The Yellow Wallpaper — Page 2
Personally, I disagree with their ideas.
Persönlich bin ich anderer Meinung als sie.
Personally, I believe that congenial work, with excitement and change, would do me good.
Persönlich glaube ich, dass angenehme Arbeit, verbunden mit Aufregung und Abwechslung, mir gut täte.
But what is one to do?
Aber was soll man tun?
I did write for a while in spite of them; but it does exhaust me a good deal—having to be so sly about it, or else meet with heavy opposition.
Ich habe eine Weile trotzdem geschrieben; aber es erschöpft mich sehr – da ich so heimlich dabei vorgehen muss, oder sonst auf heftigen Widerstand stoße.
I sometimes fancy that in my condition if I had less opposition and more society and stimulus—but John says the very worst thing I can do is to think about my condition, and I confess it always makes me feel bad.
Manchmal bilde ich mir ein, dass es mir in meinem Zustand besser ginge, wenn ich weniger Widerstand und mehr Gesellschaft und Anregung hätte – aber John sagt, das Schlimmste, was ich tun kann, ist, über meinen Zustand nachzudenken, und ich gestehe, dass es mich immer schlecht fühlen lässt.
So I will let it alone and talk about the house.
Also werde ich das auf sich beruhen lassen und über das Haus sprechen.
The most beautiful place!
Der schönste Ort!
It is quite alone, standing well back from the road, quite three miles from the village.
Er liegt ganz abgeschieden, weit zurück von der Straße, gut drei Meilen vom Dorf entfernt.
It makes me think of English places that you read about, for there are hedges and walls and gates that lock, and lots of separate little houses for the gardeners and people.
Es erinnert mich an englische Anwesen, von denen man liest, denn es gibt Hecken und Mauern und verschließbare Tore sowie viele separate kleine Häuser für die Gärtner und das Personal.
There is a delicious garden!
Es gibt einen wundervollen Garten!
I never saw such a garden—large and shady, full of box-bordered paths, and lined with long grape-covered arbors with seats under them.
Ich habe noch nie einen solchen Garten gesehen – groß und schattig, voller von Buchsbaum gesäumter Wege, und gesäumt von langen, mit Weinreben bewachsenen Lauben mit Sitzgelegenheiten darunter.
There were greenhouses, too, but they are all broken now.
Es gab auch Gewächshäuser, aber sie sind jetzt alle verfallen.
There was some legal trouble, I believe, something about the heirs and co-heirs; anyhow, the place has been empty for years.
Es gab einige rechtliche Schwierigkeiten, glaube ich, irgendetwas mit den Erben und Miterben; jedenfalls steht das Anwesen seit Jahren leer.
Vocabulary
- Persönlich
- Personally; relating to oneself individually
- bin
- Am; first-person singular of 'sein' (to be)
- ich
- I; first-person singular pronoun
- anderer
- Different; of another kind or opinion
- Meinung
- Opinion; one's personal view or belief
- als
- Than; used in comparisons or as 'as/when'
- sie
- She, they, or formal 'you' pronoun
- glaube
- Believe; first-person singular of 'glauben'
- dass
- That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause
- angenehme
- Pleasant; agreeable and enjoyable in nature
- Arbeit
- Work; labor or professional occupation
- verbunden
- Connected; linked or combined with something
- mit
- With; together or along with something
- Aufregung
- Excitement; a state of agitation or thrill
- und
- And; coordinating conjunction joining elements
- Abwechslung
- Variety; change or alternation from routine
- mir
- Me; dative first-person singular pronoun
- gut
- Good; of high quality or beneficial nature
- täte
- Would do; subjunctive II of 'tun' (to do)
- Aber
- But; coordinating conjunction indicating contrast
- was
- What; interrogative or relative pronoun
- soll
- Should; modal verb indicating obligation or duty
- man
- One; indefinite pronoun referring to people generally
- tun
- To do; to perform an action
- Ich
- I; first-person singular subject pronoun
- habe
- Have; first-person singular of 'haben'
- eine
- A/an; indefinite article feminine singular
- Weile
- A while; a short period of time
- trotzdem
- Nevertheless; despite that, still
- geschrieben
- Written; past participle of 'schreiben'
- aber
- But; however, indicating contrast
- es
- It; third-person singular neuter pronoun
- erschöpft
- Exhausts; drains energy completely
- mich
- Me; accusative first-person singular pronoun
- sehr
- Very; to a great degree or extent
- da
- Since/because; also 'there' or 'then'
- so
- So; in such a way, thus
- heimlich
- Secretly; done in a hidden or covert manner
- dabei
- In doing so; in the process thereof
- vorgehen
- To proceed; to go about doing something
- muss
- Must; modal verb expressing necessity
- oder
- Or; conjunction presenting an alternative
- sonst
- Otherwise; or else, in other circumstances
- auf
- On/onto; preposition indicating position or direction
- heftigen
- Fierce; intense, strong, or violent
- Widerstand
- Resistance; opposition or refusal to comply
- stoße
- Encounter; first-person singular of 'stoßen' (to push/meet)
- Manchmal
- Sometimes; on some occasions but not always
- bilde
- Imagine; first-person singular of 'sich einbilden'
- ein
- A/an; indefinite article or prefix particle
- in
- In; preposition indicating location inside something
- meinem
- My; dative possessive pronoun first-person singular
- Zustand
- Condition; state of being or health
- besser
- Better; comparative of 'gut' (good)
- ginge
- Would go; subjunctive II of 'gehen'
- wenn
- If/when; conditional or temporal conjunction
