The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Read The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson in German and English, a parallel text graded reader with audio. Available in CEFR levels A2, B1, B2, and C2.
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On a quiet, prosperous London side street, amid tidy shop fronts, stands a neglected building with a door that has no bell or knocker, scorched by tramps' matches and scratched by children at play. During a Sunday walk, Mr. Enfield tells his companion a story about that door: a small, sinister man who trampled a child in the lamplit calm and walked over her without breaking stride. The man's name is Hyde.
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Mr. Utterson, der Anwalt, hatte ein raues Gesicht, das nie lächelte.
Mr. Utterson the lawyer had a rough face that never smiled.
Er war kühl und unbeholfen, wenn er sprach, und zeigte seine Gefühle nicht.
He was cold and awkward when he talked, and he did not show his feelings.
Er war dünn, groß, langweilig und ein wenig eintönig, aber die Leute mochten ihn trotzdem.
He was thin, tall, dull, and a little boring, but people still liked him.
Bei geselligen Treffen, wenn er Wein genoss, konnte man etwas sehr Menschliches in seinen Augen sehen.
At friendly meetings, when he enjoyed wine, you could see something very human in his eyes.
Dieses Gefühl zeigte sich nie in seinen Worten. Es zeigte sich nach dem Essen auf seinem Gesicht und auch in seinen freundlichen Taten.
This feeling never showed in his words. It showed on his face after dinner, and also in his kind actions.
Er war sehr streng mit sich selbst.
He was very strict with himself.
Wenn er allein war, trank er Gin statt gutem Wein, um sich dafür zu bestrafen, dass er guten Wein zu sehr mochte.
When he was alone, he drank gin instead of good wine, to punish himself for liking good wine too much.