It’s Sunday today. Peter is coming over to Susan’s house.
Peter: “Do you mind if I put the television on?”
Susan: “_________.”
B. Not mention it
Đáp án. A
Giải thích:
Câu thoại đầu tiên Do you mind ... (Bạn có phiền ...) chứa cấu trúc của một lời xin phép.
Để đáp lại, ta trả lời chính những câu hỏi này: Nếu thấy có phiền, tức là không cho phép thì trả lời Yes, nhưng thường thì người ta không nói thẳng như thế mà đưa ra lí do để từ chối. Nếu thấy không phiền, tức là cho phép thì ta trả lời No/ Not at all/...
Not mention it (hoặc don’t mention it): Dùng khi người khác cảm ơn bạn và bạn muốn nói không có gì đâu, đừng nhắc đến làm gì.
It’s no matter to me (Tôi thế nào cũng được): dùng khi người khác hỏi sự lựa chọn của bạn.
Dịch nghĩa: Hôm nay là Chủ nhật. Peter đang đến nhà Susan.
Peter: Bạn có phiền không nếu mình bật tivi lên?
Susan: Mình không phiền đâu.
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: “_________”
Tom and Mike are having a drink in a café after lunch.
Tom: “Have you seen the price of petrol these days?”
Mike: “________”
Luke is offering help to Mary.
- Luke: “Shall I help you with your suitcase?”
- Mary: “Yes,_________.”
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: “_________”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: “_________”
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: “_________”
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: “_________”Jimmy asked his teacher to go out.
- Jimmy: “May I go out, please?”
- Teacher: “_________”
A porter is talking to Mary in the hotel lobby.
- Porter: “May I help you with your suitcase?”
- Mary: “________”