The Adventures of Pinocchio — Page 1

English → Vi CHAPTER 14 Level 3/10

Pinocchio, not having listened to the good advice of the Talking Cricket, falls into the hands of the Assassins.

Pinocchio, vì không nghe theo lời khuyên tốt của Dế Biết Nói, đã rơi vào tay những tên Sát Nhân.

"Dear, oh, dear! When I come to think of it," said the Marionette to himself, as he once more set out on his journey, "we boys are really very unlucky.

"Ôi trời ơi! Khi tôi nghĩ lại," con rối tự nhủ, khi một lần nữa bắt đầu cuộc hành trình của mình, "chúng ta, những đứa trẻ, thật sự rất kém may mắn.

Everybody scolds us, everybody gives us advice, everybody warns us.

Ai cũng mắng chúng ta, ai cũng cho chúng ta lời khuyên, ai cũng cảnh báo chúng ta.

If we were to allow it, everyone would try to be father and mother to us; everyone, even the Talking Cricket.

Nếu chúng ta để mặc, thì ai cũng muốn làm cha làm mẹ của chúng ta; tất cả mọi người, kể cả con Dế Biết Nói.

Take me, for example.

Lấy tôi làm ví dụ.

Just because I would not listen to that bothersome Cricket, who knows how many misfortunes may be awaiting me!

Chỉ vì tôi không chịu nghe con Dế phiền phức đó, ai biết được bao nhiêu tai họa đang chờ đợi tôi!

Assassins indeed! At least I have never believed in them, nor ever will.

Những tên Sát Nhân thật sự! Ít nhất tôi chưa bao giờ tin vào họ, và cũng sẽ không bao giờ tin.

To speak sensibly, I think assassins have been invented by fathers and mothers to frighten children who want to run away at night.

Nói cho có lý, tôi nghĩ những tên sát nhân là do cha mẹ bịa ra để dọa những đứa trẻ muốn bỏ trốn vào ban đêm.

And then, even if I were to meet them on the road, what matter?

Và hơn nữa, dù tôi có gặp họ trên đường, thì sao?

I'll just run up to them, and say, 'Well, signori, what do you want?

Tôi sẽ chạy thẳng đến gặp họ và nói, 'Thưa các ngài, các ngài muốn gì?

Remember that you can't fool with me!

Hãy nhớ rằng các ngài không thể qua mặt tôi được đâu!

Run along and mind your business.'

Hãy cút đi và lo việc của các ngài.'

At such a speech, I can almost see those poor fellows running like the wind.

Nghe xong bài phát biểu đó, tôi gần như có thể thấy những kẻ tội nghiệp đó chạy như bay.

But in case they don't run away, I can always run myself.

Nhưng nếu họ không chạy trốn, tôi luôn có thể tự mình chạy thoát.

Pinocchio was not given time to argue any longer, for he thought he heard a slight rustle among the leaves behind him.

Pinocchio không còn thời gian để tranh luận nữa, vì cậu tưởng mình nghe thấy tiếng xào xạc nhẹ trong những chiếc lá phía sau lưng.

