Ni th no trong ti ng Anh khi mu n thay i ki Ch, I change my mind faster than the weather :)) Did I really say

y that?/What was I thinking? th nh n ra mnh sai ho c do l do no , mu b n thn cho vi c thay i ki n d Linh: Anh John John: Ok! i t i nay mnh c h

n?

ng c s d ng ngay sau khi ng n thay i ki n. Chng c hm t c ch p nh n h n n y nh.

i ni ch trch

n i n kem Trng Ti

Linh: m anh i, hay mnh i xem phim i. Hm nay tr xem phim i, trong r p ch c mt! (c i) John: C ng Linh: anh mt n a. c lun, i, Linh ngh l lt anh t v gi ch .

i nng th

ny ra

y nng l

m, i

i r i, i shopping i, Linh ang mu

n mua m

y ci o, vo

y c ng

John: M t v i Linh qu! Thay i chng c baby changes diapers! (thay i ki n nhi

m t! You change your mind even more often than a u h n c tr con thay t n a) i ki n

Linh: Anh c ng c h n g Linh, c ng Ch ange yo ur m ind faster than the w eather! (thay nhanh h n c th i ti t) John: Ngang nh cua! Thi c r i, anh s nh ng. m Linh c bi n u mu n thay i ki n nh Linh th ni nh th no khng? Linh: T d ng anh John h i th Linh c ng khng bi t ph i tr l i th c nh ph n x t nhin thi, t d ng b t ra thnh l i. V d nh l Wait a minute, maybe we should go to the movies. It s too hot outside! Ti p n, Linh c th would be nice. John: y t l trong ti

ng Anh,

no, bnh th ng th lc ny, Linh c th ni

ni l Actually, I ve changed my mind. Let s go shopping. Some new T-shirts

y, ng r i n th

y. th m, cn cch no n a khng anh John, d y Linh lun

Linh: Th Linh v th nh.

ng dng nh

John: Th t ra th c ng cn m t s cch n a c th dng c. Cch th nh t c a Linh (wait a minute/hang on a second) l cch r t dn d , th ng ch dng trong v n ni, trong nh ng tnh hu ng thn m t. M t s cch di n tt ng t nh v y l Did I really say that?/What was I thinking? Chng th ng c s d ng ngay sau khi ng i ni nh n ra mnh sai ho c do l do no , mu n thay i ki n. Chng c hm t ch trch b n thn cho vi c thay i ki n d c ch p nh n h n. L n sau n u Linh mu n thay i ki n lin t c nh lc ny th nn dng 2 cu ny nh. (c i)

Cch th 2 c a Linh th c khc m t cht v s c thi, n c th tnh hu ng thn m t v nh ng tnh hu ng x giao h n, ty vo ng Linh: Linh thch nh ng tr ng h p thn m t h n, cn cu no n

c dng trong c nh i u c a chng ta. a khng anh?

ng

John: anh xem no Come to think of it, we should have taken that offer. (ngh k l i th chng ta l ra nn nh n l i ngh ) ho c I ve had a change of heart (change of heart thay i cch suy ngh , quan i m hay c m nh n v m t v n no ) c ng c v kh thn m t. Linh nh c th dng On second thoughts (hay thought), we should have taken that offer v i ngh a t ng t . Linh th khng quan tm l m nh ng ch c ch n cc b n c gi ang r t mu n bi t di n t th no trong nh ng tnh hu ng x giao, trang tr ng h n anh John. t thn m t h n m t cht chng ta c th s d ng I ve had a bit of a rethink v i ngh a r ng chng ta mu n thay i m t cht so v i nh ng g chng ta c p. Tuy nhin trong th c t , nhi u khi ch l m t cch ni l ch s , c khi m t cht l i th t ra l s thay i hon ton. On reflection/After further consideration (Suy ngh k th/Sau khi cn nh c k h n th) l 2 ph ng n John th y c v thch h p nh t trong nh ng tnh hu ng trang tr ng. c bi After further consideration r t hay th ng g p trong th t giao d ch: - On reflection, we should upgrade it! (Ngh l i th chng ta nn nng c p n)

- After further consideration, we ve come to the decision to open new branches in X city, instead of Y city as discussed in the last meeting. (Sau khi cn nh c k h n, chng ti i n quy t nh r ng s m thm cc chi nhnh t i thnh ph X, thay v thnh ph Y nh th o lu n trong cu c h p tr c.) Linh: After further consideration th hm nay anh John th n kem Trng Ti n v a i xem phim v i anh nh. t ng khen th ng , Linh s v a i

John & Linh: Cm n cc b n c gi cho chng ti nh ng ng gp th t ng gi c ng nh nh ng l i khen t ng, ng vin r t chn tnh. M i ng gp hay b n kho n th c m c, xin vui lng g i vo hm th john.linh@aac.edu.vn. Xin cho v h ng pl i!