Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 2

English → De CHAPTER II. Level 6/10

Well, I know what I's gwyne to do: I's gwyne to set down here and listen tell I hears it agin."

"Nun, ich weiß, was ich tun werde: Ich werde mich hier hinsetzen und lauschen, bis ich es wieder höre."

So he set down on the ground betwixt me and Tom.

Also setzte er sich auf den Boden zwischen mich und Tom.

He leaned his back up against a tree, and stretched his legs out till one of them most touched one of mine.

Er lehnte seinen Rücken gegen einen Baum und streckte seine Beine aus, bis eines davon fast eines meiner Beine berührte.

My nose begun to itch.

Meine Nase begann zu jucken.

It itched till the tears come into my eyes.

Es juckte so sehr, dass mir die Tränen in die Augen kamen.

But I dasn't scratch.

Aber ich durfte mich nicht kratzen.

Then it begun to itch on the inside.

Dann begann es innen zu jucken.

Next I got to itching underneath.

Als nächstes begann es unten zu jucken.

I didn't know how I was going to set still.

Ich wusste nicht, wie ich stillsitzen sollte.

This miserableness went on as much as six or seven minutes; but it seemed a sight longer than that.

Diese Qual dauerte etwa sechs oder sieben Minuten; aber es schien viel länger als das.

I was itching in eleven different places now.

Jetzt juckte es mich an elf verschiedenen Stellen.

I reckoned I couldn't stand it more'n a minute longer, but I set my teeth hard and got ready to try.

Ich glaubte, ich könnte es keine Minute länger aushalten, aber ich biss die Zähne zusammen und machte mich bereit, es zu versuchen.

Just then Jim begun to breathe heavy; next he begun to snore—and then I was pretty soon comfortable again.

Genau dann begann Jim schwer zu atmen; dann begann er zu schnarchen – und bald darauf war ich wieder ganz behaglich.

Tom he made a sign to me—kind of a little noise with his mouth—and we went creeping away on our hands and knees.

Tom gab mir ein Zeichen – eine Art kleines Geräusch mit seinem Mund – und wir krochen auf Händen und Knien davon.

When we was ten foot off Tom whispered to me, and wanted to tie Jim to the tree for fun.

Als wir zehn Fuß entfernt waren, flüsterte Tom mir zu und wollte Jim zum Spaß an den Baum binden.

But I said no; he might wake and make a disturbance, and then they'd find out I warn't in.

Aber ich sagte nein; er könnte aufwachen und Lärm machen, und dann würden sie herausfinden, dass ich nicht drin war.

Then Tom said he hadn't got candles enough, and he would slip in the kitchen and get some more.

Dann sagte Tom, er hätte nicht genug Kerzen, und er würde in die Küche schleichen und noch mehr holen.

