The Hound of the Baskervilles — Page 10
Recognizing, as I do, that you are the second highest expert in Europe—"
Da ich anerkenne, dass Sie der zweitbeste Experte in Europa sind —"
"Indeed, sir! May I inquire who has the honour to be the first?" asked Holmes with some asperity.
„In der Tat, mein Herr! Darf ich fragen, wer die Ehre hat, der erste zu sein?" fragte Holmes mit einiger Schärfe.
"To the man of precisely scientific mind the work of Monsieur Bertillon must always appeal strongly."
„Für den Mann von genau wissenschaftlichem Geist muss die Arbeit von Monsieur Bertillon stets großen Anklang finden."
"Then had you not better consult him?"
„Wären Sie dann nicht besser beraten, ihn zu konsultieren?"
"I said, sir, to the precisely scientific mind. But as a practical man of affairs it is acknowledged that you stand alone.
„Ich sagte, mein Herr, für den genau wissenschaftlichen Geist. Aber als praktischer Mann der Praxis wird anerkannt, dass Sie einzigartig sind.
I trust, sir, that I have not inadvertently—"
Ich hoffe, mein Herr, dass ich nicht versehentlich —"
"Just a little," said Holmes.
„Nur ein wenig," sagte Holmes.
"I think, Dr. Mortimer, you would do wisely if without more ado you would kindly tell me plainly what the exact nature of the problem is in which you demand my assistance.
„Ich denke, Dr. Mortimer, Sie würden klug handeln, wenn Sie mir ohne weiteres Zögern freundlicherweise klar sagen würden, was die genaue Art des Problems ist, bei dem Sie meine Hilfe verlangen.
Vocabulary
- Da
- Since, as, because; there
- ich
- I; first person singular pronoun
- anerkenne
- Acknowledge, recognize, admit something
- dass
- That; conjunction introducing subordinate clause
- Sie
- You; formal second person pronoun
- der
- The; definite article masculine singular
- Experte
- Expert; person with specialized knowledge
- in
- In, into; preposition indicating location
- Europa
- Europe; the European continent
- sind
- Are; third person plural present tense
- In
- In; preposition at start of phrase
- Tat
- Deed, act, action; reality
- mein
- My; first person singular possessive adjective
- Herr
- Sir, mister, gentleman; man of status
- Darf
- May, can; to be allowed to do
- fragen
- Ask, question; to request information
- wer
- Who; interrogative pronoun for persons
- die
- The; definite article feminine/plural
- Ehre
- Honor, honour; distinction and respect
- hat
- Has; third person singular present tense
- erste
- First; ordinal number one
- zu
- To; preposition for various uses
- sein
- To be; fundamental verb of existence
- fragte
- Asked; past tense of fragen
- mit
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment
- einiger
- Some, considerable; adjective of quantity
- Schärfe
- Sharpness, acuity, severity; quality of acuteness
- Für
- For; preposition indicating purpose or beneficiary
- den
- The; definite article masculine accusative
- Mann
- Man, husband; adult male person
- von
- Of, from; preposition indicating origin
- genau
- Exact, precise, accurately; with precision
- wissenschaftlichem
- Scientific; relating to systematic study
- Geist
- Spirit, mind; intellectual and mental capacity
- muss
- Must, have to; necessity obligation
- Arbeit
- Work, labor; activity requiring effort
- stets
- Always, constantly; at all times
- großen
- Great, large; considerable in size
- finden
- Find, discover; to locate something
- Wären
- Would be; conditional past of sein
- dann
- Then, in that case; temporal or conditional
- nicht
- Not; negation adverb
- besser
- Better; comparative form of good
- beraten
- Advise, counsel; to give recommendation
- ihn
- Him; third person masculine singular accusative
- konsultieren
- Consult, seek advice; to ask expert
- sagte
- Said; past tense of sagen
- für
- For; preposition indicating purpose
- wissenschaftlichen
- Scientific; relating to science and research
- Aber
- But, however; conjunction of contrast
- als
- As, when; conjunction for time/comparison
- praktischer
- Practical; concerned with actual application
- Praxis
- Practice; actual application of knowledge
- wird
- Becomes; third person singular present tense
- einzigartig
- Unique, unparalleled; one of a kind
- hoffe
- Hope; to desire something likely
- versehentlich
- Accidentally, inadvertently; by mistake
- Nur
- Only, merely; restrictive adverb
- wenig
- Little, few; small in quantity
- denke
- Think; first person singular present tense
- Dr
- Doctor; abbreviated title of doctorate
- würden
- Would; conditional form of werden
- klug
- Wise, clever, intelligent; smart action
- handeln
- Act, deal; to take action
- wenn
- If, when; conditional conjunction
- mir
- Me; first person singular dative
- ohne
- Without; preposition indicating absence
- weiteres
- Further, additional; going beyond
- Zögern
- Hesitation, delay; reluctance to act
- klar
- Clear, distinct; easy to understand
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