- weniger
- Less; smaller amount or degree
- mehr
- More; greater amount or degree
- Gesellschaft
- Company/society; social group or companionship
- Anregung
- Stimulation; inspiration or intellectual encouragement
- hätte
- Would have; subjunctive II of 'haben'
- sagt
- Says; third-person singular of 'sagen'
- das
- The/that; definite article or demonstrative pronoun
- Schlimmste
- Worst; superlative of 'schlimm' (bad/serious)
- kann
- Can; modal verb expressing ability or possibility
- ist
- Is; third-person singular of 'sein' (to be)
- über
- About/over; preposition indicating topic or position
- meinen
- My; accusative possessive or 'to mean/think'
- nachzudenken
- To think about; to reflect or contemplate deeply
- gestehe
- Confess; first-person singular of 'gestehen'
- immer
- Always; at all times, consistently
- schlecht
- Bad; of poor quality or unwell
- fühlen
- To feel; to experience an emotion or sensation
- lässt
- Lets/makes; third-person singular of 'lassen'
- Also
- So/therefore; indicating a conclusion or result
- werde
- Will; first-person singular future auxiliary
- sich
- Itself/oneself; reflexive pronoun third-person
- beruhen
- To rest on; to be based or let rest
- lassen
- To let; to allow or cause something
- Haus
- House; a building used as a dwelling
- sprechen
- To speak; to talk about something
- Der
- The; definite article masculine nominative singular
- schönste
- Most beautiful; superlative of 'schön'
- Ort
- Place; a location or specific spot
- Er
- He/it; third-person singular masculine pronoun
- liegt
- Lies/is located; third-person singular of 'liegen'
- ganz
- Quite/entirely; completely or wholly
- abgeschieden
- Secluded; isolated or set apart from others
- weit
- Far; at a great distance
- zurück
- Back; away from or behind a point
- von
- From/of; preposition indicating origin or possession
- der
- The; definite article or relative pronoun
- Straße
- Street/road; a paved public thoroughfare
- drei
- Three; the cardinal number 3
- Meilen
- Miles; plural unit of distance measurement
- vom
- From the; contraction of 'von dem'
- Dorf
- Village; a small rural community or settlement
- entfernt
- Away/distant; removed or at a distance
- Es
- It; third-person singular neuter subject pronoun
- erinnert
- Reminds; third-person singular of 'erinnern'
- an
- At/on/to; preposition indicating contact or direction
- englische
- English; adjective relating to England
- Anwesen
- Estate; a large property with grounds
- denen
- Which/whom; dative plural relative pronoun
- liest
- Reads; third-person singular of 'lesen'
- denn
- Because/for; conjunction giving reason or emphasis
- gibt
- There are/gives; third-person singular of 'geben'
- Hecken
- Hedges; rows of bushes forming a boundary
- Mauern
- Walls; solid structures enclosing an area
- verschließbare
- Lockable; capable of being locked or secured
- Tore
- Gates; large openings or entrances with doors
- sowie
- As well as; and also, in addition to
- viele
- Many; a large number of things
- separate
- Separate; distinct or apart from others
- kleine
- Small; little in size or extent
- Häuser
- Houses; plural of Haus, dwellings
- für
- For; preposition indicating purpose or recipient
- die
- The; definite article or relative pronoun
- Gärtner
- Gardeners; people who tend gardens professionally
- Personal
- Staff; employees or household servants collectively
- einen
- A/an; indefinite article accusative masculine
- wundervollen
- Wonderful; marvelous or splendid in character
- Garten
- Garden; cultivated outdoor space with plants
- noch
- Still/yet; indicates continuation or addition
- nie
- Never; at no time whatsoever
- solchen
- Such; of that kind or nature
- gesehen
- Seen; past participle of 'sehen'
- groß
- Large/tall; of great size or height
- schattig
- Shady; providing or full of shade
- voller
- Full of; filled completely with something
- Buchsbaum
- Box tree; an evergreen shrub used for hedging
- gesäumter
- Lined/bordered; edged or hemmed with something
- Wege
- Paths; routes or walkways through an area
- gesäumt
- Lined; bordered on both sides by plants
- langen
- Long; extended in length or duration
- Weinreben
- Grapevines; climbing plants producing grapes
- bewachsenen
- Overgrown; covered with growing plants
- Lauben
- Arbors; garden shelters covered with climbing plants
- Sitzgelegenheiten
- Seating; places or furniture available to sit
- darunter
- Underneath/among them; beneath or included therein
- gab
- Gave/there were; simple past of 'geben'
- auch
- Also; in addition, too
- Gewächshäuser
- Greenhouses; glass structures for growing plants
- sind
- Are; third-person plural of 'sein'
- jetzt
- Now; at the present moment
- alle
- All; every one without exception
- verfallen
- Dilapidated; fallen into ruin or decay
- einige
- Some; a few, an unspecified number
- rechtliche
- Legal; relating to law or legal matters
- Schwierigkeiten
- Difficulties; problems or challenging situations
- irgendetwas
- Something; anything at all, unspecified thing
- den
- The; definite article accusative masculine or dative plural
- Erben
- Heirs; people inheriting property or estate
- Miterben
- Co-heirs; people sharing an inheritance jointly
- jedenfalls
- In any case; at any rate, regardless
- steht
- Stands; third-person singular of 'stehen'
- seit
- Since/for; preposition indicating duration from past
- Jahren
- Years; plural of Jahr, units of time
- leer
- Empty; containing nothing, unoccupied
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