Hurlamaboc le Éilís Ní Dhuibhne Flashcards
Lisín and Paul Albright were married twenty years and they were preparing a party. They have two sons.
Bhí Lisín agus Pól Albright pósta fiche
bliain agus bhí siad ag ullmhú cóisire. Bhí
beirt mhac acu
Lisín is very good at organising things like parties. She got glasses and wine rented from the shop.
Tá Lisín an-mhaith ag eagrú rudaí cosúil
le cóisir. Fuair sí gloiní agus fíon ar
iasacht ón siopa.
Ruán was not looking forward to the event but he pretended to be to satisfy his mother
Ní raibh Ruán ag tnúth leis an ocáid ach lig
sé air go raibh chun a mháthair a shásamh
When Lisín met Paul together Paul was working in a shop. He was not wealthy but Lisín thought he would be wealthy one day and she was right.
Nuair a bhuail Lisín agus Pól lena chéile bhí Pól ag obair i siopa. Ní raibh sé saibhir ach cheap Lisín go mbeadh sé saibhir lá amháin agus bhí an ceart
aici.
Paul is a lecturer in a business course in college. He buys stock on the internet and he uses the money to make houses and apartments and he collects rent from the houses.
Is léachtóir é Pól i gcúrsaí gnó san ollscoil.
Ceannaíonn sé stoc ar an idirlíon agus
caitheann sé an t-airgead a dhéanann sé ar thithe agus árasáin agus faigheann sé cíos ar na tithe sin.
Lisín doesn’t have a job but she is busy with life. She goes to language classes (Spanish, Russian, etc.) and she is a member of different clubs (books, history)
Níl aon phost ag Lisín ach tá sí gnóthach lena saol. Téann sí go ranganna teangacha
(Spáinnís, Rúisis srl) agus tá sí ina ball de
chlubanna éagsúla (leabhar, staire).
Money and status are very important to Lisín
Tá airgead agus stádas an-tábhachtach do
Lisín.
On the outside she looks very happy
Ón taobh amuigh féachann sí an-sásta.
Lisín is in control of her house, her husband, their children, of the rest of their lives
Tá Lisín i gceannas ar a teach, ar a fear
chéile, ar a cuid páistí, ar a saol ar fad.
The children aren’t able to be honest with her. Ruán thinks the party will be ‘crap’ but he isn’t able to tell her that
Níl na páistí ábalta a bheith macánta léi.
Ceapann Ruán go mbeidh an chóisir ‘crap’
ach níl sé ábalta é sin a rá léi.
She lays out her life to everyone and now she is lays this party out
Leagann sí saol gach duine amach agus anois leagann sí an chóisir amach.
Family life and the life of rich women is the theme of this excerpt
Is é an saol teaghlaigh agus an saol atá ag
mná saibhre téama an tsleachta
Lisín is an authoritative person and she likes to have control of every aspect of life
Is duine údarásach í Lisín agus is maith léi smacht a bheith aici ar gach gné dá saol
However it seems she doesn’t have complete control of everything and she doesn’t have honest relationships with the people in her life, her son Ruán in particular
Is cosúil áfach nach bhfuil smacht iomlán aici ar gach rud agus nach bhfuil gaol mácanta aici leis na daoine ina saol, a mac Ruán go háirithe.
The people on the road are all wealthy. The mothers all have blonde hair and they don’t go out without makeup and nice clothes, even when they are putting out the bin.
Tá na daoine ar an mbóthar go léir saibhir. Tá gruaig fhionn ar na máithreacha go léir agus ní théann said amach gan smidiú agus éadaí deasa orthu, fiú nuair atá said ag cur amach an bruscar.
The author, ÉND, is joking about Lisín and people like her
Tá an t-údar, Éilís Ní Dhuibhne, ag magadh faoi Lisín agus daoine a leithéid
There’s no limit to her talents!
Níl teorainn lena cuid tallann!
She is a member of a club that does good work for poor people but herself and Paul avoid paying a lot of tax
Tá sí ina ball de chlub a dhéannan dea-obair ar son daoine bochta ach seachnaíonn sise agus Pól mórán cánach a íoc
The boys are smart because she encourages them
Tá na buachaillí cliste mar go spreagann sí iad
I believe that Ruán is tired of family life to be so public
Creidim go bhfuil Ruán tuirseach de shaol an teaghlaigh a bheith chomh poiblí
It is not too perfect, seriously
Níl sé ró-foirfe, dáiríre
Lisín looks at life and the party to celebrate her 20th wedding anniversary as a celebration, as a victory
Féachann Lisín ar saol agus an gcóisir chun a 20 bliain a cheiliúradh mar chaithréim, mar bhua
As the old saying says, ‘Nothing is as it seems’
Mar a deir an seanfhocal, ‘Níl mar a shíltear a bhítear’
