Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 2
" (when she thought it over afterwards, it occurred to her that she ought to have wondered at this, but at the time it all seemed quite natural); but when the Rabbit actually _took a watch out of its waistcoat-pocket_, and looked at it, and then hurried on, Alice started to her feet, for it flashed across her mind that she had never before seen a rabbit with either a waistcoat-pocket, or a watch to take out of it, and burning with curiosity, she ran across the field after it, and fortunately was just in time to see it pop down a large rabbit-hole under the hedge.
" (als sie später darüber nachdachte, fiel ihr ein, dass sie sich darüber hätte wundern sollen, aber in dem Moment schien es ihr alles ganz natürlich); aber als das Kaninchen tatsächlich _eine Uhr aus seiner Westentasche zog_, und sie ansah, und dann weiterlief, sprang Alice auf die Beine, denn es blitzte ihr durch den Kopf, dass sie noch nie zuvor ein Kaninchen mit einer Westentasche oder einer Uhr gesehen hatte, und von Neugier getrieben lief sie über das Feld hinter ihm her, und glücklicherweise war sie gerade rechtzeitig, um zu sehen, wie es in einem großen Kaninchenbau unter der Hecke verschwand.
In another moment down went Alice after it, never once considering how in the world she was to get out again.
Im nächsten Moment folgte Alice ihm hinunter, ohne auch nur einen Augenblick daran zu denken, wie sie in aller Welt wieder herauskommen sollte.
The rabbit-hole went straight on like a tunnel for some way, and then dipped suddenly down, so suddenly that Alice had not a moment to think about stopping herself before she found herself falling down a very deep well.
Der Kaninchenbau verlief eine Weile geradeaus wie ein Tunnel und fiel dann plötzlich steil ab, so plötzlich, dass Alice keine Zeit hatte, auch nur daran zu denken, sich aufzuhalten, bevor sie sich in einem sehr tiefen Brunnen fallen sah.
Either the well was very deep, or she fell very slowly, for she had plenty of time as she went down to look about her and to wonder what was going to happen next.
Entweder war der Brunnen sehr tief, oder sie fiel sehr langsam, denn sie hatte beim Hinunterfallen reichlich Zeit, sich umzuschauen und sich zu fragen, was als Nächstes geschehen würde.
Vocabulary
- als
- When; used to introduce a past-tense clause.
- sie
- She, they, or formal 'you' pronoun.
- später
- Later; at a subsequent point in time.
- darüber
- About it; over or concerning that matter.
- nachdachte
- Reflected or thought carefully about something (past tense).
- fiel
- Fell; past tense of fallen, to fall.
- ihr
- Her; dative or possessive pronoun referring to her.
- ein
- Particle in 'einfallen': occurred to, came to mind.
- dass
- That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause.
- sich
- Reflexive pronoun meaning oneself or herself.
- hätte
- Would have; subjunctive form of haben.
- wundern
- To wonder or be surprised about something.
- sollen
- Should; modal verb indicating obligation or expectation.
- aber
- But; coordinating conjunction indicating contrast.
- in
- In; preposition indicating location or time.
- dem
- The; dative definite article (masculine/neuter).
- Moment
- Moment; a brief, specific point in time.
- schien
- Seemed; past tense of scheinen, to appear.
- es
- It; neuter third-person singular pronoun.
- alles
- Everything; all things without exception.
- ganz
- Quite, completely, or entirely; intensifying adverb.
- natürlich
- Natural, naturally; of course, as expected.
- das
- The; neuter definite article or demonstrative pronoun.
- Kaninchen
- Rabbit; a small burrowing mammal with long ears.
- tatsächlich
- Actually, indeed; confirming something as truly real.
- _eine
- A/an; indefinite article (feminine), italicized for emphasis.
- Uhr
- Clock or watch; a device for telling time.
- aus
- Out of, from; preposition indicating origin or removal.
- seiner
- His; possessive pronoun in genitive/dative masculine form.
- Westentasche
- Waistcoat pocket; small pocket in a vest garment.
- zog_
- Pulled out; past tense of ziehen, italicized for emphasis.
- und
- And; basic coordinating conjunction joining elements.
- ansah
- Looked at; past tense of ansehen, to look at.
- dann
- Then; indicating what happens next in sequence.
- weiterlief
- Continued running; past tense of weiterlaufen.
- sprang
- Jumped; past tense of springen, to leap.
- auf
- On, onto, up; preposition or directional particle.
- die
- The; feminine or plural definite article.
- Beine
- Legs; plural of Bein, limbs used for walking.
- denn
- Because, for; conjunction giving a reason or cause.
- blitzte
- Flashed; past tense of blitzen, to flash quickly.
- durch
- Through; preposition indicating movement across something.
- den
- The; masculine accusative or plural dative definite article.
