A Study in Scarlet — Page 1
MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES.
HERR SHERLOCK HOLMES.
In the year 1878 I took my degree of Doctor of Medicine of the University of London, and proceeded to Netley to go through the course prescribed for surgeons in the army.
Im Jahr 1878 erwarb ich meinen Doktortitel der Medizin an der Universität London und begab mich nach Netley, um den für Armeeärzte vorgeschriebenen Kurs zu absolvieren.
Having completed my studies there, I was duly attached to the Fifth Northumberland Fusiliers as Assistant Surgeon.
Nachdem ich meine Studien dort abgeschlossen hatte, wurde ich ordnungsgemäß den Fifth Northumberland Fusiliers als Assistenzarzt zugeteilt.
The regiment was stationed in India at the time, and before I could join it, the second Afghan war had broken out.
Das Regiment war zu dieser Zeit in Indien stationiert, und bevor ich mich ihm anschließen konnte, war der zweite Afghanische Krieg ausgebrochen.
On landing at Bombay, I learned that my corps had advanced through the passes, and was already deep in the enemy's country.
Bei meiner Ankunft in Bombay erfuhr ich, dass mein Korps durch die Pässe vorgerückt war und sich bereits tief im feindlichen Land befand.
I followed, however, with many other officers who were in the same situation as myself, and succeeded in reaching Candahar in safety, where I found my regiment, and at once entered upon my new duties.
Ich folgte jedoch mit vielen anderen Offizieren, die sich in derselben Lage befanden wie ich, und gelangte wohlbehalten nach Kandahar, wo ich mein Regiment fand und sogleich meinen neuen Dienst antrat.
The campaign brought honours and promotion to many, but for me it had nothing but misfortune and disaster.
Der Feldzug brachte vielen Ehre und Beförderung, doch für mich bedeutete er nichts als Unglück und Unheil.
I was removed from my brigade and attached to the Berkshires, with whom I served at the fatal battle of Maiwand.
Ich wurde von meiner Brigade versetzt und den Berkshires zugeteilt, mit denen ich in der verhängnisvollen Schlacht von Maiwand diente.
There I was struck on the shoulder by a Jezail bullet, which shattered the bone and grazed the subclavian artery.
Dort traf mich eine Jezail-Kugel an der Schulter, die den Knochen zerschmetterte und die Schlüsselbeinarterie streifte.
I should have fallen into the hands of the murderous Ghazis had it not been for the devotion and courage shown by Murray, my orderly, who threw me across a pack-horse, and succeeded in bringing me safely to the British lines.
Ich wäre in die Hände der mörderischen Ghazis gefallen, hätte nicht Murray, mein Bursche, Hingabe und Mut bewiesen, indem er mich auf ein Packpferd warf und es schaffte, mich sicher zu den britischen Linien zu bringen.
Vocabulary
- HERR
- Mister; formal title of address for a man
- Im
- Contraction of 'in dem', meaning 'in the'
- Jahr
- Year; a unit of time equal to twelve months
- erwarb
- Past tense of 'erwerben'; acquired or obtained something
- ich
- First-person singular pronoun meaning 'I'
- meinen
- Accusative form of 'mein'; my, belonging to me
- Doktortitel
- Doctoral degree or title of doctor
- der
- Definite article or relative pronoun meaning 'the'
- Medizin
- Medicine; the science of treating disease
- an
- Preposition meaning 'at', 'on', or 'to'
- Universität
- University; an institution of higher education
- und
- Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses
- begab
- Past tense of 'sich begeben'; went or proceeded somewhere
- mich
- Accusative form of 'ich'; reflexive or object 'me'
- nach
- Preposition meaning 'to', 'after', or 'according to'
- um
- Preposition or conjunction meaning 'in order to' or 'around'
- den
- Accusative definite article meaning 'the'
- für
- Preposition meaning 'for', indicating purpose or benefit
- Armeeärzte
- Plural of 'Armeeartz'; army doctors or military physicians
- vorgeschriebenen
- Prescribed or required, as mandated by regulations
- Kurs
- Course; a program of study or training
- zu
- Preposition or infinitive marker meaning 'to' or 'at'
- absolvieren
- To complete or finish a course or program
- Nachdem
- Subordinating conjunction meaning 'after' in time
- meine
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'my', feminine or plural form
- Studien
- Studies; academic or scholarly work and research
- dort
- Adverb meaning 'there', referring to a place
- abgeschlossen
- Completed or concluded; past participle of 'abschließen'
- hatte
- Past tense of 'haben'; had, possessed something
- wurde
- Past tense of 'werden'; became or was made
- ordnungsgemäß
- Properly or in accordance with regulations and rules
- als
- Conjunction or preposition meaning 'as', 'when', or 'than'
- Assistenzarzt
- Assistant doctor; junior medical officer in the military
- zugeteilt
- Assigned or allocated to a unit or position
- Das
- Neuter definite article meaning 'the'
- Regiment
- Regiment; a military unit larger than a battalion
- war
- Past tense of 'sein'; was, existed at that time
- dieser
- Dative form of 'dieser'; this or that
- Zeit
- Time; a period or point in duration
- in
- Preposition meaning 'in', 'into', or 'within'
- Indien
- India; the South Asian country
- stationiert
- Stationed; deployed at a particular military location
- bevor
- Subordinating conjunction meaning 'before' in time
- ihm
- Dative form of 'er'; to him or for him
- anschließen
- To join or connect; to attach oneself to a group
- konnte
