On Liberty — Page 10

English → De Preface Level 9/10

The abstract truth gets the concrete illustration; the concrete illustration finds its proper foundation in a series of abstract inquiries.

Die abstrakte Wahrheit erhält die konkrete Veranschaulichung; die konkrete Veranschaulichung findet ihre eigentliche Grundlage in einer Reihe abstrakter Untersuchungen.

Perhaps Carlyle's epithets of "iridescent" and "vivid" refer incidentally to Mrs. Mill's quick perceptiveness, and thus throw a useful light on the mutual advantages of the common work of husband and wife.

Vielleicht beziehen sich Carlyles Beinamen „schillernd" und „lebendig" beiläufig auf Mrs. Mills schnelle Auffassungsgabe und werfen damit ein nützliches Licht auf die gegenseitigen Vorteile der gemeinsamen Arbeit von Mann und Frau.

But it savours almost of impertinence even to attempt to lift the veil on a mystery like this.

Aber es grenzt fast an Unverschämtheit, auch nur zu versuchen, den Schleier über ein solches Geheimnis zu lüften.

It is enough to say, perhaps, that however much we may deplore the exaggeration of Mill's references to his wife, we recognise that, for whatever reason, the pair lived an ideally happy life.

Es genügt vielleicht zu sagen, dass wir, so sehr wir auch die Übertreibung von Mills Verweisen auf seine Frau bedauern mögen, anerkennen, dass das Paar aus welchem Grund auch immer ein ideal glückliches Leben führte.

It still, however, remains to estimate the extent to which Mrs. Taylor, both before and after her marriage with Mill, made actual contributions to his thoughts and his public work.

Es bleibt jedoch noch abzuschätzen, in welchem Ausmaß Mrs. Taylor, sowohl vor als auch nach ihrer Heirat mit Mill, tatsächliche Beiträge zu seinen Gedanken und seinem öffentlichen Werk geleistet hat.

Here I may be perhaps permitted to avail myself of what I have already written in a previous work.[1]

Hier sei es mir vielleicht gestattet, auf das zurückzugreifen, was ich bereits in einem früheren Werk geschrieben habe.[1]

Mill gives us abundant help in this matter in the _Autobiography_.

Mill gibt uns in der _Autobiographie_ reichlich Hilfe in dieser Angelegenheit.

When first he knew her, his thoughts were turning to the subject of Logic.

Als er sie zum ersten Mal kennenlernte, beschäftigten sich seine Gedanken mit dem Thema Logik.

But his published work on the subject owed nothing to her, he tells us, in its doctrines.

Aber sein veröffentlichtes Werk zu diesem Thema verdankte ihr, wie er uns mitteilt, in seinen Lehren nichts.

It was Mill's custom to write the whole of a book so as to get his general scheme complete, and then laboriously to re-write it in order to perfect the phrases and the composition.

Es war Mills Gewohnheit, ein ganzes Buch zu schreiben, um seinen allgemeinen Plan abzuschließen, und es dann mühsam umzuschreiben, um die Formulierungen und die Komposition zu vervollkommnen.

Doubtless Mrs. Taylor was of considerable help to him as a critic of style.

Zweifellos war Mrs. Taylor ihm als Stilkritikerin eine beträchtliche Hilfe.

Vocabulary

Die: The (definite article, feminine singular or plural)
abstrakte: Abstract; theoretical rather than concrete or practical.
Wahrheit: Truth; the quality of being true or accurate.
erhält: Receives; obtains; maintains (third person singular present).
konkrete: Concrete; specific and tangible rather than abstract.
Veranschaulichung: Illustration; visualization; making something clear or understandable.
findet: Finds; discovers; locates (third person singular present).
ihre: Their; her (possessive pronoun, third person plural or feminine).
eigentliche: Actual; real; true; the genuine or proper one.
Grundlage: Foundation; basis; fundamental principle or ground.
Reihe: Series; row; sequence of things arranged together.
abstrakter: Abstract (adjective, comparative or inflected form).
Untersuchungen: Investigations; examinations; inquiries or research into something.
Vielleicht: Perhaps; maybe; possibly; expressing uncertainty or doubt.
beziehen: Refer to; relate to; apply to; have connection with.
sich: Oneself; himself; herself; themselves (reflexive pronoun).
lebendig: Lively; vivid; alive; full of energy and vitality.
schnelle: Quick; fast; rapid; swift in movement or action.
werfen: Throw; cast; toss something through the air.
damit: With it; thereby; in order that; so that.
nützliches: Useful; helpful; serving a practical purpose well.
Licht: Light; illumination; source of visibility or understanding.
gegenseitigen: Mutual; reciprocal; felt or done by both parties.
Vorteile: Advantages; benefits; favorable circumstances or superior positions.
gemeinsamen: Common; shared; belonging to or affecting multiple people.
Arbeit: Work; labor; task or job requiring effort.
Mann: Man; husband; male person or adult male.
Frau: Woman; wife; female person or adult woman.
Aber: But; however; used to introduce contrasting statement.
grenzt: Borders; adjoins; is adjacent to or near.
fast: Almost; nearly; very close to but not quite.
versuchen: Try; attempt; endeavor to do something difficult.
Schleier: Veil; covering; something that obscures or hides truth.
Geheimnis: Secret; mystery; something kept hidden or unknown.
genügt: Suffices; is enough; satisfies requirement (third person singular).
vielleicht: Perhaps; maybe; possibly; expressing uncertainty or doubt.
sagen: Say; tell; speak; express in words or speech.
Übertreibung: Exaggeration; overstatement; representation beyond truth or reality.
bedauern: Regret; feel sorry about; wish something were different.
mögen: May; like; wish; expressing possibility or preference.
anerkennen: Recognize; acknowledge; admit; accept as valid or true.
Paar: Pair; couple; two people in relationship together.
welchem: Which; what; interrogative or relative pronoun (dative masculine).
Grund: Reason; cause; ground; basis for belief or action.
immer: Always; ever; at all times without exception.
ideal: Ideal; perfect; existing only in imagination or theory.

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