Anne of Green Gables — Page 1
MATTHEW Cuthbert and the sorrel mare jogged comfortably over the eight miles to Bright River.
MATTHEW Cuthbert und die Fuchsstute trabten gemächlich die acht Meilen bis nach Bright River.
It was a pretty road, running along between snug farmsteads, with now and again a bit of balsamy fir wood to drive through or a hollow where wild plums hung out their filmy bloom.
Es war eine hübsche Straße, die zwischen gemütlichen Gehöften entlangführte, mit ab und zu einem Stück duftendem Tannenwald, durch den man fuhr, oder einer Senke, wo wilde Pflaumen ihre zarten Blüten entfalteten.
The air was sweet with the breath of many apple orchards and the meadows sloped away in the distance to horizon mists of pearl and purple; while
Die Luft war süß vom Duft vieler Apfelgärten, und die Wiesen neigten sich in der Ferne zu Horizontnebeln aus Perle und Violett; während
"The little birds sang as if it were The one day of summer in all the year."
„Die kleinen Vögel sangen, als ob es wäre Der einzige Sommertag im ganzen Jahr."
Matthew enjoyed the drive after his own fashion, except during the moments when he met women and had to nod to them--for in Prince Edward Island you are supposed to nod to all and sundry you meet on the road whether you know them or not.
Matthew genoss die Fahrt auf seine eigene Art, außer in den Momenten, wenn er Frauen begegnete und ihnen zunicken musste – denn auf Prince Edward Island gehört es sich, allen und jedem zuzunicken, dem man auf der Straße begegnet, ob man sie kennt oder nicht.
Matthew dreaded all women except Marilla and Mrs. Rachel; he had an uncomfortable feeling that the mysterious creatures were secretly laughing at him.
Matthew fürchtete alle Frauen außer Marilla und Mrs. Rachel; er hatte das unangenehme Gefühl, dass die geheimnisvollen Geschöpfe heimlich über ihn lachten.
He may have been quite right in thinking so, for he was an odd-looking personage, with an ungainly figure and long iron-gray hair that touched his stooping shoulders, and a full, soft brown beard which he had worn ever since he was twenty.
Er mochte damit durchaus recht haben, denn er war eine seltsam aussehende Erscheinung, mit einer unbeholfenen Gestalt und langem eisengrauem Haar, das seine gebeugten Schultern berührte, und einem vollen, weichen braunen Bart, den er seit seinem zwanzigsten Lebensjahr getragen hatte.
In fact, he had looked at twenty very much as he looked at sixty, lacking a little of the grayness.
Tatsächlich hatte er mit zwanzig sehr ähnlich ausgesehen wie mit sechzig, nur mit etwas weniger Grau.
Vocabulary
- und
- Conjunction meaning 'and'.
- die
- Definite article or pronoun meaning 'the' or 'they'.
- Fuchsstute
- A chestnut or sorrel mare; a female horse.
- trabten
- Trotted; moved at a steady trotting pace.
- gemächlich
- Leisurely, slowly, at a comfortable relaxed pace.
- acht
- The number eight.
- Meilen
- Miles; plural of Meile, a unit of distance.
- bis
- Until or up to a point in space or time.
- nach
- To, toward, or after; a preposition of direction.
- Es
- Pronoun meaning 'it'; used as subject.
- war
- Was; past tense of 'sein' (to be).
- eine
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an' (feminine).
- hübsche
- Pretty, attractive; adjective describing appearance.
- Straße
- Street or road; a path for traveling.
- zwischen
- Between; preposition indicating a middle position.
- gemütlichen
- Cozy, comfortable, pleasant; adjective (inflected form).
- Gehöften
- Farmsteads; small agricultural properties with buildings.
- entlangführte
- Led along; past tense of entlangführen (to lead along).
- mit
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or inclusion.
- ab
- Off, from; prefix or preposition indicating separation.
- zu
- To, at, too; versatile preposition or particle.
