A Study in Scarlet — Page 4
" he said, commiseratingly, after he had listened to my misfortunes. "What are you up to now?"
" anh ấy nói, với giọng thông cảm, sau khi đã lắng nghe những bất hạnh của tôi. "Bây giờ anh đang làm gì vậy?"
"Looking for lodgings," I answered. "Trying to solve the problem as to whether it is possible to get comfortable rooms at a reasonable price."
"Đang tìm chỗ trọ," tôi trả lời. "Đang cố giải quyết vấn đề liệu có thể tìm được những căn phòng thoải mái với giá cả phải chăng hay không."
"That's a strange thing," remarked my companion; "you are the second man to-day that has used that expression to me."
"Thật kỳ lạ," người bạn đồng hành của tôi nhận xét; "anh là người thứ hai trong ngày hôm nay dùng câu đó với tôi."
"And who was the first?" I asked.
"Và người đầu tiên là ai?" tôi hỏi.
"A fellow who is working at the chemical laboratory up at the hospital. He was bemoaning himself this morning because he could not get someone to go halves with him in some nice rooms which he had found, and which were too much for his purse."
"Một gã đang làm việc ở phòng thí nghiệm hóa học trên bệnh viện. Sáng nay anh ta than thở vì không tìm được ai chịu chia đôi tiền thuê với anh ta mấy căn phòng đẹp mà anh ta đã tìm được, nhưng lại quá đắt so với túi tiền của anh ta."
"By Jove!" I cried, "if he really wants someone to share the rooms and the expense, I am the very man for him. I should prefer having a partner to being alone."
"Trời ơi!" tôi kêu lên, "nếu anh ta thực sự muốn tìm người chia sẻ phòng và chi phí, thì tôi chính là người anh ta cần. Tôi thích có bạn cùng phòng hơn là ở một mình."
Young Stamford looked rather strangely at me over his wine-glass. "You don't know Sherlock Holmes yet," he said; "perhaps you would not care for him as a constant companion."
Stamford trẻ tuổi nhìn tôi có vẻ khá kỳ lạ qua chiếc ly rượu của anh. "Anh chưa biết Sherlock Holmes đâu," anh nói; "có lẽ anh sẽ không thích anh ta làm bạn đồng hành thường xuyên đâu."
"Why, what is there against him?"
"Ủa, có điều gì không tốt về anh ta vậy?"
"Oh, I didn't say there was anything against him. He is a little queer in his ideas—an enthusiast in some branches of science. As far as I know he is a decent fellow enough."
"Ồ, tôi không nói là có điều gì không tốt về anh ta đâu. Anh ta chỉ hơi kỳ quặc trong suy nghĩ — một người đam mê cuồng nhiệt trong một số lĩnh vực khoa học. Theo tôi biết thì anh ta là một người khá tử tế."
"A medical student, I suppose?" said I.
"Chắc là sinh viên y khoa?" tôi hỏi.
"No—I have no idea what he intends to go in for.
"Không — tôi không biết anh ta định theo đuổi ngành gì.
Vocabulary
- anh
- Older brother; polite pronoun for male
- ấy
- That; refers to a previously mentioned person or thing
- nói
- To speak or say something
- với
- With; together with someone or something
- giọng
- Tone of voice or accent
- thông
- To understand; clear; component of compound words
- cảm
- To feel; sense; component of compound words
- thông cảm
- To sympathize or show understanding toward someone
- sau
- After; behind; later in time or position
- khi
- When; at the time that something happens
- đã
- Past tense marker indicating a completed action
- lắng
- To settle; to listen attentively; component of compound
- nghe
- To listen or hear something
- lắng nghe
- To listen attentively and carefully to someone
- những
- Plural marker for nouns; those; a group of
- bất
- Negative prefix meaning un- or mis-; unfortunate
- hạnh
- Happiness; fortune; luck in life
- bất hạnh
- Misfortune; unhappy circumstances or bad luck
- của
- Of; belonging to; possessive particle
- tôi
- I; me; first-person singular pronoun
- bây giờ
- Now; at the present moment in time
- đang
- Present progressive marker indicating ongoing action
- làm
- To do or make something; to work
- gì
- What; interrogative word asking about things
- vậy
- So; like that; used for emphasis or questions
- tìm
- To look for or search for something
- chỗ
- Place; spot; location where something is situated
- trọ
- To lodge; temporary rental accommodation
- chỗ trọ
- Lodging; a rented place to stay temporarily
- trả lời
- To reply or answer a question
- cố
- To try hard; to make an effort to do
- giải quyết
- To resolve or solve a problem or issue
- vấn đề
- Problem; issue; matter that needs addressing
- liệu
- Whether; used to introduce uncertain questions
- có thể
- Can; to be able to; possibly
- được
- To get; to be allowed; marks successful outcome
- căn
- Classifier for rooms or houses
- phòng
- Room; a space within a building
- căn phòng
- A room; enclosed space in a building
- thoải mái
- Comfortable; relaxed; at ease
- giá cả
- Price; cost of goods or services
- phải chăng
- Reasonable; affordable; fair in price
- hay
- Or; interesting; good; frequently used connector
