Sense and Sensibility — Page 3
Something must be done for them whenever they leave Norland and settle in a new home."
Es muss etwas für sie getan werden, wann immer sie Norland verlassen und sich in einem neuen Zuhause niederlassen."
"Well, then, _let_ something be done for them; but _that_ something need not be three thousand pounds.
„Nun gut, dann _lasse_ man etwas für sie tun; aber _dieses_ Etwas braucht keine dreitausend Pfund zu sein.
Consider," she added, "that when the money is once parted with, it never can return.
Bedenke," fügte sie hinzu, „dass das Geld, einmal weggegeben, nie zurückkehren kann.
Your sisters will marry, and it will be gone for ever.
Deine Schwestern werden heiraten, und es wird für immer fort sein.
If, indeed, it could be restored to our poor little boy—"
Wenn es doch unserem armen kleinen Jungen zurückgegeben werden könnte—"
"Why, to be sure," said her husband, very gravely, "that would make great difference.
„Nun, gewiss," sagte ihr Mann sehr ernst, „das würde einen großen Unterschied machen.
The time may come when Harry will regret that so large a sum was parted with.
Die Zeit mag kommen, da Harry es bereuen wird, dass eine so große Summe weggegeben wurde.
If he should have a numerous family, for instance, it would be a very convenient addition."
Wenn er zum Beispiel eine zahlreiche Familie haben sollte, wäre es eine sehr willkommene Ergänzung."
"To be sure it would."
„Das wäre es gewiss."
"Perhaps, then, it would be better for all parties, if the sum were diminished one half.—Five hundred pounds would be a prodigious increase to their fortunes!"
„Vielleicht wäre es dann für alle Beteiligten besser, wenn die Summe um die Hälfte verringert würde. — Fünfhundert Pfund wären ein gewaltiger Zuwachs zu ihrem Vermögen!"
"Oh! beyond anything great!
„Oh! über alle Maßen großartig!
What brother on earth would do half so much for his sisters, even if _really_ his sisters!
Welcher Bruder auf Erden würde halb so viel für seine Schwestern tun, selbst wenn sie _wirklich_ seine Schwestern wären!
And as it is—only half blood!—But you have such a generous spirit!"
Und so wie es ist — nur halbes Blut! — Aber du hast einen so großzügigen Sinn!"
"I would not wish to do any thing mean," he replied.
„Ich würde nicht wünschen, etwas Gemeines zu tun," erwiderte er.
"One had rather, on such occasions, do too much than too little.
„Man sollte bei solchen Gelegenheiten lieber zu viel als zu wenig tun.
No one, at least, can think I have not done enough for them: even themselves, they can hardly expect more.
Niemand zumindest kann denken, ich hätte nicht genug für sie getan: selbst sie können kaum mehr erwarten.
Vocabulary
- Es
- It; third person singular neuter pronoun
- muss
- Must; have to; necessity or obligation
- etwas
- Something; anything; a certain amount
- für
- For; intended to belong to someone
- sie
- She; they; formal you (polite address)
- getan
- Done; past participle of tun (to do)
- werden
- To become; to be (passive voice auxiliary)
- wann
- When; at what time; question word
- immer
- Always; ever; at any time whatsoever
- verlassen
- To leave; to abandon; to depart from
- und
- And; conjunction connecting words or clauses
- sich
- Himself; herself; itself; reflexive pronoun
- in
- In; into; preposition of location or direction
- einem
- A; an; dative singular indefinite article
- neuen
- New; fresh; recently made or acquired
- Zuhause
- Home; residence; place where one lives
- niederlassen
- To settle; to establish oneself in location
- Nun
- Now; at present; introduces new thought
- gut
- Good; well; acceptable or satisfactory condition
- dann
- Then; at that time; next in sequence
- lasse
- Let; allow; first person singular of lassen
- man
- One; you; impersonal pronoun expressing generality
- tun
- To do; to act; to perform an action
- aber
- But; however; conjunction expressing contrast
- dieses
- This; this one; demonstrative pronoun neuter
- Etwas
- Something; a certain thing; indefinite pronoun
- braucht
- Needs; requires; third person singular of brauchen
- keine
- No; not any; negative article feminine
- dreitausend
- Three thousand; numerical quantity three thousand
- Pfund
- Pound; British currency unit or weight
- zu
- To; too; preposition or infinitive particle
- sein
- To be; existence or identity verb
- Bedenke
- Consider; remember; imperative of bedenken
- fügte
- Added; joined; past tense of fügen
- hinzu
- Moreover; additionally; added to statement
- dass
- That; introducing subordinate clause or statement
- das
- The; that; definite article neuter singular
- Geld
- Money; currency; medium of exchange
- einmal
- Once; one time; formerly or previously
- weggegeben
- Given away; distributed or dispensed voluntarily
- nie
- Never; not ever; at no time
- zurückkehren
- To return; to come back to place
- kann
- Can; is able to; possibility or ability
- Deine
- Your; possessive pronoun singular informal feminine
- Schwestern
- Sisters; female siblings of person
- heiraten
- To marry; to enter into marriage
- es
- It; third person singular neuter pronoun
- wird
- Will; shall; future tense auxiliary verb
- fort
- Away; gone; from this place onward
- Wenn
- If; when; conditional or temporal conjunction
- doch
- Yet; still; however expressing contrast emphatically
- unserem
- Our; possessive pronoun dative singular masculine
- armen
- Poor; lacking wealth or resources
- kleinen
- Small; little; of limited size dimension
- Jungen
- Boy; male child; young man
- zurückgegeben
- Returned; given back; past participle return
- könnte
- Could; would be able to; conditional
- gewiss
- Certainly; surely; without doubt definitely
- sagte
- Said; spoke; past tense of sagen
- ihr
- Her; their; possessive pronoun feminine singular
- Mann
- Husband; man; adult male person
- sehr
- Very; much; to great degree extent
- ernst
- Serious; grave; showing sincere solemn manner
- würde
- Would; conditional auxiliary verb expressing hypothetical
- einen
- A; an; indefinite article accusative masculine
- großen
- Large; big; of considerable size extent
- Unterschied
- Difference; distinction; quality of being different
- machen
- To make; to do; to create something
- Die
- The; definite article feminine singular
- Zeit
- Time; duration; period or epoch
- mag
- May; might; third person singular mögen
- kommen
- To come; to arrive; to approach
- da
- There; then; at that place or time
- bereuen
- To regret; to feel remorse about something
- eine
- A; an; indefinite article feminine singular
- so
- So; thus; in such a manner
- große
- Great; large; big significant in size
- Summe
- Sum; amount; total quantity of money
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