Crime and Punishment — Page 10
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"I will bring you the interest for another month; wait a little."
"Ich werde Ihnen die Zinsen für einen weiteren Monat bringen; warten Sie ein wenig."
"But that's for me to do as I please, my good sir, to wait or to sell your pledge at once."
"Aber das liegt bei mir, mein guter Herr, ob ich warten oder Ihr Pfand sofort verkaufen will."
"How much will you give me for the watch, Alyona Ivanovna?"
"Wie viel geben Sie mir für die Uhr, Aljona Iwanowna?"
"You come with such trifles, my good sir, it's scarcely worth anything. I gave you two roubles last time for your ring and one could buy it quite new at a jeweler's for a rouble and a half."
"Sie kommen mit solchen Kleinigkeiten, mein guter Herr, es ist kaum etwas wert. Ich habe Ihnen letztes Mal zwei Rubel für Ihren Ring gegeben, und man könnte ihn beim Juwelier für anderthalb Rubel ganz neu kaufen."
"Give me four roubles for it, I shall redeem it, it was my father's. I shall be getting some money soon."
"Geben Sie mir vier Rubel dafür, ich werde es einlösen, es gehörte meinem Vater. Ich werde bald etwas Geld bekommen."
"A rouble and a half, and interest in advance, if you like!"
"Anderthalb Rubel, und Zinsen im Voraus, wenn Sie wollen!"
"A rouble and a half!" cried the young man.
"Anderthalb Rubel!" rief der junge Mann.
"Please yourself"--and the old woman handed him back the watch. The young man took it, and was so angry that he was on the point of going away; but checked himself at once, remembering that there was nowhere else he could go, and that he had had another object also in coming.
"Wie Sie wollen" – und die alte Frau reichte ihm die Uhr zurück. Der junge Mann nahm sie und war so wütend, dass er im Begriff war zu gehen; doch hielt er sich sogleich zurück, da er sich daran erinnerte, dass er nirgendwo sonst hingehen konnte und dass er noch einen weiteren Zweck mit seinem Besuch verfolgt hatte.
"Hand it over," he said roughly.
"Geben Sie her", sagte er grob.
The old woman fumbled in her pocket for her keys, and disappeared behind the curtain into the other room. The young man, left standing alone in the middle of the room, listened inquisitively, thinking. He could hear her unlocking the chest of drawers.
Die alte Frau kramte in ihrer Tasche nach ihren Schlüsseln und verschwand hinter dem Vorhang in das andere Zimmer. Der junge Mann, der allein in der Mitte des Zimmers stehen geblieben war, lauschte neugierig und dachte nach. Er konnte hören, wie sie die Kommode aufschloss.
"It must be the top drawer," he reflected.
"Es muss die oberste Schublade sein", dachte er.
Vocabulary
- werde
- Future auxiliary verb form of 'werden' (will/shall)
- Ihnen
- Formal dative pronoun meaning 'to you'
- Zinsen
- Interest payments on a loan or debt
- weiteren
- Adjective meaning 'further' or 'additional'
- Monat
- A unit of time equal to one month
- bringen
- To bring or deliver something to someone
- warten
- To wait or pause for someone or something
- wenig
- A small amount; meaning 'little' or 'a bit'
- liegt
- Third person singular of 'liegen'; lies or depends on
- Herr
- Formal title or noun meaning 'Mister' or 'gentleman'
- ob
- Conjunction meaning 'whether' or 'if'
- Pfand
- A pledge or item given as collateral or pawn
- sofort
- Adverb meaning 'immediately' or 'right away'
- verkaufen
- To sell goods or property to someone
- geben
- To give something to someone
- Uhr
- Clock or watch; also used to express time
- kommen
- To come or arrive at a place
- solchen
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'such' or 'like these'
- Kleinigkeiten
- Small trifles or trivial items of little importance
- kaum
- Adverb meaning 'barely,' 'hardly,' or 'scarcely'
- etwas
- Pronoun or adverb meaning 'something' or 'somewhat'
- wert
- Adjective meaning 'worth' a certain value
- letztes
- Adjective meaning 'last' or 'previous'
- Mal
- A time or occasion; instance of something occurring
- Rubel
- Russian monetary unit; the ruble currency
- Ring
- A circular band worn as jewelry on fingers
- gegeben
- Past participle of 'geben'; means 'given'
- man
- Indefinite pronoun meaning 'one' or 'people generally'
- könnte
- Subjunctive form of 'können'; meaning 'could'
- Juwelier
- A jeweler; a person who sells or makes jewelry
- anderthalb
- The number one and a half (1.5)
- ganz
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'whole,' 'entirely,' or 'quite'
- kaufen
- To purchase or buy something
- Geben
- Infinitive or imperative of 'geben'; to give
- dafür
- Adverb meaning 'for it' or 'in exchange for that'
- einlösen
- To redeem a pledge or cash in a voucher
- gehörte
- Past tense of 'gehören'; meaning 'belonged to'
- Vater
- A male parent; meaning 'father'
- bald
- Adverb meaning 'soon' or 'shortly'
- Geld
- Money used for buying or paying
- bekommen
- To receive or get something
- Anderthalb
- One and a half; numeral indicating 1.5 units
- Voraus
- In advance; ahead of time or beforehand
- wenn
- Conjunction meaning 'when' or 'if'
- wollen
- Modal verb meaning 'to want' or 'to intend'
- rief
- Past tense of 'rufen'; meaning 'called out/exclaimed'
- junge
- Adjective meaning 'young'; referring to a young person
- Mann
- An adult male human; meaning 'man'
- alte
- Adjective meaning 'old'; describing an older person or thing
- Frau
- A woman or wife; also formal title 'Mrs.'
- reichte
- Past tense of 'reichen'; handed or passed something over
- zurück
- Adverb meaning 'back' or 'returning to a place'
- nahm
- Past tense of 'nehmen'; meaning 'took'
- wütend
- Adjective meaning 'furious,' 'angry,' or 'enraged'
- Begriff
- Past tense of 'beginnen' (began); also means 'concept'
- gehen
- To go or walk somewhere
- doch
- Particle meaning 'yet,' 'but,' or 'after all'
- hielt
- Past tense of 'halten'; meaning 'held' or 'stopped'
- sogleich
- Adverb meaning 'immediately' or 'at once'
- da
- Adverb or conjunction meaning 'there,' 'then,' or 'since'
- daran
- Adverb meaning 'at it,' 'on it,' or 'about it'
- erinnerte
- Past tense of 'erinnern'; meaning 'remembered' or 'reminded'
- nirgendwo
- Adverb meaning 'nowhere'; not in any place
- sonst
- Adverb meaning 'otherwise,' 'else,' or 'apart from that'
- hingehen
- To go there; to proceed to a specific place
- konnte
- Past tense of 'können'; meaning 'could' or 'was able to'
- noch
- Adverb meaning 'still,' 'yet,' or 'anymore'
- Zweck
- A purpose, goal, or aim behind an action
- Besuch
- A visit to a person or place
- verfolgt
- Past participle of 'verfolgen'; pursued or had a purpose
- her
- Directional adverb meaning 'here' or 'over here'
- sagte
- Past tense of 'sagen'; meaning 'said'
- grob
- Adjective meaning 'rude,' 'rough,' or 'coarse'
- kramte
- Past tense of 'kramen'; rummaged or searched through something
- Tasche
- A bag, pocket, or purse for carrying items
- Schlüsseln
- Plural dative of 'Schlüssel'; meaning 'keys'
- verschwand
- Past tense of 'verschwinden'; meaning 'disappeared'
- hinter
- Preposition meaning 'behind' or 'beyond'
- Vorhang
- A curtain hung over a window or doorway
- andere
- Adjective meaning 'other' or 'another'
- Zimmer
- A room inside a house or building
- allein
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'alone' or 'by oneself'
- Mitte
- The middle or center of a space or time
- Zimmers
- Genitive of 'Zimmer'; meaning 'of the room'
- stehen
- To stand or be in an upright position
- geblieben
- Past participle of 'bleiben'; meaning 'remained' or 'stayed'
- lauschte
- Past tense of 'lauschen'; listened attentively or eavesdropped
- neugierig
- Adjective meaning 'curious' or 'inquisitive'
- dachte
- Past tense of 'denken'; meaning 'thought'
- hören
- To hear or listen to sounds
- Kommode
- A chest of drawers used for storing clothing
- aufschloss
- Past tense of 'aufschließen'; meaning 'unlocked'
- muss
- Third person singular of 'müssen'; meaning 'must/has to'
- oberste
- Superlative adjective meaning 'topmost' or 'uppermost'
- Schublade
- A drawer that slides in and out of furniture
- sein
- Infinitive of 'to be'; also possessive meaning 'his'
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