Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 4
Let me see: that would be four thousand miles down, I think—" (for, you see, Alice had learnt several things of this sort in her lessons in the schoolroom, and though this was not a _very_ good opportunity for showing off her knowledge, as there was no one to listen to her, still it was good practice to say it over) "—yes, that's about the right distance—but then I wonder what Latitude or Longitude I've got to?"
Lass mich überlegen: das wären wohl viertausend Meilen nach unten, denke ich—" (denn, wie ihr wisst, hatte Alice in ihren Schulstunden mancherlei Dinge dieser Art gelernt, und obwohl dies keine _sehr_ gute Gelegenheit war, ihr Wissen zur Schau zu stellen, da niemand da war, der ihr zuhörte, war es dennoch eine gute Übung, es sich zu sagen) "—ja, das ist ungefähr die richtige Entfernung—aber dann frage ich mich, auf welchen Breiten- oder Längengrad ich gekommen bin?"
(Alice had no idea what Latitude was, or Longitude either, but thought they were nice grand words to say.)
(Alice hatte keine Ahnung, was Breitengrad bedeutete, oder Längengrad, aber sie dachte, es seien schön vornehme Wörter, die man sagen konnte.)
Presently she began again. "I wonder if I shall fall right _through_ the earth!
Bald fing sie wieder an. „Ich frage mich, ob ich direkt _durch_ die Erde fallen werde!
How funny it'll seem to come out among the people that walk with their heads downward!
Wie komisch es wohl sein wird, bei den Menschen herauszukommen, die mit dem Kopf nach unten gehen!
The Antipathies, I think—" (she was rather glad there _was_ no one listening, this time, as it didn't sound at all the right word)
Die Antipathien, glaube ich—" (sie war diesmal ziemlich froh, dass _wirklich_ niemand zuhörte, da es überhaupt nicht wie das richtige Wort klang)
"—but I shall have to ask them what the name of the country is, you know.
„—aber ich werde sie fragen müssen, wie das Land heißt, wissen Sie.
Please, Ma'am, is this New Zealand or Australia?"
Bitte, gnädige Frau, ist das Neuseeland oder Australien?"
(and she tried to curtsey as she spoke—fancy _curtseying_ as you're falling through the air! Do you think you could manage it?)
(und sie versuchte, einen Knicks zu machen, während sie sprach—stellt euch vor, _einen Knicks zu machen_, während man durch die Luft fällt! Meint ihr, ihr könntet das schaffen?)
"And what an ignorant little girl she'll think me for asking!
„Und für was für ein unwissendes kleines Mädchen wird sie mich halten, weil ich frage!
No, it'll never do to ask: perhaps I shall see it written up somewhere."
Nein, es geht auf keinen Fall, zu fragen: vielleicht werde ich es irgendwo angeschrieben sehen."
Down, down, down.
Unten, unten, unten.
There was nothing else to do, so Alice soon began talking again.
Es gab nichts anderes zu tun, also fing Alice bald wieder an zu reden.
"Dinah'll miss me very much to-night, I should think!
„Dinah wird mich heute Nacht sehr vermissen, das denke ich!
