Mỗi bài trong sách "Rèn luyện kỹ năng dịch tiếng Anh từ cơ bản tới nâng cao" bao gồm các phần "Từ ngữ" giải thích chi tiết cả về nghĩa đen lẫn nghĩa bóng (nếu có) của mỗi từ ngữ và thành ngữ chủ yếu trong bài; "Cách dùng ngữ pháp" gồm các điểm ngữ pháp trọng yếu thường dùng trong các thể loại văn viết với nhiều ví dụ minh họa; bài dịch mẫu. Mời các bạn cùng tham khảo nội dung phần 1 cuốn sách. | UNIT William Son of a great Earl. You grew up under the shadow of your father s sword. Harold What do you mean William You could ride out of his house free and safe to go fishing or dance with the peasants or help with the corn harvest. Free to let people love you. Harold Love William I ve seen them. When I was in England they d come to the windows and cheer when you went past. The women threw flowers and the old men looked at you with wet eyes. I never had time to be a hero. Harold You might have left a few more with their hands and feet. Perhaps they d have cheered louder. William I was fourteen bastard son of a dead Duke with a poor dark dukedom. Every lump of meat I ate might ve choked me with poison. I saw my guardian die without explanation and I watched my tutor murdered the day we started Latin. The King of France hated me and every little Viscount wanted to sit in my chair. I have never had time for popularity. Harold Am I meant to weep now William But I had to learn don t you understand There s more to ruling than swinging an axe and riding back in a triumphant procession. So I learnt government. Harold I never said you weren t successful. William How to unite a country with promises some to one some to another. To make every man work for himself and 144 everyone for you. To teach the King he was helping himself by helping me to beat the Viscounts and teach the Viscounts how they could help themselves by helping me to be strong against the King. To know the power of every man and his one weakness so they must all finally kneel down before my single purpose. From A choice of kings by John Mortimer in Playbill three. Ệ1 WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS TỪ NGỮ bastard son baĩstad SAn n. đứa con hoang. be strong against bl stror a djeinst exp. chống lại. choked me with poison bị ngạt thở vì thuốc độc. duke dju k - du k n. a nobleman of the highest rank outside the royal family công tước chức không thuộc hoàng gia . dukedom dju kdam n. a duchy chức công tước lãnh địa .
