Pride and Prejudice — Page 13
From no other point of view is he open to any reproach, except for an excusable and not unnatural helplessness at the crisis of the elopement, and his utterances are the most acutely delightful in the consciously humorous kind--in the kind that we laugh with, not at--that even Miss Austen has put into the mouth of any of her characters.
Von keinem anderen Gesichtspunkt aus ist er irgendeinem Vorwurf ausgesetzt, außer einer entschuldbaren und nicht unnatürlichen Hilflosigkeit in der Krise der Entführung, und seine Äußerungen sind die schärfsten und entzückendsten in der bewusst humorvollen Art – in der Art, über die wir lachen, nicht über die wir lachen –, die selbst Miss Austen irgendeiner ihrer Figuren in den Mund gelegt hat.
It is difficult to know whether he is most agreeable when talking to his wife, or when putting Mr. Collins through his paces; but the general sense of the world has probably been right in preferring to the first rank his consolation to the former when she maunders over the entail, "My dear, do not give way to such gloomy thoughts.
Es ist schwer zu sagen, ob er am angenehmsten ist, wenn er mit seiner Frau spricht oder wenn er Mr. Collins auf die Probe stellt; aber das allgemeine Empfinden der Welt hat wahrscheinlich recht darin, an erster Stelle seinen Trost an sie zu stellen, wenn sie über das Erbschaftsrecht jammert: „Meine Liebe, geben Sie sich nicht solch düsteren Gedanken hin.
Let us hope for better things.
Lasst uns auf Besseres hoffen.
Let us flatter ourselves that_ I _may be the survivor;" and his inquiry to his colossal cousin as to the compliments which Mr. Collins has just related as made by himself to Lady Catherine, "May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed from the impulse of the moment, or are the result of previous study?"
Lasst uns uns schmeicheln, dass ich derjenige sein könnte, der überlebt;" und seine Anfrage an seinen kolossalen Cousin bezüglich der Komplimente, die Mr. Collins soeben als von ihm selbst an Lady Catherine gerichtet geschildert hat: „Darf ich fragen, ob diese angenehmen Aufmerksamkeiten dem Impuls des Augenblicks entspringen oder das Ergebnis vorheriger Überlegung sind?"
These are the things which give Miss Austen's readers the pleasant shocks, the delightful thrills, which are felt by the readers of Swift, of Fielding, and we may here add, of Thackeray, as they are felt by the readers of no other English author of fiction outside of these four.
Dies sind die Dinge, die Miss Austens Lesern die angenehmen Erschütterungen, die entzückenden Schauer bereiten, wie sie von den Lesern von Swift, von Fielding und, wie wir hier hinzufügen dürfen, von Thackeray empfunden werden, so wie sie von den Lesern keines anderen englischen Belletristik-Autors außerhalb dieser vier empfunden werden.
Vocabulary
- Von
- Of; from; by (preposition indicating origin or possession)
- keinem
- No; not one; none (dative masculine singular of kein)
- anderen
- Other; different; another (dative/accusative plural adjective)
- Gesichtspunkt
- Viewpoint; perspective; point of view
- aus
- From; out of; made of (preposition)
- ist
- Is (third person singular present of sein)
- er
- He; it (third person masculine singular pronoun)
- irgendeinem
- Any; some (dative masculine singular of irgendein)
- Vorwurf
- Reproach; accusation; blame; complaint against someone
- ausgesetzt
- Exposed; subjected to; at the mercy of
- außer
- Except; besides; apart from (preposition)
- einer
- One; a; an (feminine singular article/pronoun)
- entschuldbaren
- Excusable; pardonable; justifiable; understandable
- und
- And (conjunction)
- nicht
- Not; no (negation adverb)
- unnatürlichen
- Unnatural; artificial; forced; not genuine
- Hilflosigkeit
- Helplessness; powerlessness; state of being unable to help
- in
- In; into; within (preposition)
- der
- The (feminine singular or plural dative article)
- Krise
- Crisis; emergency; critical situation or period
- Entführung
- Abduction; kidnapping; taking someone away unlawfully
- seine
- His; its (possessive adjective masculine/plural)
- Äußerungen
- Expressions; utterances; statements; things said or expressed
- sind
- Are (third person plural present of sein)
- die
- The; which (feminine or plural article/pronoun)
- schärfsten
- Sharpest; keenest; most pointed or cutting
- entzückendsten
- Most delightful; most charming; most delicious witty
- bewusst
- Consciously; deliberately; intentionally; knowingly
- humorvollen
- Humorous; witty; full of humor or comedy
- Art
- Kind; type; manner; way; species or variety
- über
- About; over; across; above (preposition)
- wir
- We (first person plural pronoun)
- lachen
- To laugh; to laugh at; to find amusing
- selbst
- Self; even; himself/herself; by oneself alone
- irgendeiner
- Any; some (feminine singular of irgendein)
- ihrer
- Her; their (possessive pronoun feminine/plural)
- Figuren
- Figures; characters; persons in literary work
- den
- The; which (masculine singular accusative article)
- Mund
- Mouth; oral opening; lips; opening of mouth
- gelegt
- Laid; placed; put (past participle of legen)
- hat
- Has; have (third person singular of haben)
- Es
- It (neuter singular pronoun or subject)
- schwer
- Difficult; hard; heavy; with difficulty
- zu
- To; too; at; for; in order to
- sagen
- To say; to tell; to speak; to mention
- ob
- Whether; if (conjunction expressing doubt or condition)
- am
- At the; on the (contraction of an + dem)
- angenehmsten
- Most pleasant; most agreeable; most enjoyable
- wenn
- When; if; whenever (conjunction)
- mit
- With; by; together with (preposition)
- seiner
- His; its (possessive pronoun masculine/neuter)
- Frau
- Woman; wife; lady; Mrs. (female person)
- spricht
- Speaks; talks; is speaking (present of sprechen)
- oder
- Or; either (conjunction)
- auf
- On; upon; up; to (preposition)
- Probe
- Test; trial; rehearsal; examination of quality
- stellt
- Places; puts; sets; poses (present of stellen)
- aber
- But; however; yet (conjunction)
- das
- The; which; that (neuter singular article/pronoun)
- allgemeine
- General; common; universal; widespread
- Empfinden
- Feeling; sensation; sentiment; emotion
- Welt
- World; earth; universe; society or people
- wahrscheinlich
- Probably; likely; apparently; in all likelihood
- recht
- Right; correct; just; proper; law or justice
- darin
- In it; in that; therein (adverb)
- an
- At; on; to; by; in (preposition)
- erster
- First; primary; foremost; earliest; initial
- Stelle
- Place; position; location; passage in text
- seinen
- His; its (possessive pronoun masculine accusative)
- Trost
- Consolation; comfort; solace; relief from sorrow
- sie
- She; they; it (feminine singular or plural pronoun)
- stellen
- To place; to put; to set; to position
- Erbschaftsrecht
- Inheritance law; law of succession; property rights
- jammert
- Complains; laments; moans; whines miserably
- Meine
- My (possessive pronoun feminine singular or plural)
- Liebe
- Love; affection; beloved person; romantic attachment
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