Father's presents

A young man was soon going to graduate college. For many months, he admired a very beautiful sports car. He knew that his father could afford it so he told him that he wanted that car. As graduation day near, he waited for signs that his father had bought that car for him. Finally it was graduation day.

On the morning of graduation, his father told him that how proud he was to have such a good son and how much he loved him. After saying this, the father handed a wrapped gift box to his son as a graduation present.

Curiously, the son opened that gift. He found a Bible with a beautiful leather cover. The son angrily raised voice at his father, "With all the money you have, you bought me a Bible?" and left instantly, leaving the book there.

Years passed by and he never returned home. The young man became a very successful businessman in the meantime. He had a beautiful house and happy family. Years later, he realized that he should go to his father's house as he never returned after leaving the house on that day.

Before he could make arrangements to return home to his father, he received a telegram informing him about his father's death. It was to inform him that his father willed all his possessions to his son and he should come home as soon as he can to take care of things.

He returned home but upon reaching home, his heart was filled with regrets and sadness. He began to search for important papers and saw that the Bible his father had gifted was still new.

With tears, he opened the bible and began to turn the pages and as he read those words, suddenly a car key dropped from an envelope which was stuck behind the bible. It had a tag with the dealer's name, same one who had the sports car he desired. The date on tag was of his graduation day with words written on it, "PAID IN FULL".

Từ vựng:

Từ/cụm từ

Phiên âm

Diễn giải

Tạm dịch

can/could afford something (v)

/ə'fɔːd/

have enough money to pay for

có đủ tiền chi trả cho thứ gì

hand something to someone/ someone something (v)

/hænd/

to put something into someone's hand from ​your own hand

đặt vào tay ai thứ gì từ tay mình, trao tay

Bible (n)

/'baɪ.bəl/

Kinh Thánh

in the meantime

/'miːn.taɪm/

meanwhile

trong lúc đó, trong khoảng thời gian đó

make arrangements (v)

make a ​plan for how something will ​happen

thu xếp, chuẩn bị

possession (n)

/pə'zeʃ.ən/

(usually plural) something that you own

(số nhiều) tài sản

will something to someone (v)

/wɪl/

to ​arrange to give ​money or ​property to ​others after ​your ​death

để lại tài sản cho ai

reach (n)

/riːtʃ/

to ​arrive at a ​place, ​especially after ​spending a ​long ​time or a lot of ​effort ​travelling

đến nơi nào đó, sau khi mất nhiều thời gian, công sức di chuyển

paid in full (v)

debt satisfied in its entirety

hoàn thành trả góp

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Script:

Father's presents

Part1: when the son was learning at a university a few months before he graduate.

*In the evening, the father and his son have dinner and watching TV. The program being shown on the TV is a sport program.

Dad: John! Are you about to graduate, right?

John: Yes, Dad.... Oh, Dad! Look! That sport car so beautiful, right? Oh, I wish I had it!

Dad: Oh, what a beautiful car!

John: Dad, if I graduate, can you buy for me that sport car? I very admired it.

Dad: Oh my son, I have a gift for you and when you graduated college, I'll give it for you. I promise.

*The father did not say any more. As graduation day near, John waited for signs that his father had bought that car for him. John usually asks his father when he sees his father go out.

Dad: John, I think I must go out for a minute. If you must go to school today, lock the door before you leaving the house, my son.

John: Where are you go, dad?

Dad: I'm going to buy some things for dinner. Are you have dinner at home, John?

John: Yes! I'll have dinner at home with you.

-I'm sure dad will give that sport car for me immediately after I graduated.

*Finally, it was graduation day.

Part 2:Graduation day

*On the morning of graduation, his father told him :

Dad: Happy graduation, my son!

John: Thank you, Dad! I love you so much *hug*

Dad: John, my son! Daddy very proud of you. I'm so happy because I was to have such a good son is you. I hope you find the right job soon and become a successful person. And only thing, I always love you and support you.

John: oh Dad. I love you, too.

Dad: Let's back home, John.

* when John and his father came home after graduation, his father remember somethings he forgot.

Dad: Oh I forget! I said I had a gift for you when you graduated college, right?

John: Yes, Dad. You promised to me....

