Bleak House — Page 9
Chizzle, Mizzle, and otherwise have lapsed into a habit of vaguely promising themselves that they will look into that outstanding little matter and see what can be done for Drizzle—who was not well used—when Jarndyce and Jarndyce shall be got out of the office.
Chizzle, Mizzle und andere sind in die Gewohnheit verfallen, sich vage zu versprechen, dass sie sich diese ausstehende kleine Angelegenheit ansehen und sehen werden, was für Drizzle getan werden kann – der nicht gut behandelt wurde –, wenn Jarndyce gegen Jarndyce aus dem Büro heraus ist.
Shirking and sharking in all their many varieties have been sown broadcast by the ill-fated cause; and even those who have contemplated its history from the outermost circle of such evil have been insensibly tempted into a loose way of letting bad things alone to take their own bad course, and a loose belief that if the world go wrong it was in some off-hand manner never meant to go right.
Drückebergerei und Gaunerein in all ihren vielen Spielarten wurden durch die unglückseelige Sache weithin gesät; und selbst diejenigen, die ihre Geschichte vom äußersten Kreis dieses Übels betrachtet haben, wurden unmerklich zu einer nachlässigen Weise verleitet, schlechte Dinge einfach ihren eigenen schlechten Lauf nehmen zu lassen, und zu einem losen Glauben, dass wenn die Welt schiefläuft, sie irgendwie nie dazu gedacht war, richtig zu laufen.
Thus, in the midst of the mud and at the heart of the fog, sits the Lord High Chancellor in his High Court of Chancery.
So sitzt, inmitten des Schlamms und im Herzen des Nebels, der Lordkanzler in seinem Obersten Kanzleigericht.
Mr. Tangle knows more of Jarndyce and Jarndyce than anybody.
Mr. Tangle weiß mehr über Jarndyce gegen Jarndyce als irgendjemand sonst.
He is famous for it—supposed never to have read anything else since he left school.
Er ist berühmt dafür – es wird angenommen, dass er seit seinem Schulabschluss nichts anderes mehr gelesen hat.
Eighteen of Mr.
Achtzehn von Mr.
Vocabulary
- und
- and; conjunction joining words or clauses
- andere
- other; different people or things
- sind
- are; third person plural present of sein
- in
- in; preposition indicating location or time
- die
- the; feminine singular or plural definite article
- Gewohnheit
- habit; regular or repeated behavior pattern
- verfallen
- fall into; decline or become neglected over time
- sich
- themselves/oneself; reflexive pronoun for third person
- vage
- vague; not clearly defined or expressed
- zu
- to; preposition indicating direction or purpose
- versprechen
- promise; commit oneself to do something
- dass
- that; conjunction introducing subordinate clauses
- sie
- they/she; personal pronoun third person
- diese
- these; demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- ausstehende
- outstanding; pending or not yet resolved matters
- kleine
- small; little in size or importance
- Angelegenheit
- matter; affair or issue requiring attention
- ansehen
- look at; regard or consider something carefully
- sehen
- see; perceive with eyes or understand
- werden
- become; auxiliary verb for future or passive
- was
- what; interrogative or relative pronoun
- für
- for; preposition indicating purpose or benefit
- getan
- done; past participle of tun
- kann
- can; auxiliary verb expressing ability or possibility
- der
- the; masculine singular definite article
- nicht
- not; negation particle for verbs and adjectives
- gut
- good; positive quality or well-being
- behandelt
- treated; past participle of behandeln
- wurde
- was; past tense of werden in passive voice
- wenn
- if; conditional conjunction or temporal when
- gegen
- against; preposition indicating opposition or direction
- aus
- out of; preposition indicating origin or material
- dem
- the; dative masculine or neuter article
- Büro
- office; workplace for administrative or business activities
- heraus
- out; outward direction from inside
- ist
- is; third person singular present of sein
- all
- all; every one or entire quantity
- ihren
- their; possessive pronoun for third person plural
- vielen
- many; great number or quantity of things
- durch
- through; preposition indicating passage or means
- Sache
- thing; matter or affair of concern
- selbst
- self; even or myself/yourself/himself etc.
- diejenigen
- those; plural demonstrative pronoun for people
- ihre
- their; possessive pronoun for third person
- Geschichte
- history; story or account of past events
- vom
- from the; contraction of von dem
- Kreis
- circle; round shape or group of people
- dieses
- this; demonstrative pronoun neuter singular
- betrachtet
- considered; looked at or examined carefully
- haben
- have; possess or auxiliary verb for perfect tense
- einer
- a; indefinite article feminine singular or dative
- Weise
- manner; way or method of doing something
- schlechte
- bad; negative or poor quality things
- Dinge
- things; objects or matters of concern
- einfach
- simply; in easy or uncomplicated manner
- eigenen
- own; belonging to oneself or itself
- schlechten
- bad; poor quality or morally wrong course
- Lauf
- course; flow or progression of events
- nehmen
- take; grasp or accept something
- lassen
- let; allow or leave something alone
- einem
- a; indefinite article dative masculine or neuter
- Glauben
- belief; faith or confidence in something
- Welt
- world; earth or sphere of human existence
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