A Room with a View — Page 10
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I hardly know George, for he hasn't learnt to talk yet.
Ich kenne George kaum, denn er hat noch nicht sprechen gelernt.
He seems a nice creature, and I think he has brains.
Er scheint ein nettes Wesen zu sein, und ich glaube, er hat Verstand.
Of course, he has all his father's mannerisms, and it is quite possible that he, too, may be a Socialist."
Natürlich hat er alle Eigenheiten seines Vaters, und es ist durchaus möglich, dass auch er ein Sozialist sein könnte."
"So you think I ought to have accepted their offer?
„Sie meinen also, ich hätte ihr Angebot annehmen sollen?
He replied, with some irritation, that it would be quite unnecessary, and got up from his seat to go to the smoking-room.
Er antwortete mit einiger Gereiztheit, dass dies völlig unnötig sei, und erhob sich von seinem Platz, um ins Raucherzimmer zu gehen.
"Why didn't you talk, Lucy?
„Warum haben Sie nicht gesprochen, Lucy?
He prefers young people, I'm sure.
Er bevorzugt junge Leute, da bin ich sicher.
I do hope I haven't monopolized him.
Ich hoffe wirklich, ich habe ihn nicht für mich beansprucht.
"Just what I remember.
„Genau so, wie ich ihn in Erinnerung habe.
He seems to see good in everyone.
Er scheint in jedem das Gute zu sehen.
"Well, you know what I mean.
„Nun, Sie wissen, was ich meine.
"Funny girl! How you do remind me of your mother.
„Lustiges Mädchen! Wie sehr Sie mich an Ihre Mutter erinnern.
"I'm sure she will; and so will Freddy.
„Da bin ich sicher; und Freddy auch.
Vocabulary
- kenne
- First person singular present of 'kennen', to know someone
- kaum
- Adverb meaning hardly, scarcely, barely
- denn
- Conjunction meaning because, for, or then
- noch
- Adverb meaning still, yet, or even
- sprechen
- Infinitive verb meaning to speak or talk
- gelernt
- Past participle of 'lernen', meaning learned
- scheint
- Third person singular of 'scheinen', to seem or shine
- nettes
- Adjective meaning nice, pleasant, agreeable
- Wesen
- Noun meaning being, creature, or nature/essence
- glaube
- First person singular of 'glauben', to believe or think
- Verstand
- Noun meaning intellect, reason, or understanding
- Natürlich
- Adverb or adjective meaning naturally, of course
- alle
- Determiner or pronoun meaning all, every, everyone
- Eigenheiten
- Plural noun meaning peculiarities, idiosyncrasies, quirks
- Vaters
- Genitive singular of 'Vater', meaning father's
- durchaus
- Adverb meaning thoroughly, absolutely, quite possible
- möglich
- Adjective meaning possible, feasible, conceivable
- Sozialist
- Noun meaning socialist, a follower of socialism
- könnte
- Subjunctive/conditional form of 'können', meaning could
- meinen
- Verb infinitive meaning to mean, think, or believe
- also
- Adverb or conjunction meaning so, thus, therefore
- hätte
- Subjunctive past of 'haben', meaning would have or had
- Angebot
- Noun meaning offer, proposal, or supply
- annehmen
- Separable verb meaning to accept, assume, or adopt
- sollen
- Modal verb meaning should, ought to, or to be supposed to
- antwortete
- Simple past of 'antworten', meaning answered or replied
- einiger
- Indefinite pronoun/determiner meaning some, a certain amount of
- Gereiztheit
- Noun meaning irritability, irritation, or annoyance
- völlig
- Adverb or adjective meaning completely, totally, utterly
- unnötig
- Adjective meaning unnecessary, needless, uncalled for
- sei
- Subjunctive present of 'sein', meaning be or were
- erhob
- Simple past of 'erheben', meaning raised or rose
- Platz
- Noun meaning place, seat, square, or space
- Raucherzimmer
- Noun meaning smoking room, a designated room for smoking
- Warum
- Interrogative adverb meaning why
- gesprochen
- Past participle of 'sprechen', meaning spoken or talked
- bevorzugt
- Verb meaning prefers or preferring; also adjective preferred
- Leute
- Noun meaning people, folks, persons
- sicher
- Adjective or adverb meaning sure, certain, safe, secure
- hoffe
- First person singular present of 'hoffen', meaning hope
- wirklich
- Adverb or adjective meaning really, truly, genuinely
- beansprucht
- Verb meaning claimed, took up, or monopolized someone
- Genau
- Adverb or adjective meaning exactly, precisely, accurate
- Erinnerung
- Noun meaning memory, recollection, or reminder
- jedem
- Dative form of 'jeder', meaning every, each one
- Gute
- Noun or adjective meaning good, the good thing or quality
- wissen
- Verb infinitive meaning to know a fact
- Lustiges
- Adjective used as noun meaning something funny or amusing
- Mädchen
- Noun meaning girl, young woman
- Mutter
- Noun meaning mother
- erinnern
- Verb infinitive meaning to remind or to remember (reflexive)
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