Cranford — Page 8
True, it was to discover the cause of a smoking chimney, before the fire was lighted; but still Captain Brown walked upstairs, nothing daunted, spoke in a voice too large for the room, and joked quite in the way of a tame man about the house.
Es war zwar nur, um die Ursache eines rauchenden Kamins zu entdecken, bevor das Feuer angezündet worden war; aber dennoch stieg Kapitän Brown die Treppe hinauf, unerschrocken wie immer, sprach mit einer Stimme, die für das Zimmer zu laut war, und scherzte ganz nach der Art eines harmlosen Hausgenossen.
He had been blind to all the small slights, and omissions of trivial ceremonies, with which he had been received.
Er hatte keine Notiz genommen von all den kleinen Kränkungen und dem Weglassen nichtiger Förmlichkeiten, mit denen man ihn empfangen hatte.
He had been friendly, though the Cranford ladies had been cool; he had answered small sarcastic compliments in good faith; and with his manly frankness had overpowered all the shrinking which met him as a man who was not ashamed to be poor.
Er war freundlich gewesen, obwohl die Damen von Cranford kühl geblieben waren; er hatte kleine sarkastische Schmeicheleien in gutem Glauben erwidert; und mit seiner männlichen Offenherzigkeit hatte er all die Zurückhaltung überwunden, die ihm als einem Manne entgegengebracht wurde, der sich nicht schämte, arm zu sein.
And, at last, his excellent masculine common sense, and his facility in devising expedients to overcome domestic dilemmas, had gained him an extraordinary place as authority among the Cranford ladies.
Und schließlich hatten ihm sein vortrefflicher männlicher Verstand und seine Geschicklichkeit darin, Mittel und Wege zu finden, um häusliche Schwierigkeiten zu überwinden, eine außerordentliche Stellung als Autorität unter den Damen von Cranford eingebracht.
He himself went on in his course, as unaware of his popularity as he had been of the reverse; and I am sure he was startled one day when he found his advice so highly esteemed as to make some counsel which he had given in jest to be taken in sober, serious earnest.
Er selbst setzte seinen Weg fort, so wenig seiner Beliebtheit bewusst wie er es zuvor von dem Gegenteil gewesen war; und ich bin sicher, dass er eines Tages überrascht war, als er feststellte, dass sein Rat so hoch geschätzt wurde, dass ein Ratschlag, den er im Scherz gegeben hatte, in völligem Ernst aufgenommen wurde.
It was on this subject: An old lady had an Alderney cow, which she looked upon as a daughter.
Es handelte sich um Folgendes: Eine alte Dame besaß eine Alderney-Kuh, die sie wie eine Tochter betrachtete.
You could not pay the short quarter of an hour call without being told of the wonderful milk or wonderful intelligence of this animal.
Man konnte keinen kurzen Viertelstundenbesuch abstatten, ohne von der wunderbaren Milch oder der wunderbaren Klugheit dieses Tieres zu hören.
Vocabulary
- war
- Past tense of 'sein'; 'was'.
- zwar
- Adverb meaning 'admittedly' or 'it is true'.
- nur
- Adverb meaning 'only' or 'just'.
- um
- Preposition or conjunction meaning 'in order to'.
- Ursache
- Noun meaning 'cause' or 'reason' for something.
- rauchenden
- Adjective form of 'rauchen'; 'smoking' or 'smoldering'.
- Kamins
- Genitive of 'Kamin'; 'chimney' or 'fireplace'.
- entdecken
- Verb meaning 'to discover' or 'to find out'.
- bevor
- Conjunction meaning 'before' introducing a subordinate clause.
- Feuer
- Noun meaning 'fire'.
- angezündet
- Past participle of 'anzünden'; 'lit' or 'ignited'.
- worden
- Auxiliary past participle used in passive constructions.
- aber
- Conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however'.
- dennoch
- Adverb meaning 'nevertheless' or 'yet'.
- stieg
- Past tense of 'steigen'; 'climbed' or 'ascended'.
- Kapitän
- Noun meaning 'captain', a military or naval rank.