Vocabulary

Nun: Now; used to introduce or transition a statement.
ich: First-person singular pronoun: I.
weiß: Know; first-person present of wissen.
was: What; interrogative or relative pronoun.
tun: To do; general verb for performing an action.
werde: Will; first-person future auxiliary verb.
mich: Me; first-person singular accusative reflexive pronoun.
hier: Here; indicating this place or location.
hinsetzen: To sit down; to take a seated position.
lauschen: To listen; to pay close, quiet attention.
bis: Until; up to a point in time or space.
wieder: Again; once more, a repeated occurrence.
höre: Hear; first-person present of hören.
Also: So, thus; used to draw a conclusion.
setzte: Sat (down); simple past of setzen.
sich: Himself/herself/itself; reflexive pronoun.
auf: On, onto; preposition indicating surface or direction.
Boden: Floor, ground; the surface one stands on.
zwischen: Between; indicating a position separating two things.
lehnte: Leaned; simple past of lehnen.
seinen: His; masculine accusative possessive pronoun.
Rücken: Back; the rear part of the human body.
gegen: Against; preposition indicating opposition or contact.
Baum: Tree; a large woody plant with trunk and branches.
streckte: Stretched; simple past of strecken.
seine: His; possessive pronoun in nominative/accusative form.
Beine: Legs; the lower limbs of the human body.
aus: Out, from; preposition indicating direction or origin.
eines: One of; genitive or neuter indefinite article.
davon: Of them/it; referring to something previously mentioned.
fast: Almost, nearly; close to but not quite.
meiner: Mine; genitive or dative form of possessive pronoun.
berührte: Touched; simple past of berühren.
Meine: My; possessive pronoun, feminine nominative form.
Nase: Nose; the organ used for smelling and breathing.
begann: Began; simple past of beginnen.
jucken: To itch; to cause an irritating skin sensation.
juckte: Itched; simple past of jucken.
sehr: Very, much; intensifier for adjectives and adverbs.
dass: That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause.
mir: Me; first-person singular dative pronoun.
Tränen: Tears; drops of fluid from the eyes when crying.
Augen: Eyes; the organs of sight on the face.
kamen: Came; simple past plural of kommen.
Aber: But; coordinating conjunction showing contrast.
durfte: Was allowed; simple past of dürfen.
nicht: Not; negation particle.
kratzen: To scratch; to scrape with fingernails on skin.
Dann: Then; indicating sequence or consequence in time.
innen: Inside, within; referring to an interior location.
Als: When, as; subordinating conjunction for past events.
nächstes: Next; the following thing in sequence.
unten: Below, down; indicating a lower position.
wusste: Knew; simple past of wissen.
wie: How; interrogative or conjunction of manner.
stillsitzen: To sit still; to remain motionless in a seat.
sollte: Should; simple past of sollen, expressing obligation.
Diese: This/these; demonstrative pronoun or article.
Qual: Torment, agony; intense pain or suffering.
dauerte: Lasted; simple past of dauern, indicating duration.
etwa: About, approximately; indicating an estimate.
sechs: Six; the cardinal number 6.
oder: Or; coordinating conjunction offering an alternative.
sieben: Seven; the cardinal number 7.
Minuten: Minutes; units of time, sixty seconds each.
aber: But; coordinating conjunction showing contrast.
schien: Seemed; simple past of scheinen.
viel: Much, a lot; indicating a large quantity.
länger: Longer; comparative of lang, referring to duration.
als: Than, as; used in comparisons or temporal clauses.
Jetzt: Now; at the present moment.
an: At, on; preposition indicating location or contact.
elf: Eleven; the cardinal number 11.
verschiedenen: Various, different; multiple distinct places or kinds.
Stellen: Places, spots; specific locations on a surface.
glaubte: Believed, thought; simple past of glauben.
könnte: Could; subjunctive II of können, expressing possibility.
keine: No, not a; negative indefinite article.
Minute: Minute; a unit of time equal to sixty seconds.
aushalten: To endure, bear; to withstand something difficult.
biss: Bit; simple past of beißen.
Zähne: Teeth; hard structures in the mouth for chewing.
zusammen: Together; combined or in unison.
machte: Made, did; simple past of machen.
bereit: Ready, prepared; in a state of readiness.
versuchen: To try, attempt; to make an effort at something.
Genau: Exactly, precisely; used to affirm correctness.
dann: Then; at that time or next in sequence.
schwer: Heavy, hard; difficult or weighing a lot.
atmen: To breathe; to inhale and exhale air.
schnarchen: To snore; to make loud breathing sounds while sleeping.
bald: Soon; in a short time from now.
darauf: After that, thereupon; following that event.
war: Was; simple past of sein.
ganz: Quite, completely; entirely or very much so.
behaglich: Comfortable, cozy; feeling at ease and relaxed.
gab: Gave; simple past of geben.
Zeichen: Sign, signal; a gesture or mark conveying meaning.
Art: Kind, sort, type; a category or manner of something.
kleines: Small, little; adjective in neuter strong form.
Geräusch: Sound, noise; an audible acoustic phenomenon.
mit: With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means.
seinem: His; dative masculine possessive pronoun.
Mund: Mouth; the opening in the face for eating and speaking.
krochen: Crawled; simple past plural of kriechen.
Händen: Hands; the grasping appendages at the end of arms.
Knien: Knees; the joints in the middle of the legs.
zehn: Ten; the cardinal number 10.
Fuß: Foot; unit of measurement or the body part.
entfernt: Away, distant; at a specified distance from something.
waren: Were; simple past plural of sein.
flüsterte: Whispered; simple past of flüstern.
wollte: Wanted; simple past of wollen.
zum: To the; contraction of zu + dem.
Spaß: Fun, joke; amusement or playful intent.
binden: To tie, bind; to fasten or restrain with cord.
sagte: Said; simple past of sagen.
nein: No; negative reply or refusal.
aufwachen: To wake up; to become conscious from sleep.
Lärm: Noise, racket; loud, disruptive sound.
machen: To make, do; a general-purpose action verb.
würden: Would; conditional auxiliary verb, plural form.
herausfinden: To find out, discover; to uncover a fact.
drin: In there, inside; colloquial form of darin.
hätte: Would have; subjunctive II of haben.
genug: Enough; a sufficient amount or degree.
Kerzen: Candles; wax sticks with wicks that provide light.
würde: Would; conditional auxiliary, first/third singular.
Küche: Kitchen; the room where food is prepared.
schleichen: To sneak, creep; to move quietly and stealthily.
noch: Still, yet, more; indicating continuation or addition.
mehr: More; a greater quantity or degree.
holen: To fetch, get; to go and retrieve something.

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