Anna Karenina — Page 3

English → Vi Chapter 2 Level 7/10

He pulled up the blind and rang the bell loudly.

Ông kéo tấm màn lên và rung chuông thật to.

It was at once answered by the appearance of an old friend, his valet, Matvey, carrying his clothes, his boots, and a telegram.

Ngay lập tức, một người bạn cũ xuất hiện đáp lại tiếng chuông, đó là người hầu phòng của ông, Matvey, tay mang quần áo, giày ủng và một bức điện tín.

Matvey was followed by the barber with all the necessaries for shaving.

Theo sau Matvey là người thợ cạo râu cùng với tất cả những đồ dùng cần thiết để cạo râu.

"Are there any papers from the office?" asked Stepan Arkadyevitch, taking the telegram and seating himself at the looking-glass.

"Có giấy tờ gì từ văn phòng không?" Stepan Arkadyevitch hỏi, vừa cầm lấy bức điện tín vừa ngồi xuống trước gương.

"On the table," replied Matvey, glancing with inquiring sympathy at his master; and, after a short pause, he added with a sly smile, "They've sent from the carriage-jobbers."

"Trên bàn ạ," Matvey trả lời, liếc nhìn chủ với vẻ đồng cảm dò hỏi; và sau một khoảng dừng ngắn, anh ta thêm với nụ cười tinh quái, "Họ đã gửi người từ hãng cho thuê xe ngựa đến."

Stepan Arkadyevitch made no reply, he merely glanced at Matvey in the looking-glass.

Stepan Arkadyevitch không trả lời, ông chỉ nhìn Matvey qua gương.

In the glance, in which their eyes met in the looking-glass, it was clear that they understood one another.

Trong cái nhìn mà mắt họ gặp nhau qua gương ấy, rõ ràng là họ hiểu nhau.

Stepan Arkadyevitch's eyes asked: "Why do you tell me that? don't you know?"

Ánh mắt của Stepan Arkadyevitch như hỏi: "Tại sao anh lại nói với tôi điều đó? Anh không biết sao?"

Matvey put his hands in his jacket pockets, thrust out one leg, and gazed silently, good-humoredly, with a faint smile, at his master.

Matvey thọc tay vào túi áo khoác, duỗi một chân ra, và lặng lẽ nhìn chủ với vẻ vui vẻ, nụ cười nhạt trên môi.

"I told them to come on Sunday, and till then not to trouble you or themselves for nothing," he said.

"Con đã bảo họ đến vào ngày Chủ nhật, và cho đến lúc đó đừng làm phiền ngài hay bản thân họ vô ích," anh ta nói.

He had obviously prepared the sentence beforehand.

Rõ ràng là anh ta đã chuẩn bị câu nói đó từ trước.

Stepan Arkadyevitch saw Matvey wanted to make a joke and attract attention to himself.

Stepan Arkadyevitch thấy rằng Matvey muốn đùa và thu hút sự chú ý về phía mình.

Tearing open the telegram, he read it through, guessing at the words, misspelt as they always are in telegrams, and his face brightened.

Xé tờ điện tín ra, ông đọc hết, đoán những từ bị viết sai chính tả như thường thấy trong các bức điện tín, và khuôn mặt ông rạng rỡ hẳn lên.

