TẠP I

Session 3
English-Vietnamese Translation
Instructor: Hồ Lê Vũ

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 OVERVIEW
• Translation
– Entrance test solutions: How Far It Could Go
– LANGUAGE

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 ENTRANCE TEST
She picked him out right away, the minute she walked into the
restaurant. It was no great trick. There were only two men seated alone,
and one was an elderly gentleman who already had a plate of food in
front of him. The other was thirty-five or forty, with a full head of dark hair
and a strong jawline. He might have been an actor, she thought. An actor
you’d cast as a thug. He was reading a book, though, which didn’t
entirely fit the picture.
”Billy Cutler,” he said. “And you’re Dorothy Morgan. And you could
probably use a drink. What would you like?”
”I don’t know,” she said. “What are you having?”
”Well, night like this, minute I sat down I ordered a martini, straight up
and dry as a bone.”
”Martinis are in, aren’t they?”
”Far as I’m concerned, they were never out.”

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 ENTRANCE TEST
• She picked him out right away
– Ả đã móc túi gã ấy thành công ngay giây phút ả bước vào
nhà hàng.
• recognize [N] vs. pick out [more I] vs. discern [F]
– He’s just a regular guy. You could hardly pick him out
of a crowd.
– Bruno recognized me from the crowd so he pointed at
me and smiled.
– barely able to discern the garden gate through the
mist

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 ENTRANCE TEST
• It was no great trick.
– There's no big trick [I] to this game. We've all been playing it
since we were kids.
= easy [N] vs. piece of cake [I] vs. unchallenging [more F]
• I found the work so unchallenging that my mind was free
to roam.
• [metaphor] dễ như trở bàn tay? like flipping one’s hand
– Fooling these idiots is like shooting fish in a barrel [I] |
Solving that puzzle was like taking candy from a baby
[I]
• [rhyming] dễ ợt?
– Now now don’t you cry. Using the potty is easy peasy
[I, BR, child]!

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 ENTRANCE TEST
= easy [N] vs. piece of cake [I] vs. unchallenging [more F]
vs. difficult | hard [N] vs. no joke | no picnic [I] vs. taxing [more F]
– It’s no joke bringing up two kids on your own.
– Childbirth is no picnic & the early years can be grueling.
– Scientists are making progress towards solving that most
taxing puzzle of all: the riddle of the human genome.
• difficult vs. hard:
– She’s a difficult hard lady vs. This rock is hard difficult.
– [IELTS tips] the former appears slightly more [F] than the
latter in interchangeable cases
• “Oh, f*ck, this is really hard!” vs. “Sir, this could be
difficult!”

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 ENTRANCE TEST
• There were only two men seated alone
– Duy nhất một bàn có hai người đàn ông ngồi với nhau.
→ why seated and not sitting?

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 ENTRANCE TEST
• a strong jawline
– đường viền hàm dưới tráng kiện
• He might have been an actor. An actor you’d cast as a thug.
• He was reading a book, though, which didn’t entirely fit the
picture.
– Anh ta nhìn cũng chả ăn hình cho lắm
– Do you get the picture even if you don’t know the whole
story?
vs. Never mind the details. Try to see the big picture.
→ watch sample clips

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 ENTRANCE TEST
• And you could probably use a drink. → watch sample clips
– I guess I could use some help. | You could use a friend.
• need [N] vs. could use [S] vs. necessitate [F]
– a cut which necessitated eighteen stitches. | The
present situation would necessitate a change of plan.
• “What are you having?”
– eat | drink [N] vs. have [S] vs. consume [F]
• Muslims do not consume pork and alcoholic beverages
[tone consistency].
• drink [N] vs. something to drink [more I] vs. beverage [F]

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 ENTRANCE TEST
• I ordered a martini, straight up and dry as a bone.
– tôi ra lệnh cho một martini với lời lẽ cộc cằn như xương
– tôi gọi ngay 1 ly rượu từ cây dược thảo dáng thẳng và khô
– tôi trở nên vô thức như một bộ hài cốt | tôi ngồi thẳng đơ
như một khúc xương í
• Dry
– Bone dry | As dry as a bone

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 ENTRANCE TEST
• I ordered a martini, straight up and dry as a bone.
– Straight up
• I'll have a whisky on the rocks, please.
vs. An orange juice with ice, please.
• Cho nhiều đá/ít đá?
– go light vs. heavy on [S] the ice | salt | ketchup
• Cho vừa đá thôi?
– go easy on [S] vs. use in moderation [WRITTEN = W]
» All sweeteners should be used in moderation.

