Treasure Island — Page 9
But by this time we had all long ceased to pay any particular notice to the song; it was new, that night, to nobody but Dr. Livesey, and on him I observed it did not produce an agreeable effect, for he looked up for a moment quite angrily before he went on with his talk to old Taylor, the gardener, on a new cure for the rheumatics.
Aber zu diesem Zeitpunkt hatten wir alle längst aufgehört, dem Lied besondere Beachtung zu schenken; es war in jener Nacht nur für Dr. Livesey neu, und an ihm bemerkte ich, dass es keine angenehme Wirkung hervorrief, denn er blickte einen Moment lang ziemlich ärgerlich auf, bevor er sein Gespräch mit dem alten Taylor, dem Gärtner, über ein neues Mittel gegen den Rheumatismus fortsetzte.
In the meantime, the captain gradually brightened up at his own music, and at last flapped his hand upon the table before him in a way we all knew to mean silence.
Inzwischen hatte sich der Kapitän bei seiner eigenen Musik allmählich aufgeheitert und schlug schließlich auf eine Art und Weise mit der Hand auf den Tisch vor sich, die wir alle als Zeichen für Stille kannten.
The voices stopped at once, all but Dr. Livesey's; he went on as before speaking clear and kind and drawing briskly at his pipe between every word or two.
Die Stimmen verstummten sofort, alle außer der von Dr. Livesey; er sprach wie zuvor weiter, klar und freundlich, und zog zwischen jedem Wort oder zwei kräftig an seiner Pfeife.
The old fellow's fury was awful.
Die Wut des alten Kerls war fürchterlich.
He sprang to his feet, drew and opened a sailor's clasp-knife, and balancing it open on the palm of his hand, threatened to pin the doctor to the wall.
Er sprang auf die Beine, zog ein Seemannstaschenmesser heraus und öffnete es, und indem er es geöffnet auf seiner Handfläche balancierte, drohte er, den Doktor an die Wand zu nageln.
Vocabulary
- Aber
- However; but; yet; used to contrast ideas.
- zu
- To; too; at; preposition indicating direction or purpose.
- diesem
- This; that; dative form of 'dieser'.
- Zeitpunkt
- Point in time; moment; specific occasion or instance.
- hatten
- Had; past tense of 'haben'; auxiliary verb.
- wir
- We; first person plural pronoun.
- alle
- All; everyone; every one without exception.
- längst
- Long ago; long since; for a long time.
- aufgehört
- Stopped; ceased; discontinued an action or activity.
- dem
- The; dative form of definite article.
- Lied
- Song; musical composition with words and melody.
- besondere
- Special; particular; distinctive; noteworthy or remarkable.
- Beachtung
- Attention; notice; consideration or regard given something.
- schenken
- Give; present; donate; offer as a gift.
- es
- It; third person singular neuter pronoun.
- war
- Was; past tense of 'sein'; to be.
- in
- In; into; within; preposition of location.
- jener
- That; those; demonstrative pronoun for distance.
- Nacht
- Night; evening; period of darkness and sleep.
- nur
- Only; merely; just; solely; nothing else.
- für
- For; intended for; preposition showing purpose.
- neu
- New; recent; recently made or created.
- und
- And; conjunction connecting words or clauses together.
- an
- At; on; to; preposition of location.
- ihm
- Him; dative form of 'er'; masculine pronoun.
- bemerkte
- Noticed; observed; remarked; past tense of 'bemerken'.
- ich
- I; first person singular pronoun.
- dass
- That; conjunction introducing subordinate clauses.
- keine
- No; none; not any; negative article.
- angenehme
- Pleasant; agreeable; enjoyable or comfortable sensation.
- Wirkung
- Effect; impact; consequence; result of action.
- hervorrief
- Evoked; called forth; brought about or caused.
- denn
- For; because; since; conjunction showing reason.
- er
- He; third person singular masculine pronoun.
- blickte
- Looked; glanced; gazed; past tense of 'blicken'.
- einen
- A; an; accusative form of indefinite article.
- Moment
- Moment; instant; brief period of time.
- lang
- Long; lengthy; lasting or extended in duration.
- ziemlich
- Rather; quite; fairly; somewhat; moderately.
- ärgerlich
- Annoyed; irritated; cross; displeased or vexed.
- auf
- On; up; upon; preposition of direction.
- bevor
- Before; prior to; earlier than something.
- sein
- His; his; possessive pronoun of third person.
- Gespräch
- Conversation; dialogue; discussion between two or more.
- mit
- With; together with; in accompaniment.
- alten
- Old; aged; elderly; of advanced years.
- Gärtner
- Gardener; person who tends gardens professionally.
- über
- About; concerning; on the subject of.
- ein
- A; an; indefinite article singular.
- neues
- New; recent; novel; recently made or discovered.
- Mittel
- Means; remedy; method; way to achieve goal.
- gegen
- Against; opposed to; in opposition.
- den
- The; accusative form of definite article.
- Rheumatismus
- Rheumatism; disease causing joint and muscle pain.
- fortsetzte
- Continued; resumed; went on; past tense.
- Inzwischen
- Meanwhile; in the meantime; while this happened.
- sich
- Himself; herself; reflexive pronoun third person.
- der
- The; nominative form of definite article.
- Kapitän
- Captain; commander of ship or military unit.
- bei
- At; near; by; preposition of location.
- seiner
- His; possessive pronoun of third person singular.
- eigenen
- Own; belonging to oneself; one's very self.
- Musik
- Music; organized sounds and rhythms creating art.
- allmählich
- Gradually; slowly; by degrees; little by little.
- aufgeheitert
- Cheered up; became happier; improved in mood.
- schlug
- Struck; hit; beat; past tense of 'schlagen'.
- schließlich
- Finally; eventually; at last; in conclusion.
- Art
- Kind; sort; type; species of something.
- Weise
- Way; manner; mode; method of doing something.
- Hand
- Hand; palm and fingers; upper limb.
- Tisch
- Table; furniture with flat surface for objects.
- vor
- Before; in front of; ahead of.
- die
- The; feminine form of definite article.
- als
- As; when; like; used for comparisons.
- Zeichen
- Sign; signal; mark indicating something specific.
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