Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World — Page 1
The author gives some account of himself and family. His first inducements to travel. He is shipwrecked, and swims for his life, gets safe on shore in the country of Lilliput; is made a prisoner, and carried up the country.
Der Autor gibt einige Auskünfte über sich selbst und seine Familie. Seine ersten Beweggründe zu reisen. Er erleidet Schiffbruch und schwimmt um sein Leben, gelangt sicher ans Ufer im Land Lilliput; wird zum Gefangenen gemacht und ins Landesinnere gebracht.
My father had a small estate in Nottinghamshire; I was the third of five sons.
Mein Vater besaß ein kleines Gut in Nottinghamshire; ich war der dritte von fünf Söhnen.
He sent me to Emanuel College in Cambridge at fourteen years old, where I resided three years, and applied myself close to my studies; but the charge of maintaining me, although I had a very scanty allowance, being too great for a narrow fortune, I was bound apprentice to Mr. James Bates, an eminent surgeon in London, with whom I continued four years.
Er schickte mich im Alter von vierzehn Jahren zum Emanuel College in Cambridge, wo ich drei Jahre verbrachte und mich eifrig meinem Studium widmete; doch da die Kosten für meinen Unterhalt, obwohl ich ein sehr karges Taschengeld hatte, für ein bescheidenes Vermögen zu hoch waren, wurde ich als Lehrling bei Mr. James Bates, einem angesehenen Chirurgen in London, in die Lehre gegeben, bei dem ich vier Jahre blieb.
My father now and then sending me small sums of money, I laid them out in learning navigation, and other parts of the mathematics, useful to those who intend to travel, as I always believed it would be, some time or other, my fortune to do.
Da mein Vater mir ab und zu kleine Geldsummen schickte, verwendete ich diese darauf, Navigation und andere Teile der Mathematik zu erlernen, die für diejenigen nützlich sind, die zu reisen beabsichtigen, da ich stets glaubte, dass es früher oder später mein Schicksal sein würde, dies zu tun.
When I left Mr. Bates, I went down to my father: where, by the assistance of him and my uncle John, and some other relations, I got forty pounds, and a promise of thirty pounds a year to maintain me at Leyden: there I studied physic two years and seven months, knowing it would be useful in long voyages.
Als ich Mr. Bates verließ, reiste ich zu meinem Vater: dort erhielt ich mit seiner Hilfe und der meines Onkels John sowie einiger anderer Verwandten vierzig Pfund und das Versprechen von dreißig Pfund jährlich, um meinen Unterhalt in Leiden zu bestreiten: dort studierte ich zwei Jahre und sieben Monate Medizin, da ich wusste, dass es auf langen Seereisen nützlich sein würde.
Soon after my return from Leyden, I was recommended by my good master, Mr.
Kurz nach meiner Rückkehr aus Leiden wurde ich von meinem guten Meister, Mr.
Vocabulary
- Autor
- A person who writes books or texts
- gibt
- Third person singular of 'geben', meaning 'gives'
- einige
- Some or a few of something
- Auskünfte
- Pieces of information or details provided
- über
- Preposition meaning 'about' or 'over'
- sich
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'himself', 'herself', or 'itself'
- selbst
- Emphasizing pronoun meaning 'himself' or 'itself'
- seine
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'his'
- Familie
- A group of related people; one's family
- Seine
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'his' (capitalized)
- ersten
- Ordinal adjective meaning 'first' in declined form
- Beweggründe
- Motivations or reasons driving someone's actions
- reisen
- To travel or journey to different places
- erleidet
- To suffer or endure something unpleasant
- Schiffbruch
- A shipwreck; the sinking or destruction of a ship
- schwimmt
- Third person singular of 'schwimmen', meaning 'swims'
- sein
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'his' or infinitive 'to be'
- Leben
- Life; the state of being alive
- gelangt
- To reach or arrive at a destination
- sicher
- Safe, secure, or certain
- Ufer
- The bank or shore of a body of water
- Land
- A country or land area
- wird
- Third person singular of 'werden', meaning 'becomes'
- Gefangenen
- A prisoner or captive held against their will
- gemacht
- Past participle of 'machen', meaning 'made' or 'done'
- Landesinnere
- The interior or inland region of a country
- gebracht
- Past participle of 'bringen', meaning 'brought'
- Mein
- First person possessive pronoun meaning 'my'
- Vater
- Father; male parent
- besaß
- Past tense of 'besitzen', meaning 'owned' or 'possessed'
- kleines
- Adjective meaning 'small' or 'little' in declined form
- Gut
- An estate or property; also means 'good'
- war
- Past tense of 'sein', meaning 'was'
- dritte
- Ordinal number meaning 'third'
- fünf
- The cardinal number five
- Söhnen
- Plural dative form of 'Sohn', meaning 'sons'
- schickte
- Past tense of 'schicken', meaning 'sent'
- mich
- Accusative first person pronoun meaning 'me'
- Alter
- Age; the number of years one has lived
- vierzehn
- The cardinal number fourteen
- Jahren
- Plural dative of 'Jahr', meaning 'years'
- wo
- Relative adverb meaning 'where'
- drei
- The cardinal number three
