Peter Pan — Page 2

English → De Chapter I. Level 4/10

He got all of her, except the innermost box and the kiss.

Er bekam alles von ihr, außer der innersten Schachtel und dem Kuss.

He never knew about the box, and in time he gave up trying for the kiss.

Er wusste nie von der Schachtel, und mit der Zeit gab er es auf, nach dem Kuss zu streben.

Wendy thought Napoleon could have got it, but I can picture him trying, and then going off in a passion, slamming the door.

Wendy dachte, Napoleon hätte ihn bekommen können, aber ich kann ihn mir vorstellen, wie er es versucht und dann voller Leidenschaft abzieht und die Tür zuschlägt.

Mr. Darling used to boast to Wendy that her mother not only loved him but respected him.

Herr Darling pflegte Wendy gegenüber damit zu prahlen, dass ihre Mutter ihn nicht nur liebte, sondern auch respektierte.

He was one of those deep ones who know about stocks and shares.

Er war einer jener Tiefsinnigen, die sich mit Aktien und Wertpapieren auskennen.

Of course no one really knows, but he quite seemed to know, and he often said stocks were up and shares were down in a way that would have made any woman respect him.

Natürlich weiß das niemand wirklich, aber er schien es durchaus zu wissen, und er sagte oft, die Kurse seien gestiegen und die Aktien gefallen, auf eine Art und Weise, die jede Frau dazu gebracht hätte, ihn zu respektieren.

Mrs. Darling was married in white, and at first she kept the books perfectly, almost gleefully, as if it were a game, not so much as a Brussels sprout was missing; but by and by whole cauliflowers dropped out, and instead of them there were pictures of babies without faces.

Frau Darling heiratete in Weiß, und anfangs führte sie die Bücher tadellos, fast fröhlich, als wäre es ein Spiel, nicht einmal ein Rosenkohl fehlte; doch nach und nach fielen ganze Blumenköhle heraus, und an ihrer Stelle befanden sich Bilder von Babys ohne Gesichter.

She drew them when she should have been totting up.

Sie zeichnete sie, wenn sie eigentlich hätte zusammenrechnen sollen.

They were Mrs. Darling's guesses.

Es waren Frau Darlings Vermutungen.

Wendy came first, then John, then Michael.

Wendy kam zuerst, dann John, dann Michael.

For a week or two after Wendy came it was doubtful whether they would be able to keep her, as she was another mouth to feed.

Eine Woche oder zwei nach Wendys Ankunft war es fraglich, ob sie sie behalten könnten, da sie ein weiterer Mund war, den es zu ernähren galt.

Mr. Darling was frightfully proud of her, but he was very honourable, and he sat on the edge of Mrs. Darling's bed, holding her hand and calculating expenses, while she looked at him imploringly.

Herr Darling war schrecklich stolz auf sie, aber er war sehr ehrenhaft, und er saß auf dem Rand von Frau Darlings Bett, hielt ihre Hand und berechnete die Ausgaben, während sie ihn flehentlich ansah.

Vocabulary

Er: He; third person singular masculine pronoun.
bekam: Received; past tense of bekommen.
alles: Everything; all things or matters.
von: From; preposition indicating origin or agent.
ihr: Her; third person singular feminine pronoun.
außer: Except; excluding or with exception of.
der: The; definite article masculine singular nominative.
innersten: Innermost; superlative form of inner or deep.
Schachtel: Box; container or small decorative storage box.
und: And; conjunction connecting words or clauses.
dem: The; definite article masculine/neuter singular dative.
Kuss: Kiss; physical expression of affection or greeting.
wusste: Knew; past tense of wissen.
nie: Never; not at any time.
mit: With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means.
Zeit: Time; period or duration of moments.
gab: Gave; past tense of geben.
auf: Up; preposition indicating upward direction or state.
nach: After; following in time or sequence.
zu: To; preposition indicating direction or purpose.
streben: Strive; to make effort toward a goal.
dachte: Thought; past tense of denken.
hätte: Would have; conditional past tense auxiliary verb.
ihn: Him; third person singular masculine accusative pronoun.
bekommen: Receive; get or obtain something.
können: Can; to be able or have ability.
aber: But; conjunction indicating contrast or opposition.
ich: I; first person singular nominative pronoun.
kann: Can; present tense of können.
mir: Me; first person singular dative pronoun.
vorstellen: Imagine; to picture or conceive mentally.
wie: How; in what way or manner.
versucht: Attempted; past participle of versuchen.
dann: Then; at that time subsequently.
voller: Full of; filled with or containing.
Leidenschaft: Passion; intense emotion or strong enthusiasm.
die: The; definite article feminine singular nominative.
Tür: Door; entrance or exit of building.
Herr: Mr.; male title of respect or courtesy.
pflegte: Used to; habitually did in past.
gegenüber: Opposite; across from or facing.
damit: With that; in order that or thereby.
prahlen: Boast; brag or talk with pride.
dass: That; conjunction introducing subordinate clauses.
ihre: Her; third person singular feminine possessive.
Mutter: Mother; female parent of child.
nicht: Not; negation of statement or verb.
nur: Only; solely or just this.
liebte: Loved; past tense of lieben.
sondern: But rather; contrasting alternative or correction.
auch: Also; additionally or as well.
respektierte: Respected; past tense of respektieren.
war: Was; past tense of sein.
einer: One; indefinite article masculine singular nominative.
jener: That; demonstrative pronoun referring to distance.
sich: Himself; reflexive pronoun third person.
Aktien: Stocks; shares of company ownership.
Wertpapieren: Securities; financial documents representing ownership or debt.
auskennen: Know about; be familiar with thoroughly.
Natürlich: Naturally; of course or obviously.
weiß: Knows; present tense of wissen.
das: The; definite article neuter singular nominative.
niemand: Nobody; no person or anyone.
wirklich: Really; actually or truly in fact.
schien: Seemed; past tense of scheinen.
durchaus: Quite; thoroughly or certainly indeed.
wissen: Know; to have knowledge or information.
sagte: Said; past tense of sagen.
oft: Often; frequently or regularly occurring.
Kurse: Courses; rates or prices in market.
seien: Were; subjunctive past form of sein.
gestiegen: Risen; past participle of steigen upward.

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