Harrigan — Page 2
He carried a contradiction in his face.
Sein Gesicht trug einen Widerspruch in sich.
The heavy, hard-cut jaw, the massive cheekbones, the stiff, straight upper lip indicated merely brutal endurance and energy, but these qualities were tempered by possibilities of tenderness about the lips and by the singular lights forever changing in the blue eyes.
Der schwere, markant geschnittene Kiefer, die mächtigen Wangenknochen, die steife, gerade Oberlippe deuteten lediglich auf brutale Ausdauer und Energie hin, doch diese Eigenschaften wurden gemildert durch die Möglichkeit von Zärtlichkeit um die Lippen und durch das eigentümliche Licht, das sich unaufhörlich in den blauen Augen veränderte.
He would be hard for the shrewdest judge to understand, for the simple reason that he did not know himself.
Selbst dem scharfsinnigsten Beurteiler wäre es schwergefallen, ihn zu verstehen, aus dem einfachen Grund, dass er sich selbst nicht kannte.
They turned on their heels into opposite streets without further words, with no thanks given for service rendered, with no exchange of congratulations for the danger they had just escaped.
Sie drehten sich auf dem Absatz um und gingen in entgegengesetzte Straßen, ohne weitere Worte, ohne Dank für geleistete Dienste, ohne gegenseitige Beglückwünschungen für die Gefahr, der sie gerade entkommen waren.
That parting proved them hardened knights of the road which leads across the world and never turns back home.
Dieser Abschied bewies, dass sie abgebrühte Ritter der Straße waren, die durch die Welt führt und nie nach Hause zurückführt.
Harrigan strode on full of thought.
Harrigan schritt gedankenversunken weiter.
His uncertain course brought him at last to the waterfront, and he idled along the black, odorous docks until he came to a pier where a ship was under steam, making ready to put out to sea.
Sein zielloser Weg führte ihn schließlich ans Hafenviertel, und er schlenderte an den dunklen, geruchschwangeren Docks entlang, bis er zu einem Pier gelangte, wo ein Schiff unter Dampf stand und sich bereit machte, in See zu stechen.
The spur touched the heart of Harrigan.
Der Stachel berührte Harrigans Herz.
The urge never failed to prick him when he heard the scream of a steamer's horn as it put to sea.
Der Drang verfehlte nie, ihn zu stechen, wenn er das Schrillen des Dampferhorns hörte, während es in See stach.
It brought the thoughts of far lands and distant cities.
Es brachte Gedanken an ferne Länder und weit entfernte Städte.
Vocabulary
- Sein
- Being; existence or to be.
- Gesicht
- Face; the front of a person's head.
- trug
- Wore; past tense of tragen (to carry/wear).
- einen
- A/an (accusative masculine article).
- Widerspruch
- Contradiction; a statement opposed to another.
- in
- In; inside or within something.
- sich
- Himself/herself/itself; reflexive pronoun.
- Der
- The (nominative masculine singular article).
- schwere
- Heavy; having great weight or serious.
- Kiefer
- Jaw; lower part of the face.
- die
- The (nominative/accusative feminine singular article).
- mächtigen
- Mighty; powerful or imposing in appearance.
- steife
- Stiff; rigid or not flexible.
- gerade
- Straight; directly or just.
- deuteten
- Indicated; suggested or pointed to something.
- lediglich
- Merely; only or simply.
- auf
- On; onto or upon something.
- brutale
- Brutal; savagely violent or harsh.
- Ausdauer
- Endurance; persistence or stamina.
- und
- And; connecting words or phrases.
- Energie
- Energy; power or enthusiasm.
- hin
- There; toward that direction.
- doch
- Yet; however or still.
- diese
- These; this (plural or feminine singular).
- Eigenschaften
- Characteristics; qualities or attributes.
- wurden
- Were; past tense of sein (to be).
- durch
- Through; by means of something.
- Möglichkeit
- Possibility; a thing that may happen.
- von
- Of; from or belonging to something.
- Zärtlichkeit
- Tenderness; gentle affection or care.
- um
- Around; about or concerning something.
- Lippen
- Lips; the upper and lower mouth edges.
- das
- The (nominative/accusative neuter singular article).
- Licht
- Light; illumination or brightness.
- den
- The (accusative masculine singular or dative article).
- blauen
- Blue; the color between green and purple.
- Augen
- Eyes; organs of sight.
- veränderte
- Changed; altered or transformed.
- Selbst
- Self; one's own person or identity.
- dem
- The (dative masculine/neuter singular article).
- wäre
- Would be; conditional form of sein.
- es
- It; neuter pronoun.
- ihn
- Him; accusative masculine pronoun.
- zu
- To; infinitive marker or preposition.
- verstehen
- Understand; to comprehend or grasp.
- aus
- From; out of or from within.
- einfachen
- Simple; easy or uncomplicated.
- Grund
- Reason; a cause or basis.
- dass
- That; introducing a subordinate clause.
- er
- He; masculine pronoun.
- selbst
- Himself; self or even.
- nicht
- Not; negation particle.
- kannte
- Knew; past tense of kennen.
- Sie
- She/You; feminine pronoun or formal you.
- drehten
- Turned; past tense of drehen.
- Absatz
- Paragraph; a section or heel of shoe.
- gingen
- Went; past tense of gehen (to go).
- entgegengesetzte
- Opposite; contrary or facing direction.
- Straßen
- Streets; roads or public thoroughfares.
- ohne
- Without; lacking or not having.
- weitere
- Further; additional or more.
- Worte
- Words; units of language or speech.
- Dank
- Thanks; gratitude or appreciation.
- für
- For; intended to be given to.
- Dienste
- Services; helpful activities or work.
- gegenseitige
- Mutual; shared between two or more.
- Gefahr
- Danger; risk or threat of harm.
- der
- The (nominative/genitive feminine or dative masculine).
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