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English → Vi Chapter II. Level 4/10

THE SHADOW

CÁI BÓNG

Mrs. Darling screamed, and, as if in answer to a bell, the door opened, and Nana entered, returned from her evening out.

Bà Darling thét lên, và, như thể để đáp lại một tiếng chuông, cánh cửa mở ra, và Nana bước vào, trở về sau buổi tối đi chơi.

She growled and sprang at the boy, who leapt lightly through the window.

Nana gầm gừ và lao về phía cậu bé, người đã nhảy nhẹ nhàng qua cửa sổ.

Again Mrs. Darling screamed, this time in distress for him, for she thought he was killed, and she ran down into the street to look for his little body, but it was not there; and she looked up, and in the black night she could see nothing but what she thought was a shooting star.

Bà Darling lại thét lên, lần này là vì lo lắng cho cậu bé, vì bà nghĩ cậu đã chết, và bà chạy xuống phố để tìm xác cậu bé nhỏ, nhưng không có gì ở đó; bà ngước nhìn lên, và trong màn đêm tối tăm bà chỉ thấy thứ mà bà cho là một ngôi sao băng.

She returned to the nursery, and found Nana with something in her mouth, which proved to be the boy's shadow.

Bà trở lại phòng trẻ em, và thấy Nana đang ngậm thứ gì đó trong miệng, hóa ra đó là cái bóng của cậu bé.

As he leapt at the window Nana had closed it quickly, too late to catch him, but his shadow had not had time to get out; slam went the window and snapped it off.

Khi cậu nhảy qua cửa sổ, Nana đã đóng cửa lại nhanh chóng, nhưng đã quá muộn để bắt cậu, song cái bóng của cậu không kịp thoát ra; cửa sổ đóng sầm lại và cắt đứt nó.

You may be sure Mrs. Darling examined the shadow carefully, but it was quite the ordinary kind.

Bạn có thể tin chắc rằng bà Darling đã kiểm tra cái bóng đó cẩn thận, nhưng nó chỉ là loại bóng bình thường.

Nana had no doubt of what was the best thing to do with this shadow.

Nana không hề nghi ngờ về điều tốt nhất cần làm với cái bóng này.

She hung it out at the window, meaning "He is sure to come back for it; let us put it where he can get it easily without disturbing the children."

Nana treo nó ra ngoài cửa sổ, với ý nghĩa rằng "Chắc chắn cậu ấy sẽ quay lại lấy nó; hãy để nó ở nơi cậu ấy có thể lấy dễ dàng mà không làm phiền các em bé."

But unfortunately Mrs. Darling could not leave it hanging out at the window, it looked so like the washing and lowered the whole tone of the house.

Nhưng thật không may, bà Darling không thể để nó treo lơ lửng ngoài cửa sổ, trông nó cứ như đồ phơi giặt và làm giảm đi vẻ trang nhã của cả ngôi nhà.

She thought of showing it to Mr.

