Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World — Page 1
[_As given in the original edition_.]
[_Wie in der Originalausgabe angegeben_.]
The author of these Travels, Mr. Lemuel Gulliver, is my ancient and intimate friend; there is likewise some relation between us on the mother's side.
Der Autor dieser Reisen, Herr Lemuel Gulliver, ist mein alter und vertrauter Freund; es besteht außerdem eine gewisse Verwandtschaft zwischen uns mütterlicherseits.
About three years ago, Mr. Gulliver growing weary of the concourse of curious people coming to him at his house in Redriff, made a small purchase of land, with a convenient house, near Newark, in Nottinghamshire, his native country; where he now lives retired, yet in good esteem among his neighbours.
Vor etwa drei Jahren, da Herr Gulliver des Zulaufs neugieriger Menschen überdrüssig wurde, die ihn in seinem Haus in Redriff aufsuchten, erwarb er ein kleines Landgut mit einem geeigneten Haus in der Nähe von Newark in Nottinghamshire, seiner Heimatgrafschaft, wo er nun zurückgezogen lebt, jedoch in hohem Ansehen bei seinen Nachbarn.
Although Mr. Gulliver was born in Nottinghamshire, where his father dwelt, yet I have heard him say his family came from Oxfordshire; to confirm which, I have observed in the churchyard at Banbury in that county, several tombs and monuments of the Gullivers.
Obwohl Herr Gulliver in Nottinghamshire geboren wurde, wo sein Vater wohnte, habe ich ihn doch sagen hören, seine Familie stamme aus Oxfordshire; zur Bestätigung dessen habe ich auf dem Kirchhof in Banbury in jener Grafschaft mehrere Grabstätten und Denkmäler der Gullivers bemerkt.
Before he quitted Redriff, he left the custody of the following papers in my hands, with the liberty to dispose of them as I should think fit.
Bevor er Redriff verließ, übergab er mir die Verwahrung der nachfolgenden Schriften mit der Freiheit, über sie nach eigenem Ermessen zu verfügen.
I have carefully perused them three times.
Ich habe sie dreimal sorgfältig durchgelesen.
The style is very plain and simple; and the only fault I find is, that the author, after the manner of travellers, is a little too circumstantial.
Der Stil ist sehr schlicht und einfach; und der einzige Fehler, den ich finde, ist, dass der Autor nach Art der Reisenden ein wenig zu weitschweifig ist.
There is an air of truth apparent through the whole; and indeed the author was so distinguished for his veracity, that it became a sort of proverb among his neighbours at Redriff, when any one affirmed a thing, to say, it was as true as if Mr. Gulliver had spoken it.
Durch das gesamte Werk hindurch ist ein Hauch von Wahrheit spürbar; und in der Tat war der Autor für seine Wahrhaftigkeit so bekannt, dass es unter seinen Nachbarn in Redriff zu einem Sprichwort wurde, wenn jemand etwas behauptete, zu sagen, es sei so wahr, als hätte Herr Gulliver es gesprochen.
Vocabulary
- Wie
- As, how, or like in comparisons
- in
- In, within, or inside a place
- der
- Definite article: the (masculine/genitive)
- Originalausgabe
- Original edition of a published work
- angegeben
- Stated, indicated, or specified
- Der
- Definite article: the (masculine nominative)
- Autor
- Author or writer of a text
- dieser
- Demonstrative pronoun: this or these
- Reisen
- Travels or journeys undertaken by someone
- Herr
- Mister or sir, polite male address
- ist
- Is, third person singular of sein
- mein
- My, first person possessive pronoun
- alter
- Old or long-standing, describing a relationship
- und
- And, coordinating conjunction linking elements
- vertrauter
- Close, trusted, or intimate friend
- Freund
- Friend, a person one knows well
- es
- It, neuter third person pronoun
- besteht
- Exists, consists, or persists currently
- außerdem
- Furthermore, besides, or in addition
- eine
- Indefinite article: a or an (feminine)
- gewisse
- Certain or particular, of an unspecified kind
- Verwandtschaft
- Kinship or family relationship between people
- zwischen
- Between two people, places, or things
- uns
- Us, first person plural accusative/dative pronoun
- mütterlicherseits
- On the mother's side of the family
- Vor
- Before, ago, or in front of
- etwa
- About, approximately, or roughly
- drei
- Three, the cardinal number 3
- Jahren
- Years, plural of Jahr in dative
- da
- Since, because, or there/then contextually
- des
- Definite article: of the (genitive)
- Zulaufs
- Influx or stream of visiting people
- neugieriger
- Curious or nosy people seeking something
- Menschen
- People, humans, plural of Mensch
- überdrüssig
- Weary of, tired of, or fed up
- wurde
- Became, past tense of werden
- die
- Definite article or relative pronoun: the/who
- ihn
- Him, masculine accusative personal pronoun
- seinem
- His, possessive pronoun in dative masculine
- Haus
- House or home where someone lives
- aufsuchten
- Visited or sought out someone's location
- erwarb
- Acquired or purchased something, past tense
- er
- He, masculine third person singular pronoun
- ein
- Indefinite article: a or an (neuter/masculine)
- kleines
- Small or little, adjective in neuter form
- Landgut
- Country estate or rural property
