The Great Gatsby — Page 7

English → Vi Full Text Level 7/10

Gatsby, it was a mansion inhabited by a gentleman of that name.

Gatsby, đó là một dinh thự được cư ngụ bởi một quý ông mang tên đó.

My own house was an eyesore, but it was a small eyesore, and it had been overlooked, so I had a view of the water, a partial view of my neighbour's lawn, and the consoling proximity of millionaires—all for eighty dollars a month.

Ngôi nhà của tôi là một cái gai trong mắt, nhưng đó chỉ là một cái gai nhỏ thôi, và nó đã bị bỏ qua, vì vậy tôi có tầm nhìn ra mặt nước, một phần tầm nhìn ra bãi cỏ của người hàng xóm, và sự gần gũi an ủi với những triệu phú—tất cả chỉ với tám mươi đô la một tháng.

Across the courtesy bay the white palaces of fashionable East Egg glittered along the water, and the history of the summer really begins on the evening I drove over there to have dinner with the Tom Buchanans.

Bên kia vịnh lịch sự, những cung điện trắng của East Egg thời thượng lấp lánh dọc theo mặt nước, và lịch sử của mùa hè thực sự bắt đầu vào buổi tối tôi lái xe đến đó để dùng bữa tối với gia đình Tom Buchanan.

Daisy was my second cousin once removed, and I'd known Tom in college.

Daisy là người anh em họ xa của tôi, và tôi đã quen biết Tom từ hồi đại học.

And just after the war I spent two days with them in Chicago.

Và ngay sau chiến tranh, tôi đã dành hai ngày cùng họ ở Chicago.

Her husband, among various physical accomplishments, had been one of the most powerful ends that ever played football at New Haven—a national figure in a way, one of those men who reach such an acute limited excellence at twenty-one that everything afterward savours of anticlimax.

Chồng cô ấy, ngoài nhiều thành tích thể chất khác, đã từng là một trong những tiền vệ biên mạnh mẽ nhất từng chơi bóng bầu dục tại New Haven—một nhân vật tầm cỡ quốc gia theo một nghĩa nào đó, một trong những người đạt đến sự xuất sắc đỉnh cao nhưng giới hạn ở tuổi hai mươi mốt đến mức mọi thứ về sau đều có vị nhạt nhẽo của sự thoái trào.

His family were enormously wealthy—even in college his freedom with money was a matter for reproach—but now he'd left Chicago and come East in a fashion that rather took your breath away: for instance, he'd brought down a string of polo ponies from Lake Forest.

Gia đình anh ta cực kỳ giàu có—ngay cả khi còn học đại học, sự phóng túng của anh ta với tiền bạc đã là điều đáng chê trách—nhưng bây giờ anh ta đã rời Chicago và đến miền Đông theo một cách khiến người ta không khỏi ngạc nhiên: chẳng hạn, anh ta đã mang theo một đàn ngựa polo từ Lake Forest.

It was hard to realize that a man in my own generation was wealthy enough to do that.

Thật khó mà hình dung rằng một người cùng thế hệ với tôi lại đủ giàu có để làm điều đó.

Why they came East I don't know.

Tại sao họ đến miền Đông thì tôi không biết.