- Treppe
- Noun meaning 'staircase' or 'stairs'.
- hinauf
- Directional adverb meaning 'up' or 'upward'.
- unerschrocken
- Adjective meaning 'fearless' or 'undaunted'.
- immer
- Adverb meaning 'always' or 'ever'.
- sprach
- Past tense of 'sprechen'; 'spoke'.
- Stimme
- Noun meaning 'voice'.
- Zimmer
- Noun meaning 'room' in a building.
- laut
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'loud' or 'loudly'.
- scherzte
- Past tense of 'scherzen'; 'joked' or 'made a joke'.
- ganz
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'quite', 'whole', or 'entirely'.
- nach
- Preposition meaning 'after', 'to', or 'according to'.
- Art
- Noun meaning 'manner', 'type', or 'way'.
- harmlosen
- Inflected form of 'harmlos'; 'harmless' or 'inoffensive'.
- Hausgenossen
- Noun meaning 'housemate' or 'fellow resident'.
- hatte
- Past tense of 'haben'; 'had'.
- keine
- Negative article meaning 'no' or 'none'.
- Notiz
- Noun meaning 'note' or 'notice'; take note.
- genommen
- Past participle of 'nehmen'; 'taken'.
- kleinen
- Inflected form of 'klein'; 'small' or 'little'.
- Kränkungen
- Plural noun meaning 'slights', 'insults', or 'offenses'.
- Weglassen
- Noun or infinitive meaning 'omission' or 'leaving out'.
- nichtiger
- Inflected form of 'nichtig'; 'trivial' or 'petty'.
- Förmlichkeiten
- Plural noun meaning 'formalities' or 'social conventions'.
- man
- Indefinite pronoun meaning 'one' or 'they/people'.
- empfangen
- Verb meaning 'to receive' or 'to welcome' someone.
- freundlich
- Adjective meaning 'friendly' or 'kind'.
- gewesen
- Past participle of 'sein'; 'been'.
- obwohl
- Conjunction meaning 'although' or 'even though'.
- Damen
- Plural noun meaning 'ladies' or 'women'.
- kühl
- Adjective meaning 'cool' or 'aloof'.
- geblieben
- Past participle of 'bleiben'; 'remained' or 'stayed'.
- waren
- Past tense plural of 'sein'; 'were'.
- sarkastische
- Inflected form of 'sarkastisch'; 'sarcastic'.
- Schmeicheleien
- Plural noun meaning 'flatteries' or 'compliments'.
- Glauben
- Noun meaning 'faith', 'belief', or 'good faith'.
- erwidert
- Past participle of 'erwidern'; 'returned' or 'replied'.
- männlichen
- Inflected form of 'männlich'; 'masculine' or 'manly'.
- Offenherzigkeit
- Noun meaning 'frankness', 'openheartedness', or 'candor'.
- Zurückhaltung
- Noun meaning 'reserve', 'restraint', or 'reticence'.
- überwunden
- Past participle of 'überwinden'; 'overcome' or 'conquered'.
- als
- Conjunction or preposition meaning 'as' or 'than'.
- Manne
- Dative form of 'Mann'; 'man'.
- entgegengebracht
- Past participle of 'entgegenbringen'; 'shown' or 'extended toward'.
- wurde
- Past tense of 'werden'; 'became' or 'was'.
- schämte
- Past tense of 'sich schämen'; 'was ashamed'.
- arm
- Adjective meaning 'poor' or 'impoverished'.
- sein
- Infinitive meaning 'to be'; also possessive 'his'.
- schließlich
- Adverb meaning 'finally', 'ultimately', or 'in the end'.
- hatten
- Past tense plural of 'haben'; 'had'.
- vortrefflicher
- Inflected form of 'vortrefflich'; 'excellent' or 'superb'.
- männlicher
- Inflected comparative form of 'männlich'; 'manly'.
- Verstand
- Noun meaning 'intellect', 'mind', or 'understanding'.
- Geschicklichkeit
- Noun meaning 'skill', 'dexterity', or 'ability'.
