The Brothers Karamazov — Page 3
" Hearing all about Adelaïda Ivanovna, whom he, of course, remembered, and in whom he had at one time been interested, and learning of the existence of Mitya, he intervened, in spite of all his youthful indignation and contempt for Fyodor Pavlovitch.
Als er alles über Adelaïda Iwanowna erfuhr, an die er sich natürlich erinnerte und für die er sich einst interessiert hatte, und als er von der Existenz Mitjas erfuhr, griff er ein, trotz all seiner jugendlichen Empörung und Verachtung für Fjodor Pawlowitsch.
He made the latter's acquaintance for the first time, and told him directly that he wished to undertake the child's education.
Er machte die Bekanntschaft des Letzteren zum ersten Mal und sagte ihm geradeheraus, dass er die Erziehung des Kindes übernehmen wolle.
He used long afterwards to tell as a characteristic touch, that when he began to speak of Mitya, Fyodor Pavlovitch looked for some time as though he did not understand what child he was talking about, and even as though he was surprised to hear that he had a little son in the house.
Er pflegte noch lange danach als bezeichnendes Detail zu erzählen, dass Fjodor Pawlowitsch, als er anfing, von Mitja zu sprechen, eine Weile so dreinschaute, als verstehe er nicht, von welchem Kind die Rede sei, und sogar so, als sei er überrascht zu hören, dass er einen kleinen Sohn im Haus habe.
The story may have been exaggerated, yet it must have been something like the truth.
Die Geschichte mag übertrieben gewesen sein, dennoch muss sie so etwas wie der Wahrheit entsprochen haben.
Fyodor Pavlovitch was all his life fond of acting, of suddenly playing an unexpected part, sometimes without any motive for doing so, and even to his own direct disadvantage, as, for instance, in the present case.
Fjodor Pawlowitsch liebte es sein ganzes Leben lang, zu schauspielern, plötzlich eine unerwartete Rolle zu spielen, manchmal ohne jeden Grund dafür, und sogar zu seinem eigenen unmittelbaren Nachteil, wie zum Beispiel im vorliegenden Fall.
This habit, however, is characteristic of a very great number of people, some of them very clever ones, not like Fyodor Pavlovitch.
Diese Angewohnheit jedoch ist charakteristisch für eine sehr große Anzahl von Menschen, von denen einige sehr klug sind, anders als Fjodor Pawlowitsch.
Pyotr Alexandrovitch carried the business through vigorously, and was appointed, with Fyodor Pavlovitch, joint guardian of the child, who had a small property, a house and land, left him by his mother.
Pjotr Alexandrowitsch führte die Angelegenheit energisch durch und wurde zusammen mit Fjodor Pawlowitsch zum gemeinsamen Vormund des Kindes ernannt, das ein kleines Vermögen, ein Haus und Land, geerbt hatte, das ihm von seiner Mutter hinterlassen worden war.
Vocabulary
- Als
- When; as; while at a particular time.
- er
- He; third person singular masculine pronoun.
- alles
- Everything; all things; the whole.
- über
- Over; above; about; concerning a topic.
- erfuhr
- Learned; discovered; found out about something.
- an
- On; at; to; preposition indicating position or contact.
- die
- The; definite article feminine singular or plural.
- sich
- Oneself; reflexive pronoun for third person.
- natürlich
- Naturally; of course; obviously; as expected.
- erinnerte
- Remembered; recalled; brought back to memory.
- und
- And; conjunction joining words or clauses.
- für
- For; intended for; on behalf of.
- einst
- Once; formerly; in the past; long ago.
- interessiert
- Interested; concerned; engaged in something.
- hatte
- Had; past tense of haben.
- griff
- Grasped; seized; took hold of something.
- ein
- A; an; indefinite article masculine singular.
- trotz
- Despite; in spite of; notwithstanding.
- all
- All; every; whole amount or number.
- seiner
- His; masculine singular genitive possessive pronoun.
- jugendlichen
- Youthful; juvenile; characteristic of youth.
- Empörung
- Indignation; outrage; angry displeasure or resentment.
- Verachtung
- Contempt; scorn; disrespect toward someone.
- Er
- He; third person singular masculine pronoun.
- machte
- Made; did; created or produced something.
- Bekanntschaft
- Acquaintance; introduction; making someone's acquaintance.
- des
- Of the; genitive form of der.
- Letzteren
- The latter; the second of two things.
- zum
- To the; contraction of zu dem.
- ersten
- First; foremost; before any other.
- Mal
- Time; occasion; instance of occurrence.
- sagte
- Said; spoke; uttered words or speech.
- ihm
- Him; indirect object masculine pronoun.
- geradeheraus
- Directly; frankly; straightforwardly without hesitation.
- dass
- That; conjunction introducing clause or statement.
- Erziehung
- Education; upbringing; training and instruction.
- Kindes
- Of child; genitive form of Kind.
- übernehmen
- Take over; assume responsibility for something.
- wolle
- Wants; wishes; desires to do something.
- pflegte
- Used to; was accustomed; habitually did.
- noch
- Still; yet; even; additionally; furthermore.
- lange
- Long; for a long time; lengthy.
- danach
- After that; afterwards; subsequently; later.
- bezeichnendes
- Significant; telling; characteristic; revealing detail.
- Detail
- Detail; particular aspect; small distinct part.
- zu
- To; at; in direction of; too.
- erzählen
- Tell; narrate; recount a story.
- anfing
- Began; started; commenced an action.
- sprechen
- Speak; talk; converse; say words.
- eine
- A; one; indefinite article feminine singular.
- Weile
- While; a time; period; duration.
- so
- So; thus; in this way; therefore.
- dreinschaute
- Looked; appeared; had certain expression.
- verstehe
- Understand; comprehend; grasp meaning or idea.
- nicht
- Not; negation; opposite of affirmative.
- welchem
- Which; what; interrogative relative pronoun.
- Kind
- Child; youngster; son or daughter.
- Rede
- Speech; discourse; conversation; talk.
- sei
- Is; be; third person singular subjunctive.
- sogar
- Even; indeed; moreover; furthermore.
- überrascht
- Surprised; astonished; taken aback.
- hören
- Hear; listen; perceive sound.
- einen
- A; one; indefinite article masculine accusative.
- kleinen
- Small; little; tiny; of modest size.
- Sohn
- Son; male child; boy offspring.
- im
- In the; contraction of in dem.
- Haus
- House; home; building for residence.
- habe
- Have; possess; first person singular present.
- Die
- The; definite article feminine singular.
- Geschichte
- Story; history; tale; narrative account.
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