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 ENTRANCE TEST
• Martinis are in, aren’t they? ”Far as I’m concerned, they were
never out.”
– “Đội Martinis vào vòng trong rồi đúng không?” “Xa như tôi
đang quan tâm họ chưa bao giờ bị loại.
– "Thế anh say rồi chứ nhỉ?" "Đối với tôi thì thế đã thấm vào
đâu."
vs. The alcohol went straight to my head [I]
• in vs. out
– Taking Tạp Dịch is the in thing this year. | When they want
us to switch to something else, they tell us that the “in thing”
is now the “out thing.” [I]

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 FOOD FOR THOUGHT
• DRY em tra trong từ điển nghĩa là "dry alcoholic drinks are not
sweet", sao không giống nghĩa thầy cho là "a large proportion
of strong liquor“
– DRY cocktail vs. DRY wine
– How about DRY party?

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 MY FAVORITES
• She picked him out right away → Cô bị anh hút hồn ngay từ
những giây phút đầu tiên
– a strong jawline → mùi hương Jawline rất mạnh
– Well, night like this → Ờ, đêm tuyệt trần ai
• a martini, straight up and dry as a bone → ly rượu martini
chân thật và nhạt như một sự mâu thuẫn
– Tôi tu một phát như sắp chết khát | rượu say cả chấy
• “Martinis are in, aren’t they?” “Far as I’m concerned, they were
never out.” → "Vợ chồng Mactin đang ở trong ông phải
không?“ "Từ tận đáy lòng tôi, họ chưa bao giờ đi đâu hết“
• My all-time favorite:
→ và đắm mình trong bản nhạc “dry as a bone.”

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 FUN ACTIVITY
Let’s… đắm chìm trong bản nhạc DRY AS A BONE…
Does he hear my secret mind
Will he answer me from time to time
Tonight I'll be alone
Family albums, I'll unplug my phone
And I know I said goodbye
My eyes are dry
Dry as a bone
But he won't be coming home
I won't cry
(Dry As A Bone by Holly McNarland)
→ that’s why we have translation relay in this class

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 ENGLISH-VIETNAMESE TRANSLATION
• Main article: Can I put you on hold

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 IMPORTANT STRUCTURES
• To be continued…
vs. So far we’ve had over 4,000 calls, and counting. | Nearly
20 years later (and counting), the couple are still in love.
• Sold out
• Closed for Private Party
vs. reserved
• Back in an Hour
= Back after Lunch
• Not in Service
• Use Other Door
• Register Closed
→ Quầy vẫn làm việc?

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 IMPORTANT STRUCTURES
• Can I put you on hold?
– We liked their telephone support but they kept us on hold for
far too long.
• utterances that produce distress
– the hero and damsel in distress
– statement [N] vs. words [more I] vs. utterance [more F, L]
• Saying is a well-known statement about what often
happens in life.
• “I don’t want to” were exactly his words.
• He whispered, as if to lend his utterances an added
confidentiality.

