Little Women — Page 4
Jo immediately sat up, put her hands in her pockets, and began to whistle.
Jo lập tức ngồi thẳng dậy, đút tay vào túi, và bắt đầu huýt sáo.
"Don't, Jo. It's so boyish!"
"Đừng làm vậy, Jo. Trông con trai lắm đấy!"
"That's why I do it."
"Chính vì vậy tôi mới làm thế."
"I detest rude, unladylike girls!"
"Tôi ghét những cô gái thô lỗ, thiếu nữ tính!"
"I hate affected, niminy-piminy chits!"
"Tôi ghét những con bé kiểu cách, làm bộ làm tịch!"
"Birds in their little nests agree," sang Beth, the peacemaker, with such a funny face that both sharp voices softened to a laugh, and the "pecking" ended for that time.
"Chim trong tổ nhỏ sống hòa thuận," Beth, người hòa giải, cất tiếng hát với một nét mặt buồn cười đến nỗi cả hai giọng nói gay gắt đều dịu lại thành tiếng cười, và cuộc "mổ nhau" kết thúc lần đó.
"Really, girls, you are both to be blamed," said Meg, beginning to lecture in her elder-sisterly fashion.
"Thật ra thì, các cô ơi, cả hai đều đáng bị trách," Meg nói, bắt đầu giảng giải theo kiểu người chị cả.
"You are old enough to leave off boyish tricks, and to behave better, Josephine.
"Cô đã đủ lớn để từ bỏ những trò con trai, và cư xử đúng mực hơn rồi đấy, Josephine.
It didn't matter so much when you were a little girl, but now you are so tall, and turn up your hair, you should remember that you are a young lady."
Khi cô còn là một đứa bé gái thì không thành vấn đề lắm, nhưng bây giờ cô đã cao lớn như vậy, và đã búi tóc lên, cô nên nhớ rằng cô là một thiếu nữ rồi."
"I'm not! And if turning up my hair makes me one, I'll wear it in two tails till I'm twenty," cried Jo, pulling off her net, and shaking down a chestnut mane.
"Tôi không phải! Và nếu búi tóc lên mà biến tôi thành thiếu nữ, thì tôi sẽ để tóc hai bím cho đến năm hai mươi tuổi," Jo kêu lên, giật cái lưới tóc ra, và xõa mái tóc hạt dẻ xuống.
"I hate to think I've got to grow up, and be Miss March, and wear long gowns, and look as prim as a China Aster!
"Tôi ghét nghĩ đến chuyện mình phải lớn lên, trở thành cô March, mặc váy dài, và trông nghiêm trang như một bông cúc Trung Hoa!
It's bad enough to be a girl, anyway, when I like boy's games and work and manners!
Làm con gái đã là khổ lắm rồi, trong khi tôi lại thích trò chơi, công việc và cách cư xử của con trai!
I can't get over my disappointment in not being a boy.
Tôi không thể nguôi ngoai nỗi thất vọng vì không được sinh ra là con trai.
And it's worse than ever now, for I'm dying to go and fight with Papa.
Và bây giờ còn tệ hơn bao giờ hết, vì tôi nóng lòng muốn đi chiến đấu cùng Ba.
And I can only stay home and knit, like a poky old woman!
Vậy mà tôi chỉ có thể ở nhà đan len, như một bà già lù đù!
Vocabulary
- lập
- lập — To establish or set up something immediately.
- tức
- tức — Immediately; also means angry or suffocated.
- ngồi
- ngồi — To sit down in a position.
- thẳng
- thẳng — Straight, upright, or direct in manner.
- dậy
- dậy — To get up or rise from a position.
- đút
- đút — To insert or stick something into a space.
- tay
- tay — Hand or arm of the human body.
- vào
- vào — To enter or go into a place or thing.
- túi
- túi — A pocket or bag for carrying items.
- và
- và — Conjunction meaning 'and' connecting two elements.
