Section 1
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00:01Narrator Now turn to Section 1.
00:07 Section 1. You will hear a woman telephoning a member of staff at a local newspaper.
00:14 First, you have some time to look at questions 1 to 5.
00:43 You will see that there is an example that has been done for you. On this occasion only, the conversation relating to this will be played first.
00:56Steven Subscriber services, this is Steven. May I help you?
00:59Woman Good morning, Steven. I'm calling because I'd like to get a copy of a photo of my son that came out in the newspaper last week.
01:08Steven Sure, I can help you with that. Do you have the exact date?
01:12Woman Yes, uh, it was last Monday. That was March the 10th.
01:17Steven Yes, that's the date.
01:22Narrator The date of the newspaper is March the 10th, so '10th' has been written in the space. Now we shall begin. You should answer the questions as you listen because you will not hear the recording a second time. Listen carefully and answer questions 1 to 5.
01:43Steven Subscriber services, this is Steven. May I help you?
01:47Woman Good morning, Steven. I'm calling because I'd like to get a copy of a photo of my son that came out in the newspaper last week.
01:55Steven Sure, I can help you with that. Do you have the exact date?
02:00Woman Yes, uh, it was last Monday. That was March the 10th.
02:05Steven Yes, that's the date.
02:07Woman Okay, sure. Just one moment, please. Okay, I have the newspaper from that date on my computer screen. Now, what section was it in?
02:17 It was a feature story on local high school athletes.
02:21Steven Okay. So, local athletes are always on the back page.
02:25Woman No, I don't remember it being at the back. I clearly remember it being on the front.
02:32Steven Oh, you're right. We just started doing those features there in the last several editions (ấn bản). Which story was it?
02:39Woman Student athlete of the month. Oops, no, excuse me, I'm sorry. I mean, week.
02:45Steven And that's your son, you said? You must be very proud of him. That's quite an accomplishment (thành tựu). Ah, yes, here it is. Chase Packers, baseball player.
02:56Woman That's him. But actually, the reporter got his surname (họ) wrong. It should be Parkhurst. That's P A R K H U R S T.
03:08Steven Okay, I'll make a note of that. Now, I'm assuming this photo is just for your own use, not for additional reprinting.
03:16Woman Reprinting?
03:17Steven Yes. With copyright laws, you need to fill out an extra form if you're going to reprint the photo in another publication.
03:25Woman Oh, I see. No, it's not for business or commercial purposes or anything. It's just for personal use. I want everyone who visits our home to see it. I'm so proud of him.
03:37Steven Of course. Now, I don't know if you knew this, but even though the photo is in black and white in the paper, you can choose to get your reprint in colour.
03:47Woman Oh, that's interesting. He does look so distinguished (lịch lãm) in the black and white. I like that.
03:55 But, you know what, I'll actually take the colour. That way his uniform will really stand out.
04:02Steven Sure thing.
04:05Narrator Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you have some time to look at questions 6 to 10.
04:43 Now listen and answer questions 6 to 10.
04:44Steven Okay, let's see here. What else? Oh, yes, of course. Size. What size would you like? You can have the standard size or the wallet size.
04:54Woman Um, no, not the small one. These wallet-sized ones aren't helpful as I'd like to frame it.
05:01Steven Just one?
05:02Woman Well, can I get more than one?
05:04Steven Yes. Extra copies of the same print are discounted 50% if you order them at the same time.
05:12Woman Well, they are quite expensive to begin with, so while I'd love a couple for the grandparents, I think I'll just stick with one.
05:21 No, no, no. I'd better get three. It is a once-in-a-lifetime thing, you know. What's a few extra dollars when it comes to memories?
05:30Steven Okay, so let me see here. The total on that will be $80. Would you like to add rush processing?
05:38Woman I'd like them really fast.
05:40Steven Okay. Rush processing will add $15 to your order.
05:45Woman Oh, really? Hmm, that's quite expensive. I do want to get them quickly, but I guess I can be patient, too. So, uh, yeah, I'll just do normal processing. Is it still pretty fast?
05:59Steven Usually about four to five business days.
06:03Woman Oh, that's not bad at all. So, let's see, is there anything else?
06:08Steven Just the payment.
