The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Page 2

English → De Chapter I Level 3/10

Even the grass was not green, for the sun had burned the tops of the long blades until they were the same gray color to be seen everywhere.

Sogar das Gras war nicht grün, denn die Sonne hatte die Spitzen der langen Halme verbrannt, bis sie dieselbe graue Farbe angenommen hatten, die überall zu sehen war.

Once the house had been painted, but the sun blistered the paint and the rains washed it away, and now the house was as dull and gray as everything else.

Einst war das Haus gestrichen worden, aber die Sonne hatte die Farbe blasen geworfen und der Regen hatte sie abgewaschen, und nun war das Haus so trist und grau wie alles andere.

When Aunt Em came there to live she was a young, pretty wife.

Als Tante Em dorthin zog, um dort zu leben, war sie eine junge, hübsche Frau.

The sun and wind had changed her, too.

Die Sonne und der Wind hatten auch sie verändert.

They had taken the sparkle from her eyes and left them a sober gray; they had taken the red from her cheeks and lips, and they were gray also.

Sie hatten den Glanz aus ihren Augen genommen und sie in einem nüchternen Grau zurückgelassen; sie hatten das Rot aus ihren Wangen und Lippen genommen, und auch diese waren grau geworden.

She was thin and gaunt, and never smiled now.

Sie war dünn und hager und lächelte nun nie mehr.

When Dorothy, who was an orphan, first came to her, Aunt Em had been so startled by the child's laughter that she would scream and press her hand upon her heart whenever Dorothy's merry voice reached her ears; and she still looked at the little girl with wonder that she could find anything to laugh at.

Als Dorothy, die eine Waise war, das erste Mal zu ihr kam, war Tante Em durch das Lachen des Kindes so erschreckt worden, dass sie aufschrie und ihre Hand auf ihr Herz drückte, wann immer Dorothys fröhliche Stimme ihre Ohren erreichte; und sie betrachtete das kleine Mädchen noch immer mit Verwunderung darüber, dass es irgendetwas zum Lachen finden konnte.

Uncle Henry never laughed.

Onkel Henry lachte nie.

He worked hard from morning till night and did not know what joy was.

Er arbeitete hart von morgens bis abends und wusste nicht, was Freude war.

He was gray also, from his long beard to his rough boots, and he looked stern and solemn, and rarely spoke.

Auch er war grau, von seinem langen Bart bis zu seinen groben Stiefeln, und er wirkte streng und ernst und sprach selten.

It was Toto that made Dorothy laugh, and saved her from growing as gray as her other surroundings.

Es war Toto, der Dorothy zum Lachen brachte und sie davor bewahrte, so grau zu werden wie ihre übrige Umgebung.