Vocabulary

đó: đó — That; refers to something previously mentioned or nearby.
là: là — Is/are; main linking verb in Vietnamese sentences.
một: một — One; the number one or indefinite article 'a'.
dinh: dinh — Mansion, official residence, or grand building.
thự: thự — Manor or grand residence; often paired with 'dinh'.
được: được — To be able to; passive marker or 'to receive/get'.
cư: cư — To reside or dwell in a place.
ngụ: ngụ — To reside, inhabit, or lodge in a place.
bởi: bởi — By; indicates agent or cause in a sentence.
quý: quý — Honorable, precious; polite term for respected persons.
ông: ông — Mister; respectful term for an older man.
mang: mang — To carry, bear, or have (a name or quality).
tên: tên — Name; the word or title someone is called.
Ngôi: ngôi — Classifier for houses, buildings, or stars.
nhà: nhà — House, home, or building where people live.
của: của — Of; possessive particle indicating ownership or belonging.
tôi: tôi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun in Vietnamese.
cái: cái — Classifier for objects; also means 'the thing'.
gai: gai — Thorn, spike; something irritating or prickly.
trong: trong — In, inside; preposition indicating location within something.
mắt: mắt — Eye; the organ of sight on a face.
nhưng: nhưng — But; conjunction contrasting two clauses or ideas.
chỉ: chỉ — Only, just; limits or restricts the scope.
nhỏ: nhỏ — Small, little, tiny in size or degree.
thôi: thôi — Only, merely; softens or concludes a statement.
và: và — And; conjunction connecting words, phrases, or clauses.
nó: nó — It, he, she; third-person singular pronoun.
đã: đã — Already; past tense marker for completed actions.
bị: bị — Passive voice marker indicating an unfavorable action.
bỏ: bỏ — To abandon, leave behind, or discard something.
qua: qua — To pass over, overlook, or go through.
vì: vì — Because; conjunction explaining reason or cause.
vậy: vậy — So, thus; used to draw a conclusion.
có: có — To have; existential verb meaning 'there is/are'.
tầm: tầm — Range, reach, or scope of something.
nhìn: nhìn — To look, see, or view something visually.
ra: ra — Out, outward; directional particle away from speaker.
mặt: mặt — Face, surface; front side of something.
nước: nước — Water; also means country or nation.
phần: phần — Part, portion, section of a larger whole.
bãi: bãi — Open area, field, beach, or flat expanse.
cỏ: cỏ — Grass; green plant covering lawns and fields.
người: người — Person, people; human being or individual.
hàng: hàng — Row, line; also goods or neighbor prefix.
xóm: xóm — Hamlet, neighborhood; small local community or village area.
sự: sự — Nominalizer; turns verbs or adjectives into abstract nouns.
gần: gần — Near, close; short distance in space or relationship.
gũi: gũi — Intimate, familiar; emotionally close to someone.
an: an — Peaceful, safe; component of comfort-related words.
ủi: ủi — To comfort, console; relieve someone's sadness.
với: với — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or association.
những: những — Those, the (plural marker for nouns in Vietnamese).
triệu: triệu — Million; large number or prefix for millionaires.
phú: phú — Wealthy, rich; component of the word 'millionaire'.
tất: tất — All, entire; component of 'tất cả' meaning everything.
cả: cả — All, whole; used with 'tất' to mean everything.
tám: tám — Eight; the number 8 in Vietnamese.
mươi: mươi — Tens unit; used in numbers from 10 to 90.
đô: đô — Dollar; unit of American or other currency.
tháng: tháng — Month; one of twelve divisions of a year.
Bên: bên — Side, beside; indicates location on one side.
kia: kia — Over there; refers to something distant from speaker.
vịnh: vịnh — Bay, gulf; a body of water partly enclosed.
lịch: lịch — Elegant, polished; also means calendar or schedule.
cung: cung — Palace; also bow or arc depending on context.
điện: điện — Palace or electricity; grand official building.
trắng: trắng — White; the color white or pale in shade.
thời: thời — Time, era, period; relates to a specific age.
thượng: thượng — Upper, superior, fashionable; high-class or trendy.
lấp: lấp — To fill, cover; also to glitter (lấp lánh).
lánh: lánh — To glitter, sparkle; second part of 'lấp lánh'.
dọc: dọc — Along, lengthwise; parallel to the length of something.
theo: theo — To follow, according to; along or in accordance.
sử: sử — History; records of past events and eras.
mùa: mùa — Season; one of the four seasons of the year.
hè: hè — Summer; the warm season of the year.
thực: thực — Actually, truly; real or genuine in nature.
bắt: bắt — To catch, begin; initiates action in a phrase.
đầu: đầu — Head; beginning; start of something new.
vào: vào — Into, in; entering or at a particular time.
buổi: buổi — Session, period of day such as morning or evening.
tối: tối — Evening, night; the dark period after sunset.
lái: lái — To drive or steer a vehicle.
xe: xe — Vehicle; car, bicycle, or motorized transport.
đến: đến — To arrive at, to go to a place.
để: để — In order to; purpose conjunction or 'to put/place'.
dùng: dùng — To use, to eat or consume something.
bữa: bữa — Meal; a time for eating food together.
gia: gia — Family, household; component of family-related words.
đình: đình — Communal house; paired with 'gia' to mean family.
anh: anh — Older brother; also pronoun for older male.
em: em — Younger sibling; also pronoun for younger person.
họ: họ — They; also means clan, family surname.
xa: xa — Far, distant; remote in space or relationship.
quen: quen — To know, be acquainted, or familiar with someone.
biết: biết — To know; have knowledge or be aware of.
từ: từ — From, since; starting point in time or space.
hồi: hồi — Time ago, period; referring to a past time.
đại: đại — Great, large; prefix meaning university or grand.
học: học — To study, learn; also school or university.
Và: và — And; conjunction connecting phrases or clauses.
ngay: ngay — Right away, immediately; straight or directly.
