On Liberty — Page 4

English → De Preface Level 9/10

_Liberty_ was published shortly after, as well as the _Thoughts on Parliamentary Reform_, and no year passed without Mill making important contributions on the political, philosophical, and ethical questions of the day.

_Liberty_ wurde kurz darauf veröffentlicht, ebenso wie die _Thoughts on Parliamentary Reform_, und kein Jahr verging, ohne dass Mill wichtige Beiträge zu den politischen, philosophischen und ethischen Fragen der Zeit leistete.

Seven years after the death of his wife, Mill was invited to contest Westminster.

Sieben Jahre nach dem Tod seiner Frau wurde Mill eingeladen, für Westminster zu kandidieren.

His feeling on the conduct of elections made him refuse to take any personal action in the matter, and he gave the frankest expression to his political views, but nevertheless he was elected by a large majority.

Seine Haltung gegenüber der Durchführung von Wahlen veranlasste ihn, jegliche persönliche Einflussnahme in dieser Angelegenheit abzulehnen, und er brachte seine politischen Ansichten auf offenherzigste Weise zum Ausdruck, wurde jedoch dennoch mit großer Mehrheit gewählt.

He was not a conventional success in the House; as a speaker he lacked magnetism.

Er war kein konventioneller Erfolg im Parlament; als Redner fehlte ihm die Ausstrahlungskraft.

But his influence was widely felt.

Aber sein Einfluss war weithin spürbar.

After only three years in Parliament, he was defeated at the next General Election by Mr. W. H. Smith.

Nach nur drei Jahren im Parlament wurde er bei den nächsten allgemeinen Wahlen von Herrn W. H. Smith besiegt.

He retired to Avignon, to the pleasant little house where the happiest years of his life had been spent in the companionship of his wife, and continued his disinterested labours.

Er zog sich nach Avignon zurück, in das angenehme kleine Haus, wo er die glücklichsten Jahre seines Lebens in der Gesellschaft seiner Frau verbracht hatte, und setzte seine uneigennützigen Arbeiten fort.

He completed his edition of his father's _Analysis of the Mind_, and also produced, in addition to less important work, _The Subjection of Women_, in which he had the active co-operation of his step-daughter.

Er vollendete seine Ausgabe der _Analysis of the Mind_ seines Vaters und verfasste darüber hinaus, neben weniger bedeutenden Werken, _The Subjection of Women_, bei dem er die aktive Mitarbeit seiner Stieftochter hatte.

A book on Socialism was under consideration, but, like an earlier study of Sociology, it never was written.

Ein Buch über den Sozialismus war in Planung, aber wie eine frühere Studie zur Soziologie wurde es nie geschrieben.

