The Yellow Wallpaper — Page 3
That spoils my ghostliness, I am afraid; but I don't care—there is something strange about the house—I can feel it.
Das verdirbt meine Geisterhaftigkeit, fürchte ich; aber es ist mir gleich – es ist etwas Seltsames an dem Haus – ich kann es fühlen.
I even said so to John one moonlight evening, but he said what I felt was a draught, and shut the window.
Ich sagte es sogar eines Abends im Mondschein zu John, aber er sagte, was ich spürte, sei ein Luftzug, und schloss das Fenster.
I get unreasonably angry with John sometimes. I'm sure I never used to be so sensitive. I think it is due to this nervous condition.
Ich werde manchmal grundlos wütend auf John. Ich bin sicher, dass ich früher nie so empfindlich war. Ich glaube, es liegt an diesem nervösen Zustand.
But John says if I feel so I shall neglect proper self-control; so I take pains to control myself,—before him, at least,—and that makes me very tired.
Aber John sagt, wenn ich so empfinde, werde ich die nötige Selbstbeherrschung vernachlässigen; also gebe ich mir Mühe, mich zu beherrschen – zumindest vor ihm –, und das macht mich sehr müde.
I don't like our room a bit. I wanted one downstairs that opened on the piazza and had roses all over the window, and such pretty old-fashioned chintz hangings! but John would not hear of it.
Ich mag unser Zimmer überhaupt nicht. Ich wollte eines unten, das zur Veranda hin geöffnet werden konnte und Rosen um das ganze Fenster herum hatte, und solch hübsche altmodische Chintz-Vorhänge! Aber John wollte davon nichts hören.
He said there was only one window and not room for two beds, and no near room for him if he took another.
Er sagte, es gebe nur ein Fenster und keinen Platz für zwei Betten, und kein nahegelegenes Zimmer für ihn, wenn er ein anderes nähme.
He is very careful and loving, and hardly lets me stir without special direction.
Er ist sehr fürsorglich und liebevoll und lässt mich kaum einen Schritt tun ohne besondere Anweisung.
I have a schedule prescription for each hour in the day; he takes all care from me, and so I feel basely ungrateful not to value it more.
Ich habe einen genauen Behandlungsplan für jede Stunde des Tages; er nimmt mir alle Sorgen ab, und so fühle ich mich niederträchtig undankbar, dass ich es nicht mehr zu schätzen weiß.
Vocabulary
- Das
- The (neuter singular nominative/accusative article)
- verdirbt
- Spoils, ruins, corrupts (third person singular present)
- meine
- My (possessive adjective, various cases)
- fürchte
- Fear, am afraid (first person singular present)
- ich
- I (first person singular pronoun)
- aber
- But, however (conjunction)
- es
- It (neuter singular pronoun)
- ist
- Is (third person singular present of sein)
- mir
- Me, to me (dative first person pronoun)
- gleich
- Equal, same, indifferent (adjective/adverb)
- etwas
- Something, somewhat (pronoun/adverb)
- Seltsames
- Strange thing, something strange (neuter adjective)
- an
- On, at, to (preposition with dative/accusative)
- dem
- The (dative singular article, various genders)
- Haus
- House, building (neuter noun)
- kann
- Can, am able to (present tense modal verb)
- fühlen
- Feel, sense (infinitive verb)
- Ich
- I (first person singular pronoun)
- sagte
- Said, told (past tense of sagen)
- sogar
- Even, moreover (adverb)
- eines
- One, one of (indefinite article genitive)
- Abends
- In the evening, at night (adverb)
- im
- In the (contraction of in dem)
- zu
- To, at, too (preposition/adverb)
- er
- He (third person singular masculine pronoun)
- was
- What (interrogative/relative pronoun)
- spürte
- Felt, sensed, noticed (past tense of spüren)
- sei
- Be (subjunctive form of sein)
- ein
- A, an (indefinite article)
- und
- And (conjunction)
- schloss
- Closed, shut (past tense of schließen)
- das
- The (neuter singular nominative/accusative article)
- Fenster
- Window (neuter noun)
- werde
- Will, shall, become (first person future/subjunctive)
- manchmal
- Sometimes, occasionally (adverb)
- grundlos
- Without reason, groundless (adjective/adverb)
- wütend
- Angry, furious, enraged (adjective)
- auf
- On, upon, at (preposition with dative/accusative)
- bin
- Am (first person singular present of sein)
- sicher
- Sure, certain, safe (adjective/adverb)
- dass
- That (subordinating conjunction)
- früher
- Earlier, formerly, before (adverb/adjective)
- nie
- Never, not ever (adverb)
- so
- So, thus, such, this way (adverb)
- empfindlich
- Sensitive, touchy, delicate (adjective)
- war
- Was (past tense of sein)
- glaube
- Believe, think (first person singular present)
- liegt
- Lies, is situated (third person singular present)
- diesem
- This (dative singular demonstrative pronoun)
- nervösen
- Nervous (accusative singular adjective)
- Zustand
- Condition, state, situation (masculine noun)
- Aber
- But, however (conjunction)
- sagt
- Says, tell (third person singular present)
- wenn
- If, when (conditional/temporal conjunction)
- empfinde
- Feel, sense, perceive (first person singular)
- die
- The (feminine/plural article)
- nötige
- Necessary, requisite (adjective)
- Selbstbeherrschung
- Self-control, self-restraint, composure
- vernachlässigen
- Neglect, disregard, overlook (infinitive verb)
- also
- So, therefore, thus (adverb/conjunction)
- gebe
- Give (first person singular subjunctive/present)
- Mühe
- Effort, trouble, pains (feminine noun)
- beherrschen
- Control, master, dominate (infinitive verb)
- zumindest
- At least, at any rate (adverb)
- vor
- Before, in front of (preposition)
- ihm
- Him, it (dative singular masculine pronoun)
- macht
- Makes, does (third person singular present)
- sehr
- Very, much, greatly (adverb)
- müde
- Tired, weary, exhausted (adjective)
- mag
- May, like (first/third person singular present)
- unser
- Our (possessive adjective)
- Zimmer
- Room, chamber (neuter noun)
- überhaupt
- At all, in general, whatsoever (adverb)
- nicht
- Not, no (adverb of negation)
- wollte
- Wanted, wished (past tense of wollen)
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