Notre-Dame de Paris — Page 12
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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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