06:09Woman Yes, of course. Can I pay you with a credit card?
06:13Steven Yes, sure. We also take checks.
06:16Woman Oh, that's convenient. I'll do that then. I really prefer to pay by check rather than use my credit card.
06:24Steven Now, when they arrive, would you like to pick them up in our office, or would you like us to send them to you?
06:31Woman Uh, it's rather inconvenient for me to stop by.
06:35Steven I'll go ahead and mail them then. And that's no extra charge.
06:40Woman Oh, good.
06:41Steven One last question, if you don't mind. We routinely survey all our callers just to see how often they read the newspaper.
06:49Woman For years and years, we read the entire paper on a daily basis, but now we're so busy, it seems we don't have time to read like we used to, except on weekends. But still, yes, you can say we read it each day. My husband still does, for sure.
07:07Steven Okay, thanks. Now ma'am, let's get your address.
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editionsấn bản
accomplishmentthành tựu
surnamehọ
distinguishedlịch lãm
Section 2
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07:25Narrator Section two.
07:26 You will hear a talk by the organizer of an information day about training courses for workers in hotels, restaurants, and other parts of the hospitality industry (ngành khách sạn và dịch vụ ăn uống).
07:37 First, you have some time to look at questions 11 to 15.
08:17 Now listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 15.
08:24John Morning everyone.
08:26 My name is John.
08:27 I've worked in the hospitality industry for 20 years, here and all around the world.
08:34 I've done it all.
08:35 Washing dishes in cafes, waiting tables, hotel work.
08:40 I've been better at some of these roles than others, to be honest.
08:44 But what I've always loved is the incredible variety (sự đa dạng) of workmates (đồng nghiệp) I've had over the years.
08:50 Today, I want to introduce some of the training courses available here at the college.
08:56 So, today's program.
08:59 This morning, there'll be short presentations about different hospitality jobs.
09:04 Then, this afternoon, there'll be workshops (hội thảo) where you can explore these ideas in more detail.
09:11 So, your first presentation is on restaurant service.
09:15 Another session focuses on kitchen assistance (phụ bếp) who help the cooks in the kitchen.
09:21 This is a great way to learn in cooking skills.
09:24 There's an amazing number of traditional techniques (kỹ thuật truyền thống) to learn.
09:28 You'd be surprised how many top chefs (đầu bếp hàng đầu) in expensive restaurants started out as a kitchen assistant.
09:35 But be warned (hãy cẩn thận), kitchen assistants arrive at work first and leave last.
09:41 So think hard about whether you can cope with the commitment (sự cam kết).
09:45 The session about porters (người gác cổng, người khuân vác), cleaners (nhân viên vệ sinh), and dishwashers (người rửa bát) is a popular one.
09:51 These positions are good for students especially, because they require no experience.
09:57 Dishwashers have to work late into the evening.
10:00 No surprises there.
10:02 A porter's role is more important than many people realize because guests' first impression are formed by the staff they meet on arrival.
10:12 Cleaners will usually be doing shift work (làm việc theo ca), which may or may not suit you depending on your situation.
10:19 Another popular session looks at the role of the receptionist (nhân viên lễ tân).
10:24 This is a key role.
10:26 You have to deal with every part of the hotel.
10:30 So, having reception work on your CV (sơ yếu lý lịch) or résumé (sơ yếu lý lịch) is often a good way of moving your career forward in the long run (về lâu dài).
10:39 But having said that, they can be challenging (thách thức), you know.
10:43 Dealing with people from all around the world.
10:46 You have to already be good at working under a lot of pressure (áp lực).
10:51 You can't work out how to do it on the job.
10:54 For any of these jobs, you'll usually have an interview.
10:59 So there's also a session on interview skills (kỹ năng phỏng vấn).
11:03 Now, frankly, for the less skilled (ít kỹ năng) roles, the interview will be pretty quick.
11:08 But for some of the jobs I've mentioned, the interview is just as important as it is in other types of employment.
11:15 Basically, the key to coming across well is the same today as it was when I started 20 years ago.
11:23 And the good thing is, it's not too difficult to develop these skills with a little training and rehearsal (diễn tập).