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 IMPORTANT STRUCTURES
• the desire to kill
– Andy got another F? I'm going to kill him [I] when he’s back
from school.
vs. The comedian totally killed [I] tonight.
vs. I’m crazy about acting. I’d kill for [I] a minor role in your new
movie.
vs. (laugh out loud) You are killing me.| Elvis killed us with his
jokes. [I]

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 IMPORTANT STRUCTURES
→ watch sample clips for kill
– "Why are you blinking like that?" "Because I'm sending him
signals.“
= give somebody a sign [positive]
vs. to breadcrumb someone = to lead someone on
[negative]
– The cute ones are rarely funny. God doesn't give with both
hands.
• Are you sticking around for the next show?
– linger [N] vs. stick around [I] vs. tarry [L]
• She lingered in the yard, enjoying the warm sunshine.
• Upon seeing the sun beginning to sink in the sky, we
realized we had tarried too long on the summit of the
mountain.
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 IMPORTANT STRUCTURES
→ watch sample clips for kill
• I’m stuffed: full [N] vs. stuffed [I] vs. satisfied with food [more F]
Notes: [IETLS tips] [F] expressions by way of scientific definition
vs. [I] expressions by way of abbreviation & shortening
→ watch sample clips
• TMI (too much information)
• ASAP (as soon as possible)
• I’m in the ‘hood.
• This one is a beaut. (beautiful)
• No prob.
• He's gonna call Michael. Obvi.
(obvious)
informally vs. in a manner
marked by the absence of
formality
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 IMPORTANT STRUCTURES
• You hear or read one of these and your heart sinks.
– Rachel’s spirits sank | She sank into depression after divorce
from her first husband.
vs. Her heart lifted. | We'll find a way to lift your spirits.
• You’ve become invested in this story and are eager to find out
how it ends.
– The audience feels so invested in the show they even pay
money to be involved in its outcome. → watch sample clips

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 IMPORTANT STRUCTURES
• You were banking on something and now it has been taken
away.
– The Chinese government is banking on the Olympics to
draw in more tourists.
= when you’ve been counting on using an A.T.M. or getting a
Coke
• Can we get a high score on TOEFL by playing online
games all day?
Don’t count on that.

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 IMPORTANT STRUCTURES
• You’ve been waiting in line at a movie theater for 30 minutes
– You’ll have to stand in line at the ticket booth.
• Hi, are you in line?
• save one’s place in line
• Hey, no jumping line | no cutting line! Wait your turn.
→ mất chỗ trong hàng?
• If I get out of the line, I'll lose my place [N] vs. my spot [I]
vs. my position [more F]

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 IMPORTANT STRUCTURES
• Sometimes you’ve decided to go out on the spur of the
moment.
– We were on business and made a spur-of-the-moment
decision to stay over.
= Without thinking about the consequences, I bought a
ridiculously expensive dress on a whim.

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 IMPORTANT STRUCTURES
• waiting not-so-patiently behind a fellow customer with 25 items
– It was nice to see fellow students and lecturers again.
• fellow traveler
→ đồng bào?
– fellow countrymen
→ đồng chí?
– fellow soldier [N] vs. comrade [L]
• fellow vs. co-: fellow worker & fellow organizer vs. co-
worker & co-organizer

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 IMPORTANT STRUCTURES
• these messages involve something you are bent on doing
– determined [N] vs. bent on [more I] vs. resolved [F]
• He's bent on revenge. | He was bent on getting married
as soon as possible.
• I was determined to make it as an actor.
• He was resolved to face his terror .
vs. They were hell-bent on [more I, negative] winning even if
that means they had to play down and dirty.

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 IMPORTANT STRUCTURES
• at the threshold of success and gratification, you are stopped in
your tracks.
– The young boys stopped [dead] in their tracks, dropped their
jaws and stared, unsure whether or not to believe their eyes.
– We are on the threshold of a new millennium.

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 IMPORTANT STRUCTURES
• discomfort on a massive scale are just around the corner.
– Exams are just around the corner.
vs. The building you are looking for is just around the corner.
→ watch sample clips
– near [N] vs. around the corner [more I] vs. in close proximity
[F]
• Families are no longer living in close proximity [to each
other].
• Complaints filed in close proximity to the time of an
incident improve the investigator’s chance of gathering
factual information.

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 IMPORTANT STRUCTURES
• It tells you that nothing could be further from the truth.
vs. It looks like you just want my money.
Nothing could be further from my mind – I really care for you.
= The thought never occurred.
• You are likely to be cut off and put in the position of starting all
over again.

