Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 3

English → Vi Preface Level 5/10

Alice took up the fan and gloves, and, as the hall was very hot, she kept fanning herself all the time she went on talking: "Dear, dear! How queer everything is to-day! And yesterday things went on just as usual.

Alice cầm lấy chiếc quạt và đôi găng tay, và vì căn phòng rất nóng, cô bé cứ quạt liên tục trong suốt thời gian nói chuyện: "Ôi trời ơi! Mọi thứ hôm nay sao mà kỳ lạ quá! Vậy mà hôm qua mọi thứ vẫn diễn ra bình thường như mọi khi.

I wonder if I've been changed in the night? Let me think: was I the same when I got up this morning? I almost think I can remember feeling a little different.

Không biết có phải mình đã bị thay đổi trong đêm qua không? Hãy để mình suy nghĩ xem: sáng nay khi thức dậy mình có còn là mình không? Mình gần như nhớ ra rằng mình có cảm giác hơi khác một chút.

But if I'm not the same, the next question is, Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle!" And she began thinking over all the children she knew that were of the same age as herself, to see if she could have been changed for any of them.

Nhưng nếu mình không còn là mình nữa, thì câu hỏi tiếp theo là, Mình rốt cuộc là ai? À, đó mới là câu đố thực sự!" Và cô bé bắt đầu nghĩ đến tất cả những đứa trẻ mà cô biết có cùng độ tuổi với mình, để xem liệu mình có bị hoán đổi với đứa nào trong số chúng không.

"I'm sure I'm not Ada," she said, "for her hair goes in such long ringlets, and mine doesn't go in ringlets at all; and I'm sure I can't be Mabel, for I know all sorts of things, and she, oh! she knows such a very little!

"Mình chắc chắn không phải là Ada," cô bé nói, "vì tóc của Ada xoăn thành những lọn dài như vậy, còn tóc mình thì không xoăn chút nào; và mình cũng chắc chắn mình không phải là Mabel, vì mình biết đủ mọi thứ, còn cô ấy, ôi! cô ấy biết rất ít!

Besides, she's she, and I'm I, and—oh dear, how puzzling it all is! I'll try if I know all the things I used to know.

Hơn nữa, cô ấy là cô ấy, còn mình là mình, và—ôi trời, tất cả sao mà rối rắm quá! Mình sẽ thử xem mình còn nhớ những thứ mình từng biết không.

Let me see: four times five is twelve, and four times six is thirteen, and four times seven is—oh dear! I shall never get to twenty at that rate!

Hãy xem nào: bốn nhân năm bằng mười hai, bốn nhân sáu bằng mười ba, và bốn nhân bảy bằng—ôi trời! Cứ theo đà này thì mình sẽ không bao giờ đến được số hai mươi!

However, the Multiplication Table doesn't signify: let's try Geography.

Thôi được, Bảng cửu chương chẳng có nghĩa lý gì cả: hãy thử Địa lý xem sao.

