Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World — Page 7
_Yahoo_ as I am, it is well known through all _Houyhnhnmland_, that, by the instructions and example of my illustrious master, I was able in the compass of two years (although I confess with the utmost difficulty) to remove that infernal habit of lying, shuffling, deceiving, and equivocating, so deeply rooted in the very souls of all my species; especially the Europeans.
_Yahoo_ wie ich bin, ist es in ganz _Houyhnhnmland_ bekannt, dass ich durch die Anweisungen und das Beispiel meines erlauchten Herrn in der Zeitspanne von zwei Jahren (obwohl ich gestehe, mit größter Mühe) in der Lage war, jene höllische Gewohnheit des Lügens, Täuschens, Betrügens und Zweideutens zu beseitigen, die so tief in den Seelen aller meiner Artgenossen verwurzelt ist; besonders der Europäer.
I have other complaints to make upon this vexatious occasion; but I forbear troubling myself or you any further.
Ich hätte bei diesem ärgerlichen Anlass noch weitere Beschwerden vorzubringen; aber ich enthalte mich, mich selbst oder Sie weiter zu behelligen.
I must freely confess, that since my last return, some corruptions of my _Yahoo_ nature have revived in me by conversing with a few of your species, and particularly those of my own family, by an unavoidable necessity; else I should never have attempted so absurd a project as that of reforming the _Yahoo_ race in this kingdom; but I have now done with all such visionary schemes for ever.
Ich muss offen gestehen, dass seit meiner letzten Rückkehr einige Verderbtheiten meiner _Yahoo_-Natur in mir wieder erwacht sind, durch den Umgang mit einigen Ihrer Gattung, und besonders mit denen meiner eigenen Familie, aus unvermeidlicher Notwendigkeit; andernfalls hätte ich niemals ein so absurdes Vorhaben versucht wie das, die _Yahoo_-Rasse in diesem Königreich zu reformieren; aber ich bin nun für immer mit all solchen illusorischen Plänen fertig.
Vocabulary
- wie
- How; in what way or manner
- ich
- I; first person singular pronoun
- bin
- Am; first person singular present of sein
- ist
- Is; third person singular present of sein
- es
- It; third person singular neuter pronoun
- in
- In; preposition indicating location or time
- ganz
- Whole; entire; completely or quite
- bekannt
- Known; familiar; well-known or acquainted
- dass
- That; subordinating conjunction introducing clauses
- durch
- Through; by means of; via
- die
- The; feminine singular or plural article
- Anweisungen
- Instructions; directions; orders or guidelines
- und
- And; coordinating conjunction
- das
- The; neuter singular article or pronoun
- Beispiel
- Example; instance; model or specimen
- meines
- Mine; possessive pronoun, genitive masculine/neuter
- Herrn
- Master; sir; gentleman or lord
- der
- The; masculine singular article or relative pronoun
- Zeitspanne
- Time span; period; duration of time
- von
- Of; from; by indicating possession or origin
- zwei
- Two; the number 2
- Jahren
- Years; plural of Jahr
- obwohl
- Although; though; even though or despite
- gestehe
- Confess; admit; acknowledge or own up
- mit
- With; accompanied by or together with
- größter
- Greatest; largest; superlative of groß
- Mühe
- Effort; trouble; difficulty or hard work
- Lage
- Situation; position; condition or state
- war
- Was; past tense of sein
- jene
- That; those; those ones or that one
- Gewohnheit
- Habit; custom; habitual practice or routine
- des
- Of the; genitive masculine or neuter article
- Lügens
- Lying; falsehood; act of telling lies
- Täuschens
- Deception; fraud; act of deceiving
- Betrügens
- Cheating; fraud; act of swindling
- zu
- To; toward; for indicating purpose
- beseitigen
- Remove; eliminate; get rid of or clear away
- so
- So; thus; in this way or manner
- tief
- Deep; profound; extending far downward
- den
- The; accusative masculine singular article
- Seelen
- Souls; spirits; inner natures or essences
- aller
- All; of all; every one of
- meiner
- My; of mine; possessive pronoun
- besonders
- Especially; particularly; above all or specially
- Europäer
- Europeans; people from Europe
- Ich
- I; first person singular pronoun capitalized
- hätte
- Would have; past subjunctive of haben
- bei
- At; near; with or by means of
- diesem
- This; that; this one or this particular
- ärgerlichen
- Annoying; irritating; vexing or aggravating
- Anlass
- Occasion; cause; reason or opportunity
- noch
- Still; yet; even now or furthermore
- weitere
- Further; additional; more or extra
- Beschwerden
- Complaints; grievances; ailments or troubles
- vorzubringen
- Bring forward; put forth; present or raise
- aber
- But; however; yet or still
- enthalte
- Refrain; abstain; hold back or restrain
- mich
- Myself; me; direct object pronoun
- selbst
- Self; myself; personally or oneself
- oder
- Or; otherwise; alternative choice conjunction
- Sie
- You; formal second person singular pronoun
- weiter
- Further; farther; more or additionally
- muss
- Must; have to; am forced to
- offen
- Openly; frankly; in open manner
- letzten
- Last; previous; most recent or final
- Rückkehr
- Return; homecoming; coming back or arrival
- einige
- Some; several; a few or certain
- Natur
- Nature; character; natural state or essence
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