A Study in Scarlet — Page 11

English → Vi CHAPTER I. Level 6/10

"I always smoke 'ship's' myself," I answered.

"Tôi luôn hút thuốc lá 'thủy thủ' vậy," tôi trả lời.

"That's good enough. I generally have chemicals about, and occasionally do experiments. Would that annoy you?"

"Vậy thì tốt rồi. Tôi thường hay có hóa chất bên mình, và thỉnh thoảng làm thí nghiệm. Điều đó có làm phiền anh không?"

"By no means."

"Không hề."

"Let me see—what are my other shortcomings. I get in the dumps at times, and don't open my mouth for days on end. You must not think I am sulky when I do that. Just let me alone, and I'll soon be right. What have you to confess now? It's just as well for two fellows to know the worst of one another before they begin to live together."

"Để tôi xem — những khuyết điểm khác của tôi là gì. Đôi khi tôi rơi vào trạng thái chán nản, và không mở miệng nói một lời trong nhiều ngày liền. Anh đừng nghĩ rằng tôi đang hờn dỗi khi tôi làm vậy. Cứ để mặc tôi, rồi tôi sẽ ổn thôi. Còn anh thì có gì muốn thú nhận không? Tốt hơn hết là hai người nên biết những mặt xấu nhất của nhau trước khi bắt đầu sống chung."

I laughed at this cross-examination. "I keep a bull pup," I said, "and I object to rows because my nerves are shaken, and I get up at all sorts of ungodly hours, and I am extremely lazy. I have another set of vices when I'm well, but those are the principal ones at present."

Tôi cười trước cuộc thẩm vấn này. "Tôi nuôi một con chó bull con," tôi nói, "và tôi không thích ồn ào vì thần kinh tôi đã bị tổn thương, tôi thức dậy vào đủ loại giờ giấc kỳ lạ, và tôi cực kỳ lười biếng. Tôi còn có một số tật xấu khác khi tôi khỏe mạnh, nhưng đó là những cái chính hiện tại."

"Do you include violin-playing in your category of rows?" he asked, anxiously.

"Anh có xếp việc chơi đàn violin vào loại ồn ào không?" anh ta hỏi, lo lắng.

"It depends on the player," I answered. "A well-played violin is a treat for the gods—a badly-played one——"

"Điều đó còn tùy vào người chơi," tôi trả lời. "Một cây đàn violin được chơi hay là một thú vui tuyệt vời — còn một cây đàn chơi dở——"

"Oh, that's all right," he cried, with a merry laugh. "I think we may consider the thing as settled—that is, if the rooms are agreeable to you."

"Ồ, vậy thì không sao," anh ta kêu lên, với một tiếng cười vui vẻ. "Tôi nghĩ chúng ta có thể coi như mọi chuyện đã xong — nghĩa là, nếu những căn phòng hợp ý anh."

"When shall we see them?"

"Khi nào chúng ta sẽ đi xem?"

"Call for me here at noon to-morrow, and we'll go together and settle everything," he answered.

"Hãy đến đây gặp tôi vào buổi trưa ngày mai, và chúng ta sẽ cùng đi và sắp xếp mọi thứ," anh ta trả lời.

"All right—noon exactly," said I, shaking his hand.

"Được rồi — đúng mười hai giờ trưa," tôi nói, bắt tay anh ta.

