The Hound of the Baskervilles — Page 1
Mr. Sherlock Holmes
Ngài Sherlock Holmes
Mr. Sherlock Holmes, who was usually very late in the mornings, save upon those not infrequent occasions when he was up all night, was seated at the breakfast table.
Ngài Sherlock Holmes, người thường dậy rất muộn vào buổi sáng, trừ những lần không hiếm gặp khi ông thức suốt đêm, đang ngồi tại bàn ăn sáng.
I stood upon the hearth-rug and picked up the stick which our visitor had left behind him the night before.
Tôi đứng trên tấm thảm trước lò sưởi và nhặt lên chiếc gậy mà vị khách của chúng tôi đã bỏ quên tối hôm trước.
It was a fine, thick piece of wood, bulbous-headed, of the sort which is known as a "Penang lawyer."
Đó là một khúc gỗ đẹp, dày dặn, với đầu phình to, thuộc loại được gọi là "luật sư Penang".
Just under the head was a broad silver band nearly an inch across.
Ngay bên dưới phần đầu gậy là một vòng bạc rộng gần một inch.
"To James Mortimer, M.R.C.S., from his friends of the C.C.H.," was engraved upon it, with the date "1884."
"Tặng James Mortimer, Thành viên Hội Phẫu thuật Hoàng gia, từ những người bạn của C.C.H.," được khắc trên đó, cùng với ngày tháng "1884".
It was just such a stick as the old-fashioned family practitioner used to carry—dignified, solid, and reassuring.
Đó chính xác là loại gậy mà các thầy thuốc gia đình theo phong cách cổ xưa thường mang theo — trang trọng, chắc chắn và đáng tin cậy.
"Well, Watson, what do you make of it?"
"Nào, Watson, anh nghĩ sao về chiếc gậy này?"
Holmes was sitting with his back to me, and I had given him no sign of my occupation.
Holmes đang ngồi quay lưng về phía tôi, và tôi không hề cho ông thấy bất kỳ dấu hiệu nào về việc tôi đang làm.
"How did you know what I was doing? I believe you have eyes in the back of your head."
"Làm sao ông biết tôi đang làm gì? Tôi tin rằng ông có mắt ở sau gáy."
"I have, at least, a well-polished, silver-plated coffee-pot in front of me," said he.
"Ít nhất thì tôi có một bình cà phê mạ bạc được đánh bóng kỹ càng trước mặt tôi," ông nói.
"But, tell me, Watson, what do you make of our visitor's stick?
"Nhưng hãy nói cho tôi biết, Watson, anh nghĩ sao về chiếc gậy của vị khách?
Since we have been so unfortunate as to miss him and have no notion of his errand, this accidental souvenir becomes of importance.
Vì chúng ta đã không may bỏ lỡ ông ta và không biết gì về việc ông ta đến đây làm gì, kỷ vật tình cờ này trở nên quan trọng.
Let me hear you reconstruct the man by an examination of it.
Hãy để tôi nghe anh tái dựng lại con người đó qua việc xem xét chiếc gậy.
Vocabulary
- Ngài
- Ngài — Honorific title for a respected person or lord
- người
- người — Person, human being, or individual
- thường
- thường — Usually, normally, or ordinarily
- dậy
- dậy — To get up, rise from bed or sleep
- rất
- rất — Very, extremely; intensifier adverb
- muộn
- muộn — Late, behind schedule or expected time
- vào
- vào — Into, at, or during a time or place
- buổi
- buổi — A period of the day such as morning or evening
- sáng
- sáng — Morning; also means bright or light
- trừ
- trừ — Except, unless, or to subtract
- những
- những — Plural marker for nouns indicating multiple items
- lần
- lần — Time, occurrence, or instance of an event
- không
- không — No, not; negation word in Vietnamese
- hiếm
- hiếm — Rare, scarce, or infrequent
- gặp
- gặp — To meet, encounter, or come across someone
- khi
- khi — When, at the time that something happens
- ông
- ông — He or him; respectful pronoun for older male
- thức
- thức — To stay awake, remain conscious through the night
- suốt
- suốt — Throughout, all through a period of time
- đêm
- đêm — Night, nighttime hours
- đang
- đang — Currently doing; present progressive aspect marker
- ngồi
- ngồi — To sit, be seated in a position
- tại
- tại — At, located at a specific place
- bàn
- bàn — Table; also means to discuss a topic
- ăn
- ăn — To eat food or consume a meal
- Tôi
- Tôi — I, me; first person singular pronoun
- đứng
- đứng — To stand upright on one's feet
- trên
- trên — On, above, or on top of something
- tấm
- tấm — Classifier for flat objects like mats or rugs
- thảm
- thảm — Carpet, rug, or mat placed on the floor
- trước
