Jane Eyre: An Autobiography — Page 7
I wonder if he read that notion in my face; for, all at once, without speaking, he struck suddenly and strongly.
Ich frage mich, ob er diesen Gedanken in meinem Gesicht gelesen hatte; denn mit einem Mal, ohne ein Wort zu sagen, schlug er plötzlich und heftig zu.
I tottered, and on regaining my equilibrium retired back a step or two from his chair.
Ich taumelte, und nachdem ich mein Gleichgewicht wiedererlangt hatte, wich ich ein oder zwei Schritte von seinem Stuhl zurück.
Accustomed to John Reed's abuse, I never had an idea of replying to it; my care was how to endure the blow which would certainly follow the insult.
An John Reeds Misshandlungen gewöhnt, kam mir nie der Gedanke, darauf zu erwidern; meine Sorge galt vielmehr der Frage, wie ich den Schlag ertragen sollte, der dem Schimpf gewiss folgen würde.
I returned to the window and fetched it thence.
Ich ging zum Fenster zurück und holte es von dort.
"You have no business to take our books; you are a dependent, mama says; you have no money; your father left you none; you ought to beg, and not to live here with gentlemen's children like us, and eat the same meals we do, and wear clothes at our mama's expense.
„Du hast kein Recht, unsere Bücher zu nehmen; du bist eine Abhängige, sagt Mama; du hast kein Geld; dein Vater hat dir keines hinterlassen; du solltest betteln gehen und nicht hier mit Herrschaftskindern wie uns leben und dieselben Mahlzeiten essen wie wir und Kleider auf Kosten unserer Mama tragen.
Now, I'll teach you to rummage my bookshelves: for they _are_ mine; all the house belongs to me, or will do in a few years.
Jetzt werde ich dir beibringen, in meinen Bücherregalen zu wühlen: denn sie gehören mir; das ganze Haus gehört mir, oder wird mir in ein paar Jahren gehören.
Go and stand by the door, out of the way of the mirror and the windows.
Geh und stell dich an die Tür, weg vom Spiegel und den Fenstern.
Vocabulary
- frage
- First person singular present tense of 'fragen', to ask
- mich
- Accusative form of 'ich', meaning 'me' or 'myself'
- ob
- Conjunction meaning 'whether' or 'if' in indirect questions
- diesen
- Accusative masculine form of demonstrative pronoun 'dieser', this
- Gedanken
- Plural or accusative singular of 'Gedanke', meaning thoughts or idea
- meinem
- Dative masculine/neuter possessive pronoun meaning 'my'
- Gesicht
- Noun meaning 'face', the front part of the head
- gelesen
- Past participle of 'lesen', meaning 'read'
- hatte
- Simple past of 'haben', meaning 'had'
- denn
- Conjunction meaning 'for' or 'because', explaining a reason
- Mal
- Noun meaning 'time' or 'instance'; 'auf einmal' means suddenly
- ohne
- Preposition meaning 'without', indicating absence of something
- Wort
- Noun meaning 'word', a single unit of language
- sagen
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to say' or 'to tell'
- schlug
- Simple past of 'schlagen', meaning 'hit' or 'struck'
- plötzlich
- Adverb meaning 'suddenly', describing an unexpected occurrence
- heftig
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'violently', 'fiercely', or 'hard'
- taumelte
- Simple past of 'taumeln', meaning 'staggered' or 'reeled'
- nachdem
- Subordinating conjunction meaning 'after' in temporal clauses
- Gleichgewicht
- Noun meaning 'balance' or 'equilibrium', physical or figurative
- wiedererlangt
- Past participle of 'wiedererlangen', meaning 'regained' or 'recovered'
- wich
- Simple past of 'weichen', meaning 'stepped back' or 'retreated'
- Schritte
- Plural of 'Schritt', meaning 'steps' taken while walking
- seinem
- Dative masculine/neuter possessive pronoun meaning 'his' or 'its'
- Stuhl
- Noun meaning 'chair', a piece of furniture for sitting
- zurück
- Adverb meaning 'back' or 'backwards', indicating return direction
- Misshandlungen
- Plural of 'Misshandlung', meaning 'abuses' or 'mistreatments'
- gewöhnt
- Past participle of 'gewöhnen', meaning 'accustomed' or 'used to'
- kam
- Simple past of 'kommen', meaning 'came'
- mir
- Dative form of 'ich', meaning 'me' or 'to me'
- nie
- Adverb meaning 'never', indicating something does not occur
- Gedanke
- Noun meaning 'thought' or 'idea', a mental concept
- darauf
- Adverb meaning 'on it', 'thereof', or 'thereupon'
- erwidern
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to reply', 'to respond', or 'to return'
- Sorge
