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English → Vi CHAPTER II. Level 4/10

"SOME MORE OF THE LAND MUST GO."

"MỘT PHẦN ĐẤT NỮA PHẢI ĐI THÔI."

Squire O'Shanaghgan was a tall, powerfully built man, with deep-set eyes and rugged, overhanging brows; his hair was of a grizzled gray, very thick and abundant; he had a shaggy beard, too, and a long overhanging mustache.

Squire O'Shanaghgan là một người đàn ông cao lớn, vạm vỡ, với đôi mắt sâu và đôi lông mày rậm rạp, xù xì trùm ra phía trước; tóc ông điểm bạc màu xám, rất dày và phong phú; ông cũng có bộ râu quai nón xù xì và bộ ria mép dài buông xuống.

He entered the north parlor still more noisily than Nora had done.

Ông bước vào phòng khách phía bắc còn ồn ào hơn cả Nora.

The dogs yelped with delight, and flung themselves upon him.

Những con chó sủa vang vì vui mừng và nhảy chồm lên người ông.

"Down, Creena! down, Cushla!" he said.

"Xuống, Creena! xuống, Cushla!" ông nói.

"Ah, then, Nora, they are as bewitching as yourself, little woman.

"Ồ thôi nào, Nora, chúng duyên dáng chẳng kém gì cô đâu, cô bé ạ.

What beauties they are growing, to be sure!"

Chúng đang lớn lên xinh đẹp thật đấy, chắc chắn vậy!"

"I reared them," said Nora.

"Tôi đã nuôi chúng," Nora nói.

"I am proud of them both.

"Tôi tự hào về cả hai con.

At one time I thought Creena could not live; but look at her now--her coat as black as jet, and so silky."

Có lúc tôi tưởng Creena không thể sống được; nhưng hãy nhìn nó bây giờ -- bộ lông đen như than, mà lại mượt mà đến thế."

"Shut the door, won't you, Patrick?" said his wife.

"Đóng cửa lại đi, Patrick?" vợ ông nói.

"Bless me! I forgot," said the Squire.

"Ôi trời! Tôi quên mất," Squire nói.

He crossed the room, and, with an effort after quietness, closed the door with one foot; then he seated himself by his wife's side.

Ông đi qua phòng và, cố gắng nhẹ nhàng, đóng cửa bằng một chân; rồi ông ngồi xuống bên cạnh vợ.

"Better, Eileen?" he said, looking at her anxiously.

"Khỏe hơn chưa, Eileen?" ông nói, nhìn bà một cách lo lắng.

"I wish you would not call me Eileen," she said.

"Tôi ước gì anh đừng gọi tôi là Eileen," bà nói.

"I hate to have my name Irishized."

"Tôi ghét bị người ta Ireland hóa cái tên của mình."

The Squire's eyes filled with suppressed fun.

Đôi mắt của Squire ánh lên vẻ tinh nghịch kìm nén.

"Ah, but you are half-Irish, whether you like it or not," he said.

"Ồ, nhưng bà là người nửa Ireland, dù bà có thích hay không," ông nói.

"Is not she, colleen?

"Có phải không nào, cô bé?

Bless me, what a day it has turned out!

Ôi trời, hôm nay thời tiết thật tuyệt!

We are getting summer weather at last.

Cuối cùng chúng ta cũng có thời tiết mùa hè rồi.

What do you say to going for a drive, Eileen--Ellen, I mean?

Bà nghĩ sao về việc đi dạo bằng xe, Eileen -- Ellen, ý tôi là vậy?

