Middlemarch — Page 7
She felt sure that she would have accepted the judicious Hooker, if she had been born in time to save him from that wretched mistake he made in matrimony; or John Milton when his blindness had come on; or any of the other great men whose odd habits it would have been glorious piety to endure; but an amiable handsome baronet, who said "Exactly" to her remarks even when she expressed uncertainty,—how could he affect her as a lover?
Sie war überzeugt, dass sie den klugen Hooker angenommen hätte, wenn sie früh genug geboren worden wäre, um ihn vor jenem unseligen Irrtum zu bewahren, den er in der Ehe beging; oder John Milton, als seine Blindheit ihn befallen hatte; oder irgendeinen der anderen großen Männer, deren seltsame Gewohnheiten zu ertragen eine herrliche Frömmigkeit gewesen wäre; aber ein liebenswürdiger, gutaussehender Baronet, der auf ihre Bemerkungen mit „Ganz genau" antwortete, selbst wenn sie Zweifel äußerte – wie hätte er sie als Liebhaber berühren können?
The really delightful marriage must be that where your husband was a sort of father, and could teach you even Hebrew, if you wished it.
Die wahrhaft entzückende Ehe musste jene sein, in der der Ehemann eine Art Vater war und einem sogar Hebräisch beibringen konnte, wenn man es sich wünschte.
These peculiarities of Dorothea's character caused Mr. Brooke to be all the more blamed in neighboring families for not securing some middle-aged lady as guide and companion to his nieces.
Diese Eigentümlichkeiten von Dorotheas Charakter führten dazu, dass Herr Brooke in den benachbarten Familien umso mehr getadelt wurde, weil er keine Dame mittleren Alters als Führerin und Begleiterin für seine Nichten gewonnen hatte.
But he himself dreaded so much the sort of superior woman likely to be available for such a position, that he allowed himself to be dissuaded by Dorothea's objections, and was in this case brave enough to defy the world—that is to say, Mrs. Cadwallader the Rector's wife, and the small group of gentry with whom he visited in the northeast corner of Loamshire.
Aber er selbst fürchtete die Art von überlegener Frau, die für eine solche Stelle in Frage käme, so sehr, dass er sich von Dorotheas Einwänden abbringen ließ und in diesem Fall mutig genug war, der Welt zu trotzen – das heißt, Mrs. Cadwallader, der Frau des Pfarrers, und dem kleinen Kreis von Landadligen, den er in der nordöstlichen Ecke von Loamshire besuchte.
So Miss Brooke presided in her uncle's household, and did not at all dislike her new authority, with the homage that belonged to it.
So führte Miss Brooke den Haushalt ihres Onkels und mochte ihre neue Autorität samt der ihr gebührenden Ehrerbietung durchaus nicht ungern.
Sir James Chettam was going to dine at the Grange to-day with another gentleman whom the girls had never seen, and about whom Dorothea felt some venerating expectation.
Sir James Chettam sollte heute auf dem Gutshof speisen, zusammen mit einem anderen Herrn, den die Mädchen noch nie gesehen hatten und dem gegenüber Dorothea eine gewisse ehrfurchtsvolle Erwartung hegte.
