The Yellow Wallpaper — Page 5
We have been here two weeks, and I haven't felt like writing before, since that first day.
Wir sind nun seit zwei Wochen hier, und ich hatte seit jenem ersten Tag keine Lust mehr zu schreiben.
I am sitting by the window now, up in this atrocious nursery, and there is nothing to hinder my writing as much as I please, save lack of strength.
Ich sitze jetzt am Fenster, hier oben in diesem scheußlichen Kinderzimmer, und nichts hindert mich daran, so viel zu schreiben, wie ich möchte, außer dem Mangel an Kraft.
John is away all day, and even some nights when his cases are serious.
John ist den ganzen Tag fort, und manchmal sogar die ganze Nacht, wenn seine Fälle ernst sind.
I am glad my case is not serious!
Ich bin froh, dass mein Fall nicht ernst ist!
But these nervous troubles are dreadfully depressing.
Aber diese nervösen Beschwerden sind schrecklich niederdrückend.
John does not know how much I really suffer. He knows there is no reason to suffer, and that satisfies him.
John weiß nicht, wie sehr ich wirklich leide. Er weiß, dass es keinen Grund zum Leiden gibt, und das genügt ihm.
Of course it is only nervousness. It does weigh on me so not to do my duty in any way!
Natürlich ist es nur Nervosität. Es lastet so sehr auf mir, meine Pflicht in keiner Weise erfüllen zu können!
I meant to be such a help to John, such a real rest and comfort, and here I am a comparative burden already!
Ich wollte John eine solche Hilfe sein, eine wirkliche Erholung und ein Trost, und nun bin ich bereits eine gewisse Last!
Nobody would believe what an effort it is to do what little I am able—to dress and entertain, and order things.
Niemand würde glauben, welche Anstrengung es bedeutet, das Wenige zu tun, wozu ich imstande bin – mich anzukleiden, Gäste zu unterhalten und Dinge zu bestellen.
It is fortunate Mary is so good with the baby. Such a dear baby!
Es ist ein Glück, dass Mary so gut mit dem Baby umgehen kann. So ein liebes Baby!
And yet I cannot be with him, it makes me so nervous.
Und dennoch kann ich nicht bei ihm sein, es macht mich so nervös.
I suppose John never was nervous in his life. He laughs at me so about this wallpaper!
Ich glaube, John war in seinem Leben niemals nervös. Er lacht mich so wegen dieser Tapete aus!
At first he meant to repaper the room, but afterwards he said that I was letting it get the better of me, and that nothing was worse for a nervous patient than to give way to such fancies.
Zuerst hatte er vor, das Zimmer neu zu tapezieren, aber danach sagte er, dass ich es über mich gewinnen ließ, und dass nichts schlimmer für eine nervöse Patientin sei, als solchen Einbildungen nachzugeben.
Vocabulary
- nun
- Adverb meaning 'now' or 'at this point'
- seit
- Preposition meaning 'since' or 'for' a duration
- Wochen
- Plural of Woche; means 'weeks'
- hatte
- Simple past form of haben meaning 'had'
- jenem
- Dative form of jener meaning 'that' (demonstrative)
- ersten
- Ordinal adjective meaning 'first' in declined form
- Lust
- Desire, inclination, or mood to do something
- mehr
- Adverb meaning 'more' or 'anymore'
- schreiben
- Verb meaning 'to write'
- sitze
- First person singular present of sitzen meaning 'sit'
- Fenster
- