The Expedition of Humphry Clinker — Page 3
An officer of said regiment came to my shop, and, in the presence of my wife and journeyman, threatened to cut off my ears--
Ein Offizier des besagten Regiments kam in meinen Laden und drohte mir in Anwesenheit meiner Frau und meines Gesellen, mir die Ohren abzuschneiden --
As I exhibited marks of bodily fear more ways than one, to the conviction of the byestanders, I bound him over; my action lay, and I recovered.
Da ich auf mehr als eine Weise Zeichen körperlicher Furcht zeigte, zur Überzeugung der Umstehenden, ließ ich ihn vor Gericht laden; meine Klage war zulässig, und ich bekam Recht.
As for flagellation, you have nothing to fear, and nothing to hope, on that head--
Was die Auspeitschung betrifft, haben Sie in dieser Hinsicht nichts zu befürchten und nichts zu erhoffen --
There has been but one printer flogged at the cart's tail these thirty years; that was Charles Watson; and he assured me it was no more than a flea-bite.
In den letzten dreißig Jahren wurde nur ein einziger Drucker am Karrenende ausgepeitscht; das war Charles Watson; und er versicherte mir, es sei nicht mehr als ein Flohstich gewesen.
C-- S-- has been threatened several times by the House of L--; but it came to nothing.
C-- S-- wurde vom Haus L-- mehrmals bedroht; aber es kam zu nichts.
If an information should be moved for, and granted against you, as the editor of those Letters, I hope you will have honesty and wit enough to appear and take your trial--
Sollte eine Anklage gegen Sie als Herausgeber jener Briefe beantragt und bewilligt werden, so hoffe ich, dass Sie die Ehrlichkeit und den Verstand haben werden, zu erscheinen und sich Ihrem Prozess zu stellen --
If you should be sentenced to the pillory, your fortune is made--As times go, that's a sure step to honour and preferment.
Sollten Sie zum Pranger verurteilt werden, ist Ihr Glück gemacht -- So wie die Zeiten stehen, ist das ein sicherer Schritt zu Ehre und Beförderung.
I shall think myself happy if I can lend you a lift; and am, very sincerely,
Ich werde mich glücklich schätzen, wenn ich Ihnen behilflich sein kann; und verbleibe, sehr aufrichtig,
Yours,
Ihr ergebener,
HENRY DAVIS. LONDON, Aug. 10th.
HENRY DAVIS. LONDON, 10. August.
Please my kind service to your neighbour, my cousin Madoc--I have sent an Almanack and Court-kalendar, directed for him at Mr Sutton's, bookseller, in Gloucester, carriage paid, which he will please to accept as a small token of my regard.
Bitte richten Sie meinem freundlichen Gruß an Ihren Nachbarn, meinen Vetter Madoc, aus -- Ich habe einen Almanach und einen Hofkalender geschickt, an ihn adressiert bei Herrn Sutton, Buchhändler, in Gloucester, portofrei, den er bitte als kleines Zeichen meiner Zuneigung annehmen möge.
Vocabulary
- Offizier
- A military officer of rank
- besagten
- Aforementioned or previously mentioned thing or person
- Regiments
- Military regiment, a unit of soldiers
- Laden
- A shop or store selling goods
- drohte
- Past tense of 'drohen'; threatened someone
- Anwesenheit
- The presence of someone at a location
- Gesellen
- A journeyman worker or skilled tradesman
- Ohren
- Plural of 'Ohr'; the ears on a head
- abzuschneiden
- To cut off something from a body or object
- Weise
- A manner or way of doing something
- Zeichen
- A sign or signal indicating something
- körperlicher
- Adjective meaning physical or bodily in nature
- Furcht
- Fear or fright felt by a person
- Überzeugung
- A conviction or firm belief about something
- Umstehenden
- Bystanders or people standing around watching
- ließ
- Past tense of 'lassen'; let, had, or caused something
- Gericht
- A court of law or legal tribunal
- laden
- To summon someone or to load something
- Klage
- A legal complaint or lawsuit filed officially
- zulässig
- Admissible or permissible under rules or law
- Recht
- Right, law, or justice in a legal sense
- Auspeitschung
- The act of flogging or whipping as punishment
- betrifft
- Third-person singular of 'betreffen'; concerns or regards
- Hinsicht
- Regard or respect referring to a specific aspect
- befürchten
- To fear or dread a possible negative outcome
- erhoffen
- To hope for or expect something desired
- einziger
- Adjective meaning 'single' or 'only one'
- Drucker
- A printer, person who prints texts or books
- Karrenende
- The back end of a cart, used for public punishment
- ausgepeitscht
- Past participle of 'auspeitschen'; flogged or whipped publicly
- versicherte
- Past tense of 'versichern'; assured or affirmed something
- Flohstich
- A flea bite; a trivial or minor sting
- mehrmals
- Adverb meaning 'several times' or 'repeatedly'
- bedroht
- Past participle of 'bedrohen'; threatened or menaced someone
- Anklage
- A formal criminal charge or indictment in court
- Herausgeber
- An editor or publisher of a text or newspaper
- jener
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'that' or 'those'
- Briefe
- Plural of 'Brief'; letters written and sent
- beantragt
- Past participle of 'beantragen'; applied for or requested
- bewilligt
- Past participle of 'bewilligen'; approved or granted officially
- Ehrlichkeit
- The quality of honesty or integrity in conduct
- Verstand
- Intelligence, reason, or common sense of a person
- erscheinen
- To appear or show up at a place or event
- Prozess
- A legal trial or judicial proceeding in court
- Pranger
- A pillory; public punishment device for shaming offenders
- verurteilt
- Past participle of 'verurteilen'; condemned or sentenced legally
- Glück
- Luck, fortune, or happiness experienced by someone
- Zeiten
- Plural of 'Zeit'; times or periods of history
- sicherer
- Comparative of 'sicher'; safer or more certain
- Schritt
- A step or stride taken in a direction
- Ehre
- Honor or dignity accorded to a person socially
- Beförderung
- A promotion in rank or professional advancement
- glücklich
- Adjective meaning happy, fortunate, or glad
- schätzen
- To value, appreciate, or estimate something or someone
- behilflich
- Adjective meaning helpful or of assistance to someone
- verbleibe
- First-person subjunctive of 'verbleiben'; remain, closing a letter
- aufrichtig
- Adjective meaning sincere, honest, or upright in character
- ergebener
- Devoted or obedient; used in formal letter closings
- richten
- To direct, pass on, or address something to someone
- freundlichen
- Adjective meaning friendly or kind in manner
- Gruß
- A greeting or regards sent to someone
- Nachbarn
- Dative or accusative plural of 'Nachbar'; neighbors
- Vetter
- A male cousin or close male relative
- Almanach
- An almanac; a yearly calendar with useful information
- Hofkalender
- A court calendar listing official court dates and events
- geschickt
- Past participle of 'schicken'; sent to someone
- adressiert
- Past participle of 'adressieren'; addressed to a recipient
- Buchhändler
- A bookseller who sells books in a shop
- portofrei
- Adjective meaning postage-free or sent without postal charge
- Zuneigung
- Affection or fondness felt toward another person
- annehmen
- To accept or receive something offered to you
- möge
- Subjunctive of 'mögen'; may or might, expressing a wish
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