The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete — Page 9
After struggling till both were hot and flushed, each relaxed his strain with watchful caution, and Tom said:
Nachdem sie gerungen hatten, bis beide erhitzt und rot im Gesicht waren, ließ jeder mit wachsamer Vorsicht nach, und Tom sagte:
"You're a coward and a pup. I'll tell my big brother on you, and he can thrash you with his little finger, and I'll make him do it, too."
„Du bist ein Feigling und ein Grünschnabel. Ich werde es meinem großen Bruder sagen, und der kann dich mit seinem kleinen Finger verprügeln, und ich werde ihn dazu bringen, das auch zu tun."
"What do I care for your big brother? I've got a brother that's bigger than he is—and what's more, he can throw him over that fence, too."
„Was kümmert mich dein großer Bruder? Ich habe einen Bruder, der größer ist als er – und außerdem kann er ihn auch über diesen Zaun werfen."
[Both brothers were imaginary.]
[Beide Brüder waren frei erfunden.]
"That's a lie."
„Das ist eine Lüge."
"_Your_ saying so don't make it so."
„Dass _du_ es sagst, macht es noch nicht wahr."
Tom drew a line in the dust with his big toe, and said:
Tom zog mit seiner großen Zehe eine Linie in den Staub und sagte:
"I dare you to step over that, and I'll lick you till you can't stand up. Anybody that'll take a dare will steal sheep."
„Ich wette, du traust dich nicht, darüber zu treten, und ich werde dich verprügeln, bis du nicht mehr stehen kannst. Wer eine Wette annimmt, der stiehlt auch Schafe."
The new boy stepped over promptly, and said:
Der neue Junge trat sofort darüber und sagte:
"Now you said you'd do it, now let's see you do it."
„Du hast gesagt, du würdest es tun, also lass es uns jetzt sehen."
"Don't you crowd me now; you better look out."
„Dräng mich jetzt nicht; du solltest lieber aufpassen."
"Well, you _said_ you'd do it—why don't you do it?"
„Na ja, du hast es _gesagt_, dass du es tun würdest – warum tust du es dann nicht?"
"By jingo! for two cents I _will_ do it."
„Donnerwetter! Für zwei Pfennig _würde_ ich es tun."
The new boy took two broad coppers out of his pocket and held them out with derision.
Der neue Junge holte zwei große Kupfermünzen aus seiner Tasche und hielt sie ihm spöttisch hin.
Tom struck them to the ground.
Tom schlug sie zu Boden.
Vocabulary
- Nachdem
- After (conjunction introducing a subordinate clause)
- sie
- They, she, or formal 'you' (pronoun)
- gerungen
- Wrestled or struggled (past participle of ringen)
- hatten
- Had (past tense plural of haben)
- bis
- Until or up to (preposition or conjunction)
- beide
- Both (referring to two people or things)
- erhitzt
- Heated or flushed (adjective or past participle)
- und
- And (coordinating conjunction)
- rot
- Red (basic color adjective)
- im
- In the (contraction of in dem)
- Gesicht
- Face (noun, the front of the head)
- waren
- Were (past tense plural of sein)
- ließ
- Let or allowed (past tense of lassen)
- jeder
- Each or every one (pronoun or determiner)
- mit
- With (preposition indicating accompaniment)
- wachsamer
- More watchful or vigilant (comparative adjective)
- Vorsicht
- Caution or care (noun urging careful behavior)
- nach
- After or toward (preposition of time or direction)
- sagte
- Said (past tense of sagen)
- Du
- You (informal singular second-person pronoun)
- bist
- Are (second-person singular present of sein)
- ein
- A or an (indefinite article)
- Feigling
- Coward (noun, person lacking courage)
- Grünschnabel
- Greenhorn, inexperienced or naive young person
- Ich
- I (first-person singular pronoun)
- werde
- Will (future auxiliary verb, first person singular)
- es
- It (third-person singular neuter pronoun)
- meinem
- My (possessive pronoun, dative case)
- großen
- Big or great (adjective, inflected form)
- Bruder
- Brother (noun, male sibling)
- sagen
- To say or tell (infinitive verb)
- der
- The (definite article, masculine nominative)
- kann
- Can (modal verb, third-person singular present)
- dich
- You (accusative form of du)
- seinem
- His (possessive pronoun, dative case)
- kleinen
- Small or little (adjective, inflected form)
- Finger
- Finger (noun, digit of the hand)
- verprügeln
- To beat up or thrash someone physically
- ich
- I (first-person singular pronoun)
- ihn
- Him (accusative form of er)
- dazu
- To that or for that (adverb of purpose)
- bringen
- To bring or cause (infinitive verb)
- das
- The or that (article or demonstrative pronoun)
- auch
