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John Symmons, Esq.

Ông John Symmons

Henry Thornton, Esq. M.P.

Ông Henry Thornton, Nghị sĩ

Mr. Alexander Thomson, M.D.

Ông Alexander Thomson, Tiến sĩ Y khoa

Reverend John Till

Mục sư John Till

Mr. Samuel Townly

Ông Samuel Townly

Mr. Daniel Trinder

Ông Daniel Trinder

Reverend Mr. C. La Trobe

Mục sư C. La Trobe

Clement Tudway, Esq.

Ông Clement Tudway

Mrs. Twisden

Bà Twisden

Mr. M. Underwood

Ông M. Underwood

Mr. John Vaughan

Ông John Vaughan

Mrs. Vendt

Bà Vendt

The Right Hon. Earl of Warnick

Bá tước Warnick đáng kính

The Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Worcester

Đức Giám mục Worcester

The Hon. William Windham, Esq. M.P.

Ông William Windham, Nghị sĩ đáng kính

Mr. C.B. Wadstrom

Ông C.B. Wadstrom

Mr. George Walne

Ông George Walne

Reverend Mr. Ward

Mục sư Ward

Mr. S. Warren

Ông S. Warren

Mr. J. Waugh

Ông J. Waugh

Josiah Wedgwood, Esq.

Ông Josiah Wedgwood

Reverend Mr. John Wesley

Mục sư John Wesley

Mr. J. Wheble

Ông J. Wheble

Samuel Whitbread, Esq. M.P.

Ông Samuel Whitbread, Nghị sĩ

Reverend Thomas Wigzell

Mục sư Thomas Wigzell

Mr. W. Wilson

Ông W. Wilson

Reverend Mr. Wills

Mục sư Wills

Mr. Thomas Wimsett

Ông Thomas Wimsett

Mr. William Winchester

Ông William Winchester

John Wollaston, Esq.

Ông John Wollaston

Mr. Charles Wood

Ông Charles Wood

Mr. Joseph Woods

Ông Joseph Woods

Mr. John Wood

Ông John Wood

J. Wright, Esq.

Ông J. Wright

Mr. Thomas Young

Ông Thomas Young

Mr. Samuel Yockney

Ông Samuel Yockney

CONTENTS

MỤC LỤC

CHAP. I.

CHƯƠNG I.

The author's account of his country, their manners and customs, &c.

Tác giả kể về đất nước của ông, phong tục tập quán của họ, v.v.

CHAP. II.

CHƯƠNG II.

The author's birth and parentage--His being kidnapped with his sister--Horrors of a slave ship

Xuất thân và gia đình của tác giả -- Ông bị bắt cóc cùng với em gái -- Những nỗi kinh hoàng trên một con tàu nô lệ

CHAP. III.

CHƯƠNG III.

The author is carried to Virginia--Arrives in England--His wonder at a fall of snow

Tác giả bị đưa đến Virginia -- Đến nước Anh -- Sự ngạc nhiên của ông trước trận tuyết rơi

CHAP. IV.

CHƯƠNG IV.

A particular account of the celebrated engagement between Admiral Boscawen and Monsieur Le Clue

Tường thuật chi tiết về trận giao chiến nổi tiếng giữa Đô đốc Boscawen và Hầu tước Le Clue

CHAP. V.

CHƯƠNG V.

Various interesting instances of oppression, cruelty, and extortion

Nhiều trường hợp đáng chú ý về sự áp bức, tàn ác và cưỡng đoạt

CHAP. VI.

CHƯƠNG VI.

Favourable change in the author's situation--He commences merchant with threepence

Hoàn cảnh của tác giả thay đổi theo chiều hướng tốt -- Ông bắt đầu buôn bán với ba xu

CHAP. VII.

CHƯƠNG VII.

The author's disgust at the West Indies--Forms schemes to obtain his freedom

Sự ghê tởm của tác giả đối với Tây Ấn -- Lên kế hoạch để giành lấy tự do

CHAP. VIII.

