Sense and Sensibility — Page 1
Mrs. John Dashwood now installed herself mistress of Norland; and her mother and sisters-in-law were degraded to the condition of visitors.
Mrs. John Dashwood hatte sich nun als Herrin von Norland eingesetzt; und ihre Mutter und Schwägerinnen waren in die Stellung von Besucherinnen herabgesetzt worden.
As such, however, they were treated by her with quiet civility; and by her husband with as much kindness as he could feel towards anybody beyond himself, his wife, and their child.
Als solche wurden sie jedoch von ihr mit stiller Höflichkeit behandelt; und von ihrem Mann mit ebenso viel Freundlichkeit, wie er gegenüber irgendjemandem außer sich selbst, seiner Frau und ihrem Kind empfinden konnte.
He really pressed them, with some earnestness, to consider Norland as their home; and, as no plan appeared so eligible to Mrs. Dashwood as remaining there till she could accommodate herself with a house in the neighbourhood, his invitation was accepted.
Er drängte sie wirklich mit einigem Nachdruck, Norland als ihr Zuhause zu betrachten; und da Mrs. Dashwood kein Vorhaben so geeignet erschien wie dort zu bleiben, bis sie sich mit einem Haus in der Nachbarschaft einrichten könnte, wurde seine Einladung angenommen.
A continuance in a place where everything reminded her of former delight, was exactly what suited her mind.
Ein weiterer Aufenthalt an einem Ort, wo alles sie an frühere Freuden erinnerte, entsprach genau ihrer Gemütsverfassung.
In seasons of cheerfulness, no temper could be more cheerful than hers, or possess, in a greater degree, that sanguine expectation of happiness which is happiness itself.
In Zeiten der Heiterkeit konnte kein Gemüt heiterer sein als ihres, oder in höherem Maße jene zuversichtliche Erwartung des Glücks besitzen, die das Glück selbst ist.
But in sorrow she must be equally carried away by her fancy, and as far beyond consolation as in pleasure she was beyond alloy.
Aber im Kummer musste sie ebenso sehr von ihrer Phantasie fortgerissen werden, und so weit jenseits jeden Trostes, wie sie im Vergnügen jenseits jeder Trübung war.
Mrs. John Dashwood did not at all approve of what her husband intended to do for his sisters.
Mrs. John Dashwood billigte keineswegs, was ihr Mann für seine Schwestern zu tun beabsichtigte.
To take three thousand pounds from the fortune of their dear little boy would be impoverishing him to the most dreadful degree.
Dreitausend Pfund aus dem Vermögen ihres lieben kleinen Jungen zu nehmen würde ihn in erschrecklichstem Maße verarmen lassen.
She begged him to think again on the subject.
Sie bat ihn, die Sache noch einmal zu überdenken.
How could he answer it to himself to rob his child, and his only child too, of so large a sum?
Wie könnte er es vor sich selbst verantworten, seinem Kind, und noch dazu seinem einzigen Kind, eine so große Summe zu rauben?
Vocabulary
- hatte
- had (past tense of haben)
- sich
- oneself; reflexive pronoun for all persons
- nun
- now; at this point in time or narrative
- als
- as; when; functioning as conjunction or preposition
- Herrin
- mistress; lady of the house or domain
- von
- of; from; preposition indicating possession or origin
- eingesetzt
- installed; placed in position or authority
- und
- and; basic conjunction joining words or clauses
- ihre
- her; their; possessive pronoun feminine or plural
- Mutter
- mother; female parent
- Schwägerinnen
- sisters-in-law; female relatives by marriage
- waren
- were; past tense plural of sein (to be)
- in
- in; into; preposition of location or direction
- die
- the; definite article feminine or plural
- Stellung
- position; status or place in hierarchy
- Besucherinnen
- female visitors; women who visit regularly
- herabgesetzt
- reduced; lowered in rank or status
- worden
- become; past participle of werden (to become)
- Als
- as; when; in the capacity of (capitalized)
- solche
- such; of that kind or type
- wurden
- were; past tense plural of werden (become)
- sie
- she; they; feminine singular or plural pronoun
- jedoch
- however; nevertheless; on the other hand
- ihr
- her; you; to her; dative/accusative feminine pronoun
- mit
- with; by means of; preposition of accompaniment
- stiller
- quiet; calm; peaceful in manner
- Höflichkeit
- politeness; courtesy; respectful social behavior
- behandelt
- treated; dealt with; handled in particular way
- ihrem
- her; its; dative possessive pronoun feminine
- Mann
- man; husband; male person
- ebenso
- equally; just as; in the same way
- viel
- much; a lot of; considerable amount or degree
- Freundlichkeit
- friendliness; kindness; warm and pleasant manner
- wie
- like; as; how; comparative conjunction or question word
- er
- he; him; masculine singular pronoun
- gegenüber
- opposite; toward; in relation to person
- irgendjemandem
- anyone; anybody; any person whatsoever
- außer
- except; besides; preposition of exclusion
- selbst
- self; even; oneself; emphatic pronoun
- seiner
- his; of him; possessive pronoun masculine
- Frau
- woman; wife; lady; female person
- Kind
- child; offspring; young person or boy/girl
- empfinden
- feel; perceive; experience emotion or sensation
- konnte
- could; was able to; past tense of können
- Er
- he; him; masculine singular pronoun (capitalized)
- drängte
- urged; pressed; insisted firmly on something
- wirklich
- really; actually; in truth or fact
- einigem
- some; a certain amount of; some matter
- Nachdruck
- emphasis; stress; force or insistence on matter
- Zuhause
- home; at home; one's dwelling place
- zu
- to; at; toward; preposition of direction
- betrachten
- consider; regard; view or examine something
- da
- there; since; because; temporal or causal
- kein
- no; not any; none; negative article
- Vorhaben
- plan; intention; undertaking or scheme
- so
- so; thus; in such manner or degree
- geeignet
- suitable; appropriate; fit for purpose
- erschien
- appeared; seemed; came into view or notice
- dort
- there; in that place; at that location
- bleiben
- remain; stay; continue in same state
- bis
- until; till; preposition of temporal duration
- einem
- a; an; one; indefinite article neuter dative
- Haus
- house; home; building for residence
- der
- the; definite article feminine or genitive
- Nachbarschaft
- neighborhood; vicinity; area near something
- einrichten
- furnish; arrange; set up home or establishment
- könnte
- could; might be able to; subjunctive of können
- wurde
- was; became; past tense singular of werden
- seine
- his; its; possessive pronoun masculine plural
- Einladung
- invitation; act of inviting someone
- angenommen
- accepted; taken up; past participle of annehmen
- Ein
- a; an; one; indefinite article (capitalized)
- weiterer
- further; additional; one more; another
- Aufenthalt
- stay; sojourn; period spent in location
- an
- at; on; to; preposition of position
- Ort
- place; spot; location; locality
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