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.
L'auteur donne quelques informations sur lui-même et sa famille. Ses premières motivations pour voyager. Il fait naufrage, nage pour sauver sa vie, parvient sain et sauf sur le rivage du pays de Lilliput ; est fait prisonnier et conduit à l'intérieur du pays.
My father had a small estate in Nottinghamshire; I was the third of five sons.
Mon père possédait un petit domaine dans le Nottinghamshire ; j'étais le troisième de cinq fils.
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.
Il m'envoya au Emanuel College de Cambridge à l'âge de quatorze ans, où je résidai trois ans et me consacrai assidûment à mes études ; mais le coût de mon entretien, bien que je disposasse d'une allocation très modeste, étant trop élevé pour une fortune étroite, je fus placé en apprentissage auprès de M. James Bates, un éminent chirurgien de Londres, chez qui je demeurai quatre ans.
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.
Mon père m'envoyant de temps à autre de petites sommes d'argent, je les employais à apprendre la navigation et d'autres branches des mathématiques, utiles à ceux qui ont l'intention de voyager, comme j'ai toujours cru qu'il me serait donné de le faire, tôt ou tard.
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.
Quand je quittai M. Bates, je me rendis chez mon père : là, grâce à son aide et à celle de mon oncle John et de quelques autres parents, j'obtins quarante livres, ainsi que la promesse de trente livres par an pour subvenir à mes besoins à Leyde : j'y étudiai la médecine pendant deux ans et sept mois, sachant que cela me serait utile lors de longs voyages.
Soon after my return from Leyden, I was recommended by my good master, Mr.
Peu après mon retour de Leyde, je fus recommandé par mon bon maître, M.
Vocabulary
- auteur
- A person who writes or creates a work.
- donne
- Gives or provides something to someone.
- quelques
- A few or some; indicates a small number.
- informations
- Facts or details about a subject.
- sur
- Preposition meaning on, about, or concerning.
- lui
- Personal pronoun meaning him or to him.
- même
- Means same, even, or self depending on context.
- famille
- A group of people related by blood or marriage.
- premières
- First in order or sequence; feminine plural form.
- motivations
- Reasons or desires that drive someone to act.
- voyager
- To travel from one place to another.
- fait
- Does or makes; third person singular of faire.
- naufrage
- A shipwreck or disaster at sea.
- nage
- Swims; third person singular of nager.
- sauver
- To save or rescue someone or something from danger.
- vie
- Life; the state of being alive.
- parvient
- Manages to achieve or reach; succeeds in doing.
- sain
- Healthy, sound, or unharmed in body or mind.
- sauf
- Safe or unharmed; also means except as preposition.
- rivage
- The shore or bank of a sea or river.
- pays
- A country or region where people live.
- prisonnier
- A person captured and held against their will.
- conduit
- Led or taken somewhere; guided or directed.
- intérieur
- The inside or interior of a place or space.
- père
- Father; one's male parent.
- possédait
- Owned or possessed something; imperfect tense of posséder.
- petit
- Small or little in size or importance.
- domaine
- An estate, domain, or area of land owned.
- troisième
- Third in order or ranking among a sequence.
- cinq
- The number five.
- fils
- Son; a male child of a parent.
- envoya
- Sent someone to a place; past tense of envoyer.
- âge
- Age; the number of years one has lived.
- quatorze
- The number fourteen.
- ans
- Years; used when expressing a person's age.
- où
- Relative pronoun or adverb meaning where or when.
- résidai
- Resided or lived somewhere; simple past of résider.
- trois
- The number three.
- consacrai
- Devoted or dedicated myself; simple past of consacrer.
- assidûment
- Diligently, steadily, and with great dedication.
- études
- Studies or coursework pursued at an educational institution.
- coût
- The cost or price of something.
- entretien
- Maintenance, upkeep, or the cost of living expenses.
- bien
- Well or very; indicates quality or degree.
- disposasse
- Had available or at one's disposal; imperfect subjunctive.
- allocation
- An allowance or grant of money provided regularly.
