Pride and Prejudice — Page 12
I will not admit that one speech or one action of this inestimable man is incapable of being reconciled with reality, and I should not wonder if many of these words and actions are historically true.
Ich werde nicht zugeben, dass eine einzige Rede oder eine einzige Handlung dieses unschätzbaren Mannes nicht mit der Wirklichkeit in Einklang gebracht werden kann, und es würde mich nicht wundern, wenn viele dieser Worte und Handlungen historisch wahr sind.
But the greatness of Mr. Collins could not have been so satisfactorily exhibited if his creatress had not adjusted so artfully to him the figures of Mr. Bennet and of Lady Catherine de Bourgh.
Aber die Größe von Mr. Collins hätte nicht so befriedigend zur Geltung kommen können, wenn seine Schöpferin ihm nicht so kunstvoll die Gestalten von Mr. Bennet und Lady Catherine de Bourgh zugeordnet hätte.
The latter, like Mr. Collins himself, has been charged with exaggeration.
Letztere ist, wie Mr. Collins selbst, des Übertreibens bezichtigt worden.
There is, perhaps, a very faint shade of colour for the charge; but it seems to me very faint indeed.
Es gibt vielleicht einen sehr schwachen Anschein von Berechtigung für diesen Vorwurf; aber er erscheint mir in der Tat sehr schwach.
Even now I do not think that it would be impossible to find persons, especially female persons, not necessarily of noble birth, as overbearing, as self-centred, as neglectful of good manners, as Lady Catherine.
Noch heute glaube ich nicht, dass es unmöglich wäre, Personen zu finden, besonders weibliche Personen, nicht notwendigerweise von adeliger Herkunft, die ebenso anmaßend, ebenso ichbezogen und ebenso rücksichtslos gegenüber guten Manieren sind wie Lady Catherine.
A hundred years ago, an earl's daughter, the Lady Powerful (if not exactly Bountiful) of an out-of-the-way country parish, rich, long out of marital authority, and so forth, had opportunities of developing these agreeable characteristics which seldom present themselves now.
Vor hundert Jahren hatte die Tochter eines Grafen, die mächtige Dame (wenn auch nicht gerade die freigebige) einer abgelegenen Landpfarrei, reich, seit langem keiner ehelichen Autorität unterworfen, und so weiter, Gelegenheiten zur Entfaltung dieser angenehmen Eigenschaften, die sich heute selten bieten.
As for Mr. Bennet, Miss Austen, and Mr. Darcy, and even Miss Elizabeth herself, were, I am inclined to think, rather hard on him for the "impropriety" of his conduct.
Was Mr. Bennet betrifft, so waren Miss Austen, Mr. Darcy und sogar Miss Elizabeth selbst, wie ich geneigt bin zu glauben, ihm gegenüber wegen der „Unziemlichkeit" seines Verhaltens etwas zu hart.
His wife was evidently, and must always have been, a quite irreclaimable fool; and unless he had shot her or himself there was no way out of it for a man of sense and spirit but the ironic.
Seine Frau war offensichtlich, und muss es immer gewesen sein, eine völlig unheilbare Törin; und sofern er nicht sie oder sich selbst erschossen hätte, gab es für einen Mann von Verstand und Geist keinen anderen Ausweg als die Ironie.
