A and B are in a library.
- A: “Oh, I’m sorry. Am I disturbing you?”
- B: “___________”
B. No, never mind.
C. You’re such a pain in the neck!
Mối quan hệ giữa A và B: Bạn bè/ người lạ.
Bối cảnh tình huống: A và B đang ở trong thư viện.
Câu thoại đầu tiên: “I’m sorry” (Tôi xin lỗi.) là cấu trúc của một lời xin lỗi.
Trong bốn phương án, B. No, never mind (Không sao, đừng bận tâm.) chứa cấu trúc hồi đáp lời xin lỗi một cách lịch sự.
Ngoài ra, việc dịch ba phương án còn lại cũng giúp ta lựa chọn dễ dàng hơn:
A. Phải rồi, bạn phiền toái thực sự!
C. Bạn phiền toái quá đấy!
D. Không, bạn ổn mà.
(A và C có thể được coi là lời hồi đáp nhưng không lịch sự nên trong trường hợp này phương án B phù hợp nhất.)
Chọn B.
It’s late in the evening. Susan and Fiona have just finished work in their office.
Susa: “Let me drive you home.”
Fiona: “_________”
Peter is going on a business trip next week. He is talking to Jake, his colleague.
Jake: “Are you thinking of flying business class?”
Peter: “_________”
Jane is talking to Mike, who has just helped her with her luggage.
- Jane: “_________”
- Mike: “It’s my pleasure.”
Laura is telling Bob about her exam results.
- Laura: “________”
- Bob: “That’s great. Congratulations!”
Linda, Jake, and Jane are classmates. Linda and Jake are on the way home after school. Linda: “Jane didn’t look well today, did she?”
Jake: “_________”
Tom and Mike are having a drink in a café after lunch.
Tom: “Have you seen the price of petrol these days?”
Mike: “________”
Alice and Jenny are friends. They haven’t seen each other for months. Today, Alice is going shopping in the supermarket and sees Jenny.
Alice: “How are you doing?”
Jenny: “_________”Peter and Janet are talking about John, their new classmate. Peter first met John in class yesterday, but Janet hasn’t met him as she was absent.
Janet: “_________?”
Peter: “He’s tall and thin with black hair.”
- Kien: “Do you feel like going out for a drink this evening?”
- Trung: “_________”
A porter is talking to Mary in the hotel lobby.
- Porter: “May I help you with your suitcase?”
- Mary: “________”
Maria is showing a photo of her house to Laura.
Laura: “What a lovely house you have!”
Maria: “_________.”
Charlott is feeling umwell and has to see the doctor, Ben.
Ben: “Do you have a temperature?”
Charlotte: “_________”
Circle one letter to indicate the best option that completes each of the following exchanges.
- Peter: “How are you today?”
- Susan: “_________”
It’s in the evening. Cindy is talking to her mother.
Cindy: “Mom, would you mind lending me your car tomorrow morning?”
Cindy’s mother: “_________.”
Jake is in a café and having lunch with a friend of his.
Jake: “Could you bring me some water?”
Waiter: “_________”