Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 2
There, Margaret, the sun is for ever visible, its broad disk just skirting the horizon and diffusing a perpetual splendour.
Dort, Margaret, ist die Sonne für immer sichtbar, ihre breite Scheibe streift gerade den Horizont und verbreitet einen ewigen Glanz.
There—for with your leave, my sister, I will put some trust in preceding navigators—there snow and frost are banished; and, sailing over a calm sea, we may be wafted to a land surpassing in wonders and in beauty every region hitherto discovered on the habitable globe.
Dort — denn mit Ihrer Erlaubnis, meine Schwester, werde ich den früheren Seefahrern etwas Vertrauen schenken — dort sind Schnee und Frost verbannt; und, über ein ruhiges Meer segelnd, mögen wir in ein Land getragen werden, das an Wundern und Schönheit jede bisher auf dem bewohnbaren Erdball entdeckte Region übertrifft.
Its productions and features may be without example, as the phenomena of the heavenly bodies undoubtedly are in those undiscovered solitudes.
Seine Erzeugnisse und Merkmale mögen beispiellos sein, so wie es die Himmelserscheinungen zweifellos in jenen unerforschten Einöden sind.
What may not be expected in a country of eternal light?
Was darf man nicht in einem Land des ewigen Lichts erwarten?
I may there discover the wondrous power which attracts the needle and may regulate a thousand celestial observations that require only this voyage to render their seeming eccentricities consistent for ever.
Ich mag dort die wundersame Kraft entdecken, welche die Nadel anzieht, und möge tausend Himmelsbeobachtungen in Einklang bringen, die nur dieser Reise bedürfen, um ihre scheinbaren Unregelmäßigkeiten für immer zu erklären.
I shall satiate my ardent curiosity with the sight of a part of the world never before visited, and may tread a land never before imprinted by the foot of man.
Ich werde meine glühende Neugier mit dem Anblick eines noch nie zuvor besuchten Teils der Welt stillen und mag ein Land betreten, das noch nie zuvor vom Fuß eines Menschen betreten wurde.
These are my enticements, and they are sufficient to conquer all fear of danger or death and to induce me to commence this laborious voyage with the joy a child feels when he embarks in a little boat, with his holiday mates, on an expedition of discovery up his native river.
Dies sind meine Verlockungen, und sie sind hinreichend, alle Furcht vor Gefahr oder Tod zu überwinden und mich dazu zu bewegen, diese beschwerliche Reise mit der Freude zu beginnen, die ein Kind empfindet, wenn es mit seinen Feriengespielen in einem kleinen Boot zu einer Entdeckungsfahrt auf seinem heimatlichen Fluss aufbricht.
Vocabulary
- Dort
- There; in that place or location.
- ist
- Is; third person singular present of sein.
- die
- The; definite article for feminine nouns.
- Sonne
- Sun; the star at center of our solar system.
- für
- For; indicating purpose, direction, or duration.
- immer
- Always; at all times or continuously.
- sichtbar
- Visible; able to be seen or perceived.
- ihre
- Her; possessive pronoun for feminine or plural.
- breite
- Broad; wide in extent or scope.
- Scheibe
- Disk; circular object or the sun's disk.
- streift
- Grazes; touches lightly or barely touches.
- gerade
- Straight; directly or exactly at this moment.
- den
- The; definite article for masculine accusative.
- Horizont
- Horizon; line where earth and sky meet.
- und
- And; conjunction connecting words or clauses.
- verbreitet
- Spreads; distributes or disseminates widely.
- einen
- A; indefinite article for masculine accusative.
- ewigen
- Eternal; lasting forever or indefinitely.
- Glanz
- Splendor; brightness, shine, or brilliant light.
- denn
- Because; for, since or causal conjunction.
- mit
- With; accompanied by or using something.
- Ihrer
- Your; formal possessive pronoun for you.
- Erlaubnis
- Permission; consent or authorization to do something.
- meine
- My; possessive pronoun indicating belonging to me.
- Schwester
- Sister; female sibling or nun.
- werde
- Will; first person singular future of werden.
- ich
- I; first person singular personal pronoun.
- früheren
- Earlier; former or previous in time.
- Seefahrern
- Sailors; seafarers or maritime workers.
- etwas
- Something; anything or a little bit.
- Vertrauen
- Trust; confidence or faith in someone.
- schenken
- Give; present or bestow as a gift.
- sind
- Are; plural present of sein.
- Schnee
- Snow; frozen water crystals falling from clouds.
- Frost
- Frost; freezing temperatures or ice formation.
- verbannt
- Banished; exiled or excluded from somewhere.
- über
- Over; above or across something.
- ein
- A; indefinite article for masculine singular.
- ruhiges
- Calm; peaceful or undisturbed.
- Meer
- Sea; large body of saltwater.
- segelnd
- Sailing; traveling by boat with sails.
- mögen
- May; to like or might.
- wir
- We; first person plural pronoun.
- in
- In; within or inside something.
- Land
- Land; country or territory.
- getragen
- Carried; transported or brought to place.
- werden
- Become; to grow into or turn into.
- das
- The; definite article for neuter nominative.
- an
- On; at or upon a location.
- Wundern
- Wonders; miracles or remarkable things.
- Schönheit
- Beauty; aesthetic quality or attractiveness.
- jede
- Every; each or all individually.
- bisher
- Previously; until now or hitherto.
- auf
- On; upon or on top of.
- dem
- The; definite article for dative neuter.
- bewohnbaren
- Habitable; suitable for living or inhabitable.
- entdeckte
- Discovered; found or uncovered something.
- Region
- Region; area or territory.
- übertrifft
- Surpasses; exceeds or is superior to.
- Seine
- His; possessive pronoun for masculine.
- Erzeugnisse
- Products; goods or things produced.
- Merkmale
- Features; characteristics or distinctive qualities.
- beispiellos
- Unprecedented; without parallel or unexampled.
- sein
- To be; to exist or to occur.
- so
- So; in such manner or way.
- wie
- As; in the same way as.
- es
- It; neuter personal pronoun.
- zweifellos
- Doubtlessly; undoubtedly or certainly.
- jenen
- Those; that one or those ones.
- unerforschten
- Unexplored; not investigated or studied.
- Einöden
- Wastelands; deserts or barren regions.
- Was
- What; interrogative pronoun for things.
- darf
- May; to be allowed or permitted.
- man
- One; indefinite pronoun for people.
- nicht
- Not; negation or refusal word.
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