The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete — Page 2
And he remembered that although the pump was only a hundred and fifty yards off, Jim never got back with a bucket of water under an hour—and even then somebody generally had to go after him.
Und er erinnerte sich daran, dass Jim, obwohl die Pumpe nur hundertfünfzig Meter entfernt war, nie in weniger als einer Stunde mit einem Eimer Wasser zurückkam – und selbst dann musste ihm meistens jemand nachgehen.
Tom said:
Tom sagte:
"Say, Jim, I'll fetch the water if you'll whitewash some."
„Sag mal, Jim, ich hole das Wasser, wenn du dafür ein bisschen weißelst."
Jim shook his head and said:
Jim schüttelte den Kopf und sagte:
"Can't, Mars Tom. Ole missis, she tole me I got to go an' git dis water an' not stop foolin' roun' wid anybody. She say she spec' Mars Tom gwine to ax me to whitewash, an' so she tole me go 'long an' 'tend to my own business—she 'lowed _she'd_ 'tend to de whitewashin'."
„Kann ich nicht, Massa Tom. Die alte Missis hat mir gesagt, ich soll das Wasser holen und mich nicht mit irgendjemandem aufhalten. Sie sagt, sie glaubt, Massa Tom wird mich ums Weißeln bitten, und darum hat sie mir gesagt, ich soll meiner eigenen Wege gehen und mich um meine eigenen Angelegenheiten kümmern – sie meinte, _sie_ würde sich ums Weißeln kümmern."
"Oh, never you mind what she said, Jim. That's the way she always talks. Gimme the bucket—I won't be gone only a a minute. _She_ won't ever know."
„Oh, kümmere dich nicht darum, was sie gesagt hat, Jim. So redet sie immer. Gib mir den Eimer – ich bin nur eine Minute weg. _Sie_ wird es nie erfahren."
"Oh, I dasn't, Mars Tom. Ole missis she'd take an' tar de head off'n me. 'Deed she would."
„Oh, ich darf das nicht, Massa Tom. Die alte Missis würde mir den Kopf abreißen. Das würde sie wirklich."
"_She_! She never licks anybody—whacks 'em over the head with her thimble—and who cares for that, I'd like to know. She talks awful, but talk don't hurt—anyways it don't if she don't cry. Jim, I'll give you a marvel. I'll give you a white alley!"
„_Sie_! Sie haut nie jemanden – sie klopft einem höchstens mit ihrem Fingerhut auf den Kopf – und wen kümmert das schon, möchte ich wissen. Sie redet schrecklich, aber Reden tut nicht weh – jedenfalls nicht, solange sie nicht weint. Jim, ich gebe dir eine Murmel. Ich gebe dir eine weiße Klicker!"
Jim began to waver.
Jim begann zu schwanken.
"White alley, Jim! And it's a bully taw."
„Eine weiße Klicker, Jim! Und sie ist eine prächtige Schussmarmel."
"My! Dat's a mighty gay marvel, I tell you! But Mars Tom I's powerful 'fraid ole missis—"
„Meine Güte! Das ist eine ganz tolle Murmel, sag ich dir! Aber Massa Tom, ich habe mächtig Angst vor der alten Missis –"
"And besides, if you will I'll show you my sore toe.
„Und außerdem, wenn du es tust, zeige ich dir meinen wunden Zeh.
