bai nghe 20/10
Tuesday, October 21, 2008 1:12:41 AM
20/10
'Leaders of the Demo'cratic 'Party made the most of the situ'ation. They a'ccused the 'President of not 'caring a'bout the 'common men. They said 'Hoover was 'willing to spend 'money to feed 'starving 'cattle for 'businessmen but not to feed poor 'children. 'Hoover tried to show the 'nation that he was 'dealing with the 'crises. He worked with the 'Congress to try to save the bank and to keep the 'Dollar tied to the 'value of gold. He tried hard to 'balance the 'Federal 'budget and he told the A'merican 'public that it was not the responsi'bility of the 'National 'Government to solve all their 'problems. Late in 1931, 'Hoover a'ppointed a new co'mmittee on unem'ployment. He named 'Walter 'Gifford, the Chief of the large A'merican 'Telephone and 'Telegraph 'Company to be its head. 'Gifford did 'Hoover more harm than good when he a'ppeared be'fore the 'Congress, 'Gifford was un'able to de'fends Hoover's po'sition that re'lief was the responsi'bility of 'local 'governments and 'private 'giving. He ad'mitted that he did not know how many 'people were out of work, he did not know how many of them 'needed help, how much help they 'needed or how much 'money 'local 'governments could raise.
1/ to make the most of sth/ sb: lợi dụng triệt để
2/ to accuse sb of sth/ doing sth: buộc tội ai việc gì đó/ làm việc gì đó
3/ to care for: để ý
4/ to feed sb/ sth: giáo dưỡng
5/ to starve sb to death: làm ai chết đói
6/ to deal with sth (1): đề cập đến, nói đến
with sth (2): giải quyết (vấn đề, cuộc khủng hoảng) [nghĩa trong bài]
with sb: xử lý, cư xử, ăn ở với ai
7/ to tie sth to sth: buộc cái j với cái j
sb to sb: buộc ai với ai
8/ to appoint: + thành lập
+ bổ nhiệm [nghĩa trong bài]
9/ to do sb harm/good = to do harm/good to sb: làm hại/ tốt cho ai đó
10/ to defend: bảo vệ + đất nước, chủ quyển
+ quan điểm
+ luận án
11/ position: + vị trí
+ quan điểm
12/ private giving: của riêng
13/ to admit: thửa nhận (với ad'mit thì gấp dôi fụ âm cuối thành admitted)
14/ to raise: + nâng lên (nền nhà)
+ nâng cao (năng suất lao động, nhận thức)
+ giơ lên (tay)
+ ngẩng lên (mặt)
+ ngước lên (mắt)
+ nêu lên (quan điểm)
+ thu (tiền, thuế)
+ nuôi (con, người)
+ dỡ bỏ (lệnh jới nghiêm, lệnh fong toả)
+ làm cho hiện lên (ma, gọi hồn)
+ gây (quỹ) [nghĩa trong bài]