Little Women — Page 2
I agree not to expect anything from Mother or you, but I do want to buy _Undine and Sintran_ for myself.
Ich stimme zu, nichts von Mutter oder euch zu erwarten, aber ich möchte mir _Undine und Sintran_ kaufen.
I've wanted it so long," said Jo, who was a bookworm.
Ich habe es schon so lange gewollt", sagte Jo, die eine Leseratte war.
"I planned to spend mine in new music," said Beth, with a little sigh, which no one heard but the hearth brush and kettle-holder.
„Ich hatte geplant, meins für neue Musik auszugeben", sagte Beth mit einem kleinen Seufzer, den niemand hörte außer der Kaminkehrerbürste und dem Kesselhalter.
"I shall get a nice box of Faber's drawing pencils; I really need them," said Amy decidedly.
„Ich werde mir eine schöne Schachtel Faber-Zeichenstifte kaufen; ich brauche sie wirklich", sagte Amy bestimmt.
"Mother didn't say anything about our money, and she won't wish us to give up everything.
„Mutter hat nichts über unser Geld gesagt, und sie wird nicht wollen, dass wir auf alles verzichten.
Let's each buy what we want, and have a little fun; I'm sure we work hard enough to earn it," cried Jo, examining the heels of her shoes in a gentlemanly manner.
Lasst uns jede kaufen, was wir wollen, und ein bisschen Spaß haben; ich bin sicher, wir arbeiten hart genug, um es zu verdienen", rief Jo und untersuchte auf herrschaftliche Weise die Absätze ihrer Schuhe.
"I know I do—teaching those tiresome children nearly all day, when I'm longing to enjoy myself at home," began Meg, in the complaining tone again.
„Das tue ich gewiss – diese lästigen Kinder fast den ganzen Tag zu unterrichten, während ich mich danach sehne, es mir zu Hause gut gehen zu lassen", begann Meg wieder in dem klagenden Ton.
"You don't have half such a hard time as I do," said Jo.
„Du hast es bei weitem nicht so schwer wie ich", sagte Jo.
"How would you like to be shut up for hours with a nervous, fussy old lady, who keeps you trotting, is never satisfied, and worries you till you're ready to fly out the window or cry?"
„Wie würde es dir gefallen, stundenlang mit einer nervösen, kleinlichen alten Dame eingesperrt zu sein, die dich ständig in Trab hält, niemals zufrieden ist und dich so sehr plagt, dass du am liebsten zum Fenster hinausfliegen oder weinen würdest?"
"It's naughty to fret, but I do think washing dishes and keeping things tidy is the worst work in the world.
„Es ist schlimm, sich zu ärgern, aber ich finde wirklich, dass Abwaschen und Ordnung halten die schlimmste Arbeit der Welt ist.
It makes me cross, and my hands get so stiff, I can't practice well at all.
Es macht mich ärgerlich, und meine Hände werden so steif, dass ich überhaupt nicht gut üben kann.
Vocabulary
- stimme
- First person singular of 'stimmen', to agree or vote
- nichts
- Pronoun meaning 'nothing' or 'not anything'
- Mutter
- Noun meaning 'mother', female parent
- euch
- Second person plural pronoun, dative or accusative 'you'
- erwarten
- Verb meaning 'to expect' or 'to await'
- möchte
- Modal verb meaning 'would like', expressing desire
- kaufen
- Verb meaning 'to buy' or 'to purchase'
- schon
- Adverb meaning 'already' or 'quite'
- lange
- Adverb meaning 'long' or 'for a long time'
- gewollt
- Past participle of 'wollen', meaning 'wanted'
- sagte
- Past tense of 'sagen', meaning 'said'
- Leseratte
- Noun meaning 'bookworm', an avid reader
- geplant
- Past participle of 'planen', meaning 'planned'
- meins
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'mine', neuter form
- Musik
- Noun meaning 'music', organized sound as art
- auszugeben
- Infinitive of 'ausgeben', to spend money
- Seufzer
- Noun meaning 'sigh', an audible breath of emotion
- niemand
- Pronoun meaning 'nobody' or 'no one'
- hörte
- Past tense of 'hören', meaning 'heard'
- außer
- Preposition meaning 'except' or 'besides'
- werde
- First person singular of 'werden', 'will' or 'become'
- schöne
- Adjective meaning 'beautiful' or 'lovely', inflected form
- Schachtel
- Noun meaning 'box' or 'carton', a container
- brauche
- First person singular of 'brauchen', to need
- wirklich
- Adverb meaning 'really' or 'truly', emphasizing truth
- bestimmt
- Adverb meaning 'certainly' or 'definitely'
- Geld
- Noun meaning 'money', currency used for transactions
- gesagt
- Past participle of 'sagen', meaning 'said'
- wollen
- Modal verb meaning 'to want', expressing desire
- alles
- Pronoun meaning 'everything' or 'all things'
- verzichten
- Verb meaning 'to forgo' or 'to do without something'
