An aging man lived alone in Ireland. His only
son was is prison, and he didn’t know anyone who would spade up his potato garden. (image : http://www.bbc.co.uk/)
The old man wrote to his son about it, and received this reply, “ For Da, for heaven’s sake, man, don’t dig up that garden! Don’t you remember, that’s where I buried the guns !”
At precisely 5 a.m. the following morning,
( image : http://almanacofruralliving.com/)
Confused, the man wrote to his son telling him what happened and asking what to do next.
His son reply was ,“ Da, just plant your potatoes.” (image http://www.meandb.net/)
Daniel Doan*Paula Le* Kimmy Nguyen\
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For heaven’s sake or good heavens! an exclamation of surprise or protest ( Trời ơi là Trời !)
Man: ( Informal) chẵng có nghiã gì đặc biệt nhưng hay được dùng trong trò chuyện hàng ngày giữa đàn ông dàn bà, bạn bè, người lạ.
“Hey,man,do you know how to dance?”
“ Man, I certainly do.”
“That’s cool ,man. What’s your name?”
“ ……. …… . What’s yours, man ?”
( The Book of English Pop and Slang- John B.SmithBack)