Vocabulary
- werde
- Future auxiliary verb form of 'werden' (will/become)
- zugeben
- To admit or concede something
- einzige
- Adjective meaning 'single' or 'only one'
- Rede
- Speech or discourse delivered to an audience
- Handlung
- An action or deed performed by someone
- unschätzbaren
- Adjective meaning invaluable or inestimable in worth
- Wirklichkeit
- Reality or actuality as experienced in life
- Einklang
- Harmony or agreement between things or ideas
- gebracht
- Past participle of 'bringen', meaning 'brought'
- werden
- To become; auxiliary verb for future or passive
- würde
- Subjunctive form of 'werden', meaning 'would'
- wundern
- To surprise or astonish someone
- historisch
- Adjective meaning historically accurate or factual
- Größe
- Greatness, size, or magnitude of something
- hätte
- Subjunctive past form of 'haben', meaning 'would have'
- befriedigend
- Adjective meaning satisfying or adequately fulfilling
- Geltung
- Validity, effect, or prominence of something
- Schöpferin
- Female creator or originator of a work
- kunstvoll
- Adjective meaning artfully or skillfully crafted
- Gestalten
- Characters or figures in a literary work
- zugeordnet
- Past participle of 'zuordnen', meaning assigned or allocated
- Letztere
- Pronoun meaning 'the latter' referring to previously mentioned
- selbst
- Reflexive word meaning 'herself', 'himself', or 'itself'
- Übertreibens
- Genitive form of 'Übertreiben', meaning exaggerating
- bezichtigt
- Accused or charged with something
- worden
- Passive auxiliary past participle of 'werden'
- vielleicht
- Adverb meaning 'perhaps' or 'maybe'
- schwachen
- Adjective meaning weak or faint in degree
- Anschein
- Appearance or semblance of something
- Berechtigung
- Justification, authorization, or entitlement
- Vorwurf
- A reproach or accusation directed at someone
- erscheint
- Third person singular of 'erscheinen', meaning appears
- Tat
- A deed or act; 'in der Tat' means 'indeed'
- schwach
- Adjective meaning weak or feeble
- Noch
- Adverb meaning 'still' or 'yet'
- unmöglich
- Adjective meaning impossible or not feasible
- wäre
- Subjunctive form of 'sein', meaning 'would be'
- besonders
- Adverb meaning 'especially' or 'particularly'
- weibliche
- Adjective meaning female or feminine
- notwendigerweise
- Adverb meaning necessarily or inevitably
- adeliger
- Adjective meaning of noble or aristocratic descent
- Herkunft
- Origin or descent of a person
- ebenso
- Adverb meaning 'just as' or 'equally'
- anmaßend
- Adjective meaning presumptuous or arrogant in behavior
- ichbezogen
- Adjective meaning self-centered or egocentric
- rücksichtslos
- Adjective meaning inconsiderate or ruthless toward others
- gegenüber
- Preposition meaning 'towards' or 'opposite'
- Manieren
- Plural of 'Manier', meaning manners or social conduct
- Tochter
- Noun meaning daughter
- Grafen
- Genitive of 'Graf', meaning count or earl
- mächtige
- Adjective meaning powerful or mighty
- Dame
- A lady or woman of high social standing
- gerade
- Adverb meaning 'just', 'exactly', or 'straight'
- freigebige
- Adjective meaning generous or liberal in giving
- abgelegenen
- Adjective meaning remote or isolated in location
- Landpfarrei
- A rural parish or country parish church community
- reich
- Adjective meaning rich or wealthy
- langem
- Adjective form in phrase 'seit langem' meaning 'for a long time'
- ehelichen
- Adjective meaning marital or relating to marriage
- Autorität
- Authority or power over others
- unterworfen
- Past participle of 'unterwerfen', meaning subjected or subordinated
- weiter
- Adjective meaning further or additional
- Gelegenheiten
- Plural of 'Gelegenheit', meaning opportunities or occasions
- Entfaltung
- Development or unfolding of qualities or potential
- angenehmen
- Adjective meaning pleasant or agreeable
- Eigenschaften
- Plural of 'Eigenschaft', meaning qualities or characteristics
- selten
- Adverb meaning rarely or infrequently
- bieten
- To offer or provide something to someone
- betrifft
- Third person singular of 'betreffen', meaning 'concerns'
- sogar
- Adverb meaning 'even' emphasizing a surprising point
- geneigt
- Inclined or disposed to think or act a certain way
- wegen
- Preposition meaning 'because of' or 'due to'
- Unziemlichkeit
- Impropriety or unseemliness of behavior or conduct
- Verhaltens
- Genitive of 'Verhalten', meaning 'of the behavior'
- hart
- Adjective meaning hard or harsh
- offensichtlich
- Adverb or adjective meaning obviously or evidently
- völlig
- Adverb meaning completely or entirely
- unheilbare
- Adjective meaning incurable or irremediable
- Törin
- Feminine noun meaning a foolish woman or fool
- sofern
- Conjunction meaning 'provided that' or 'insofar as'
- erschossen
- Past participle of 'erschießen', meaning shot dead
- Verstand
- Intelligence, reason, or mental capacity
- Geist
- Mind, spirit, or intellect
- Ausweg
- A way out or solution to a difficult situation
- Ironie
- Irony as a literary or rhetorical device
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