Dís: Achoimre Flashcards
In this funny story we get insight on married life/the status of women
Sa ghearrscéal seo, faighimid léargas ar shaol pósta/ar stádas na mban
The story is linked with married couples and it’s clear from the beginning to the end of the story that they don’t have a good relationship
Baineann an scéal le lánúin phósta agus is léir ó thús go deireadh an scéil nach bhfuil caidreamh maith acu
They have an old fashioned marriage
Tá pósadh seanfhaiseanta acu
They have traditional roles in this marriage
Tá róil thraidisiúnta acu sa phósadh sin
Sean, the husband doesn’t have any respect for his wife
Níl aon mheas ag Seán, an fear céile, ar a bhean chéile
We don’t even know her name and that point is funny
Níl a hainm ar eolas againn fiú, agus is pointe greannmhar é seo
Seán doesn’t understand the lonelines and needs of his wife
Ní thuigeann Seán uaigneas agus riachtanais a mhná chéile
The wife thinks that it’s difficult to get him to listen to her
Ceapann an bhean go bhfuil sé deacair é a fháil ag éisteacht léi, fiú
The woman is trying to talk to her husband but he oays no attention to her because he has the newspaper
Tá an bhean ag iarraidh labhairt lena fear céile ach tugann sé neamhaird uirthi mar tá nuachtán aige
Because of that, she uses tricks to draw his attention to herself
Mar sin, baineann sí úsáid as cleasanna chun a aird a tharraingt uirthi féin
He has absolutely no interest in his wife until she says that she is in the newspaper
Níl suim dá laghad aige ina bhean go dtí ndeir sí go bhfuil sí sa nuachtán
She shows him that one quarter of married women are unhappy with their marriage
Cuireann sí in iúl dó go bhfuil bean phósta amháin i ngach ceathrar míshona leis an bpósadh
She says that she is one those women
Deir sí go bhfuil sí ar dhuine de na mná sin
She says that she talked to the survey woman
Deir sí gur labhair sí le bean an tsuirbhé
When she was talking to her, she changed
Nuair a labhair sí léi, tháinig athrú uirthi
This woman was pregnant but she intended to continue working
Bhí an bhean seo torrach, ach bhí sé i gceist aici leanúint ar aghaidh ag obair
Because of that this woman stands for a modern, independent woman
Mar gheall air sin, seasann an bhean seo do bhean nua-aimseartha, neamhspleách
The survey woman asks her questions about a role in the house
Spreagann bean an tsuirbhé i ceist a chur uirthi féin faoina ról sa teach
The wife sees a chance to go out working when the survey woman goes on maternity leave
Feiceann an bhean seans dul amach ag obair nuair a théann bean an tsuirbhé ar saoire mháithreachais
She now believes that women are slaves for men
Creideann sí anois go bhfuil mná mar sclábhaithe ag fir
As well as that, she believes that men don’t have respect for women
Chomh maith leis sin, creideann sí nach bhfuil meas madra ag fir ar mhná
Seán is not happy at all when he finds out that his wife gave personal information to strangers
Níl Seán sásta ar chor ar bith nuair a fhaigheann sé amach gur thug a bhean chéile sonraí pearsanta do strainséir.
She tries to confuse Seán
Déanann sí iarracht mearbhall a chur ar Sheán
She says things out of context
Deir sí rudaí as comhthéacs
For example, she says ‘I will be able to a new stove’ and he doesn’t understand her at all
Mar shampla, deir sí ‘beidh mé ábalta sorn nua a cheannach as’ agus ní thuigeann sé í ar chor ar bith
