The Great Gatsby — Page 1
The Great Gatsby
Der große Gatsby
by
von
F. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Table of Contents
Inhaltsverzeichnis
I
I
II
II
III
III
IV
IV
V
V
VI
VI
VII
VII
VIII
VIII
IX
IX
Once again
Noch einmal
to
für
Zelda
Zelda
Then wear the gold hat, if that will move her;
So trag den goldenen Hut, wenn das sie bewegt;
If you can bounce high, bounce for her too,
Wenn du hoch springen kannst, spring auch für sie,
Till she cry "Lover, gold-hatted, high-bouncing lover,
Bis sie ruft: „Geliebter, goldbehütet, hochspringender Geliebter,
Thomas Parke d'Invilliers
Thomas Parke d'Invilliers
I
I
In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since.
In meinen jüngeren und verletzlicheren Jahren gab mir mein Vater einen Rat, über den ich seitdem immer wieder nachgedacht habe.
He didn't say any more, but we've always been unusually communicative in a reserved way, and I understood that he meant a great deal more than that.
Er sagte nichts weiter, aber wir waren schon immer auf eine zurückhaltende Art ungewöhnlich mitteilsam, und ich verstand, dass er damit weit mehr meinte.
In consequence, I'm inclined to reserve all judgements, a habit that has opened up many curious natures to me and also made me the victim of not a few veteran bores.
Infolgedessen neige ich dazu, mir jegliches Urteil vorzubehalten, eine Gewohnheit, die mir viele neugierige Naturen erschlossen hat, mich aber auch zum Opfer nicht weniger eingefleischter Langweiler gemacht hat.
The abnormal mind is quick to detect and attach itself to this quality when it appears in a normal person, and so it came about that in college I was unjustly accused of being a politician, because I was privy to the secret griefs of wild, unknown men.
Der anormale Geist erkennt diese Eigenschaft schnell und heftet sich daran, wenn sie bei einem normalen Menschen auftritt, und so kam es, dass ich auf dem College zu Unrecht beschuldigt wurde, ein Politikaster zu sein, weil ich Einblick in die geheimen Kümmernisse wilder, unbekannter Männer hatte.
Vocabulary
- große
- Adjective meaning large, great, or big
- von
- Preposition meaning 'by' or 'of'
- Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Table of contents listing chapters or sections
- Noch
- Adverb meaning 'still,' 'yet,' or 'once more'
- einmal
- Adverb meaning 'once' or 'one more time'
- für
- Preposition meaning 'for' indicating dedication
- So
- Adverb or conjunction meaning 'so' or 'thus'
- trag
- Imperative form of 'tragen,' meaning 'carry' or 'wear'
- goldenen
- Adjective meaning golden, made of or like gold
- Hut
- Noun meaning hat, a head covering
- wenn
- Conjunction meaning 'when' or 'if' in conditionals
- sie
- Pronoun meaning 'she,' 'they,' or formal 'you'
- bewegt
- Verb meaning moves, stirs, or touches emotionally
- Wenn
- Conjunction meaning 'when' or 'if,' starting condition
- hoch
- Adjective or adverb meaning high or tall
- springen
- Infinitive verb meaning to jump or leap
- kannst
- Second-person singular of 'können,' meaning 'can/are able'
- spring
- Imperative of 'springen,' meaning 'jump!' as command
- auch
- Adverb meaning 'also,' 'too,' or 'as well'
- Bis
- Preposition or conjunction meaning 'until' or 'up to'
- ruft
- Third-person singular of 'rufen,' meaning 'calls/shouts'
- Geliebter
- Noun meaning beloved one, dear loved person
- meinen
- Possessive adjective meaning 'my' in accusative plural
- jüngeren
- Adjective meaning younger or more junior in age
- verletzlicheren
- Adjective meaning more vulnerable or more susceptible
- Jahren
- Noun plural of 'Jahr,' meaning years of time
- gab
- Past tense of 'geben,' meaning gave or provided
- mir
- Dative first-person pronoun meaning 'me' or 'to me'
- mein
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'my,' first-person singular
- Vater
- Noun meaning father, male parent
- Rat
- Noun meaning advice, counsel, or a piece of guidance
- über
- Preposition meaning 'about,' 'over,' or 'concerning'
- seitdem
- Adverb or conjunction meaning 'since then' or 'ever since'
- immer
- Adverb meaning always or continually without stopping
- wieder
- Adverb meaning again or once more, repeatedly
- nachgedacht
- Past participle of 'nachdenken,' meaning reflected or pondered
- habe
- First-person singular of 'haben,' auxiliary verb 'have'
- sagte
- Past tense of 'sagen,' meaning said or stated
- nichts
- Indefinite pronoun meaning nothing or not anything