Vocabulary

wurde: Was; past tense auxiliary verb indicating a passive action.
kurz: Short, brief; describing small duration or length.
darauf: Thereupon, shortly after; indicating something following closely.
veröffentlicht: Published; past participle of veröffentlichen, to publish.
ebenso: Likewise, just as; indicating similarity or equivalence.
wie: As, like, how; used for comparisons or questions.
Reform: Reform; improvement or change of a system or institution.
kein: No, not a; negating article used before nouns.
Jahr: Year; a period of twelve calendar months.
verging: Passed, elapsed; past tense of vergehen, time passing.
ohne: Without; preposition indicating absence of something.
dass: That; subordinating conjunction introducing a dependent clause.
wichtige: Important; adjective describing something of great significance.
Beiträge: Contributions, articles; plural of Beitrag, a written or intellectual contribution.
politischen: Political; adjective relating to politics or governance.
philosophischen: Philosophical; adjective relating to philosophy and its questions.
ethischen: Ethical; adjective relating to ethics and moral principles.
Fragen: Questions, issues; plural of Frage, a question or matter.
Zeit: Time, era; a period or moment in time.
leistete: Made, rendered; past tense of leisten, to contribute or achieve.
Sieben: Seven; the cardinal number 7.
Jahre: Years; plural of Jahr, periods of twelve months.
nach: After, following; preposition indicating sequence or direction.
Tod: Death; the end of life of a person or creature.
seiner: His; possessive pronoun in genitive or dative form.
Frau: Wife, woman; a female person or one's spouse.
eingeladen: Invited; past participle of einladen, to invite someone.
für: For; preposition indicating purpose, benefit, or representation.
kandidieren: To run as a candidate; to stand for election.
Seine: His; possessive pronoun referring to a masculine subject.
Haltung: Attitude, stance; one's position or bearing toward something.
gegenüber: Towards, opposite; preposition indicating relation or position.
Durchführung: Conduct, implementation; carrying out of an action or process.
Wahlen: Elections; plural of Wahl, the act of voting or choosing.
veranlasste: Caused, prompted; past tense of veranlassen, to cause someone to act.
ihn: Him; accusative personal pronoun for a male person.
jegliche: Any, every; indefinite adjective meaning all possible kinds.
persönliche: Personal; adjective relating to an individual's private affairs.
Einflussnahme: Exertion of influence; deliberate attempt to influence someone.
dieser: This; demonstrative pronoun or adjective in feminine form.
Angelegenheit: Matter, affair; a concern or issue requiring attention.
abzulehnen: To decline, refuse; infinitive of ablehnen, to reject something.
brachte: Brought; past tense of bringen, to bring or express.
seine: His; possessive adjective in accusative or nominative form.
Ansichten: Views, opinions; plural of Ansicht, a personal viewpoint.
offenherzigste: Most candid, most frank; superlative of offenherzig.
Weise: Manner, way; the mode or style of doing something.
Ausdruck: Expression; conveying thoughts, feelings, or ideas outwardly.
jedoch: However, yet; conjunction indicating contrast or concession.
dennoch: Nevertheless, still; adverb indicating something despite opposition.
großer: Great, large; adjective in dative feminine or genitive form.
Mehrheit: Majority; the greater part or number of votes.
gewählt: Elected, chosen; past participle of wählen, to vote for.
war: Was; past tense of sein, the verb to be.
konventioneller: Conventional; adjective meaning ordinary or following tradition.
Erfolg: Success; a favorable or desired outcome of an effort.
Parlament: Parliament; legislative body of elected representatives.
als: As, when, than; conjunction or preposition with various uses.
Redner: Speaker, orator; a person who gives speeches publicly.
fehlte: Lacked, was missing; past tense of fehlen, to lack.
ihm: Him, to him; dative personal pronoun for a male.
Ausstrahlungskraft: Charisma, radiance; the power to attract and inspire others.
Aber: But; coordinating conjunction indicating contrast or exception.
sein: His; possessive adjective, or infinitive of to be.
Einfluss: Influence; the power to affect opinions or outcomes.
weithin: Far and wide, widely; adverb indicating broad reach.
spürbar: Noticeable, perceptible; able to be felt or detected.
Nach: After, following; preposition of time or direction.
nur: Only, just; adverb limiting quantity or scope.
drei: Three; the cardinal number 3.
Jahren: Years; plural of Jahr in dative case.
bei: At, near, with; preposition indicating proximity or occasion.
nächsten: Next; superlative adjective of nah, meaning nearest or following.
allgemeinen: General; adjective meaning universal or applying broadly.
Herrn: Mr., gentleman; accusative/dative form of Herr.
besiegt: Defeated; past participle of besiegen, to overcome an opponent.
zog: Moved, withdrew; past tense of ziehen, to move or pull.
sich: Himself, itself; reflexive pronoun used with reflexive verbs.
zurück: Back; adverb indicating return to a previous place.
angenehme: Pleasant, agreeable; adjective describing something enjoyable.
kleine: Small, little; adjective describing something of small size.
Haus: House; a building used as a human dwelling.
wo: Where; relative or interrogative adverb of place.
glücklichsten: Happiest; superlative of glücklich, meaning most fortunate or joyful.
seines: His, of his; possessive pronoun in genitive case.
Lebens: Life's, of life; genitive form of Leben.
Gesellschaft: Company, society; a group of people or companionship.
verbracht: Spent; past participle of verbringen, to spend time somewhere.
hatte: Had; past tense of haben, indicating past possession or action.
setzte: Continued, set; past tense of setzen, to place or continue.
uneigennützigen: Selfless, unselfish; adjective describing work done without personal gain.
Arbeiten: Works, labors; plural of Arbeit, tasks or written works.
fort: On, away, forth; particle used in separable verbs.
vollendete: Completed, finished; past tense of vollenden, to finish a work.
Ausgabe: Edition, issue; a published version of a written work.
Vaters: Father's; genitive form of Vater, indicating possession.
verfasste: Wrote, authored; past tense of verfassen, to compose a text.
darüber: About it, beyond that; adverb referring to a matter.
hinaus: Beyond, in addition; particle used in set phrases.
neben: Beside, in addition to; preposition indicating proximity or supplement.
weniger: Less, fewer; comparative of wenig, indicating reduced quantity.
bedeutenden: Significant, notable; adjective describing something of importance.
Werken: Works; dative plural of Werk, a literary or artistic creation.
aktive: Active; adjective describing energetic or engaged participation.
Mitarbeit: Collaboration, cooperation; working together with another person.
Stieftochter: Stepdaughter; a spouse's daughter from a previous relationship.
Buch: Book; a written or printed literary work bound together.
über: About, over; preposition indicating a topic or position above.
Sozialismus: Socialism; political system advocating collective ownership of production.
Planung: Planning; the process of organizing or arranging future actions.
aber: But; coordinating conjunction indicating contrast or qualification.
frühere: Earlier, former; adjective describing something from a prior time.
Studie: Study; a detailed investigation or written academic work.
Soziologie: Sociology; academic study of human society and social behavior.
nie: Never; adverb indicating something did not occur at any time.
geschrieben: Written; past participle of schreiben, to write a text.

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