To Sherlock Holmes she is always THE woman (für Sherlock Holmes ist sie immer DIE Frau). I have seldom heard him mention her (ich habe ihn sie selten erwähnen gehört; to mention — nennen, erwähnen;) under any other name (unter irgendeinem anderen Namen). In his eyes she eclipses and predominates (in seinen Augen verdunkelt und überwiegt sie; to eclipse [ɪ’klɪps] — verfinstern, verdunkeln; to predominate [prɪ’dɔmɪneɪt] — vorherrschen, überwiegen) the whole of her sex (ihr ganzes Geschlecht). It was not that he felt (es war nicht, dass er fühlte; to feel — empfinden, fühlen) any emotion akin to love for Irene Adler (irgendeine Emotion ähnlich der Liebe für Irene Adler; emotion [ɪ’məuʃ(ə)n]; akin [ə’kɪn]; Irene [‘aɪriːn]). All emotions (alle Emotionen), and that one particularly (und diese besonders; particularly [pə’tɪkjələlɪ]), were abhorrent to his cold (waren abscheulich für seinen kalten; abhorrent [əb’hɔr(ə)nt]), precise but admirably balanced mind (präzisen aber bewunderswert ausgeglichenen Verstand; precise [prɪ’saɪs]; admirably [‘ædm(ə)rəblɪ]; balanced [‘bælənst]).

To Sherlock Holmes she is always THE woman. I have seldom heard him mention her under any other name. In his eyes she eclipses and predominates the whole of her sex. It was not that he felt any emotion akin to love for Irene Adler. All emotions, and that one particularly, were abhorrent to his cold, precise but admirably balanced mind.