Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 1
We went tiptoeing along a path amongst the trees back towards the end of the widow's garden, stooping down so as the branches wouldn't scrape our heads.
Wir schlichen auf Zehenspitzen einen Pfad zwischen den Bäumen entlang zurück zum Ende des Gartens der Witwe, dabei duckten wir uns, damit uns die Äste nicht den Kopf zerkratzten.
When we was passing by the kitchen I fell over a root and made a noise.
Als wir an der Küche vorbeikamen, stolperte ich über eine Wurzel und machte dabei ein Geräusch.
We scrouched down and laid still.
Wir duckten uns und hielten still.
Miss Watson's big nigger, named Jim, was setting in the kitchen door; we could see him pretty clear, because there was a light behind him.
Miss Watsons großer Neger, namens Jim, saß in der Küchentür; wir konnten ihn ziemlich deutlich sehen, weil hinter ihm ein Licht brannte.
He got up and stretched his neck out about a minute, listening.
Er stand auf und reckte etwa eine Minute lang den Hals, um zu lauschen.
Then he says:
Dann sagte er:
"Who dah?"
„Wer da?"
He listened some more; then he come tiptoeing down and stood right between us; we could a touched him, nearly.
Er lauschte noch ein wenig; dann kam er auf Zehenspitzen herunter und stellte sich genau zwischen uns; wir hätten ihn fast berühren können.
Well, likely it was minutes and minutes that there warn't a sound, and we all there so close together.
Nun, es waren wohl Minuten um Minuten, in denen kein Laut zu hören war, und wir alle so dicht beieinander.
There was a place on my ankle that got to itching, but I dasn't scratch it; and then my ear begun to itch; and next my back, right between my shoulders.
An meinem Knöchel begann eine Stelle zu jucken, aber ich durfte nicht kratzen; dann fing mein Ohr an zu jucken; und dann mein Rücken, genau zwischen den Schultern.
Seemed like I'd die if I couldn't scratch.
Es schien, als würde ich sterben, wenn ich mich nicht kratzen könnte.
Well, I've noticed that thing plenty times since.
Nun, das habe ich seitdem schon oft bemerkt.
If you are with the quality, or at a funeral, or trying to go to sleep when you ain't sleepy—if you are anywheres where it won't do for you to scratch, why you will itch all over in upwards of a thousand places.
Wenn man sich in vornehmer Gesellschaft befindet, oder bei einer Beerdigung, oder versucht einzuschlafen, wenn man gar nicht schläfrig ist – wenn man sich irgendwo befindet, wo man sich nicht kratzen darf, dann juckt es einem an über tausend Stellen am ganzen Körper.
Pretty soon Jim says:
Bald darauf sagte Jim:
"Say, who is you? Whar is you? Dog my cats ef I didn' hear sumf'n.
„Sag mal, wer bist du? Wo bist du? Hol mich der Teufel, wenn ich nicht irgendwas gehört hab.
Vocabulary
- Wir
- We; first person plural pronoun.
- schlichen
- Crept; moved stealthily and quietly.
- auf
- On; preposition indicating position or direction.
- Zehenspitzen
- Tiptoes; the tips of one's toes.
- einen
- A; masculine singular accusative article.
- Pfad
- Path; a narrow way through an area.
- zwischen
- Between; preposition showing position among things.
- den
- The; plural or masculine singular dative article.
- Bäumen
- Trees; plural dative form of tree.
- entlang
- Along; preposition meaning by the side of.
- zurück
- Back; in return or to a previous place.
- zum
- To the; contraction of zu + dem.
- Ende
- End; the final part of something.
- des
- Of the; genitive singular article.
- Gartens
- Garden; outdoor area for plants and flowers.
- der
- The; feminine singular or plural article.
- Witwe
- Widow; woman whose husband has died.
- dabei
- In doing so; while doing that action.
- duckten
- Ducked; bent down to avoid something.
- wir
- We; first person plural pronoun.
- uns
- Us; first person plural accusative pronoun.
- damit
- So that; in order to achieve something.
- die
- The; feminine singular or plural article.
- Äste
- Branches; woody extensions from tree trunks.
- nicht
- Not; negation particle used in German.
- Kopf
- Head; upper part of the human body.
- zerkratzten
- Scratched up; damaged by rough contact.
- Als
- When; at the time that something happened.
- an
- At; preposition indicating position or location.
- Küche
- Kitchen; room where food is prepared.
- vorbeikamen
- Passed by; went past a location.
- stolperte
- Stumbled; tripped or caught one's foot.
- ich
- I; first person singular pronoun.
- über
- Over; preposition indicating position or movement.
- eine
- A; feminine singular indefinite article.
- Wurzel
- Root; underground part of a plant.
- und
- And; conjunction joining words or clauses.
- machte
- Made; caused or created something.
- ein
- A; indefinite article in German.
- Geräusch
- Noise; sound or audible vibration.
- hielten
- Held; stopped or remained stationary.
- still
- Still; quiet and without movement.
- großer
- Large; of considerable size or extent.
- namens
- Named; called by a particular name.
- saß
- Sat; was in a seated position.
- in
- In; preposition indicating interior position.
- Küchentür
- Kitchen door; entrance to the kitchen.
- konnten
- Could; were able to do something.
- ihn
- Him; masculine singular accusative pronoun.
- ziemlich
- Quite; rather or fairly; somewhat.
- deutlich
- Clearly; in a clear and distinct manner.
- sehen
- See; to perceive with the eyes.
- weil
- Because; for the reason that something happened.
- hinter
- Behind; at or to the rear of.
- ihm
- Him; masculine singular dative pronoun.
- Licht
- Light; electromagnetic radiation visible to eyes.
- brannte
- Burned; was on fire or alight.
- Er
- He; third person singular masculine pronoun.
- stand
- Stood; was in an upright position.
- reckte
- Stretched; extended or straightened out.
- etwa
- About; approximately or roughly in amount.
- Minute
- Minute; unit of time equal to sixty seconds.
- lang
- Long; of great or considerable length.
- Hals
- Neck; part connecting head to body.
- um
- To; in order to achieve a purpose.
- zu
- To; preposition indicating direction or purpose.
- lauschen
- Listen; to hear or pay attention to.
- Dann
- Then; at that time or next.
- sagte
- Said; spoke or uttered words.
- er
- He; third person singular masculine pronoun.
- Wer
- Who; interrogative pronoun asking about persons.
- da
- There; at that place or location.
- lauschte
- Listened; paid attention to sounds.
- noch
- Still; continuing or remaining as before.
- wenig
- Little; small in amount or degree.
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