A Study in Scarlet — Page 3
So alarming did the state of my finances become, that I soon realized that I must either leave the metropolis and rusticate somewhere in the country, or that I must make a complete alteration in my style of living.
Der Zustand meiner Finanzen wurde so beunruhigend, dass ich bald erkannte, dass ich entweder die Großstadt verlassen und mich irgendwo auf dem Land erholen musste, oder dass ich meinen Lebensstil vollständig ändern musste.
Choosing the latter alternative, I began by making up my mind to leave the hotel, and to take up my quarters in some less pretentious and less expensive domicile.
Ich entschied mich für die letztere Möglichkeit und beschloss zunächst, das Hotel zu verlassen und in einer weniger anspruchsvollen und weniger kostspieligen Unterkunft zu wohnen.
On the very day that I had come to this conclusion, I was standing at the Criterion Bar, when some one tapped me on the shoulder, and turning round I recognized young Stamford, who had been a dresser under me at Barts.
Genau an dem Tag, an dem ich zu diesem Entschluss gekommen war, stand ich an der Criterion Bar, als mir jemand auf die Schulter tippte, und als ich mich umdrehte, erkannte ich den jungen Stamford, der unter mir als Assistenzarzt in Barts tätig gewesen war.
The sight of a friendly face in the great wilderness of London is a pleasant thing indeed to a lonely man.
Der Anblick eines freundlichen Gesichts in der großen Einöde Londons ist für einen einsamen Mann tatsächlich eine angenehme Sache.
In old days Stamford had never been a particular crony of mine, but now I hailed him with enthusiasm, and he, in his turn, appeared to be delighted to see me.
In früheren Zeiten war Stamford nie ein besonderer Vertrauter von mir gewesen, aber jetzt begrüßte ich ihn begeistert, und er seinerseits schien erfreut zu sein, mich zu sehen.
In the exuberance of my joy, I asked him to lunch with me at the Holborn, and we started off together in a hansom.
In meiner überschwänglichen Freude lud ich ihn ein, mit mir im Holborn zu Mittag zu essen, und wir fuhren gemeinsam in einer Droschke los.
I gave him a short sketch of my adventures, and had hardly concluded it by the time that we reached our destination.
Ich gab ihm einen kurzen Abriss meiner Abenteuer und hatte ihn kaum beendet, als wir unser Ziel erreichten.
"Poor devil!
„Armer Teufel!
Vocabulary
- Der
- The (definite article, masculine singular nominative)
- Zustand
- Condition, state, or situation of something
- meiner
- My (possessive pronoun, genitive or dative)
- Finanzen
- Finances, financial matters or money resources
- wurde
- Became, was (past tense of werden)
- so
- So, such, in this way or manner
- beunruhigend
- Disturbing, alarming, or causing worry
- dass
- That (subordinating conjunction introducing clause)
- ich
- I (first person singular pronoun nominative)
- bald
- Soon, shortly, in the near future
- erkannte
- Recognized, realized (past tense of erkennen)
- entweder
- Either (used with oder for either...or)
- die
- The (definite article, feminine or plural)
- Großstadt
- Large city, metropolis with significant population
- verlassen
- To leave, abandon, or depart from place
- und
- And (coordinating conjunction connecting words)
- mich
- Me (first person singular pronoun accusative)
- irgendwo
- Somewhere, in some place or location
- auf
- On, upon, at (preposition with dative/accusative)
- dem
- The (definite article, masculine/neuter dative)
- Land
- Land, countryside, or rural area
- erholen
- To recover, rest, or relax oneself
- musste
- Had to, must (past tense of müssen)
- oder
- Or (coordinating conjunction presenting alternatives)
- meinen
- My, to mean (possessive or verb infinitive)
- Lebensstil
- Lifestyle, way of living and personal habits
- vollständig
- Completely, entirely, in full or total
- ändern
- To change, alter, or modify something
- Ich
- I (first person singular pronoun, capitalized)
- entschied
- Decided (past tense of entscheiden)
- für
- For (preposition with accusative case)
- letztere
- The latter, the latter one or option
- Möglichkeit
- Possibility, option, or chance available
- beschloss
- Decided, resolved (past of beschließen)
- zunächst
- First, initially, at first or beginning
- das
- The (definite article, neuter singular)
- Hotel
- Hotel, lodging establishment for travelers
- zu
- To, at (preposition, infinitive particle)
- in
- In, into (preposition with dative/accusative)
- einer
- A, an (indefinite article, feminine dative)
- weniger
- Less, fewer, not as much
- anspruchsvollen
- Demanding, pretentious, or requiring high standards
- kostspieligen
- Expensive, costly, or requiring much money
- Unterkunft
- Accommodation, lodging, place to stay
- wohnen
- To live, dwell, or reside somewhere
- Genau
- Exactly, precisely, at that very moment
- an
- On, at, in (preposition with dative/accusative)
- Tag
- Day, daytime, period of daylight
- diesem
- This (demonstrative pronoun, dative masculine)
- Entschluss
- Decision, resolution, or firm determination
- gekommen
- Come, arrived (past participle of kommen)
- war
- Was (past tense of sein)
- stand
- Stood, was standing (past of stehen)
- der
- The (definite article, masculine singular nominative)
- Bar
- Bar, establishment serving drinks and food
- als
- As, when, than (conjunction or preposition)
- mir
- Me (first person singular pronoun dative)
- jemand
- Someone, somebody, a person (indefinite)
- Schulter
- Shoulder, upper arm joint area
- tippte
- Tapped, nudged (past of tippen)
- umdrehte
- Turned around (past of umdrehen)
- den
- The (definite article, masculine accusative)
- jungen
- Young (adjective, masculine accusative singular)
- unter
- Under, among, beneath (preposition)
- Assistenzarzt
- Assistant doctor, junior medical practitioner
- tätig
- Active, employed, working in position
- gewesen
- Been (past participle of sein)
- Anblick
- Sight, view, or appearance of something
- eines
- Of a, one's (indefinite article, genitive)
- freundlichen
- Friendly, kind, pleasant (adjective)
- Gesichts
- Face (genitive singular of Gesicht)
- großen
- Great, large, big (adjective dative)
- Einöde
- Wasteland, desolation, lonely barren place
- ist
- Is (present tense of sein)
- einen
- A, an (indefinite article, masculine accusative)
- einsamen
- Lonely, solitary (adjective, masculine accusative)
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