- Past tense of 'können'; could, was able to do
- zweite
- Second; the ordinal number following the first
- Afghanische
- Afghan; relating to Afghanistan or its people
- Krieg
- War; armed conflict between nations or groups
- ausgebrochen
- Broken out; past participle referring to a war starting
- Bei
- Preposition meaning 'at', 'near', or 'upon'
- meiner
- Genitive or dative form of 'mein'; of my or my
- Ankunft
- Arrival; the act of reaching a destination
- erfuhr
- Past tense of 'erfahren'; learned or found out something
- dass
- Subordinating conjunction meaning 'that'
- mein
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'my', belonging to me
- Korps
- Corps; a military unit or organizational body
- durch
- Preposition meaning 'through' or 'by means of'
- die
- Definite article for feminine or plural nouns, meaning 'the'
- Pässe
- Plural of 'Pass'; mountain passes or passports
- vorgerückt
- Advanced; moved forward militarily or in position
- sich
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'itself', 'himself', or 'themselves'
- bereits
- Already; having happened before the expected time
- tief
- Deep; extending far down or far inward
- im
- Contraction of 'in dem'; in the
- feindlichen
- Enemy or hostile; belonging to the opposing side
- Land
- Land, country, or territory; a region or nation
- befand
- Past tense of 'sich befinden'; was located or situated
- Ich
- First-person singular pronoun meaning 'I'
- folgte
- Past tense of 'folgen'; followed or came after
- jedoch
- Adverb or conjunction meaning 'however' or 'nevertheless'
- mit
- Preposition meaning 'with' or 'together with'
- vielen
- Dative plural of 'viel'; many, a large number of
- anderen
- Other; different people or things besides those mentioned
- Offizieren
- Plural of 'Offizier'; officers, military commanders
- derselben
- Genitive or dative of 'derselbe'; of the same
- Lage
- Situation, position, or location; state of affairs
- befanden
- Past tense plural of 'sich befinden'; were located
- wie
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'how', 'as', or 'like'
- gelangte
- Past tense of 'gelangen'; arrived at or reached a place
- wohlbehalten
- Safe and sound; having arrived without harm or injury
- wo
- Relative adverb meaning 'where'
- fand
- Past tense of 'finden'; found something or someone
- sogleich
- Immediately, at once; without any delay
- neuen
- Accusative or dative of 'neu'; new, not previously existing
- Dienst
- Service or duty; work performed for an organization
- antrat
- Past tense of 'antreten'; began or commenced a duty
- Der
- Nominative masculine definite article meaning 'the'
- Feldzug
- Military campaign; an organized series of military operations
- brachte
- Past tense of 'bringen'; brought or delivered something
- Ehre
- Honor; high respect or distinction earned by merit
- Beförderung
- Promotion; advancement to a higher rank or position
- doch
- Particle meaning 'but', 'yet', or 'however'
- bedeutete
- Past tense of 'bedeuten'; meant or signified something
- er
- Third-person masculine pronoun meaning 'he'
- nichts
- Nothing; not any thing at all
- Unglück
- Misfortune or bad luck; an unfortunate event
- Unheil
- Disaster or calamity; serious harm or misfortune
- von
- Preposition meaning 'from', 'of', or 'by'
- Brigade
- Brigade; a military unit comprising several battalions
- versetzt
- Transferred or reassigned to a different unit or location
- denen
- Dative plural relative pronoun meaning 'with whom' or 'which'
- verhängnisvollen
- Fateful or disastrous; having terrible consequences
- Schlacht
- Battle; a large-scale military engagement or fight
- diente
- Past tense of 'dienen'; served in a military capacity
- Dort
- Adverb meaning 'there'; at that place
- traf
- Past tense of 'treffen'; hit, struck, or met someone
- eine
- Indefinite article for feminine nouns meaning 'a' or 'an'
- Schulter
- Shoulder; the joint connecting the arm to the torso
- Knochen
- Bone; the hard tissue forming the skeleton
- zerschmetterte
- Past tense of 'zerschmettern'; shattered or smashed completely
- streifte
- Past tense of 'streifen'; grazed or brushed past something
- wäre
- Subjunctive of 'sein'; would be, used in conditional sentences
- Hände
- Plural of 'Hand'; hands, the body part at arm's end
- mörderischen
- Murderous or deadly; extremely dangerous and lethal
- gefallen
- Fallen; past participle of 'fallen', to fall or be killed
- hätte
- Subjunctive past of 'haben'; would have had something
- nicht
- Adverb of negation meaning 'not'
- Bursche
- Fellow or orderly; a soldier assigned as a personal servant
- Hingabe
- Dedication or devotion; selfless commitment to someone
- Mut
- Courage or bravery; willingness to face danger
- bewiesen
- Proven or demonstrated; past participle of 'beweisen'
- indem
- Conjunction meaning 'by doing' or 'in that'
- auf
- Preposition meaning 'on', 'onto', or 'upon'
- ein
- Indefinite article for masculine or neuter nouns meaning 'a'
- Packpferd
- Pack horse; a horse used to carry heavy loads
- warf
- Past tense of 'werfen'; threw or tossed something
- es
- Third-person neuter pronoun meaning 'it'
- schaffte
- Past tense of 'schaffen'; managed to accomplish something
- sicher
- Safe or certain; free from danger or doubt
- britischen
- Adjective meaning British; relating to Great Britain
- Linien
- Plural of 'Linie'; lines, including military front lines
- bringen
- To bring or carry something to a destination
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