- trước — In front of, before, or previously
- lò
- lò — Furnace, stove, or fireplace for heating
- sưởi
- sưởi — To warm oneself; heating device or fireplace
- và
- và — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses
- nhặt
- nhặt — To pick up an object from the ground
- lên
- lên — Up, upward; directional complement indicating upward motion
- chiếc
- chiếc — Classifier for individual objects like vehicles or tools
- gậy
- gậy — Stick, cane, or walking staff
- mà
- mà — But, yet; connective showing contrast or emphasis
- vị
- vị — Classifier for respected persons; also taste or flavor
- khách
- khách — Guest, visitor, or customer
- của
- của — Of, belonging to; possessive particle
- chúng
- chúng — We, us; plural first person pronoun base
- tôi
- tôi — I, me; first person singular pronoun
- đã
- đã — Past tense marker indicating completed action
- bỏ
- bỏ — To leave behind, abandon, or drop something
- quên
- quên — To forget something or leave it unintentionally
- tối
- tối — Evening, night; also means dark
- hôm
- hôm — Day; used with yesterday, today, tomorrow expressions
- Đó
- Đó — That, that one; demonstrative pronoun indicating distance
- là
- là — Is, are, am; linking verb to be
- một
- một — One; the number one or indefinite article
- khúc
- khúc — A section or piece of wood or music
- gỗ
- gỗ — Wood, timber material from trees
- đẹp
- đẹp — Beautiful, attractive, or nice looking
- dày
- dày — Thick, dense in width or depth
- dặn
- dặn — To instruct, remind, or give a warning message
- với
- với — With, along with, or together with
- đầu
- đầu — Head; also the top or beginning of something
- phình
- phình — To bulge, swell, or expand outward
- to
- to — Big, large in size
- thuộc
- thuộc — To belong to a category or group
- loại
- loại — Type, kind, or category of something
- được
- được — To be able to; passive marker or achievement marker
- gọi
- gọi — To call, name, or summon someone or something
- luật
- luật — Law, rule, or legal regulation
- sư
- sư — Lawyer or master; professional title suffix
- Ngay
- Ngay — Right, immediately, directly at a location or time
- bên
- bên — Side, beside, or next to something
- dưới
- dưới — Under, below, or beneath something
- phần
- phần — Part, portion, or section of a whole
- vòng
- vòng — Ring, band, or circular shape around something
- bạc
- bạc — Silver metal; also means faded or ungrateful
- rộng
- rộng — Wide, broad, spacious in measurement
- gần
- gần — Near, close to, or approximately
- Tặng
- Tặng — To give as a gift; presented to someone
- Thành
- Thành — Member, to become; also a proper given name
- viên
- viên — Member of an organization or group
- Hội
- Hội — Association, society, or club organization
- Phẫu
- Phẫu — Surgical; relating to surgery or dissection
- thuật
- thuật — Technique, skill, or art of doing something
- Hoàng
- Hoàng — Royal, imperial; relating to the monarchy
- gia
- gia — Family, house; suffix indicating royalty or family
- từ
- từ — From, since; preposition indicating origin or time
- bạn
- bạn — Friend; also second person pronoun meaning you
- khắc
- khắc — To engrave, carve, or inscribe on a surface
- đó
- đó — That, there; demonstrative indicating something nearby
- cùng
- cùng — Together with; also means same or at the same time
- ngày
- ngày — Day, daytime, or a calendar date
- tháng
- tháng — Month, one of twelve divisions of the year
- chính
- chính — Main, principal, correct, or exact
- xác
- xác — Exact, precise; also means corpse or body
- các
- các — Plural marker for multiple people or things
- thầy
- thầy — Teacher, master, or respectful title for men
- thuốc
- thuốc — Medicine, drug, or medication for treatment
- đình
- đình — Communal hall; also means to stop or pause
- theo
- theo — To follow, according to, or in accordance with
- phong
- phong — Style, manner, custom, or wind in literary usage
- cách
- cách — Way, method, manner of doing something
- cổ
- cổ — Ancient, old-fashioned; also means neck or collar
- xưa
- xưa — Old, ancient, of former times long ago
- mang
- mang — To carry, bring, or bear something along
- trang
- trang — Page of a book; also means elegant or dignified
- trọng
