The Hound of the Baskervilles — Page 4
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"To that extent."
"In diesem Ausmaß."
"But that was all."
"Aber das war alles."
"No, no, my dear Watson, not all—by no means all.
„Nein, nein, mein lieber Watson, nicht alles – keineswegs alles.
I would suggest, for example, that a presentation to a doctor is more likely to come from a hospital than from a hunt, and that when the initials 'C.C.' are placed before that hospital the words 'Charing Cross' very naturally suggest themselves."
Ich würde beispielsweise vorschlagen, dass ein Geschenk an einen Arzt eher aus einem Krankenhaus als von einer Jagdgesellschaft stammt, und dass, wenn die Initialen ‚C.C.' diesem Krankenhaus vorangestellt werden, die Worte ‚Charing Cross' sich ganz natürlich anbieten."
"You may be right."
„Sie mögen recht haben."
"The probability lies in that direction.
„Die Wahrscheinlichkeit liegt in dieser Richtung.
And if we take this as a working hypothesis we have a fresh basis from which to start our construction of this unknown visitor."
Und wenn wir dies als Arbeitshypothese nehmen, haben wir eine neue Grundlage, von der aus wir unser Bild dieses unbekannten Besuchers aufbauen können."
"Well, then, supposing that 'C.C.H.' does stand for 'Charing Cross Hospital,' what further inferences may we draw?"
„Nun gut, angenommen, ‚C.C.H.' steht tatsächlich für ‚Charing Cross Hospital', welche weiteren Schlussfolgerungen können wir ziehen?"
"Do none suggest themselves? You know my methods. Apply them!"
„Bietet sich keine an? Sie kennen meine Methoden. Wenden Sie sie an!"
"I can only think of the obvious conclusion that the man has practised in town before going to the country."
„Ich kann nur an die naheliegende Schlussfolgerung denken, dass der Mann in der Stadt praktiziert hat, bevor er aufs Land ging."
"I think that we might venture a little farther than this.
„Ich denke, wir könnten es wagen, etwas weiter zu gehen.
Look at it in this light.
Betrachten Sie es in diesem Licht.
On what occasion would it be most probable that such a presentation would be made?
Bei welcher Gelegenheit wäre es am wahrscheinlichsten, dass ein solches Geschenk überreicht würde?
When would his friends unite to give him a pledge of their good will?
Wann würden sich seine Freunde zusammenfinden, um ihm ein Zeichen ihres Wohlwollens zu geben?
Obviously at the moment when Dr. Mortimer withdrew from the service of the hospital in order to start a practice for himself.
Offensichtlich in dem Moment, als Dr. Mortimer aus dem Dienst des Krankenhauses ausschied, um eine eigene Praxis zu eröffnen.
We know there has been a presentation.
Wir wissen, dass es ein Geschenk gab.
We believe there has been a change from a town hospital to a country practice.
Wir glauben, dass es einen Wechsel von einem städtischen Krankenhaus zu einer Landpraxis gab.