- Kopf
- Head; the upper part of the human body.
- noch
- Still, yet; also used in 'noch nie' (never before).
- nie
- Never; at no time, not ever.
- zuvor
- Before, previously; at an earlier point in time.
- mit
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means.
- einer
- A/an; indefinite article in dative/genitive feminine form.
- oder
- Or; coordinating conjunction presenting an alternative.
- gesehen
- Seen; past participle of sehen, to see.
- hatte
- Had; past tense of haben, auxiliary for perfect tense.
- von
- Of, from, by; versatile German preposition.
- Neugier
- Curiosity; eagerness to know or learn something new.
- getrieben
- Driven; past participle of treiben, to drive or propel.
- lief
- Ran, walked; past tense of laufen, to run.
- über
- Over, across; preposition indicating movement above or across.
- Feld
- Field; an open area of land, often rural.
- hinter
- Behind, after; preposition indicating position at the rear.
- ihm
- Him; dative masculine third-person singular pronoun.
- her
- Directional particle meaning toward the speaker or following.
- glücklicherweise
- Fortunately, luckily; expressing that something was fortunate.
- war
- Was; past tense of sein, to be.
- gerade
- Just, exactly; also means straight or at that moment.
- rechtzeitig
- In time, on time; arriving or occurring before too late.
- um
- In order to; preposition or conjunction indicating purpose.
- zu
- To; infinitive marker or preposition indicating direction.
- sehen
- To see; basic verb of visual perception.
- wie
- How, as, like; conjunction or interrogative adverb.
- einem
- A/an; indefinite article in dative masculine/neuter form.
- großen
- Large, big; adjective in inflected form (dative/accusative).
- Kaninchenbau
- Rabbit hole or warren; underground tunnel where rabbits live.
- unter
- Under, beneath; preposition indicating a lower position.
- der
- The; definite article (masculine nominative or genitive feminine).
- Hecke
- Hedge; a dense row of shrubs or bushes.
- verschwand
- Disappeared; past tense of verschwinden, to vanish.
- Im
- In the; contraction of in + dem (dative).
- nächsten
- Next; inflected form of nächste, the following one.
- folgte
- Followed; past tense of folgen, to follow after.
- hinunter
- Down; directional particle indicating movement downward.
- ohne
- Without; preposition indicating the absence of something.
- auch
- Also, even, too; additive or emphatic adverb.
- nur
- Only, just; limiting or restrictive adverb.
- einen
- A/an; masculine accusative indefinite article.
- Augenblick
- Moment, instant; a very brief period of time.
- daran
- About it, at it; dative pronominal adverb.
- denken
- To think; to consider or reflect mentally.
- aller
- Of all; genitive plural form of all.
- Welt
- World; the earth or all of existence.
- wieder
- Again; returning to a previous state or action.
- herauskommen
- To come out; to exit or emerge from somewhere.
- sollte
- Should, was supposed to; past subjunctive of sollen.
- Der
- The; masculine definite article (nominative case).
- verlief
- Ran along, extended; past tense of verlaufen.
- eine
- A/an; feminine nominative indefinite article.
- Weile
- A while; a short or indefinite period of time.
- geradeaus
- Straight ahead; in a direct forward direction.
- Tunnel
- Tunnel; an underground or enclosed passageway.
- plötzlich
- Suddenly, abruptly; happening without prior warning.
- steil
- Steep; having a sharp or abrupt slope or incline.
- ab
- Off, away; separable prefix indicating downward or departure.
- so
- So, thus; adverb indicating degree or consequence.
- keine
- No, none; negating article meaning not any.
- Zeit
- Time; the ongoing sequence of events or a period.
- aufzuhalten
- To stop, to halt; to prevent from continuing onward.
- bevor
- Before; conjunction indicating something happens earlier.
- sehr
- Very; intensifying adverb to a great degree.
- tiefen
- Deep; adjective in inflected form describing great depth.
- Brunnen
- Well; a deep shaft dug to reach water below.
- fallen
- To fall; to drop downward due to gravity.
- sah
- Saw; past tense of sehen, to see.
- Entweder
- Either; used in 'entweder...oder' (either...or) construction.
- tief
- Deep; extending far down or having great depth.
- langsam
- Slow, slowly; not moving quickly, at a low speed.
- beim
- At the, during the; contraction of bei + dem.
- Hinunterfallen
- Falling down; the act of descending or dropping downward.
- reichlich
- Plenty, ample; more than enough of something available.
- umzuschauen
- To look around; to observe one's surroundings carefully.
- fragen
- To ask; to pose a question seeking information.
- was
- What; interrogative or relative pronoun.
- Nächstes
- Next (thing); what comes immediately after the current moment.
- geschehen
- To happen; to occur or take place as an event.
- würde
- Would; conditional auxiliary verb form of werden.
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