:57 ngày 29/08/2006

Em nghĩ bận ngập đầu là to be over one''s head
đúng ko chị Maroon

em đã dò từ điển chưa vậy Lam. OMG!!!! over one''s head có nghĩa là khó hiểu, không thể hiểu nổi; vd: The lecture was/went way over my head. Get it?

Muốn cài giề????
Còn đây là bài của ThanDieu:
This is Barbara Klein with the VOA Special English Development Report.
Cold storage can keep foods in great good con***ion for months after growing seasons. But foods can be damaged if they are kept too cold. So, this week we offer some advices (if có ''s'', fải fát âm là /Td''vaisiz/) about cold storages (if có ''s'', fải fát âm là /''sto:ridziz/) Keep in mind! . It comes from Practical Action, and an entire anti-poverty group in Britain. Practical Action is the new name of the Intermediate Technology Development Group.
The experts say the best way is to prepare fruits foods for storage while still in the fields. For best results, harvest fruits and vegetables at the coerced correct harvesting time. And try not to damage them. Used a sharp knife.
Place the harvested items on a clean surface or directly into storage containers. Do not place them on the ground. dust Dirt can lead to bugs or fungus growths in cold storage. Use clean water to remove dust dirt, and keep the water clean. But it is usually better not to remove outer leaves from foods fruits and vegetables before storage. Without the leaves, fruits food can become dry.
Fruits and vegetables must be cool from fields?T heat before they are put into storage. If they are placed in cool water, however, it can spread fungus throughout the fruits food. A better idea is to harvest the fruits foods either early or late in the day, then leave them to cool naturally.
The experts at Practical Action say all fruits and vegetables have a critical temperature for storage. Damage may happen if they get any colder. With potatoes, for example, the self- cell structures can break down. Some foods fruits and vegetables must be keep in stored at 0 to 4 degrees Celsius. Others need 4 to 8 degrees. And still others must be stored above 8 degrees.
Wet the fruits and vegetables so they do not become too dry during storage. The best time to do this is before storage. Cover these items in plastic once they reach the correct storage temperature. Most fruits and vegetables need the relative humi***y in storage to be kept between 85 and 95 percent.
Finally, air flow must not be restricted. Leave spaces (if có ''s'', đọc là /speisiz/) between the food containers and the walls of the storage area. Keep the spaces clean, and lastly, try not to open the doors too often.
Internet users can get more information about cold storage at itdg.org. Again, the address is itdg.org. We?Tll have a link at voaspecialenglish.com.
This VOA Special English Development Report was written by Jill Moss. I?Tm Barbara Klein.
- lẫn lộn giữa food và fruit
- chỗ có s thì ko cho, còn chỗ người ta ko có thì cứ thêm s vào
Được Maroon_Opal sửa chữa / chuyển vào 08:22 ngày 30/08/2006

đúng rồi mà, ngoài ra có thể là up to one''s ears
ko theo chị, idiom đó là gì mới đúng

Mới nghe xong - từ nào mình ko nghe đc thì mình để trong ngoặc đơn . Check dùm cái nghen
This is Barbara Klein with the VOA special English development report.
Cold storage can keep food in good con***ion for months after the growing season. But food can be damaged if they are kept too cold. So this week we offer some advices about cold storage. It comes from practical action and poverty group in Britain. Practical action is the new name for the intermediately technology development group. The expert says the best way is (to) prepare food for storage while still in the field. For the best results, harvest fruits and vegetables at the correct harvesting time and try not to damage them, use the soft knife. Place the harvested items on clean surface or directly into storage containers. Do not place them on the ground. Dirt can leave to (?...) and (?...) growth on cold storage. Use clean water to remove dirt and keep the water clean. But it is usually better not to remove outer leaves from fruits and vegetables before storage. Without the leaves, food can become dry. Fruits and vegetables must be cooled from field heat before they are put into storage. If they are placed in cool water, however it can spread (funger) through out the food. A better idea is to harvest food either early or late in a day, the leave them cool naturally. The expert at practical action says all fruits and vegetables have a (?...) temperature for storage. Damage may happen if they get any colder. With potatoes for example, the (soil) structure can break down. Some fruits and vegetables must be stored at 0 to 4oC , others need 4 to 8oC and still others must be stored above 8 degree.
Wet the fruits and vegetables so they do not become too dry during storage. The beat time to do this is before storage. Cover these items in plastics once they reach the correct storage temperature. Most fruits and vegetable need the (?) humi***y in storage to be kept between 85 to 95%. Finally, air-flow must not be restricted. Leave the space between the food containers and the wall of the storage area. Keep the space clean and lastly try not to open the door too often.
Internet users can get more information about Cold storage at itdj.org (again www.itgj.org). We will have a link at VOAspecialEnglish.com
This VOA special English development report was written by Jill Moss. I am Barbara Klein

@Maroon_Opal: Nếu có bài nghe mới thì mình nghĩ nên cho luôn lên trang 1 được ko vì bi giờ topic nhiều trang quá. Tìm lòi cả mắt mà ko thấy. Ví dụ:
a. Topic name: .... from date to date
b. Topic name: .... from date to date
.............
Mà bạn ở đâu- đang học hay đi làm - thấy có vể chuyên nghệp quá - Giáo viên anh ngữ ah. hihihi ... nhiều câu hỏi quá nhỉ.

Em coi kĩ trong quyển Idioms rồi
to be over one''s head: to be very busy, to have too much to do
to be up to one''s ears ( cái này ở mức độ thấp hơn )
ex: I''d love to take a week off for a hiking trip, but at the moment I am over my head in work.

Em nghĩ là nên cả 2, vẫn post như bình thường, thêm việc update ở trang 1

đúng rồi mà, ngoài ra có thể là up to one''s ears
ko theo chị, idiom đó là gì mới đúng
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đúng đâu mà đúng, nói có sách mách có chứng luôn nè:

up to one''s ears mới là đúng