Vocabulary

vì: vì — Because; used to introduce a reason or cause
không: không — No, not; negation word in Vietnamese
nghe: nghe — To listen, to hear something
theo: theo — To follow, to go along with something
lời: lời — Words, speech, advice given by someone
khuyên: khuyên — To advise, to counsel someone about something
tốt: tốt — Good, well; describing positive quality
của: của — Of, belonging to; possessive particle
Dế: Dế — Cricket; small insect known for chirping
Biết: Biết — To know, to be aware of something
Nói: Nói — To speak, to talk, to say something
đã: đã — Past tense marker indicating completed action
rơi: rơi — To fall, to drop down from a height
vào: vào — Into, to enter a place or situation
tay: tay — Hand; also means possession or control
những: những — Plural marker for nouns; those, these things
tên: tên — Name; also used derogatorily for a person
Sát: Sát — To kill; used in compound words for murder
Nhân: Nhân — Person; human being, used in compounds
Ôi: Ôi — Oh! Exclamation expressing surprise or emotion
trời: trời — Sky, heaven; also used in exclamations
ơi: ơi — Oh; exclamatory particle calling attention to something
Khi: Khi — When; used to indicate a point in time
tôi: tôi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun
nghĩ: nghĩ — To think, to consider, to reflect on something
lại: lại — Again; also indicates returning to a state
con: con — Child; classifier for animals and small objects
rối: rối — Puppet; also means tangled or confused
tự: tự — Self; by oneself, independently
nhủ: nhủ — To tell oneself, to remind oneself mentally
khi: khi — When; conjunction indicating time of action
một: một — One; the number one, a single thing
lần: lần — Time, instance; one occurrence of something
nữa: nữa — More, again; additional occurrence of something
bắt: bắt — To catch, to start; begin doing something
đầu: Head; beginning of something
cuộc: cuộc — Classifier for events, journeys, or competitions
hành: hành — To travel, action; used in compound words
trình: trình — Journey, process; used in compound words
mình: mình — Oneself; informal first or second person pronoun
chúng: chúng — We, they; plural pronoun prefix
ta: ta — We, us; informal collective first-person pronoun
đứa: đứa — Classifier for children or informal persons
trẻ: trẻ — Young, child; referring to youth or kids
thật: thật — Really, truly; genuine or actual thing
sự: sự — Nominalizer turning adjectives or verbs into nouns
rất: rất — Very, extremely; intensifier for adjectives
kém: kém — Poor, lacking; inferior in quality or amount
may: may — Lucky, fortunate; having good fortune
mắn: mắn — Lucky; used with 'may' to mean fortunate
Ai: Ai — Who; interrogative pronoun asking about a person
cũng: cũng — Also, too; everyone or everything included
mắng: mắng — To scold, to reprimand someone harshly
ai: ai — Who, someone; used in questions or generalizations
cho: cho — To give; for, in order to benefit someone
cảnh: cảnh — Scene, scenery; also warning in compounds
báo: báo — To report, to warn; newspaper also means tiger
Nếu: Nếu — If; conditional conjunction for hypothetical situations
để: để — To let, to allow; in order to do something
mặc: mặc — To ignore, to leave alone; also to wear
thì: thì — Then; used in conditional or time clauses
muốn: muốn — To want, to desire something
làm: làm — To do, to make, to work on something
cha: cha — Father, dad; male parent
mẹ: mẹ — Mother, mom; female parent
tất: tất — All, entire; used in 'tất cả' meaning everything
cả: cả — All, entire; emphasizes totality of a group
mọi: mọi — Every, all; referring to each individual member
người: người — Person, people; human being or classifier
kể: kể — To tell, to narrate a story or account
Lấy: Lấy — To take, to get; also means to marry
ví: ví — Example; wallet; to compare or illustrate
dụ: dụ — Example; used in 'ví dụ' meaning for example
Chỉ: Chỉ — Only, just; limiting to one thing alone
chịu: chịu — To endure, to bear, to accept difficulty
phiền: phiền — Trouble, annoyance; bothered or inconvenienced
phức: phức — Complex; used in 'phiền phức' meaning troublesome
đó: đó — That, there; demonstrative indicating something nearby
biết: biết — To know, to be aware of something
được: được — To be able to; indicates successful completion
bao: bao — How many, how much; used in questions
nhiêu: nhiêu — How much, how many; quantity in questions
tai: tai — Ear; also used in 'tai họa' meaning disaster
họa: họa — Disaster, calamity; misfortune or catastrophe
đang: đang — Present tense marker indicating ongoing action
chờ: chờ — To wait, to wait for someone or something
