Barbie
A man walks into a store to buy a Barbie doll for his daughter.
“How much is that Barbie in the window?” he asks the shop assistant.
In a condescending (1) manner (2) she responds, “Which Barbie? We have
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-Barbie Goes to the Gymn (3) for $19.95;
-Barbie Goes to the Ball (4) for $19.95;
-Barbie Goes Shopping for $19.95;
-Barbie Goes to the Beach for $19.95;
-Barbie Goes Nightclubbing for $19.95;
-and Divorced Barbie for $265.00.”
The guy asks,”Why is Divorced Barbie $265.00 when all the others are only $19.95?”
“That’s obvious,(5)” the assistant states.“ Divorced Barbie comes with
Ken’s home, Ken’s car, Ken’s boat,
Ken’s furniture…”( 6) 2. LISTENING
e-transcript Daniel Doan & Paula Le
BARBIE
A man walks into a store to buy a Barbie doll for his daughter.
“How much is that Barbie in the window?” he asks the shop assistant.
In a condescending manner she responds, “Which Barbie? We have
Barbie Goes to the Gymn for $19.95;
-Barbie Goes to the Ball for $19.95;
-Barbie Goes Shopping for $19.95;
-Barbie Goes to the Beach for $19.95;
-Barbie Goes Nightclubbing for $19.95;
-and Divorced Barbie for $265.00.”
The guy asks,”Why is Divorced Barbie $265.00 when all the others are only $19.95?”
“That’s obvious,” the assistant states.Divorced Barbie comes with Ken’s home,Ken’s car, Ken’s boat, Ken’s furniture.
3. VOCABULARY
(1) condescend: act in a friendly wayto somebody whom one considers inferior to oneself . Hạ cố/khinh thường .coi thường
(2) manner: way of behavior :cung cách
(3) Gymn tắt của gymnasium; Phòng tập thể dục
(4) ball : khiêu vũ/ dạ vũ
(5) obvious : easy to see.to understand
clear đễ nhìn thầy/đễ nhận ra/dễ hiễu/ rõ ràng.
(6) furniture : tables,chairs, beds..danh từ
chung chỉ bàn,ghế, giường, tủ…( tóm lại đồ đạc trong nhà).
