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More Words About Clothes: I Am Not Talking Through My Hat.
Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. Last week, I explained some English expressions about clothes. Everything I told you was true. I did not talk through my hat ; or say something without knowing the facts. Everyone knows there are many English expressions about clothes. There is no need to keep it as a secret or keep it under your hat . In fact, if I keep talking, soon enough, you will start to think I am an old hat about this , a real expert. Do not be fooled though, my friends sometimes call me a wolf in sheep clothing . This is someone who acts like a good person but is really a bad person. I am not really a bad person. But I do love clothes. It is always fun to get dress up. I look great in my best clothes. When I put them on, I feel deck down. You might say when I wear my best clothes. I am dress to the nines or dress to the teeth . That my husband said I look dressed to kill . Of course, I would never kill anyone. But there is something special about putting on clothes that are pleasing to the eyes. My best clothes are not model or fashionable. Maybe someday they will come into fashion, but I really do not care. They certainly look better on knee than my birthday suit . Did you know that everyone has a birthday suit? You wear it when you are wearing no clothes at all. Babies are born wearing their birthday suits. I am very careful with my clothes. I handle them with kid gloves . I try not to get them dirty or torn. Most of my clothes fit like a glove , they fit perfectly. But when I eat too much, I feel like my clothes might birth at a seam (bó tay cái này ); my clothes feel too restricted tight. Some of the clothes I like best are hand-me-downs . My older sister gave them to me when she no longer wanted them. Hand-me-downs are great because clothes often cost too much money. I live on a suit string , I have a very small budget, and little money to spend on clothes. However my sister has a lot of money to spend on clothes. Maybe someday, the shoe will be on the other foot , the opposite will be true. I will have a lot of money to buy clothes and my sister will get hand-me-downs from me. I admit I dream of being rich. I dream that someday I will be able to live like a rich person. I will know what it is like to walk in another person?Ts shoes . Some of my friends got rich by writing someone else?Ts coke tell. They are successful today as a result of someone else being successful. But I believe you should never criticize others for something you would do yourself. What is said about someone else can also be said about you. Remember, if the shoe fits, wear it .
Jill Moss wrote this VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. I am Faith Lapidus.
talk through one?Ts hat : nói càn, nói bậy.
keep something under one?Ts hat : giữ bí mật.
an old hat about something : người biết rất rõ về một lãnh vực nào đó, chuyên gia.
a wolf in sheep clothing : sói đội lốt cừu.
dress to the nines, dress to the teeth, dressed to kill : ăn mặc đẹp, đặc sắc, hợp thời trang.
birthday suit : không mặc gì, trần như nhộng.
handle something with kid gloves : làm gì đó rất cẩn thận.
fit like a glove : rất vừa vặn.
hand-me-down : quần áo cũ
live on a suit string : nghèo ?
the shoe will be on the other foot : khi điều ngược lại xảy ra.
to walk in another person''s shoes [/b]: đóng vai trò của một người khác.
if the shoe fits, wear it = if the cap fits, wear it [/b]: This idiom means that if the description is correct, then it is describing the truth, often when someone is being criticised. (ref: http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/if+the+cap+fits,+wear+it.html)
Được toad sửa chữa / chuyển vào 08:52 ngày 13/10/2006

Hi, Maroon !
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Chị Maroon_Opal ơi.
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Chị Maroon cho em học với nghen.

Trả lời chung cho những bạn ko download được bài nghe. Nếu bạn click vào link mà thấy cái này:

... thì đó là do quản trị mạng của bạn đã chặn kết nối. (bạn đang dùng máy ở cơ quan, I guess). Vậy thì đổi sang dùng mạng ở nơi khác
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Được Maroon_Opal sửa chữa / chuyển vào 10:29 ngày 13/10/2006

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Hello Maroon,
I am new, could you please review my listening and give your comments? Manu thanks.
Now, the VOA Special English Program with Annâ?Ts story.
Last week, I?Tve explained some English expressions about clothes. Everything I?Tve told you was true. I did not talk through my hat or say something without knowing the fact. Everyone knows there are many English expressions about clothes. There is no need to keep it as a secret or keep it under your hat. In fact, if I keep talking, soon enough, you will start to think I am an old hat about this. A real expert does not be full of those. My friends always call me a wolf in sheep clothing. This is someone who acts like a good person, but this is really a bad person. I am not really a bad person, but I do love clothes. It is always fun to get dressed up. I look great im my best clothes. When I put them on, I feel darked-out, you might say when I wear my best clothes, I am dressed to the nice, or dressed to the cheap.In fact, my husband said I look dressed to kill. Of course, I would never kill anyone. But there is something special about putting on clothes that are pleasant to the eye. My best clothes are not modelled or fashionable. May be someday they will come into fashion but I really do not care. They certainly look better or neat than my birthday suit. Did you know that everyone has a birthday suit? You wear it when you are wearing no clothes at all. Babies are born wearing their birthday suits. I am very carefull with my clothes. I handle them with kind gloves, I try not to get them dirty or torn. Most of my clothes fit like a glove, they fit perfectly. But when I eat too much, I feel that my clothes might burst at my seams, my clothes feel too restrictive and tight. Some of the clothes I like best are hand-me-downs, my older sister gave them to me when she no longer wanted them. Hand-me-downs are great because clothes often cost too much money. I live in a ??, I have a very small budget and little money to spend on clothes. However, my sister has a lot of money to spend on clothes. May be someday, the shoe will be in the other foot, the opposite will be true. I will have a lot of money to bye clothes, and my sister will get hand-me-downs from me. I ?. I dream of being rich. I dream that someday, I will be able to live like a rich person. I will know what is it like to walk in another person shoes. Some of my friends got rich by writing some else cultails. They are successful today as a result of someone else being successful. But I believe you should never critisize others for something you would do yourself. What you said about someone else can also be said about you. Remember, if the shoes fit, wear it.
Jill Moss wrote this VOA Special English Program with Annâ?Ts story, Anna Faith Lapidus.

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