Crazy English - Lesson 2: Modern Girls

Tuần trước chúng ta vừa được học bài thứ nhất "Learning English Is a Piece of Cake" trong loạt các bài văn siêu kinh điển của Crazy English. Tuần này, chúng ta tiếp tục với bài học thứ 2 "Modern Girls". Các bạn tham khảo và cùng học "Modern Girl" với Crazy English nhé!

Lesson 2: Modern Girls

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PASSAGE

Helen is like many girls her age. She lives for today, enjoys her life, and doesn't worry about the future.

Helen has a terrible habit. She wastes money. She buys clothes that she never wears. She also enjoys eating out, and she always goes to expensive restaurants. She often eats only half the food she orders. She takes taxis everywhere, even when the bus is convenient. She never thinks about saving money, or spending it more wisely.

Living a wasteful life is really a terrible habit.

WORD BY WORD

Helen is like many girls her age.

/‘helɘn ɪz laɪk 'menɪ gɜ:lz hɘ eɪdʒ/

She lives for today, enjoys her life, and doesn't worry about the future.

/ʃi: lɪvz fɔ: tɘ‘deɪ ɪn‘dʒɔiz hɘ laɪf ænd 'dʌznt wʌrɪ ɘ‘baʊt ðɘ 'fju:tʃɘ /

Helen has a terrible habit. She wastes money.

/‘helɘn hæz ɘ 'terɘbl 'hæbɪt/ /ʃi: weɪsts mʌnɪ/

She buys clothes that she never wears.

/ʃi: baɪz klɘðz ðæt ʃi: nevɘ weɘz/

She also enjoys eating out, and she always goes to expensive restaurants.

/ʃi: ɔ:lsɘʊ ɪn‘dʒɔɪz ‗i:tɪŋ aʊt, ænd ʃi: 'ɔ:lweɪz gɘʊz tu: 'ikspensɪv 'restrɒn/

She often eats only half the food she orders.

/ʃi: 'ɒfn i:ts 'ɘʊnlɪ ha:f ðɘ fu:d ʃi: ɔ:dɘz/

She takes taxis everywhere, even when the bus is convenient.
/ʃi: teɪks 'tæksɪz 'evrɪweɘ, i:v ɘn wen ðɘ bʌs iz kɘn‘vɪnjɘnt/

She never thinks about saving money, or spending it more wisely.

/ʃi: 'nevɘ θɪŋ ks ɘ‘baʊt 'seɪvɪŋ 'mʌnɪ ɔ: 'spendɪŋ it mɔ: 'waɪzlɪ/

Living a wasteful life is really a terrible habit.

/‘lɪvɪ ŋ ɘ 'weɪstfʊl laɪf ɪz 'rɪɘlɪ ɘ 'terɘbl 'hæbɪt/

SENTENCE BY SENTENCE

1. Helen ׀ is like ׀ many girls ׀ her age.
2. She lives ׀ for today, ׀ enjoys her life, ׀ and doesn't ׀ worry about ׀ the future.
3. Helen ׀ has a terrible habit.
4. She wastes ׀ money.
5. She buys clothes ׀ that she never wears.
6. She also enjoys ׀ eating out, ׀ and she always goes to ׀ expensive restaurants.
7. She often eats ׀ only half the food ׀ she orders.
8. She takes taxis ׀ everywhere, ׀ even when ׀ the bus ׀ is convenient.
9. She never ׀ thinks about ׀ saving money, ׀ or spending it ׀ more wisely.
10. Living a wasteful life ׀ is really ׀ a terrible habit.

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