11:33Narrator Before you hear the rest of the talk, you have some time to look at questions 16 to 20.
12:04 Now listen and answer questions 16 to 20.
12:12John Okay.
12:13 Then this afternoon, we'll have the workshops.
12:16 They'll be held in various classrooms around the college.
12:19 So if you have a look at your college plan (sơ đồ trường cao đẳng), I'll tell you where they're going to be.
12:25 Now, at the moment, we're in the hall.
12:28 You'll see it at the bottom of your plan.
12:31 So if you want to go to the workshop on restaurant service, go out of the hall and turn right.
12:38 Walk along to the office and it's the classroom immediately next door to that.
12:45 For kitchen hands, when you come out of the hall, you'll see the square (quảng trường) in front of you.
12:51 Cross to the other side of the square and you'll see a block of two classrooms.
12:56 You want the one on the left.
12:59 Now, porters, cleaners, and dishwashers.
13:03 You want to find a block of classes on the northern side (phía bắc) of the college.
13:08 There's a long block of classrooms and you want the one at the eastern end (phía đông).
13:14 For the receptionist's workshop, turn right out of the hall and go past the office.
13:20 Then head up north between the two sets of classrooms.
13:24 You'll come to the first end room on your left and it's the classroom directly opposite (đối diện) that.
13:32 For those of you who are wanting to brush up (ôn lại) on your interview skills, there's an interview skills workshop.
13:39 You see that on the western side of the square, there's a single large classroom.
13:45 That's in there.
13:47 Okay. Now let's move on to look at...
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hospitality industryngành khách sạn và dịch vụ ăn uống
varietysự đa dạng
workmatesđồng nghiệp
workshopshội thảo
kitchen assistancephụ bếp
traditional techniqueskỹ thuật truyền thống
top chefsđầu bếp hàng đầu
be warnedhãy cẩn thận
commitmentsự cam kết
portersngười gác cổng, người khuân vác
cleanersnhân viên vệ sinh
dishwashersngười rửa bát
shift worklàm việc theo ca
receptionistnhân viên lễ tân
CVsơ yếu lý lịch
résumésơ yếu lý lịch
long runvề lâu dài
challengingthách thức
pressureáp lực
interview skillskỹ năng phỏng vấn
less skilledít kỹ năng
rehearsaldiễn tập
college plansơ đồ trường cao đẳng
squarequảng trường
northern sidephía bắc
eastern endphía đông
oppositeđối diện
brush upôn lại
Section 3
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13:54Narrator That is the end of Section two.
13:56 You now have half a minute to check your answers.
13:59 Now turn to Section three.
14:06 Section three.
14:07 You will hear two engineering students discussing a presentation they are preparing about a battery-powered (chạy bằng pin) motorbike (xe máy).
14:15 First, you have some time to look at questions 21 to 26.
15:05 Now listen carefully and answer questions 21 to 26.
15:13Man Hi Sarah.
15:15 Shall we make a start on that presentation about our battery-powered motorbike project?
15:20Sarah Yes, let's.
15:22 It'd be nice to do a good job for the university open day.
15:25 I hope the lecturers (giảng viên) are right that it'll interest people thinking about coming here to study.
15:31Man Well, they certainly should.
15:34 And at least it won't be assessed (được đánh giá).
15:35Sarah Yes.
15:37 And I guess we should be proud our project was chosen rather than anything done by others in our class.
15:43 And our project's unusual (bất thường) because people usually think of environmentally friendly (thân thiện với môi trường) vehicles as being relatively (tương đối) slow.
15:51 But our battery-powered motorbike can get up to 165 kilometres an hour (km/h), the same as lots of petrol-driven (chạy bằng xăng) bikes.
16:00Man And it has an efficiency (hiệu suất) of 90%, whereas ordinary bikes are far less.
16:07 They waste (lãng phí) a huge amount of energy.
16:09Sarah And our bike doesn't need a petrol tank (bình xăng) or an exhaust system (hệ thống xả) either, so markedly (rõ rệt), the design is more straightforward (đơn giản) and it's also lighter (nhẹ hơn).
16:20Man Anyway, it's going to be quite a challenge to prepare something interesting and appropriate (phù hợp) for all the people who might come.