Vocabulary
- In
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'into'
- diesem
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' (dative)
- Ausmaß
- Extent or degree of something
- Aber
- Conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however'
- das
- Definite article or pronoun meaning 'the' or 'that'
- war
- Past tense of 'sein', meaning 'was'
- alles
- Pronoun meaning 'everything' or 'all'
- Nein
- Negative response meaning 'no'
- nein
- Negative response meaning 'no'
- mein
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'my'
- lieber
- Adjective meaning 'dear' or 'beloved'
- nicht
- Negation word meaning 'not'
- keineswegs
- Adverb meaning 'by no means' or 'not at all'
- Ich
- First-person singular pronoun meaning 'I'
- würde
- Subjunctive form of 'werden', meaning 'would'
- beispielsweise
- Adverb meaning 'for example' or 'for instance'
- vorschlagen
- Verb meaning 'to suggest' or 'to propose'
- dass
- Conjunction meaning 'that' introducing a clause
- ein
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- Geschenk
- Noun meaning 'gift' or 'present'
- an
- Preposition meaning 'to', 'at', or 'on'
- einen
- Indefinite article in accusative case meaning 'a'
- Arzt
- Noun meaning 'doctor' or 'physician'
- eher
- Adverb meaning 'rather' or 'more likely'
- aus
- Preposition meaning 'from' or 'out of'
- einem
- Indefinite article in dative case meaning 'a'
- Krankenhaus
- Noun meaning 'hospital'
- als
- Conjunction meaning 'than' or 'as'
- von
- Preposition meaning 'from' or 'of'
- einer
- Indefinite article in genitive/dative feminine meaning 'a'
- Jagdgesellschaft
- Noun meaning 'hunting party' or 'hunting group'
- stammt
- Third-person singular of 'stammen', meaning 'comes from'
- und
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- wenn
- Conjunction meaning 'if' or 'when'
- die
- Definite article meaning 'the' (feminine/plural)
- Initialen
- Noun meaning 'initials', first letters of a name
- vorangestellt
- Adjective meaning 'prefixed' or 'placed before'
- werden
- Auxiliary verb meaning 'to become' or 'will'
- Worte
- Plural noun meaning 'words' in a contextual sense
- sich
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'oneself' or 'itself'
- ganz
- Adverb meaning 'quite', 'entirely', or 'completely'
- natürlich
- Adverb meaning 'naturally' or 'of course'
- anbieten
- Verb meaning 'to offer' or 'to present itself'
- Sie
- Formal pronoun meaning 'you' (polite form)
- mögen
- Modal verb meaning 'to like' or 'may'
- recht
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'right' or 'correct'
- haben
- Verb meaning 'to have'
- Die
- Definite article meaning 'the' (feminine/plural)
- Wahrscheinlichkeit
- Noun meaning 'probability' or 'likelihood'
- liegt
- Third-person singular of 'liegen', meaning 'lies' or 'is'
- in
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'into'
- dieser
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' (dative feminine)
- Richtung
- Noun meaning 'direction' or 'course'
- Und
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- wir
- First-person plural pronoun meaning 'we'
- dies
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this'
- Arbeitshypothese
- Noun meaning 'working hypothesis' used in reasoning
- nehmen
- Verb meaning 'to take'
- eine
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' (feminine nominative)
- neue
- Adjective meaning 'new'
- Grundlage
- Noun meaning 'basis' or 'foundation'
- der
- Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine/genitive)
- unser
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'our'
- Bild
- Noun meaning 'picture', 'image', or 'impression'
- dieses
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' (genitive)
- unbekannten
- Adjective meaning 'unknown' (inflected form)
- Besuchers
- Genitive noun meaning 'of the visitor'
- aufbauen
- Verb meaning 'to build up' or 'to construct'
- können
- Modal verb meaning 'can' or 'to be able to'
- Nun
- Adverb meaning 'now' or 'well' as a discourse marker
- gut
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'good' or 'well'
- angenommen
- Conjunction or adjective meaning 'assuming' or 'accepted'
- steht
- Third-person singular of 'stehen', meaning 'stands for'
