Middlemarch — Page 5
And how should Dorothea not marry?—a girl so handsome and with such prospects?
Und warum sollte Dorothea nicht heiraten? – ein so hübsches Mädchen und mit solchen Aussichten?
Nothing could hinder it but her love of extremes, and her insistence on regulating life according to notions which might cause a wary man to hesitate before he made her an offer, or even might lead her at last to refuse all offers.
Nichts konnte es verhindern als ihre Vorliebe für das Extreme und ihr Beharren darauf, das Leben nach Grundsätzen zu regeln, die einen besonnenen Mann zögern lassen könnten, bevor er ihr einen Antrag machte, oder sie am Ende sogar dazu bringen könnten, alle Anträge abzulehnen.
A young lady of some birth and fortune, who knelt suddenly down on a brick floor by the side of a sick laborer and prayed fervidly as if she thought herself living in the time of the Apostles—who had strange whims of fasting like a Papist, and of sitting up at night to read old theological books!
Eine junge Dame von einiger Herkunft und mit Vermögen, die plötzlich auf einem Backsteinboden neben einem kranken Arbeiter niederkniete und inbrünstig betete, als ob sie glaubte, in der Zeit der Apostel zu leben – die seltsame Launen hatte zu fasten wie eine Päpistin und nachts aufzubleiben, um alte theologische Bücher zu lesen!
Such a wife might awaken you some fine morning with a new scheme for the application of her income which would interfere with political economy and the keeping of saddle-horses: a man would naturally think twice before he risked himself in such fellowship.
Eine solche Frau könnte Sie eines schönen Morgens mit einem neuen Plan für die Verwendung ihres Einkommens wecken, der die Volkswirtschaft und die Haltung von Reitpferden beeinträchtigen würde: Ein Mann würde es sich natürlich zweimal überlegen, bevor er sich in eine solche Gemeinschaft wagte.
Women were expected to have weak opinions; but the great safeguard of society and of domestic life was, that opinions were not acted on.
Von Frauen wurde erwartet, dass sie schwache Meinungen hatten; aber die große Schutzmaßnahme der Gesellschaft und des häuslichen Lebens war, dass Meinungen nicht in die Tat umgesetzt wurden.
Sane people did what their neighbors did, so that if any lunatics were at large, one might know and avoid them.
Vernünftige Menschen taten, was ihre Nachbarn taten, so dass man, wenn irgendwelche Verrückten frei herumliefen, sie erkennen und meiden konnte.
The rural opinion about the new young ladies, even among the cottagers, was generally in favor of Celia, as being so amiable and innocent-looking, while Miss Brooke's large eyes seemed, like her religion, too unusual and striking.
Die ländliche Meinung über die neuen jungen Damen, selbst unter den Dorfbewohnern, war im Allgemeinen zugunsten von Celia, da sie so liebenswürdig und unschuldig aussah, während Miss Brookes große Augen, wie ihre Religion, zu ungewöhnlich und auffällig wirkten.
Poor Dorothea!
Arme Dorothea!
Vocabulary
- Und
- Conjunction connecting words or clauses; and.
- warum
- Interrogative adverb; why; for what reason.
- sollte
- Modal verb past tense; should; ought to; was supposed to.
- nicht
- Adverb of negation; not; no.
- heiraten
- Verb; to marry; to wed someone.
- ein
- Indefinite article; a; an; one.
- so
- Adverb; so; thus; in such a manner.
- hübsches
- Adjective; pretty; handsome; attractive; lovely.
- Mädchen
- Noun; girl; young woman; maiden.
- mit
- Preposition; with; accompanied by; having.
- solchen
- Demonstrative adjective; such; such kind of things.
- Aussichten
- Noun plural; prospects; outlooks; future expectations or possibilities.
- Nichts
- Pronoun; nothing; not anything; zero.
- konnte
- Verb past tense; could; was able to; had ability.
- es
- Pronoun; it; third person neuter singular.
- verhindern
- Verb; to prevent; to hinder; to stop.
- als
- Conjunction or preposition; as; than; when.
- ihre
- Possessive pronoun; her; their; its belonging.
- Vorliebe
- Noun; preference; predilection; liking for something.
- für
- Preposition; for; intended for; in favor of.
- das
- Definite article; the; neuter singular form.
- Extreme
- Noun; extreme; extremity; furthest or utmost point.
- ihr
- Possessive pronoun; her; their; its belonging.
- Beharren
- Noun; insistence; persistence; stubborn adherence to opinion.
- darauf
- Adverb; on it; on that; thereupon.
- Leben
- Noun; life; existence; way of living.
- nach
- Preposition; after; according to; following.
- Grundsätzen
- Noun plural; principles; maxims; fundamental rules.
- zu
- Preposition or infinitive marker; to; toward; at.
- regeln
- Verb; to regulate; to govern; to arrange.
- die
- Definite article; the; feminine or plural.
- einen
- Indefinite article accusative; a; an; one.
- besonnenen
- Adjective; prudent; thoughtful; composed; level-headed person.
- Mann
- Noun; man; husband; male person.
- zögern
- Verb; to hesitate; to delay; to waver.
- lassen
- Verb; to let; to leave; to allow.
- könnten
- Verb conditional; could; would be able to.
- bevor
- Conjunction; before; prior to; ere.
- er
- Pronoun; he; third person singular masculine.
- Antrag
- Noun; proposal; motion; formal offer of marriage.
- machte
- Verb past tense; made; did; created.
- oder
- Conjunction; or; alternatively; either one.
- sie
- Pronoun; she; they; third person.
- am
- Contraction; on the; at the; by.
- Ende
- Noun; end; conclusion; final point.
- sogar
- Adverb; even; as much as; likewise.
- dazu
- Adverb; to it; for that; in addition.
- bringen
- Verb; to bring; to carry; to cause.
- alle
- Adjective or pronoun; all; every; everyone.
- Anträge
- Noun plural; proposals; motions; offers of marriage.
- abzulehnen
- Verb infinitive; to reject; to refuse; to decline.
- Eine
- Indefinite article feminine; a; an; one.
- junge
- Adjective; young; youthful; recent; new.
- Dame
- Noun; lady; woman; female person of rank.
- von
- Preposition; of; from; by; belonging.
- einiger
- Adjective; some; considerable; of certain status.
- Herkunft
- Noun; origin; descent; family background or lineage.
- Vermögen
- Noun; fortune; wealth; ability; capacity.
- plötzlich
- Adverb; suddenly; abruptly; all of sudden.
- auf
- Preposition; on; upon; at; in.
- einem
- Indefinite article dative; a; an; one.
- neben
- Preposition; beside; next to; alongside.
- kranken
- Adjective; sick; ill; afflicted with disease.
- Arbeiter
- Noun; worker; laborer; one who works.
- niederkniete
- Verb past tense; knelt down; went to knees.
- inbrünstig
- Adjective; fervent; ardent; intensely sincere emotion.
- betete
- Verb past tense; prayed; made prayers.
- ob
- Conjunction; whether; if; interrogative whether.
- glaubte
- Verb past tense; believed; thought; had faith.
- in
- Preposition; in; inside; within; during.
- der
- Definite article dative feminine; the.
- Zeit
- Noun; time; era; period; epoch.
- Apostel
- Noun; apostle; disciple; early Christian messenger.
- seltsame
- Adjective; strange; odd; peculiar; unusual.
- Launen
- Noun plural; moods; whims; capricious behavior.
- hatte
- Verb past tense; had; possessed; owned.
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