Sense and Sensibility — Page 2

English → Vi CHAPTER II. Level 7/10

And what possible claim could the Miss Dashwoods, who were related to him only by half blood, which she considered as no relationship at all, have on his generosity to so large an amount.

Và các cô Dashwood, những người chỉ có quan hệ họ hàng với ông ấy qua nửa dòng máu, điều mà bà ta coi như hoàn toàn không có quan hệ gì, có thể có quyền đòi hỏi gì đối với sự hào phóng của ông ấy đến một số tiền lớn như vậy.

It was very well known that no affection was ever supposed to exist between the children of any man by different marriages; and why was he to ruin himself, and their poor little Harry, by giving away all his money to his half sisters?

Ai cũng biết rõ rằng không bao giờ có tình cảm nào được cho là tồn tại giữa những đứa con của một người đàn ông qua các cuộc hôn nhân khác nhau; và tại sao ông ấy lại phải tự hủy hoại bản thân, và đứa bé tội nghiệp Harry của họ, bằng cách đem cho hết tiền của mình cho các chị em cùng cha khác mẹ?

"It was my father's last request to me," replied her husband, "that I should assist his widow and daughters."

"Đó là lời yêu cầu cuối cùng của cha tôi với tôi," người chồng đáp, "rằng tôi phải giúp đỡ người vợ góa và các con gái của ông."

"He did not know what he was talking of, I dare say; ten to one but he was light-headed at the time.

"Ông ấy không biết mình đang nói gì, tôi dám nói vậy; chín phần mười là ông ấy đang mê sảng vào lúc đó.

Had he been in his right senses, he could not have thought of such a thing as begging you to give away half your fortune from your own child."

Nếu ông ấy còn tỉnh táo, ông ấy không thể nghĩ đến việc van xin anh đem cho đi một nửa tài sản của anh, lấy đi của chính đứa con của anh."

"He did not stipulate for any particular sum, my dear Fanny; he only requested me, in general terms, to assist them, and make their situation more comfortable than it was in his power to do.

"Ông ấy không quy định bất kỳ số tiền cụ thể nào, Fanny thân mến của anh; ông ấy chỉ yêu cầu anh, theo nghĩa chung chung, giúp đỡ họ và làm cho hoàn cảnh của họ thoải mái hơn so với những gì trong khả năng của ông ấy có thể làm.

Perhaps it would have been as well if he had left it wholly to myself.

Có lẽ sẽ tốt hơn nếu ông ấy để mọi việc hoàn toàn cho anh quyết định.

He could hardly suppose I should neglect them.

Ông ấy khó mà nghĩ rằng anh sẽ bỏ mặc họ.

But as he required the promise, I could not do less than give it; at least I thought so at the time.

Nhưng vì ông ấy yêu cầu anh hứa, anh không thể làm gì ít hơn là đưa ra lời hứa đó; ít nhất anh đã nghĩ vậy vào lúc đó.

The promise, therefore, was given, and must be performed.

Vì vậy, lời hứa đã được đưa ra, và phải được thực hiện.