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 IMPORTANT STRUCTURES
• offer condescension [F] and prevarication [F] in equal measure.
– patronize [N] vs. talk down to [more I] vs. condescend to [F]
• Don't you patronize me! | I often felt patronized by my co-
workers.
• Don't talk down to me as if I were a child.
• Rich people tend to be condescending to | toward their
poor relatives.
– both… and equally… [N] vs. equal parts [I] vs. in equal
measure [F]
• We were both surprised and equally unsurprised by the
results.
• He bores and infuriates us in equal measure.
• These inventions are equal parts crazy and genius.

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 IMPORTANT STRUCTURES
• I’ll get the ball rolling by adding two more.
– The company has set the ball rolling for the second
scholarship program for the underprivileged students. →
watch sample clips
• That saying is confined to the South.
– The curse born of poverty is not confined to the poor alone;
it runs through all classes, even to the very rich.
• an item you know the store should carry is unavailable
– Do you carry electric razors?

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 IMPORTANT STRUCTURES
• Kids can’t stand any delay to their gratification → watch sample
clips
– What makes you think I'm ready to jump into bed with you?
– Come over tomorrow night to our place. I'll make dinner,
we'll see what happens. [S]
= que sera sera | whatever will be will be [S]
– Am I in your will?
• inherit [N] vs. in somebody’s will? [more I] vs. be
bequeathed [F]
– She inherited her father’s money and estate.
– The house payment came from money they were
bequeathed when a family member passed away. |
She bequeathed her jewellery to her niece.

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 GROUP ACTIVITY
• Class Fund contributions
• Để dịch các cụm từ sau đây, chúng ta cần dùng những cấu trúc
nào đã học ngày hôm nay trong lớp? (chỉ được phép có một
đáp án cho mỗi cụm từ). Passing grade: 3/4
– mua mở hàng cho đắt khách
– hạ giọng thì thầm
– đốn tim khán giả với bài hát mới
– ốm liệt giường

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 SOLUTIONS
• You can help get the ball rolling by buying an awesome T-shirt.
• Mary looked around and her voice had sunk to a whisper.
• The singer killed with his new song.
• be confined to bed | be bedridden [N] vs. be laid up [in bed] [I]
– The doctor explained that John would be bedridden | be
confined to bed for some time.
– I was laid up [in bed] with acute rheumatism for several
days.

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 HOMEWORK
• For session 5:
– LANGUAGE
– POLITICS

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 LAST LAUGH
• The marshmallow test for delayed gratification
– conducted by Walter Mischel at Stanford University
– Context:
• In the 1960s, a group of four-year olds were given a
marshmallow and promised another only if they could
wait 20 minutes before eating the first one.
• Some children could wait and others could not.
• The researchers then followed the progress of each child
into adolescence, and demonstrated that those with the
ability to wait were better adjusted and more dependable,
and scored higher on the SAT test. → watch sample clips

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 Review
• nhận dạng ra
– recognize vs. pick out vs. discern
• dễ dàng
– no great | big trick
– easy vs. piece of cake vs. unchallenging
• dễ như trở bàn tay
– like shooting fish in a barrel | like taking candy from a baby
• dễ ợt
– easy peasy
• khó
– difficult | hard vs. no joke | no picnic vs. taxing
• (hiểu được) tình thế
– (get) the picture
• nghĩ về cái lớn, nhìn xa
– think about the big picture 38
 Review
• muốn, cần
– need vs. could use vs. necessitate
• dùng (đồ uống, đồ ăn)
– eat | drink vs. have vs. consume
• đồ uống, thức uống
– drink vs. something to drink vs. beverage
• không đá
– straight up
• (đồ uống có cồn) có đá
– on the rocks
• (đồ uống) có đá
– with ice

