Truyện ngắn - Short Stories / Level B1 / 96. Getting old


My grandfather is getting old.
Ông tôi đang già đi.
When I was younger, my grandfather would carry me on his shoulders,
Khi tôi còn nhỏ, ông tôi thường cõng tôi trên vai,
and we would go for a walk.
và chúng tôi thường đi dạo.
Now, my grandfather cannot put me on his shoulders.
Giờ thì ông tôi không thể cõng tôi trên vai được nữa.
He has a hard time walking, and he uses a cane.
Ông đi lại khó khăn, và ông phải dùng gậy.
My grandfather used to have lots of hair.
Ông tôi từng có rất nhiều tóc.
Now he is bald.
Giờ thì ông hói.
His skin doesn't look like it used to.
Da ông trông không còn như xưa nữa.
It is more wrinkled.
Nó nhăn nheo hơn.
My grandfather takes more naps than he used to.
Ông tôi ngủ trưa nhiều hơn trước đến.
He goes to the doctor's, and takes pills for his heart.
Ông đi khám bác sĩ và uống thuốc tim.
I love my grandfather very much.
Tôi rất yêu ông nội.
I don't like the fact that he is getting older,
Tôi không thích việc ông đang già đi,
but my mother says that growing older is just a fact of life.
nhưng mẹ tôi nói rằng già đi chỉ là một sự thật của cuộc sống.
She says that we will all get older.
Bà nói rằng tất cả chúng ta sẽ già đi.
Sometimes my grandfather forgets things.
Đôi khi ông tôi hay quên.
My mother says to be patient.
Mẹ tôi bảo phải kiên nhẫn.
I am patient.
Tôi kiên nhẫn.
I try to help my grandfather as much as I can.
Tôi cố gắng giúp ông tôi nhiều nhất có thể.
I sometimes go for walks with him.
Đôi khi tôi đi dạo với ông.
I help him to walk when he has trouble.
Tôi giúp ông đi bộ khi ông gặp khó khăn.
I cheer him up if I think he might be sad.
Tôi làm ông vui lên nếu tôi nghĩ ông có thể buồn.
I get things for him, and I even read to him at night.
Tôi mua đồ cho ông và thậm chí tôi còn đọc sách cho ông nghe vào buổi tối.
He used to read to me when I was little.
Ông thường đọc sách cho tôi nghe khi tôi little.
Now his eyesight is bad,
Bây giờ thị lực của ông kém rồi,
and he can't see very well.
và ông không thể nhìn rõ lắm.
My grandfather tells me stories about when he was a boy.
Ông tôi kể cho tôi nghe những câu chuyện về thời ông còn nhỏ.
The world was a very different place then he tells me.
Thế giới khi đó khác xa những gì ông kể cho tôi nghe.
His stories are interesting.
Những câu chuyện của ông thật thú vị.
Sometimes I wish we could trade places for a day
Đôi khi tôi ước chúng tôi có thể đổi chỗ cho nhau trong một ngày
so that I would know what it felt like to be old.
để tôi có thể biết được cảm giác già nua là như thế nào.
My grandfather doesn't complain.
Ông tôi không phàn nàn.
He jokes about his old bones.
Ông nói đùa về bộ xương già của mình.
I spend a lot of time with my grandfather.
Tôi dành nhiều thời gian cho ông tôi.
I hope that he is around for a long time.
Tôi hy vọng ông sẽ sống lâu.
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96. Getting old

My grandfather is getting old.
When I was younger, my grandfather would carry me on his shoulders,
and we would go for a walk.
Now, my grandfather cannot put me on his shoulders.
He has a hard time walking, and he uses a cane.
My grandfather used to have lots of hair.
Now he is bald.
His skin doesn't look like it used to.
It is more wrinkled.
My grandfather takes more naps than he used to.
He goes to the doctor's, and takes pills for his heart.
I love my grandfather very much.
I don't like the fact that he is getting older,
but my mother says that growing older is just a fact of life.
She says that we will all get older.
Sometimes my grandfather forgets things.
My mother says to be patient.
I am patient.
I try to help my grandfather as much as I can.
I sometimes go for walks with him.
I help him to walk when he has trouble.
I cheer him up if I think he might be sad.
I get things for him, and I even read to him at night.
He used to read to me when I was little.
Now his eyesight is bad,
and he can't see very well.
My grandfather tells me stories about when he was a boy.
The world was a very different place then he tells me.
His stories are interesting.
Sometimes I wish we could trade places for a day
so that I would know what it felt like to be old.
My grandfather doesn't complain.
He jokes about his old bones.
I spend a lot of time with my grandfather.
I hope that he is around for a long time.


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