A Room with a View — Page 12

English → Vi Chapter I Level 6/10

It was a real catastrophe, not a mere episode, that evening of hers at Venice, when she had found in her bedroom something that is one worse than a flea, though one better than something else.

Đó là một thảm họa thực sự, không chỉ là một sự cố nhỏ, cái buổi tối hôm đó của cô ở Venice, khi cô tìm thấy trong phòng ngủ của mình thứ gì đó còn tệ hơn một con bọ chét một bậc, dù vẫn còn tốt hơn một thứ khác một bậc.

"But here you are as safe as in England. Signora Bertolini is so English."

"Nhưng ở đây cô an toàn như ở Anh vậy. Signora Bertolini rất Anh."

"Yet our rooms smell," said poor Lucy. "We dread going to bed."

"Thế mà phòng của chúng tôi vẫn có mùi," cô Lucy tội nghiệp nói. "Chúng tôi sợ phải đi ngủ."

"Ah, then you look into the court." She sighed. "If only Mr. Emerson was more tactful! We were so sorry for you at dinner."

"À, thế thì cô nhìn ra sân trong rồi." Bà thở dài. "Giá mà ông Emerson khéo léo hơn một chút! Chúng tôi rất thương cho cô trong bữa tối."

"I think he was meaning to be kind."

"Tôi nghĩ ông ấy có ý tốt đấy chứ."

"Undoubtedly he was," said Miss Bartlett.

"Chắc chắn là vậy," cô Bartlett nói.

"Mr. Beebe has just been scolding me for my suspicious nature. Of course, I was holding back on my cousin's account."

"Ông Beebe vừa mới mắng tôi vì tính đa nghi của tôi. Dĩ nhiên, tôi đã kìm lại vì nể anh họ của mình."

"Of course," said the little old lady; and they murmured that one could not be too careful with a young girl.

"Dĩ nhiên rồi," bà cụ nhỏ nhắn nói; và họ thì thầm với nhau rằng không thể không cẩn thận khi bên cạnh một cô gái trẻ.

Lucy tried to look demure, but could not help feeling a great fool. No one was careful with her at home; or, at all events, she had not noticed it.

Lucy cố tỏ ra dịu dàng đoan trang, nhưng không sao tránh khỏi cảm giác mình thật ngớ ngẩn. Ở nhà chẳng ai cẩn thận như vậy với cô; hay ít nhất, cô chưa bao giờ để ý thấy điều đó.

"About old Mr. Emerson—I hardly know. No, he is not tactful; yet, have you ever noticed that there are people who do things which are most indelicate, and yet at the same time—beautiful?"

"Về ông Emerson già—tôi thực sự không biết nên nói gì. Không, ông ấy không khéo léo; thế nhưng, cô có bao giờ nhận thấy rằng có những người làm những việc rất thiếu tế nhị, mà đồng thời lại—đẹp không?"

"Beautiful?" said Miss Bartlett, puzzled at the word. "Are not beauty and delicacy the same?"

"Đẹp?" cô Bartlett hỏi, bối rối trước từ đó. "Cái đẹp và sự tế nhị chẳng phải là một hay sao?"

"So one would have thought," said the other helplessly. "But things are so difficult, I sometimes think.

"Người ta vẫn thường nghĩ vậy," người kia nói, có vẻ bất lực. "Nhưng mọi thứ thật phức tạp, tôi đôi khi nghĩ vậy.

