"Cold comfort" nghĩa là gì?

Giải thưởng này giờ chỉ là lời an ủi nhạt nhẽo mà thôi. Photo courtesy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

'Cold comfort' có một từ mới là comfort nghĩa là lời an ủi, khuyến khích. Cold comfort là một lời an ủi nhạt nhẽo.

Ví dụ
Two weeks ago, I got the news that my factory would be relocating (dời) overseas (ra nước ngoài). As I sat at home wondering (lo lắng) what I was going to do for work, I glanced up (nhìn lên tường). There on the wall was the award I had received for “Employee of the Year”. I remember how proud I was when I got it. It seems cold comfort (an ủi nhạt nhẽo) for what I have to deal with now (hoàn cảnh lúc này).

In 1963, members of an African-American church in Alabama were attending Sunday church service (thánh lễ ngày Chúa nhật). Suddenly, a bom exploded, killing four young girls. The tragedy (thảm kịch) shocked (gây kinh hoàng) the nation. And it helped create new laws to end discrimination (nạn kỳ thị chủng tộc). For the parents who lost their children, though, that was cold comfort.

Huyền Trang
VOA


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