Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World — Page 5
I was extremely tired, and with that, and the heat of the weather, and about half a pint of brandy that I drank as I left the ship, I found myself much inclined to sleep.
Ich war äußerst müde, und dazu kam noch die Hitze des Wetters und etwa ein halbes Pint Branntwein, das ich getrunken hatte, als ich das Schiff verließ, sodass ich mich sehr zum Schlafen geneigt fühlte.
I lay down on the grass, which was very short and soft, where I slept sounder than ever I remembered to have done in my life, and, as I reckoned, about nine hours; for when I awaked, it was just day-light.
Ich legte mich auf das Gras, das sehr kurz und weich war, und schlief dort fester, als ich mich je in meinem Leben geschlafen zu haben erinnern konnte, und zwar, wie ich schätzte, etwa neun Stunden; denn als ich erwachte, war es gerade erst hell.
I attempted to rise, but was not able to stir: for, as I happened to lie on my back, I found my arms and legs were strongly fastened on each side to the ground; and my hair, which was long and thick, tied down in the same manner.
Ich versuchte aufzustehen, konnte mich aber nicht rühren: denn da ich zufällig auf dem Rücken lag, stellte ich fest, dass meine Arme und Beine auf beiden Seiten fest am Boden befestigt waren; und mein Haar, das lang und dicht war, auf dieselbe Weise festgebunden.
I likewise felt several slender ligatures across my body, from my arm-pits to my thighs.
Ich spürte ebenfalls mehrere dünne Bänder quer über meinen Körper, von meinen Achselhöhlen bis zu meinen Oberschenkeln.
I could only look upwards; the sun began to grow hot, and the light offended my eyes.
Ich konnte nur nach oben blicken; die Sonne begann heiß zu werden, und das Licht blendete meine Augen.
I heard a confused noise about me; but in the posture I lay, could see nothing except the sky.
Ich hörte ein wirres Geräusch um mich herum; aber in der Lage, in der ich lag, konnte ich nichts außer dem Himmel sehen.
In a little time I felt something alive moving on my left leg, which advancing gently forward over my breast, came almost up to my chin; when, bending my eyes downwards as much as I could, I perceived it to be a human creature not six inches high, with a bow and arrow in his hands, and a quiver at his back.
Nach kurzer Zeit spürte ich etwas Lebendiges, das sich auf meinem linken Bein bewegte und langsam über meine Brust vorwärts kroch, fast bis zu meinem Kinn; als ich meine Augen so weit wie möglich nach unten richtete, erkannte ich, dass es ein menschliches Wesen war, nicht sechs Zoll groß, mit Pfeil und Bogen in den Händen und einem Köcher auf dem Rücken.
Vocabulary
- war
- Past tense of 'sein'; was
- äußerst
- Extremely, to the utmost degree
- müde
- Tired, weary, fatigued
- dazu
- In addition to that, furthermore
- kam
- Past tense of 'kommen'; came
- noch
- Still, yet, in addition
- Hitze
- Heat, high temperature
- Wetters
- Genitive form of weather
- etwa
- Approximately, roughly, about
- halbes
- Half, one half of something
- Pint
- Unit of liquid measure, about 473 ml
- Branntwein
- Brandy or hard liquor, distilled spirit
- getrunken
- Past participle of trinken; drunk, consumed
- hatte
- Past tense of haben; had
- als
- When, as, or than in comparisons
- Schiff
- Ship, vessel for water travel
- verließ
- Past tense of verlassen; left, departed from
- sodass
- So that, resulting in a consequence
- Schlafen
- Sleeping, the act of sleep
- geneigt
- Inclined, disposed, prone to something
- fühlte
- Past tense of fühlen; felt, sensed
- legte
- Past tense of legen; laid, placed down
- Gras
- Grass, green ground-covering plant
- kurz
- Short, brief in time or length
- weich
- Soft, gentle, not hard
- schlief
- Past tense of schlafen; slept
- dort
- There, at that place
- fester
- More soundly, more deeply, comparative of fest
- je
- Ever, at any time
- Leben
- Life, existence, living
- geschlafen
- Past participle of schlafen; slept
- erinnern
- To remember, recall something from memory
- konnte