Vocabulary

Ông: Ông — Formal pronoun for older man; grandfather
kéo: kéo — To pull or drag something
tấm: tấm — Classifier for flat objects like curtains or panels
màn: màn — Curtain or screen used for covering
lên: lên — To go up or rise upward
và: và — Conjunction meaning and connecting two elements
rung: rung — To shake or ring a bell
chuông: chuông — Bell that produces a ringing sound
thật: thật — Truly or really; emphasizes truth or intensity
to: to — Large or big in size
Ngay: Ngay — Immediately or right away without delay
lập: lập — To establish or set up; used in compounds
tức: tức — Instantly; also means anger in other contexts
một: một — The number one; indefinite article in Vietnamese
người: người — Person or human being; classifier for people
bạn: bạn — Friend or companion; informal second-person pronoun
cũ: cũ — Old or former; previously known or used
xuất: xuất — To emerge or come out; appear from somewhere
hiện: hiện — To appear or show up; present tense marker
đáp: đáp — To respond or answer a call or question
lại: lại — Again or back; directional particle toward speaker
tiếng: tiếng — Sound or noise; also means language
đó: đó — That; demonstrative pronoun pointing to something
là: là — To be; linking verb connecting subject and predicate
hầu: hầu — To serve; used in servant or attendant compounds
phòng: phòng — Room in a building or dwelling
của: của — Possessive particle meaning of or belonging to
ông: ông — Mr. or older man; respectful third-person pronoun
tay: tay — Hand or arm; body part used for holding
mang: mang — To carry or bring something along
quần: quần — Trousers or pants worn on lower body
áo: áo — Shirt or jacket worn on upper body
giày: giày — Shoes worn on the feet
ủng: ủng — Boots covering the ankle or higher
bức: bức — Classifier for letters, telegrams, or pictures
điện: điện — Electricity; used in telegraph or electronic compounds
tín: tín — Message or communication; used in compound words
Theo: Theo — To follow or come after someone or something
sau: sau — After or behind in time or position
thợ: thợ — Worker or craftsman skilled in a trade
cạo: cạo — To shave or scrape off surface material
râu: râu — Beard or facial hair on a man
cùng: cùng — Together with; also meaning same or together
với: với — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
tất: tất — All or every; used in tất cả meaning everything
cả: cả — All or whole; emphasizes totality in a group
những: những — Plural marker for nouns indicating multiple items
đồ: đồ — Things or items; objects or tools generally
dùng: dùng — To use or utilize something for a purpose
cần: cần — To need or require something necessary
thiết: thiết — Essential or necessary; vital for a purpose
để: để — In order to; purpose conjunction or to place
Có: Có — To have; existence marker or yes confirmation
giấy: giấy — Paper; material used for writing or documents
tờ: tờ — Classifier for sheets of paper or documents
gì: gì — What; question word asking about something
từ: từ — From; preposition indicating origin or starting point
văn: văn — Literature or office; used in office compounds
không: không — No or not; negation word or question particle
hỏi: hỏi — To ask a question or inquire about something
vừa: vừa — Just; recently completed action or fitting size
cầm: cầm — To hold or grasp something in the hand
lấy: lấy — To take or get something; directional complement
ngồi: ngồi — To sit down on a surface or seat
xuống: xuống — Downward direction; to go down or sit down
trước: trước — In front of or before in time or space
gương: gương — Mirror used for reflection; example or model
Trên: Trên — On top of or above a surface or place
bàn: bàn — Table or desk used for working or eating
ạ: ạ — Polite sentence-final particle showing respect
trả: trả — To return or pay back something owed
lời: lời — Words or speech; reply in conversation
liếc: liếc — To glance sideways or steal a quick look
nhìn: nhìn — To look at or observe something visually
chủ: chủ — Master, owner, or employer of someone
vẻ: vẻ — Appearance or expression on someone's face
đồng: đồng — Same or to agree; also Vietnamese currency unit
cảm: cảm — To feel or sense; used in sympathy compounds
dò: dò — To probe or search carefully for something
khoảng: khoảng — About or approximately; a period or span
dừng: dừng — To pause or stop temporarily from an action
ngắn: ngắn — Short in length or duration; brief
anh: anh — Older brother; pronoun for young adult male
ta: ta — We or I; informal first or collective pronoun
thêm: thêm — To add more or additionally to something
nụ: nụ — Bud; classifier for smiles in nụ cười
cười: cười — To smile or laugh; expression of amusement
tinh: tinh — Clever or cunning; sharp and mischievous quality
quái: quái — Strange or mischievous; sly and odd behavior
Họ: Họ — They or them; third-person plural pronoun
đã: đã — Past tense marker indicating completed action
gửi: gửi — To send a message, letter, or package
