Hurlamaboc | Sample answers - .NET Framework

1 Hurlamaboc | Sample answers 1 Hurlamaboc | Sample answers T tuiscint mhaith ag an dar, il n N Dhuibhne, ar mheon lucht na me n-aicme sa sliocht seo as an rsc al Hurlamaboc . (The author has a good understanding of the mindset of the middle classes in this piece out of the short story Hurlamaboc ) Rinne m staid ar ar Hurlamaboc , le il n N Dhuibhne. T s soileir go bhfuil tuiscint mhaith ag an dar ar mheon lucht na me n-aicme (middle classes) mar cuireann s b im ollmh r (huge emphasis) ar bhaothghal ntacht (false vanity) agus ar ardn s (snobbery) na me n-aicme sa sliocht seo. T macalla (echoes) an scann in The Stepford Wives le sonr go l idir (to be seen clearly) ann. T na mn at ina gc na ar Ascaill na Fuinseoige, sr id an-ghal ta i ndeisceart (south) Bhaile tha Cliath, ar fad fionn (blonde), faiseanta (fashionable), dath il agus saibhir (wealthy).

2 Is duine f inmhuin neach (selfcentered) agus dar sach (authoritative) Lis n, an pr omhcharactar sa sliocht. T s ardn sach agus d anann s gach iarracht a bheith n os fearr (she tries to do everything to be better) n gach inne eile. T s tana , n ata, agus I mbeag n focal, bh s foirfe . Is sampla maith de mhn tipici la na me n-aicme (good Sample of the typical middle class woman) sa l at inni . B fh idir go bhfuil a carachtar beag in n r - ibh alach (slightly exaggerated), ach t tuiscint an dair as mhn mar seo le feice il mar sin f in. Chomh maith leis sin, t s soil ir go bhfuil an t- dar ag aoradh (satirising) na mn seo. N aoradh f ochmhar, maslach (insulting), g ar at i gceist ach aoradh adrom (mild). Is an sloinne (surname) at ar theaghlach Lis n n Albright t siad go l ir in ainm is a bheith (supposed to be) gealgh ireach agus lainn, gan c os c s n cath orth (without worries or flaws).

3 S ideann an t- dar an ainm seo chun steir it opa (stereotype) na haicme sh isialta a l iri . T deighilt ollmh r (huge divide) idir iad agus an chosmhuintir (ordinary people), agus tuigeann siad go maith . Is daoine an-ardn sacha iad agus t saol an mhadaidh bh in (easy lives of the white dog ) acu, dar l i. Tugann siad aire mh r d gcuma fhisiceach (physical appearance). Fiu amh in agus iad ag rith amach leis an mbruscar, bh odh g na o che deasa orthu, agus an ghruaig c ortha go n ata acu, ionas go dtuigfeadh na fir a bhailigh an bruscar gur daoine deasa iad . Hurlamaboc | Sample answers 2 Is daoine leithleasacha (selfish) iad an mhe n-aicme, dar leis an dar. Bh Lis n bainteach (involved) le clubanna agus le heagra ochta , n ar mhaithe le carthanacht (not for the sake of charity) ach ar mhaithe le go mbeadh s chun tosaigh ar a comharsana (so she is ahead of her neighbours) agus go spreagfadh s ad iontu (to make them jealous).

4 Is iad na moth ch in at chun tosaigh sa sliocht seo n f insp is agus uabhar (pride). Ar an ioml n, t tr ithe pearsantacha na me n-aicme le feice il anseo. T tuiscint shoil ir ag ilis N Dhuibhne ar a gcuid iompair agus a gcreidimh. Is duine leithleasach Lis n . D an pl gairid sin. (Lis n is a selfish person, Discuss) Is duine baothghal nta, f inmhuin neach (self centred), dar sach (authoritative), agus thar aon rud eile leithleasach Lis n. N duine r dheas agus ba mhaith l i a bheith mar an bhean is fearr ar an tsr id (best woman on the street). T s adomhain (shallow) mar creideann s gurb iad na ruda is t bhachta sa saol (most important things in life) n conas a bhreathna onn daoine uirthi agus c mh ad airgid at ina seilbh acu (how much money they have in their possession).

5 T s r -uaillmhianach (too ambitious) agus neamh-mhoth lach (insensitive), agus t a h- omh pearsanta (personal image) an-tabhachtach di. D anann s chuile iarracht a bheith n os fearr n gach inne eile. T s bharach, m r-ch iseach agus f inl rnach freisin, b fh idir, mar t s l ns sta le gach rud; a fear ch ile, a mic (sons), an teach, l i f in. I mbeag n focal, bh s foirfe . N thugann s aird ar duine eile (doesn t pay attention to anyone else). B onn Lis n i gc na ag iarraidh bheith i l r an chiorcal s isialta is fearr (in the middle of the best social circles). Is bre l i nuair a bh onn daoine saibhre, c ili la (famous), ardl annta ina timpeall an t-am ar fad. Is duine m bh asach (rude) Lis n maidir le hEibhl n chomh maith leis sin, mar n l gruaig fhada fhionn uirthi. S lim gur duine uaf sach, an-santach (very greedy).

6 Bean at d ghafa (absorbed by) maidir le n atacht a t f in (the neatness of her own home). Coime dann s gach duine agus gach rud faoina smacht (under her control) freisin. Bh s bainteach le (involved with) heagra ochta agus le clubanna ar mhaithe le go mbeadh s chun tosaigh ar a comharsanna agus go muscl dh s ad iontu (to make them jealous of her). T s soil ir gur duine an-leithleasach.