Vocabulary
- Lass
- Imperative form of 'lassen'; let or allow
- mich
- First person singular accusative pronoun; me
- überlegen
- To think over, consider, or reflect upon something
- das
- Definite article or pronoun; the or that
- wären
- Subjunctive form of 'sein'; would be
- wohl
- Modal particle expressing probability or supposition; probably
- Meilen
- Plural of Meile; miles, a unit of distance
- nach
- Preposition meaning to, after, or toward
- unten
- Adverb indicating direction or position; below, down
- denke
- First person singular present of 'denken'; I think
- denn
- Conjunction or particle meaning because or for
- wie
- Conjunction or adverb meaning how or as
- ihr
- Second person plural pronoun or possessive; you or your
- wisst
- Second person plural of 'wissen'; you (all) know
- hatte
- Simple past of 'haben'; had
- in
- Preposition meaning in or into
- ihren
- Accusative form of 'ihr'; her or their
- Schulstunden
- Plural of Schulstunde; school lessons or class periods
- mancherlei
- Adjective meaning various or all kinds of things
- Dinge
- Plural of Ding; things or objects
- dieser
- Demonstrative pronoun or adjective; this or of this
- Art
- Noun meaning kind, sort, or type
- gelernt
- Past participle of 'lernen'; learned or studied
- und
- Coordinating conjunction; and
- obwohl
- Subordinating conjunction meaning although or even though
- dies
- Demonstrative pronoun; this
- keine
- Negative article meaning no or not any
- sehr
- Adverb meaning very or extremely
- gute
- Inflected form of 'gut'; good
- Gelegenheit
- Noun meaning opportunity or occasion
- war
- Simple past of 'sein'; was
- Wissen
- Noun or infinitive meaning knowledge or to know
- zur
- Contraction of 'zu der'; to the
- Schau
- Noun meaning show or display; zur Schau stellen means to show off
- zu
- Preposition or particle meaning to or too
- stellen
- To place or put; in phrase 'zur Schau stellen', to display
- da
- Adverb or conjunction meaning there, since, or because
- niemand
- Indefinite pronoun meaning nobody or no one
- der
- Definite article or relative pronoun; the or who
- zuhörte
- Simple past of 'zuhören'; was listening
- es
- Third person singular neuter pronoun; it
- dennoch
- Adverb meaning nevertheless or still
- eine
- Indefinite article feminine; a or an
- Übung
- Noun meaning exercise, practice, or drill
- sich
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself or themselves
- sagen
- To say or tell
- ja
- Particle or adverb meaning yes or indeed
- ist
- Third person singular present of 'sein'; is
- ungefähr
- Adverb meaning approximately or about
- die
- Definite article or relative pronoun; the or who
- richtige
- Inflected form of 'richtig'; correct or right
- Entfernung
- Noun meaning distance or remoteness
- aber
- Coordinating conjunction meaning but or however
- dann
- Adverb meaning then or after that
- frage
- First person singular of 'fragen'; I wonder or ask
- auf
- Preposition meaning on, onto, or upon
- welchen
- Interrogative or relative pronoun; which (accusative)
- Breitengrad
- Noun meaning latitude, geographic parallel lines
- oder
- Coordinating conjunction meaning or
- Längengrad
- Noun meaning longitude, geographic meridian lines
- gekommen
- Past participle of 'kommen'; come or arrived
- bin
- First person singular of 'sein'; am
- Ahnung
- Noun meaning idea, clue, or inkling; keine Ahnung means no idea
- was
- Interrogative or relative pronoun; what
- bedeutete
- Simple past of 'bedeuten'; meant or signified
- sie
- Third person singular or plural pronoun; she or they
- dachte
- Simple past of 'denken'; thought
- seien
- Subjunctive form of 'sein'; be or were
- schön
- Adjective meaning beautiful, nice, or lovely
- vornehme
- Inflected form of 'vornehm'; distinguished, elegant, or refined
- Wörter
- Plural of Wort; words (individual vocabulary items)
- man
- Indefinite pronoun meaning one, you, or people in general
- konnte
- Simple past of 'können'; could or was able to
- Bald
- Adverb meaning soon or shortly
- fing
- Simple past of 'anfangen'; began or started
- wieder
- Adverb meaning again or once more
- an
- Separable prefix or preposition meaning on, at, or to
