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and the grand hall, with its gilding, its azure, its statues, its pointed arches, its pillars, its immense vault, all fretted with carvings? and the gilded chamber? and the stone lion, which stood at the door, with lowered head and tail between his legs, like the lions on the throne of Solomon, in the humiliated attitude which befits force in the presence of justice? and the beautiful doors? and the stained glass? and the chased ironwork, which drove Biscornette to despair? and the delicate woodwork of Hancy? What has time, what have men done with these marvels? What have they given us in return for all this Gallic history, for all this Gothic art?

và đại sảnh, với những dát vàng, những mảng xanh lam, những bức tượng, những vòm nhọn, những cột trụ, những vòm mái bao la, tất cả đều chạm khắc tinh xảo? và căn phòng dát vàng? và con sư tử đá, đứng trước cửa với đầu cúi xuống và đuôi kẹp giữa hai chân, như những con sư tử trên ngai vàng của Solomon, trong tư thế khiêm nhường vốn thích hợp với sức mạnh trước công lý? và những cánh cửa tuyệt đẹp? và những tấm kính màu? và những tác phẩm sắt chạm trổ, đã khiến Biscornette phải tuyệt vọng? và những đồ gỗ tinh tế của Hancy? Thời gian đã làm gì, con người đã làm gì với những kỳ quan này? Họ đã cho chúng ta điều gì để đổi lấy tất cả lịch sử xứ Gaule này, tất cả nghệ thuật Gothic này?

The heavy flattened arches of M. de Brosse, that awkward architect of the Saint-Gervais portal. So much for art; and, as for history, we have the gossiping reminiscences of the great pillar, still ringing with the tattle of the Patru.

Những vòm cuốn dẹt nặng nề của ông de Brosse, kiến trúc sư vụng về của cổng Saint-Gervais. Nghệ thuật là vậy đó; còn về lịch sử, chúng ta có những hồi ức tán gẫu của cây cột lớn, vẫn còn vang vọng những chuyện phiếm của Patru.

It is not much. Let us return to the veritable grand hall of the veritable old palace. The two extremities of this gigantic parallelogram were occupied, the one by the famous marble table, so long, so broad, and so thick that, as the ancient land rolls—in a style that would have given Gargantua an appetite—say, "such a slice of marble as was never beheld in the world"; the other by the chapel where Louis XI.

Đó không phải là nhiều. Hãy để chúng ta trở lại với đại sảnh thực sự của tòa cung điện cũ thực sự. Hai đầu của hình chữ nhật khổng lồ này được chiếm giữ, một đầu bởi chiếc bàn cẩm thạch nổi tiếng, dài đến vậy, rộng đến vậy, và dày đến vậy mà, như những tài liệu địa bạ cổ xưa — theo một văn phong có thể làm Gargantua thèm ăn — ghi rằng, "một tấm cẩm thạch như vậy chưa từng được nhìn thấy trên thế gian"; đầu kia bởi nhà nguyện nơi Louis XI.

