Anna Karenina — Page 2
Three days after the quarrel, Prince Stepan Arkadyevitch Oblonsky—Stiva, as he was called in the fashionable world—woke up at his usual hour, that is, at eight o'clock in the morning, not in his wife's bedroom, but on the leather-covered sofa in his study.
Drei Tage nach dem Streit erwachte Fürst Stepan Arkadjewitsch Oblonski – Stiwa, wie er in der vornehmen Welt genannt wurde – zu seiner gewohnten Stunde, das heißt um acht Uhr morgens, nicht im Schlafzimmer seiner Frau, sondern auf dem ledergepolsterten Sofa in seinem Arbeitszimmer.
He turned over his stout, well-cared-for person on the springy sofa, as though he would sink into a long sleep again; he vigorously embraced the pillow on the other side and buried his face in it; but all at once he jumped up, sat up on the sofa, and opened his eyes.
Er drehte seinen wohlgenährten, gepflegten Körper auf dem federnden Sofa um, als wollte er wieder in einen langen Schlaf versinken; er umarmte kräftig das Kissen auf der anderen Seite und vergrub sein Gesicht darin; doch plötzlich sprang er auf, setzte sich auf dem Sofa aufrecht hin und öffnete die Augen.
"Yes, yes, how was it now?" he thought, going over his dream.
„Ja, ja, wie war das noch?" dachte er und ließ seinen Traum noch einmal Revue passieren.
"Now, how was it? To be sure! Alabin was giving a dinner at Darmstadt; no, not Darmstadt, but something American.
„Wie war es doch? Natürlich! Alabin gab ein Abendessen in Darmstadt; nein, nicht Darmstadt, sondern etwas Amerikanisches.
Yes, but then, Darmstadt was in America.
Ja, aber dann war Darmstadt in Amerika.
Yes, Alabin was giving a dinner on glass tables, and the tables sang, _Il mio tesoro_—not _Il mio tesoro_ though, but something better, and there were some sort of little decanters on the table, and they were women, too," he remembered.
Ja, Alabin gab ein Abendessen an Glastischen, und die Tische sangen, _Il mio tesoro_ – nicht _Il mio tesoro_ allerdings, sondern etwas Besseres, und auf dem Tisch standen irgendwelche kleinen Karaffen, und die waren auch Frauen," erinnerte er sich.
Stepan Arkadyevitch's eyes twinkled gaily, and he pondered with a smile.
Stepan Arkadjewitschs Augen funkelten fröhlich, und er sann lächelnd nach.
"Yes, it was nice, very nice. There was a great deal more that was delightful, only there's no putting it into words, or even expressing it in one's thoughts awake.
„Ja, es war schön, sehr schön. Es gab noch so vieles Entzückendes, nur lässt es sich nicht in Worte fassen oder gar im wachen Denken ausdrücken.