- einem
- Dative indefinite article meaning 'a/an' (masc./neut.).
- Stück
- Piece, section, or stretch of something.
- duftendem
- Fragrant, sweet-smelling; adjective (dative inflected form).
- Tannenwald
- Fir forest; a forest consisting of fir trees.
- durch
- Through; preposition indicating movement inside something.
- den
- Definite article or pronoun, accusative masculine 'the'.
- man
- One, you; impersonal pronoun for general statements.
- fuhr
- Drove, traveled; past tense of 'fahren'.
- oder
- Or; conjunction presenting an alternative option.
- einer
- Genitive/dative indefinite article meaning 'a/an' (feminine).
- Senke
- A depression or hollow in the landscape; a dip.
- wo
- Where; relative or interrogative adverb of place.
- wilde
- Wild; adjective describing uncultivated or untamed things.
- Pflaumen
- Plums; plural of Pflaume, a small fruit tree.
- ihre
- Their or her; possessive pronoun (inflected form).
- zarten
- Delicate, tender; adjective (inflected form).
- Blüten
- Blossoms, flowers; plural of Blüte.
- entfalteten
- Unfolded, spread open; past tense of entfalten.
- Die
- Definite article 'the' (feminine/plural nominative).
- Luft
- Air; the gaseous mixture surrounding us.
- süß
- Sweet; describing a pleasant taste or scent.
- vom
- Contraction of 'von dem', meaning 'from the'.
- Duft
- Fragrance, scent; a pleasant smell in the air.
- vieler
- Of many; genitive plural form of 'viel'.
- Apfelgärten
- Apple orchards; gardens or plantations of apple trees.
- Wiesen
- Meadows; plural of Wiese, open grassy areas.
- neigten
- Inclined, sloped; past tense of neigen.
- sich
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'themselves' or 'oneself'.
- in
- In, into; preposition indicating location or direction.
- der
- Definite article 'the' (masculine nominative or dative feminine).
- Ferne
- Distance; the far-off or remote area.
- Horizontnebeln
- Horizon mists; hazy veils seen at the far horizon.
- aus
- Of, from, out of; preposition of origin or material.
- Perle
- Pearl; a lustrous gem or pearl-like color.
- Violett
- Violet; a purple-blue color.
- während
- While, during; conjunction or preposition of time.
- kleinen
- Small, little; adjective (inflected form of klein).
- Vögel
- Birds; plural of Vogel.
- sangen
- Sang; past tense of singen (to sing).
- als
- As, when, than; conjunction used in comparisons or time.
- ob
- Whether, as if; conjunction introducing a condition or doubt.
- es
- It; neutral personal pronoun used as subject.
- wäre
- Would be; subjunctive II form of 'sein'.
- Der
- Definite article 'the' (masculine nominative).
- einzige
- Only, sole; adjective meaning one and no other.
- Sommertag
- Summer day; a single day during the summer season.
- im
- Contraction of 'in dem', meaning 'in the'.
- ganzen
- Whole, entire; adjective (inflected form of ganz).
- Jahr
- Year; a period of twelve months.
- genoss
- Enjoyed; past tense of genießen (to enjoy).
- Fahrt
- Journey, ride, trip; travel by vehicle or horse.
- auf
- On, onto, upon; preposition of position or direction.
- seine
- His; possessive pronoun (masculine/neuter nominative).
- eigene
- Own; adjective meaning belonging to oneself.
- Art
- Way, manner, kind; type or style of doing something.
- außer
- Except, apart from; preposition of exclusion.
- Momenten
- Moments; plural of Moment, brief periods of time.
- wenn
- When, whenever, if; conjunction of time or condition.
- er
- He; third-person masculine personal pronoun.
- Frauen
- Women; plural of Frau.
- begegnete
- Encountered, met; past tense of begegnen.
- ihnen
- Them (dative); third-person plural dative pronoun.
- zunicken
- To nod to someone; a gesture of acknowledgment.