Dad: Give me your hands. I hope you will like my gift, John!

* John gives his hands for his dad and a wrapped gift box was put on his hands by his father. He thought that gift is a key of sport car his like but no, that gift made John surprise. Then, he asked his father:

John: Dad, can I open this box?

Dad: Ok, John!

*When the son open the gift box which his father give for him. He is so surprised. And somethings happened after John opened the box. He found a Bible with a beautiful leather cover. The son angrily raised voice at his father.

John: Dad! Why is this? Dad! With your actions during last days, I thought you bought for me that sport car. But not....

Dad: John, calm down and listen to me. About that sport car-

John: No! I don't listen. Dad, what is this? This is a Bible. Why? With all the money you have, you bought me a Bible?

* Then, John threw the gift box away and left instantly. His father chased him and call his name but he isn't come back.

Dad: John! John! JOHN~!

*When the father can't see his son, he fall down and keep his head down.

Part 3: When John received a telegram informing him about his father's death . It was to inform him that his father willed all his possessions to his son and he should come home as soon as he can to take care of things.

* It's been 15 years since he left home. Years passed by and he never returned home . John became a successful businessman and had a beautiful house. There's more, he got married and has a happy family with his wife and his daughter.

John: Honey! I go to work. I'll back home for the dinner. Ah! I want some bread with honey for dinner. Can you do it?

Wife: Yes , I can. And if you don't go now, you 'll be late for work.

John: Ok, bye honey... Oh, I must go to work now! Bye bye, Jane , my daughter.

Daughter: bye, dad! Ah- Can you buy for me a book...name?...name's Sherlock Holmes?

John: Ok, Jane! I will give that book for you when I back home.

* At 11:30, John back home with a book name's Sherlock Holmes for his daughter Jane. When his family was having the dinner, the telephone rang. He forced to listen to the phone and he received a informing about his father who he was raised voice when he received graduation present from his father.

John: I'm back! Oh so fragrant!

Daughter: Ah..mum! daddy is back. Welcome back home, Dad! ..... Dad, about that book...

John: Oh! I forgot! Here, your book!

Daughter: thanks dad!

Wife: Honey~ Jane~ It's time for dinner~

John + Daughter: Ok/ Yes, mum.

Wife: Here, the bread with honey. I tasted, so delicious. Let's eat.

John: Ah... we are going to a place, where I have been never come back to visit since I left my home. That is my-

*Ring~ Ring~

Daughter: Have incoming call, I'll listen ( right! My father name is John Smith. If you want to meet my dad now, wait for a minute)

Daughter: Dad, someone want to meet you.

John: Ok, wait me for a minute, I'll come back soon

*About 30 minutes, John returned to table. He looks so very sad.

Wife: What happened, honey? What were they said you?

Daughter: What's wrong with you, dad? You look so sad!

John: It about my Dad- your grandpa, Jane!

Wife: Really? Why you didn't tell me about him?

Daughter: Me too! I don't know I have a grandpa. We have been never visit him

John: Ok! I...I'll tell to you about him later. The important thing is that I have to go my home now. My father....

Wife: What's wrong with dad?

Daughter: You must go your home. It's mean I can meet my grandpa?

John: He is dead. And he willed all his possessions to me!

* Everyone was silent. The atmosphere in the house is gloomy. After dinner, John with his family went to his father's house immediately to take care of things. At the, John saw a book he threw it away and left out. Then, his heart was filled with regrets and sadness. He began to search for important papers and saw that the Bible his father had gifted was still new.

John: This place hasn't changed. So nostalgic!

Daughter: Is this a house where you grew up, Dad?

John: Right!

Wife: Oh.! Look! I see a Bible. It so new!

Daughter: Bible?

John: Where are you find it?

Wife: On the bookshelf in the room have an armchair.

*After hear the answer of wife, he run to the room which his wife's describe. That room is his daddy's room. He saw the Bible. It's really new since that day. With tears, he opened the bible and began to turn the pages and as he read those words, suddenly a car key dropped from an envelope which was stuck behind the bible. It had a tag with the dealer's name, same one who had the sports car he desired. The date on tag was of his graduation day with words written on it, "PAID IN FULL".

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