Luyện đọc và dịch tiếng anh

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LUYỆN ĐỌC VÀ DỊCH TIẾNG ANH

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Jack was a young sailor. He lived in England, but he was often away with his ship.

One summer he came back from a long voyage and found new neighbours near his mother's house. They had a pretty daughter, and Jack soon loved her very much.

He said to her, "My next voyage will begin in a few day's time, Gloria. I love you, and I'll marry you when I come back. I'll think about you all the time, and I'll write to you and send you a present from every port".

Jack's first port was Freetown in Africa, and he sent Gloria a parrot from there. It spoke five languages.

When Jack's ship reached Australia, there was a letter from Gloria. It said: "Thank you for the parrot, Jack. It tasted much better than a chicken".

 

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Fanny and Ethel worked in the same office, and they were neighbours at home. Fanny was rather a careless girl, and she often lost things. Then she usually went to Ethel to borrow more from her.

Ethel was a kind girl, but she sometimes got tired of lending things to her friend.

One Saturday afternoon Fanny knocked at Ethel's front door, and when Ethel came to open it, Fanny said to her, "Oh, hello, Ethel. Please lend me a bag. I've lost my mine. I'm going to the shops, and I fell very stupid when I haven't got anything in my hand when I go to the street".

Ethel laughed and answered: "Well, Fanny, go down to the end of the garden. You'll find a nice wheelbarrow in the shed there. Take when you go down to the shops. Then you'll have something in both of your hands".

 

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Dave married, and when his new wife saw the clothes in his cupboard, she said, "Dave, you have only got one good shirt. The other are very old, and they've got holes in them. I'm going to buy you a new one this afternoon". Dave liked his shirts, but he loved his wife too, so he said, "All right, Beryl, but please don't throw any of the old ones away".

Dave went to work, and when he came back in the evening, Beryl said to him, "Look, Dave, I've bought you a nice shirt. Here it is. Put it on".

Dave put the shirt on, and then he said, "Look at the sleeves, Beryl. They're too long".

"That's all right," Beryl answered. "They'll get shorter when I wash the shirt".

Then Dave said, "But the neck's too small".

"That's all right," Beryl answered. "It'll get bigger when you wear the shirt, Dave".

 

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Mrs. Williams lived in a small street in London, and now she had a new neighbour. Her name was Mrs. Briggs, and she talked a lot about her expensive furniture, her beautiful carpets and her new kitchen.

"Do you know," she said to Mrs. Williams one day. "I've got a new dishwasher. It washes the plates and glasses and knives and forks beautifully".

"Oh" Mrs. Williams answered, "And does it dry them and put them in the cupboard too?"

Mrs. Briggs was surprised, "Well" she answered, "The things in the machine are dry after an hour, but it doesn't put them away of course".

"I've had a dishwasher for twelve and a half years," Mrs. Williams said.

"Oh" Mrs. Briggs answered. "And does yours put the things in the cupboard when it has washed them?" She laughed nastily.
"Yes, he does," Mrs. Williams answered, "He dries the dishes and puts them away".

 

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Rose left school when she was seventeen years old and went to a college for a year to learn to type. She passed her examinations quite well and then went to look for work. She was still living with her parents.

A lot of people were looking for typists at that time, so it was not difficult to find interesting work. Rose went to several offices, and then chose one of them. It was near her parents' house. She thought, "I'll walk there every morning. I won't need to go by bus".

She went to the office again and said to the manager, "I want to work here, but what will you pay me?"

"We'll pay you 27 pounds now" the manager answered, "and 30 pounds after three months".

Rose thought for a few seconds before she answered. Then she said, "All right, then I'll start in three months' time".