16:27Sarah Well, time is certainly going to be an issue (vấn đề).
16:31Man You mean in terms of how much we have to deal with in only 15 minutes?
16:36Sarah Well, I was thinking more about the fact that the talk's next week and we have a lot of other stuff on just now.
16:43Man Absolutely.
16:44 So, how shall we organize things?
16:47 We could just do a short talk and allow (cho phép) most of the time for questions.
16:51Sarah Well, it would be good to allow plenty of time for those, but I think we need to present (trình bày) quite a lot, too.
16:58 We could start by showing a couple of minutes from the film of the race it took part in.
17:03Man Brilliant.
17:04 I'm sure they'd love that.
17:06 Then we can talk about how we built and tested the motorbike and so on.
17:11 For example, one of us could talk through the project from the initial brief to prototype (nguyên mẫu) stage, and then the other take it on to testing and development (phát triển).
17:22Sarah Well, let's deal with that later.
17:24 It might be better to have just you or me doing the talking, but we don't need to decide just yet.
17:31Man Okay.
17:32 So what about the slides for our presentation?
17:36 Shall we work on the text for those now?
17:38 Well, we could just use keywords.
17:40 That'll help structure our talk.
17:43Sarah How about using mainly visuals?
17:45 I took lots of photos as we went along, so it'd be easy to illustrate the progress of the project that way, more interesting than diagrams.
17:55 And slides with lots of text can be boring.
17:58Man Okay, right you are.
18:01 So, do you think we should discuss things with the lecturer before going much further?
18:06 We could do that this afternoon.
18:08Sarah Wouldn't it be better to get a first draft (bản nháp đầu tiên) done?
18:10 Then we've got something more concrete (cụ thể) to discuss with him.
18:14Man Sure, but I'd quite like a bit more input (góp ý) before we spend a lot of time preparing something that might not be what's needed.
18:23Sarah Okay.
18:24 When did we have a work with Amish in the fourth year?
18:27 His tutor (người hướng dẫn) had him doing something similar last summer, so I'm sure he'd give us some useful pointers (lời khuyên).
18:34Man Great, let's do that after lunch.
18:39Narrator Before you hear the rest of the discussion, you have some time to look at questions 27 to 30.
19:05 Now listen and answer questions 27 to 30.
19:13Man Let's think a bit more about how the project went.
19:16 That might give us some ideas.
19:18Sarah Okay.
19:19Man Well, first, I'd say that writing the report was hard.
19:23Sarah Yes, I was dreading (kinh hãi) having to write 80 pages in just a month, but actually it was harder making sure we didn't go over length (quá dài).
19:33 Anyway, I never imagined we'd deal with it with a day to spare.
19:38Man No, it was lucky your sister had time to proofread (đọc và sửa lỗi) it.
19:41 She picked up on several careless mistakes (lỗi bất cẩn), especially in the bibliography (thư mục).
19:46Sarah Yes.
19:47 Well, she works in publishing (xuất bản), so she's used to checking things.
19:51 I suppose it helped that we kept detailed notebooks throughout the year.
19:55 That was a chore (việc vặt), but worth it.
19:58Man Yes, I didn't enjoy keeping mine up to date.
20:02 I actually found it really time-consuming (tốn thời gian), noting down all the adaptations (sự điều chỉnh) we made to the design as we went along.
20:09 I hadn't anticipated (lường trước) that.
20:11Sarah Me too.
20:13 And I thought the tutor could have given us a bit more advice at the beginning of the process.
20:18Man That's right.
20:20 I like doing the concept sketches.
20:22 For me, that was one of the best bits.
20:25 I've always enjoyed those initial stages of the design process.
20:29Sarah I was relieved that the tutor picked up on that mistake we made in our aerodynamic (khí động học) sketches.
20:35 It would have been disastrous (thảm khốc) if that hadn't been picked up at an early stage.
20:40Man Exactly.
20:41 Finding sponsors (nhà tài trợ) took quite some time, of course.
20:45 Yes, but we knew that'd be an issue.
20:48 And I never expected it to be enjoyable.
20:51 Not like the actual hands-on (thực hành) project work.
20:54 The tutor certainly came into his own at that stage.