Vocabulary
- erinnerte
- Past tense of erinnern; recalled or remembered something
- sich
- Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive verbs
- daran
- Contraction of da and an; refers to something previously mentioned
- dass
- Subordinating conjunction meaning that
- obwohl
- Subordinating conjunction meaning although or even though
- Pumpe
- A device used to move water or other fluids
- nur
- Adverb meaning only or just
- hundertfünfzig
- The number one hundred and fifty
- Meter
- Unit of length equal to one hundred centimeters
- entfernt
- Adjective or past participle meaning distant or away
- nie
- Adverb meaning never at any time
- weniger
- Comparative of wenig; fewer or less than
- als
- Conjunction or preposition meaning than or as
- Stunde
- A unit of time equal to sixty minutes
- Eimer
- A container with a handle used to carry liquids
- Wasser
- Clear liquid essential for life; water
- zurückkam
- Past tense of zurückkommen; came back or returned
- selbst
- Adverb or pronoun meaning even or oneself
- musste
- Past tense of müssen; had to or was obliged to
- meistens
- Adverb meaning mostly or in most cases
- jemand
- Indefinite pronoun meaning someone or somebody
- nachgehen
- To follow after someone or pursue something
- sagte
- Past tense of sagen; said or told someone something
- Sag
- Imperative form of sagen; say or tell me
- mal
- Modal particle softening requests or commands
- hole
- First person present of holen; to fetch or get something
- wenn
- Conjunction meaning if or when in subordinate clauses
- dafür
- Adverb meaning in return for that or for it
- bisschen
- A small amount or a little of something
- weißelst
- Second person singular of weißeln; to whitewash a surface
- schüttelte
- Past tense of schütteln; shook vigorously
- Kopf
- The head, uppermost part of the human body
- alte
- Adjective meaning old, describing a person or thing
- gesagt
- Past participle of sagen; said or told
- soll
- Modal verb meaning should or is supposed to
- holen
- To fetch, get, or retrieve something from somewhere
- irgendjemandem
- Dative of irgendjemand; by just anyone or somebody
- aufhalten
- To stop or delay someone from continuing
- glaubt
- Third person singular of glauben; believes or thinks
- ums
- Contraction of um and das; about or around the
- Weißeln
- Noun form of whitewashing; applying white paint to surfaces
- bitten
- To ask or request something politely from someone
- darum
- Adverb meaning therefore or for that reason
- eigenen
- Adjective meaning own, belonging to oneself
- Wege
- Plural of Weg; paths, ways, or routes
- gehen
- To go or walk from one place to another
- Angelegenheiten
- Plural noun meaning affairs, matters, or concerns
- kümmern
- To care for or attend to something or someone
- meinte
- Past tense of meinen; meant or was of the opinion
- würde
- Subjunctive II of werden; would, used in conditional sentences
- kümmere
- First person singular of kümmern; I care or concern myself
- redet
- Third person singular of reden; talks or speaks
- immer
- Adverb meaning always or all the time
- Gib
- Imperative of geben; give something to someone
- Minute
- A unit of time equal to sixty seconds
- weg
- Adverb meaning away or gone from a place
- erfahren
- To find out or learn about something; to experience
- darf
- First or third person of dürfen; may or is allowed to
- abreißen
- To tear off or rip something away forcefully
- wirklich
- Adverb meaning really, truly, or genuinely
- haut
- Third person singular of hauen; hits or strikes someone
- jemanden
- Accusative of jemand; someone as a direct object
- klopft
- Third person singular of klopfen; knocks or taps lightly
- höchstens
- Adverb meaning at most or at the very most
- Fingerhut
- A small thimble worn to protect finger while sewing
- wen
- Accusative interrogative pronoun meaning whom
- kümmert
- Third person singular of kümmern; cares or bothers about
- schon
- Adverb meaning already or anyway; adds emphasis
- möchte
- Subjunctive of mögen; would like to do or have
- wissen
- To know a fact or piece of information
- schrecklich
- Adjective meaning terrible, dreadful, or awful
- aber
- Conjunction meaning but or however; introduces contrast
- Reden
- Talking or speaking; the act of verbal communication
- weh
- Adjective or adverb meaning painful or hurting
- jedenfalls
- Adverb meaning in any case or at any rate
- solange
- Conjunction meaning as long as or while something continues
- weint
- Third person singular of weinen; cries or sheds tears
- gebe
- First person singular of geben; I give something to someone
- Murmel
- A small glass ball used in children's games
- weiße
- First person singular of weißen; I whitewash or paint white
- Klicker
- A marble or glass ball used in children's play
- begann
- Past tense of beginnen; began or started something
- schwanken
- To waver, sway, or hesitate between options
- prächtige
- Adjective meaning magnificent, splendid, or gorgeous
- Schussmarmel
- A large prized marble used as a shooter in games
- Güte
- Goodness or kindness; used in exclamation Meine Güte
- ganz
- Adjective or adverb meaning whole, quite, or entirely
- tolle
- Adjective meaning great, fantastic, or impressive
- sag
- Imperative of sagen; say or tell informally
- Aber
- Conjunction meaning but; introduces a contrasting statement
- mächtig
- Adjective meaning mighty, powerful, or immense
- Angst
- Fear or anxiety about something threatening or uncertain
- außerdem
- Adverb meaning besides, in addition, or furthermore
- zeige
- First person singular of zeigen; I show something to someone
- wunden
- Adjective meaning wounded, sore, or inflamed
- Zeh
- A toe, one of the digits on a human foot
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