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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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — And; conjunction linking words or clauses together.
nếu
nếu — If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothetical situation.
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 — To have; there is/are; yes as affirmation.
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 — Grandmother; old woman; respectful term for elderly woman.
già
già — Old, elderly; aged in years or appearance.
lù — Slow, dull, sluggish; used in compound 'lù đù'.
đù
đù — Slow, clumsy; used in compound 'lù đù' meaning sluggish.
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