Vocabulary

cầm: cầm — To hold or grasp something in the hand.
lấy: lấy — To take or get something.
chiếc: chiếc — Classifier for single objects like vehicles or tools.
quạt: quạt — A fan used for cooling or ventilation.
và: và — Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses.
đôi: đôi — A pair or couple of matching items.
găng: găng — Part of 'găng tay', meaning glove material or glove.
tay: tay — Hand or arm; body part used for holding.
vì: vì — Because; a conjunction expressing reason or cause.
căn: căn — Classifier for rooms or houses in Vietnamese.
phòng: phòng — A room inside a building or house.
rất: rất — Very; an intensifying adverb modifying adjectives.
nóng: nóng — Hot; describing high temperature or heat.
cô: cô — Young woman; polite term for a female person.
bé: bé — Small or little; also used to refer to a child.
cứ: cứ — To keep doing something continuously or persistently.
liên: liên — Continuous or linked; used in compound words.
tục: tục — To continue; part of 'liên tục' meaning continuously.
trong: trong — In or inside; a preposition indicating location.
suốt: suốt — Throughout or the entire duration of something.
thời: thời — Time or period; used in time-related expressions.
gian: gian — Space or duration; combined with 'thời' means time period.
nói: nói — To speak or say something to someone.
chuyện: chuyện — Story, matter, or topic of conversation.
Ôi: Ôi — Exclamation expressing surprise or strong emotion.
trời: trời — Sky or heaven; also used in exclamations.
ơi: ơi — Exclamatory particle used to call out or express feeling.
Mọi: Mọi — Every or all; refers to the totality of things.
thứ: thứ — Thing or item; also ordinal number marker.
hôm: hôm — Day; used in expressions like 'hôm nay' meaning today.
nay: nay — Now or today; used in 'hôm nay' meaning today.
sao: sao — Why or how; a question word expressing wonder.
mà: mà — Particle expressing emphasis, contrast, or mild surprise.
kỳ: kỳ — Strange, odd, or unusual; describing something peculiar.
lạ: lạ — Strange or unfamiliar; describing something unexpected.
quá: quá — Too or extremely; intensifies adjectives or adverbs.
Vậy: Vậy — So or thus; a discourse particle indicating conclusion.
qua: qua — To pass or go through; also means 'over' or 'past'.
mọi: mọi — Every or all; refers to the totality of things.
vẫn: vẫn — Still or as usual; indicating continuation of a state.
diễn: diễn — To perform or occur; used in 'diễn ra' meaning to take place.
ra: ra — Out or forth; directional verb complement.
bình: bình — Normal, ordinary, or calm; used in 'bình thường'.
thường: thường — Normal or usual; describing ordinary circumstances.
như: như — Like or as; a comparison particle.
khi: khi — When; a conjunction referring to a point in time.
Không: Không — No or not; negation word in Vietnamese.
biết: biết — To know or be aware of something.
có: có — To have; also used as existential verb 'there is'.
phải: phải — Must or right; expressing obligation or correctness.
mình: mình — Oneself or I; first-person informal pronoun.
đã: đã — Past tense marker indicating completed action.
bị: bị — Passive marker indicating negative or undesirable action.
thay: thay — To replace or change; used in 'thay đổi' meaning change.
đổi: đổi — To exchange or change; part of 'thay đổi' meaning change.
đêm: đêm — Night; the period of darkness after sunset.
không: không — No or not; negation or question particle.
Hãy: Hãy — Imperative particle used to form commands or suggestions.
để: để — To let, allow, or in order to; purposive particle.
suy: suy — To think or reflect; used in 'suy nghĩ' meaning thought.
nghĩ: nghĩ — To think or consider; mental activity or reflection.
xem: xem — To look or see; also used as 'let's see'.
sáng: sáng — Morning or bright; the early part of the day.
thức: thức — To be awake; not sleeping, in a conscious state.
dậy: dậy — To get up or rise from bed in the morning.
còn: còn — Still or yet; also means 'remaining' or 'and then'.
là: là — To be; a linking verb equating subject and predicate.
Mình: Mình — I or myself; informal first-person singular pronoun.
gần: gần — Near or close; indicating proximity in space or time.
nhớ: nhớ — To remember or miss someone or something.
rằng: rằng — That; a conjunction introducing a reported clause.
cảm: cảm — To feel or sense; used in 'cảm giác' meaning feeling.
giác: giác — Sense or perception; part of 'cảm giác' meaning feeling.
hơi: hơi — Slightly or a bit; mildly intensifying an adjective.
khác: khác — Different or other; describing something unlike another.
một: một — One; the number one or the indefinite article 'a'.
chút: chút — A little bit; a small amount of something.
Nhưng: Nhưng — But; a conjunction expressing contrast or exception.
nếu: nếu — If; a conditional conjunction used in hypothetical statements.
nữa: nữa — More, anymore, or further; indicating addition or continuation.
thì: thì — Then; a particle used in conditional or temporal clauses.