- trọng — Important, serious, weighty in significance
- chắc
- chắc — Firm, sure, certain, or solid
- chắn
- chắn — To block, obstruct, or be certain about something
- đáng
- đáng — Worthy of, deserving, or worth something
- tin
- tin — To trust, believe; also means news or information
- cậy
- cậy — To rely on, depend on someone for support
- Nào
- Nào — Which, what; also used to prompt or invite action
- anh
- anh — Older brother; pronoun for male peer or older man
- nghĩ
- nghĩ — To think, consider, or have an opinion about something
- sao
- sao — How, why; also means star or to copy
- về
- về — About, regarding; also means to return home
- này
- này — This, these; demonstrative pronoun for nearby objects
- quay
- quay — To turn around, rotate, or spin in direction
- lưng
- lưng — Back, the rear part of the body
- phía
- phía — Direction, side, toward a particular direction
- hề
- hề — At all; used in negation for emphasis
- cho
- cho — To give, for, or to allow something to happen
- thấy
- thấy — To see, notice, or perceive something visually
- bất
- bất — Any, not; prefix meaning un- or non-
- kỳ
- kỳ — Any; strange or remarkable when used alone
- dấu
- dấu — Sign, mark, trace, or accent mark
- hiệu
- hiệu — Sign, signal, or indication of something
- nào
- nào — Any, which; interrogative or indefinite pronoun
- việc
- việc — Work, task, matter, or affair to handle
- làm
- làm — To do, make, or work on something
- Làm
- Làm — To do, make; sentence-initial form for emphasis
- biết
- biết — To know, be aware of, or understand something
- gì
- gì — What, anything; interrogative or indefinite pronoun
- rằng
- rằng — That; conjunction introducing a reported clause
- có
- có — To have, exist, or there is something
- mắt
- mắt — Eye, eyes; organ used for seeing
- ở
- ở — To be at, live at, or located somewhere
- sau
- sau — After, behind, or later in time
- gáy
- gáy — Nape of the neck, back of the head
- Ít
- Ít — Few, little, not much in quantity
- nhất
- nhất — Most; superlative marker in Vietnamese
- thì
- thì — Then; topic or conditional marker in sentences
- bình
- bình — Pot, jar, or flask for holding liquids
- cà
- cà — Coffee or eggplant depending on context
- phê
- phê — Coffee; used in compound cà phê
- mạ
- mạ — To plate with metal; also means rice seedling
- đánh
- đánh — To hit, beat, or polish something vigorously
- bóng
- bóng — Shiny, polished; also means ball or shadow
- kỹ
- kỹ — Carefully, thoroughly, with great attention
- càng
- càng — More and more; the more... comparative structure
- mặt
- mặt — Face, surface, or front side of something
- nói
- nói — To speak, say, or tell something to someone
- Nhưng
- Nhưng — But, however; conjunction showing contrast
- hãy
- hãy — Please, let's; imperative softening particle
- Vì
- Vì — Because, for, since; causal conjunction
- ta
- ta — I, we; informal first person pronoun
- may
- may — Lucky, fortunate; also means to sew clothing
- lỡ
- lỡ — To miss an opportunity or accidentally do something
- đến
- đến — To arrive, come to, or reach a place
- đây
- đây — Here, this place; demonstrative of nearby location
- kỷ
- kỷ — Memento, souvenir; relating to memory or record
- vật
- vật — Object, thing; also means to wrestle or struggle
- tình
- tình — Feeling, emotion, love, or circumstance
- cờ
- cờ — Flag, banner; also a board game like chess
- trở
- trở — To become, turn into, or return to a state
- nên
- nên — Should, ought to; also means therefore or become
- quan
- quan — Important, official; also an official or mandarin
- Hãy
- Hãy — Please, let; imperative marker urging an action
- để
- để — To let, allow, or in order to do something
- nghe
- nghe — To listen, hear sounds or someone speaking
- tái
- tái — To redo, reconstruct; also means pale or rare meat
- dựng
- dựng — To build, erect, or reconstruct something upright
- lại
- lại — Again, back; also directional meaning toward speaker
- con
- con — Child, young animal; classifier for small creatures
- qua
- qua — Through, via, past, or to pass by something
- xem
- xem — To look at, watch, or examine something
- xét
- xét — To examine, investigate, or consider carefully
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