- musste
- Had to; past tense of müssen (to have to).
- denn
- Because, for; causal conjunction explaining a reason.
- gehört
- Belongs; present tense of gehören (to belong to).
- allen
- Everyone, all; dative plural form of 'alle'.
- jedem
- Everyone, each one; dative singular of 'jeder'.
- zuzunicken
- To nod to; infinitive of zunicken with zu-infinitive form.
- dem
- Dative singular definite article 'the' (masc./neut.).
- begegnet
- Meets, encounters; present tense of begegnen.
- sie
- She, they, or you (formal); personal pronoun.
- kennt
- Knows (a person/thing); present tense of kennen.
- nicht
- Not; negation word in German sentences.
- fürchtete
- Feared; past tense of fürchten (to fear).
- alle
- All, every; referring to an entire group.
- hatte
- Had; past tense of haben (to have).
- das
- The (neuter); definite article or demonstrative pronoun.
- unangenehme
- Unpleasant, uncomfortable; adjective (inflected form).
- Gefühl
- Feeling, sense; an emotional or physical sensation.
- dass
- That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause.
- geheimnisvollen
- Mysterious, enigmatic; adjective (inflected form).
- Geschöpfe
- Creatures, beings; plural of Geschöpf.
- heimlich
- Secretly, covertly; done without others knowing.
- über
- Over, about, above; preposition with multiple uses.
- ihn
- Him; accusative form of the masculine pronoun er.
- lachten
- Laughed; past tense of lachen (to laugh).
- Er
- He; third-person singular masculine personal pronoun.
- mochte
- Liked, may have; past tense of mögen.
- damit
- With that, thereby; pronoun-adverb combining da + mit.
- durchaus
- Absolutely, entirely, quite; emphatic adverb.
- recht
- Right, correct; adjective meaning accurate or justified.
- haben
- To have; infinitive of the auxiliary and main verb.
- seltsam
- Strange, odd, peculiar; adjective describing oddness.
- aussehende
- Looking, appearing; participle of aussehen (to look like).
- Erscheinung
- Appearance, figure; the way someone looks or appears.
- unbeholfenen
- Clumsy, awkward; adjective (inflected form).
- Gestalt
- Figure, form, shape; a person's physical appearance.
- langem
- Long; adjective (dative inflected form of lang).
- eisengrauem
- Iron-grey; adjective describing a dark grey color.
- Haar
- Hair; strands growing from a person's head.
- gebeugten
- Stooped, bent; adjective (inflected form of gebeugt).
- Schultern
- Shoulders; plural of Schulter, body joints below neck.
- berührte
- Touched; past tense of berühren (to touch).
- vollen
- Full; adjective (inflected form of voll).
- weichen
- Soft; adjective (inflected form of weich).
- braunen
- Brown; adjective (inflected form of braun).
- Bart
- Beard; facial hair grown on a man's chin/cheeks.
- seit
- Since, for; preposition indicating duration of time.
- seinem
- His; possessive pronoun (dative masculine/neuter form).
- zwanzigsten
- Twentieth; ordinal number (inflected form).
- Lebensjahr
- Year of life; a specific age year in one's lifetime.
- getragen
- Worn, carried; past participle of tragen.
- Tatsächlich
- Actually, indeed, in fact; adverb confirming reality.
- zwanzig
- Twenty; the cardinal number 20.
- sehr
- Very, very much; adverb intensifying adjectives/adverbs.
- ähnlich
- Similar, alike; adjective meaning resembling something.
- ausgesehen
- Looked, appeared; past participle of aussehen.
- wie
- How, as, like; conjunction or adverb of comparison.
- sechzig
- Sixty; the cardinal number 60.
- nur
- Only, just, merely; limiting adverb.
- etwas
- Something, somewhat, a little; indefinite pronoun/adverb.
- weniger
- Less, fewer; comparative form of wenig.
- Grau
- Grey; a neutral color between black and white.
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