Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 12
I dare not expect such success, yet I cannot bear to look on the reverse of the picture.
Ich wage nicht, einen solchen Erfolg zu erwarten, und doch kann ich es nicht ertragen, auf die Kehrseite des Bildes zu blicken.
Continue for the present to write to me by every opportunity: I may receive your letters on some occasions when I need them most to support my spirits.
Schreibe mir vorerst bei jeder Gelegenheit: Es kann sein, dass ich Deine Briefe manchmal dann erhalte, wenn ich sie am meisten brauche, um meine Stimmung aufrechtzuerhalten.
I love you very tenderly.
Ich liebe Dich von ganzem Herzen.
Remember me with affection, should you never hear from me again.
Denke in Zuneigung an mich, solltest Du nie wieder von mir hören.
Your affectionate brother, Robert Walton
Dein liebevoller Bruder, Robert Walton
Letter 3
Brief 3
To Mrs. Saville, England.
An Mrs. Saville, England.
July 7th, 17—.
7. Juli, 17—.
My dear Sister,
Meine liebe Schwester,
I write a few lines in haste to say that I am safe—and well advanced on my voyage.
Ich schreibe diese wenigen Zeilen in Eile, um Dir zu sagen, dass ich wohlauf bin — und auf meiner Reise gut vorangekommen bin.
This letter will reach England by a merchantman now on its homeward voyage from Archangel; more fortunate than I, who may not see my native land, perhaps, for many years.
Dieser Brief wird England durch ein Kauffahrteischiff erreichen, das sich gerade auf seiner Heimreise von Archangel befindet; glücklicher als ich, der sein Heimatland vielleicht für viele Jahre nicht sehen wird.
I am, however, in good spirits: my men are bold and apparently firm of purpose, nor do the floating sheets of ice that continually pass us, indicating the dangers of the region towards which we are advancing, appear to dismay them.
Ich bin jedoch guter Stimmung: Meine Männer sind kühn und offenbar fest entschlossen, und die treibenden Eisschollen, die uns ständig passieren und auf die Gefahren der Region hinweisen, der wir uns nähern, scheinen sie nicht zu erschrecken.
We have already reached a very high latitude; but it is the height of summer, and although not so warm as in England, the southern gales, which blow us speedily towards those shores which I so ardently desire to attain, breathe a degree of renovating warmth which I had not expected.
Wir haben bereits einen sehr hohen Breitengrad erreicht; aber es ist Hochsommer, und obwohl es nicht so warm ist wie in England, verbreiten die südlichen Stürme, die uns rasch jenen Gestaden entgegentreiben, die ich so sehnlichst zu erreichen wünsche, eine belebende Wärme, die ich nicht erwartet hatte.
No incidents have hitherto befallen us that would make a figure in a letter.
Bisher sind uns keine Ereignisse widerfahren, die es wert wären, in einem Brief erwähnt zu werden.
