The Count of Monte Cristo — Page 12
" cried Dantès, his eyes sparkling with animation;
" rief Dantès, seine Augen funkelnd vor Lebhaftigkeit;
"pray mind what you say, for you are touching on the most secret wishes
„bitte achten Sie auf das, was Sie sagen, denn Sie berühren die geheimsten Wünsche
of my heart. Is it really your intention to make me captain of the
meines Herzens. Ist es wirklich Ihre Absicht, mich zum Kapitän der
_Pharaon_?"
_Pharaon_ zu machen?"
"If I were sole owner we'd shake hands on it now, my dear Dantès, and
„Wenn ich der alleinige Eigentümer wäre, würden wir jetzt darüber die Hände schütteln, mein lieber Dantès, und
call it settled; but I have a partner, and you know the Italian
die Sache als erledigt betrachten; aber ich habe einen Teilhaber, und Sie kennen das italienische
proverb—_Chi ha compagno ha padrone_—'He who has a partner has a
Sprichwort — _Chi ha compagno ha padrone_ — ‚Wer einen Teilhaber hat, hat einen
master.' But the thing is at least half done, as you have one out of
Herrn.' Aber die Sache ist zumindest halb erledigt, da Sie eine von
two votes. Rely on me to procure you the other; I will do my best."
zwei Stimmen haben. Verlassen Sie sich auf mich, Ihnen die andere zu verschaffen; ich werde mein Bestes tun."
"Ah, M. Morrel," exclaimed the young seaman, with tears in his eyes,
„Ach, Herr Morrel," rief der junge Seemann aus, mit Tränen in den Augen,
and grasping the owner's hand, "M. Morrel, I thank you in the name of
und die Hand des Eigentümers ergreifend, „Herr Morrel, ich danke Ihnen im Namen
my father and of Mercédès."
meines Vaters und der Mercédès."
"That's all right, Edmond. There's a providence that watches over the
„Das ist alles gut, Edmond. Es gibt eine Vorsehung, die über die
deserving. Go to your father; go and see Mercédès, and afterwards come
Würdigen wacht. Gehen Sie zu Ihrem Vater; gehen Sie und besuchen Sie Mercédès, und kommen Sie danach
to me."
zu mir."
"Shall I row you ashore?"
„Soll ich Sie an Land rudern?"
"No, thank you; I shall remain and look over the accounts with
„Nein, danke; ich werde bleiben und die Bücher mit
Danglars. Have you been satisfied with him this voyage?"
Danglars durchsehen. Waren Sie auf dieser Reise mit ihm zufrieden?"
"That is according to the sense you attach to the question, sir. Do you
„Das hängt von dem Sinn ab, den Sie der Frage beimessen, mein Herr. Meinen Sie,
mean is he a good comrade?
ob er ein guter Kamerad ist?
Vocabulary
- rief
- Called out; past tense of rufen.
- seine
- His; possessive pronoun in German.
- Augen
- Eyes; plural of Auge.
- funkelnd
- Sparkling; shining brightly with light or energy.
- vor
- Before; in front of; preposition indicating position.
- Lebhaftigkeit
- Liveliness; quality of being animated and energetic.
- bitte
- Please; polite request word in German.
- achten
- To pay attention; to heed or regard carefully.
- Sie
- You; formal second-person singular pronoun.
- auf
- On; upon; preposition indicating position or direction.
- das
- The; neuter definite article in German.
- was
- What; interrogative or relative pronoun.
- sagen
- To say; to speak or tell something.
- denn
- For; because; causal conjunction in German.
- berühren
- To touch; to come into contact with.
- die
- The; feminine/plural definite article in German.
- geheimsten
- Most secret; superlative of geheim.
- Wünsche
- Wishes; desires or hopes for something.
- meines
- Of mine; possessive genitive pronoun.
- Herzens
- Of the heart; genitive form of Herz.
- Ist
- Is; third-person singular of sein.
- es
- It; neuter third-person singular pronoun.
- wirklich
- Really; truly; in actual fact.
- Ihre
- Your; formal possessive pronoun in German.
- Absicht
- Intention; purpose or plan to do something.
- mich
- Me; accusative first-person singular pronoun.
- zum
- To the; contraction of zu dem.
- Kapitän
- Captain; commander of a ship or vessel.
- der
- The; masculine definite article in German.
- zu
- To; towards; preposition indicating direction.
- machen
- To make; to do or create something.
- Wenn
- If; conditional conjunction in German.
- ich
- I; first-person singular pronoun.
- alleinige
- Sole; being the only one of its kind.
- Eigentümer
- Owner; person who possesses something.
- wäre
- Would be; conditional form of sein.
- würden
- Would; conditional auxiliary verb in German.
- wir
- We; first-person plural pronoun.
- jetzt
- Now; at the present time.
- darüber
- About that; concerning the matter.
- Hände
- Hands; plural of Hand.
- schütteln
- To shake; to move back and forth.
- mein
- My; possessive pronoun in German.
- lieber
- Dear; endearing term of affection.
- und
- And; conjunction connecting words or clauses.
- Sache
- Matter; affair or business at hand.
- als
- As; than; comparison or function word.
- erledigt
- Settled; completed or finished.
- betrachten
- To consider; to regard or view something.
- aber
- But; however; contrast conjunction.
- habe
- Have; first-person singular of haben.
- einen
- A; one; masculine accusative article.
- Teilhaber
- Partner; person who shares ownership.
- kennen
- To know; to be acquainted with.
- italienische
- Italian; relating to Italy or its language.
- Sprichwort
- Proverb; traditional saying with wisdom.
- Wer
- Who; interrogative pronoun in German.
- hat
- Has; third-person singular of haben.
- Herrn
- Mister; title of respect for a man.
- Aber
- But; however; beginning a sentence.
- zumindest
- At least; minimum quantity or degree.
- halb
- Half; fifty percent or partly.
- da
- There; in that place or location.
- eine
- A; one; feminine indefinite article.
- von
- Of; from; preposition showing possession.
- zwei
- Two; number between one and three.
- Stimmen
- Votes; voices or opinions in voting.
- Verlassen
- To leave; to abandon or depart from.
- sich
- Oneself; reflexive pronoun in German.
- Ihnen
- You; formal dative pronoun in German.
- andere
- Other; different from the mentioned one.
- verschaffen
- To procure; to obtain or acquire for.
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