Anne of Green Gables — Page 4

English → De CHAPTER I. Mrs. Rachel Lynde Is Surprised Level 6/10

"He doesn't generally go to town this time of year and he _never_ visits; if he'd run out of turnip seed he wouldn't dress up and take the buggy to go for more; he wasn't driving fast enough to be going for a doctor.

„Er geht zu dieser Jahreszeit normalerweise nicht in die Stadt, und er macht _niemals_ Besuche; wenn ihm der Rübensamen ausgegangen wäre, würde er sich nicht fein machen und die Kutsche nehmen, um mehr zu holen; er fuhr nicht schnell genug, um zu einem Arzt zu fahren.

Yet something must have happened since last night to start him off.

Und doch muss seit gestern Nacht etwas geschehen sein, das ihn aufgebrochen hat.

Accordingly after tea Mrs. Rachel set out; she had not far to go; the big, rambling, orchard-embowered house where the Cuthberts lived was a scant quarter of a mile up the road from Lynde's Hollow.

Dementsprechend machte sich Frau Rachel nach dem Tee auf den Weg; sie hatte keinen weiten Weg; das große, weitläufige, von Obstgärten umgebene Haus, in dem die Cuthberts wohnten, lag kaum eine Viertelmeile die Straße hinauf von Lynde's Hollow entfernt.

To be sure, the long lane made it a good deal further.

Freilich machte der lange Feldweg es erheblich weiter.

Matthew Cuthbert's father, as shy and silent as his son after him, had got as far away as he possibly could from his fellow men without actually retreating into the woods when he founded his homestead.

Matthew Cuthberts Vater, ebenso schüchtern und schweigsam wie sein Sohn nach ihm, hatte sich beim Gründen seines Heimstättengehöfts so weit wie möglich von seinen Mitmenschen entfernt, ohne sich tatsächlich in die Wälder zurückzuziehen.

Green Gables was built at the furthest edge of his cleared land and there it was to this day, barely visible from the main road along which all the other Avonlea houses were so sociably situated.

Green Gables wurde am äußersten Rand seines gerodeten Landes erbaut und stand dort bis auf den heutigen Tag, von der Hauptstraße, an der alle anderen Häuser von Avonlea so gesellig gelegen waren, kaum zu sehen.

Mrs. Rachel Lynde did not call living in such a place _living_ at all.

Frau Rachel Lynde nannte das Wohnen an einem solchen Ort überhaupt kein _Wohnen_.