Vocabulary
- wage
- Dare or venture to do something
- solchen
- Such a, of that kind or type
- Erfolg
- Success or a successful outcome or result
- erwarten
- To expect or anticipate something happening
- doch
- Yet, still, or nevertheless; contradictory particle
- ertragen
- To endure, bear, or tolerate something difficult
- Kehrseite
- Reverse side, downside, or flip side of something
- blicken
- To look, glance, or direct one's gaze
- vorerst
- For now, for the time being, initially
- jeder
- Every, each one; indefinite pronoun or article
- Gelegenheit
- Opportunity, occasion, or chance to do something
- Briefe
- Letters; plural of Brief, written correspondence
- manchmal
- Sometimes, occasionally, now and then
- erhalte
- Receive; first person singular of erhalten
- meisten
- Most; superlative form of viel
- Stimmung
- Mood, atmosphere, or emotional state
- aufrechtzuerhalten
- To maintain, uphold, or keep something going
- ganzem
- Whole, entire; dative inflected form of ganz
- Herzen
- Heart; dative singular or plural of Herz
- Zuneigung
- Affection, fondness, or warm feelings toward someone
- solltest
- Should; second person singular subjunctive of sollen
- nie
- Never; negation of time
- wieder
- Again, once more, back
- hören
- To hear or listen to something
- liebevoller
- Loving, affectionate; adjective used as attribute
- Bruder
- Brother; male sibling
- Brief
- Letter; written correspondence sent to someone
- Juli
- July; seventh month of the year
- Schwester
- Sister; female sibling
- wenigen
- Few, a small number; inflected form of wenig
- Zeilen
- Lines; rows of text in a letter or document
- Eile
- Haste, hurry; urgency in doing something quickly
- wohlauf
- Well, in good health; feeling fine
- Reise
- Journey, trip, or voyage somewhere
- vorangekommen
- Made progress, advanced; past participle of vorankommen
- durch
- Through, by means of; preposition
- Kauffahrteischiff
- Merchant ship used for trading and transporting goods
- erreichen
- To reach, attain, or arrive at a destination
- gerade
- Just, straight, currently, or right now
- Heimreise
- Return journey home, homeward voyage
- befindet
- Is located, finds itself; third person of befinden
- glücklicher
- Happier, luckier; comparative form of glücklich
- Heimatland
- Homeland, native country, place of origin
- vielleicht
- Perhaps, maybe; expressing uncertainty or possibility
- viele
- Many, numerous; indefinite quantity adjective
- Jahre
- Years; plural of Jahr
- jedoch
- However, yet, nevertheless; concessive conjunction
- Männer
- Men; plural of Mann
- kühn
- Bold, daring, audacious in character or action
- offenbar
- Apparently, obviously, evidently; expressing clear observation
- fest
- Firm, solid, fixed, or steadfast
- entschlossen
- Determined, resolute, decided; past participle of entschließen
- treibenden
- Drifting, floating; present participle of treiben, inflected
- Eisschollen
- Ice floes; large floating chunks of sea ice
- ständig
- Constantly, continuously, all the time
- passieren
- To pass by, happen, or occur
- Gefahren
- Dangers, hazards; plural of Gefahr
- Region
- Region, area, or geographic zone
- hinweisen
- To point out, indicate, or draw attention to
- nähern
- To approach, draw near to something
- scheinen
- To seem, appear, or shine
- erschrecken
- To frighten, startle, or be frightened
- bereits
- Already, by now; indicating something has occurred
- hohen
- High; inflected adjective, accusative or dative form
- Breitengrad
- Latitude; geographic coordinate measuring north-south position
- erreicht
- Reached, attained; past participle of erreichen
- Hochsommer
- Midsummer; the peak warmest period of summer
- obwohl
- Although, even though; concessive subordinating conjunction
- verbreiten
- To spread, disseminate, or circulate something widely
- südlichen
- Southern; inflected adjective referring to southern direction
- Stürme
- Storms; plural of Sturm
- rasch
- Quickly, rapidly, swiftly; adverb of speed
- jenen
- Those; demonstrative pronoun, dative plural form
- Gestaden
- Shores, coasts; poetic plural of Gestade
- entgegentreiben
- To drift toward, be driven toward something
- sehnlichst
- Most longingly, most ardently; superlative of sehnlich
- wünsche
- Wish; first person singular of wünschen
- belebende
- Invigorating, enlivening; present participle of beleben
- Wärme
- Warmth, heat; the quality of being warm
- erwartet
- Expected, anticipated; past participle of erwarten
- Bisher
- So far, up to now, until this point
- Ereignisse
- Events, occurrences; plural of Ereignis
- widerfahren
- To befall, happen to someone; experience something unexpected
- wert
- Worth, deserving; adjective indicating value or merit
- wären
- Would be; subjunctive II plural form of sein
- erwähnt
- Mentioned; past participle of erwähnen
- werden
- To become or auxiliary for passive and future
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