Vocabulary

Tôi: Toi — First person singular pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'
luôn: luon — Always, constantly, all the time
hút: hut — To smoke or to suck/inhale something
thuốc: thuoc — Medicine or tobacco depending on context
lá: la — Leaf; also part of 'thuốc lá' meaning cigarette
thủy thủ: thuy thu — Sailor; a person who works on a ship
vậy: vay — So, thus, in that case, like that
tôi: toi — First person singular pronoun meaning 'I'
trả lời: tra loi — To answer or respond to a question
Vậy thì: Vay thi — In that case, so then, well then
tốt: tot — Good, fine, well; positive quality
rồi: roi — Already, done, then; indicates completion
thường: thuong — Usually, normally, often, regularly
hay: hay — Or; also means interesting or often
có: co — To have; existential verb 'there is'
hóa chất: hoa chat — Chemical substance or chemical compound
bên: ben — Side, beside, near, next to
mình: minh — Oneself; informal first person pronoun
và: va — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses
thỉnh thoảng: thinh thoang — Sometimes, occasionally, from time to time
làm: lam — To do, to make, to perform an action
thí nghiệm: thi nghiem — Experiment; a scientific test or trial
Điều: Dieu — Thing, matter, issue, point of discussion
đó: do — That, there; demonstrative pronoun or adverb
phiền: phien — To bother, annoy, or trouble someone
anh: anh — Older brother; used to address older male
không: khong — No, not; negation word in Vietnamese
Không hề: Khong he — Not at all, absolutely not, never
Để xem: De xem — Let me see; expression of consideration or thought
những: nhung — Plural marker for nouns; those, these
khuyết điểm: khuyet diem — Flaw, shortcoming, weakness, or defect
khác: khac — Other, different, another, else
của: cua — Of, belonging to; possessive particle
là: la — To be; main linking verb in Vietnamese
gì: gi — What; interrogative word for questions
Đôi khi: Doi khi — Sometimes, occasionally, now and then
rơi: roi — To fall, to drop down unexpectedly
vào: vao — Into, to enter; directional preposition
trạng thái: trang thai — State, condition, or status of something
chán nản: chan nan — Depressed, discouraged, despondent, feeling down
mở miệng: mo mieng — To open one's mouth; to start speaking
nói: noi — To speak, to say, to talk
một: mot — One; the number one in Vietnamese
trong: trong — In, inside, within; preposition of location
nhiều: nhieu — Many, much, a lot of
ngày: ngay — Day; a calendar day or daytime
liền: lien — Consecutively, in a row, immediately after
Anh: Anh — Older brother; polite address for older male
đừng: dung — Don't; negative imperative marker
nghĩ: nghi — To think, to believe, to consider
rằng: rang — That; conjunction introducing a subordinate clause
đang: dang — Currently, in the process of doing something
hờn dỗi: hon doi — To sulk, to be pouty or resentfully upset
Cứ: Cu — Just go ahead, keep doing, regardless
để mặc: de mac — To leave alone, to ignore, let be
sẽ: se — Will; future tense marker in Vietnamese
ổn: on — Fine, okay, stable, alright
thôi: thoi — Just, only, that's enough, stop
Còn: Con — Still, also, moreover, and then
muốn: muon — To want, to desire, to wish for
thú nhận: thu nhan — To admit, to confess, to acknowledge
Tốt hơn hết: Tot hon het — Best of all, it is best to
hai: hai — Two; the number two in Vietnamese
người: nguoi — Person, people; classifier for humans
nên: nen — Should, ought to; advisory suggestion
biết: biet — To know, to be aware of something
mặt: mat — Face; aspect or side of something
xấu: xau — Bad, ugly, poor quality or appearance
nhất: nhat — Most; superlative marker in Vietnamese
nhau: nhau — Each other, one another, mutually
trước: truoc — Before, in front of, prior to
bắt đầu: bat dau — To begin, to start something new
sống chung: song chung — To live together, to cohabit with someone
cười: cuoi — To laugh, to smile, to chuckle
cuộc: cuoc — Classifier for events, trips, or sessions
thẩm vấn: tham van — Interrogation; formal questioning of a person
này: nay — This; demonstrative adjective or pronoun
nuôi: nuoi — To raise, to keep, to feed an animal
con chó: con cho — Dog; a domestic canine animal
thích: thich — To like, to enjoy, to be fond of
ồn ào: on ao — Noisy, loud, boisterous, clamorous
vì: vi — Because, due to, for the reason that
thần kinh: than kinh — Nerve; nervous system; also means crazy colloquially
đã: da — Already; past tense marker in Vietnamese
bị: bi — To suffer, to be subjected to something negative
tổn thương: ton thuong — Injured, damaged, hurt, or traumatized
thức dậy: thuc day — To wake up, to get up from sleep
đủ: du — Enough, sufficient, adequate amount
loại: loai — Type, kind, sort, category of things
giờ giấc: gio giac — Hours, schedule, time keeping habits
kỳ lạ: ky la — Strange, unusual, odd, peculiar
cực: cuc — Extremely, very, to the utmost degree
lười biếng: luoi bieng — Lazy, idle, unwilling to work or effort
còn: con — Still, yet, moreover, also remaining
số: so — Number; also fate or destiny colloquially
tật: tat — Bad habit, flaw, defect, vice
khỏe mạnh: khoe manh — Healthy, strong, in good physical condition
nhưng: nhung — But, however; coordinating conjunction of contrast
cái: cai — Classifier for objects; thing, item
chính: chinh — Main, primary, chief, principal
hiện tại: hien tai — Present time, current moment, right now
xếp: xep — To arrange, rank, or stack things
việc: viec — Work, task, job, matter, affair
chơi: choi — To play, to do for fun or leisure
đàn: dan — Musical instrument; to play an instrument
ta: ta — We, us; also informal first person singular
hỏi: hoi — To ask, to inquire about something
lo lắng: lo lang — To worry, to be anxious or concerned
tùy: tuy — Depending on, up to, it's your choice
Một: Mot — One; the number one or a single
cây: cay — Tree; classifier for long thin objects
được: duoc — To be able to; okay, acceptable, fine
vui: vui — Happy, joyful, fun, cheerful
tuyệt vời: tuyet voi — Wonderful, excellent, amazing, fantastic
dở: do — Bad, poor quality, not good, mediocre
Ồ: O — Oh; exclamation of surprise or realization
sao: sao — Why, how; also means star
kêu lên: keu len — To cry out, to exclaim, to shout up
với: voi — With, to, together with someone
tiếng: tieng — Sound, voice, language, tone
vẻ: ve — Appearance, look, expression, seeming manner
chúng: chung — They, them; plural third person pronoun
thể: the — Can, able to; possibility marker
coi như: coi nhu — To consider as, to regard as, treat like
mọi: moi — Every, all, each one without exception
chuyện: chuyen — Story, matter, issue, affair, thing
xong: xong — Done, finished, completed, over with
nghĩa: nghia — Meaning, sense; also loyalty or justice
nếu: neu — If; conditional conjunction in Vietnamese
căn phòng: can phong — Room; a space within a building
hợp ý: hop y — To suit one's taste or preference
Khi nào: Khi nao — When; asking about time something will happen
đi: di — To go; also sentence-final encouragement particle
Hãy: Hay — Please, let's; imperative suggestion marker
đến: den — To come, to arrive, to reach a place
đây: day — Here, this place, right here
gặp: gap — To meet, to encounter someone
buổi trưa: buoi trua — Noon, midday, lunchtime period of day
mai: mai — Tomorrow; the day after today
cùng: cung — Together, along with, jointly
sắp: sap — About to, soon, going to happen shortly
thứ: thu — Ordinal marker; also day of week
Được: Duoc — Okay, agreed, fine, can do
đúng: dung — Correct, right, exact, accurate
mười: muoi — Ten; the number ten in Vietnamese
tay: tay — Hand, arm; also classifier for people

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