20:57Sarah Yes.
20:58 I never expected him to have such useful contacts (mối liên hệ) in industry.
21:03 Good thing for us he did, though.
21:05Man Right.
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battery-poweredchạy bằng pin
motorbikexe máy
lecturersgiảng viên
assessedđược đánh giá
unusualbất thường
environmentally friendlythân thiện với môi trường
relativelytương đối
kilometres an hourkm/h
petrol-drivenchạy bằng xăng
efficiencyhiệu suất
wastelãng phí
petrol tankbình xăng
exhaust systemhệ thống xả
markedlyrõ rệt
straightforwardđơn giản
lighternhẹ hơn
appropriatephù hợp
issuevấn đề
allowcho phép
presenttrình bày
prototypenguyên mẫu
developmentphát triển
first draftbản nháp đầu tiên
concretecụ thể
inputgóp ý
tutorngười hướng dẫn
pointerslời khuyên
dreadingkinh hãi
over lengthquá dài
proofreadđọc và sửa lỗi
careless mistakeslỗi bất cẩn
bibliographythư mục
publishingxuất bản
choreviệc vặt
time-consumingtốn thời gian
adaptationssự điều chỉnh
anticipatedlường trước
aerodynamickhí động học
disastrousthảm khốc
sponsorsnhà tài trợ
hands-onthực hành
contactsmối liên hệ
Section 4
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21:09Narrator That is the end of Section three.
21:12 You now have half a minute to check your answers.
21:14 Now turn to Section four.
21:20 Section four.
21:22 You will hear a university lecture on the early development of the telescope (kính thiên văn).
21:28 First, you have some time to look at questions 31 to 40.
22:23 Now listen carefully and answer questions 31 to 40.
22:30Lecturer Good morning.
22:31 Today's lecture is about the development of the telescope up until the end of the 17th century.
22:38 We can trace the telescope's earliest form back to the 1200s.
22:43 History records Roger Bacon as possibly the first to invent (phát minh) a magnifying glass (kính lúp).
22:49 The principle use (công dụng chính) of his invention was for reading.
22:52 This proved to be a benefit mostly for researchers (nhà nghiên cứu) who, until then, had been forced to give up working while still relatively young because of impaired vision (thị lực kém).
23:04 In 1608, a Dutch astronomer (nhà thiên văn học) called Liberhey discovered that if convex (lồi) and concave (lõm) lenses were put together, they created a magnifying glass through which things at a distance could be seen.
23:17 He created a miniature (thu nhỏ) telescope.
23:20 It was so small that initially, people took it to the theater for a better view of the stage (sân khấu).
23:26 Galileo found out about Liberhey's invention in the spring of 1609 and immediately (ngay lập tức) set about (bắt tay vào) improving it.
23:35 Galileo experimented (thí nghiệm) with different lenses, combining a weak convex lens with a strong concave lens.
23:42 He discovered that this intensified (tăng cường) the strength of the instrument (dụng cụ).
23:47 Unfortunately, the lenses the opticians (người làm kính) were making for glasses were unsatisfactory (không đạt yêu cầu) for what Galileo wanted to do, as they did not have powerful enough magnification (độ phóng đại).
23:59 Galileo therefore decided that to solve his problem, he would have to start the production (sản xuất) of his own lenses.
24:07 Eventually, he achieved (đạt được) a magnification about nine times more than you could see with the naked eye (mắt thường).
24:14 An enormous (to lớn) improvement over everything else on the market.
24:19 Galileo then decided to approach (tiếp cận) the Senate of Venice (Thượng viện Venice) to demonstrate (trình diễn) the improved instrument.
24:25 Many senators (thượng nghị sĩ) were eager to try the new telescope and climbed the highest bell towers (tháp chuông) in Venice to look through the glass at ships far out to sea.
24:35 The government of Venice were impressed by his invention's obvious potential (tiềm năng rõ ràng).
24:41 And envisioned (hình dung) the advantages this eyeglass could have for the army (quân đội).
24:46 His first major astronomical discovery (khám phá thiên văn) with the telescope was that the moon's surface (bề mặt mặt trăng) was mountainous (nhiều núi) and not a perfect sphere (hình cầu hoàn hảo) as it had always been assumed (giả định).