câu: câu — Sentence or question; classifier for sentences.
hỏi: hỏi — To ask a question; interrogative action.
tiếp: tiếp — Next or to continue; indicating sequence or continuation.
theo: theo — To follow or according to; indicating sequence or accordance.
rốt: rốt — Finally or ultimately; used in 'rốt cuộc' meaning in the end.
cuộc: cuộc — Event or affair; also used in 'rốt cuộc' meaning ultimately.
ai: ai — Who; an interrogative pronoun asking about a person.
À: À — Oh; a particle expressing sudden realization or discovery.
đó: đó — That or there; a demonstrative pronoun indicating distance.
mới: mới — New or just; indicating recency or novelty.
đố: đố — To challenge or dare someone; a riddle or puzzle.
thực: thực — Real or truly; used in 'thực sự' meaning really or truly.
sự: sự — Nominalizing particle turning verbs into abstract nouns.
Và: Và — And; a conjunction connecting words or clauses.
bắt: bắt — To start or catch; used in 'bắt đầu' meaning to begin.
đầu: đầu — Head or beginning; used in 'bắt đầu' meaning to start.
đến: đến — To arrive at or reach; a directional verb or preposition.
tất: tất — All or entire; used in 'tất cả' meaning everything.
cả: cả — All or whole; part of 'tất cả' meaning all of them.
những: những — Plural marker for nouns indicating multiple items.
đứa: đứa — Classifier for children or young people informally.
trẻ: trẻ — Young or child; describing youth or a young person.
cùng: cùng — Together or same; indicating shared action or attribute.
độ: Degree or level; used in 'độ tuổi' meaning age range.
tuổi: tuổi — Age; the number of years a person has lived.
với: với — With; a preposition indicating accompaniment or comparison.
liệu: liệu — Whether or perhaps; expresses uncertainty or conjecture.
hoán: hoán — To swap or exchange; used in 'hoán đổi' meaning to switch.
nào: nào — Which or what; an interrogative or indefinite pronoun.
số: số — Number or fate; can refer to numerical value or destiny.
chúng: chúng — They or them; third-person plural pronoun.
chắc: chắc — Sure or certain; expressing confidence or likelihood.
chắn: chắn — Certain; part of 'chắc chắn' meaning definitely or surely.
tóc: tóc — Hair on the head; referring to one's hairstyle or locks.
của: của — Of or belonging to; possessive particle in Vietnamese.
xoăn: xoăn — Curly; describing wavy or curled hair texture.
thành: thành — Into or become; indicating transformation or result.
lọn: lọn — A curl or lock of hair; classifier for hair strands.
dài: dài — Long; describing length of objects or time.
vậy: vậy — So or like that; a discourse particle indicating manner.
cũng: cũng — Also or too; indicating addition or similarity.
đủ: đủ — Enough or sufficient; having an adequate amount.
ấy: ấy — That; a demonstrative pronoun indicating a specific thing.
ôi: ôi — Oh; an exclamation expressing surprise or emotion.
ít: ít — Few or little; indicating a small quantity.
Hơn: Hơn — More than; a comparative particle in Vietnamese.
rối: rối — Tangled or confused; describing disorder or mess.
rắm: rắm — Complicated or tangled; part of 'rối rắm' meaning confusion.
sẽ: sẽ — Will; future tense marker indicating upcoming action.
thử: thử — To try or attempt something for the first time.
từng: từng — Each or once; indicating individual items or past experience.
bốn: bốn — Four; the cardinal number 4.
nhân: nhân — To multiply; mathematical multiplication operation.
năm: năm — Five or year; cardinal number 5 or a calendar year.
bằng: bằng — Equal to or by means of; comparison or equality.
mười: mười — Ten; the cardinal number 10.
hai: hai — Two; the cardinal number 2.
sáu: sáu — Six; the cardinal number 6.
ba: ba — Three; the cardinal number 3.
bảy: bảy — Seven; the cardinal number 7.
Cứ: Cứ — To keep doing; indicating persistence or continuation.
đà: đà — Momentum or pace; the rate at which something progresses.
này: này — This; a demonstrative pronoun for nearby objects.
bao: bao — How or how much; used in questions about quantity.
giờ: giờ — Hour or now; referring to time or the current moment.
được: được — Can, may, or to get; indicating ability or achievement.
mươi: mươi — Tens digit marker used in compound numbers like 20, 30.
Thôi: Thôi — Stop or that's enough; expressing cessation or resignation.
Bảng: Bảng — Table or board; a flat surface for writing or display.
cửu: cửu — Nine; used in 'bảng cửu chương' meaning multiplication table.
chương: chương — Chapter or section; part of multiplication table term.
chẳng: chẳng — Not at all; a strong negative adverb in Vietnamese.
nghĩa: nghĩa — Meaning or significance; the sense of a word or action.
lý: lý — Reason or logic; used in 'lý do' meaning reason.
gì: gì — What; an interrogative pronoun asking about things.
hãy: hãy — Imperative particle used to give commands or suggestions.
Địa: Địa — Earth or geography; used in place-related compound words.

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