Anne of Green Gables — Page 11
It's so seldom Matthew sets his mind on anything that when he does I always feel it's my duty to give in.
Es kommt so selten vor, dass Matthew sich etwas in den Kopf setzt, dass ich, wenn er es tut, immer das Gefühl habe, es sei meine Pflicht nachzugeben.
And as for the risk, there's risks in pretty near everything a body does in this world.
Und was das Risiko betrifft, so birgt fast alles, was ein Mensch in dieser Welt tut, Risiken.
There's risks in people's having children of their own if it comes to that--they don't always turn out well.
Es birgt Risiken, wenn Menschen eigene Kinder bekommen, wenn man es genau nimmt – sie geraten nicht immer gut.
And then Nova Scotia is right close to the Island.
Und außerdem liegt Neuschottland ganz nah an der Insel.
It isn't as if we were getting him from England or the States.
Es ist ja nicht so, als würden wir ihn aus England oder den Staaten holen.
He can't be much different from ourselves."
Er kann nicht viel anders sein als wir selbst."
"Only don't say I didn't warn you if he burns Green Gables down or puts strychnine in the well--I heard of a case over in New Brunswick where an orphan asylum child did that and the whole family died in fearful agonies.
„Aber sagen Sie nicht, ich hätte Sie nicht gewarnt, wenn er Green Gables niederbrennt oder Strychnin in den Brunnen schüttet – ich hörte von einem Fall drüben in New Brunswick, wo ein Kind aus einem Waisenhaus genau das tat und die ganze Familie in schrecklichen Qualen starb.
"I'd never dream of taking a girl to bring up.
„Ich würde nie daran denken, ein Mädchen zur Erziehung aufzunehmen.
I wonder at Mrs. Alexander Spencer for doing it.
Ich wundere mich über Frau Alexander Spencer, dass sie es tut.
Mrs. Rachel would have liked to stay until Matthew came home with his imported orphan.
Frau Rachel wäre gerne geblieben, bis Matthew mit seinem importierten Waisenkind nach Hause kam.
Vocabulary
- kommt
- Comes; third-person singular of 'kommen'
- selten
- Rarely, seldom; not happening very often
- vor
- Before, in front of; common preposition with many uses
- dass
- That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause
- sich
- Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun in German
- etwas
- Something, somewhat; indefinite pronoun or adverb
- Kopf
- Head; the body part above the neck
- setzt
- Sets, places; third-person singular of 'setzen'
- wenn
- When, if; subordinating conjunction for conditions or time
- tut
- Does; third-person singular of 'tun' (to do)
- immer
- Always, ever; indicating something happens without exception
- Gefühl
- Feeling, emotion; a subjective internal experience
- sei
- Be; subjunctive form of 'sein', expressing uncertainty
- Pflicht
- Duty, obligation; a moral or legal responsibility
- nachzugeben
- To give in, yield; to concede or relent to someone
- Risiko
- Risk; possibility of harm or negative outcome
- betrifft
- Concerns, regards; third-person singular of 'betreffen'
- birgt
- Harbors, holds; third-person singular of 'bergen'
- fast
- Almost, nearly; indicating near completeness or quantity
- alles
- Everything, all; an indefinite pronoun meaning all things
- Mensch
- Person, human being; an individual of the human species
- dieser
- This; demonstrative adjective, masculine nominative form
- Welt
- World; the earth and all living things on it
- Risiken
- Risks; plural of Risiko, potential dangers or hazards
- Menschen
- People, humans; plural of Mensch
- eigene
- Own; adjective indicating personal possession or origin
- Kinder
- Children; plural of Kind, young human beings
- bekommen
- To get, receive; also to have (children)
- man
- One, you; impersonal pronoun referring to people generally
- genau
- Exactly, precisely; indicating accuracy or correctness
- nimmt
- Takes; third-person singular of 'nehmen' (to take)
- geraten
- Turn out, end up; to develop in a certain direction
- außerdem
- Besides, furthermore; adding an additional point
- liegt
- Lies, is located; third-person singular of 'liegen'
- ganz
- Quite, entirely, whole; indicating completeness or degree
- nah
- Near, close; indicating short physical or metaphorical distance
- Insel
- Island; a landmass surrounded by water
- ja
- Yes, indeed; affirmative particle or emphatic filler
- als
- As, than, when; conjunction with multiple comparison uses
- würden
- Would; conditional auxiliary verb form of 'werden'
- Staaten
- States; plural of Staat, often refers to the USA
- holen
- To fetch, bring, get; to retrieve someone or something
- kann
- Can, is able to; modal verb expressing ability
- viel
- Much, a lot; indicating a large quantity or degree
- anders
- Different, otherwise; not the same as before or expected
- sein
- To be; infinitive of the main auxiliary verb
- selbst
- Oneself, even; reflexive intensifier or emphatic particle
- sagen
- To say, tell; to express something verbally
- Sie
- You (formal); second-person formal pronoun in German
- hätte
- Would have; subjunctive II form of 'haben'
- gewarnt
- Warned; past participle of 'warnen', to caution someone
- niederbrennt
- Burns down; third-person singular of 'niederbrennen'
- Brunnen
- Well, fountain; a structure for accessing groundwater
- schüttet
- Pours, dumps; third-person singular of 'schütten'
- hörte
- Heard; simple past of 'hören', to hear
- Fall
- Case, instance, fall; a specific situation or event
- drüben
- Over there, across; indicating a place on the other side
- wo
- Where; relative or interrogative adverb of place
- Kind
- Child; a young human being, boy or girl
- Waisenhaus
- Orphanage; institution housing children without parents
- tat
- Did; simple past tense of 'tun' (to do)
- ganze
- Whole, entire; adjective indicating completeness
- Familie
- Family; a group of related people living together
- schrecklichen
- Terrible, dreadful; adjective in inflected form
- Qualen
- Torments, agonies; intense physical or mental suffering
- starb
- Died; simple past of 'sterben', to die
- würde
- Would; conditional auxiliary, first/third-person singular
- nie
- Never; adverb indicating something does not happen
- daran
- At it, about it; prepositional adverb referring to something
- denken
- To think; to use the mind to consider or reflect
- Mädchen
- Girl; a young female person or child
- Erziehung
- Upbringing, education; the raising and teaching of children
- aufzunehmen
- To take in, accommodate; to receive someone into one's home
- wundere
- Wonder, am surprised; first-person singular of 'sich wundern'
- über
- About, over, above; preposition with various meanings
- Frau
- Woman, Mrs.; adult female person or polite address
- wäre
- Would be; subjunctive II form of 'sein' (to be)
- gerne
- Gladly, willingly; adverb indicating doing something with pleasure
- geblieben
- Stayed, remained; past participle of 'bleiben'
- bis
- Until, up to; preposition or conjunction indicating a limit
- importierten
- Imported; past participle adjective, brought from elsewhere
- Waisenkind
- Orphan; a child whose parents have died
- nach
- After, to, according to; preposition with multiple meanings
- Hause
- Home; dative form of 'Haus', used in 'nach Hause'
- kam
- Came; simple past of 'kommen', to come
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