Vocabulary

Và: và — Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses.
các: các — Plural marker for nouns, meaning 'the' or 'various'.
cô: cô — Aunt; also used to address a young woman.
những: những — Plural marker indicating multiple of something.
người: người — Person or people; general term for human beings.
chỉ: chỉ — Only, merely; used to limit or restrict meaning.
có: có — To have; also used as an existential verb.
quan: quan — Relation, official; part of compound words like 'quan hệ'.
hệ: hệ — System, relation; used in compounds meaning relationship.
họ: họ — They/them; also means family clan or surname.
hàng: hàng — Row, goods; in 'họ hàng' means relatives or kin.
với: với — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or relation.
ông: ông — Grandfather; respectful term for older man or 'he'.
ấy: ấy — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something mentioned.
qua: qua — Through, via; indicates passing through or by means of.
nửa: nửa — Half; indicating one of two equal parts.
dòng: dòng — Line, stream, lineage; flow of blood or ancestry.
máu: máu — Blood; biological fluid or symbol of kinship.
điều: điều — Matter, thing, point; refers to an abstract idea.
mà: mà — But, that; conjunction with contrastive or relative meaning.
bà: bà — Grandmother; respectful term for older woman or 'she'.
ta: ta — We/us; first person plural or informal 'I'.
coi: coi — To consider, regard, look after something or someone.
như: như — Like, as; used for comparison or similarity.
hoàn: hoàn — Complete; used in compounds like 'hoàn toàn' meaning completely.
toàn: toàn — Entire, whole; in 'hoàn toàn' means completely or totally.
không: không — No, not; negation word used before verbs or adjectives.
gì: gì — What, anything; interrogative or indefinite pronoun.
thể: thể — Can, able to; modal indicating possibility or capability.
quyền: quyền — Right, power, authority; entitlement to do something.
đòi: đòi — To demand, claim; insisting on receiving something owed.
hỏi: hỏi — To ask; also the name of a Vietnamese tone mark.
đối: đối — Toward, opposite; preposition used in 'đối với' meaning regarding.
sự: sự — Nominalizer; turns verbs or adjectives into abstract nouns.
hào: hào — Generous, noble; part of 'hào phóng' meaning generosity.
phóng: phóng — Release, generous; in 'hào phóng' means magnanimous or generous.
của: của — Of, belonging to; possessive preposition in Vietnamese.
đến: đến — To, arrive at; indicates direction or extent of something.
một: một — One; the number one or indefinite article equivalent.
số: số — Number, amount; used in 'một số' meaning a certain number.
tiền: tiền — Money; currency used for buying and selling things.
lớn: lớn — Large, big, great; describing size or magnitude of something.
vậy: vậy — So, thus, like that; used to conclude or summarize.
Ai: ai — Who, someone; interrogative or indefinite pronoun for people.
cũng: cũng — Also, too, even; adds inclusivity or emphasis to statements.
biết: biết — To know; awareness or knowledge of facts or skills.
rõ: rõ — Clear, clearly; indicating something is well understood.
rằng: rằng — That; subordinating conjunction introducing reported speech.
bao: bao — How much, ever; used in 'bao giờ' meaning when/ever.
giờ: giờ — Hour, time, now; used to express time or current moment.
tình: tình — Feeling, emotion, love; emotional sentiment between people.
cảm: cảm — Feel, emotion; in 'tình cảm' means affection or feelings.
nào: nào — Which, any; interrogative or indefinite adjective/pronoun.
được: được — Can, to be allowed; indicates success or permission.
cho: cho — To give, for; indicates recipient or purpose of action.
là: là — To be; copula verb linking subject to predicate.
tồn: tồn — Exist, remain; part of 'tồn tại' meaning to exist.
tại: tại — At, exist; in 'tồn tại' means to exist or be present.
giữa: giữa — Between, among, in the middle of something.
đứa: Child classifier; used for children or young individuals.
con: con — Child, offspring; also a classifier for animals.
đàn: đàn — Group, herd; also a stringed musical instrument.
cuộc: cuộc — Classifier for events, trips, or life situations.
hôn: hôn — To kiss; also part of 'hôn nhân' meaning marriage.
nhân: nhân — Person, factor; in 'hôn nhân' means marriage or matrimony.
khác: khác — Different, other; indicating distinction from something else.
nhau: nhau — Each other, one another; reciprocal pronoun in Vietnamese.
và: và — And; coordinating conjunction linking words or phrases.
sao: sao — Why, star, how; used in questions or exclamations.
lại: lại — Again, back; indicates repetition or contrast in action.
phải: phải — Must, have to; expresses obligation or necessity.
tự: tự — Self, oneself; reflexive pronoun or prefix meaning self-.
hủy: hủy — To destroy, cancel; annulling or ruining something.
hoại: hoại — Ruin, decay; in 'hủy hoại' means to destroy or damage.
bản: bản — Version, original; in 'bản thân' means oneself or self.
thân: thân — Body, close, self; in 'bản thân' means oneself.
bé: bé — Small, little; affectionate term for a child.
tội: tội — Sin, crime; in 'tội nghiệp' means poor or pitiful.
nghiệp: nghiệp — Karma, occupation; in 'tội nghiệp' expresses sympathy or pity.
bằng: bằng — By means of, equal to; indicates method or comparison.
cách: cách — Way, method; manner of doing something.
đem: đem — To bring, take; carrying something to another place.
hết: hết — All, finished, entirely; indicating completion or totality.
