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I shall do nothing rashly: you know me sufficiently to confide in my prudence and considerateness whenever the safety of others is committed to my care.

Tôi sẽ không làm gì một cách hấp tấp: anh biết tôi đủ để tin tưởng vào sự thận trọng và chu đáo của tôi bất cứ khi nào sự an toàn của người khác được giao phó cho tôi trông nom.

I cannot describe to you my sensations on the near prospect of my undertaking.

Tôi không thể diễn tả cho anh nghe những cảm xúc của tôi trước triển vọng gần kề của công cuộc mà tôi sắp thực hiện.

It is impossible to communicate to you a conception of the trembling sensation, half pleasurable and half fearful, with which I am preparing to depart.

Thật không thể nào truyền đạt cho anh hiểu được cái cảm giác run rẩy, nửa vui sướng nửa lo sợ, mà tôi đang mang theo khi chuẩn bị lên đường.

I am going to unexplored regions, to "the land of mist and snow," but I shall kill no albatross; therefore do not be alarmed for my safety or if I should come back to you as worn and woeful as the "Ancient Mariner."

Tôi sẽ đến những vùng đất chưa được khám phá, đến "vùng đất của sương mù và tuyết," nhưng tôi sẽ không giết con hải âu nào; vì vậy đừng lo lắng cho sự an toàn của tôi hay sợ rằng tôi sẽ trở về với anh憔悴 và đau khổ như "Người lính già trên biển."

You will smile at my allusion, but I will disclose a secret.

Anh sẽ mỉm cười trước sự ám chỉ của tôi, nhưng tôi sẽ tiết lộ một bí mật.

I have often attributed my attachment to, my passionate enthusiasm for, the dangerous mysteries of ocean to that production of the most imaginative of modern poets.

Tôi đã thường quy sự gắn bó của mình, niềm say mê nhiệt thành của mình đối với những bí ẩn nguy hiểm của đại dương, cho tác phẩm của nhà thơ giàu trí tưởng tượng nhất trong số các nhà thơ hiện đại.

There is something at work in my soul which I do not understand.

Có điều gì đó đang hoạt động trong tâm hồn tôi mà tôi không hiểu được.

I am practically industrious—painstaking, a workman to execute with perseverance and labour—but besides this there is a love for the marvellous, a belief in the marvellous, intertwined in all my projects, which hurries me out of the common pathways of men, even to the wild sea and unvisited regions I am about to explore.

Tôi là người thực sự cần cù — tỉ mỉ, một người thợ thực hiện công việc với sự kiên trì và lao động — nhưng ngoài điều này ra còn có tình yêu đối với những điều kỳ diệu, niềm tin vào những điều kỳ diệu, đan xen trong tất cả các dự án của tôi, thúc đẩy tôi rời khỏi những con đường thông thường của con người, thậm chí đến tận biển cả hoang dã và những vùng đất chưa ai đặt chân đến mà tôi sắp khám phá.

But to return to dearer considerations.

Nhưng hãy trở lại với những điều đáng trân trọng hơn.

Shall I meet you again, after having traversed immense seas, and returned by the most southern cape of Africa or America?

Liệu tôi có còn gặp lại anh không, sau khi đã vượt qua những vùng biển bao la, và trở về qua mũi cực nam của châu Phi hay châu Mỹ?

