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In the second place, whenever I do dine there I am always treated as a member of the family, and sent down with either no woman at all, or two.

Zweitens werde ich, wenn ich dort speise, immer wie ein Familienmitglied behandelt und entweder ohne Damen zu Tisch geführt oder mit zweien.

In the third place, I know perfectly well whom she will place me next to, to-night.

Drittens weiß ich ganz genau, neben wen sie mich heute Abend setzen wird.

She will place me next Mary Farquhar, who always flirts with her own husband across the dinner-table.

Sie wird mich neben Mary Farquhar setzen, die beim Dinner immer mit ihrem eigenen Mann flirtet.

That is not very pleasant.

Das ist nicht gerade angenehm.

Indeed, it is not even decent.

Ja, es ist nicht einmal anständig.

and that sort of thing is enormously on the increase.

Und dergleichen nimmt in erschreckendem Maße zu.

The amount of women in London who flirt with their own husbands is perfectly scandalous.

Die Zahl der Frauen in London, die mit ihren eigenen Männern flirten, ist geradezu skandalös.

It looks so bad.

Es macht einen so schlechten Eindruck.

It is simply washing one's clean linen in public.

Es ist schlicht und einfach, seine saubere Wäsche in der Öffentlichkeit zu waschen.

Besides, now that I know you to be a confirmed Bunburyist I naturally want to talk to you about Bunburying.

Außerdem möchte ich, da ich nun weiß, dass Sie ein eingefleischter Bunburyist sind, natürlich mit Ihnen über das Bunburying sprechen.

I want to tell you the rules.

Ich möchte Ihnen die Regeln erläutern.

JACK.

I'm not a Bunburyist at all.

Ich bin überhaupt kein Bunburyist.

If Gwendolen accepts me, I am going to kill my brother, indeed I think I'll kill him in any case.

Wenn Gwendolen mich annimmt, werde ich meinen Bruder umbringen – ja, ich glaube, ich werde ihn so oder so umbringen.

Cecily is a little too much interested in him.

Cecily interessiert sich ein wenig zu sehr für ihn.

It is rather a bore.

Das ist ziemlich lästig.

So I am going to get rid of Ernest.

Also werde ich Ernest loswerden.

And I strongly advise you to do the same with Mr. . with your invalid friend who has the absurd name.

Und ich rate Ihnen dringend, dasselbe mit Mr. . mit Ihrem kranken Freund zu tun, der diesen absurden Namen hat.

ALGERNON.

Nothing will induce me to part with Bunbury, and if you ever get married, which seems to me extremely problematic, you will be very glad to know Bunbury.

Nichts wird mich dazu bringen, mich von Bunbury zu trennen, und falls Sie jemals heiraten sollten, was mir äußerst unwahrscheinlich erscheint, werden Sie sehr froh sein, Bunbury zu kennen.

Vocabulary

Zweitens: Secondly; in the second place.
werde: Shall; will; auxiliary verb for future tense.
ich: I; first person singular pronoun.
wenn: If; when; conditional or temporal conjunction.
dort: There; in that place or location.
speise: Dine; eat; consume food at table.
immer: Always; at all times; constantly.
wie: How; as; in what manner or way.
ein: A; an; indefinite article.
Familienmitglied: Family member; person belonging to a family.
behandelt: Treated; dealt with; handled in manner.
und: And; conjunction connecting words or clauses.
entweder: Either; one of two alternatives or options.
ohne: Without; lacking; in absence of something.
Damen: Ladies; women; plural of dame.
zu: To; at; toward; preposition with multiple uses.
Tisch: Table; furniture for dining or work.
geführt: Led; conducted; guided in direction.
oder: Or; alternative conjunction between two options.
mit: With; accompanied by; in company of.
zweien: Two; pair; dative of zwei.
Drittens: Thirdly; in the third place or position.
weiß: Know; am aware of; verb wissen.
ganz: Quite; entirely; completely; very.
genau: Exactly; precisely; accurate in detail.
neben: Beside; next to; at the side.
wen: Whom; accusative of wer; object pronoun.
sie: She; they; third person pronoun.
mich: Me; myself; accusative of ich.
heute: Today; this day; present day.
Abend: Evening; night; time after sunset.
setzen: Sit; place; set down in position.
wird: Will; shall; auxiliary verb future tense.
Sie: You; formal address; she; they.
die: The; definite article feminine singular.
beim: At the; by the; contraction.
Dinner: Dinner; formal evening meal or meal.
ihrem: Her; to her; dative possessive pronoun.
eigenen: Own; one's; personal; belonging to self.
Mann: Man; husband; male person or spouse.
flirtet: Flirts; behaves amorously; acts playfully.
Das: That; the; neuter article or pronoun.
ist: Is; be; third person singular present.
nicht: Not; no; negation particle or adverb.
gerade: Just; straight; exactly; recently; directly.
angenehm: Pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; enjoyable; nice.
Ja: Yes; affirmative response or interjection.
es: It; that; neuter pronoun or article.
einmal: Once; one time; formerly; at times.
anständig: Decent; proper; respectable; appropriate behavior.
Und: And; conjunction connecting words or clauses.
dergleichen: Such things; the like; similar matters.
nimmt
in: In; within; inside; preposition of location.
erschreckendem: Alarming; frightening; terrible; daunting; shocking manner.
Maße: Measure; extent; degree; amount; proportion.
Zahl: Number; figure; quantity; amount of things.
Frauen: Women; female persons; plural of frau.
ihren: Their; to their; accusative possessive pronoun.
Männern: Men; husbands; dative plural of mann.
flirten: Flirt; behave amorously; act playfully together.
geradezu: Positively; absolutely; downright; practically; virtually.
skandalös: Scandalous; shameful; outrageous; disreputable behavior.
macht: Makes; does; creates; present tense verb.
einen: A; one; accusative article or pronoun.
so: So; thus; in such manner or way.
schlechten: Bad; poor; inferior; negative quality adjective.
Eindruck: Impression; effect; feeling; perception created.
schlicht: Simply; plainly; merely; in simple manner.
einfach: Simply; plain; easy; straightforward in manner.
saubere: Clean; pure; neat; tidy; spotless.
Wäsche: Laundry; linen; underwear; washed clothes.
Öffentlichkeit: Public; public sphere; general public domain.

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