- darin
- Adverb meaning 'therein' or 'in that' or 'in it'.
- Mittel
- Noun meaning 'means', 'resources', or 'remedy'.
- Wege
- Plural of 'Weg'; 'ways' or 'paths'.
- finden
- Verb meaning 'to find' or 'to discover'.
- häusliche
- Inflected form of 'häuslich'; 'domestic' or 'household'.
- Schwierigkeiten
- Plural noun meaning 'difficulties' or 'problems'.
- überwinden
- Verb meaning 'to overcome' or 'to surmount'.
- außerordentliche
- Inflected form of 'außerordentlich'; 'extraordinary' or 'remarkable'.
- Stellung
- Noun meaning 'position', 'status', or 'standing'.
- Autorität
- Noun meaning 'authority' or 'authoritative influence'.
- unter
- Preposition meaning 'under', 'among', or 'amongst'.
- eingebracht
- Past participle of 'einbringen'; 'brought in' or 'earned'.
- selbst
- Pronoun or adverb meaning 'himself', 'itself', or 'even'.
- setzte
- Past tense of 'setzen'; 'set' or 'continued'.
- Weg
- Noun meaning 'way', 'path', or 'road'.
- fort
- Adverb meaning 'away', 'onward', or 'forth'.
- wenig
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'little' or 'few'.
- Beliebtheit
- Noun meaning 'popularity' or 'being well-liked'.
- bewusst
- Adjective meaning 'aware' or 'conscious' of something.
- zuvor
- Adverb meaning 'before' or 'previously'.
- Gegenteil
- Noun meaning 'opposite' or 'contrary'.
- sicher
- Adjective meaning 'sure', 'certain', or 'safe'.
- dass
- Conjunction meaning 'that' introducing a subordinate clause.
- Tages
- Genitive of 'Tag'; used in 'eines Tages' meaning 'one day'.
- überrascht
- Adjective or past participle meaning 'surprised'.
- feststellte
- Past tense of 'feststellen'; 'realized' or 'noticed'.
- Rat
- Noun meaning 'advice' or 'counsel'.
- hoch
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'high' or 'highly'.
- geschätzt
- Past participle of 'schätzen'; 'valued' or 'esteemed'.
- Ratschlag
- Noun meaning 'piece of advice' or 'recommendation'.
- Scherz
- Noun meaning 'joke' or 'jest'.
- gegeben
- Past participle of 'geben'; 'given'.
- völligem
- Dative inflected form of 'völlig'; 'complete' or 'utter'.
- Ernst
- Noun meaning 'seriousness' or 'earnestness'.
- aufgenommen
- Past participle of 'aufnehmen'; 'received' or 'taken up'.
- handelte
- Past tense of 'handeln'; 'acted' or 'dealt with'.
- Folgendes
- Pronoun meaning 'the following' or 'this'.
- alte
- Inflected form of 'alt'; 'old'.
- Dame
- Noun meaning 'lady' or 'woman'.
- besaß
- Past tense of 'besitzen'; 'owned' or 'possessed'.
- Tochter
- Noun meaning 'daughter'.
- betrachtete
- Past tense of 'betrachten'; 'regarded' or 'considered'.
- Man
- Indefinite pronoun meaning 'one' or 'people in general'.
- konnte
- Past tense of 'können'; 'could'.
- keinen
- Accusative negative article meaning 'no' or 'not any'.
- kurzen
- Inflected form of 'kurz'; 'short' or 'brief'.
- Viertelstundenbesuch
- Compound noun meaning 'quarter-hour visit' or 'brief call'.
- abstatten
- Verb meaning 'to pay' a visit; 'to make' a call.
- ohne
- Preposition meaning 'without'.
- wunderbaren
- Inflected form of 'wunderbar'; 'wonderful' or 'marvelous'.
- Milch
- Noun meaning 'milk'.
- Klugheit
- Noun meaning 'cleverness', 'intelligence', or 'wisdom'.
- Tieres
- Genitive of 'Tier'; 'of the animal'.
- hören
- Verb meaning 'to hear' or 'to listen'.
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