Vocabulary

Er: Third person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'.
geht: Third person singular of 'gehen'; means 'goes' or 'walks'.
zu: Preposition or particle meaning 'to', 'at', or 'too'.
dieser: Demonstrative adjective meaning 'this' (masculine/dative).
Jahreszeit: Noun meaning 'season of the year'.
normalerweise: Adverb meaning 'normally' or 'usually'.
nicht: Negation particle meaning 'not'.
in: Preposition meaning 'in' or 'into'.
die: Definite article or relative pronoun meaning 'the' or 'who/which'.
Stadt: Noun meaning 'city' or 'town'.
und: Coordinating conjunction meaning 'and'.
er: Third person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'.
macht: Third person singular of 'machen'; means 'makes' or 'does'.
_niemals_: Emphatic adverb meaning 'never' under any circumstances.
Besuche: Plural noun meaning 'visits' or 'calls'.
wenn: Conjunction meaning 'if' or 'when' (conditional/temporal).
ihm: Dative pronoun meaning 'him' or 'to him'.
der: Definite article or relative pronoun; 'the' or 'who/which'.
ausgegangen: Past participle of 'ausgehen'; here means 'run out of'.
wäre: Subjunctive II of 'sein'; means 'were' or 'would be'.
würde: Subjunctive II auxiliary meaning 'would'.
sich: Reflexive pronoun meaning 'himself', 'herself', or 'itself'.
fein: Adjective meaning 'fine', 'elegant', or 'smart'.
machen: Infinitive verb meaning 'to make' or 'to do'.
Kutsche: Noun meaning 'carriage' or 'horse-drawn coach'.
nehmen: Infinitive verb meaning 'to take'.
um: Preposition or conjunction meaning 'around', 'at', or 'in order to'.
mehr: Adverb or adjective meaning 'more'.
holen: Infinitive verb meaning 'to fetch' or 'to get'.
fuhr: Simple past of 'fahren'; means 'drove' or 'traveled'.
schnell: Adjective/adverb meaning 'fast', 'quickly', or 'rapid'.
genug: Adverb meaning 'enough' or 'sufficiently'.
einem: Indefinite article in dative case meaning 'a' or 'an'.
Arzt: Noun meaning 'doctor' or 'physician'.
fahren: Infinitive verb meaning 'to drive' or 'to travel'.
Und: Coordinating conjunction meaning 'and'.
doch: Particle meaning 'yet', 'still', or 'nevertheless'.
muss: Modal verb meaning 'must' or 'has to'.
seit: Preposition meaning 'since' or 'for' (duration of time).
gestern: Adverb meaning 'yesterday'.
Nacht: Noun meaning 'night'.
etwas: Pronoun or adverb meaning 'something' or 'somewhat'.
geschehen: Past participle/infinitive of 'geschehen'; meaning 'to happen'.
sein: Infinitive of 'to be'; also possessive pronoun 'his'.
das: Definite article or demonstrative pronoun meaning 'the' or 'that'.
ihn: Accusative pronoun meaning 'him'.
aufgebrochen: Past participle of 'aufbrechen'; means 'set out' or 'departed'.
hat: Third person singular of 'haben'; means 'has'.
Dementsprechend: Adverb meaning 'accordingly' or 'correspondingly'.
machte: Simple past of 'machen'; means 'made' or 'did'.
Frau: Noun meaning 'woman', 'wife', or formal title 'Mrs.'
nach: Preposition meaning 'after', 'to', or 'according to'.
dem: Definite article in dative case meaning 'the'.
Tee: Noun meaning 'tea' (the beverage).
auf: Preposition meaning 'on', 'onto', or 'upon'.
den: Definite article in accusative/dative case meaning 'the'.
Weg: Noun meaning 'way', 'path', or 'road'.
sie: Pronoun meaning 'she', 'they', or formal 'you'.
hatte: Simple past of 'haben'; means 'had'.
keinen: Negative article in accusative case meaning 'no' or 'not any'.
weiten: Adjective meaning 'far', 'wide', or 'long' (declined form).
große: Adjective meaning 'large' or 'big' (declined form).
weitläufige: Adjective meaning 'sprawling', 'extensive', or 'spacious'.
von: Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'by'.
Obstgärten: Plural noun meaning 'orchards' (fruit gardens).
umgebene: Past participle adjective of 'umgeben'; meaning 'surrounded by'.
Haus: Noun meaning 'house' or 'home'.
wohnten: Simple past plural of 'wohnen'; means 'lived' or 'resided'.
lag: Simple past of 'liegen'; means 'lay' or 'was situated'.
kaum: Adverb meaning 'barely', 'hardly', or 'scarcely'.
eine: Indefinite article feminine meaning 'a' or 'one'.
Straße: Noun meaning 'street' or 'road'.
hinauf: Adverb/directional particle meaning 'up' or 'upward along'.
entfernt: Adjective/adverb meaning 'away', 'distant', or 'remote'.
Freilich: Adverb meaning 'admittedly', 'of course', or 'to be sure'.
lange: Adjective/adverb meaning 'long' (in time or length).
Feldweg: Compound noun meaning 'field path' or 'farm track'.
es: Neuter pronoun meaning 'it'.
erheblich: Adjective/adverb meaning 'considerably' or 'substantially'.
weiter: Comparative of 'weit'; means 'further' or 'farther'.
Vater: Noun meaning 'father'.
ebenso: Adverb meaning 'just as', 'equally', or 'likewise'.
schüchtern: Adjective meaning 'shy' or 'timid'.
schweigsam: Adjective meaning 'taciturn', 'quiet', or 'reserved in speech'.
wie: Conjunction/adverb meaning 'as', 'like', or 'how'.
Sohn: Noun meaning 'son'.
beim: Contraction of 'bei dem'; means 'at the' or 'when doing'.
Gründen: Verbal noun/dative plural; here means 'founding' or 'establishing'.
seines: Genitive of possessive 'sein'; means 'of his' or 'his'.
so: Adverb/conjunction meaning 'so', 'thus', or 'as'.
weit: Adjective/adverb meaning 'far', 'wide', or 'extensive'.
möglich: Adjective meaning 'possible' or 'feasible'.
seinen: Accusative masculine of possessive 'sein'; means 'his'.
Mitmenschen: Plural noun meaning 'fellow human beings' or 'neighbors'.
ohne: Preposition meaning 'without'.
tatsächlich: Adverb meaning 'actually', 'indeed', or 'in reality'.
Wälder: Plural noun meaning 'forests' or 'woods'.
zurückzuziehen: Infinitive of reflexive verb 'sich zurückziehen'; to withdraw into.
wurde: Simple past passive auxiliary of 'werden'; means 'was (built)'.
am: Contraction of 'an dem'; means 'at the' or 'on the'.
äußersten: Superlative of 'äußer'; means 'outermost' or 'extreme edge'.
Rand: Noun meaning 'edge', 'margin', or 'border'.
gerodeten: Past participle adjective of 'roden'; meaning 'cleared' (of trees).
Landes: Genitive of 'Land'; means 'of the land' or 'of the country'.
erbaut: Past participle of 'erbauen'; means 'built' or 'constructed'.
stand: Simple past of 'stehen'; means 'stood' or 'was standing'.
dort: Adverb meaning 'there' (at that place).
bis: Preposition meaning 'until', 'up to', or 'by'.
heutigen: Adjective meaning 'today's' or 'current' (declined form).
Tag: Noun meaning 'day'.
Hauptstraße: Compound noun meaning 'main road' or 'high street'.
an: Preposition meaning 'at', 'on', or 'to' (location/direction).
alle: Pronoun/adjective meaning 'all' or 'every'.
anderen: Adjective meaning 'other' or 'remaining' (declined form).
Häuser: Plural noun meaning 'houses'.
gesellig: Adjective meaning 'sociable', 'convivial', or 'neighborly'.
gelegen: Past participle of 'liegen'; used as adjective meaning 'situated'.
waren: Simple past plural of 'sein'; means 'were'.
sehen: Infinitive verb meaning 'to see' or 'to look'.
nannte: Simple past of 'nennen'; means 'called' or 'named'.
Wohnen: Verbal noun meaning 'living' or 'dwelling' (as an act).
solchen: Declension of 'solch'; means 'such a' or 'that kind of'.
Ort: Noun meaning 'place', 'location', or 'spot'.
überhaupt: Adverb meaning 'at all', 'in general', or 'altogether'.
kein: Negative article meaning 'no' or 'not a'.
_Wohnen_: Emphasized verbal noun meaning 'living'; stressed as not real dwelling.

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