Anna Karenina — Page 4

English → Vi Chapter 2 Level 7/10

"Matvey, my sister Anna Arkadyevna will be here tomorrow," he said, checking for a minute the sleek, plump hand of the barber, cutting a pink path through his long, curly whiskers.

"Matvey, chị gái tôi Anna Arkadyevna sẽ đến đây vào ngày mai," anh ta nói, trong một phút dừng lại bàn tay mượt mà, mũm mĩm của người thợ cạo, đang cắt một đường hồng qua bộ râu dài, xoăn của anh ta.

"Thank God!" said Matvey, showing by this response that he, like his master, realized the significance of this arrival—that is, that Anna Arkadyevna, the sister he was so fond of, might bring about a reconciliation between husband and wife.

"Tạ ơn Chúa!" Matvey nói, qua câu trả lời này cho thấy rằng anh ta, cũng như chủ nhân của mình, nhận ra tầm quan trọng của sự xuất hiện này — nghĩa là, Anna Arkadyevna, người chị mà ông yêu quý, có thể mang lại sự hòa giải giữa vợ và chồng.

"Alone, or with her husband?" inquired Matvey.

"Một mình, hay cùng với chồng bà ấy?" Matvey hỏi.

Stepan Arkadyevitch could not answer, as the barber was at work on his upper lip, and he raised one finger.

Stepan Arkadyevitch không thể trả lời, vì người thợ cạo đang làm việc trên môi trên của ông, và ông giơ một ngón tay lên.

Matvey nodded at the looking-glass.

Matvey gật đầu về phía gương.

"Alone. Is the room to be got ready upstairs?"

"Một mình. Có cần dọn phòng trên lầu không?"

"Inform Darya Alexandrovna: where she orders."

"Báo cho Darya Alexandrovna: bà ấy sắp xếp như thế nào thì theo vậy."

"Darya Alexandrovna?" Matvey repeated, as though in doubt.

"Darya Alexandrovna?" Matvey nhắc lại, như thể còn nghi ngờ.

"Yes, inform her. Here, take the telegram; give it to her, and then do what she tells you."

"Phải, hãy báo cho bà ấy. Này, lấy bức điện đây; đưa cho bà ấy, rồi làm theo những gì bà ấy bảo."

"You want to try it on," Matvey understood, but he only said, "Yes, sir."

"Ông muốn thử xem sao," Matvey hiểu vậy, nhưng anh ta chỉ nói, "Vâng, thưa ông."

Stepan Arkadyevitch was already washed and combed and ready to be dressed, when Matvey, stepping deliberately in his creaky boots, came back into the room with the telegram in his hand.

Stepan Arkadyevitch đã rửa mặt và chải đầu xong, sẵn sàng để mặc quần áo, thì Matvey, bước chậm rãi trong đôi ủng kêu cọt kẹt, quay trở lại phòng với bức điện trên tay.

The barber had gone.

Người thợ cạo đã đi rồi.

"Darya Alexandrovna told me to inform you that she is going away. Let him do—that is you—as he likes," he said, laughing only with his eyes, and putting his hands in his pockets, he watched his master with his head on one side.

"Darya Alexandrovna bảo tôi thông báo với ông rằng bà ấy sẽ đi. Mặc ông ấy muốn làm gì thì làm — tức là ông — tùy ý ông," anh ta nói, chỉ cười bằng mắt, và đút tay vào túi, anh ta nhìn chủ nhân với đầu nghiêng sang một bên.

Stepan Arkadyevitch was silent a minute.

Stepan Arkadyevitch im lặng một lúc.