Vocabulary
- Sie
- She; formal 'you' (third/second person pronoun)
- war
- Was; past tense of 'sein' (to be)
- überzeugt
- Convinced; certain about something
- dass
- That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause
- sie
- She/they; third person pronoun
- den
- The; definite article, accusative masculine
- klugen
- Clever, intelligent; adjective in declined form
- angenommen
- Accepted, taken on; past participle of 'annehmen'
- hätte
- Would have; subjunctive II form of 'haben'
- wenn
- If, when; conditional or temporal conjunction
- früh
- Early; adjective or adverb indicating early time
- genug
- Enough; sufficient amount or degree
- geboren
- Born; past participle of 'gebären'
- worden
- Been; auxiliary past participle used in passive constructions
- wäre
- Would be; subjunctive II form of 'sein'
- um
- In order to; preposition or infinitive particle
- ihn
- Him; accusative form of third person masculine pronoun
- vor
- Before, from; preposition indicating position or protection
- jenem
- That; demonstrative pronoun in dative masculine form
- unseligen
- Unfortunate, wretched; adjective describing miserable situation
- Irrtum
- Error, mistake; a false belief or wrong action
- zu
- To, too; preposition or infinitive particle
- bewahren
- To protect, preserve; keep someone safe from harm
- er
- He; third person masculine singular pronoun
- in
- In; preposition indicating location or context
- der
- The; definite article, dative feminine or nominative masculine
- Ehe
- Marriage; legal union between two people
- beging
- Committed; past tense of 'begehen' (to commit)
- oder
- Or; coordinating conjunction presenting an alternative
- als
- When, as; temporal or comparative conjunction
- seine
- His; possessive pronoun, nominative feminine or accusative neuter
- Blindheit
- Blindness; condition of being unable to see
- befallen
- Overcome, afflicted; past participle of 'befallen'
- hatte
- Had; past tense of 'haben'
- irgendeinen
- Any, some; indefinite pronoun in accusative masculine form
- anderen
- Other; adjective referring to different people or things
- großen
- Great, large; adjective in declined form
- Männer
- Men; plural of 'Mann'
- deren
- Whose, their; genitive relative or demonstrative pronoun
- seltsame
- Strange, peculiar; adjective describing unusual characteristics
- Gewohnheiten
- Habits, customs; plural of 'Gewohnheit'
- ertragen
- To endure, tolerate; bear something difficult or unpleasant
- eine
- A, one; indefinite article, feminine nominative
- herrliche
- Glorious, splendid; adjective meaning magnificent or wonderful
- Frömmigkeit
- Piety, devoutness; sincere religious devotion
- gewesen
- Been; past participle of 'sein'
- aber
- But; coordinating conjunction expressing contrast
- ein
- A, an; indefinite article, masculine nominative
- liebenswürdiger
- Charming, amiable; adjective describing pleasant personality
- gutaussehender
- Good-looking, handsome; adjective describing attractive appearance
- auf
- On, to; preposition indicating position or direction
- ihre
- Her, their; possessive pronoun, feminine or plural
- Bemerkungen
- Remarks, comments; plural of 'Bemerkung'
- mit
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- Ganz
- Quite, entirely; adverb meaning completely or very
- genau
- Exactly, precisely; adverb affirming accuracy or agreement
- antwortete
- Answered, replied; past tense of 'antworten'
- selbst
- Himself/herself/itself; reflexive intensifying pronoun
- Zweifel
- Doubt; uncertainty about something's truth or value
- äußerte
- Expressed, voiced; past tense of 'äußern'
- wie
- How, like, as; interrogative or comparative particle
- Liebhaber
- Lover, admirer; one who loves or admires someone
- berühren
- To touch, affect; make contact or emotionally move
- können
- Can, to be able to; modal verb of ability
- Die
- The; definite article, feminine nominative or plural
- wahrhaft
- Truly, genuinely; adverb emphasizing truthfulness or authenticity
- entzückende
- Delightful, charming; adjective meaning enchanting or lovely
- musste
- Had to; past tense of modal verb 'müssen'
- jene
- That, those; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant
- sein
- His; possessive pronoun, or infinitive 'to be'
- Ehemann
- Husband; male spouse in a marriage
- Art
- Kind, type, manner; way of doing something
- Vater
- Father; male parent
- und
- And; coordinating conjunction linking words or clauses
- einem
- A, one; indefinite article, dative masculine or neuter
- sogar
- Even; adverb emphasizing surprising inclusion
- Hebräisch
- Hebrew; ancient Semitic language of Jewish scripture
- beibringen
- To teach, impart; convey knowledge or skill to someone
- konnte
- Could; past tense of modal verb 'können'
- man
- One, you, they; impersonal pronoun for general statements
- es
- It; third person neuter pronoun
- sich
- Oneself; reflexive pronoun for third person
- wünschte
- Wished, desired; past tense of 'wünschen'
- Diese