- Ich
- First person singular pronoun; I
- ob
- Subordinating conjunction meaning whether or if
- direkt
- Adverb or adjective meaning directly or straight
- durch
- Preposition meaning through or across
- Erde
- Noun meaning earth, ground, or soil
- fallen
- To fall or drop
- werde
- First person singular future auxiliary; will or shall
- Wie
- Interrogative adverb meaning how
- komisch
- Adjective meaning funny, strange, or odd
- sein
- Infinitive meaning to be, or possessive pronoun his
- wird
- Third person singular future of 'werden'; will be
- bei
- Preposition meaning at, near, or among
- den
- Definite article dative plural or accusative masculine; the
- Menschen
- Plural of Mensch; people or human beings
- herauszukommen
- To come out or emerge from something
- mit
- Preposition meaning with or by means of
- dem
- Dative definite article; the
- Kopf
- Noun meaning head
- gehen
- To go or walk
- Die
- Definite article feminine or plural; the
- Antipathien
- Plural of Antipathie; antipathies or strong dislikes
- glaube
- First person singular of 'glauben'; I believe or think
- diesmal
- Adverb meaning this time
- ziemlich
- Adverb meaning quite, fairly, or rather
- froh
- Adjective meaning glad, happy, or pleased
- dass
- Subordinating conjunction meaning that
- wirklich
- Adverb meaning really, truly, or actually
- überhaupt
- Adverb meaning at all, generally, or in the first place
- nicht
- Negation adverb meaning not
- Wort
- Noun meaning word
- klang
- Simple past of 'klingen'; sounded or rang
- fragen
- To ask or inquire
- müssen
- Modal verb meaning must or to have to
- Land
- Noun meaning country, land, or region
- heißt
- Third person singular of 'heißen'; is called or named
- wissen
- To know (a fact)
- Sie
- Formal second person pronoun; you (polite)
- Bitte
- Polite word meaning please or you're welcome
- gnädige
- Inflected form of 'gnädig'; gracious, used as formal address
- Frau
- Noun meaning woman, Mrs., or Ms.
- versuchte
- Simple past of 'versuchen'; tried or attempted
- einen
- Indefinite article masculine accusative; a or an
- Knicks
- Noun meaning curtsy, a bow performed by bending knees
- machen
- To make or do
- während
- Conjunction or preposition meaning while or during
- sprach
- Simple past of 'sprechen'; spoke
- stellt
- Third person singular of 'stellen'; places or puts
- euch
- Second person plural dative/accusative pronoun; you all
- vor
- Preposition meaning before, in front of, or ago
- Luft
- Noun meaning air or atmosphere
- fällt
- Third person singular of 'fallen'; falls
- Meint
- Third person singular of 'meinen'; thinks or means
- könntet
- Second person plural subjunctive of 'können'; could or would be able
- schaffen
- To manage, accomplish, or create something
- Und
- Coordinating conjunction; and
- für
- Preposition meaning for
- ein
- Indefinite article meaning a or an
- unwissendes
- Inflected form of 'unwissend'; ignorant or unknowing
- kleines
- Inflected form of 'klein'; small or little
- Mädchen
- Noun meaning girl or young woman
- halten
- To hold, stop, or consider someone as something
- weil
- Subordinating conjunction meaning because
- Nein
- Adverb meaning no
- geht
- Third person singular of 'gehen'; goes or works
- keinen
- Negative article masculine accusative; no or not any
- Fall
- Noun meaning case or fall; auf keinen Fall means by no means
- vielleicht
- Adverb meaning perhaps or maybe
- irgendwo
- Adverb meaning somewhere or anywhere
- angeschrieben
- Past participle of 'anschreiben'; written on or posted up
- sehen
- To see or look
- Unten
- Adverb meaning below or at the bottom
- Es
- Third person neuter pronoun; it
- gab
- Simple past of 'geben'; gave or there was
- nichts
- Indefinite pronoun meaning nothing
- anderes
- Inflected form of 'ander'; other or else
- tun
- To do or act
- also
- Conjunction or adverb meaning so, thus, or therefore
- bald
- Adverb meaning soon
- reden
- To talk or speak
- heute
- Adverb meaning today
- Nacht
- Noun meaning night
- vermissen
- To miss someone or something
Unlock audio playback, vocabulary games, and reading progress tracking.
Create free account →