Vocabulary

Sogar: Even; used to emphasize something surprising or unexpected.
das: The (neuter definite article); also 'that'.
Gras: Grass; green plant covering fields and lawns.
war: Was; past tense of 'sein' (to be).
nicht: Not; negation word used in sentences.
grün: Green; the color of plants and nature.
denn: Because/for; conjunction explaining a reason.
die: The (feminine/plural definite article).
Sonne: Sun; the star at the center of our solar system.
hatte: Had; past tense of 'haben' (to have).
Spitzen: Tips/points; the very ends or tops of something.
der: The (masculine definite article or genitive feminine).
langen: Long (inflected); describing extended length or height.
Halme: Blades/stalks; individual stems of grass or grain.
verbrannt: Burned; past participle of 'verbrennen', scorched by heat.
bis: Until/up to; indicating a limit in time or degree.
sie: She/they/them; third-person pronoun.
dieselbe: The same (feminine); referring to an identical thing.
graue: Gray (inflected); dull color between black and white.
Farbe: Color; visual property of an object's appearance.
angenommen: Assumed/taken on; past participle of 'annehmen'.
hatten: Had (plural); past tense of 'haben' for third person plural.
überall: Everywhere; in every place or location.
zu: To/too/closed; versatile preposition and particle.
sehen: To see; to perceive with one's eyes.
Einst: Once/formerly; referring to a time in the past.
Haus: House; a building where people live.
gestrichen: Painted/stroked; past participle of 'streichen'.
worden: Become/been; auxiliary past participle for passive voice.
aber: But/however; conjunction indicating contrast.
blasen: To blow; to move air forcefully, as wind does.
geworfen: Thrown; past participle of 'werfen', tossed forcefully.
und: And; conjunction connecting words or clauses.
Regen: Rain; water falling from clouds in droplets.
abgewaschen: Washed off; past participle of 'abwaschen', removed by water.
nun: Now/well; indicating the current moment or transition.
so: So/thus; indicating manner or degree.
trist: Dreary/bleak; dull, sad, and without cheer.
grau: Gray; dull color, often associated with gloom.
wie: How/like/as; comparison or question word.
alles: Everything/all; referring to the totality of things.
andere: Other/others; referring to different or additional things.
Als: When/as; conjunction for past-time clauses.
Tante: Aunt; a parent's sister or related female relative.
dorthin: There (direction); toward that specific place.
zog: Moved/pulled; past tense of 'ziehen'.
um: Around/at/in order to; preposition or conjunction.
dort: There; at or in that place.
leben: To live; to be alive or reside somewhere.
eine: A/an (feminine); indefinite article for feminine nouns.
junge: Young (inflected); of little age, not old.
hübsche: Pretty (inflected); attractive in a pleasant, pleasing way.
Frau: Woman/wife/Mrs.; adult female person.
Die: The (feminine/plural); definite article or relative pronoun.
Wind: Wind; moving air, especially outdoors.
auch: Also/too; indicating addition or agreement.
verändert: Changed/altered; past participle of 'verändern'.
Sie: She/You (formal); feminine or formal pronoun.
den: The (masculine accusative); definite article.
Glanz: Shine/gleam/sparkle; brightness or radiance.
aus: Out of/from; preposition indicating origin or exit.
ihren: Her/their (accusative inflected); possessive pronoun.
Augen: Eyes; organs of sight on the face.
genommen: Taken; past participle of 'nehmen'.
in: In/into; preposition indicating location or direction.
einem: A/an (dative); indefinite article in dative case.
nüchternen: Sober/dull (inflected); plain, unremarkable, without warmth.
Grau: Gray (noun); the color gray.
zurückgelassen: Left behind; past participle of 'zurücklassen'.
Rot: Red; the color of blood and fire.
Wangen: Cheeks; the fleshy sides of the face.
Lippen: Lips; the fleshy parts surrounding the mouth.
diese: These/this (inflected); demonstrative pronoun or adjective.
waren: Were; past tense of 'sein' (to be), plural.
geworden: Become; past participle of 'werden'.
dünn: Thin; having little thickness or substance.
hager: Gaunt/lean; very thin, often in an unhealthy way.
lächelte: Smiled; past tense of 'lächeln'.
nie: Never; at no time, not ever.
mehr: More/anymore; indicating greater quantity or no longer.
Waise: Orphan; a child whose parents have died.
erste: First (inflected); ordinal number, before all others.
Mal: Time/instance; one occurrence of a repeated event.
ihr: Her/your (plural); possessive or dative pronoun.
kam: Came; past tense of 'kommen' (to come).
durch: Through; passing from one side to the other.
Lachen: Laughter/laughing; the sound or act of laughing.
des: Of the (genitive); definite article in genitive case.
Kindes: Of the child; genitive form of 'Kind'.
erschreckt: Startled/frightened; past participle of 'erschrecken'.
dass: That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause.
aufschrie: Cried out/screamed; past tense of 'aufschreien'.
ihre: Her/their (nominative/accusative feminine); possessive pronoun.
Hand: Hand; the body part at the end of the arm.
auf: On/onto/up; preposition indicating surface or direction.
Herz: Heart; the organ that pumps blood; also seat of emotion.
drückte: Pressed; past tense of 'drücken', applied pressure.
wann: When; interrogative or conjunction about time.
immer: Always/ever; at all times or continuously.
fröhliche: Cheerful/joyful (inflected); happy and lively in mood.
Stimme: Voice; the sound produced when a person speaks or sings.
Ohren: Ears; the organs used for hearing.
erreichte: Reached; past tense of 'erreichen', arrived at a target.
betrachtete: Observed/regarded; past tense of 'betrachten'.
kleine: Small/little (inflected); of less than average size.
Mädchen: Girl; a young female child.
noch: Still/yet/even; indicating continuation or addition.
mit: With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means.
Verwunderung: Astonishment/amazement; a feeling of great surprise.
darüber: About it/over it; referring to something previously mentioned.
es: It; neuter third-person pronoun.
irgendetwas: Something/anything; an unspecified or unknown thing.
zum: To the (dative contraction of 'zu dem').
finden: To find; to discover or locate something.
konnte: Could; past tense of 'können' (to be able to).
Onkel: Uncle; a parent's brother or related male relative.
lachte: Laughed; past tense of 'lachen'.
Er: He; third-person masculine singular pronoun.
arbeitete: Worked; past tense of 'arbeiten'.
hart: Hard/hardly; with great effort or intensity.
von: From/of/by; preposition indicating origin or relation.
morgens: In the mornings; during the morning hours.
abends: In the evenings; during the evening hours.
wusste: Knew; past tense of 'wissen' (to know a fact).
was: What/was; interrogative pronoun or past tense of 'sein'.
Freude: Joy/happiness; a feeling of great pleasure.
Auch: Also/even; indicating addition or inclusion.
er: He; third-person masculine singular pronoun.
seinem: His/its (dative); possessive pronoun in dative case.
Bart: Beard; facial hair growing on a man's chin and cheeks.
seinen: His (accusative plural); possessive pronoun.
groben: Coarse/rough (inflected); crude or heavy in texture.
Stiefeln: Boots (dative plural); heavy footwear covering the ankle.
wirkte: Seemed/appeared; past tense of 'wirken'.
streng: Strict/stern; demanding and uncompromising in manner.
ernst: Serious/earnest; not joking, gravely sincere.
sprach: Spoke; past tense of 'sprechen' (to speak).
selten: Rarely/seldom; not often, infrequently.
Es: It; neuter third-person pronoun, also expletive subject.
brachte: Brought; past tense of 'bringen'.
davor: From it/before it; keeping away from something.
bewahrte: Preserved/protected; past tense of 'bewahren'.
werden: To become/will; auxiliary or main verb of change.
übrige: Remaining/rest of (inflected); the rest, what is left.
Umgebung: Surroundings/environment; the area or setting around someone.

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