mình: mình — Self, body, oneself; reflexive pronoun or intimate 'you/I'.
chị: chị — Older sister; respectful address for older woman.
em: em — Younger sibling; polite self-reference for younger person.
cùng: cùng — Together, same; indicates shared action or sameness.
cha: cha — Father, dad; paternal parent.
mẹ: mẹ — Mother, mom; maternal parent.
Đó: đó — That, there; demonstrative pronoun referring to something mentioned.
lời: lời — Word, speech; spoken or written utterance.
yêu: yêu — To love; feeling deep affection for someone.
cầu: cầu — Bridge, request; in 'yêu cầu' means to request or demand.
cuối: cuối — Last, final, end; indicating the concluding part.
tôi: tôi — I, me; first person singular pronoun.
chồng: chồng — Husband; male spouse in a marriage.
đáp: đáp — To answer, respond; replying to a question or request.
giúp: giúp — To help, assist; providing aid to someone.
đỡ: đỡ — To support, relieve; in 'giúp đỡ' means to help.
vợ: vợ — Wife; female spouse in a marriage.
góa: góa — Widowed; having lost one's spouse through death.
gái: gái — Girl, female; young woman or daughter.
Ông: ông — He, grandfather, Mr.; respectful term for older male.
đang: đang — Currently, in the process of; present progressive marker.
nói: nói — To speak, say, talk; verbal communication.
dám: dám — To dare; having the courage to do something.
chín: chín — Nine; the number 9; also means ripe.
phần: phần — Part, portion, share; a section of a whole.
mười: mười — Ten; the number 10.
mê: mê — Infatuated, delirious; in 'mê sảng' means to be delirious.
sảng: sảng — Delirium; in 'mê sảng' means delirious or raving.
vào: vào — Into, at; indicates entering or a point in time.
lúc: lúc — Time, moment; referring to a specific point in time.
đó: đó — That, there; demonstrative indicating something already mentioned.
Nếu: nếu — If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothetical clause.
còn: còn — Still, remaining; indicates continuation or remaining state.
tỉnh: tỉnh — Province; also means lucid, awake, or sober.
táo: táo — Apple; in 'tỉnh táo' means clear-headed or sober.
nghĩ: nghĩ — To think, consider; mental process of reasoning.
việc: việc — Work, task, matter; a job or affair to handle.
van: van — To beg, implore; pleading earnestly for something.
xin: xin — To ask for, please; polite request or begging.
anh: anh — Older brother; polite pronoun for older male.
đi: đi — To go; also an imperative particle urging action.
tài: tài — Talent, wealth; in 'tài sản' means property or assets.
sản: sản — Property, produce; in 'tài sản' means assets or wealth.
lấy: lấy — To take, get; acquiring or marrying someone.
chính: chính — Main, exactly, correct; indicating something official or primary.
quy: quy — Rule, regulation; in 'quy định' means to regulate or stipulate.
định: định — To decide, set; in 'quy định' means rule or regulation.
bất: bất — Not, un-; negative prefix used in Sino-Vietnamese compounds.
kỳ: kỳ — Period, strange; in 'bất kỳ' means any or whichever.
cụ: cụ — Great-grandparent; very respectful address for elderly person.
mến: mến — To like, be fond of; affectionate feeling toward someone.
theo: theo — To follow, according to; indicates following or compliance.
nghĩa: nghĩa — Meaning, sense; the significance of a word or act.
chung: chung — Common, general, shared; something belonging to all.
làm: làm — To do, make, work; performing an action or task.
cảnh: cảnh — Scene, scenery, situation; circumstances or environment.
thoải: thoải — Comfortable, relaxed; in 'thoải mái' means at ease.
mái: mái — Roof; in 'thoải mái' means comfortable or relaxed.
hơn: hơn — More than, better; comparative marker in Vietnamese.
so: so — To compare; used in 'so với' meaning compared to.
trong: trong — In, inside, within; preposition indicating location or scope.
khả: khả — Possible, able; in 'khả năng' means capability or ability.
năng: năng — Energy, ability; in 'khả năng' means capacity or potential.
Có: có — To have; also used as 'there is/are' in sentences.
lẽ: lẽ — Reason; in 'có lẽ' means perhaps or probably.
sẽ: sẽ — Will; future tense marker placed before a verb.
tốt: tốt — Good, well; positive quality of a person or thing.
nếu: nếu — If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothetical situation.
để: để — To let, in order to; indicates purpose or permission.
mọi: mọi — Every, all; indicating totality of a group or set.
quyết: quyết — Decide, determined; in 'quyết định' means decision or resolve.
khó: khó — Difficult, hard; describing something not easy to do.
bỏ: bỏ — To abandon, drop, leave behind; giving something up.
mặc: mặc — To wear; in 'bỏ mặc' means to ignore or neglect.
Nhưng: nhưng — But, however; adversative conjunction introducing a contrast.
vì: vì — Because, for; causal conjunction explaining a reason.
hứa: hứa — To promise; making a commitment to do something.
ít: ít — Few, little; indicating a small quantity of something.
đưa: đưa — To give, hand over, bring; offering or presenting something.
ra: ra — Out, emerge; indicates outward direction or bringing forth.
nhất: nhất — Most; superlative marker in Vietnamese adjectives.
đã: đã — Already, past tense marker; indicates completed action.
Vì: vì — Because, for the sake of; introducing reason or cause.
thực: thực — Real, truly; in 'thực hiện' means to implement or carry out.
hiện: hiện — Present, appear; in 'thực hiện' means to carry out or execute.

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