CHƯƠNG VIII.

Three remarkable dreams--The author is shipwrecked on the Bahama-bank

Ba giấc mơ kỳ lạ -- Tác giả bị đắm tàu tại bãi ngầm Bahama

CHAP. IX.

CHƯƠNG IX.

Vocabulary

bản: bản — Version, copy, or original document.
Ông: Ông — Mister, sir, or respectful term for older man.
Nghị: Nghị — Relating to deliberation or a legislative member.
sĩ: sĩ — Scholar, gentleman, or professional title suffix.
Tiến: Tiến — To advance, progress, or move forward.
Y: Y — Relating to medicine or medical field.
khoa: khoa — Faculty, department, or academic discipline.
Mục: Mục — Section, item, or pastoral/religious title.
sư: sư — Teacher, master, or religious leader title.
Bà: Bà — Mrs., madam, or respectful term for older woman.
Bá: Bá — Earl, count, or noble title in Vietnamese.
tước: tước — Nobility title or aristocratic rank.
đáng: đáng — Worthy of, deserving, or meriting something.
kính: kính — Respectful, reverend, or to show reverence.
Đức: Đức — Virtue, moral excellence, or honorific title prefix.
Giám: Giám — To oversee, supervise, or bishop title prefix.
mục: mục — Bishop, pastoral leader, or section heading.
MỤC: MỤC — Section, entry, or table of contents heading.
LỤC: LỤC — Record, list, or contents in a document.
CHƯƠNG: CHƯƠNG — Chapter or major section of a book.
Tác: Tác — To create or act; part of compound words.
giả: giả — Author, creator, or person who makes something.
kể: kể — To tell, narrate, or recount a story.
về: về — About, concerning, or returning to a place.
đất: đất — Land, earth, soil, or territory.
nước: nước — Water, country, or nation.
của: của — Possessive particle meaning belonging to someone.
ông: ông — He, him, or respectful reference to older man.
phong: phong — Custom, style, wind, or manner of doing things.
tục: tục — Custom, tradition, or social practice.
tập: tập — To practice, habit, or volume of a series.
quán: quán — Custom, habit, or small shop or eatery.
họ: họ — They, them, or family surname.
v.v.: Abbreviation for et cetera, meaning and so on.
Xuất: Xuất — To originate, depart, or come from somewhere.
thân: thân — Body, close relation, or personal origin.
và: và — And, connecting two words or phrases together.
gia: gia — Family, household, or expert in a field.
đình: đình — Family, communal house, or to stop temporarily.
tác: tác — To create, write, or produce a work.
bị: bị — Passive marker indicating suffering an action.
bắt: bắt — To catch, capture, or arrest someone.
cóc: cóc — To kidnap; also means toad in Vietnamese.
cùng: cùng — Together with, along with, or at the same time.
với: với — With, together with, or alongside someone.
em: em — Younger sibling or humble self-reference.
gái: gái — Girl, female, or daughter.
Những: Những — Plural marker for nouns indicating multiple items.
nỗi: nỗi — Feeling, suffering, or emotional experience.
kinh: kinh — To be horrified, terrifying, or dreadful.
hoàng: hoàng — Terror, panic, or extreme fear.
trên: trên — On, above, or on top of something.
một: một — One, a, or an indefinite article in Vietnamese.
con: con — Child, animal classifier, or small object classifier.
tàu: tàu — Ship, boat, or vessel for water travel.
nô: nô — Slave, servant, or bonded person.
lệ: lệ — Slave, custom, or rule/regulation.
đưa: đưa — To bring, take, or escort someone somewhere.
đến: đến — To arrive at, reach, or come to a place.
Đến: Đến — To arrive at or reach a destination.
Anh: Anh — England, English, or older brother reference.
Sự: Sự — Nominalizer turning verbs/adjectives into abstract nouns.
ngạc: ngạc — Part of surprise; used in ngạc nhiên meaning surprised.