- tatsächlich
- Adverb meaning 'actually' or 'indeed'
- für
- Preposition meaning 'for'
- Hospital
- Noun meaning 'hospital' (older or English loanword)
- welche
- Interrogative or relative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'what'
- weiteren
- Adjective meaning 'further' or 'additional' (inflected)
- Schlussfolgerungen
- Plural noun meaning 'conclusions' or 'inferences'
- ziehen
- Verb meaning 'to draw' conclusions or 'to pull'
- Bietet
- Third-person singular of 'bieten', meaning 'offers'
- keine
- Negative article meaning 'no' or 'none'
- kennen
- Verb meaning 'to know' a person or thing
- meine
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'my' (feminine/plural)
- Methoden
- Plural noun meaning 'methods' or 'approaches'
- Wenden
- Verb meaning 'to apply' or 'to turn' (imperative here)
- sie
- Third-person pronoun meaning 'she', 'they', or 'it'
- kann
- First/third-person singular of 'können', meaning 'can'
- nur
- Adverb meaning 'only' or 'just'
- naheliegende
- Adjective meaning 'obvious' or 'near at hand'
- Schlussfolgerung
- Noun meaning 'conclusion' or 'inference'
- denken
- Verb meaning 'to think'
- Mann
- Noun meaning 'man'
- Stadt
- Noun meaning 'city' or 'town'
- praktiziert
- Past participle of 'praktizieren', meaning 'practiced'
- hat
- Third-person singular of 'haben', meaning 'has'
- bevor
- Conjunction meaning 'before'
- er
- Third-person masculine pronoun meaning 'he'
- aufs
- Contraction of 'auf das', meaning 'onto the'
- Land
- Noun meaning 'country', 'land', or 'rural area'
- ging
- Simple past of 'gehen', meaning 'went'
- denke
- First-person singular of 'denken', meaning 'I think'
- könnten
- Subjunctive of 'können', meaning 'could'
- es
- Neuter pronoun meaning 'it'
- wagen
- Verb meaning 'to dare' or 'to venture'
- etwas
- Pronoun or adverb meaning 'something' or 'somewhat'
- weiter
- Adverb meaning 'further' or 'further along'
- zu
- Preposition or infinitive particle meaning 'to'
- Betrachten
- Verb meaning 'to consider' or 'to examine closely'
- Licht
- Noun meaning 'light'
- Bei
- Preposition meaning 'at', 'by', or 'on the occasion of'
- welcher
- Interrogative pronoun meaning 'which' (dative feminine)
- Gelegenheit
- Noun meaning 'occasion' or 'opportunity'
- wäre
- Subjunctive of 'sein', meaning 'would be'
- am
- Contraction of 'an dem', used in superlatives too
- wahrscheinlichsten
- Superlative of 'wahrscheinlich', meaning 'most likely'
- solches
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'such a thing'
- überreicht
- Past participle of 'überreichen', meaning 'presented' or 'handed over'
- Wann
- Interrogative adverb meaning 'when'
- würden
- Subjunctive of 'werden', meaning 'would' (plural)
- seine
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'his' (feminine/plural)
- Freunde
- Plural noun meaning 'friends'
- zusammenfinden
- Verb meaning 'to come together' or 'to gather'
- um
- Preposition meaning 'around' or conjunction 'in order to'
- ihm
- Dative pronoun meaning 'him' or 'to him'
- Zeichen
- Noun meaning 'sign', 'token', or 'symbol'
- ihres
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'of their' (genitive)
- Wohlwollens
- Genitive noun meaning 'of goodwill' or 'benevolence'
- geben
- Verb meaning 'to give'
- Offensichtlich
- Adverb meaning 'obviously' or 'evidently'
- dem
- Dative definite article meaning 'the'
- Moment
- Noun meaning 'moment' or 'instant'
- Dienst
- Noun meaning 'service' or 'duty'
- des
- Genitive definite article meaning 'of the'
- Krankenhauses
- Genitive noun meaning 'of the hospital'
- ausschied
- Simple past of 'ausscheiden', meaning 'left' or 'resigned'
- eigene
- Adjective meaning 'own' or 'one's own'
- Praxis
- Noun meaning 'practice' (medical) or 'office'
- eröffnen
- Verb meaning 'to open' or 'to establish'
- Wir
- First-person plural pronoun meaning 'we'
- wissen
- Verb meaning 'to know' a fact
- gab
- Simple past of 'geben', meaning 'gave' or 'there was'
- glauben
- Verb meaning 'to believe' or 'to think'
- Wechsel
- Noun meaning 'change', 'transition', or 'shift'
- städtischen
- Adjective meaning 'urban' or 'of the city' (inflected)
- Landpraxis
- Noun meaning 'rural medical practice'
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