Practice Listening

bài của orbit nè:
Now, the VOA Special English Program ?oWords and Their Stories?
Have you ever considered all the English expressions that include words about clothes ? Let?Ts see if I can name a few off the cuff, or without any preposition.
People wear pants to cover the lower part of their bodies. We sometimes say that people who are restless or nervous have ants in their pants. They might also fly by the seat of their pants. They use their natural sense to do something instead of their learned knowledge. Sometimes, people make a may get caught with their pants down. They are found doing something they should not be doing. And, in every family, one person takes control. Sometimes, a wife tells (CNgữ là a wife mà em) her husband what to do, then we say she wears the pants in the family.
Pants usually have pockets to hold things. Money that is likely to be spent quickly can burn a hole in your pocket. Sometimes, you need a belt to hold up your pants. If you have less money than usual, you may have to tighten your belt. You may have to live on less money and spend your money carefully. But, once you have succeeded (present perfect) in budgeting your money, you will have that skill under your belt.
I always praise people who can save their money and not spend to much. I really take my hat off to them. Yet, when it comes to all my own money, I spend it at the drop of a hat -- immediatelly, without waiting. And sadly, you cannot pull money out of a hat. You cannot get money by inventing or imagining it.
Boots are heavy or strong shoes. People who are too big for their boots thing think they are more important than they really are. I dislike such people. I really do. You can bet your boots on at. Yet, truly important people are hard to replace. Rarely can you feel fill their shoes or replace them with someone equally effective.
My father is an important person. He runs a big company. He wears a suit and tie and a shirt with sleeves that cover his arms. Some people who do not know him well think he is too firm and severe. They think he is a real stuffed shirt. But I know that my father wears his heart on his sleeves. He shows his feelings openly. And, he knows how to keep his shirt on. He stays calm and never gets angry or too excited.
Also, my father has never lost his shirt in a business steel deal. He is too smart to loose lose all or most of his money. This is because my father rolls up his sleeves and prepares to work hard. He often has a special plan or answers to a problem that he can use if he needs it. He is like a person who does magic tricks. We say he has card up of his sleeves.
This VOA Special English Program ?oWords and T[/b]heir S[/b]tories? was written by Jill Moss. I?Tm Faith Lapidus.
Được Maroon_Opal sửa chữa / chuyển vào 07:55 ngày 27/09/2006

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bài của ThanDieuVN:
Now, the VOA Special English Program ?oWords and Their Stories?
Have you ever considered all the English expressions that include words about clothes? Let?Ts see if I can name a few off the cuffs, or without any preparation.
People wear pants to cover the lower part of their bodies. We sometimes say that people who are restless or nervous have ants in their pants. They might also fly by the seat of their pants. They use their natural senses to do something instead of their learned knowledge.
Sometimes people may get caught with their pants down. They are found doing something they should not be doing. And, in every family, one person takes control. Sometimes a wife tells her husband what to do. Then we say she wears the pants in the family.
Pants usually have pockets to hold things. Money that is likely to be spent quickly can burn a hold in your pocket. Sometimes you need a belt to hold up your pants. If you have less money than usual, you may have to tighten your belt. You may have to live on less money and spend your money carefully. But, once you have succeeded in budgeting your money, you will have that skill under your belt.
I always praise people who can save their money and not spend too much. I really take my hat off to them. Yet, when I it comes (để ý sẽ thấy sau come có s) to my own money, I spend it at the drop of a hat - immediately, without waiting. And sadly, you cannot pull money out of a hat. You cannot get money by inventing or imagining it.
Boots are heavy or strong shoes. People who are too big for their boots think they are more important than they really are. I dislike such people. I really do. You can bet your boots on that. Yet, truly important people are hard to replace. Rarely can you fill their shoes, or replace them with someone equally effective.
My father is an important person. He runs a big company. He wears a suit and tie and the a (chữ shirt này là ko xác định mà) shirt with sleeves that cover his arms. Some people who do not know him well think he is too firm and severe. They think he is a real stuffed shirt. But I know that my father wears his heart on his sleeves. He shows his feeling openly and he knows how to keep his shirt on. He stays calm and never gets angry or too excited.
Also, my father has never lost his shirt in a business deal. He is too smart to lose all or most of his money. This is because my father rolls up his sleeves and prepares to work hard. He often has a special plan or answers to a problem that he can use if he needs it. He is like a person who does magic tricks. We say he has a card up his sleeves.
This VOA special English program "Words and Their Stories" was written by Jill Moss. I''''m Faith Lapidus.
muốn tham ai thì tham, muốn khảo ai thì khảo