- không
- No; not; negation word in Vietnamese
- thật
- Really; truly; genuinely; used for emphasis
- kỳ lạ
- Strange; weird; unusual or odd occurrence
- người
- Person; people; human being
- bạn
- Friend; companion; second-person informal pronoun
- đồng hành
- Companion; someone who travels alongside you
- nhận xét
- To comment or give an opinion on something
- là
- To be; linking verb connecting subject and predicate
- thứ hai
- Second; Monday; the second in a sequence
- trong
- In; inside; within a place or time
- ngày
- Day; a 24-hour period of time
- hôm nay
- Today; the current day
- dùng
- To use; to utilize something for a purpose
- câu
- Sentence; phrase; classifier for sentences
- đó
- That; there; referring to something mentioned before
- và
- And; connects words or clauses together
- đầu tiên
- First; at the beginning; the earliest one
- ai
- Who; someone; interrogative pronoun for people
- hỏi
- To ask a question
- một
- One; a; the number one
- gã
- A guy; informal or slightly derogatory term for man
- việc
- Work; task; job or matter to handle
- ở
- To live at; to be located at a place
- thí nghiệm
- Experiment; scientific test or trial
- hóa học
- Chemistry; the science of chemical substances
- trên
- On; above; on top of something
- bệnh viện
- Hospital; medical facility for treating patients
- sáng
- Morning; bright; early part of the day
- ta
- We; I; informal first-person pronoun
- than thở
- To complain or lament about a difficulty
- vì
- Because; for the reason that something happened
- chịu
- To endure; to bear; to agree reluctantly
- chia đôi
- To split in half; divide into two equal parts
- tiền thuê
- Rent money; payment for using a rented place
- đẹp
- Beautiful; pretty; attractive in appearance
- mà
- But; yet; emphasizing contrast or expectation
- nhưng
- But; however; introducing a contrasting statement
- lại
- Again; on the contrary; back; returning action
- quá
- Too; very; excessively beyond a normal degree
- đắt
- Expensive; costly; high in price
- so
- To compare; in comparison with something else
- túi
- Bag; pocket; container for carrying items
- trời ơi
- Oh my God; exclamation of surprise or frustration
- kêu lên
- To cry out; exclaim suddenly in reaction
- nếu
- If; conditional conjunction for hypothetical situations
- thực sự
- Really; truly; in actual fact or reality
- muốn
- To want; to desire something
- chia sẻ
- To share something with others
- chi phí
- Cost; expense; financial expenditure for something
- thì
- Then; marks the result clause in conditionals
- chính
- Exact; main; precisely; the very one
- cần
- To need; to require something necessary
- thích
- To like; to enjoy; to be fond of
- cùng
- Together; along with; at the same time
- hơn
- More; comparative particle indicating greater degree
- một mình
- Alone; by oneself; without company
- trẻ
- Young; youthful; not old in age
- tuổi
- Age; years old; measure of age
- nhìn
- To look at; to gaze upon something
- vẻ
- Appearance; look; expression on someone's face
- khá
- Quite; rather; fairly; moderately good
- qua
- Through; across; over; passing by something
- chiếc
- Classifier for individual objects like cups or vehicles
- ly
- Glass; cup for drinking liquids
- rượu
- Alcohol; wine; alcoholic beverage
- chưa
- Not yet; negates completed actions in present
- biết
- To know; to be aware of something
- đâu
- Where; anywhere; negation emphasizer in sentences
- lẽ
- Reason; logic; used in expressions like perhaps
- sẽ
- Will; future tense marker for upcoming actions
- thường xuyên
- Frequently; regularly; happening often over time
- ủa
- Huh; oh; exclamation expressing mild surprise
- điều
- Thing; matter; point being discussed or considered
- tốt
- Good; well; positive quality or outcome
- về
- About; regarding; to return to a place
- ồ
- Oh; exclamation of realization or surprise
- chỉ
- Only; just; merely; to point at something
- hơi
- Slightly; a little; somewhat; mildly
- suy nghĩ
- To think; thought; mental process of reflection
- đam mê
- Passion; intense enthusiasm or love for something
- cuồng nhiệt
- Fanatical; intensely passionate or zealous about something
- số
- Number; fate; destiny; a numerical figure
- lĩnh vực
- Field; domain; area of study or expertise
- khoa
- Faculty; department; branch of study in university
- theo
- To follow; according to; in pursuit of
- tử tế
- Kind; decent; showing goodness toward others
- chắc
- Probably; sure; likely; expressing reasonable certainty
- sinh viên
- University student; college-level learner
- y
- Medicine; medical; relating to healthcare field
- định
- To intend; to plan; to aim to do
- theo đuổi
- To pursue; to chase after a goal or person
- ngành
- Field of study; profession; industry sector
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