The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete — Page 8
I could lick you with one hand tied behind me, if I wanted to."
Ich könnte dich mit einer Hand auf dem Rücken verprügeln, wenn ich wollte."
"Well why don't you _do_ it? You _say_ you can do it."
"Warum tust du es dann nicht? Du _sagst_, du kannst es tun."
"Well I _will_, if you fool with me."
"Nun, ich _werde_ es tun, wenn du mich zum Narren hältst."
"Oh yes—I've seen whole families in the same fix."
"Oh ja – ich habe ganze Familien in derselben Lage gesehen."
"Smarty! You think you're _some_, now, _don't_ you? Oh, what a hat!"
"Schlaukopf! Du glaubst, du bist _etwas Besonderes_, jetzt, _nicht wahr_? Oh, was für ein Hut!"
"You can lump that hat if you don't like it. I dare you to knock it off—and anybody that'll take a dare will suck eggs."
"Du kannst dir den Hut gefallen lassen, wenn er dir nicht passt. Ich fordere dich heraus, ihn herunterzuschlagen – und wer eine Herausforderung annimmt, ist ein Feigling."
"You're a liar!"
"Du bist ein Lügner!"
"You're another."
"Du auch."
"You're a fighting liar and dasn't take it up."
"Du bist ein streitlustiger Lügner und traust dich nicht, es anzunehmen."
"Aw—take a walk!"
"Ach – verschwinde!"
"Say—if you give me much more of your sass I'll take and bounce a rock off'n your head."
"Sag mal – wenn du mir noch mehr von deiner Frechheit gibst, werde ich dir einen Stein an den Kopf werfen."
"Oh, of _course_ you will."
"Oh, _natürlich_ wirst du das."
"Well I _will_."
"Nun, ich _werde_ es tun."
"Well why don't you _do_ it then? What do you keep _saying_ you will for? Why don't you _do_ it? It's because you're afraid."
"Warum tust du es dann nicht? Warum _sagst_ du immer, du wirst es tun? Warum _tust_ du es nicht? Es liegt daran, dass du Angst hast."
"I _ain't_ afraid."
"Ich habe _keine_ Angst."
"You are."
"Doch, hast du."
"I ain't."
"Habe ich nicht."
"You are."
"Doch, hast du."
Another pause, and more eying and sidling around each other.
Eine weitere Pause, und wieder beäugten sie sich und schlichen umeinander herum.
Presently they were shoulder to shoulder.
Bald standen sie Schulter an Schulter.
Tom said:
Tom sagte:
"Get away from here!"
"Geh weg von hier!"
"Go away yourself!"
"Geh du selbst weg!"
"I won't."
"Ich werde nicht."
"I won't either."
"Ich auch nicht."
So they stood, each with a foot placed at an angle as a brace, and both shoving with might and main, and glowering at each other with hate.
So standen sie da, jeder mit einem Fuß schräg aufgestellt als Stütze, und beide schoben mit aller Kraft und starrten einander voller Hass an.
But neither could get an advantage.
Aber keiner von beiden konnte sich einen Vorteil verschaffen.
Vocabulary
- könnte
- Past subjunctive of 'können'; could, might be able to
- dich
- Accusative form of 'du'; you (direct object)
- mit
- Preposition meaning 'with' or 'by means of'
- Hand
- Noun meaning 'hand', body part used for grasping
- auf
- Preposition meaning 'on', 'onto', or 'at'
- Rücken
- Noun meaning 'back', the rear part of the body
- verprügeln
- Verb meaning to beat up or thrash someone physically
- wenn
- Conjunction meaning 'if' or 'when' in conditionals
- wollte
- Past tense of 'wollen'; wanted to, wished to do
- Warum
- Interrogative adverb meaning 'why', asking for reason
- tust
- Second person singular of 'tun'; you do, you are doing
- dann
- Adverb meaning 'then', indicating sequence or consequence
- kannst
- Second person singular of 'können'; you can, you are able
- tun
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to do', 'to perform an action'
- Nun
- Adverb meaning 'now' or 'well then', marking transition
- mich
- Accusative reflexive/personal pronoun; me, myself
- zum
- Contraction of 'zu dem'; to the, toward the
- Narren
- Noun meaning 'fool' or 'jester'; someone easily deceived
- hältst
- Second person singular of 'halten'; you hold, you consider
- ganze
- Adjective meaning 'whole', 'entire', 'complete' in scope
- Familien
- Plural of 'Familie'; families, groups of related people
- derselben
- Demonstrative pronoun, genitive/dative; the very same
- Lage
- Noun meaning 'situation', 'position', or 'circumstance'
- gesehen
- Past participle of 'sehen'; seen, having observed something
- Schlaukopf
- Noun meaning 'smarty-pants' or 'know-it-all', often sarcastic
- glaubst
- Second person singular of 'glauben'; you believe, you think
- _etwas Besonderes_
- Emphasized phrase meaning 'something special' or 'superior'
- jetzt
- Adverb meaning 'now', referring to the present moment
- _nicht wahr_
- Tag question meaning 'isn't it?' or 'right?' seeking confirmation
- Hut
- Noun meaning 'hat', a head covering worn outdoors
- dir
- Dative personal pronoun; to you, for you (informal)
- gefallen
- Verb meaning to please someone or to be liked by someone
- lassen
- Verb meaning 'to let', 'to allow', or 'to have done'
- passt
- Third person singular of 'passen'; it fits, it suits well
- fordere
- First person singular of 'fordern'; I challenge, I demand
- heraus
- Adverb/prefix meaning 'out', 'forth', often used in challenges
- ihn
- Accusative masculine pronoun meaning 'him' (direct object)
- herunterzuschlagen