- Also or too (adverb of addition)
- zu
- To or too (preposition or infinitive marker)
- tun
- To do (infinitive verb)
- Was
- What (interrogative or relative pronoun)
- kümmert
- Concerns or bothers (third-person singular of kümmern)
- mich
- Me (accusative form of ich)
- dein
- Your (informal possessive pronoun)
- großer
- Big or great (adjective, strong inflection)
- habe
- Have (first-person singular present of haben)
- einen
- A or one (indefinite article, accusative masculine)
- größer
- Bigger or greater (comparative of groß)
- ist
- Is (third-person singular present of sein)
- als
- Than or as (comparative conjunction)
- er
- He (third-person singular masculine pronoun)
- außerdem
- Besides or moreover (adverb adding extra point)
- über
- Over or above (preposition of position or movement)
- diesen
- This (demonstrative pronoun, accusative masculine)
- Zaun
- Fence (noun, outdoor barrier structure)
- werfen
- To throw (infinitive verb)
- Beide
- Both (referring to two entities)
- Brüder
- Brothers (plural noun, male siblings)
- frei
- Free or freely (adjective or adverb)
- erfunden
- Invented or made up (past participle of erfinden)
- Das
- That is or it is (demonstrative pronoun)
- eine
- A or one (indefinite article, nominative feminine)
- Lüge
- Lie or untruth (noun)
- Dass
- That (subordinating conjunction)
- sagst
- Say (second-person singular present of sagen)
- macht
- Makes or does (third-person singular of machen)
- noch
- Still or yet (adverb of time or degree)
- nicht
- Not (negation adverb)
- wahr
- True (adjective, corresponding to reality)
- zog
- Drew or pulled (past tense of ziehen)
- seiner
- His (possessive pronoun, genitive or dative)
- Zehe
- Toe (noun, digit of the foot)
- Linie
- Line (noun, drawn or imaginary mark)
- in
- In or into (preposition of location or direction)
- den
- The (definite article, accusative masculine)
- Staub
- Dust (noun, fine dry particles)
- wette
- Bet (first-person singular of wetten)
- du
- You (informal singular second-person pronoun)
- traust
- Dare or trust (second-person singular of trauen)
- darüber
- Over it or about it (adverb)
- treten
- To step or tread (infinitive verb)
- mehr
- More (comparative adverb or adjective)
- stehen
- To stand (infinitive verb)
- kannst
- Can (second-person singular modal verb)
- Wer
- Who (interrogative or relative pronoun)
- Wette
- Bet or wager (noun)
- annimmt
- Accepts or takes up (third-person singular of annehmen)
- stiehlt
- Steals (third-person singular of stehlen)
- Schafe
- Sheep (plural noun)
- Der
- The (definite article, masculine nominative)
- neue
- New (adjective, inflected form)
- Junge
- Boy (noun, male child or youth)
- trat
- Stepped or kicked (past tense of treten)
- sofort
- Immediately or right away (adverb)
- hast
- Have (second-person singular present of haben)
- gesagt
- Said (past participle of sagen)
- würdest
- Would (second-person singular conditional of werden)
- also
- So or therefore (conjunction or adverb)
- lass
- Let (imperative of lassen)
- uns
- Us (first-person plural accusative/dative pronoun)
- jetzt
- Now (adverb of time)
- sehen
- To see (infinitive verb)
- Dräng
- Push or crowd (imperative form of drängen)
- solltest
- Should (second-person singular of sollen, past subjunctive)
- lieber
- Rather or preferably (comparative of gern)
- aufpassen
- To pay attention or watch out (infinitive verb)
- Na
- Well or oh well (informal interjection)
- ja
- Yes (affirmative particle or interjection)
- dass
- That (subordinating conjunction)
- warum
- Why (interrogative adverb asking for reason)
- tust
- Do (second-person singular present of tun)
- dann
- Then (adverb of time or consequence)
- Donnerwetter
- Good grief or blimey (exclamation of surprise)
- Für
- For (preposition indicating purpose or exchange)
- zwei
- Two (cardinal number)
- Pfennig
- Pfennig (small German coin, a penny)
- holte
- Fetched or got (past tense of holen)
- große
- Big or large (adjective, inflected form)
- Kupfermünzen
- Copper coins (plural noun)
- aus
- Out of or from (preposition of origin or exit)
- Tasche
- Pocket or bag (noun)
- hielt
- Held (past tense of halten)
- ihm
- Him or it (dative form of er/es)
- spöttisch
- Mockingly or scornfully (adverb or adjective)
- hin
- Toward or out (directional adverb)
- schlug
- Hit or struck (past tense of schlagen)
- Boden
- Ground or floor (noun, surface underfoot)
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