- Jahre
- Plural of 'Jahr', meaning 'years'
- verbrachte
- Past tense of 'verbringen', meaning 'spent' time
- eifrig
- Eagerly or zealously dedicated to a task
- meinem
- Dative form of possessive pronoun 'mein', meaning 'my'
- Studium
- Academic study or course of studies at university
- widmete
- Past tense of 'widmen', meaning 'dedicated' oneself
- doch
- Conjunction or particle meaning 'but', 'yet', or 'however'
- da
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'since', 'there', or 'because'
- Kosten
- Costs or expenses associated with something
- meinen
- Accusative form of possessive pronoun 'mein', meaning 'my'
- Unterhalt
- Financial support or living expenses
- obwohl
- Subordinating conjunction meaning 'although' or 'even though'
- sehr
- Adverb meaning 'very' or 'much'
- karges
- Meager, sparse, or barely sufficient
- Taschengeld
- Pocket money or a small allowance
- hatte
- Past tense of 'haben', meaning 'had'
- bescheidenes
- Modest or humble in amount or character
- Vermögen
- Wealth, fortune, or financial assets
- hoch
- High or tall; elevated in amount or degree
- waren
- Past tense plural of 'sein', meaning 'were'
- wurde
- Past tense of 'werden', meaning 'became' or 'was'
- als
- Conjunction meaning 'as', 'when', or 'than'
- Lehrling
- An apprentice learning a trade or profession
- bei
- Preposition meaning 'at', 'with', or 'near'
- angesehenen
- Respected or highly regarded by others
- Chirurgen
- A surgeon; a doctor who performs operations
- Lehre
- An apprenticeship or a teaching or doctrine
- gegeben
- Past participle of 'geben', meaning 'given'
- vier
- The cardinal number four
- blieb
- Past tense of 'bleiben', meaning 'stayed' or 'remained'
- Da
- Conjunction meaning 'since', 'as', or 'because'
- mein
- First person possessive pronoun meaning 'my'
- mir
- Dative first person pronoun meaning 'to me' or 'me'
- ab
- Particle meaning 'off', 'from', or 'away'
- kleine
- Adjective meaning 'small' or 'little'
- Geldsummen
- Sums of money; amounts of currency
- verwendete
- Past tense of 'verwenden', meaning 'used' or 'applied'
- diese
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'these' or 'this'
- darauf
- Adverb meaning 'thereupon', 'on it', or 'after that'
- Navigation
- The science and practice of directing a ship or aircraft
- andere
- Other or different things or people
- Teile
- Parts or sections of something larger
- Mathematik
- The study of numbers, quantities, and shapes
- erlernen
- To learn or acquire a skill through study
- diejenigen
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'those' referring to specific people
- nützlich
- Useful or helpful for a particular purpose
- beabsichtigen
- To intend or plan to do something
- stets
- Always or constantly; at all times
- glaubte
- Past tense of 'glauben', meaning 'believed'
- dass
- Subordinating conjunction meaning 'that'
- früher
- Earlier, sooner, or formerly
- oder
- Coordinating conjunction meaning 'or'
- später
- Later or at a subsequent point in time
- Schicksal
- Fate or destiny; what is meant to happen
- würde
- Conditional form of 'werden', meaning 'would'
- dies
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' or 'this thing'
- tun
- To do or perform an action
- Als
- Conjunction meaning 'when', 'as', or 'than'
- verließ
- Past tense of 'verlassen', meaning 'left' or 'departed'
- reiste
- Past tense of 'reisen', meaning 'traveled'
- dort
- Adverb meaning 'there' at that place
- erhielt
- Past tense of 'erhalten', meaning 'received'
- mit
- Preposition meaning 'with'
- seiner
- Genitive or dative of 'sein', meaning 'his'
- Hilfe
- Help or assistance provided to someone
- meines
- Genitive form of 'mein', meaning 'of my'
- Onkels
- Genitive of 'Onkel', meaning 'uncle's'
- sowie
- Conjunction meaning 'as well as' or 'and also'
- einiger
- Genitive plural of 'einige', meaning 'of some'
- anderer
- Genitive plural of 'andere', meaning 'of other'
- Verwandten
- Relatives or family members
- vierzig
- The cardinal number forty
- Pfund
- A pound; British currency or unit of weight
- Versprechen
- A promise or commitment to do something
- dreißig
- The cardinal number thirty
- jährlich
- Annually or occurring once every year
- Leiden
- Suffering, hardship, or a Dutch city name
- bestreiten
- To cover costs or to dispute something
- studierte
- Past tense of 'studieren', meaning 'studied'
- zwei
- The cardinal number two
- sieben
- The cardinal number seven
- Monate
- Plural of 'Monat', meaning 'months'
- Medizin
- Medicine; the science of health and treating illness
- wusste
- Past tense of 'wissen', meaning 'knew'
- auf
- Preposition meaning 'on', 'upon', or 'at'
- langen
- Adjective meaning 'long' in declined form
- Seereisen
- Sea voyages or journeys made by ship
- Kurz
- Short or brief in time or length
- nach
- Preposition meaning 'after', 'to', or 'according to'
- meiner
- Genitive or dative of 'mein', meaning 'my'
- Rückkehr
- The return or coming back from somewhere
- aus
- Preposition meaning 'from', 'out of'
- guten
- Adjective meaning 'good' in declined form
- Meister
- A master or expert in a craft or profession
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