Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 10
He had already bought a farm with his money, on which he had designed to pass the remainder of his life; but he bestowed the whole on his rival, together with the remains of his prize-money to purchase stock, and then himself solicited the young woman's father to consent to her marriage with her lover.
Er hatte bereits mit seinem Geld einen Bauernhof gekauft, auf dem er den Rest seines Lebens zu verbringen gedacht hatte; aber er schenkte alles seinem Rivalen, zusammen mit dem Rest seines Preisgeldes, um Vieh zu kaufen, und bat dann selbst den Vater der jungen Frau, seiner Heirat mit ihrem Geliebten zuzustimmen.
But the old man decidedly refused, thinking himself bound in honour to my friend, who, when he found the father inexorable, quitted his country, nor returned until he heard that his former mistress was married according to her inclinations.
Aber der alte Mann lehnte entschieden ab, da er sich meinem Freund gegenüber ehrenhaft verpflichtet fühlte, der, als er den Vater unerbittlich fand, sein Land verließ und erst zurückkehrte, als er hörte, dass seine frühere Geliebte nach ihren Neigungen geheiratet hatte.
He is so; but then he is wholly uneducated: he is as silent as a Turk, and a kind of ignorant carelessness attends him, which, while it renders his conduct the more astonishing, detracts from the interest and sympathy which otherwise he would command.
Das ist er; aber dann ist er völlig ungebildet: er ist so schweigsam wie ein Türke, und eine Art unwissende Gleichgültigkeit begleitet ihn, die, während sie sein Verhalten umso erstaunlicher macht, von dem Interesse und der Sympathie ablenkt, die er sonst hervorrufen würde.
Yet do not suppose, because I complain a little or because I can conceive a consolation for my toils which I may never know, that I am wavering in my resolutions.
Doch glauben Sie nicht, weil ich ein wenig klage oder weil ich mir einen Trost für meine Mühen vorstellen kann, den ich vielleicht nie kennen werde, dass ich in meinen Entschlüssen schwanke.
Those are as fixed as fate, and my voyage is only now delayed until the weather shall permit my embarkation.
Diese sind so unabänderlich wie das Schicksal, und meine Reise wird nur jetzt verzögert, bis das Wetter meine Einschiffung erlaubt.
The winter has been dreadfully severe, but the spring promises well, and it is considered as a remarkably early season, so that perhaps I may sail sooner than I expected.
Der Winter war schrecklich streng, aber der Frühling verspricht gut zu werden, und er gilt als eine bemerkenswert frühe Jahreszeit, sodass ich vielleicht früher als erwartet absegeln kann.
Vocabulary
- hatte
- Had; past tense of haben (to have).
- bereits
- Already; previously; at an earlier time.
- Geld
- Money; currency or financial resources.
- Bauernhof
- Farm; agricultural property with buildings and land.
- gekauft
- Bought; past participle of kaufen (to buy).
- Rest
- Rest; remainder or what is left over.
- Lebens
- Life; genitive singular of Leben (life).
- verbringen
- To spend; to pass time in a place.
- gedacht
- Thought; past participle of denken (to think).
- schenkte
- Gave; past tense of schenken (to gift).
- alles
- Everything; all things; complete totality.
- Rivalen
- Rivals; competitors or adversaries in conflict.
- zusammen
- Together; with others; in combination.
- Preisgeldes
- Prize money; reward given for winning.
- Vieh
- Livestock; farm animals collectively.
- kaufen
- To buy; to purchase goods or services.
- bat
- Asked; past tense of bitten (to request).
- dann
- Then; at that time; afterward.
- selbst
- Self; same; oneself as emphasizer.
- Vater
- Father; male parent or paternal figure.
- jungen
- Young; youthful; dative feminine singular adjective.
- Frau
- Woman; wife; female person of adult age.
- Heirat
- Marriage; union of two people.
- Geliebten
- Beloved; sweetheart or loved one.
- zuzustimmen
- To agree to; to consent or approve.
- alte
- Old; advanced in age; elderly.
- Mann
- Man; adult male person.
- lehnte
- Declined; past tense of lehnen (refuse).
- entschieden
- Decidedly; firmly; with clear determination.
- ab
- Off; away; prefix or preposition.
- da
- There; then; at that place or time.
- Freund
- Friend; person with whom one has bond.
- gegenüber
- Opposite; across from; facing each other.
- ehrenhaft
- Honorable; showing integrity and moral principles.
- verpflichtet
- Obligated; bound by duty or responsibility.
- fühlte
- Felt; past tense of fühlen (to feel).
- als
- As; in the role of; when.
- unerbittlich
- Relentless; merciless; showing no compassion.
- fand
- Found; past tense of finden (to find).
- sein
- His; to be; possessive pronoun or verb.
- Land
- Land; country; territory or ground.
- verließ
- Left; past tense of verlassen (to depart).
- erst
- Only; first; not until some time.
- zurückkehrte
- Returned; past tense of zurückkehren (come back).
- hörte
- Heard; past tense of hören (to hear).
- frühere
- Former; previous; earlier in time.
- Geliebte
- Beloved; female sweetheart or loved one.
- nach
- After; according to; following.
- Neigungen
- Inclinations; tendencies or preferences.
- geheiratet
- Married; past participle of heiraten (wed).
- völlig
- Completely; entirely; absolutely without exception.
- ungebildet
- Uneducated; uncultured; lacking formal education.
- so
- So; as; in such a manner.
- schweigsam
- Taciturn; quiet; speaking very little.
- wie
- Like; as; in the same way as.
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