Vocabulary

chị: chi — Older sister or respectful term for older woman.
gái: gai — Girl or female person.
tôi: toi — First-person pronoun meaning I or me.
sẽ: se — Future tense marker indicating something will happen.
đến: den — To arrive or come to a place.
đây: day — Here, referring to this place or location.
vào: vao — To enter or go into something.
ngày: ngay — Day, referring to a calendar day.
mai: mai — Tomorrow, the day after today.
anh: anh — Older brother or term for older male.
ta: ta — He, she, or we depending on context.
nói: noi — To speak or say something.
trong: trong — In, inside, or within a space or time.
một: mot — The number one or the article a.
phút: phut — Minute, a unit of time equal to sixty seconds.
dừng: dung — To stop or halt movement or action.
lại: lai — Again or back, indicating repetition or return.
bàn: ban — Table, a piece of furniture with a flat surface.
tay: tay — Hand or arm of a person.
mượt: muot — Smooth, sleek, or silky in texture.
mà: ma — But or yet, a conjunction showing contrast.
mũm: mum — Chubby or plump, describing a round body.
của: cua — Of or belonging to, indicating possession.
người: nguoi — Person or people, a human being.
thợ: tho — Worker or craftsman skilled in a trade.
cạo: cao — To shave or scrape a surface clean.
đang: dang — Present tense marker indicating ongoing action.
cắt: cat — To cut with a blade or scissors.
đường: duong — Road, path, or line drawn on a surface.
hồng: hong — Pink or rosy color, often describing cheeks.
qua: qua — Through, across, or past a point.
bộ: bo — Set or collection of related items together.
râu: rau — Beard or mustache hair on a man's face.
dài: dai — Long in length or duration.
xoăn: xoan — Curly or wavy, describing hair texture.
Tạ: ta — To express gratitude or give thanks.
ơn: on — Favor, grace, or gratitude owed to someone.
Chúa: Chua — God or Lord, a supreme divine being.
câu: cau — Sentence or question in language.
trả: tra — To return or give back something owed.
lời: loi — Word or reply in a conversation.
này: nay — This, referring to something nearby or just mentioned.
cho: cho — To give or allow something to someone.
thấy: thay — To see or perceive with the eyes.
rằng: rang — That, introducing a subordinate clause or statement.
cũng: cung — Also or too, indicating similarity or addition.
như: nhu — Like or as, used for comparison.
chủ: chu — Master or owner of something or someone.
nhân: nhan — Person or human, often used in compounds.
mình: minh — Self or oneself, a reflexive pronoun.
nhận: nhan — To receive or recognize something.
ra: ra — Out or outward, indicating movement away.
tầm: tam — Range, level, or degree of something.
quan: quan — Official or relating to importance and concern.
trọng: trong — Important or significant in weight or value.
sự: su — Nominalizer particle turning verbs into abstract nouns.
xuất: xuat — To emerge, appear, or go out.
hiện: hien — To appear or be present at a place.
nghĩa: nghia — Meaning or significance of a word or act.
là: la — To be, linking subject and predicate.
ông: ong — Grandfather or respectful term for older man.
yêu: yeu — To love or have affection for someone.
quý: quy — Dear, precious, or highly valued.
có: co — To have or there is something.
thể: the — Can or able to, expressing possibility or ability.
mang: mang — To bring or carry something along.
hòa: hoa — Peace or harmony, often used in reconciliation.
giải: giai — To solve, explain, or resolve a problem.
giữa: giua — Between or among two or more things.
vợ: vo — Wife, a married female partner.
và: va — And, connecting two words or phrases.
chồng: chong — Husband, a married male partner.
Một: Mot — One, the number one or singular article.
hay: hay — Or, offering an alternative choice between options.
cùng: cung — Together or with, indicating joint participation.
với: voi — With, indicating accompaniment or association.
bà: ba — Grandmother or respectful term for older woman.
ấy: ay — That or those, referring to something previously mentioned.
hỏi: hoi — To ask a question or inquire about something.
không: khong — No or not, negating a statement or question.
vì: vi — Because or for the sake of something.
làm: lam — To do or make something.
việc: viec — Work, task, or matter to be done.
trên: tren — On, above, or on top of something.
