The King in Yellow — Page 3
We had profited well by the latest treaties with France and England; the exclusion of foreign-born Jews as a measure of self-preservation, the settlement of the new independent negro state of Suanee, the checking of immigration, the new laws concerning naturalization, and the gradual centralization of power in the executive all contributed to national calm and prosperity.
Wir hatten gut von den neuesten Verträgen mit Frankreich und England profitiert; die Ausweisung im Ausland geborener Juden als Maßnahme zur Selbsterhaltung, die Gründung des neuen unabhängigen Negerstaates Suanee, die Eindämmung der Einwanderung, die neuen Gesetze zur Einbürgerung und die allmähliche Zentralisierung der Macht in der Exekutive trugen alle zur nationalen Ruhe und zum Wohlstand bei.
When the Government solved the Indian problem and squadrons of Indian cavalry scouts in native costume were substituted for the pitiable organizations tacked on to the tail of skeletonized regiments by a former Secretary of War, the nation drew a long sigh of relief.
Als die Regierung das Indianerproblem löste und Schwadronen indianischer Kavalleriekundschafter in einheimischer Tracht an die Stelle der jämmerlichen Organisationen traten, die ein früherer Kriegsminister an das Ende skelettierter Regimenter gehängt hatte, stieß die Nation einen langen Seufzer der Erleichterung aus.
When, after the colossal Congress of Religions, bigotry and intolerance were laid in their graves and kindness and charity began to draw warring sects together, many thought the millennium had arrived, at least in the new world which after all is a world by itself.
Als nach dem kolossalen Religionskongress Bigotterie und Intoleranz zu Grabe getragen wurden und Güte und Nächstenliebe begannen, verfeindete Sekten zusammenzuführen, glaubten viele, das Millennium sei angebrochen, zumindest in der neuen Welt, die ja schließlich eine Welt für sich ist.
But self-preservation is the first law, and the United States had to look on in helpless sorrow as Germany, Italy, Spain and Belgium writhed in the throes of Anarchy, while Russia, watching from the Caucasus, stooped and bound them one by one.
Aber die Selbsterhaltung ist das erste Gesetz, und die Vereinigten Staaten mussten hilflos und traurig zusehen, wie Deutschland, Italien, Spanien und Belgien in den Krämpfen der Anarchie zuckten, während Russland, vom Kaukasus aus beobachtend, sich bückte und sie einen nach dem anderen fesselte.
In the city of New York the summer of 1899 was signalized by the dismantling of the Elevated Railroads.
In der Stadt New York wurde der Sommer 1899 durch den Abriss der Hochbahnen geprägt.
The summer of 1900 will live in the memories of New York people for many a cycle; the Dodge Statue was removed in that year.
Der Sommer 1900 wird in den Erinnerungen der New Yorker für viele Zeitalter fortleben; in jenem Jahr wurde die Dodge-Statue entfernt.
Vocabulary
- Wir
- We; first-person plural pronoun.
- hatten
- Had; past tense of haben (to have).
- gut
- Good; well; advantageous or positive.
- von
- From; of; indicates origin or possession.
- den
- The; accusative or dative article (masculine/plural).
- neuesten
- Newest; most recent; latest.
- Verträgen
- Contracts; treaties; agreements between parties.
- mit
- With; indicates accompaniment or association.
- Frankreich
- France; European country west of Germany.
- und
- And; conjunction joining words or clauses.
- England
- England; country comprising most of Britain.
- profitiert
- Profited; benefited; gained advantage from something.
- die
- The; definite article (feminine/plural).
- Ausweisung
- Expulsion; deportation; forced removal from country.
- im
- In the; contraction of in dem.
- Ausland
- Abroad; foreign countries; places outside one's nation.
- geborener
- Born; native; originating from a place.
- Juden
- Jews; people of Jewish faith or ethnicity.
- als
- As; when; used in comparisons or time.
- Maßnahme
- Measure; action; step taken toward goal.
- zur
- To the; for the; contraction of zu der.
- Selbsterhaltung
- Self-preservation; survival; maintaining one's own existence.
- Gründung
- Founding; establishment; creation of new institution.
- des
- Of the; genitive article (masculine/neuter).
- neuen
- New; recent; not old or familiar.
- unabhängigen
- Independent; autonomous; self-governing; free from control.
- Eindämmung
- Containment; curbing; restricting or limiting something.
- der
- The; definite article (feminine/genitive or dative).
- Einwanderung
- Immigration; arrival of people into country.
- Gesetze
- Laws; regulations; rules enforced by government.
- Einbürgerung
- Naturalization; process of becoming citizen of nation.
- allmähliche
- Gradual; slow; happening little by little.
- Zentralisierung
- Centralization; concentration of power in center.
- Macht
- Power; strength; authority or influence over others.
- in
- In; into; indicates location or direction.
- Exekutive
- Executive; branch of government that executes laws.
- trugen
- Carried; wore; contributed; past tense of tragen.
- alle
- All; every; entire group without exception.
- nationalen
- National; relating to entire country or nation.
- Ruhe
- Peace; quiet; rest; state of calmness.
- zum
- To the; for the; contraction of zu dem.
- Wohlstand
- Prosperity; wealth; economic well-being of people.
- bei
- At; near; by; indicates proximity or association.
- Als
- When; as; at time of; as soon as.
- Regierung
- Government; system of ruling; state administration.
- das
- The; definite article (neuter nominative/accusative).
- löste
- Solved; resolved; past tense of lösen.
- Schwadronen
- Squadrons; military cavalry units or groups.
- indianischer
- Indian; relating to Native American peoples.
- einheimischer
- Native; domestic; from one's own country.
- Tracht
- Dress; costume; traditional clothing of region.
- an
- On; at; to; indicates contact or position.
- Stelle
- Place; position; spot; location of something.
- jämmerlichen
- Wretched; miserable; deplorable; in poor condition.
- Organisationen
- Organizations; organized groups; institutions with structure.
- traten
- Stepped; entered; appeared; past tense of treten.
- ein
- A; one; indefinite article (masculine/neuter).
- früherer
- Former; previous; existing at earlier time.
- Kriegsminister
- War minister; government official overseeing military affairs.
- Ende
- End; finish; conclusion or termination point.
- Regimenter
- Regiments; large military units under one command.
- gehängt
- Hanged; hung; past participle of hängen.
- hatte
- Had; past tense of haben (to have).
- stieß
- Pushed; thrust; emitted; past tense of stoßen.
- Nation
- Nation; country; large group of people unified.
- einen
- A; one; accusative article (masculine).
- langen
- Long; extended; of considerable length or duration.
- Seufzer
- Sigh; deep breath expressing emotion or fatigue.
- Erleichterung
- Relief; alleviation; easing of burden or tension.
- aus
- From; out of; indicates origin or source.
- nach
- After; following; toward; indicates sequence or direction.
- dem
- The; dative or genitive article (masculine/neuter).
- kolossalen
- Colossal; enormous; extremely large in size.
- Bigotterie
- Bigotry; intolerance; narrow-minded prejudice against others.
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