đợi: đợi — To await, to wait for; similar to chờ
Những: Những — Plural marker; those, these multiple things
Ít: Ít — Few, little; small amount of something
nhất: nhất — Most; superlative marker in Vietnamese
chưa: chưa — Not yet; indicates action not yet completed
giờ: giờ — Hour, time; now in informal usage
tin: tin — To believe, to trust; also means news
họ: họ — They, them; third-person plural pronoun
và: và — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses
sẽ: sẽ — Will; future tense marker in Vietnamese
có: có — To have; there is, there are something
lý: lý — Reason, logic; reasonable or logical basis
sát: sát — To kill; close, near in some contexts
nhân: nhân — Person, human; used in compound words
là: là — To be; linking verb connecting subject and predicate
do: do — Due to, because of; indicating cause or origin
bịa: bịa — To fabricate, to make up a story
ra: ra — Out, outward; indicates emerging or creating something
dọa: dọa — To threaten, to scare someone intentionally
bỏ: bỏ — To abandon, to leave behind, to quit
trốn: trốn — To escape, to hide, to run away from
ban: ban — Period of time; committee or administrative group
đêm: đêm — Night, nighttime; the dark hours of day
Và: Và — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses
hơn: hơn — More than; comparative marker in Vietnamese
dù: dù — Although, even though; concessive conjunction
gặp: gặp — To meet, to encounter someone or something
trên: trên — On, above, on top of something
đường: đường — Road, path, street; way to a destination
sao: sao — Star; why, how in questions
Tôi: Tôi — I, me; first-person singular formal pronoun
chạy: chạy — To run, to move quickly on foot
thẳng: thẳng — Straight, directly; without deviation or detour
đến: đến — To arrive at, to reach a destination
nói: nói — To say, to speak, to tell someone
Thưa: Thưa — Respectful address used before speaking formally
các: các — Plural marker for people or groups
ngài: ngài — Sir, lord; formal respectful address for person
gì: gì — What; interrogative pronoun asking for information
Hãy: Hãy — Please, let's; imperative marker for commands
nhớ: nhớ — To remember, to miss someone or something
rằng: rằng — That; conjunction introducing reported speech or thought
thể: thể — Can, able to; possibility or capability marker
qua: qua — To pass, to go through; over or across
mặt: mặt — Face; to trick or deceive someone
đâu: đâu — Where; also used as negation in some contexts
cút: cút — Go away! Rude command to leave immediately
đi: đi — To go; imperative particle or direction marker
lo: lo — To worry, to be concerned about something
việc: việc — Work, task, matter; a thing to do
Nghe: Nghe — To listen, to hear; pay attention to sound
xong: xong — Done, finished; completed an action or task
bài: bài — Lesson, piece; classifier for speeches or songs
phát: phát — To emit, to deliver; used in speech compounds
biểu: biểu — To express, speech; used in 'phát biểu' meaning speech
gần: gần — Near, close; not far in distance or time
như: như — Like, as; used for comparisons or similarity
thấy: thấy — To see, to feel; perceive with senses
kẻ: kẻ — Person, fellow; often used with negative connotation
tội: tội — Crime, sin; used in 'tội nghiệp' meaning pitiful
nghiệp: nghiệp — Karma, profession; used in 'tội nghiệp' meaning poor thing
bay: bay — To fly; flee quickly in informal usage
Nhưng: Nhưng — But, however; contrastive conjunction between clauses
nếu: nếu — If; conditional conjunction for hypothetical scenarios
luôn: luôn — Always, ever; continuously or at the same time
thoát: thoát — To escape, to get away from danger
còn: còn — Still, yet; remaining or continuing a state
thời: thời — Time, era, period; a span of time
gian: gian — Space, time; used in 'thời gian' meaning time
tranh: tranh — To compete, to argue; picture or painting
luận: luận — To debate, to discuss; used in argument compounds
cậu: cậu — You; informal pronoun used among young people
tưởng: tưởng — To think, to imagine; to suppose something
tiếng: tiếng — Sound, language; a unit of language or noise
xào: xào — To rustle; also means to stir-fry food
xạc: xạc — Rustling sound; used in 'xào xạc' for leaves
nhẹ: nhẹ — Light, gentle, soft; not heavy or intense
trong: trong — In, inside; also means clear or transparent
chiếc: chiếc — Classifier for single objects like vehicles or leaves
lá: lá — Leaf; classifier for flat thin objects
phía: phía — Side, direction; indicating spatial orientation
sau: sau — Behind, after; in the back or later time
lưng: lưng — Back; the rear part of the human body

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