- bắt
- bắt — To catch, grab, or begin something forcefully.
- đầu
- đầu — Head; also means beginning or start.
- huýt
- huýt — To whistle by blowing air through lips.
- sáo
- sáo — A flute; also used in whistling expressions.
- Đừng
- Đừng — Do not; imperative negative used in commands.
- làm
- làm — To do, make, or perform an action.
- vậy
- vậy — Like that; so; in that manner or way.
- Trông
- Trông — To look, appear, or watch over someone.
- con
- con — Child; classifier for animals and some objects.
- trai
- trai — Male; boy or young man.
- lắm
- lắm — Very much; extremely; intensifier at sentence end.
- đấy
- đấy — There; sentence-final particle adding emphasis or assertion.
- Chính
- Chính — Exactly, precisely; the very one being referred to.
- vì
- vì — Because; for the reason that something occurred.
- tôi
- tôi — I; first-person singular pronoun in Vietnamese.
- mới
- mới — New; just recently; only then as a result.
- thế
- thế — So; like that; in such a way.
- Tôi
- Tôi — I; first-person singular pronoun used formally.
- ghét
- ghét — To hate or strongly dislike someone or something.
- những
- những — Plural marker for nouns indicating multiple items.
- cô
- cô — Miss; young woman; aunt on father's side.
- gái
- gái — Girl or female person, often young woman.
- thô
- thô — Rough, rude, or coarse in behavior or texture.
- lỗ
- lỗ — Crude, unrefined; also means a hole or loss.
- thiếu
- thiếu — To lack, be short of, or missing something.
- nữ
- nữ — Female; feminine quality or gender characteristic.
- tính
- tính — Nature, character, or disposition of a person.
- bé
- bé — Small, little; also used to address young children.
- kiểu
- kiểu — Style, manner, or type of something or behavior.
- cách
- cách — Method, way, or manner of doing something.
- bộ
- bộ — Set, suit; classifier for grouped items; manner.
- tịch
- tịch — Airs or pretentious mannerisms; also citizenship record.
- Chim
- Chim — A bird; small flying animal with feathers.
- trong
- trong — Inside, within; also means clear or transparent.
- tổ
- tổ — Nest of a bird; also a group or cell.
- nhỏ
- nhỏ — Small, little, or young in size or age.
- sống
- sống — To live; alive; raw or uncooked state.
- hòa
- hòa — Peace, harmony; to reconcile or be in accord.
- thuận
- thuận — Harmonious, agreeable; favorable or smooth in nature.
- người
- người — Person, human being; classifier for people.
- giải
- giải — To solve, explain, or release; a prize or award.
- cất
- cất — To put away, store, or raise one's voice.
- tiếng
- tiếng — Sound, voice, language, or reputation of someone.
- hát
- hát — To sing a song or melody aloud.
- với
- với — With; together with someone or something else.
- một
- một — One; the number one or a single item.
- nét
- nét — Feature, stroke, or expression on someone's face.
- mặt
- mặt — Face; surface of something; presence or aspect.
- buồn
- buồn — Sad, bored, or melancholy in feeling or mood.
- cười
- cười — To laugh or smile at something amusing.
- đến
- đến — To arrive at; to reach a place or point.
- nỗi
- nỗi — A feeling, sorrow; used in expressions of degree.
- cả
- cả — All, both, entire; emphasizes totality of something.
- hai
- hai — Two; the number two in Vietnamese counting.
- giọng
- giọng — Voice tone, accent, or manner of speaking.
- nói
- nói — To speak, say, or talk about something.
- gay
- gay — Harsh, intense, or severe in tone or manner.
- gắt
- gắt — Sharp, harsh, snappy in speech or temper.
- đều
- đều — All, both, evenly; every one without exception.
- dịu
- dịu — Gentle, soft, mild in tone or manner.
- lại
- lại — Again; back; to come back or return.
- thành
- thành — To become; city; wall; successfully accomplished.