Vocabulary

MỘT: một — The number one; indefinite article 'a/an'
PHẦN: phần — A part, portion, or share of something
ĐẤT: đất — Earth, land, or soil
NỮA: nữa — More, again, or additionally
PHẢI: phải — Must, have to; or 'right/correct'
ĐI: đi — To go; imperative particle urging action
THÔI: thôi — Stop, that's enough; softening sentence-final particle
là: là — To be; linking subject to predicate
một: một — One; indefinite article meaning 'a/an'
người: người — Person, human being, or people
đàn: đàn — Group classifier; also a musical instrument
ông: ông — Grandfather; respectful title for older man
cao: cao — Tall, high in stature or elevation
lớn: lớn — Big, large, or grown up
vạm: vạm — Sturdy, muscular; used in compound 'vạm vỡ'
vỡ: vỡ — Broken, burst; in 'vạm vỡ' means brawny/muscular
với: với — With, together with; preposition of accompaniment
đôi: đôi — A pair or couple of something
mắt: mắt — Eye, the organ of sight
sâu: sâu — Deep, profound; also means an insect/worm
và: và — And; conjunction joining words or clauses
lông: lông — Body hair, fur, or feathers
mày: mày — Eyebrow; also informal 'you' pronoun
rậm: rậm — Thick, bushy, dense (of hair or vegetation)
xù: xù — Bristly, shaggy; in 'xù xì' means rough/rugged
trùm: trùm — To cover over, drape; a boss or chief
ra: ra — Out, outward; directional particle meaning 'outward'
phía: phía — Direction, side, or toward a direction
trước: trước — Front, before, in front of something
tóc: tóc — Hair on the human head
điểm: điểm — Point, spot, mark; to sprinkle or dot
bạc: bạc — Silver; gray or white (of hair)
màu: màu — Color, hue, or shade
xám: xám — Gray color
rất: rất — Very, extremely; intensifying adverb
dày: dày — Thick, dense in dimension or quantity
phong: phong — Rich, abundant; style or manner; wind
phú: phú — Rich, abundant; used in 'phong phú' meaning rich/varied
cũng: cũng — Also, too, as well
có: có — To have, to exist, there is/are
bộ: bộ — Set, collection; classifier for suits or sets
râu: râu — Beard, mustache, or facial hair
quai: quai — Strap, handle; in 'râu quai nón' means sideburns
nón: nón — Traditional Vietnamese conical hat
ria: ria — Mustache or fringe of hair
mép: mép — Corner of the mouth, edge or rim
dài: dài — Long in length or duration
buông: buông — To let go, drop, or hang loosely
xuống: xuống — Down, downward; directional particle
bước: bước — To step, walk; a step or pace
vào: vào — To enter, go into; directional particle inward
phòng: phòng — Room, chamber in a building
khách: khách — Guest, visitor; customer
bắc: bắc — North; northern direction or region
còn: còn — Still, yet, remaining; and also
ồn: ồn — Noisy, loud; making noise
ào: ào — Rushing, sudden noise; in 'ồn ào' means noisy/loud
hơn: hơn — More than, greater than; comparative marker
cả: cả — All, even, both; inclusive particle
Những: những — Plural marker for nouns; the (plural)
con: con — Classifier for animals and children; child
chó: chó — Dog, domestic canine
sủa: sủa — To bark (sound made by a dog)
vang: vang — To resound, ring out loudly
vì: vì — Because, for the reason that
vui: vui — Happy, joyful, fun
mừng: mừng — Glad, delighted, to rejoice
nhảy: nhảy — To jump, leap, or dance
chồm: chồm — To lunge forward, jump up eagerly
lên: lên — Up, upward; directional particle meaning 'upward'
Xuống: xuống — Down, downward; command to get down
nói: nói — To speak, say, or talk
Ồ: ồ — Exclamation of surprise or realization; 'Oh!'
thôi: thôi — Stop it; that's enough; softening particle
nào: nào — Which, any; come on (encouragement particle)
chúng: chúng — They, them; plural pronoun for non-humans
duyên: duyên — Charm, grace, predestined affinity
dáng: dáng — Figure, posture, appearance, graceful form
chẳng: chẳng — Not at all; negative adverb, emphatic
kém: kém — Less than, inferior to, lacking
gì: gì — What; anything; interrogative pronoun
cô: cô — Aunt; young woman; second-person pronoun for young woman
đâu: đâu — Where; not at all (negative emphasis)
bé: bé — Small, little; young child or baby
ạ: ạ — Polite sentence-final particle showing respect
Chúng: chúng — They/them; plural pronoun for animals or things
đang: đang — Currently, in the process of (progressive marker)
xinh: xinh — Pretty, cute, attractive in appearance
đẹp: đẹp — Beautiful, attractive, lovely
thật: thật — Truly, really, genuine; indeed
đấy: đấy — There; emphatic sentence-final particle
chắc: chắc — Sure, certain, firm; probably
vậy: vậy — So, thus, that way; sentence-final confirmation