- Past tense of können; could, was able
- zwar
- Indeed, it is true, admittedly
- schätzte
- Past tense of schätzen; estimated, guessed, valued
- neun
- The number nine
- Stunden
- Hours, plural of Stunde
- denn
- Because, for, since as a conjunction
- erwachte
- Past tense of erwachen; awoke, woke up
- gerade
- Just, exactly, straight, at that moment
- erst
- Only, just, not until, first
- hell
- Bright, light, clear, luminous
- versuchte
- Past tense of versuchen; tried, attempted
- aufzustehen
- To stand up, to get up
- rühren
- To move, stir, budge from a position
- da
- There, then, since, because
- zufällig
- By chance, accidentally, coincidentally
- Rücken
- Back, the rear side of the body
- lag
- Past tense of liegen; lay, was lying
- stellte
- Past tense of stellen; placed, found, noticed
- fest
- Firmly, solid; as prefix: to determine, notice
- Arme
- Arms, upper limbs of the body
- Beine
- Legs, lower limbs of the body
- beiden
- Both, the two of them
- Seiten
- Sides, flanks, pages
- Boden
- Ground, floor, soil, bottom
- befestigt
- Fastened, secured, attached to something
- waren
- Past tense plural of sein; were
- Haar
- Hair, strands growing on the head
- lang
- Long, lengthy in size or duration
- dicht
- Dense, thick, tightly packed together
- dieselbe
- The same one, identical thing mentioned before
- Weise
- Way, manner, method of doing something
- festgebunden
- Tied down, bound securely in place
- spürte
- Past tense of spüren; felt, sensed, noticed
- ebenfalls
- Also, likewise, as well, too
- mehrere
- Several, more than two, various
- dünne
- Thin, slender, fine in thickness
- Bänder
- Bands, ribbons, straps, ties
- quer
- Across, crosswise, diagonally, transverse
- Körper
- Body, the physical form of a person
- Achselhöhlen
- Armpits, the hollow under the arm joint
- bis
- Until, up to, as far as
- Oberschenkeln
- Thighs, upper part of the legs
- oben
- Above, upward, at the top
- blicken
- To look, glance, direct one's gaze
- Sonne
- Sun, the star at center of solar system
- begann
- Past tense of beginnen; began, started
- heiß
- Hot, very warm in temperature
- werden
- To become, to get, auxiliary for future/passive
- Licht
- Light, illumination, brightness
- blendete
- Past tense of blenden; dazzled, blinded temporarily
- Augen
- Eyes, organs of sight
- hörte
- Past tense of hören; heard, listened
- wirres
- Confused, chaotic, jumbled, incoherent
- Geräusch
- Noise, sound, audible disturbance
- herum
- Around, about, surrounding an area
- Lage
- Position, situation, location, circumstance
- nichts
- Nothing, not anything at all
- außer
- Except, besides, other than, apart from
- Himmel
- Sky, heaven, the expanse above earth
- sehen
- To see, perceive visually, look at
- kurzer
- Short, brief; adjective in genitive/dative form
- Zeit
- Time, period, duration
- etwas
- Something, somewhat, a little bit
- Lebendiges
- Something living, a living creature or thing
- linken
- Left, on the left side
- Bein
- Leg, lower limb of the body
- bewegte
- Past tense of bewegen; moved, stirred
- langsam
- Slowly, at a slow pace
- Brust
- Chest, breast, the front of the torso
- vorwärts
- Forward, onward, in the forward direction
- kroch
- Past tense of kriechen; crawled, crept slowly
- fast
- Almost, nearly, not quite
- Kinn
- Chin, the lower part of the face
- weit
- Far, wide, distant, extensive
- möglich
- Possible, feasible, capable of happening
- unten
- Below, down, at the bottom
- richtete
- Past tense of richten; directed, aimed, straightened
- erkannte
- Past tense of erkennen; recognized, identified, realized
- menschliches
- Human, relating to or resembling a person
- Wesen
- Being, creature, entity, essence
- sechs
- The number six
- Zoll
- Inch, a unit of measurement; also customs
- groß
- Large, big, tall in size or stature
- Pfeil
- Arrow, a projectile shot from a bow
- Bogen
- Bow, an arched weapon for shooting arrows
- Händen
- Hands, dative plural of Hand
- Köcher
- Quiver, container for holding arrows
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