24:56 During the lunar cycle (chu kỳ mặt trăng) of 28 days, he found that the shadows (bóng) seem to vary (thay đổi) with the light.
25:03 Galileo also figured out how to estimate (ước tính) the altitude (độ cao) of the mountains on the moon by looking for bright spots (điểm sáng) in the dark areas.
25:12 Galileo looked for the spots when it was a half-moon (trăng bán nguyệt).
25:16 And with geometry (hình học) was able to calculate (tính toán) the elevation (độ cao) of the mountains.
25:21 From these calculations, he was able to draw charts (biểu đồ) of the terrain (địa hình) and show the altitudes of the mountains.
25:33 In 1610, Galileo's next major discovery was regarding Jupiter.
25:39 Using a magnification telescope 20 times the strength of his previous ones, he looked at Jupiter on successive (liên tiếp) nights.
25:48 His main observation (quan sát) was a trio (bộ ba) of what initially seemed to be small stars close to Jupiter.
25:55 However, by the 15th night, he realized that they were going around the planet in a daily orbit (quỹ đạo).
26:02 And that, in fact, they were moons, not stars.
26:06 And three days later, he saw a fourth one.
26:10 This discovery showed how important a telescope was for astronomers.
26:15 They would now be able to see celestial objects (thiên thể) that could not previously (trước đây) be seen by the naked eye.
26:22 In the later 1600s, scientists started to make a stronger telescope, revealing the galaxy (thiên hà).
26:29 Scientists realized that when they increased the length of the telescope, the intensity of magnification improved significantly.
26:38 One such telescope was created in 1656 and magnified over 100 times.
26:45 It had the incredible length of 4 meters.
26:49 Telescopes continued to become longer over the next few years.
26:54 And in fact, the astronomer, Havarius, built one in 1670 that was 43 meters long.
27:02 However, these telescopes were soon to prove useless (vô dụng) for accurate observation because the slightest (nhẹ nhất) wind caused the instrument to shift.
27:11 Finally, in 1675, astronomers abandoned (từ bỏ) the tube telescope and instead mounted the telescope on a building.
27:21 Telescopes like this were called aerial (trên không) telescopes.
27:25 Scientists hoped that the stability (sự ổn định) of the mount would decrease the frustration (sự bực bội) when observing stars.
27:32 Well, that's about it for today and so I...
27:40Narrator That is the end of Section four.
27:42 You now have half a minute to check your answers.
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telescopekính thiên văn
inventphát minh
magnifying glasskính lúp
principle usecông dụng chính
researchersnhà nghiên cứu
impaired visionthị lực kém
astronomernhà thiên văn học
convexlồi
concavelõm
miniaturethu nhỏ
stagesân khấu
immediatelyngay lập tức
set aboutbắt tay vào
experimentedthí nghiệm
intensifiedtăng cường
instrumentdụng cụ
opticiansngười làm kính
unsatisfactorykhông đạt yêu cầu
magnificationđộ phóng đại
productionsản xuất
achievedđạt được
naked eyemắt thường
enormousto lớn
approachtiếp cận
Senate of VeniceThượng viện Venice
demonstratetrình diễn
senatorsthượng nghị sĩ
bell towerstháp chuông
obvious potentialtiềm năng rõ ràng
envisionedhình dung
armyquân đội
astronomical discoverykhám phá thiên văn
moon's surfacebề mặt mặt trăng
mountainousnhiều núi
perfect spherehình cầu hoàn hảo
assumedgiả định
lunar cyclechu kỳ mặt trăng
shadowsbóng
varythay đổi
estimateước tính
altitudeđộ cao
bright spotsđiểm sáng
half-moontrăng bán nguyệt
geometryhình học
calculatetính toán
elevationđộ cao
chartsbiểu đồ
terrainđịa hình
successiveliên tiếp
observationquan sát
triobộ ba
orbitquỹ đạo
celestial objectsthiên thể
previouslytrước đây
galaxythiên hà
uselessvô dụng
slightestnhẹ nhất
abandonedtừ bỏ
aerialtrên không
stabilitysự ổn định
frustrationsự bực bội