Vocabulary

Tôi: Toi — First person singular pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'.
sẽ: se — Future tense marker meaning 'will' or 'shall'.
không: khong — Negation word meaning 'no', 'not', or 'don't'.
làm: lam — To do, make, or perform an action.
gì: gi — Question word meaning 'what' or 'anything'.
một: mot — The number one; indefinite article 'a' or 'an'.
cách: cach — A way, method, or manner of doing something.
anh: anh — Pronoun for older male; 'you' or 'he/him'.
biết: biet — To know or be aware of something.
tôi: toi — First person singular pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'.
đủ: du — Enough, sufficient, or adequately satisfying a requirement.
để: de — In order to; so as to achieve a purpose.
tin: tin — To believe, trust, or have confidence in something.
tưởng: tuong — To think, imagine, or suppose something is true.
vào: vao — Preposition meaning 'into', 'in', or 'onto'.
sự: su — Nominalizer turning adjectives or verbs into abstract nouns.
và: va — Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses.
của: cua — Possessive particle meaning 'of' or 'belonging to'.
bất: bat — Prefix meaning 'any' or 'every' in combinations.
cứ: cu — Particle meaning 'any', 'every', or 'regardless'.
khi: khi — Time word meaning 'when' or 'at the time'.
nào: nao — Question or indefinite word meaning 'which' or 'any'.
người: nguoi — Person, people, or human being in general.
khác: khac — Different, other, or another person or thing.
được: duoc — To be able to; to receive or obtain something.
giao: giao — To hand over, assign, or entrust a task.
cho: cho — Preposition meaning 'for', 'to give', or 'to allow'.
trông: trong — To watch over, look after, or take care.
thể: the — Part of 'có thể'; ability or possibility to do.
diễn: dien — To express, perform, or convey meaning or feeling.
tả: ta — To describe, depict, or portray something in words.
nghe: nghe — To listen, hear, or pay auditory attention to.
những: nhung — Plural marker for nouns indicating multiple items.
cảm: cam — To feel; related to emotions and sensations.
trước: truoc — Before, in front of, or prior to something.
gần: gan — Near, close, or approaching in distance or time.
kề: ke — Close beside, next to, or immediately adjacent.
công: cong — Work, labor, or effort; part of 'công cuộc'.
cuộc: cuoc — An undertaking, campaign, or organized endeavor.
mà: ma — Conjunction meaning 'but', 'yet', or 'which/that'.
sắp: sap — Soon, about to, or on the verge of happening.
thực: thuc — Real, actual; part of 'thực hiện' meaning to implement.
hiện: hien — Part of 'thực hiện'; to carry out or realize something.
Thật: That — Truly, really, or indeed; expressing sincerity or emphasis.
truyền: truyen — To transmit, convey, or pass on information or feeling.
hiểu: hieu — To understand or comprehend something fully.
cái: cai — Classifier for objects; 'the' or 'that thing'.
run: run — To tremble, shiver, or shake from fear or cold.
nửa: nua — Half; partly or one of two equal portions.
vui: vui — Happy, joyful, or cheerful in mood or feeling.
sướng: suong — Pleased, delighted, or feeling great happiness.
lo: lo — To worry, be anxious, or feel concerned about.
sợ: so — To fear, be scared, or feel afraid of something.
đang: dang — Present tense marker indicating ongoing action now.
mang: mang — To carry, bring, or bear something along with.
theo: theo — To follow, accompany, or go along with something.
bị: bi — Part of 'chuẩn bị'; to prepare; also passive marker.
lên: len — To go up, rise, or ascend in direction.
đường: duong — Road, path, or route; also used in set phrases.
đến: den — To arrive at, reach, or go toward a place.
vùng: vung — A region, area, or zone of land or territory.
đất: dat — Land, earth, or ground; also territory or soil.
chưa: chua — Not yet; indicating an action has not occurred.
sương: suong — Fog, mist, or dew found in cool or damp conditions.
mù: mu — Blind; part of 'sương mù' meaning fog or mist.
tuyết: tuyet — Snow; frozen precipitation falling from the sky.
nhưng: nhung — Conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however', showing contrast.
giết: giet — To kill, slay, or cause the death of something.
con: con — Classifier for animals; also means child or offspring.
vì: vi — Because, since, or for the reason that.
vậy: vay — So, therefore, or thus; referring to what was said.
đừng: dung — Negative imperative meaning 'don't' or 'do not'.
hay: hay — Or; also can mean 'often' or 'interesting'.
rằng: rang — That; complementizer introducing a reported clause.
trở: tro — To return, go back, or become again.
về: ve — To return; preposition meaning 'about' or 'regarding'.
với: voi — With, together with, or accompanied by someone.
mệt: met — Tired, weary, or exhausted from effort or strain.
đau: dau — Pain, ache, or suffering physically or emotionally.
khổ: kho — Suffering, hardship, or misery experienced deeply.
