A Study in Scarlet — Page 1
THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION.
DIE WISSENSCHAFT DER DEDUKTION.
We met next day as he had arranged, and inspected the rooms at No. 221B, Baker Street, of which he had spoken at our meeting.
Wir trafen uns am nächsten Tag, wie er es vereinbart hatte, und besichtigten die Zimmer in der Baker Street Nr. 221B, von denen er bei unserer Begegnung gesprochen hatte.
They consisted of a couple of comfortable bed-rooms and a single large airy sitting-room, cheerfully furnished, and illuminated by two broad windows.
Sie bestanden aus einem Paar bequemer Schlafzimmer und einem einzigen großen, luftigen Wohnzimmer, heiter eingerichtet und von zwei breiten Fenstern erhellt.
So desirable in every way were the apartments, and so moderate did the terms seem when divided between us, that the bargain was concluded upon the spot, and we at once entered into possession.
So wünschenswert waren die Wohnräume in jeder Hinsicht, und so gemäßigt erschienen die Bedingungen, wenn sie zwischen uns aufgeteilt wurden, dass der Handel auf der Stelle abgeschlossen wurde und wir sofort Besitz ergriffen.
That very evening I moved my things round from the hotel, and on the following morning Sherlock Holmes followed me with several boxes and portmanteaus.
Noch am selben Abend brachte ich meine Sachen vom Hotel herüber, und am folgenden Morgen folgte mir Sherlock Holmes mit mehreren Kisten und Reisekoffern.
For a day or two we were busily employed in unpacking and laying out our property to the best advantage.
Ein oder zwei Tage lang waren wir eifrig damit beschäftigt, unsere Habseligkeiten auszupacken und möglichst vorteilhaft anzuordnen.
That done, we gradually began to settle down and to accommodate ourselves to our new surroundings.
Nachdem das erledigt war, begannen wir uns allmählich einzuleben und uns unserer neuen Umgebung anzupassen.
Holmes was certainly not a difficult man to live with.
Holmes war gewiss kein schwieriger Mensch, mit dem man zusammenleben konnte.
He was quiet in his ways, and his habits were regular.
Er war ruhig in seinem Wesen, und seine Gewohnheiten waren regelmäßig.
It was rare for him to be up after ten at night, and he had invariably breakfasted and gone out before I rose in the morning.
Es war selten, dass er nach zehn Uhr abends noch auf war, und er hatte stets gefrühstückt und war ausgegangen, bevor ich morgens aufstand.
Sometimes he spent his day at the chemical laboratory, sometimes in the dissecting-rooms, and occasionally in long walks, which appeared to take him into the lowest portions of the City.
Manchmal verbrachte er seinen Tag im chemischen Labor, manchmal in den Seziersälen, und gelegentlich auf langen Spaziergängen, die ihn anscheinend in die ärmsten Teile der Stadt führten.
Vocabulary
- DIE
- The (feminine singular or plural article)
- WISSENSCHAFT
- Science; systematic study of natural or social phenomena
- DER
- The (masculine singular or neuter singular article)
- DEDUKTION
- Deduction; logical reasoning from general to specific
- Wir
- We (first person plural pronoun)
- trafen
- Met (past tense of treffen)
- uns
- Us; ourselves (accusative/dative pronoun)
- am
- At the; on the (contraction of an dem)
- nächsten
- Next; nearest (superlative of nah, adjective)
- Tag
- Day; a 24-hour period
- wie
- How; as; like (conjunction or adverb)
- er
- He; it (masculine singular pronoun)
- es
- It; there (neuter pronoun or impersonal pronoun)
- vereinbart
- Agreed; arranged (past participle of vereinbaren)
- hatte
- Had (past tense of haben)
- und
- And (conjunction connecting words or clauses)
- besichtigten
- Viewed; inspected (past tense of besichtigen)
- Zimmer
- Room; chamber for living or specific purpose
- Nr
- No. (abbreviation for Nummer, number)
- von
- From; of (preposition indicating origin)
- denen
- Which; those (relative pronoun, dative/accusative)
- bei
- At; near; during (preposition)
- unserer
- Our (possessive pronoun, genitive feminine)
- Begegnung
- Meeting; encounter (noun)
- gesprochen
- Spoken (past participle of sprechen)
- Sie
- You; she (formal pronoun or 3rd person)
- bestanden
- Consisted; consisted of (past tense of bestehen)
- aus
- From; out of (preposition)
- einem
- A; one (indefinite article, dative masculine)
- Paar
- Pair; couple of two things together
- bequemer
- Comfortable; convenient (comparative adjective)
- Schlafzimmer
- Bedroom; room for sleeping
- einzigen
- Only; sole (adjective, superlative form)
- großen
- Large; big (adjective, accusative singular)
- luftigen
- Airy; well-ventilated (adjective)
- Wohnzimmer
- Living room; sitting room for relaxation
- heiter
- Cheerful; bright; serene (adjective)
- eingerichtet
- Furnished; fitted out (past participle)
- zwei
- Two (cardinal number)
- breiten
- Wide; broad (adjective, dative/accusative plural)
- Fenstern
- Windows (noun, plural dative)
- erhellt
- Illuminated; lit up (past participle)
- So
- So; thus; in such manner
- wünschenswert
- Desirable; to be wished for
- waren
- Were (past tense of sein)
- Wohnräume
- Living quarters; residential spaces
- jeder
- Each; every (pronoun or adjective)
- Hinsicht
- Respect; regard; aspect
- gemäßigt
- Moderate; temperate (adjective)
- erschienen
- Appeared; seemed (past participle)
- Bedingungen
- Conditions; terms; requirements (noun, plural)
- wenn
- If; when (conjunction)
- sie
- They; she (pronoun, plural or feminine)
- zwischen
- Between; among (preposition)
- aufgeteilt
- Divided; shared; apportioned (past participle)
- wurden
- Were; became (past tense of werden)
- dass
- That (subordinating conjunction)
- Handel
- Trade; deal; commerce (noun)
- auf
- On; upon; at (preposition)
- Stelle
- Place; spot; position (noun)
- abgeschlossen
- Completed; concluded; locked (past participle)
- sofort
- Immediately; at once; right away
- Besitz
- Possession; property; ownership (noun)
- ergriffen
- Seized; took possession; grasped (past participle)
- Noch
- Still; yet; even (adverb)
- selben
- Same (pronoun or adjective form)
- Abend
- Evening; night; late afternoon
- brachte
- Brought; carried (past tense of bringen)
- ich
- I (first person singular pronoun)
- meine
- My; mine (possessive pronoun or adjective)
- Sachen
- Things; belongings; matters (noun, plural)
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