A Study in Scarlet — Page 7
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As he spoke, we turned down a narrow lane and passed through a small side-door, which opened into a wing of the great hospital.
Während er sprach, bogen wir in eine enge Gasse ein und traten durch eine kleine Seitentür, die in einen Flügel des großen Krankenhauses führte.
It was familiar ground to me, and I needed no guiding as we ascended the bleak stone staircase and made our way down the long corridor with its vista of whitewashed wall and dun-coloured doors.
Es war mir vertrautes Terrain, und ich brauchte keine Führung, als wir die kahle Steintreppe hinaufstiegen und den langen Korridor entlanggingen, mit seinem Ausblick auf weiß getünchte Wände und graubraune Türen.
Near the further end a low arched passage branched away from it and led to the chemical laboratory.
Nahe dem hinteren Ende zweigte ein niedriger gewölbter Gang davon ab und führte zum chemischen Labor.
This was a lofty chamber, lined and littered with countless bottles.
Dies war ein hoher Raum, dessen Wände gesäumt und dessen Flächen übersät waren mit unzähligen Flaschen.
Broad, low tables were scattered about, which bristled with retorts, test-tubes, and little Bunsen lamps, with their blue flickering flames.
Breite, niedrige Tische waren verteilt, die von Retorten, Reagenzgläsern und kleinen Bunsenbrennern mit ihren blau flackernden Flammen starrten.
There was only one student in the room, who was bending over a distant table absorbed in his work.
Es war nur ein Student im Raum, der über einen entfernten Tisch gebeugt in seine Arbeit vertieft war.
At the sound of our steps he glanced round and sprang to his feet with a cry of pleasure.
Beim Geräusch unserer Schritte blickte er auf und sprang mit einem Freudenschrei auf die Füße.
Had he discovered a gold mine, greater delight could not have shone upon his features.
Hätte er eine Goldmine entdeckt, hätte keine größere Freude auf seinen Zügen strahlen können.
"How are you?
„Wie geht es Ihnen?
Vocabulary
- Während
- While, during the time that something happens.
- er
- He, masculine third-person singular pronoun.
- sprach
- Spoke, past tense of sprechen (to speak).
- bogen
- Curved, bent; or arc, bow shape.
- wir
- We, first-person plural pronoun.
- in
- In, into; preposition indicating location or direction.
- eine
- A, an; feminine singular indefinite article.
- enge
- Narrow, tight, confined space or passage.
- Gasse
- Lane, alley, narrow street in town.
- ein
- A, an; masculine singular indefinite article.
- und
- And, conjunction joining words or clauses.
- traten
- Stepped, entered; past tense of treten.
- durch
- Through, by means of; preposition.
- kleine
- Small, little; adjective describing size.
- Seitentür
- Side door, entrance located on side.
- die
- The, definite article; or who, which.
- einen
- A, an; masculine singular accusative article.
- Flügel
- Wing, section of building; or wing.
- des
- Of the, genitive masculine singular article.
- großen
- Great, large; adjective describing size.
- Krankenhauses
- Hospital's, possessive form of hospital.
- führte
- Led, conducted; past tense of führen.
- Es
- It, neuter third-person singular pronoun.
- war
- Was, past tense of sein (to be).
- mir
- Me, to me; dative first-person pronoun.
- vertrautes
- Familiar, well-known; adjective from vertrauen.
- Terrain
- Terrain, ground, territory, landscape.
- ich
- I, first-person singular pronoun.
- brauchte
- Needed, required; past tense of brauchen.
- keine
- No, not any; negative article.
- Führung
- Guide, guidance, leadership, direction.
- als
- As, when, than; conjunction.
- kahle
- Bare, barren, naked, without covering.
- Steintreppe
- Stone staircase, stairs made of stone.
- hinaufstiegen
- Climbed up, ascended; past tense.
- den
- The, masculine singular accusative article.
- langen
- Long, lengthy; adjective describing length.
- Korridor
- Corridor, hallway, passage in building.
- entlanggingen
- Walked along, proceeded; past tense.
- mit
- With, accompanied by; preposition.
- seinem
- His, its; masculine singular dative.
- Ausblick
- View, outlook, vista, perspective.
- auf
- On, upon, at; preposition.
- weiß
- White, pale; color or adjective.
- Wände
- Walls, plural of Wand.
- Türen
- Doors, plural of Tür.
- Nahe
- Near, close to; preposition or adjective.
- dem
- The, masculine singular dative article.
- hinteren
- Back, rear; adjective from hinten.
- Ende
- End, conclusion, terminus of something.
- niedriger
- Low, low-ceilinged; adjective describing height.
- Gang
- Passage, corridor, walkway, gait.
- davon
- Of it, from it, about it.
- ab
- Off, away; adverb or prefix.
- zum
- To the, for the; contraction.
- chemischen
- Chemical, relating to chemistry.
- Labor
- Laboratory, scientific workplace, research facility.
- Dies
- This, that; demonstrative pronoun neuter.
- hoher
- High, tall; adjective describing height.
- Raum
- Room, space, area, chamber.
- dessen
- Whose, of which; possessive pronoun.
- Flächen
- Surfaces, areas, planes; plural of Fläche.
- waren
- Were, plural past tense of sein.
- unzähligen
- Countless, innumerable; adjective from zählen.
- Flaschen
- Bottles, plural of Flasche.
- Breite
- Broad, wide; or width, breadth.
- niedrige
- Low, low-ceilinged; adjective describing height.
- Tische
- Tables, plural of Tisch.
- verteilt
- Distributed, spread out; adjective.
- von
- Of, by, from; preposition.
- kleinen
- Small, little; adjective describing size.
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