môi: moi — Lip or lips of the mouth.
giơ: gio — To raise or lift something upward.
ngón: ngon — Finger or toe of a person.
lên: len — Up or upward, indicating rising movement.
gật: gat — To nod the head in agreement or acknowledgment.
đầu: dau — Head, the top part of the body.
về: ve — About, toward, or returning to a place.
phía: phia — Direction or side toward which something faces.
gương: guong — Mirror, a reflective surface for viewing oneself.
Có: Co — To have or there is, expressing existence.
cần: can — To need or require something.
dọn: don — To tidy, clean, or prepare a space.
phòng: phong — Room in a house or building.
lầu: lau — Floor, story, or upper level of a building.
Báo: Bao — To report or inform someone of something.
sắp: sap — About to, indicating something will happen soon.
xếp: xep — To arrange or stack things in order.
thế: the — So, thus, or in that way.
nào: nao — Which or what, used in questions.
thì: thi — Then, used as a conditional or topic marker.
theo: theo — To follow or go along with someone.
vậy: vay — So or thus, indicating conclusion or agreement.
nhắc: nhac — To remind or mention something again.
còn: con — Still or remaining, indicating continuation.
nghi: nghi — To suspect or have doubts about something.
ngờ: ngo — To doubt or be suspicious of something.
Phải: Phai — Must, should, or correct and right.
hãy: hay — Imperative particle urging someone to do something.
báo: bao — To report or notify; also means newspaper.
Này: Nay — Hey or this, used to get attention.
lấy: lay — To take or get something.
bức: buc — Classifier for letters, pictures, or telegrams.
điện: dien — Electricity or telegram, depending on context.
đưa: dua — To give, hand over, or pass something.
rồi: roi — Already or then, indicating completion of action.
những: nhung — Those or these, plural marker for nouns.
gì: gi — What, used in questions or indefinite references.
bảo: bao — To tell or instruct someone to do something.
Ông: Ong — Mister or grandfather, respectful term for older man.
muốn: muon — To want or desire something.
thử: thu — To try or test something out.
xem: xem — To watch, look at, or see something.
sao: sao — Why or how, used in questions.
hiểu: hieu — To understand or comprehend something.
nhưng: nhung — But, introducing a contrasting statement.
chỉ: chi — Only or just, limiting to one thing.
Vâng: Vang — Yes, a polite affirmative response.
thưa: thua — Respectful address used when speaking to elders.
đã: da — Past tense marker indicating completed action.
rửa: rua — To wash or clean with water.
mặt: mat — Face, the front part of the head.
chải: chai — To brush or comb hair or teeth.
xong: xong — Done or finished completing a task.
sẵn: san — Ready or available, prepared in advance.
sàng: sang — Ready, used with sẵn to mean prepared.
để: de — To put or in order to do something.
mặc: mac — To wear or put on clothing.
quần: quan — Pants or trousers worn on the legs.
áo: ao — Shirt or top garment worn on the body.
bước: buoc — To step or walk, a single step.
chậm: cham — Slow or slowly in movement or pace.
rãi: rai — Leisurely or unhurried, used with chậm.
đôi: doi — Pair or couple of matching things.
ủng: ung — Boot, a type of footwear covering the ankle.
kêu: keu — To cry out or make a sound.
quay: quay — To turn or rotate in a direction.
trở: tro — To return or turn back to a place.
Người: Nguoi — Person or people, a human being.
đi: di — To go or walk somewhere.
thông: thong — To communicate or pass through something.
Mặc: Mac — Despite or regardless of, concessive conjunction.
tức: tuc — Angry or annoyed by something.
tùy: tuy — Up to or depending on someone's choice.
ý: y — Idea, meaning, or intention of something.
cười: cuoi — To smile or laugh expressing happiness.
bằng: bang — By means of or equal to something.
mắt: mat — Eye or eyes of a person.
đút: dut — To put or insert something into a space.
túi: tui — Pocket or bag for carrying things.
nhìn: nhin — To look at or gaze at something.
nghiêng: nghieng — To tilt or lean to one side.
sang: sang — To the other side or across to somewhere.
bên: ben — Side or next to, indicating proximity.
im: im — Silent or quiet, making no sound.
lặng: lang — Silent or still, calm and soundless.
lúc: luc — Moment or time when something happens.

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