Jack and Jim have just finished a game of tennis together. Jack played very well.
Jim: “You really have a good game today, Jack!”
Jack: “_________”
B. You can say that again. I like to hear those words.
C. Thanks. I’m proud of myself.
Đáp án. A
Giải thích:
Câu thoại đầu tiên You really have a good game today, Jack! (Hôm nay thực sự bạn chơi rất khá đó Jack!) chứa cấu trúc của một lời khen ngợi. Ta cần một cấu trúc hồi đáp lời khen.
A. You must be kidding, it’s terrible: Bạn đang đùa à. Nó quá là tồi tệ.
B. You can say that again, I like to hear those words: Tôi hoàn toàn đồng ý với bạn. Tôi thích nghe những lời như vậy.
C. Thanks. I’m proud of myself: Cảm ơn bạn. Tôi rất tự hào về bản thân.
(Không sai ngữ pháp nhưng mang sắc thái không mấy lịch sự.)
D. Thank you too much for saying so. That is a nice compliment: Cảm ơn nhiều. Bạn quá khen.
(Ta không dùng thank you too much vì too mang nghĩa nhiều quá mức cần thiết, hàm ý tiêu cực. Ta chỉ nên dùng thank you so much.)
Như vậy, phương án A phù hợp nhất.
Dịch nghĩa: Jack và Jim vừa vừa chơi tennis với nhau. Jack đã chơi rất tốt.
Jim: Hôm nay thực sự bạn chơi rất khá đó Jack!
Jack: Cậu đang đùa à. Nó quá là tệ.
Jane is talking to Mike, who has just helped her with her luggage.
- Jane: “_________”
- Mike: “It’s my pleasure.”
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: “_________”
It’s late in the evening. Susan and Fiona have just finished work in their office.
Susa: “Let me drive you home.”
Fiona: “_________”
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: “_________”
Luke is offering help to Mary.
- Luke: “Shall I help you with your suitcase?”
- Mary: “Yes,_________.”
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: “_________”
Jessica at the airport. She is carrying her suitcases along the way to the check-in desk. A young man comes over and talks to her.
The man: “Do you want me to help you with those suitcases?”
Jessica: “_________”
Jimmy asked his teacher to go out.
- Jimmy: “May I go out, please?”
- Teacher: “_________”
Charlott is feeling umwell and has to see the doctor, Ben.
Ben: “Do you have a temperature?”
Charlotte: “_________”
Jake is in a café and having lunch with a friend of his.
Jake: “Could you bring me some water?”
Waiter: “_________”A porter is talking to Mary in the hotel lobby.
- Porter: “May I help you with your suitcase?”
- Mary: “________”