Tôi: tôi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun
đã: đã — Past tense marker; already completed action
nuôi: nuôi — To raise, feed, or nurture an animal or child
tự: tự — Self, oneself; by oneself
hào: hào — Pride; in 'tự hào' means proud of something
về: về — About, regarding; to return home
hai: hai — Two, the number two
lúc: lúc — Time, moment, when; at the time of
tôi: tôi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun
tưởng: tưởng — To think, imagine, suppose, believe
không: không — No, not; negation word in Vietnamese
thể: thể — Can, able to; in 'có thể' means possible/maybe
sống: sống — To live, be alive; raw (uncooked)
được: được — To be able to, to obtain; modal of possibility
nhưng: nhưng — But, however; adversative conjunction
hãy: hãy — Please do; imperative particle for requests
nhìn: nhìn — To look at, gaze, observe
nó: nó — It, he, she; third-person informal pronoun
bây: bây — Now; used in 'bây giờ' meaning right now
giờ: giờ — Hour, time; now in 'bây giờ'
đen: đen — Black color
như: như — Like, as, similar to; comparison word
than: than — Coal, charcoal; to complain
mà: mà — But, yet; emphasis particle, contrast marker
lại: lại — Again; yet, on the contrary; to come back
mượt: mượt — Smooth, silky, glossy (of hair or surface)
đến: đến — To arrive, reach; up to, to the extent of
thế: thế — Such, like that; that way; world
Đóng: đóng — To close, shut; to nail or contribute
cửa: cửa — Door, gate, entrance
đi: đi — Go; imperative particle urging action
vợ: vợ — Wife, married female partner
Ôi: ôi — Oh! Exclamation of surprise or emotion
trời: trời — Sky, heaven, God; 'ôi trời' means 'oh my!'
quên: quên — To forget, to overlook something
mất: mất — To lose; to die; completive particle (regret)
qua: qua — To pass, go through, across
cố: cố — To try hard, make an effort, persist
gắng: gắng — To strive, endeavor; in 'cố gắng' means to try hard
nhẹ: nhẹ — Light in weight; gentle, soft
nhàng: nhàng — Gentle, softly; in 'nhẹ nhàng' means gently/softly
đóng: đóng — To close or shut something like a door
bằng: bằng — By means of, using; equal to; flat
chân: chân — Foot, leg; true or genuine
rồi: rồi — Already, then, after that; done
ngồi: ngồi — To sit down
bên: bên — Side, beside, next to
cạnh: cạnh — Next to, beside, adjacent to
Khỏe: khỏe — Healthy, well, strong in health
chưa: chưa — Not yet; question marker for completed actions
bà: bà — Grandmother; respectful title for older woman
cách: cách — Way, method, manner; distance from
lo: lo — To worry, be anxious about something
lắng: lắng — To settle, listen carefully; in 'lo lắng' means worried
ước: ước — To wish, desire, hope for something
anh: anh — Older brother; second-person pronoun for older male
đừng: đừng — Don't; negative imperative marker
gọi: gọi — To call, name, summon, order (food)
ghét: ghét — To hate, dislike, detest
bị: bị — Passive marker for negative/undesirable actions
ta: ta — I/we (informal); our, us
hóa: hóa — To become, turn into, transform
cái: cái — Classifier for objects; thing; female (animals)
tên: tên — Name of a person, place, or thing
của: của — Of, belonging to; possessive particle
mình: mình — Oneself, myself; body; intimate 'you/I' pronoun
Đôi: đôi — A pair; classifier for two matched items
ánh: ánh — Ray of light, gleam, glint
vẻ: vẻ — Appearance, look, expression, air
tinh: tinh — Mischievous, clever; pure; spirit
nghịch: nghịch — Mischievous, naughty, playful
kìm: kìm — To hold back, restrain, suppress
nén: nén — To suppress, press down, hold in
nửa: nửa — Half, halfway, semi-
dù: dù — Although, even though, despite; umbrella
thích: thích — To like, enjoy, be fond of
hay: hay — Or; interesting, good; often, habitually
phải: phải — Must, should; right, correct
hôm: hôm — Day; in 'hôm nay' means today
nay: nay — Today; now; in 'hôm nay' means today
thời: thời — Time, era, period; weather (with 'tiết')
tiết: tiết — Season, climate; in 'thời tiết' means weather
tuyệt: tuyệt — Wonderful, excellent, superb
Cuối: cuối — End, last, final; at the end of
cùng: cùng — Together, same, end; in 'cuối cùng' means finally
mùa: mùa — Season of the year; harvest time
hè: hè — Summer season
Bà: bà — Grandmother; respectful title for elderly woman
nghĩ: nghĩ — To think, ponder, consider
sao: sao — Star; why, how; what do you think?
việc: việc — Task, matter, affair, work
dạo: dạo — To stroll, take a walk; lately, these days
xe: xe — Vehicle, car, bicycle
ý: ý — Idea, opinion, meaning, intention

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