Speaking English Online - Part II

linhcau_neu:
Some idioms
*** Đi với bụt mặc áo ca? sa, đi với ma mặc áo giấy
- He needs a long spoon that sups with devil
= I need a long spoon that sups with Mr Đăng
***Bao giơ? chạch đe? ngọn đa
= bao giơ? cho đến tháng mươ?i
= bao giơ? em linh cẩu có con.
- When the pigs fly
= When two Fridays come together
= On the second Sunday of next week
= Until the hay comes home
= Till the cow comes home [or cheetah is okie]
= When the devil is blind
= When the moon turns green cheese

*** Chim khôn nói tiếng ra?nh rang
Ngươ?i khôn nói tiếng dịu da?ng dêf nghe
- The bird is known by his note, the man by his word [câu na?y sát nghif nhi?]
Cứ tạm thế đaf ạ[/purple]

Tomorrow is my mom''''s birthday, but for some reasons, it''s hold today. I planned to do something special for my mom a week ago. I thought I would buy a present for her as usual but i didn''t know what i should do., then I decided to organize a small party for her. I and my sister cooked something and invited my aunts and uncles to my home. I had planned to do everything before she came home but it was not what I want.
My mom usually comes home at 5pm so I started at 3pm. Unluckily I did so slowly and I had some problem with my dish. Although my aunts came soon and helped me, I couldn''t finish in time. Then my mom came home and she had to help me to fix the dish. I couldn''t give her a little surprise as I had hoped but she was still happy. I''m not sure if I or my mom cooked but it was still a good party. Everyone enjoyed meal and praise me much. ( they''re very generous ). My mom was very joyful today and that''s all I want.
I''''m a bad cook, really and I have to learn more from my mom. However I find it''''s very interesting when I cook for whom I love. I''''s a great feeling when people eat my dishes and give me some comments. Next time I will try something new in the kitchen!
Được baprangbo88 sửa chữa / chuyển vào 00:32 ngày 14/08/2007

I am very very well aware of how good you are, at cooking profession, bap. So this comes as my piece of friendly advise, not only for you but to all other SE females:
Whenever you want to wow people or try something new, do not forget to keep them informed, for it is sort of back up plan, just in case you need urgent help dealing with what happened to you (and your aunt also your mother being) yesterday ka ka ka ka...

Good lunch
***Ăn cho đê?u, kêu cho so?ng
Share and share alike
***Ăn chực nă?m chơ?
To cool one''''s heel for ages
***Ăn cơm cáy ngáy o o
Ăn cơm thịt bo? thi? lo ngay ngáy
A great fortune is a great slavery
***Ăn pha?i nhai, nói pha?i nghif
Think today and speak tomorrow

Đang đói bụng mà thấy idom của em Linh. Chep. Đói, đói quá

Tiếng Anh giao tiếp:
Nigel Now you''ve had a good look at it, what do you think about the new window display ?
Jane It''s certainly very striking, very colorful.
Nigel You don''t sound totally enthusiastic.
Jane Well the theme is " spring " but I''m not sure that the design is really suitable
Nigel What exactly don''t you like about it ?
Jane I''m not sure. I can''t quite put my finger on it. Give me a bit more time to think about it.
Explanation :

Put your finger on sth - To discover the exact reason why a situation is the way it is, especially when something is wrong

Example : You put your finger on it when you said an unbalanced diet was the root of her ill health.
Source: my world

keeping diary huh ?
Sounds like a great idea , and a hard one too since my writing skill is quite ... unstable due to the lack of practice. But don''t worry, I''ll try though.
Well, it has been 4 days since I left VN, long enough to miss all you guys , but short enough for me to "smell" all the fresh feelings that''s still lingering in my suite cases, my clothes from Viet Nam , in every letters in a brief , which was written for me.
Yesterday, I discovered that I made a grave mistake between "Hò?a Lò? Prison" and "CẶt Cơ? Hà? NẶi". Back then I though they were ONE , but after a small talk about my trip in Hà? NẶi with some of my friends ,who were raised in Hà? NẶi and now are studying with me in the university. They all laughed like never before becoz of my misunderstood. Well , I myself find it''s really funny too. At least I have something to tell you after all
To tell the truth, ''til now I don''t have even the faintest idea about the whereabout of "Hò?a Lò? Prison". According to what I once read in a guide book , Hò?a Lò? Prison does have a nick name - "Hilton Hà? NẶi " - which was given to Hò?a Lò? Prison by american captives , who were once held in Hò?a Lò? during the war.
Maybe , Hò?a Lo is now really Hilton Hà? NẶi ...... or Sheraton though
Any ideas, my Hanoi friends.
The concept " Hanoi Friends" itself is already ....controversial . What is a Hanoian ? to be precise ..... hard to tell !
Chf?ng thơm cùfng thĂ? hoa nhà?i
KhĂng thanh lìch cùfng ngươ?i Trà?ng An.......
I guess this is the utmost criteria ---> to smell like jasmine ... just kidding ...

Trời!!!!, sao bài em post hồi chiều không thấy đâu thế này. Bên ngoài cũng thấy có bài post mới của anh molecules mà mở ra chả thấy đâu cả là thế nào nhỉ? .