Bà nghĩ đến việc đưa nó cho ông

Vocabulary

CÁI: cái — General classifier for objects; also means 'the thing'
BÓNG: bóng — Shadow or reflection of a person or object
Bà: bà — Grandmother; polite term for older woman
thét: thét — To scream or shriek loudly
lên: lên — Up; directional complement meaning upward movement
và: và — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses
như: như — Like; as; similar to something else
thể: thể — As if; in the manner of; form or body
để: để — To put; in order to; so that
đáp: đáp — To respond; to answer; to reply
lại: lại — Again; back; directional complement meaning returning
một: một — One; the number one; a/an
tiếng: tiếng — Sound; voice; language; a unit of sound
chuông: chuông — Bell; doorbell; ringing device
cánh: cánh — Wing; panel of a door or gate
cửa: cửa — Door; gate; entrance to a room or building
mở: mở — To open; to turn on something
ra: ra — Out; outward directional complement
bước: bước — To step; to walk; a step or pace
vào: vào — Into; inward directional complement; to enter
trở: trở — To return; to turn; to become
về: về — To return home; about; regarding something
sau: sau — After; behind; later in time or space
buổi: buổi — Session; period of day such as morning or evening
tối: tối — Evening; night; dark in color or light
đi: đi — To go; to walk; directional complement away
chơi: chơi — To play; to hang out; to have fun
gầm: gầm — To growl or roar fiercely like an animal
gừ: gừ — To growl; low threatening sound from animal
lao: lao — To rush; to dash; to throw oneself forward
phía: phía — Direction; side; toward a particular direction
cậu: cậu — You/he (informal); maternal uncle; young boy
bé: bé — Small; little; young child or baby
người: người — Person; people; human being
đã: đã — Past tense marker; already; indicates completed action
nhảy: nhảy — To jump; to leap; to dance
nhẹ: nhẹ — Light; gentle; not heavy or forceful
nhàng: nhàng — Gently; softly; used in compound nhẹ nhàng
qua: qua — Through; across; past; over something
sổ: sổ — Notebook; window; to rush out suddenly
lần: lần — Time; instance; occurrence of an event
này: này — This; these; referring to nearby thing or time
là: là — To be; is; am; are; equals
vì: vì — Because; for the sake of; due to
lo: lo — To worry; to be concerned about something
lắng: lắng — To listen carefully; to settle; used in lo lắng
cho: cho — For; to give; to allow; beneficiary marker
bà: bà — Grandmother; respectful term for elderly woman
nghĩ: nghĩ — To think; to believe; to consider something
chết: chết — To die; dead; death
chạy: chạy — To run; to flee; to operate or function
xuống: xuống — Down; downward directional complement
phố: phố — Street; urban road; city street
tìm: tìm — To search; to look for something or someone
xác: xác — Corpse; dead body; physical remains
nhỏ: nhỏ — Small; little; tiny in size
nhưng: nhưng — But; however; yet; adversative conjunction
không: không — No; not; negation marker in Vietnamese
có: có — To have; there is/are; yes (informal)
gì: gì — What; anything; something; interrogative pronoun
ở: ở — To be located at; to live; at a place
đó: đó — There; that place; that thing over there
ngước: ngước — To look upward; to raise one's gaze
nhìn: nhìn — To look; to see; to gaze at something
trong: trong — In; inside; within; clear or transparent
màn: màn — Curtain; veil; screen; backdrop
đêm: đêm — Night; nighttime; the dark hours
tăm: tăm — Toothpick; pitch dark; utterly dark
chỉ: chỉ — Only; just; merely; to point at something
thấy: thấy — To see; to feel; to perceive something
thứ: thứ — Thing; ordinal number marker; rank or order
mà: mà — But; yet; which; that; emphasis particle
ngôi: ngôi — Classifier for stars, houses; position or rank
sao: sao — Star; why; how; to copy or duplicate
băng: băng — Ice; to cross; shooting as in shooting star
phòng: phòng — Room; chamber; to prevent or guard against
trẻ: trẻ — Young; youthful; children; young person
em: em — Younger sibling; I/you (younger person speaking)
đang: đang — Progressive aspect marker; currently doing something
ngậm: ngậm — To hold in the mouth; to keep mouth closed
miệng: miệng — Mouth; opening of the mouth
hóa: hóa — To transform into; to become; to change form
cái: cái — Classifier for objects; the thing itself
bóng: bóng — Shadow; silhouette; ball; shiny surface
của: của — Of; belonging to; possessive particle
Khi: khi — When; at the time that something happens
đóng: đóng — To close; to shut; to nail or fasten
nhanh: nhanh — Fast; quick; rapid in movement or action
chóng: chóng — Quickly; soon; used in compound nhanh chóng
quá: quá — Too; excessively; very; past or over
muộn: muộn — Late; too late; delayed in time
bắt: bắt — To catch; to capture; to arrest someone
song: song — But; however; twin; parallel; window bars
kịp: kịp — In time; to manage to do before deadline
thoát: thoát — To escape; to get away; to be free from
sầm: sầm — With a loud slam; bang sound of closing
cắt: cắt — To cut; to slice; to sever something
đứt: đứt — Severed; broken; cut off completely
nó: nó — It; he; she; third person pronoun (informal)
Bạn: bạn — Friend; you (peer); second person pronoun
tin: tin — To believe; to trust; news or information
chắc: chắc — Sure; certain; firm; probably; definitely
rằng: rằng — That; complementizer introducing reported speech
kiểm: kiểm — To check; to inspect; used in kiểm tra
tra: tra — To examine; to look up; used in kiểm tra
cẩn: cẩn — Careful; cautious; used in cẩn thận
thận: thận — Careful; kidney; used in compound cẩn thận
loại: loại — Type; kind; category; sort of thing
bình: bình — Normal; ordinary; calm; vase or bottle
thường: thường — Normal; ordinary; usually; often; common
hề: hề — At all; clown; used in không hề (not at all)
nghi: nghi — To suspect; to doubt; used in nghi ngờ
ngờ: ngờ — To suspect; to doubt; used in nghi ngờ
điều: điều — Thing; matter; issue; abstract noun classifier
tốt: tốt — Good; well; beneficial; of high quality
nhất: nhất — Most; superlative marker; number one; best
cần: cần — To need; to require; necessary; diligent
làm: làm — To do; to make; to work; to perform
với: With; together with; to; for someone
treo: treo — To hang; to suspend something from above
ngoài: ngoài — Outside; exterior; beyond; other than
ý: ý — Meaning; idea; intention; thought; mind
nghĩa: nghĩa — Meaning; significance; loyalty; righteousness
Chắc: chắc — Certain; sure; firm; probably; I'm sure
chắn: chắn — To block; barrier; used in chắc chắn (certain)
ấy: ấy — That; those; that particular thing or person
sẽ: sẽ — Will; future tense marker in Vietnamese
quay: quay — To turn; to rotate; to return; to film
lấy: lấy — To take; to get; to marry; to fetch
hãy: hãy — Imperative marker; please do; should do
nơi: nơi — Place; location; somewhere; a spot
dễ: dễ — Easy; simple; not difficult to do
dàng: dàng — Easily; used in compound dễ dàng (easily)
phiền: phiền — To bother; annoying; troubled; inconvenient
các: các — Plural marker for nouns; all; various
Nhưng: nhưng — But; however; adversative conjunction
thật: thật — Really; truly; genuine; actual; honest
may: may — Lucky; fortunate; to sew; luckily
lơ: lơ — To ignore; floating; used in lơ lửng
lửng: lửng — Suspended; hanging midway; used in lơ lửng
trông: trông — To look; to appear; to watch over something
cứ: cứ — Just keep; go ahead; insistently; continuously
đồ: đồ — Thing; stuff; item; used as classifier
phơi: phơi — To dry in sun; to hang laundry out
giặt: giặt — To wash clothes; to do laundry
giảm: giảm — To reduce; to decrease; to lower amount
vẻ: vẻ — Appearance; look; beauty; seeming quality
trang: trang — Elegant; page; to decorate; graceful
nhã: nhã — Refined; elegant; graceful; used in trang nhã
cả: cả — All; whole; entire; even; including everything
nhà: nhà — House; home; family; building or residence
đến: đến — To arrive; to reach; until; to come to
việc: việc — Work; task; matter; job; affair
đưa: đưa — To give; to hand over; to escort someone
ông: ông — Grandfather; Mr.; respectful term for older man

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