- Lasst
- Imperative plural of 'lassen', meaning 'let' or 'allow'
- jede
- Pronoun or adjective meaning 'each' or 'every'
- bisschen
- Noun or adverb meaning 'a little' or 'a bit'
- Spaß
- Noun meaning 'fun' or 'enjoyment', pleasurable activity
- sicher
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'sure', 'safe', or 'certainly'
- arbeiten
- Verb meaning 'to work', to perform labor or tasks
- hart
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'hard' or 'tough'
- genug
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'enough', a sufficient amount
- verdienen
- Verb meaning 'to earn' money or 'to deserve' something
- rief
- Past tense of 'rufen', meaning 'called' or 'cried out'
- untersuchte
- Past tense of 'untersuchen', meaning 'examined' or 'inspected'
- herrschaftliche
- Adjective meaning 'stately' or 'lordly', of grand manner
- Weise
- Noun meaning 'manner' or 'way', mode of doing something
- Absätze
- Noun meaning 'heels' of shoes, or paragraphs
- Schuhe
- Noun meaning 'shoes', footwear worn on the feet
- tue
- First person singular of 'tun', meaning 'do' or 'act'
- gewiss
- Adverb meaning 'certainly' or 'surely', expressing certainty
- lästigen
- Adjective meaning 'annoying' or 'troublesome', inflected form
- Kinder
- Noun meaning 'children', plural of 'Kind'
- fast
- Adverb meaning 'almost' or 'nearly'
- ganzen
- Adjective meaning 'whole' or 'entire', inflected form
- Tag
- Noun meaning 'day', a 24-hour period
- unterrichten
- Verb meaning 'to teach' or 'to instruct' students
- während
- Conjunction or preposition meaning 'while' or 'during'
- danach
- Adverb meaning 'afterwards' or 'after that'
- sehne
- First person singular of 'sehnen', to long or yearn for
- Hause
- Dative form of 'Haus', meaning 'home' or 'house'
- gehen
- Verb meaning 'to go' or 'to walk'
- lassen
- Verb meaning 'to let', 'to allow', or 'to leave'
- begann
- Past tense of 'beginnen', meaning 'began' or 'started'
- wieder
- Adverb meaning 'again' or 'once more'
- klagenden
- Adjective meaning 'lamenting' or 'complaining', inflected form
- Ton
- Noun meaning 'tone' or 'sound', also clay
- weitem
- Dative form of 'weit', used in 'bei weitem' meaning 'by far'
- schwer
- Adjective meaning 'heavy' or 'difficult'
- würde
- Subjunctive form of 'werden', meaning 'would'
- gefallen
- Verb meaning 'to please' or 'to like' something
- stundenlang
- Adverb meaning 'for hours', lasting several hours
- nervösen
- Adjective meaning 'nervous' or 'anxious', inflected form
- kleinlichen
- Adjective meaning 'petty' or 'small-minded', inflected form
- Dame
- Noun meaning 'lady' or 'dame', a woman of status
- eingesperrt
- Past participle of 'einsperren', meaning 'locked up'
- ständig
- Adverb meaning 'constantly' or 'continuously'
- Trab
- Noun meaning 'trot', also 'jdn. auf Trab halten' means to keep busy
- hält
- Third person singular of 'halten', to hold or keep
- niemals
- Adverb meaning 'never', at no time whatsoever
- zufrieden
- Adjective meaning 'satisfied' or 'content', feeling pleased
- plagt
- Third person singular of 'plagen', to torment or bother
- liebsten
- Superlative of 'lieb', used in 'am liebsten' meaning 'most like to'
- Fenster
- Noun meaning 'window', an opening in a wall
- hinausfliegen
- Verb meaning 'to fly out', to escape through flying
- weinen
- Verb meaning 'to cry' or 'to weep' with tears
- würdest
- Second person singular subjunctive of 'werden', meaning 'would'
- schlimm
- Adjective meaning 'bad' or 'terrible', worse than bad
- ärgern
- Verb meaning 'to annoy' or 'to get angry' reflexively
- finde
- First person singular of 'finden', meaning 'find' or 'think'
- Abwaschen
- Noun or verb meaning 'doing the dishes' or 'washing up'
- Ordnung
- Noun meaning 'order' or 'tidiness', organized state
- halten
- Verb meaning 'to keep' or 'to hold', maintain a state
- schlimmste
- Superlative of 'schlimm', meaning 'worst' thing or situation
- Arbeit
- Noun meaning 'work' or 'job', labor or employment
- Welt
- Noun meaning 'world', the earth and all existence
- ärgerlich
- Adjective meaning 'annoying' or 'irritating'
- Hände
- Noun meaning 'hands', plural of 'Hand'
- werden
- Verb meaning 'to become' or future auxiliary 'will'
- steif
- Adjective meaning 'stiff' or 'rigid', lacking flexibility
- überhaupt
- Adverb meaning 'at all' or 'in general'
- üben
- Verb meaning 'to practice' or 'to rehearse' a skill
- kann
- Modal verb meaning 'can' or 'be able to'
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