sau: sau — After, behind; following in time or space.
chiến: chiến — War, battle; fight or military conflict.
tranh: tranh — War; paired with 'chiến' to mean warfare.
dành: dành — To spend (time), reserve, or set aside.
hai: hai — Two; the number 2 in Vietnamese.
ngày: ngày — Day; a 24-hour period of time.
cùng: cùng — Together, also; at the same time with others.
ở: ở — To live at, stay, be located somewhere.
Chồng: chồng — Husband; a woman's male marriage partner.
cô: cô — She, aunt; polite pronoun for a young woman.
ấy: ấy — That; combined with pronouns to form 'he/she/they'.
ngoài: ngoài — Outside, besides; in addition to something mentioned.
nhiều: nhiều — Many, much; a large quantity of something.
thành: thành — Achievement, accomplishment; to become or city wall.
tích: tích — Achievement, record; historical deed or accomplishment.
thể: thể — Body, physical; also can/may as modal verb.
chất: chất — Quality, substance; physical or material nature.
khác: khác — Other, different; another or distinct from this.
từng: từng — Each, once; having done something in the past.
tiền: tiền — Money; currency; also means 'forward' in sports.
vệ: vệ — Guard, defense; component of guard-related compound words.
biên: biên — Edge, flank; side or border position in sports.
mạnh: mạnh — Strong, powerful; having great physical strength.
mẽ: mẽ — Suffix intensifying adjectives like 'mạnh mẽ' (powerfully).
nhất: nhất — Most; superlative marker for adjectives in Vietnamese.
chơi: chơi — To play; engage in sport or recreation.
bóng: bóng — Ball; also means light or shadow depending on context.
bầu: bầu — Oval; also to vote or elect in Vietnamese.
dục: dục — Desire; component of 'bóng bầu dục' meaning football.
tại: tại — At; indicates location where something takes place.
nhân: nhân — Person, factor; human or a multiplying element.
vật: vật — Thing, object; also a character or creature.
cỡ: cỡ — Size, caliber; level or degree of importance.
quốc: quốc — Nation, country; component of national-level words.
nghĩa: nghĩa — Meaning; also loyalty or righteousness in context.
nào: nào — Which, any; interrogative or indefinite pronoun.
đạt: đạt — To achieve, attain, or reach a goal.
xuất: xuất — To excel, produce, export; outstanding performance.
sắc: sắc — Sharp, excellent; bright or outstanding in quality.
đỉnh: đỉnh — Peak, summit; highest point of achievement or mountain.
cao: cao — High, tall; elevated in position or height.
giới: giới — World, realm, boundary; a sphere or domain.
hạn: hạn — Limit, deadline; boundary or restriction imposed.
tuổi: tuổi — Age; the number of years a person has lived.
mốt: mốt — Twenty-one; also means fashion trend in Vietnamese.
mức: mức — Level, degree; a standard or threshold of something.
mọi: mọi — Every, all; refers to each and every one.
thứ: thứ — Thing; ordinal marker or general word for items.
về: về — About, regarding; also to return to a place.
đều: đều — All, equally; indicates universality across items.
vị: vị — Taste; also a polite classifier for people.
nhạt: nhạt — Bland, tasteless; lacking flavor or interest.
nhẽo: nhẽo — Insipid, dull; lacking substance or vitality.
thoái: thoái — To retreat, decline; regression or downfall.
trào: trào — To overflow, surge; movement or current of something.
Gia: gia — Family; component of family or household compound words.
ta: ta — We, us; first-person plural or informal 'I'.
cực: cực — Extremely, utterly; to the highest or fullest degree.
kỳ: kỳ — Strange, extraordinary; intensifier with 'cực' for emphasis.
giàu: giàu — Rich, wealthy; having an abundance of money.
khi: khi — When; conjunction of time indicating a specific moment.
còn: còn — Still, yet; also means 'remaining' or 'and then'.
phóng: phóng — To release, launch; also extravagant or lavish.
túng: túng — Straitened, lacking; can also mean extravagant in compound.
bạc: bạc — Silver; also ungrateful or fickle in character.
điều: điều — Thing, matter; an abstract idea or condition.
đáng: đáng — Worthy, deserving; worth doing or criticizing.
chê: chê — To criticize, find fault, or look down on.
trách: trách — To blame, reproach; hold someone responsible for something.
bây: bây — Now; component of 'bây giờ' meaning right now.
giờ: giờ — Hour, now; current moment or unit of time.
rời: rời — To leave, depart; separate from a place or person.
miền: miền — Region, zone; a geographical area or territory.
Đông: đông — East; also means crowded or the season winter.
cách: cách — Way, manner; method or distance between two points.
khiến: To cause, make someone do something; to prompt.
không: không — No, not; negation word in Vietnamese sentences.
khỏi: khỏi — Away from, to avoid; free from or out of.
ngạc: ngạc — Surprised; component of 'ngạc nhiên' meaning astonished.
nhiên: nhiên — Natural; second part of 'ngạc nhiên' meaning surprised.
chẳng: chẳng — Not at all; strong negation particle in Vietnamese.
đàn: đàn — Herd, group; also a musical instrument in context.
ngựa: ngựa — Horse; the large domestic animal used for riding.
Thật: thật — Really, truly; emphasizes truth or sincerity.
khó: khó — Difficult, hard; not easy to do or understand.
mà: mà — But, yet; also a sentence-final emphasis particle.
hình: hình — Shape, image; to imagine or picture something.
dung: dung — To imagine; paired with 'hình' meaning to envision.
rằng: rằng — That; complementizer introducing a reported clause.
thế: thế — Such, so; that way or in that manner.
hệ: hệ — Generation, system; a cohort or connected network.
lại: lại — Again, yet; directional or repetition particle.
đủ: đủ — Enough, sufficient; having an adequate amount.
làm: làm — To do, make, work; perform an action or task.
Tại: tại — At, because of; location preposition or causal conjunction.
sao: sao — Why, star; used in 'tại sao' meaning why.
thì: thì — Then; topic marker or conditional result connector.

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