- Noun meaning 'worry', 'concern', or 'care' about something
- galt
- Simple past of 'gelten', meaning 'applied to' or 'was directed at'
- vielmehr
- Adverb meaning 'rather' or 'more precisely', correcting a statement
- Frage
- Noun meaning 'question' or 'issue' to be resolved
- Schlag
- Noun meaning 'blow' or 'hit', a physical strike
- ertragen
- Infinitive meaning 'to endure', 'to bear', or 'to tolerate'
- sollte
- Simple past subjunctive of 'sollen', meaning 'should' or 'was to'
- Schimpf
- Noun meaning 'insult', 'disgrace', or 'verbal abuse'
- gewiss
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'certainly' or 'certain'
- folgen
- Infinitive meaning 'to follow' or 'to come after'
- würde
- Conditional form of 'werden', meaning 'would'
- ging
- Simple past of 'gehen', meaning 'went' or 'walked'
- zum
- Contraction of 'zu dem', meaning 'to the'
- Fenster
- Noun meaning 'window', an opening in a wall for light
- holte
- Simple past of 'holen', meaning 'fetched' or 'retrieved'
- dort
- Adverb meaning 'there', indicating a place or location
- kein
- Negative article meaning 'no' or 'not any'
- Recht
- Noun meaning 'right', 'law', or entitlement to do something
- unsere
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'our' in nominative/accusative forms
- Bücher
- Plural of 'Buch', meaning 'books'
- nehmen
- Infinitive meaning 'to take' or 'to grab'
- Abhängige
- Noun meaning 'dependent person', one relying on others financially
- sagt
- Third person singular present of 'sagen', meaning 'says'
- Geld
- Noun meaning 'money', currency used for transactions
- dein
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'your' (informal singular)
- Vater
- Noun meaning 'father', one's male parent
- dir
- Dative form of 'du', meaning 'to you' or 'for you'
- keines
- Genitive neuter form of 'kein', meaning 'none' or 'not any'
- hinterlassen
- Past participle of 'hinterlassen', meaning 'left behind' or 'bequeathed'
- solltest
- Second person singular past of 'sollen', meaning 'should'
- betteln
- Infinitive meaning 'to beg', asking for money or charity
- gehen
- Infinitive meaning 'to go' or 'to walk'
- hier
- Adverb meaning 'here', indicating the current location
- Herrschaftskindern
- Dative plural meaning 'children of the household' or 'master's children'
- uns
- First person plural accusative/dative pronoun meaning 'us'
- leben
- Infinitive meaning 'to live', to exist or reside somewhere
- dieselben
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'the same ones', identical items
- Mahlzeiten
- Plural of 'Mahlzeit', meaning 'meals', times of eating food
- essen
- Infinitive meaning 'to eat', to consume food
- Kleider
- Plural of 'Kleid', meaning 'clothes' or 'dresses'
- Kosten
- Plural noun meaning 'costs' or 'expenses'; 'auf Kosten' means at the expense
- unserer
- Genitive plural possessive pronoun meaning 'of our'
- tragen
- Infinitive meaning 'to wear' or 'to carry'
- Jetzt
- Adverb meaning 'now', indicating the present moment
- werde
- First person singular future auxiliary of 'werden', meaning 'will'
- beibringen
- Separable infinitive meaning 'to teach' someone a lesson
- meinen
- Accusative masculine possessive pronoun meaning 'my'
- Bücherregalen
- Dative plural of 'Bücherregal', meaning 'bookshelves'
- wühlen
- Infinitive meaning 'to rummage' or 'to dig through' something
- gehören
- Infinitive meaning 'to belong to', indicating ownership
- ganze
- Adjective meaning 'whole' or 'entire', describing totality
- Haus
- Noun meaning 'house', a building used as a residence
- gehört
- Third person singular present of 'gehören', meaning 'belongs'
- wird
- Third person singular of 'werden', meaning 'will' or 'becomes'
- paar
- Indefinite numeral meaning 'a few' or 'a couple of'
- Jahren
- Dative plural of 'Jahr', meaning 'years'
- Geh
- Imperative of 'gehen', meaning 'go!' as a command
- stell
- Imperative of 'stellen', meaning 'place' or 'stand' yourself
- dich
- Accusative reflexive form of 'du', meaning 'yourself'
- Tür
- Noun meaning 'door', an entrance or exit to a room
- weg
- Adverb meaning 'away', indicating removal or distance
- vom
- Contraction of 'von dem', meaning 'from the'
- Spiegel
- Noun meaning 'mirror', a reflective surface for seeing oneself
- Fenstern
- Dative plural of 'Fenster', meaning 'windows'
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