A Tale of Two Cities — Page 10
It could scarcely be called a trade, in spite of his favourite description of himself as "a honest tradesman."
Es konnte kaum ein Gewerbe genannt werden, trotz seiner bevorzugten Selbstbeschreibung als „ein ehrlicher Kaufmann".
His stock consisted of a wooden stool, made out of a broken-backed chair cut down, which stool, young Jerry, walking at his father's side, carried every morning to beneath the banking-house window that was nearest Temple Bar:
Sein Inventar bestand aus einem hölzernen Schemel, der aus einem zersägten Stuhl mit gebrochenem Rücken gefertigt worden war, welchen Schemel der junge Jerry, an der Seite seines Vaters gehend, jeden Morgen unter das Fenster des Bankhauses trug, das der Temple Bar am nächsten lag:
where, with the addition of the first handful of straw that could be gleaned from any passing vehicle to keep the cold and wet from the odd-job-man's feet, it formed the encampment for the day.
wo er, mit der Zugabe der ersten Handvoll Stroh, die von einem vorbeifahrenden Gefährt aufgelesen werden konnte, um Kälte und Nässe von den Füßen des Gelegenheitsarbeiters fernzuhalten, das Lager für den Tag bildete.
On this post of his, Mr. Cruncher was as well known to Fleet-street and the Temple, as the Bar itself,--and was almost as in-looking.
An seinem Posten war Mr. Cruncher in der Fleet Street und dem Temple ebenso bekannt wie die Bar selbst – und sah ihr beinahe ebenso düster aus.
Encamped at a quarter before nine, in good time to touch his three-cornered hat to the oldest of men as they passed in to Tellson's, Jerry took up his station on this windy March morning, with young Jerry standing by him, when not engaged in making forays through the Bar, to inflict bodily and mental injuries of an acute description on passing boys who were small enough for his amiable purpose.
Um Viertel vor neun aufgestellt, rechtzeitig genug, um den ältesten Männern mit seinem Dreieckshut zu grüßen, während sie in Tellsons Bank eintraten, bezog Jerry an diesem windigen Märzmorgen seinen Posten, wobei der junge Jerry neben ihm stand, wenn er nicht gerade damit beschäftigt war, Streifzüge durch die Bar zu unternehmen, um vorbeigehenden Jungen, die für seinen freundlichen Zweck klein genug waren, körperliche und seelische Verletzungen der schlimmsten Art zuzufügen.
Father and son, extremely like each other, looking silently on at the morning traffic in Fleet-street, with their two heads as near to one another as the two eyes of each were, bore a considerable resemblance to a pair of monkeys.
Vater und Sohn, einander außerordentlich ähnlich, schwiegen und beobachteten den morgendlichen Verkehr in der Fleet Street, wobei ihre beiden Köpfe so nah beieinander waren wie die beiden Augen eines jeden von ihnen, und sie erinnerten dabei beträchtlich an ein Paar Affen.
Vocabulary
- Es
- It; third person singular neuter pronoun.
- konnte
- Could; past tense of können (to be able).
- kaum
- Hardly; scarcely; barely.
- ein
- A; an; indefinite article (masculine nominative).
- Gewerbe
- Trade; business; craft or profession.
- genannt
- Called; named; past participle of nennen.
- werden
- To become; to be; auxiliary verb for passive.
- trotz
- Despite; in spite of; preposition.
- seiner
- His; its; possessive pronoun (masculine/neuter genitive).
- als
- As; than; like; conjunction or preposition.
- ehrlicher
- Honest; honorable; adjective (comparative form).
- Kaufmann
- Merchant; businessman; trader.
- Sein
- To be; his; possessive pronoun.
- Inventar
- Inventory; stock; equipment or furnishings.
- bestand
- Consisted; was composed of; past tense.
- aus
- From; of; out of; preposition.
- einem
- A; an; indefinite article (dative masculine/neuter).
- hölzernen
- Wooden; made of wood; adjective.
- der
- The; definite article (nominative feminine/plural).
- Stuhl
- Chair; seat; stool.
- mit
- With; by means of; preposition.
- gebrochenem
- Broken; fractured; past participle adjective.
- Rücken
- Back; rear; backrest of chair.
- gefertigt
- Made; manufactured; constructed; past participle.
- worden
- Become; been; past participle of werden.
- war
- Was; past tense of sein (to be).
- welchen
- Which; that; relative pronoun (accusative masculine).
- junge
- Young; young man; boy; adjective or noun.
- an
- On; at; to; preposition.
- Seite
- Side; page; beside; next to.
- seines
- His; its; possessive pronoun (genitive).
- Vaters
- Father's; genitive form of Vater.
- gehend
- Going; walking; present participle.
- jeden
- Every; each; all; pronoun or adjective.
- Morgen
- Morning; tomorrow; daybreak.
- unter
- Under; beneath; below; preposition.
- das
- The; that; definite article (neuter).
- Fenster
- Window; opening for light and air.
- des
- Of the; genitive definite article.
- trug
- Carried; wore; past tense of tragen.
- Bar
- Bar; drinking establishment; public house.
- am
- At the; on the; contraction.
- nächsten
- Nearest; next; closest; superlative adjective.
- lag
- Lay; was located; past tense.
- wo
- Where; at which place; adverb.
- er
- He; third person singular masculine pronoun.
- ersten
- First; earliest; ordinal adjective.
- Handvoll
- Handful; small amount held in hand.
- Stroh
- Straw; dried stalks of grain.
- die
- The; that; definite article (feminine/plural).
- von
- Of; from; by; preposition.
- um
- Around; about; in order to; preposition.
- Kälte
- Cold; coldness; low temperature.
- und
- And; plus; conjunction.
- Nässe
- Wetness; dampness; moisture.
- den
- The; that; definite article (accusative masculine).
- Füßen
- Feet; plural of Fuß (foot).
- Lager
- Camp; storage; warehouse; lodging place.
- für
- For; in favor of; preposition.
- Tag
- Day; daytime; period of light.
- bildete
- Formed; created; constituted; past tense.
- An
- On; at; at the; preposition.
- seinem
- His; its; possessive pronoun (dative).
- Posten
- Post; position; station; place of duty.
- Mr
- Mister; abbreviation for man's title.
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