hãng: hãng — Company or firm providing goods or services
cho: cho — To give or for; indirect object preposition
thuê: thuê — To rent or hire something for payment
xe: xe — Vehicle such as car, bicycle, or carriage
ngựa: ngựa — Horse used for riding or pulling carriages
đến: đến — To arrive or come to a place or time
chỉ: chỉ — Only or just; to point at something
qua: qua — To pass through or go across something
Trong: Trong — Inside or within a space or time frame
cái: cái — General classifier for objects; this or that thing
mà: mà — But or yet; contrastive or relative conjunction
mắt: mắt — Eye or eyes; organ used for seeing
gặp: gặp — To meet or encounter someone unexpectedly or planned
nhau: nhau — Each other; reciprocal pronoun in mutual actions
ấy: ấy — That; demonstrative referring to something previously mentioned
rõ: rõ — Clear or obvious; easy to understand or see
ràng: ràng — Clear; used in rõ ràng meaning clearly or obviously
hiểu: hiểu — To understand or comprehend something fully
Ánh: Ánh — Light or gleam; also a Vietnamese given name
như: như — Like or as; comparison particle in sentences
Tại: Tại — At a place; because of; preposition of location
sao: sao — Why or star; question word asking for reason
nói: nói — To say or speak to someone about something
tôi: tôi — I or me; neutral first-person singular pronoun
điều: điều — Matter, thing, or condition being discussed
Anh: Anh — Older brother; pronoun addressing young adult male
biết: biết — To know a fact or how to do something
thọc: thọc — To poke or thrust a hand into something
vào: vào — Into or to enter a space or container
túi: túi — Pocket or bag for carrying small items
khoác: khoác — To drape or wear loosely over the shoulders
duỗi: duỗi — To stretch out or extend limbs fully
chân: chân — Leg or foot; lower limb of a person
ra: ra — Out or outward; directional particle away from center
lặng: lặng — Silent or quiet; calm without sound or motion
lẽ: lẽ — Reason or logic; used in lặng lẽ meaning silently
vui: vui — Happy or joyful; feeling of cheerfulness
nhạt: nhạt — Faint or bland; lacking intensity or flavor
trên: trên — On or above a surface; upper position
môi: môi — Lips on the mouth of a person
Con: Con — Child or animal; pronoun used with elders
bảo: bảo — To tell or instruct someone to do something
ngày: ngày — Day; a unit of time equal to 24 hours
Chủ: Chủ — Owner or master; main or primary in compound
nhật: nhật — Sun or day; used in Sunday and Japan compounds
lúc: lúc — At the time of; a moment or period
đừng: đừng — Don't; negative imperative telling someone not to act
làm: làm — To do or make; perform an action or work
phiền: phiền — To bother or trouble someone; annoyance or inconvenience
ngài: ngài — Honorific pronoun for respected or official person
hay: hay — Or; also means interesting or often in context
bản: bản — Copy or version; self in bản thân
thân: thân — Body or self; close or intimate relationship
vô: vô — Without or useless; negation prefix in compounds
ích: ích — Useful or beneficial; benefit in compound words
Rõ: Rõ — Clearly or obviously; used to confirm understanding
chuẩn: chuẩn — Standard or accurate; to prepare or be ready
bị: bị — To prepare; passive marker for negative experiences
câu: câu — Sentence or phrase; also means to fish
thấy: thấy — To see or feel; perceive something through senses
rằng: rằng — That; complementizer introducing a reported statement
muốn: muốn — To want or desire something or to do something
đùa: đùa — To joke or tease in a playful manner
thu: thu — To collect or attract; also means autumn season
hút: hút — To attract or suck in; draw attention
sự: sự — Nominalizer for abstract nouns or events
chú: chú — Uncle; attention in chú ý; young man pronoun
ý: ý — Attention or idea; meaning or intention
về: về — About or regarding; to return home or toward
phía: phía — Direction or side; toward a particular direction
mình: mình — Oneself or body; reflexive or intimate pronoun
Xé: Xé — To tear or rip paper or material apart
đọc: đọc — To read written text or aloud to someone
hết: hết — Completely finished; all gone or entirely done
đoán: đoán — To guess or speculate about something unknown
viết: viết — To write using pen or pencil on paper
sai: sai — Wrong or incorrect; to make an error
chính: chính — Main or correct; official in compound words
tả: tả — Spelling or orthography; left side in other uses
thường: thường — Usually or normally; ordinary or common occurrence
trong: trong — Inside or within; clear or transparent in other use
các: các — Plural marker for definite or specific noun groups
khuôn: khuôn — Frame or mold; shape in khuôn mặt meaning face
mặt: mặt — Face or surface; front side of something
rạng: rạng — Radiant or glowing; bright and cheerful expression
rỡ: rỡ — Bright or radiant; used in rạng rỡ meaning beaming
hẳn: hẳn — Clearly or certainly; noticeably more than before

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