off the cuff: ứng khẩu, ko chuẩn bị trước
have ants in one?Ts pants: đứng ngồi ko yên, lo lắng, bồn chồn
fly by the seat of one?Ts pants: hành động theo bản năng
caught with one?Ts pants down: bị bối rối, lúng túng (vì chưa chuẩn bị)
wear the pants in the family: nắm quyền (đặc biệt dùng cho phụ nữ)
burn a hole in one?Ts pocket: xài hoang phí
tighten one?Ts belt: thắt lưng buộc bụng, tiêu xài tằn tiện
have sth under one?Ts belt: kinh nghiệm đầy mình
take one;s hat off to sb: ngã mũ trước ai, bái phục
at the drop of a hat: ngay tức khắc, ko chậm trễ
pull money out of a hat: ảo thuật, hô biến ra tiền
too big for someone?Ts boots: tự phụ, tự mãn
bet someone?Ts boots: chắc chắn 100%
fill someone?Ts shoes: thay chỗ, thay thế ai
stuffed shirt: kẻ cứng nhắc, hủ lậu
wears one?Ts heart on one?Ts sleeve: ruột để ngoài da
keep one?Ts shirt on: bình tĩnh
lose one?Ts shirt: phá sản, thua lỗ, sạt nghiệp
roll up one?Ts sleeves: xắn tay áo (sẵn sàng làm việc)
card up one?Ts sleeve: quân cờ bí mật

vui quá , vui quá, cảm ơn chị orbit, thanks chị maroon, bài lần này không sai nhiều như lần trước, giảm tỉ lệ sai được hơn một nửa đấy, hôm nay pé trng phải đi ăn nhậu mới được
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Nghe thế này thực sự khá là vui, nhưng việc có lỗi là ko thể tránh khỏi, em thử làm sai nhìu wa'' nên chả dám post lên

Ai mà chẳng sai, nhưng khi thấy mình càng ngày càng sai ít đi thì tự nhiên thấy vui hơn rất nhiều. Em cứ post bài lên đi, sao lại không dám. Bài chưa sửa thì làm sao em biết là mình sai, còn nếu đã biết chỗ đó nghe sai thì tìm cách sửa rồi hãy post lên, thế thôi. Chẳng ai tính toán hơn thua, lỗi nhiều hay ít trong này cả. Mỗi người tự học để giỏi cho bản thân mình mà thôi, không phải để giỏi cho người khác xem.
Note: ngày mai Maroon sẽ post bài nghe mới lên, mọi người nghỉ khỏe nhé. See ya!

Bài sai nhiều quá nhỉ. Cám ơn orbit đã sửa giúp mình. Công nhận là đoạn cuối sai nhiều lỗi "s" ở cuối câu thật. Chắc tại lúc đó oải rồi nên ko để ý. Cả lỗi bell cũng buồn cười chứ
@talwass : chú cũng bon chen sang đây ah. Nghe được bao nhiêu cứ post lên. Bài anh sai choe choét mà vẫn có người sửa kìa. Có ai cười đâu

@Marôn: Thanks for the decoration by putting some yellow marks. I hope the next ones''ll be better, waiting for your new task
@talawas: Cậu cứ nhìn bài nào có biểu tượng như trên mà lấy thêm ý chí mạnh dạn pót bài, keke
Tự nhiên hôm nay lại vào đây chờ bài mới giờ này mới chết chứ, mặc dù biết kết quả từ sáng

Mr Thandieu sao lại online lúc 3 giờ sáng thế kia, được tớ khen well done thế là thao thức đến tận sáng cơ à. Không ngờ lời nói của mình lại có trọng lượng ghê nhỉ. Cũng chờ bài mới sao, tớ tưởng đằng ấy chờ mọi người post bài lên trước rồi tham khảo chớ, hihi...