Maoin 3 Chap 6 – 10.qxp:Maoin 06/12/2010 16:21 Page 405
Aonad a naoi |Mar chabhair - Nathanna úsáideacha - Scéal/Eachtra
Cleas magaidh nár éirigh leis nóCleas magaidh a imríodh orm nár thaitin liom
Is ar éigean a d’éalaigh mé. – I barely escaped. D’imigh siad ar chosa in airde. – They went off in full flight.
Níor chuimhin liom a dhath eile. – I don’t remember another thing. B’é críoch agus barr an scéil é . . . – The long and the short of the story was that . . .
Bhí ceacht dóite foghlamtha agam. – I had learned a hard lesson. Bhí mé suaite. – I was shaken, confused.
Bhí mé i mo cheap magaidh cruthanta. – I was a laughing stock. Bhí mé náirithe os comhair an tsaoil. – I was embarrassed/ashamed in front of everyone.
B’éigean dom aghaidh a thabhairt ar an mbaile. – I had to head for home.
Ní dhearna mé stad ná staonadh gur bhain mé . . . amach – I didn’t stop until I reached . . .
Bhí mo thuismitheoirí go mór trí chéile. – My parents were very upset. Thug siad íde na muc is na madraí dom. – They gave me a strong telling off. Ní raibh gíog ná míog asam. – There wasn’t a peep out of me. Ní mó ná sásta a bhí siad. – They were far from happy.
Dean cur síos ar eachtra a tharla duit nuair a bhí tú ar saoire Ní bréag a rá . . .
It’s no lie to say . . .
Bhí an t-ádh dearg orm nár maraíodh mé. I was lucky that I hadn’t been killed.
Bhí tuairisc ar an eachtra sna nuachtáin agus ar an teilifís. There were reports of the incident in the newspapers and on television.
Ní dhéanfaidh mé dearmad go deo na ndeor ar an eachtra sin. I will never forget that incident.
Beidh cuimhne agam go lá mo bháis ar na rudaí a tharla. I will remember until my dying day the things that happened.
Beidh cuimhne chruinn go héag agam air. I will remember it until I die.
Fanfaidh imeachtaí an lae sin i mo chuimhne go deo na ndeor. I’ll remember the events of that day forever.