- cuộc
- cuộc — A session, match, or event classifier in Vietnamese.
- mổ
- mổ — To peck; to perform surgery or dissect something.
- nhau
- nhau — Each other; one another in a mutual action.
- kết
- kết — To conclude, tie, or form a bond together.
- thúc
- thúc — To end or conclude; to urge or push forward.
- lần
- lần — Time, instance, or occurrence of an event.
- đó
- đó — That, there; referring to something previously mentioned.
- Thật
- Thật — Truly, really, genuinely; expressing truth or sincerity.
- ra
- ra — Out, outward; to go out or result in.
- thì
- thì — Then; topic marker connecting condition and result.
- các
- các — Plural marker for people or things; all of.
- ơi
- ơi — Hey; vocative particle calling attention to someone.
- đáng
- đáng — Worthy of, deserve; appropriate for a situation.
- bị
- bị — Passive marker indicating an unfavorable action suffered.
- trách
- trách — To blame or reproach someone for wrongdoing.
- giảng
- giảng — To lecture, explain, or preach to someone.
- theo
- theo — To follow, according to, or in accordance with.
- chị
- chị — Older sister; respectful address for older woman.
- Cô
- Cô — Miss; young woman; aunt on the father's side.
- đã
- đã — Past tense marker indicating a completed action.
- đủ
- đủ — Enough, sufficient; having an adequate amount of something.
- lớn
- lớn — Big, large, grown up; significant in size or age.
- để
- để — To let, allow, put; in order to do.
- từ
- từ — From; since; word or character in language.
- bỏ
- bỏ — To abandon, give up, or leave behind something.
- trò
- trò — Trick, game, role; behavior or act performed.
- cư
- cư — To reside or behave; used in compound words.
- xử
- xử — To handle, deal with, or behave toward someone.
- đúng
- đúng — Correct, right, proper; exactly as it should be.
- mực
- mực — Standard, measure, ink; proper level of behavior.
- hơn
- hơn — More than; comparative marker indicating greater degree.
- rồi
- rồi — Already, done; indicates completion or sequence of events.
- Khi
- Khi — When; at the time that something happens.
- còn
- còn — Still, yet, remaining; also means to have left.
- là
- là — To be; linking verb identifying or describing subjects.
- đứa
- đứa — Classifier for children or people, sometimes informal.
- không
- không — No, not; negation word in Vietnamese sentences.
- vấn
- vấn — Matter, issue, question; used in compound words.
- đề
- đề — Topic, issue, problem; used in compound expressions.
- nhưng
- nhưng — But; conjunction introducing a contrasting statement.
- bây
- bây — Now; used in compound 'bây giờ' meaning now.
- giờ
- giờ — Hour, time; now when combined with bây.
- cao
- cao — Tall, high; elevated in height or position.
- như
- như — Like, as, such as; comparing two things.
- búi
- búi — A bun or knot of hair tied up.
- tóc
- tóc — Hair on the human head.
- lên
- lên — Up, upward; to go up or increase.
- nên
- nên — Should, ought to; therefore as a result.
- nhớ
- nhớ — To remember, miss, or keep in mind.
- rằng
- rằng — That; complementizer introducing reported speech or thought.
- phải
- phải — Must, have to; correct or right side.
- Và
- Và — And; conjunction linking words or clauses together.
- nếu
- nếu — If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothetical situation.
- mà
- mà — But, yet; emphatic particle in various contexts.
- biến
- biến — To disappear, transform; get lost or change form.
- sẽ
- sẽ — Will; future tense marker for upcoming actions.
- bím
- bím — A braid or plait of hair on head.
- cho
- cho — To give; for; allowing someone to do something.
- năm
- năm — Five; also means year in Vietnamese.
- mươi
- mươi — Ten; used in compound numbers like fifty.
- tuổi
- tuổi — Age in years; how old someone is.
- kêu
- kêu — To call out, cry, or make a sound.
- giật
- giật — To snatch, jerk, or pull something suddenly.