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 Review
• nhiều, ít (đá, tương cà)
– light vs. heavy on (the ice | the ketchup)
• vừa vừa
– go easy on vs. use in moderation
• thịnh hành, đang được chuộng vs. hết mốt
– in vs. out
• thứ đang được chuộng vs. thứ hết mốt
– the in thing vs. the out thing
• về phần tôi, với tôi
– Far as I’m concerned
• rượu ngấm
– (alcohol) go to one’s head
• rượu chát
– dry wine
• buổi liên hoan chỉ dùng nước ngọt, ko rượu
– a dry party
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 REVIEW
• còn tiếp
– To be continued…
• và còn chưa hết, và còn tiếp
– and counting
• hết hàng, hết vé
– Sold out
• có khách bao trọn phòng
– Closed for Private Party
• tạm nghỉ (trưa)
– Back in an Hour | Back after lunch
• máy không hoạt động
– Not in Service
• làm ơn đi lối khác
– Use Other Door 41
 REVIEW
• quầy nghỉ
– Register Closed
• xin làm ơn chờ máy
– May I put you on hold
• lời nói, câu nói
– statement vs. words vs. utterance
• anh hùng cứu mỹ nhân
– the hero and damsel in distress
• giận điên lên với ai
– kill somebody
• cực kỳ muốn
– would kill for

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 REVIEW
• thực hiện xuất sắc
– kill (on stage)
• chết cười, chết vì cười
– you are killing me
– kill someone with one’s joke(s)
• nán lại, ở lại thêm
– linger vs. stick around vs. tarry
• phát tín hiệu (đong đưa ai), thả thính
– send somebody signals | give somebody a sign
• dắt mũi ai bằng cách thả thính
– to breadcrumb someone | to lead someone on

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 REVIEW
• được cái nọ mất cái kia, tạo hóa luôn công bằng
– God doesn't give with both hands
• no nê
– be full vs. be stuffed vs. be satisfied with food
• cung cấp thừa thông tin, cho quá nhiều thông tin không nên
cho
– TMI
• càng sớm càng tốt
– ASAP
• xuống vs. lên (tâm trạng, tinh thần)
– spirits | heart sink vs. lift
• hạ giọng thì thầm
– voice sinks to a whisper
• rất quan tâm theo dõi, nhập tâm vào (câu chuyện)
– invested in 44
 REVIEW
• trông chờ, dựa vào
– bank on | count on
• đừng trông mong gì
– don’t count on that
• xếp hàng
– stand in line
• giữ chỗ trong hàng
– save one’s place in line
• không chen hàng
– no jumping line | no cutting line
• chờ đến lượt
– wait one’s turn
• mất chỗ trong hàng
– lose one’s place vs. spot vs. position [in line]
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 REVIEW
• bất chợt nổi hứng làm gì
– on the spur of the moment | on a whim
• đồng, cùng hoàn cảnh
– fellow (customer, student, traveler)
• quyết tâm làm bằng được
– be determined vs. be bent on vs. be resolved
• cố đấm ăn xôi
– hell-bent on
• chơi bẩn
– play down and dirty

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 REVIEW
• mấp mé, ngưỡng
– at | on the threshold of
• đứng sững, chết sững
– be stopped [dead] in one’s tracks
• gần (về khoảng cách và thời gian), sắp đến
– near vs. around the corner vs. in close proximity
• hoàn toàn sai
– nothing could be further from the truth
• không hề nghĩ đến, hoàn toàn không có ý như thế
– nothing could be further from one’s mind
– The thought never occurred

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 REVIEW
• ngắt máy
– cut off
• tỏ thái độ thiếu tôn trọng, ra vẻ
– patronize vs. talk down to vs. condescend to
• vừa... vừa..., ngang nhau, đều nhau
– both… and equally… vs. equal parts vs. in equal measure
• khởi xướng
– (get | set) the ball rolling
• mở hàng
– help get the ball rolling by buying something
• nằm liệt giường
– be confined to bed | be bedridden vs. be laid up [in bed]
• cửa hàng có bán
– Do you carry…?
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 REVIEW
• trì hoãn sự sung sướng
– delay gratification
• lên giường (với người mới quen)
– jump into bed with
• điều gì đến sẽ đến
– we'll see what happens | que sera sera | whatever will be will be
• thừa kế (tiền, tài sản) từ ai
– inherit vs. be in someone's will vs. be bequeathed

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