- Infinitive meaning to knock down or strike something off
- wer
- Interrogative/relative pronoun meaning 'who', referring to persons
- Herausforderung
- Noun meaning 'challenge' or 'dare'; a difficult task or contest
- annimmt
- Third person singular of 'annehmen'; accepts, takes on a challenge
- Feigling
- Noun meaning 'coward'; a person who lacks courage or bravery
- Lügner
- Noun meaning 'liar'; a person who tells untruths deliberately
- auch
- Adverb meaning 'also', 'too', or 'as well' adding information
- streitlustiger
- Comparative adjective meaning 'more quarrelsome' or 'more combative'
- traust
- Second person singular of 'trauen'; you dare, you trust yourself
- anzunehmen
- Infinitive meaning 'to accept', 'to take on', or 'to assume'
- Ach
- Interjection expressing resignation, annoyance, or mild surprise
- verschwinde
- Imperative of 'verschwinden'; go away, disappear from here
- Sag
- Imperative of 'sagen'; say!, tell me! (informal command)
- mal
- Modal particle softening commands; 'just', 'go ahead and'
- mir
- Dative personal pronoun; to me, for me (first person)
- noch
- Adverb meaning 'still', 'yet', or 'even more' adding emphasis
- mehr
- Adverb/adjective meaning 'more', indicating greater quantity
- von
- Preposition meaning 'from', 'of', or 'about' something
- deiner
- Possessive pronoun, genitive/dative feminine; 'your' (informal)
- Frechheit
- Noun meaning 'impudence', 'cheekiness', or 'insolence' shown
- gibst
- Second person singular of 'geben'; you give, you hand over
- werde
- First person singular future auxiliary; I will do something
- Stein
- Noun meaning 'stone' or 'rock'; a hard mineral object
- an
- Preposition meaning 'at', 'on', or 'to' (position/direction)
- Kopf
- Noun meaning 'head', the uppermost body part above neck
- werfen
- Verb meaning 'to throw', to hurl an object through air
- _natürlich_
- Emphasized adverb meaning 'of course', 'naturally', obviously so
- wirst
- Second person singular future auxiliary; you will do something
- immer
- Adverb meaning 'always', 'continually', at all times habitually
- liegt
- Third person singular of 'liegen'; lies, is located, is due to
- daran
- Contraction of 'da' and 'an'; therein, because of that fact
- dass
- Subordinating conjunction meaning 'that', introducing clauses
- Angst
- Noun meaning 'fear', 'anxiety', or 'dread' about something
- _keine_
- Emphasized negative article meaning 'no', 'none', 'not any'
- Doch
- Contradictory particle meaning 'yes I do!' contradicting negation
- weitere
- Adjective meaning 'further', 'additional', or 'another' one
- Pause
- Noun meaning 'pause', 'break', or 'intermission' in activity
- wieder
- Adverb meaning 'again', indicating repetition of an action
- beäugten
- Past tense of 'beäugen'; eyed each other up, watched suspiciously
- sich
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'themselves', 'each other', 'oneself'
- schlichen
- Past tense of 'schleichen'; crept, sneaked around stealthily
- umeinander
- Adverb meaning 'around each other', circling one another slowly
- herum
- Adverb meaning 'around', indicating circular movement or position
- Bald
- Adverb meaning 'soon', indicating something will happen shortly
- standen
- Past tense of 'stehen'; stood, were standing in a position
- Schulter
- Noun meaning 'shoulder', the joint connecting arm to torso
- sagte
- Past tense of 'sagen'; said, spoke, uttered words aloud
- Geh
- Imperative of 'gehen'; go!, move away from here now
- weg
- Adverb meaning 'away', 'gone', indicating departure or absence
- hier
- Adverb meaning 'here', referring to the current location
- selbst
- Reflexive intensifier meaning 'myself', 'yourself', 'itself'
- da
- Adverb meaning 'there', 'then', or 'since' contextually
- jeder
- Indefinite pronoun meaning 'each', 'every one' individually
- Fuß
- Noun meaning 'foot', the body part at the base of leg
- schräg
- Adjective/adverb meaning 'diagonal', 'slanted', or 'at an angle'
- aufgestellt
- Past participle of 'aufstellen'; set up, positioned, placed diagonally
- als
- Conjunction meaning 'as', 'when', or 'than' in comparisons
- Stütze
- Noun meaning 'support', 'prop', or 'brace' holding something up
- beide
- Pronoun/adjective meaning 'both', referring to two people/things
- schoben
- Past tense of 'schieben'; pushed, shoved with physical force
- aller
- Genitive plural of 'all'; of all, with all available strength
- Kraft
- Noun meaning 'strength', 'force', or 'power' applied physically
- starrten
- Past tense of 'starren'; stared fixedly at someone intensely
- einander
- Reciprocal pronoun meaning 'each other', 'one another' mutually
- voller
- Adjective meaning 'full of', 'filled with' an emotion intensely
- Hass
- Noun meaning 'hate' or 'hatred', intense hostile emotion felt
- keiner
- Negative pronoun meaning 'none', 'neither one' of the two
- beiden
- Dative form of 'beide'; of both, referring to the two individuals
- konnte
- Past tense of 'können'; could, was able to do something
- Vorteil
- Noun meaning 'advantage', 'benefit', or 'upper hand gained'
- verschaffen
- Verb meaning 'to obtain', 'to gain', or 'to secure' something
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