Harrigan — Page 5
There were lights in the after-cabin and he guessed that the ship, in a small way, carried both freight and passengers.
Im Hinterkabinett brannten Lichter, und er vermutete, dass das Schiff in bescheidenem Maße sowohl Fracht als auch Passagiere beförderte.
He led the way aft and up another flight of steps to the after-cabin, unlocked a door, and showed Harrigan into the captain's room.
Er führte den Weg nach achtern und eine weitere Treppe hinauf zur Hinterkabine, schloss eine Tür auf und führte Harrigan in die Kapitänskajüte.
Here he took one chair and Harrigan dropped easily into another.
Hier nahm er einen Stuhl, und Harrigan ließ sich ungezwungen in einen anderen fallen.
Harrigan rose very slowly.
Harrigan erhob sich sehr langsam.
His jaw was setting harder and harder, and his face became grim.
Sein Kiefer versteifte sich immer mehr, und sein Gesicht wurde grimmig.
It was wonderful to see the eyes of McTee grow small.
Es war erstaunlich zu sehen, wie McTees Augen klein wurden.
They seemed to retreat until they became points of light shining from the deep shadow of his brow.
Sie schienen sich zurückzuziehen, bis sie zu Lichtpunkten wurden, die aus dem tiefen Schatten seiner Stirn hervorschienen.
They were met by the cold, incurious light of Harrigan's stare.
Ihnen begegnete das kalte, gleichgültige Licht von Harrigans Blick.
He made no answer, but listened to the deep thrum of the engines.
Er antwortete nicht, sondern lauschte dem tiefen Brummen der Maschinen.
It seemed to him that the force which drove the ship was like a part of McTee's will, a thing of steel.
Es schien ihm, als wäre die Kraft, die das Schiff antrieb, wie ein Teil von McTees Willen, etwas aus Stahl.
"And I'm a hard man, Harrigan. On this ship I'm king.
„Und ich bin ein harter Mann, Harrigan. Auf diesem Schiff bin ich König.
Vocabulary
- Hinterkabinett
- Rear cabinet or back room on a ship
- brannten
- Burned; past tense of 'brennen'
- Lichter
- Lights; plural of 'Licht'
- vermutete
- Suspected or assumed; past tense of 'vermuten'
- Schiff
- Ship; a large watergoing vessel
- bescheidenem
- Modest; in a humble or limited manner
- Maße
- Measure or degree; extent of something
- sowohl
- Both; used in 'sowohl...als auch' construction
- Fracht
- Freight or cargo carried by a vessel
- Passagiere
- Passengers; people traveling on a vehicle
- beförderte
- Transported or conveyed; past tense of 'befördern'
- führte
- Led or guided; past tense of 'führen'
- Weg
- Way or path; a route to follow
- achtern
- Aft; toward the rear of a ship
- weitere
- Further or another; indicating an additional one
- Treppe
- Staircase or stairs; steps between floors
- hinauf
- Up; directional adverb indicating upward movement
- Hinterkabine
- Rear cabin; back room on a ship
- schloss
- Locked or closed; past tense of 'schließen'
- Tür
- Door; an entrance or exit panel
- Kapitänskajüte
- Captain's cabin; the ship captain's private quarters
- nahm
- Took; past tense of 'nehmen'
- Stuhl
- Chair; a piece of furniture for sitting
- ließ
- Let or allowed; past tense of 'lassen'
- ungezwungen
- Casually or freely; in a relaxed, unforced manner
- fallen
- Fall or drop; to descend under gravity
- erhob
- Rose or raised; past tense of 'erheben'
- langsam
- Slowly; at a slow pace
- Kiefer
- Jaw; the lower part of the face
- versteifte
- Stiffened; became rigid, past tense of 'versteifen'
- Gesicht
- Face; the front part of the head
- grimmig
- Grim or fierce; having a stern, harsh expression
- erstaunlich
- Astonishing or remarkable; causing great surprise
- sehen
- To see; to perceive with the eyes
- Augen
- Eyes; plural of 'Auge', the organs of sight
- klein
- Small or little; of reduced size
- schienen
- Seemed or appeared; past tense of 'scheinen'
- zurückzuziehen
- To withdraw or retreat; to pull back
- Lichtpunkten
- Points of light; small glowing spots
- tiefen
- Deep; adjective in inflected dative form
- Schatten
- Shadow or shade; darkness cast by an object
- Stirn
- Forehead; the front part of the head above eyes
- hervorschienen
- Shone forth; past tense of 'hervorscheinen'
- begegnete
- Met or encountered; past tense of 'begegnen'
- kalte
- Cold; adjective in inflected form
- gleichgültige
- Indifferent; showing no interest or concern
- Licht
- Light; visible electromagnetic radiation
- Blick
- Glance or gaze; a look directed at something
- antwortete
- Answered or replied; past tense of 'antworten'
- sondern
- But rather; corrective conjunction after negation
- lauschte
- Listened intently; past tense of 'lauschen'
- Brummen
- Humming or droning; a low continuous sound
- Maschinen
- Machines or engines; mechanical devices
- schien
- Seemed or appeared; past tense of 'scheinen'
- wäre
- Would be; subjunctive form of 'sein'
- Kraft
- Strength or power; physical or mechanical force
- antrieb
- Drove or propelled; past tense of 'antreiben'
- Teil
- Part or portion; a component of a whole
- Willen
- Will; determination or intention to act
- Stahl
- Steel; a strong alloy of iron and carbon
- harter
- Hard or tough; adjective in inflected nominative form
- Mann
- Man; an adult male person
- König
- King; a male monarch ruling a kingdom
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