Dís: Achoimre

Question 1

In this funny story we get insight on married life/the status of women

Answer 1

Sa ghearrscéal seo, faighimid léargas ar shaol pósta/ar stádas na mban

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Baineann an scéal le lánúin phósta agus is léir ó thús go deireadh an scéil nach bhfuil caidreamh maith acu

Question 3

They have an old fashioned marriage

Answer 3

Tá pósadh seanfhaiseanta acu

Question 4

They have traditional roles in this marriage

Answer 4

Tá róil thraidisiúnta acu sa phósadh sin

Question 5

Sean, the husband doesn’t have any respect for his wife

Answer 5

Níl aon mheas ag Seán, an fear céile, ar a bhean chéile

Question 6

We don’t even know her name and that point is funny

Answer 6

Níl a hainm ar eolas againn fiú, agus is pointe greannmhar é seo

Question 7

Seán doesn’t understand the lonelines and needs of his wife

Answer 7

Ní thuigeann Seán uaigneas agus riachtanais a mhná chéile

Question 8

The wife thinks that it’s difficult to get him to listen to her

Answer 8

Ceapann an bhean go bhfuil sé deacair é a fháil ag éisteacht léi, fiú

Question 9

The woman is trying to talk to her husband but he oays no attention to her because he has the newspaper

Answer 9

Tá an bhean ag iarraidh labhairt lena fear céile ach tugann sé neamhaird uirthi mar tá nuachtán aige

Question 10

Because of that, she uses tricks to draw his attention to herself

Answer 10

Mar sin, baineann sí úsáid as cleasanna chun a aird a tharraingt uirthi féin

Question 11

He has absolutely no interest in his wife until she says that she is in the newspaper

Answer 11

Níl suim dá laghad aige ina bhean go dtí ndeir sí go bhfuil sí sa nuachtán

Question 12

She shows him that one quarter of married women are unhappy with their marriage

Answer 12

Cuireann sí in iúl dó go bhfuil bean phósta amháin i ngach ceathrar míshona leis an bpósadh

Question 13

She says that she is one those women

Answer 13

Deir sí go bhfuil sí ar dhuine de na mná sin

Question 14

She says that she talked to the survey woman

Answer 14

Deir sí gur labhair sí le bean an tsuirbhé

Question 15

When she was talking to her, she changed

Answer 15

Nuair a labhair sí léi, tháinig athrú uirthi

Question 16

This woman was pregnant but she intended to continue working

Answer 16

Bhí an bhean seo torrach, ach bhí sé i gceist aici leanúint ar aghaidh ag obair

Question 17

Because of that this woman stands for a modern, independent woman

Answer 17

Mar gheall air sin, seasann an bhean seo do bhean nua-aimseartha, neamhspleách

Question 18

The survey woman asks her questions about a role in the house

Answer 18

Spreagann bean an tsuirbhé i ceist a chur uirthi féin faoina ról sa teach

Question 19

The wife sees a chance to go out working when the survey woman goes on maternity leave

Answer 19

Feiceann an bhean seans dul amach ag obair nuair a théann bean an tsuirbhé ar saoire mháithreachais

Question 20

She now believes that women are slaves for men

Answer 20

Creideann sí anois go bhfuil mná mar sclábhaithe ag fir

Question 21

As well as that, she believes that men don’t have respect for women

Answer 21

Chomh maith leis sin, creideann sí nach bhfuil meas madra ag fir ar mhná

Question 22

Seán is not happy at all when he finds out that his wife gave personal information to strangers

Answer 22

Níl Seán sásta ar chor ar bith nuair a fhaigheann sé amach gur thug a bhean chéile sonraí pearsanta do strainséir.

Question 23

She tries to confuse Seán

Answer 23

Déanann sí iarracht mearbhall a chur ar Sheán

Question 24

She says things out of context

Answer 24

Deir sí rudaí as comhthéacs

Question 25

For example, she says ‘I will be able to a new stove’ and he doesn’t understand her at all

Answer 25

Mar shampla, deir sí ‘beidh mé ábalta sorn nua a cheannach as’ agus ní thuigeann sé í ar chor ar bith