A Study in Scarlet — Page 5
I believe he is well up in anatomy, and he is a first-class chemist; but, as far as I know, he has never taken out any systematic medical classes.
Ich glaube, er ist sehr bewandert in der Anatomie, und er ist ein erstklassiger Chemiker; aber soweit ich weiß, hat er nie einen systematischen Medizinkurs belegt.
His studies are very desultory and eccentric, but he has amassed a lot of out-of-the-way knowledge which would astonish his professors.
Seine Studien sind sehr unsystematisch und exzentrisch, aber er hat eine Menge ungewöhnliches Wissen angehäuft, das seine Professoren in Erstaunen versetzen würde.
"Did you never ask him what he was going in for?" I asked.
„Haben Sie ihn nie gefragt, worauf er hinauswollte?" fragte ich.
"No; he is not a man that it is easy to draw out, though he can be communicative enough when the fancy seizes him."
„Nein; er ist kein Mann, dem man leicht etwas entlocken kann, obwohl er gesprächig genug sein kann, wenn ihn die Laune packt."
"I should like to meet him," I said.
„Ich würde ihn gerne kennenlernen," sagte ich.
"If I am to lodge with anyone, I should prefer a man of studious and quiet habits.
„Wenn ich mit jemandem zusammenwohnen soll, würde ich einen Mann mit fleißigen und ruhigen Gewohnheiten bevorzugen.
I am not strong enough yet to stand much noise or excitement.
Ich bin noch nicht stark genug, um viel Lärm oder Aufregung zu ertragen.
I had enough of both in Afghanistan to last me for the remainder of my natural existence.
Von beidem hatte ich in Afghanistan genug für den Rest meines natürlichen Lebens.
How could I meet this friend of yours?"
Wie könnte ich diesen Freund von Ihnen kennenlernen?"
"He is sure to be at the laboratory," returned my companion.
„Er ist sicher im Labor," erwiderte mein Begleiter.
"He either avoids the place for weeks, or else he works there from morning to night.
„Entweder meidet er den Ort wochenlang, oder er arbeitet dort von morgens bis abends.
If you like, we shall drive round together after luncheon."
Wenn Sie möchten, fahren wir nach dem Mittagessen gemeinsam dort hin."
"Certainly," I answered, and the conversation drifted away into other channels.
„Gewiss," antwortete ich, und das Gespräch wandte sich anderen Themen zu.
As we made our way to the hospital after leaving the Holborn, Stamford gave me a few more particulars about the gentleman whom I proposed to take as a fellow-lodger.
Als wir nach dem Verlassen des Holborn unseren Weg zum Krankenhaus machten, gab mir Stamford noch einige weitere Einzelheiten über den Herrn, den ich als Mitbewohner zu nehmen beabsichtigte.
Vocabulary
- glaube
- To believe or think something is true
- bewandert
- Well-versed or knowledgeable in a subject
- Anatomie
- The scientific study of body structures
- erstklassiger
- First-class or top-quality in rank or skill
- Chemiker
- A scientist who specializes in chemistry
- soweit
- As far as or to the extent that
- systematischen
- Done according to a fixed plan or system
- Medizinkurs
- A course of study in medicine or medical topics
- belegt
- To enroll in or occupy a course or seat
- Studien
- Plural of study; academic or scholarly pursuits
- unsystematisch
- Lacking order or a systematic approach
- exzentrisch
- Unconventional or eccentric in behavior or thinking
- Menge
- A large quantity or crowd of something
- ungewöhnliches
- Unusual or out of the ordinary knowledge
- Wissen
- Knowledge or information one has acquired
- angehäuft
- Accumulated or piled up over time
- Professoren
- Plural of professor; university-level academic teachers
- Erstaunen
- A feeling of great surprise or astonishment
- versetzen
- To put into a state or transfer to another place
- würde
- Conditional form of 'werden', meaning 'would'
- worauf
- Conjunction meaning 'whereupon' or 'what for'
- hinauswollte
- Past tense of wanting to get at or aim at
- leicht
- Easily done or light in weight
- entlocken
- To draw out or elicit information from someone
- obwohl
- Conjunction meaning 'although' or 'even though'
- gesprächig
- Talkative or inclined to engage in conversation
- Laune
- A mood or whim affecting one's behavior
- packt
- To seize or take hold of; grabs
- gerne
- Gladly or with pleasure; willingly doing something
- kennenlernen
- To get to know or become acquainted with someone
- jemandem
- Dative form of jemand; with someone
- zusammenwohnen
- To live together or share a dwelling with someone
- soll
- Modal verb meaning 'should' or 'is supposed to'
- fleißigen
- Hardworking or diligent in habits and effort
- ruhigen
- Calm, quiet, or peaceful in manner
- Gewohnheiten
- Plural of habit; regular practices or customs
- bevorzugen
- To prefer or give preference to something
- stark
- Strong or powerful in physical or other sense
- Lärm
- Loud noise or din causing disturbance
- Aufregung
- Excitement or agitation; an upset or commotion
- ertragen
- To endure or bear something difficult or unpleasant
- beidem
- Dative form of beiden; of both things mentioned
- Rest
- The remainder or rest of something
- natürlichen
- Natural or occurring in nature; not artificial
- könnte
- Conditional of können; could or might be able
- sicher
- Certain, safe, or surely in a given situation
- Labor
- A laboratory for scientific experiments and research
- erwiderte
- Past tense of erwidern; replied or responded to someone
- Begleiter
- A companion or escort accompanying someone
- Entweder
- Used in either...or constructions; meaning 'either'
- meidet
- Third person singular of meiden; avoids a place or person
- Ort
- A place or location; spot or site
- wochenlang
- Lasting for weeks; over the course of weeks
- morgens
- In the morning; during morning hours
- abends
- In the evening; during evening hours
- möchten
- Would like; polite form of wanting something
- fahren
- To travel or drive to a destination
- Mittagessen
- The midday meal; lunch eaten at noon
- gemeinsam
- Together or jointly with others; shared
- hin
- Directional particle indicating motion toward a place
- Gewiss
- Certainly or surely; expressing confident agreement
- antwortete
- Past tense of antworten; answered or replied
- Gespräch
- A conversation or dialogue between people
- wandte
- Past tense of wenden; turned toward something else
- Themen
- Plural of Thema; topics or subjects of discussion
- Verlassen
- The act of leaving or departing from a place
- Weg
- A path, way, or route to a destination
- Krankenhaus
- A hospital where patients receive medical treatment
- einige
- Some or a few; an unspecified small number
- weitere
- Further or additional beyond what was given
- Einzelheiten
- Plural of Einzelheit; details or particulars about something
- Mitbewohner
- A roommate or co-resident sharing living space
- nehmen
- To take or accept something offered
- beabsichtigte
- Past tense of beabsichtigen; intended or planned to do
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