như: nhu — Like, as, or similar to something else.
Người: Nguoi — Person or people; human being in Vietnamese.
lính: linh — Soldier or military personnel serving in armed forces.
già: gia — Old, aged, or elderly in years or appearance.
trên: tren — On, above, or upon a surface or position.
biển: bien — Sea or ocean; large body of salt water.
Anh: Anh — Pronoun for older male; 'you', 'he', or 'brother'.
cười: cuoi — To smile or laugh; expression of happiness or amusement.
chỉ: chi — Only, just; or to point at and indicate something.
bí: bi — Part of 'bí mật'; secret, mysterious, or hidden information.
mật: mat — Part of 'bí mật'; secret or confidential matter.
đã: da — Past tense marker indicating a completed action.
thường: thuong — Usually, often, or commonly; normal or ordinary.
gắn: gan — To attach, bond, or connect closely to something.
mình: minh — Oneself; reflexive pronoun or informal first person.
niềm: niem — A feeling, belief, or inner sense of something positive.
say: say — Passionate, infatuated, or deeply absorbed in something.
mê: me — Part of 'say mê'; passion, obsession, or deep love.
đối: doi — Toward, facing, or in relation to something or someone.
ẩn: an — Hidden, concealed; part of 'nguy hiểm ẩn' or to hide.
đại: dai — Great, large, or grand in scale or importance.
nhà: nha — House, home; also prefix for professions like 'nhà thơ'.
thơ: tho — Poetry or poem; also a poet as a person.
giàu: giau — Rich, wealthy; or abundant and full of something.
trí: tri — Intelligence, mind, or intellect; mental capacity.
nhất: nhat — Superlative marker meaning 'most' or 'the best'.
trong: trong — In, inside, or within a space or group.
số: so — Number; or among, as in 'trong số' meaning 'among'.
các: cac — Plural determiner for multiple specific people or things.
Có: Co — To have, exist, or there is/are something present.
điều: dieu — A thing, matter, point, or issue being discussed.
đó: do — That, there; demonstrative pronoun referring to something.
tâm: tam — Heart, mind, or soul; the inner emotional center.
hồn: hon — Soul, spirit, or inner essence of a person.
là: la — To be; linking verb connecting subject and predicate.
cần: can — To need, require, or find something necessary.
thợ: tho — Craftsman, artisan, or skilled manual worker.
việc: viec — Work, job, task, or matter to be done.
lao: lao — Part of 'lao động'; labor, work, or physical toil.
ngoài: ngoai — Outside, beyond, or in addition to something else.
này: nay — This; demonstrative adjective referring to nearby thing.
ra: ra — Out, outward; directional word or emphatic particle.
còn: con — Still, yet, or furthermore; also 'remaining'.
có: co — To have or there is/are; indicating existence.
tình: tinh — Love, affection, or emotional feeling toward someone.
yêu: yeu — To love; deep affection or romantic feeling for someone.
kỳ: ky — Wonderful, strange, or extraordinary in nature or quality.
đan: dan — To weave, knit, or intertwine strands together.
tất: tat — All, every; part of 'tất cả' meaning everything.
cả: ca — All, entire, or the whole of something together.
dự: du — Part of 'dự án'; project, plan, or anticipated endeavor.
án: an — Part of 'dự án'; a project or planned undertaking.
đẩy: day — To push, propel, or drive something or someone forward.
rời: roi — To leave, depart, or move away from a place.
khỏi: khoi — Away from, out of; indicating separation or departure.
thông: thong — Part of 'thông thường'; common, ordinary, or normal.
tận: tan — To the utmost, farthest, or exhausted to the end.
hoang: hoang — Wild, desolate, or uninhabited wilderness or wasteland.
ai: ai — Who; interrogative or indefinite pronoun for a person.
đặt: dat — To place, set, or put something in a position.
chân: chan — Foot or leg; 'đặt chân' means to set foot somewhere.
Nhưng: Nhung — Conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however', showing contrast.
hãy: hay — Imperative particle meaning 'please do' or 'let's'.
lại: lai — Again, back, or additionally; also directional particle.
đáng: dang — Worth, deserving of, or meriting something valued.
hơn: hon — More, greater, or comparative marker for comparison.
Liệu: Lieu — Will, whether; used to ask uncertain future questions.
gặp: gap — To meet, encounter, or come across someone or something.
sau: sau — After, later, or behind in time or position.
vượt: vuot — To overcome, surpass, or cross over an obstacle.
qua: qua — To pass through, go past, or get through something.
bao: bao — How much, how many; or vast, wide in scope.
mũi: mui — Nose; or cape or promontory of land into sea.
cực: cuc — Extreme, utmost; pole as in geographic extreme point.
nam: nam — South; southern direction or region of a territory.
châu: chau — Continent or large landmass; part of continent names.
Phi: Phi — Short for Africa; used in 'châu Phi' meaning Africa.
Mỹ: My — America or the United States; also means beautiful.

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