dís

Lanúin pósta

Married couple

Cois tine

Fireside

Páipéar

Paper

Ag obair

To work

Leanbh

Baby

Stéig

Steak

Seancharr

Old car

Suirbhé

Survey

Nuachtán

News

Mná pósta

Married women

Míshásta

Unhappy

Ionadh

Wonder/amazement

Fearg

Angry

Fear céile

Husband

Bean chéile

Wife

Eolas

Information

Príobháideach

Private

Trua

Pity

Ag iompar clainne

Pregnant

Teach nua

New house

Seasamh isteach

To stand in

Léargas

Insight

Tráthnóna amháin bhí lánúin óg ina suí cois tine. Thaispeáin an bhean alt sa nuachtán dá fear chéile.

One evening a young couple were sitting by the fire. The wife showed an article in the newspaper to her husband.

Toradh suirbhé a bhí ann. Dúirt an suirbhé go raibh an ceathrú cuid de mhná pósta na tíre míshona agus míshásta

It was a survey result. The survey said that 40% of married women in the country were unhappy

Dúirt an bhean go raibh sí ina measc. Ghlac sí páirt i suirbhé

The woman said she was amongst them. She took part in the survey

Bhí ceisteanna sa suirbhé faoi stadás na mban agus faoin saol pósta

The survey questions were about the status of women & about married life

Tháinig bean óg go dtí an doras ag déanamh suirbhé do nuachtán

A young woman came to the door doing a survey for the newspaper

Scrúdaíonn an scéal ról na mBan sa tsochaí in éirinn

the story examines the role of women in life in ireland

Glacann Bean an tsuirbhé ról tábhachtach sa scéal seo. Cruthaíonn an tsuirbhé an teannas ar fad sa scéal

the survey woman plays an important role in this story. the survey creates all the tension in the story

Léiriú iontach é ar chás na mban in éirinn i lár an chéid seo cite

It is a brilliant representation on the situation of women in Ireland in the middle of the last century

Tá sí gan ainm, sa chúlra

She is without name, in the background

Tá ról traidisiúnta aici

She has a traditional role

Tá sí gan neamhspleáchas pearsanta

She is without personal independance

Bhí sí ag lorg aitheantais

She was seeking recognition

Tá aitheantas agus aire de dhíth ar an mbean

The woman needs recognition and attention

Seans go bhfuil leadrán an tsaoil ag cur isteach uirthi

Chance that the boredom of life is bothering her

Tugann sí freagraí bréagacha don bhean

She gives false answers to the woman

I duine seanfhaiseanta é

He is an old-fashioned person

Ní úsáideann sé a hainm riamh nuair a labhraíonn sé léi

He never uses her name when he is talking with her

Níl fonn cainte air

He has no desire to speak

Úsáideann sé an nuachtán mar bhac cumarsáide

He uses the newspaper as a communication barrier

Níl dhéanra sé iarracht ar bith comhrá léi

He doesn’t make any effort to talk with her

Tá sí curtha ina bhosca aige

She’s put in his box

Tá uirthi cúraimí an tí agus aire a thabhairt don leanbh agus sin é

She has to look after the house and care for the child

Léiríonn sé nach bhfuil suim ar bith aige an caidreamh a fheabhsú

It shows that he has no interest in improving the relationship 

Ag an deireadh, nuair atá an bhean ar a dícheall ag iarraidh a cás a mhíniú, titeann sé ina chodladh taobh thiar den nuachtán...maslach gan dabht

At the end, when the woman is trying to explain her case, he falls asleep behind the newspaper ...offensive without doubt

An comhartha é sin go bhfuil an caidream in chodladh freisin

Is that a sign that the relationship is also asleep