- weiter
- Adverb meaning further, more, or beyond current point
- aber
- Conjunction meaning 'but,' introducing contrast or exception
- waren
- Past tense plural of 'sein,' meaning 'were'
- schon
- Adverb meaning 'already' or 'quite' emphasizing assertion
- auf
- Preposition meaning 'on,' 'upon,' or 'in' various contexts
- zurückhaltende
- Adjective meaning reserved, restrained, or reticent in manner
- Art
- Noun meaning kind, manner, type, or way of doing
- ungewöhnlich
- Adjective or adverb meaning unusual, uncommon, or extraordinary
- mitteilsam
- Adjective meaning communicative, talkative, or open to sharing
- verstand
- Past tense of 'verstehen,' meaning understood or grasped
- dass
- Conjunction meaning 'that,' introducing subordinate clause
- damit
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'with it,' 'so that,' 'thereby'
- weit
- Adjective or adverb meaning far, wide, or much more
- mehr
- Adverb or adjective meaning more in quantity or degree
- meinte
- Past tense of 'meinen,' meaning meant or intended
- Infolgedessen
- Adverb meaning consequently, as a result, therefore
- neige
- First-person singular of 'neigen,' meaning tend or incline
- dazu
- Adverb meaning 'to that,' 'in addition,' or 'for it'
- jegliches
- Adjective meaning any, every, or all kinds of judgment
- Urteil
- Noun meaning judgment, verdict, or opinion about something
- vorzubehalten
- Infinitive meaning to reserve or withhold a judgment
- Gewohnheit
- Noun meaning habit, custom, or regular practice
- viele
- Adjective meaning many or a large number of things
- neugierige
- Adjective meaning curious, inquisitive, eager to know
- Naturen
- Noun plural meaning natures, temperaments, or dispositions
- erschlossen
- Past participle of 'erschließen,' meaning opened up or revealed
- mich
- First-person accusative pronoun meaning 'me'
- zum
- Contraction of 'zu dem,' meaning 'to the' or 'as a'
- Opfer
- Noun meaning victim, prey, or sacrifice of something
- weniger
- Adverb or adjective meaning fewer, less, not as many
- eingefleischter
- Adjective meaning confirmed, inveterate, or dyed-in-the-wool
- Langweiler
- Noun meaning bore, tedious person who bores others
- gemacht
- Past participle of 'machen,' meaning made or rendered
- anormale
- Adjective meaning abnormal, irregular, or outside usual norms
- Geist
- Noun meaning mind, spirit, or intellect of a person
- erkennt
- Third-person singular of 'erkennen,' meaning recognizes or detects
- diese
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'this' or 'these' things
- Eigenschaft
- Noun meaning quality, characteristic, or property of something
- schnell
- Adjective or adverb meaning fast, quick, or rapidly
- heftet
- Third-person singular of 'heften,' meaning attaches or clings
- sich
- Reflexive pronoun meaning himself, herself, itself, themselves
- daran
- Adverb meaning 'to it,' 'on it,' or 'at it'
- bei
- Preposition meaning 'with,' 'at,' or 'near' someone
- normalen
- Adjective meaning normal, ordinary, or average in character
- Menschen
- Noun meaning person, human being, or people generally
- auftritt
- Third-person singular of 'auftreten,' meaning appears or occurs
- so
- Adverb meaning 'so,' 'thus,' or 'in this way'
- kam
- Past tense of 'kommen,' meaning came or arrived
- College
- Noun meaning college or university, an educational institution
- zu
- Preposition or particle meaning 'to,' 'at,' or 'too'
- Unrecht
- Noun meaning wrong, injustice, or unjust treatment of someone
- beschuldigt
- Past participle of 'beschuldigen,' meaning accused or blamed
- wurde
- Past tense of 'werden,' passive auxiliary meaning 'was/became'
- Politikaster
- Noun meaning petty politician, scheming or inferior politician
- sein
- Infinitive meaning 'to be' or possessive 'his'
- weil
- Conjunction meaning 'because,' introducing a causal clause
- Einblick
- Noun meaning insight, glimpse, or access into something
- geheimen
- Adjective meaning secret, hidden, or confidential in nature
- Kümmernisse
- Noun plural meaning worries, troubles, or personal concerns
- wilder
- Adjective meaning wilder, more unruly, or more untamed
- unbekannter
- Adjective meaning unknown, unfamiliar, or strange to others
- Männer
- Noun plural meaning men, adult male human beings
- hatte
- Past tense of 'haben,' meaning had or possessed something
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