- mit
- With, preposition indicating accompaniment
- einem
- Indefinite article: a, in dative case
- geeigneten
- Suitable or appropriate for a purpose
- Nähe
- Nearness, proximity, or vicinity of something
- von
- From, of, or by as a preposition
- seiner
- His, possessive pronoun in genitive/dative
- Heimatgrafschaft
- Home county or native county of birth
- wo
- Where, relative or interrogative adverb
- nun
- Now or at this time currently
- zurückgezogen
- Withdrawn, retired, or living in seclusion
- lebt
- Lives, third person singular of leben
- jedoch
- However, nevertheless, or yet as contrast
- hohem
- High, adjective in dative masculine/neuter form
- Ansehen
- Reputation, esteem, or regard in society
- bei
- With, among, or near as a preposition
- seinen
- His, possessive pronoun in dative plural
- Nachbarn
- Neighbors, people living nearby
- Obwohl
- Although or even though, concessive conjunction
- geboren
- Born, past participle of gebären
- sein
- His or to be, possessive or infinitive
- Vater
- Father, male parent of a person
- wohnte
- Lived or resided somewhere, simple past
- habe
- Have, first person singular of haben
- ich
- I, first person singular personal pronoun
- doch
- Yet, still, or indeed as a particle
- sagen
- To say or tell something to someone
- hören
- To hear or listen to something
- seine
- His, possessive pronoun in nominative feminine/plural
- Familie
- Family, a group of related persons
- stamme
- Originates or descends from a place
- aus
- From, out of, indicating origin or exit
- zur
- To the, contraction of zu der
- Bestätigung
- Confirmation or verification of a statement
- dessen
- Whose or of that, genitive relative pronoun
- auf
- On, upon, or at as a preposition
- dem
- Definite article: the (dative masculine/neuter)
- Kirchhof
- Churchyard or cemetery surrounding a church
- jener
- That, that aforementioned, demonstrative pronoun
- Grafschaft
- County or earldom as administrative region
- mehrere
- Several or a number of things
- Grabstätten
- Graves or burial sites in a cemetery
- Denkmäler
- Monuments or memorials commemorating persons
- bemerkt
- Noticed or observed something present
- Bevor
- Before, temporal subordinating conjunction
- verließ
- Left or departed from a place, past tense
- übergab
- Handed over or entrusted something to someone
- mir
- Me, first person singular dative pronoun
- Verwahrung
- Safekeeping or custody of entrusted items
- nachfolgenden
- Following or subsequent, adjective in dative
- Schriften
- Writings or texts, plural of Schrift
- Freiheit
- Freedom or liberty to act as desired
- über
- Over, about, or above as preposition
- sie
- She, they, or her as personal pronoun
- nach
- After, to, or according to
- eigenem
- Own, possessive adjective in dative form
- Ermessen
- Discretion or judgment in making decisions
- zu
- To, too, or at as preposition/particle
- verfügen
- To dispose of or have at one's disposal
- Ich
- I, first person singular subject pronoun
- dreimal
- Three times, indicating repeated action
- sorgfältig
- Carefully or thoroughly with great attention
- durchgelesen
- Read through entirely from start to finish
- Stil
- Style or manner of writing or expression
- sehr
- Very, intensifying adverb modifying adjectives
- schlicht
- Plain, simple, or unadorned in style
- einfach
- Simple, easy, or plain in nature
- einzige
- Only or sole, the single one
- Fehler
- Error, mistake, or flaw found in something
- den
- Definite article: the (masculine accusative)
- finde
- Find, first person singular of finden
- dass
- That, subordinating conjunction introducing clauses
- Art
- Kind, type, manner, or sort of something
- Reisenden
- Traveler or traveling person, noun/adjective
- wenig
- Little, few, or not much of something
- weitschweifig
- Longwinded, verbose, or excessively wordy
- Durch
- Through, throughout, or by means of
- das
- Definite article: the (neuter nominative/accusative)
- gesamte
- Entire or whole, adjective modifying a noun
- Werk
- Work, literary or artistic creation
- hindurch
- Throughout or all the way through something
- Hauch
- Breath, hint, or faint trace of something
- Wahrheit
- Truth, the state of being true
- spürbar
- Noticeable, perceptible, or tangibly felt
- Tat
- Deed, act, or action performed by someone
- war
- Was, past tense of sein
- für
- For, in favor of, or intended for
- Wahrhaftigkeit
- Truthfulness or veracity as a personal quality
- so
- So, thus, or in such a way
- bekannt
- Known or well-known, familiar to others
- unter
- Under, among, or below as preposition
- Sprichwort
- Proverb or saying expressing folk wisdom
- wenn
- When or if, conditional/temporal conjunction
- jemand
- Someone or anybody, indefinite pronoun
- etwas
- Something, somewhat, or a little bit
- behauptete
- Claimed or asserted something, simple past
- sei
- Be, subjunctive form of sein
- wahr
- True, truthful, or genuine in nature
- als
- As, than, or when as conjunction
- hätte
- Would have, subjunctive past of haben
- gesprochen
- Spoken, past participle of sprechen
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