Vocabulary

Đó: đó — That; refers to something previously mentioned
là: là — To be; linking verb in Vietnamese sentences
một: một — One; indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
thảm: thảm — Terrible, dreadful; describing something catastrophic
họa: họa — Disaster, calamity; a great misfortune
thực: thực — Real, true; used to emphasize authenticity
sự: sự — Nominalizer; turns verbs or adjectives into nouns
không: không — No, not; negation word in Vietnamese
chỉ: chỉ — Only, just; limiting adverb
cố: cố — To try hard, make effort; attempt persistently
nhỏ: nhỏ — Small, little; describing small size or youth
cái: cái — Classifier for objects; also means 'the thing'
buổi: buổi — A period of the day; session or occasion
tối: tối — Evening, night; also means dark
hôm: hôm — Day; used in time expressions like yesterday, today
đó: đó — That, there; demonstrative pronoun or adverb
của: của — Of, belonging to; possession particle
cô: cô — Young woman; aunt; second-person pronoun for young woman
ở: ở — To be at, to live; indicates location or residence
khi: khi — When; temporal conjunction linking two events
tìm: tìm — To search, look for; seek something or someone
thấy: thấy — To see, find, feel; perceive through senses
trong: trong — Inside, within; preposition indicating location
phòng: phòng — Room; enclosed space within a building
ngủ: ngủ — To sleep; the act of sleeping
mình: mình — Oneself; reflexive pronoun also used as 'I' or 'we'
thứ: thứ — Thing, item; ordinal number marker
gì: gì — What; interrogative pronoun for things
còn: còn — Still, yet; also means 'remaining' or 'and'
tệ: tệ — Bad, terrible; describing poor quality or condition
hơn: hơn — More than; comparative particle in Vietnamese
con: con — Classifier for animals and children; child
bọ: bọ — Bug, insect; small crawling creature
chét: chét — Flea; small parasitic jumping insect
bậc: bậc — Level, rank, step; a grade or tier
dù: dù — Although, even though; concessive conjunction
vẫn: vẫn — Still, yet; indicates continuity of a state
tốt: tốt — Good, fine; positive quality or condition
khác: khác — Other, different; another or distinct thing
Nhưng: nhưng — But, however; contrastive conjunction
đây: đây — Here, this place; proximal demonstrative adverb
an: an — Peaceful, safe; component of compound words
toàn: toàn — Whole, entire; also means safe when paired with 'an'
như: như — Like, as; comparison particle
Anh: anh — England; older brother; male second-person pronoun
vậy: vậy — So, thus, like that; used for comparison or emphasis
rất: rất — Very, extremely; intensifying adverb
Thế: thế — So, like that; used for comparison or affirmation
mà: mà — But, yet; contrastive or emphatic particle
chúng: chúng — They, those; third-person plural pronoun
tôi: tôi — I, me; formal first-person singular pronoun
có: có — To have; also used as existential verb 'there is'
mùi: mùi — Smell, odor; scent perceived by the nose
tội: tội — Sin, crime; used in 'tội nghiệp' meaning poor/pitiful
nghiệp: nghiệp — Karma, profession; in 'tội nghiệp' means pitiful
nói: nói — To say, speak, talk; verbal communication
Chúng: chúng — They, we; plural pronoun depending on context
sợ: sợ — To fear, be afraid; feel scared of something
phải: phải — Must, have to; obligation or correctness
đi: đi — To go; movement verb also used as imperative particle
À: à — Oh, ah; exclamation showing realization or surprise
thế: thế — So, like that; affirmative or comparative particle
thì: thì — Then; conditional or topic marker particle
nhìn: nhìn — To look, gaze; directing eyes toward something
ra: ra — Out, outward; directional complement meaning outward
sân: sân — Yard, courtyard; open outdoor space near building
rồi: rồi — Already, then; indicates completed action
Bà: bà — Mrs., grandmother; polite term for older woman
thở: thở — To breathe; the act of inhaling and exhaling
dài: dài — Long; also used in 'thở dài' meaning to sigh
Giá: giá — Price; also 'if only' in conditional expressions
ông: ông — Mr., grandfather; polite term for older man
khéo: khéo — Skillful, clever; dexterous or tactful
léo: léo — Paired with 'khéo' meaning tactful and skillful
chút: chút — A little, a bit; small amount or degree
thương: thương — To love, pity; feel affection or sympathy for
cho: cho — For, to give; benefactive preposition
bữa: bữa — Meal; a sitting for eating food
Tôi: tôi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun
nghĩ: nghĩ — To think, believe; mental process of considering
ấy: ấy — That; distal demonstrative pronoun or adjective
ý: ý — Meaning, idea, intention; thought or notion
đấy: đấy — There, that; emphatic demonstrative particle
chứ: chứ — Right? isn't it; sentence-final confirmation particle
Chắc: chắc — Probably, surely; expressing moderate certainty
chắn: chắn — Certain; paired with 'chắc' meaning certainly
Ông: ông — Mr., sir; respectful term for older male
vừa: vừa — Just, recently; also means 'just right' in size
mới: mới — New, just; recently occurred action
mắng: mắng — To scold, reprimand; criticize someone harshly
