An Caidreamh idir an Lánúin Phósta

• Foghlaimím mar léitheoir faoin gcaidreamh atá ag Seán, an fear céile, lena bhean chéile.
  • As readers, we learn about the relationship between Seán, the husband, and his wife.
• Ar an gcéad dul síos , faighim léargas ar ról na mná agus ról an fhir sa chaidreamh seo.
  • Firstly, we get an insight into the role of women, and the role of men in this relationship.
• Ní dóigh liom go ndéanann siad mórán le chéile fiú nuair a thagann a fear céile abhaile don oíche, mar suíonn siad cois tine i rith an scéil seo
  • I don't think that they do much together even when the husband comes home for the night, as they sit by the fire throughout this story.

• Sílim go bhfuil caidreamh leadránach ag an lanúin seo.
  • I think that this couple has a boring relationship.
• Chomh maith leis sin, cloíonn siad rólanna teaghlaigh traidisiúnta ón am atá caite.
  • As well as this, they adhere to traditional home roles from times gone by.
• Ar an dara dul síos , ní chaitheann Seán go maith lena bhean chéile i mo thuairim.
  • Secondly, in my opinion, Seán does not treat his wife well.

• Ní chuireann sé ceisteanna uirthi faoin lá a bhí aici agus ní thugann sé aire don leanbh le linn an scéil.
  • He does not ask her questions about her day and he doesn't take care of the baby throughout the story.
• Ní ghlaonn Seán amach a ainm uair ar bith agus ní fhoghlaimíonn an léitheoir cén t-ainm atá uirthi ach an oiread.
  • Seán does not even call out her name once, and the reader never learns what her name is.
• Taispeánann an t-easpa eolais seo gur cuma le Seán faoina chaidreamh lena bhean chéile.
  • This lack of information shows that Seán doesn't care about his relationship with his wife.
• Tá easpa measa agus easpa cumarsáide ina gcaidreamh.
  • There is a lack of respect and a lack of communication in the relationship.

• Foghlaimímid i bhfad níos mó faoina gcaidreamh sa chur síos ar an suirbhé.
  • We learn a lot more about the relationship in the description of the survey.
• Is léir go bhfuil ról ar leith ag an suirbhé sa chaidreamh, ach go háirithe cuairt bhean an tsuirbhé, ar ár bpríomhcharachtar.
  • It is clear that the survey plays a special role in the relationship, but especially the visit of the survey woman, to our main character.
• Ar an lá a thug bean an tsuirbhé cuairt uirthi, bhí an bhean iontach míshásta lena saol.
  • On the day that the survey woman visited her, the woman was particularly unhappy with her life.
• Bhí fearg uirthi ar an lá a thug bean an tsuirbhé cuairt uirthi mar gheall ar rud éigin a dúirt a fear céile léi.
  • She was angry on the day that the survey woman visited her because of something that her husband had said to her.
• Is machnamh lóin é an suirbhé: cuireann an suirbhé an bhean ag smaoineamh ar a caidreamh, rud nach ndearna sí roimh seo.
  • The survey is food for thought: the survey makes the woman think about her relationship, something that she had not done before this.
• Déanann sé gearán gur staitistic í agus gur cuma leis an bhfear céile nach bhfuil sí sásta.
  • She complains that she is a statistic and that her husband doesn't care that she is unhappy.
• Is fianaise shoiléir den drochchaidreamh í an ceannlíne (the headline) go bhfuil ceathrú de mhná pósta in Éirinn míshásta.
  • The headline that a quarter of married women in Ireland are unhappy is clear evidence of bad relationships.
• I mo thuairim, is catalaíoch é an suirbhé don bhean maidir le cé chomh dona is atá a caidreamh.
  • In my opinion, the survey is a catalyst for the woman to realise how bad her relationship is.
• Cuireann an suirbhé go mór le heachtraí an scéil.
  • The survey contributes significantly to the events of the story.
• Tugann an suirbhé leargas dúinn ar na fadhbanna atá le braith sa chaidreamh.
  • The survey gives us an insight into the problems that can be felt in the relationship.
• Caithtear go dona leis an mbean ina saol agus tugann an suirbhé deis dí a saol a athrú.
  • The woman is treated poorly in life and the survey gives her an opportunity to change her life.
• Faraor, ní ghlacann sí leis an deis sin.
  • Unfortunately, she does not take that opportunity.