Thách đố bắt đầu

[thomas_huu]

Mời các bạn tham gia đoán nghĩa của từ lóng này:

“He’s a really good friend of mine. He pulls no punches, but I admired that.”
- Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis’s daughter, talking about Billy Corgan (of the bands Zwan and Smashing Pumpkins), who helped her with her music.


Đáp án sẽ được cung cấp vào chiều thứ sáu, 25/08 cùng với ý nghĩa, cách dùng, và các ví dụ thật dễ hiểu.

Enjoy.

 

[phatnq2002]

"Với tôi ông ấy thật sự là một người bạn tốt. Ông xử sự công bằng, không giấu giếm gì cả, và tôi khâm phục ông vì điều đó."
Con gái của Elvis Presley, Lisa Marie Presley đã nói như thế về Billy Corgan (thành viên của các ban nhạc Zwan và Smashing Pumpkins), người đã giúp đỡ cô rất nhiều trong sự nghiệp âm nhạc của mình.

 

[bichtram]

phatnq2002 ơi, bạn nhanh tay quá, giải nghĩa đây:

Meaning

express disapproval without trying to be kind or polite; speak honestly about something without caring about hurting someone’s feelings; criticize something without reservation; make comments on something directly and straightforwardly

Use

You can use “pulls no punches” to describe someone who is always very honest about what s/he thinks. A person who “pulls punches” is a person who says nice things, when s/he really thinks something sucks. For example, if you tell your mom that you love the meal she cooked for you, but you actually hated it, then you’re “pulling punches.” The expression is most often used when talking about someone who doesn’t care about offending people. That kind of person “pulls no punches.”

Examples

“Our basketball coach pulls no punches. If we’re playing bad, he tells us we suck.”

“My dad pulls no punches when he’s talking about my clothes. He doesn’t like it when I wear short skirts or tight shirts and he always yells at me when I do.”

“I like movie critics who pull no punches. I want to know if a movie sucks, rather than hearing something that makes a bad movie sound OK.”

 

[thomas_huu]

Hoan hô các bạn dân kế toán! Không ngờ các bạn không chỉ giỏi chuyên môn mà còn giỏi cả về ngôn ngữ lẫn vi tính như vậy! hi hi

Đáp án của bạn bichtram là hoàn toàn chính xác!

Thách đố thứ hai nè:

“I tested the waters of traveling with my family last year.”

-Jack Johnson, talking about his plan to bring his family on his entire tour with him this year.

Đáp án sẽ được cung cấp vào chiều thứ sáu. Cya.

 

[thomas_huu]

Đáp án thách đố kỳ trước:

Quote

“I tested the waters of traveling with my family last year.”

-Jack Johnson, talking about his plan to bring his family on his entire tour with him this year.

Meaning

tested the waters means tried something out before making a commitment to do it for real

Use

I just recently bought a house. It was a really big decision to make. Before I bought the house, I decided to live in it for a while.

I tested the waters before I actually decided to purchase the house. In my opinion, it’s smart to test the waters before you do something permanently.

A lot of my friends tested the waters of marriage by living with their boyfriend or girlfriend first.
Examples

“I wasn’t sure how my parents would react when I told them I wanted to get married. I tested the waters by talking about a friend who had just gotten married.”

“John wanted a promotion at work but was scared to take on a new job. He tested the waters by helping other people do what they did.”

“I tested the waters of living overseas by visiting a friend who lived in Europe for a while. That way I got to see if I liked it there.”

Chúc các bạn cuối tuần vui vẻ!

 

[emviai]

Anh Thomas_huu ơi, em chưa hiểu rõ lắm về nghĩa của cụm từ tested the waters, tiếng việt nghĩa là gì vậy anh?

 

[thomas_huu]

Chào bạn emviai,

Cụm từ tested the waters có ý nghĩa là làm (điều gì đó) nhằm mục đích thử nghiệm (trước khi chính thức làm thật).

Tùy vào từng trường hợp, chúng ta sẽ có cách dịch phù hợp. Hãy thử dịch các câu ví dụ ở trên:

1. I just recently bought a house. It was a really big decision to make. Before I bought the house, I decided to live in it for a while.

I tested the waters (sống thử trong nhà trước khi chính thức mua) before I actually decided to purchase the house. In my opinion, it’s smart to test the waters (làm thử) before you do something permanently.

2. A lot of my friends tested the waters (--> sống thử) of marriage by living with their boyfriend or girlfriend first.

Examples

“I wasn’t sure how my parents would react when I told them I wanted to get married. I tested the waters (ướm thử ý kiến) by talking about a friend who had just gotten married.”

“John wanted a promotion at work but was scared to take on a new job. He tested the waters (thử làm) by helping other people do what they did.”

“I tested the waters (sống thử cuộc sống ở hải ngoại) of living overseas by visiting a friend who lived in Europe for a while. That way I got to see if I liked it there.”

Thân.