vì: vì — Because, for; causal conjunction
tính: tính — Nature, character, personality; trait or habit
đa: đa — Multiple, many; prefix meaning excessive or many
nghi: nghi — Suspicion; 'đa nghi' means overly suspicious nature
Dĩ: dĩ — Of course; used in 'dĩ nhiên' meaning naturally
nhiên: nhiên — Natural; part of 'dĩ nhiên' meaning of course
đã: đã — Already; past tense marker in Vietnamese
kìm: kìm — To restrain, hold back; suppress an impulse
lại: lại — Again; directional complement meaning back or again
nể: nể — To respect, defer to; show deference out of respect
anh: anh — Older brother; male pronoun for peer or older male
họ: họ — They, them; third-person plural pronoun
bà: bà — She, her; respectful pronoun for older woman
cụ: cụ — Elderly person; very respectful term for old person
nhắn: nhắn — To send a message; convey word to someone
và: và — And; coordinating conjunction joining elements
thầm: thầm — Silently, secretly; whispering or thinking privately
với: với — With; preposition indicating accompaniment
nhau: nhau — Each other, one another; reciprocal pronoun
rằng: rằng — That; conjunction introducing reported speech
thể: thể — Can, able to; used in 'có thể' meaning possibly
cẩn: cẩn — Careful; used in 'cẩn thận' meaning cautious
thận: thận — Careful, cautious; 'cẩn thận' means be careful
bên: bên — Side, beside; indicating position next to something
cạnh: cạnh — Next to, beside; 'bên cạnh' means alongside
gái: gái — Girl, female; refers to female person
trẻ: trẻ — Young; referring to youth or young people
tỏ: tỏ — To show, appear, seem; display a quality
dịu: dịu — Gentle, soft; mild in manner or character
dàng: dàng — Graceful; 'dịu dàng' means gentle and graceful
đoan: đoan — Proper, virtuous; used in 'đoan trang' meaning modest
trang: trang — Elegant, modest; 'đoan trang' means virtuous and dignified
nhưng: nhưng — But, however; contrastive conjunction
sao: sao — Why, how; interrogative or star, fate
tránh: tránh — To avoid, evade; keep away from something
khỏi: khỏi — Away from, free from; indicates escape or avoidance
cảm: cảm — To feel; sense or emotion
giác: giác — Sense, feeling; 'cảm giác' means sensation or feeling
thật: thật — Really, truly; emphasizes truth or authenticity
ngớ: ngớ — Foolish, silly; used in 'ngớ ngẩn' meaning absurd
ngẩn: ngẩn — Dazed, silly; 'ngớ ngẩn' means foolish or ridiculous
Ở: ở — At, in; preposition for location or residence
nhà: nhà — House, home; building where one lives
chẳng: chẳng — Not at all; stronger negation than 'không'
ai: ai — Who, anyone; interrogative or indefinite pronoun
hay: hay — Or; also means 'often' or 'interesting'
ít: ít — Few, little; small quantity or amount
nhất: nhất — Most; superlative marker; number one
chưa: chưa — Not yet; negation indicating incomplete action
bao: bao — How much, ever; used in 'bao giờ' meaning ever
giờ: giờ — Hour, time, now; 'bao giờ' means ever or when
để: để — To let, to place; purpose marker meaning 'in order to'
điều: điều — Thing, matter; refers to an abstract matter or issue
Về: về — About, return; preposition meaning regarding or going back
già: già — Old, elderly; describing old age
biết: biết — To know; having knowledge or awareness of something
nên: nên — Should, ought to; moral obligation or advice
Không: không — No, not; negation word
nhận: nhận — To receive, recognize, accept; acknowledge something
những: những — Those, plural marker; indicates plurality of nouns
người: người — Person, people; human being
làm: làm — To do, make, work; perform an action
việc: việc — Work, task, matter; job or thing to be done
thiếu: To lack, be short of; insufficient amount
tế: tế — Tactful; used in 'tế nhị' meaning tactful and delicate
nhị: nhị — Delicate; 'tế nhị' means tactful and considerate
đồng: đồng — Together, agree; also Vietnamese currency unit
thời: thời — Time, period; 'đồng thời' means at the same time
đẹp: đẹp — Beautiful, pretty; pleasing to the eyes
Đẹp: đẹp — Beautiful, pretty; pleasing appearance or quality
hỏi: hỏi — To ask, question; seek information from someone
bối: bối — Confused; used in 'bối rối' meaning flustered
rối: rối — Tangled, confused; 'bối rối' means embarrassed or confused
trước: trước — Before, in front of; temporal or spatial position
từ: từ — From, since; preposition of origin or time
Cái: cái — The; classifier for inanimate objects
Người: người — Person; human being or people
ta: ta — We, us, one; informal first-person or generic pronoun
thường: thường — Usually, often; normal or common occurrence
kia: kia — That, over there; distal demonstrative pronoun
vẻ: vẻ — Appearance, look; outward expression or manner
bất: bất — Un-, in-; negative prefix indicating inability or lack
lực: lực — Power, strength; 'bất lực' means powerless or helpless
mọi: mọi — Every, all; indicating totality without exception
phức: phức — Complex; used in 'phức tạp' meaning complicated
tạp: tạp — Mixed, varied; 'phức tạp' means complex and complicated
đôi: đôi — Pair, couple; two of something together

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