nhiên: nhiên — Natural; part of ngạc nhiên meaning surprised/astonished.
trước: trước — Before, in front of, or prior to something.
trận: trận — Battle, match, or episode of an event.
tuyết: tuyết — Snow, the frozen precipitation from the sky.
rơi: rơi — To fall, drop, or descend from above.
Tường: Tường — Wall, or to recount in detail clearly.
thuật: thuật — To narrate, describe, or recount events.
chi: chi — Detail, branch, or expenditure in context.
tiết: tiết — Detail, section, or period of time.
giao: giao — To exchange, engage, or hand over something.
chiến: chiến — To fight, battle, or engage in combat.
nổi: nổi — Famous, floating, or capable of doing something.
tiếng: tiếng — Famous, sound, language, or reputation.
giữa: giữa — Between, among, or in the middle of.
Đô: Đô — Admiral title prefix or capital city.
đốc: đốc — Admiral, director, or supervisor title.
Hầu: Hầu — Marquis, noble title, or to wait upon someone.
Nhiều: Nhiều — Many, much, or a large quantity of something.
trường: trường — School, field, or case/instance of something.
hợp: hợp — Case, instance, or to combine and fit together.
chú: chú — Uncle, to pay attention, or note something.
ý: ý — Idea, intention, meaning, or to pay attention.
sự: sự — Nominalizer creating abstract nouns from other words.
áp: áp — To press, oppress, or apply pressure.
bức: bức — Oppression, suffocation, or classifier for pictures.
tàn: tàn — Cruel, ruthless, or remaining remnant of something.
ác: ác — Evil, wicked, cruel, or malicious behavior.
cưỡng: cưỡng — To force, coerce, or compel against someone's will.
đoạt: đoạt — To seize, usurp, or take by force.
Hoàn: Hoàn — To complete, return, or circumstances of a situation.
cảnh: cảnh — Circumstances, scenery, or situation one is in.
thay: thay — To replace, change, or substitute something else.
đổi: đổi — To exchange, change, or alter something.
theo: theo — To follow, according to, or in accordance with.
chiều: chiều — Direction, afternoon, or to indulge someone.
hướng: hướng — Direction, orientation, or to face toward something.
tốt: tốt — Good, well, or positive in quality.
đầu: đầu — Head, beginning, or first part of something.
buôn: buôn — To trade, buy and sell goods for profit.
bán: bán — To sell goods or products to someone.
ba: ba — Three, or father in informal Vietnamese speech.
xu: xu — Cent, penny, or small unit of currency.
ghê: ghê — Horrifying, disgusting, or extremely unpleasant feeling.
tởm: tởm — Disgusted, revolted, or feeling strong aversion.
đối: đối — Toward, opposite, or in relation to something.
Tây: Tây — West, Western, or European in Vietnamese context.
Ấn: Ấn — India or Indies, used in geographic proper nouns.
Lên: Lên — To go up, rise, or move upward.
kế: kế — Plan, scheme, or next in sequence.
hoạch: hoạch — Plan or scheme; part of kế hoạch meaning plan.
để: để — To put, place, or in order to do something.
giành: giành — To win, gain, or fight to obtain something.
lấy: lấy — To take, get, or marry someone.
tự: tự — Self, freedom, or by oneself independently.
do: do — Freedom, liberty, or because of a reason.
Ba: Ba — Three, or father, depending on context.
giấc: giấc — Sleep, nap, or a period of dreaming.
mơ: mơ — Dream, to dream, or to wish for something.
kỳ: kỳ — Strange, extraordinary, or a period of time.
lạ: lạ — Strange, unusual, unfamiliar, or foreign.
đắm: đắm — To sink, be submerged, or shipwrecked at sea.
tại: tại — At, located at, or because of something.
bãi: bãi — Beach, sandbar, reef, or flat open area.
ngầm: ngầm — Underground, submerged, hidden, or covert.

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