Great Expectations — Page 6
Now, I ain't alone, as you may think I am.
Nun, ich bin nicht allein, wie du vielleicht denkst.
There's a young man hid with me, in comparison with which young man I am a Angel.
Es ist ein junger Mann bei mir versteckt, mit dem verglichen ich ein Engel bin.
That young man hears the words I speak.
Dieser junge Mann hört die Worte, die ich spreche.
That young man has a secret way pecooliar to himself, of getting at a boy, and at his heart, and at his liver.
Dieser junge Mann hat eine ganz eigentümliche geheime Art, an einen Jungen heranzukommen, und an sein Herz, und an seine Leber.
It is in wain for a boy to attempt to hide himself from that young man.
Es ist vergebens für einen Jungen, zu versuchen, sich vor diesem jungen Mann zu verstecken.
A boy may lock his door, may be warm in bed, may tuck himself up, may draw the clothes over his head, may think himself comfortable and safe, but that young man will softly creep and creep his way to him and tear him open.
Ein Junge mag seine Tür abschließen, mag warm im Bett liegen, mag sich einmummeln, mag die Decken über den Kopf ziehen, mag sich behaglich und sicher wähnen, aber dieser junge Mann wird sich leise und leise zu ihm heranschleichen und ihn aufreißen.
I am a keeping that young man from harming of you at the present moment, with great difficulty.
Ich halte diesen jungen Mann im gegenwärtigen Augenblick mit großer Mühe davon ab, dir Schaden zuzufügen.
I find it wery hard to hold that young man off of your inside.
Ich finde es sehr schwer, diesen jungen Mann von deinem Inneren fernzuhalten.
Now, what do you say?"
Nun, was sagst du dazu?"
I said that I would get him the file, and I would get him what broken bits of food I could, and I would come to him at the Battery, early in the morning.
Ich sagte, dass ich ihm die Feile besorgen würde, und dass ich ihm so viele Brocken Essen besorgen würde, wie ich könnte, und dass ich früh am Morgen zur Batterie zu ihm kommen würde.
"Say Lord strike you dead if you don't!" said the man.
"Sag, der Herr soll dich tot treffen, wenn du es nicht tust!" sagte der Mann.
I said so, and he took me down.
Ich sagte es, und er ließ mich herunter.
"Now," he pursued, "you remember what you've undertook, and you remember that young man, and you get home!"
"Nun", fuhr er fort, "du erinnerst dich, was du übernommen hast, und du denkst an diesen jungen Mann, und du gehst nach Hause!"
"Goo-good night, sir," I faltered.
"Gu-gute Nacht, mein Herr", stammelte ich.
"Much of that!" said he, glancing about him over the cold wet flat.
"Viel davon!" sagte er, und blickte über die kalte nasse Ebene um sich.
Vocabulary
- Nun
- Now; used to introduce or continue a statement
- ich
- First person singular pronoun: I
- bin
- First person singular of 'sein': am
- nicht
- Negation word meaning not
- allein
- Alone; without others present
- wie
- How; as; like
- du
- Second person singular pronoun: you
- vielleicht
- Perhaps; maybe; possibly
- denkst
- Second person singular of 'denken': think
- Es
- Third person neuter pronoun: it
- ist
- Third person singular of 'sein': is
- ein
- Indefinite article: a, an
- junger
- Adjective form of jung: young (masculine nominative)
- Mann
- Adult male person; man
- bei
- Preposition meaning near, with, at
- mir
- Dative form of ich: me, to me
- versteckt
- Hidden; concealed from view
- mit
- Preposition meaning with, along with
- dem
- Definite article dative masculine/neuter: the
- verglichen
- Compared; past participle of vergleichen
- Engel
- Angel; a heavenly or divine being
- Dieser
- Demonstrative pronoun/adjective: this (masculine)
- junge
- Young (adjective, inflected form of jung)
- hört
- Third person singular of hören: hears, listens
- die
- Definite article feminine/plural or relative pronoun: the
- Worte
- Plural of Wort: words, spoken expressions
- spreche
- First person singular of sprechen: speak
- hat
- Third person singular of haben: has
- eine
- Indefinite article feminine: a, an
- ganz
- Entirely; completely; quite
- eigentümliche
- Peculiar; characteristic; unique in nature
- geheime
- Secret; hidden from others' knowledge
- Art
- Kind; manner; type or way of doing
- an
- Preposition: at, on, to, near
- einen
- Indefinite article accusative masculine: a, an
- Jungen
- Boy; young male (dative/accusative form)
- heranzukommen
- To approach; to get close to someone
- und
- Coordinating conjunction: and
- sein
- His (possessive) or to be (infinitive)
- Herz
- Heart; the organ or seat of emotion
- seine
- His (possessive adjective, feminine/plural form)
- Leber
- Liver; internal organ of the body
- vergebens
- In vain; without success or result
- für
- Preposition meaning for
- zu
- To; too; preposition or infinitive marker
- versuchen
- To try; to attempt something
- sich
- Reflexive pronoun: oneself, himself, herself
- vor
- Preposition: before, in front of, from
- diesem
- Demonstrative dative form: this (masculine/neuter)
- Ein
- Indefinite article: a, an (nominative)
- Junge
- Boy; a young male person
- mag
- May; might; third person of mögen
- Tür
- Door; an entrance to a room or building
- abschließen
- To lock; to close and secure with a key
- warm
- Warm; having a comfortably high temperature
- im
- Contraction of in dem: in the
- Bett
- Bed; furniture used for sleeping
- liegen
- To lie; to be in a horizontal position
- einmummeln
- To wrap up snugly; to bundle oneself in covers
- Decken
- Blankets; coverings used for warmth in bed
- über
- Preposition: over, above, across, about
- den
- Definite article accusative masculine: the
- Kopf
- Head; the uppermost part of the body
- ziehen
- To pull; to draw something toward oneself
- behaglich
- Comfortable; cozy; feeling at ease
- sicher
- Safe; secure; certain
- wähnen
- To fancy; to mistakenly believe or imagine
- aber
- But; however; a coordinating conjunction
- dieser
- This one; demonstrative pronoun masculine nominative
- wird
- Third person singular future/werden: will, becomes
- leise
- Quietly; softly; without making much noise
- ihm
- Dative of er/es: him, to him
- heranschleichen
- To creep up; to sneak closer to someone
- ihn
- Accusative of er: him
- aufreißen
- To tear open; to rip apart forcefully
- Ich
- First person singular pronoun: I
- halte
- First person singular of halten: hold, keep
- diesen
- Accusative masculine of dieser: this
- gegenwärtigen
- Present; current; existing at this moment
- Augenblick
- Moment; instant; a very brief period of time
- großer
- Great; large (adjective, masculine genitive form)
- Mühe
- Effort; trouble; difficulty taken to do something
- davon
- From it; away from that; thereof
- ab
- Off; away; separable prefix indicating removal
- dir
- Dative of du: you, to you
- Schaden
- Damage; harm; injury caused to someone
- zuzufügen
- To inflict; to cause harm or damage to someone
- finde
- First person singular of finden: find, consider
- es
- Third person neuter pronoun: it
- sehr
- Very; extremely; to a great degree
- schwer
- Hard; difficult; heavy
- von
- Preposition: from, of, by
- deinem
- Dative possessive of du: your (masculine/neuter)
- Inneren
- Interior; inner self; the inside of something
- fernzuhalten
- To keep away; to stay distant from something
- was
- What; interrogative or relative pronoun
- sagst
- Second person singular of sagen: say
- dazu
- About that; to that; in addition
- sagte
- Past tense of sagen: said
- dass
- Subordinating conjunction: that
- Feile
- File; a metal tool for smoothing surfaces
- besorgen
- To obtain; to procure; to get something
- würde
- Would; conditional form of werden
- so
- So; thus; in this way
- viele
- Many; a large number of things
- Brocken
- Chunks; lumps; large pieces of food or matter
- Essen
- Food; meal; the act of eating
- könnte
- Could; past subjunctive of können
- früh
- Early; in the morning; at an early hour
- am
- Contraction of an dem: at the, on the
- Morgen
- Morning; the early part of the day
- zur
- Contraction of zu der: to the (feminine)
- Batterie
- Battery; a military artillery unit
- kommen
- To come; to arrive at a place
- Sag
- Imperative of sagen: say, tell
- der
- Definite article masculine nominative or genitive: the
- Herr
- Mister; lord; a form of address for men
- soll
- Third person singular of sollen: should, shall
- dich
- Accusative of du: you
- tot
- Dead; no longer alive
- treffen
- To meet; to hit; to encounter someone
- wenn
- If; when; conditional or temporal conjunction
- tust
- Second person singular of tun: do
- er
- Third person masculine pronoun: he
- ließ
- Past tense of lassen: let, allowed, had done
- mich
- Accusative of ich: me
- herunter
- Down; downward; separable prefix meaning downward
- fuhr
- Past tense of fahren: went, drove, continued
- fort
- Away; forth; on; separable prefix of continuation
- erinnerst
- Second person singular of erinnern: remember
- übernommen
- Taken on; past participle of übernehmen: assumed
- hast
- Second person singular of haben: have
- gehst
- Second person singular of gehen: go
- nach
- Preposition: to, after, toward, according to
- Hause
- Home; dative form of Haus: to home
- Gu-gute
- Stuttered form of 'gute': good (as in good night)
- Nacht
- Night; the period of darkness after sunset
- mein
- My; first person singular possessive adjective
- stammelte
- Past tense of stammeln: stammered, stuttered
- Viel
- Much; a lot; a large quantity
- blickte
- Past tense of blicken: looked, glanced
- kalte
- Cold (adjective, inflected form of kalt)
- nasse
- Wet; damp (adjective, inflected form of nass)
- Ebene
- Plain; flat expanse of land; level surface
- um
- Around; at; about; preposition of location or time
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