Vocabulary

và — Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses.
đại
đại — Large, great, grand in scale or importance.
sảnh
sảnh — Hall or lobby, large entrance room in a building.
với
với — Preposition meaning 'with' or 'to', indicating association.
những
những — Plural marker for nouns indicating multiple items.
dát
dát — To overlay or plate a surface with thin material.
vàng
vàng — Gold, the precious yellow metal or its color.
mảng
mảng — A large patch, section, or expanse of something.
xanh
xanh — Blue or green color, depending on context used.
lam
lam — A shade of blue, indigo or azure in color.
bức
bức — Classifier for paintings, pictures, walls, or statues.
tượng
tượng — Statue or sculpture representing a person or figure.
vòm
vòm — Arch or vault, curved architectural structural element.
nhọn
nhọn — Sharp, pointed, coming to a fine tip or point.
cột
cột — Column or pillar, vertical structural support in architecture.
trụ
trụ — Pillar or post serving as a structural support.
mái
mái — Roof or rooftop of a building or structure.
bao
bao — To cover, encompass, or surround something entirely.
la
la — Vast, wide, used in compounds like 'bao la' meaning expansive.
tất
tất — All, every, used in 'tất cả' meaning everything.
cả
cả — All, whole, entire; used with 'tất' for completeness.
đều
đều — All, equally, uniformly applying to every item mentioned.
chạm
chạm — To carve, engrave, or touch a surface delicately.
khắc
khắc — To engrave or carve designs into a hard surface.
tinh
tinh — Fine, exquisite, refined in quality or craftsmanship.
xảo
xảo — Skillful, elaborate, showing great artisanal craftsmanship.
căn
căn — Classifier for rooms, houses, or enclosed dwelling spaces.
phòng
phòng — Room, an enclosed space within a building.
con
con — Classifier for animals; also means child or young one.
sư — Lion, used in 'sư tử'; also means master or teacher.
tử
tử — Son or death; in 'sư tử' forms the word lion.
đá
đá — Stone or rock; also means to kick with a foot.
đứng
đứng — To stand upright in a vertical position.
trước
trước — In front of, before, preceding in position or time.
cửa
cửa — Door, gate, or entrance to a building or room.
đầu
đầu — Head of a person or animal; also means beginning.
cúi
cúi — To bow or bend the head downward in deference.
xuống
xuống — Down, downward, descending in direction or position.
đuôi
đuôi — Tail of an animal or trailing end of something.
kẹp
kẹp — To clamp, tuck, or hold tightly between two things.
giữa
giữa — Between, in the middle of two or more things.
hai
hai — The number two; second in a numerical sequence.
chân
chân — Leg or foot of a person, animal, or object.
như
như — Like, as, similar to; used for comparisons.
trên
trên — On, above, on top of a surface or position.
ngai
ngai — Throne, the ceremonial seat of a king or ruler.
của
của — Possessive particle meaning 'of' or 'belonging to'.
trong
trong — In, inside, within a space or container.
tư — Posture, pose; also means private or the number four.
thế
thế — Posture, stance, or position; also means world or so.
khiêm
khiêm — Humble, modest, not boastful or arrogant in manner.
nhường
nhường — Yielding, modest, deferring to others graciously.
vốn
vốn — Originally, inherently, by nature from the beginning.
thích
thích — To like, to be suited to, to fit well.
hợp
hợp — Suitable, fitting, appropriate for a given context.
sức
sức — Strength, power, physical or inner force or energy.
mạnh
mạnh — Strong, powerful, having great force or intensity.
công
công — Justice, public, merit; used in many compound words.
lý — Reason, logic, principle underlying a concept or action.
cánh
cánh — Wing of a bird or panel of a door or gate.
tuyệt
tuyệt — Excellent, superb, absolutely wonderful or extraordinary.
đẹp
đẹp — Beautiful, attractive, pleasing to the eye aesthetically.
tấm
tấm — Classifier for flat sheets like glass, panels, or boards.
kính
kính — Glass, mirror, or eyeglasses; also means respect.
màu
màu — Color, hue, shade of a visual spectrum.
tác
tác — Work, creation; used in 'tác phẩm' meaning artwork.
phẩm
phẩm — Product, work, piece; used in compound 'tác phẩm'.
sắt
sắt — Iron, the common metallic element used in construction.
trổ
trổ — To carve, cut ornamental patterns into a hard material.
đã
đã — Past tense marker indicating a completed action already done.
khiến
khiến — To cause, make, or compel someone to do something.
phải
phải — Must, have to; also means right side or correct.
vọng
vọng — To yearn for, look toward, or admire from afar.
đồ
đồ — Objects, goods, furniture, or things in general.
gỗ
gỗ — Wood, timber used in furniture or construction.
tế
tế — Fine, delicate; also related to ritual offerings or sacrifice.
Thời
Thời — Time, era, period in history or a span of time.
gian
gian — Space, interval of time; also means treacherous or wicked.
làm
làm — To do, make, perform an action or create something.
gì — What, anything; interrogative or indefinite pronoun in Vietnamese.
người
người — Person, human being, people in general context.
kỳ
kỳ — Extraordinary, strange, wonderful, remarkable in nature.
quan
quan — Sight, view, spectacle; used in 'kỳ quan' meaning wonder.
này
này — This, these; demonstrative pronoun pointing to nearby things.
Họ
Họ — They, them; third person plural pronoun in Vietnamese.
cho
cho — To give, to allow, or to let someone have something.
chúng
chúng — We, us, they; collective pronoun for a group of people.
ta
ta — We, us; first person plural or informal first person.
điều
điều — Thing, matter, point, or condition being discussed.
để
để — To put, place; also means 'in order to' or 'so that'.
đổi
đổi — To exchange, swap, or trade one thing for another.
lấy
lấy — To take, get, or obtain something; also means to marry.
lịch
lịch — Calendar, schedule; also means refined or civilized manners.
sử