Vocabulary
- Tage
- Days; plural of Tag
- nach
- After; to; according to
- Streit
- A quarrel or argument between people
- erwachte
- Woke up; past tense of erwachen
- Fürst
- A prince or nobleman of high rank
- wie
- How; as; like
- vornehmen
- Distinguished; elegant; of high social standing
- Welt
- World; society; the realm of human existence
- genannt
- Called; named; referred to as something
- wurde
- Was; past tense auxiliary used in passive constructions
- gewohnten
- Usual; customary; accustomed to something regular
- Stunde
- Hour; a unit of sixty minutes
- heißt
- Means; is called; that is to say
- Uhr
- Clock; watch; used to express time of day
- morgens
- In the morning; during morning hours
- Schlafzimmer
- Bedroom; the room where one sleeps
- Frau
- Woman; wife; Mrs; adult female person
- sondern
- But rather; used after a negation for contrast
- ledergepolsterten
- Leather-upholstered; padded with leather material
- Sofa
- A sofa or couch for sitting or lying
- Arbeitszimmer
- Study; home office room for working
- drehte
- Turned; rotated; past tense of drehen
- wohlgenährten
- Well-nourished; plump; of healthy well-fed appearance
- gepflegten
- Well-groomed; carefully maintained in appearance
- Körper
- Body; the physical form of a person
- federnden
- Springy; bouncy; with elastic resilience
- als
- As; when; than; used in comparisons or clauses
- wollte
- Wanted; past tense of wollen meaning to want
- wieder
- Again; once more; anew
- langen
- Long; lengthy; of extended duration or size
- Schlaf
- Sleep; the state of resting and sleeping
- versinken
- To sink into; to become immersed in something
- umarmte
- Embraced; hugged; past tense of umarmen
- kräftig
- Strongly; powerfully; with considerable force
- Kissen
- Pillow; cushion for resting or decoration
- anderen
- Other; another; the different one
- Seite
- Side; page; one face or direction of something
- vergrub
- Buried; past tense of vergraben meaning to bury
- Gesicht
- Face; the front part of a person's head
- darin
- In it; therein; inside that thing
- doch
- Yet; however; but; used for emphasis or contrast
- plötzlich
- Suddenly; all at once; without warning
- sprang
- Jumped; sprang; past tense of springen
- setzte
- Set; placed; sat; past tense of setzen
- aufrecht
- Upright; erect; in a straight vertical position
- hin
- There; away; directional particle indicating destination
- öffnete
- Opened; past tense of öffnen meaning to open
- Augen
- Eyes; plural of Auge meaning eye
- war
- Was; past tense of sein meaning to be
- noch
- Still; yet; even; used in various contexts
- dachte
- Thought; past tense of denken meaning to think
- ließ
- Let; allowed; past tense of lassen
- Traum
- Dream; a sequence of images during sleep
- einmal
- Once; one time; used also for emphasis
- Revue
- Review; a show or parade; revue passieren means to review
- passieren
- To happen; to pass; Revue passieren means to review
- Wie
- How; what; as; introductory question word
- Natürlich
- Naturally; of course; obviously
- gab
- Gave; past tense of geben meaning to give
- Abendessen
- Dinner; evening meal; the main evening food
- etwas
- Something; somewhat; a little bit
- aber
- But; however; coordinating contrast conjunction
- dann
- Then; afterward; at that time
- Glastischen
- Glass tables; tables made of or topped with glass
- Tische
- Tables; plural of Tisch meaning table
- sangen
- Sang; past tense plural of singen meaning to sing
- allerdings
- Indeed; certainly; admittedly; however
- Besseres
- Something better; a superior thing or version
- Tisch
- Table; a flat-surfaced furniture piece for eating or working
- standen
- Stood; past tense plural of stehen meaning to stand
- irgendwelche
- Some; any; certain unspecified things or people
- kleinen
- Small; little; adjective declined for accusative/dative
- Karaffen
- Carafes; glass pitchers used for serving drinks
- waren
- Were; past tense plural of sein meaning to be
- auch
- Also; too; as well; additionally
- Frauen
- Women; wives; plural of Frau
- erinnerte
- Remembered; reminded; past tense of erinnern
- funkelten
- Sparkled; twinkled; past tense of funkeln
- fröhlich
- Cheerful; happy; joyful in mood or expression
- sann
- Pondered; mused; past tense of sinnen meaning to muse
- lächelnd
- Smiling; present participle of lächeln meaning to smile
- schön
- Beautiful; lovely; nice; pleasant
- sehr
- Very; extremely; to a great degree
- vieles
- Much; many things; a great deal
- Entzückendes
- Something delightful; charming or enchanting things
- nur
- Only; just; merely; nothing but
- lässt
- Lets; allows; third-person singular of lassen
- Worte
- Words; spoken or meaningful units of language
- fassen
- To grasp; to put into words; to comprehend
- gar
- At all; even; used for intensification in negatives
- wachen
- Waking; of wakefulness; to be awake and aware
- Denken
- Thinking; thought; the act of mental reflection
- ausdrücken
- To express; to put into words or convey meaning
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