- modeste
- Modest, small, or not extravagant in amount.
- étant
- Being; present participle of être, used in clauses.
- trop
- Too or too much; excessive in degree.
- élevé
- High or elevated; used here to mean too expensive.
- fortune
- Wealth, fortune, or financial circumstances.
- étroite
- Narrow or limited; here describing restricted financial means.
- fus
- Was; first person singular simple past of être.
- placé
- Placed or positioned somewhere by someone else.
- apprentissage
- Apprenticeship; learning a trade under a skilled master.
- auprès
- Near or with; close to a person or institution.
- éminent
- Eminent or distinguished; outstanding in a profession.
- chirurgien
- A surgeon; a doctor who performs surgical operations.
- Londres
- London; the capital city of England and the UK.
- chez
- At the home or place of someone.
- demeurai
- Stayed or remained; simple past of demeurer.
- quatre
- The number four.
- envoyant
- Sending; present participle of envoyer.
- temps
- Time or weather; a fundamental concept in French.
- autre
- Other or another; referring to a different thing.
- petites
- Small or little; feminine plural adjective.
- sommes
- Sums of money; also we are (être).
- argent
- Money or silver; a common and essential noun.
- employais
- Used or employed; imperfect tense of employer.
- apprendre
- To learn or to teach; a fundamental French verb.
- navigation
- The practice of directing a ship or vessel.
- autres
- Others or other; plural form of autre.
- branches
- Branches or fields of a discipline or subject.
- mathématiques
- Mathematics; the study of numbers and quantities.
- utiles
- Useful or helpful; plural form of utile.
- ceux
- Those or the ones; demonstrative pronoun (masculine plural).
- intention
- An intention or plan to do something.
- comme
- As, like, or since; used in comparisons.
- toujours
- Always or still; indicating continuity or permanence.
- cru
- Believed; past participle of croire, to believe.
- serait
- Would be; conditional tense of être.
- donné
- Given; past participle of donner.
- faire
- To do or to make; a very common French verb.
- tôt
- Early or soon; referring to time.
- tard
- Late; referring to a later point in time.
- Quand
- When; introducing a time clause or question.
- quittai
- Left or departed; simple past of quitter.
- rendis
- Went or made my way; simple past of se rendre.
- là
- There; indicating a place at a distance.
- grâce
- Thanks to or grace; expressing gratitude or favor.
- aide
- Help or assistance provided by someone.
- celle
- The one; demonstrative pronoun (feminine singular).
- oncle
- Uncle; the brother of one's parent.
- parents
- Parents or relatives; those related by family ties.
- obtins
- Obtained or received; simple past of obtenir.
- quarante
- The number forty.
- livres
- Pounds (currency) or books; context determines meaning.
- ainsi
- Thus, so, or in this way; indicating manner.
- promesse
- A promise or commitment made to someone.
- trente
- The number thirty.
- par
- By, per, or through; a versatile preposition.
- an
- A year; one complete calendar year.
- subvenir
- To provide for or meet one's needs financially.
- besoins
- Needs or necessities required for daily life.
- y
- There or to it; adverbial pronoun replacing a place.
- étudiai
- Studied; first person simple past of étudier.
- médecine
- Medicine; the science of treating illness and disease.
- pendant
- During or for a period of time.
- deux
- The number two.
- sept
- The number seven.
- mois
- Month or months; a unit of time measurement.
- sachant
- Knowing; present participle of savoir.
- cela
- That or this; demonstrative pronoun referring to something.
- utile
- Useful or helpful; beneficial for a purpose.
- lors
- At the time of; used in the phrase lors de.
- longs
- Long; plural masculine adjective describing duration or length.
- voyages
- Trips or journeys to distant places.
- Peu
- Little or few; indicating a small amount.
- après
- After; indicating something following in time or order.
- retour
- Return; the act of coming back to a place.
- recommandé
- Recommended; suggested as worthy or suitable.
- bon
- Good; describing quality or suitability.
- maître
- Master or teacher; a skilled and respected professional.
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