- cái
- cái — Classifier for objects; thing; female animal.
- lưới
- lưới — A net used for catching fish or other things.
- xõa
- xõa — To let hair down or loose freely.
- mái
- mái — Roof; also describes front hair or female animal.
- hạt
- hạt — Seed, grain, or small particle of something.
- dẻ
- dẻ — Chestnut; used in 'hạt dẻ' meaning chestnut.
- xuống
- xuống — Down, downward; to go down or descend.
- nghĩ
- nghĩ — To think, ponder, or consider something carefully.
- chuyện
- chuyện — Story, matter, affair, or topic of conversation.
- mình
- mình — Oneself; I/we in intimate or reflexive contexts.
- trở
- trở — To turn, return, or become something different.
- mặc
- mặc — To wear clothing; despite or regardless of something.
- váy
- váy — A skirt or dress worn by women.
- dài
- dài — Long in length or duration of time.
- trông
- trông — To look, appear, or seem a certain way.
- nghiêm
- nghiêm — Strict, serious, solemn in appearance or manner.
- trang
- trang — Elegant, dignified; page of a book or site.
- bông
- bông — Flower, blossom; cotton; fluffy or light object.
- cúc
- cúc — Chrysanthemum flower; also means button on clothing.
- Trung
- Trung — Middle, central; used in 'Trung Hoa' meaning China.
- Hoa
- Hoa — Flower; Chinese ethnicity; used in Trung Hoa.
- Làm
- Làm — To do, make, or perform an action or task.
- khổ
- khổ — Suffering, hardship, misery; to cause pain or trouble.
- khi
- khi — When; at the time that an event occurs.
- thích
- thích — To like, enjoy, or be fond of something.
- chơi
- chơi — To play, have fun, or engage in leisure.
- công
- công — Work, labor; merit, credit; public or official.
- việc
- việc — Work, task, job, matter to be done.
- của
- của — Of, belonging to; possessive particle in Vietnamese.
- thể
- Body; form; can or to be able to.
- nguôi
- nguôi — To calm down, cool down, or subside gradually.
- ngoai
- ngoai — Outside; used in compound 'nguôi ngoai' meaning consoled.
- thất
- thất — To lose, fail; seven in Sino-Vietnamese usage.
- vọng
- vọng — Hope, expectation; disappointment when combined with thất.
- được
- được — To be able to, can; to receive or obtain.
- sinh
- sinh — To be born, live; to give birth or grow.
- tệ
- tệ — Bad, poor quality, terrible in nature or outcome.
- bao
- bao — How much, how many; to include or wrap around.
- hết
- hết — All gone, finished, completely exhausted or used up.
- nóng
- nóng — Hot in temperature; impatient or hot-tempered person.
- lòng
- lòng — Heart, mind, inner feelings or intentions of someone.
- muốn
- muốn — To want, desire, or wish for something.
- đi
- đi — To go; imperative particle; walk or travel.
- chiến
- chiến — To fight, battle; war or combat situation.
- đấu
- đấu — To fight, compete, struggle against an opponent.
- cùng
- cùng — Together with; at the same time or jointly.
- Ba
- Ba — Father; also three in Vietnamese counting.
- Vậy
- Vậy — So, thus; like that; sentence-connecting discourse marker.
- chỉ
- chỉ — Only, just; to point at or indicate something.
- có
- có — To have; there is/are; yes as affirmation.
- ở
- ở — To live at, stay, or be located somewhere.
- nhà
- nhà — House, home; family; building where one lives.
- đan
- đan — To knit or weave using thread or yarn.
- len
- len — Wool or yarn used for knitting clothing.
- bà
- bà — Grandmother; old woman; respectful term for elderly woman.
- già
- già — Old, elderly; aged in years or appearance.
- lù
- lù — Slow, dull, sluggish; used in compound 'lù đù'.
- đù
- đù — Slow, clumsy; used in compound 'lù đù' meaning sluggish.
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