- These, this; demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- Eigentümlichkeiten
- Peculiarities, idiosyncrasies; plural of 'Eigentümlichkeit'
- von
- Of, from, by; preposition indicating origin or belonging
- Charakter
- Character; a person's qualities and personality traits
- führten
- Led, caused; past tense of 'führen'
- dazu
- To that, thereby; adverb indicating cause or addition
- Herr
- Mr., gentleman; formal address for a man
- benachbarten
- Neighboring; adjective describing nearby families or areas
- Familien
- Families; plural of 'Familie'
- umso
- All the more; adverb intensifying a comparison
- mehr
- More; comparative adverb or adjective
- getadelt
- Criticized, blamed; past participle of 'tadeln'
- wurde
- Became, was; past tense of 'werden'
- weil
- Because; subordinating causal conjunction
- keine
- No, none; negative article, feminine nominative
- Dame
- Lady; polite term for an adult woman
- mittleren
- Middle-aged, middle; adjective in declined form
- Alters
- Of age; genitive of 'Alter' (age)
- Führerin
- Female guide, leader; feminine form of 'Führer'
- Begleiterin
- Female companion, escort; feminine form of 'Begleiter'
- für
- For; preposition indicating purpose or recipient
- Nichten
- Nieces; plural of 'Nichte'
- gewonnen
- Won, gained; past participle of 'gewinnen'
- Aber
- But; conjunction or adverb expressing contrast
- fürchtete
- Feared; past tense of 'fürchten'
- die
- The; definite article, feminine or plural
- überlegener
- Superior; adjective describing someone of higher capability
- Frau
- Woman, wife, Mrs.; adult female person
- solche
- Such; demonstrative adjective indicating type or kind
- Stelle
- Position, place; a job or location
- Frage
- Question; an inquiry or matter under consideration
- käme
- Would come; subjunctive II form of 'kommen'
- so
- So, thus; adverb indicating degree or manner
- sehr
- Very, much; adverb intensifying adjectives or verbs
- Einwänden
- Objections; dative plural of 'Einwand'
- abbringen
- To dissuade, deter; talk someone out of something
- ließ
- Let, allowed; past tense of 'lassen'
- diesem
- This; demonstrative pronoun, dative masculine or neuter
- Fall
- Case, fall; instance or situation
- mutig
- Brave, courageous; showing boldness in difficult situations
- Welt
- World; the entire earth or society at large
- trotzen
- To defy, brave; resist or stand up against something
- das
- That, the; demonstrative or definite article, neuter
- heißt
- Means, is called; third person singular of 'heißen'
- des
- Of the; definite article, genitive masculine or neuter
- Pfarrers
- Of the pastor; genitive of 'Pfarrer' (pastor)
- dem
- The; definite article, dative masculine or neuter
- kleinen
- Small, little; adjective in declined form
- Kreis
- Circle, group; a social circle or district
- Landadligen
- Country gentry; dative plural of 'Landadlige'
- nordöstlichen
- Northeastern; adjective in declined form indicating direction
- Ecke
- Corner; an angle or area at the edge of something
- besuchte
- Visited; past tense of 'besuchen'
- So
- So, thus; adverb indicating consequence or manner
- führte
- Led, managed; past tense of 'führen'
- Haushalt
- Household; domestic management of a home
- ihres
- Her; possessive pronoun, genitive masculine or neuter
- Onkels
- Uncle's; genitive of 'Onkel'
- mochte
- Liked, might; past tense of modal verb 'mögen'
- neue
- New; adjective describing something recently arrived
- Autorität
- Authority; power or expertise commanding respect
- samt
- Together with, along with; preposition including all items
- ihr
- Her, their, to her; pronoun in various forms
- gebührenden
- Due, appropriate; adjective describing fitting respect
- Ehrerbietung
- Deference, reverence; respectful esteem shown to someone
- durchaus
- Absolutely, by no means; adverb for emphasis
- nicht
- Not; negation particle
- ungern
- Reluctantly, unwillingly; adverb meaning without pleasure
- sollte
- Should, was supposed to; past of modal verb 'sollen'
- heute
- Today; adverb referring to the current day
- Gutshof
- Manor, estate; a rural farming estate or farmstead
- speisen
- To dine, eat; have a formal or main meal
- zusammen
- Together; adverb indicating joint action or combination
- Herrn
- Mr., gentleman; dative or accusative form of 'Herr'
- Mädchen
- Girl; a young female person
- noch
- Still, yet; adverb indicating continuation or addition
- nie
- Never; adverb indicating something has not occurred
- gesehen
- Seen; past participle of 'sehen'
- hatten
- Had; past tense plural of 'haben'
- gegenüber
- Toward, opposite; preposition indicating relation or position
- gewisse
- Certain, particular; adjective indicating a definite quality
- ehrfurchtsvolle
- Reverential, awestruck; adjective full of deep respect
- Erwartung
- Expectation, anticipation; looking forward to something
- hegte
- Harbored, nursed; past tense of 'hegen' (to cherish)
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