sử — History, historical records of past events and periods.
xứ
xứ — Land, region, territory, or country of a people.
nghệ
nghệ — Art, craft, skill; used in 'nghệ thuật' meaning art.
thuật
thuật — Technique, art, method; in 'nghệ thuật' means artistic craft.
Những
Những — Plural marker indicating multiple items or people grouped together.
cuốn
cuốn — Volume, roll, book; also means to wind or roll up.
dẹt
dẹt — Flat, flattened, low-profile in shape or appearance.
nặng
nặng — Heavy, weighty, burdensome in physical or figurative sense.
nề
nề — Used in compounds like 'nặng nề' meaning cumbersome, heavy.
ông
ông — Mister, grandfather, he; respectful term for older male.
kiến
kiến — To build, construct; used in 'kiến trúc' meaning architecture.
trúc
trúc — Structure, bamboo; in 'kiến trúc' refers to architecture.
vụng
vụng — Clumsy, unskilled, awkward in execution or performance.
về
về — About, concerning; also means to return home or go back.
cổng
cổng — Gate, large entrance to a compound, temple, or building.
Nghệ
Nghệ — Art, craft; short for 'nghệ thuật', artistic expression.
là — To be; linking verb equating subject and predicate.
vậy
vậy — So, thus, that way; used to summarize or conclude.
đó
đó — That, there; demonstrative pronoun for something nearby mentioned.
còn
còn — Still, yet, remaining; also means 'as for' in contrast.
có — To have, to exist, there is or there are.
hồi
hồi — Memory, time period, episode; also means to return.
ức
ức — Memory, recollection; used in 'hồi ức' meaning reminiscence.
tán
tán — To chat, flirt, discuss idly; spread out loosely.
gẫu
gẫu — Idle chat, gossip; 'tán gẫu' means to chat casually.
cây
cây — Tree, plant; also classifier for long thin objects.
lớn
lớn — Big, large, grown-up in size or age or importance.
vẫn
vẫn — Still, yet, continuing unchanged in state or action.
vang
vang — To resound, echo, ring out loudly through space.
chuyện
chuyện — Story, matter, topic, conversation about something specific.
phiếm
phiếm — Trivial, idle; 'chuyện phiếm' means casual small talk.
Đó
Đó — That, those; demonstrative pointing to something mentioned.
không
không — No, not, negation; also means empty or zero.
nhiều
nhiều — Many, much, a large quantity or amount of something.
Hãy
Hãy — Please, let's; imperative particle urging someone to act.
trở
trở — To return, turn, become; used in 'trở lại' meaning return.
lại
lại — Again, back, return; directional or repetitive verb complement.
thực
thực — Real, actual, true; used in 'thực sự' meaning truly.
sự
sự — Matter, affair, fact; nominalizer for abstract concepts.
tòa
tòa — Building, court, large impressive structure or institution.
cung
cung — Palace, royal residence; also a bow or musical string.
điện
điện — Palace hall, electricity; in 'cung điện' means royal palace.
cũ — Old, used, former, no longer new or current.
Hai
Hai — Two, the number 2; second in numerical order.
hình
hình — Shape, form, figure, image or geometric shape.
chữ
chữ — Letter, character, script; 'hình chữ nhật' means rectangle.
nhật
nhật — Day, sun; in 'chữ nhật' forms rectangle; also Japan.
khổng
khổng — Enormous, colossal; used in 'khổng lồ' meaning gigantic.
lồ
lồ — Giant; 'khổng lồ' together means enormous or colossal.
được
được — To be able to, to receive; passive voice marker in Vietnamese.
chiếm
chiếm — To occupy, take over, or dominate a space or position.
giữ
giữ — To keep, hold, guard, maintain possession of something.
một
một — One, the number 1; also an indefinite article.
bởi
bởi — By, because of; indicates cause or agent in a sentence.
chiếc
chiếc — Classifier for individual objects like vehicles, tables, or items.
bàn
bàn — Table, desk; also means to discuss or deliberate.
cẩm
cẩm — Brocade, fine fabric; in 'cẩm thạch' means marble stone.
thạch
thạch — Stone, rock; 'cẩm thạch' means marble used in decoration.
nổi
nổi — Famous, floating, raised; 'nổi tiếng' means well-known.
tiếng
tiếng — Sound, language, fame; 'nổi tiếng' means famous or renowned.
dài
dài — Long in length, extended in distance or duration.
đến
đến — To arrive, reach, up to; indicates destination or extent.
rộng
rộng — Wide, broad, spacious in physical dimension or scope.
dày
dày — Thick, dense in measurement or consistency.
mà — But, yet, while; contrastive conjunction in Vietnamese sentences.
tài
tài — Talent, skill, ability; used in 'tài liệu' meaning document.
liệu
liệu — Document, material, data; 'tài liệu' means reference document.
địa
địa — Land, earth, place; used in many geographic compounds.
bạ
bạ — Register, record book; 'địa bạ' is a land registry.
cổ
cổ — Ancient, old, antique; relating to historical past times.
xưa
xưa — Ancient, of old, long ago in distant past times.
theo
theo — According to, following, in accordance with a source.
văn
văn — Literature, writing, culture; used in many literary compounds.
phong
phong — Style, manner, wind; 'văn phong' means literary writing style.
thể
thể — Style, form, body; can indicate manner or physical form.
thèm
thèm — To crave, desire, hunger for food or something wanted.
ăn
ăn — To eat, consume food; fundamental daily action verb.
ghi
ghi — To record, write down, note something for reference.
rằng
rằng — That; complementizer introducing a reported speech or thought.
chưa
chưa — Not yet; negation indicating an action hasn't occurred.
từng
từng — Ever, once, each; indicates past experience or individuality.
nhìn
nhìn — To look at, observe, gaze upon something visually.
thấy
thấy — To see, perceive, notice; indicates successful sensory perception.
kia
kia — That, over there; distal demonstrative pointing to far objects.
nhà
nhà — House, home, building; also used for institutions or family.
nguyện
nguyện — Chapel, to vow or wish; 'nhà nguyện' means chapel.
nơi
nơi — Place, location, spot where something exists or occurs.
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