The Count of Monte Cristo — Page 2
The vague disquietude which prevailed among the spectators had so much affected one of the crowd that he did not await the arrival of the vessel in harbor, but jumping into a small skiff, desired to be pulled alongside the _Pharaon_, which he reached as she rounded into La Réserve basin.
Die unbestimmte Unruhe, die unter den Zuschauern herrschte, hatte einen aus der Menge so sehr ergriffen, dass er die Ankunft des Schiffes im Hafen nicht abwartete, sondern in ein kleines Boot sprang und sich längsseits der _Pharaon_ rudern ließ, die er erreichte, als sie in das Becken von La Réserve einbog.
When the young man on board saw this person approach, he left his station by the pilot, and, hat in hand, leaned over the ship's bulwarks.
Als der junge Mann an Bord diese Person herankommen sah, verließ er seinen Platz beim Lotsen und lehnte sich, den Hut in der Hand, über die Reling des Schiffes.
He was a fine, tall, slim young fellow of eighteen or twenty, with black eyes, and hair as dark as a raven's wing; and his whole appearance bespoke that calmness and resolution peculiar to men accustomed from their cradle to contend with danger.
Er war ein stattlicher, großer, schlanker junger Bursche von achtzehn oder zwanzig Jahren, mit schwarzen Augen und Haar so dunkel wie ein Rabenflügel; und sein ganzes Auftreten verriet jene Ruhe und Entschlossenheit, die Männern eigen ist, die von der Wiege an gewohnt sind, mit der Gefahr zu kämpfen.
"No, sir, he died of brain-fever in dreadful agony.
„Nein, mein Herr, er starb an einem Gehirnfieber unter schrecklichen Qualen.
Vocabulary
- Die
- The (feminine singular or plural article).
- unbestimmte
- Indefinite, vague, or uncertain in nature.
- Unruhe
- Restlessness, unease, or agitation.
- unter
- Under, beneath, or among.
- den
- The (accusative masculine or dative plural article).
- Zuschauers
- Spectators or onlookers watching an event.
- herrschte
- Ruled, prevailed, or dominated.
- hatte
- Had (past tense of haben).
- einen
- A, an (accusative masculine article).
- aus
- From, out of, or made of.
- der
- The (feminine singular or dative plural article).
- Menge
- Crowd, mass, or quantity of people.
- so
- So, thus, or in such a way.
- sehr
- Very, greatly, or to a large degree.
- ergriffen
- Seized, gripped, or moved emotionally.
- dass
- That (subordinating conjunction).
- er
- He (masculine singular pronoun).
- Ankunft
- Arrival or coming of someone.
- des
- The (genitive masculine or neuter article).
- Schiffes
- Ship's or of the ship.
- im
- In the (contracted form of in dem).
- Hafen
- Harbor or port where ships dock.
- nicht
- Not (negation).
- sondern
- But rather or instead of.
- in
- In or into (preposition).
- ein
- A, an (indefinite article).
- kleines
- Small or little in size.
- Boot
- Boat or small vessel for water.
- sprang
- Jumped or leaped suddenly.
- und
- And (conjunction).
- sich
- Himself, herself, or oneself (reflexive pronoun).
- rudern
- To row a boat.
- ließ
- Let, allowed, or had done.
- erreichte
- Reached or attained a destination.
- als
- When, as, or while.
- sie
- She, they (feminine or plural pronoun).
- das
- The (neuter singular article).
- Becken
- Basin, pool, or dock area.
- von
- Of, from, or by.
- Als
- When, as (at the beginning of clause).
- junge
- Young (adjective describing age).
- Mann
- Man, male, or gentleman.
- an
- At, on, or to.
- Bord
- Board or on a ship.
- diese
- This, these (demonstrative pronoun).
- Person
- Person or individual human being.
- herankommen
- Come near or approach closer.
- sah
- Saw or looked at.
- verließ
- Left or abandoned a place.
- seinen
- His (possessive pronoun, accusative).
- Platz
- Place, seat, or position.
- beim
- At the, by the (contracted form).
- Lotsen
- Pilot or harbor guide.
- lehnte
- Leaned or reclined against.
- Hut
- Hat or head covering.
- Hand
- Hand or palm of hand.
- über
- Over, above, or across.
- Er
- He (masculine singular pronoun).
- war
- Was (past tense of sein).
- großer
- Big, large, or tall.
- schlanker
- Slender, slim, or lean.
- junger
- Young (masculine adjective form).
- Bursche
- Fellow, boy, or young man.
- achtzehn
- Eighteen (number).
- oder
- Or (conjunction).
- zwanzig
- Twenty (number).
- Jahren
- Years (dative plural of Jahr).
- mit
- With or together with.
- schwarzen
- Black (plural or dative adjective).
- Augen
- Eyes (plural of Auge).
- Haar
- Hair or individual hair strand.
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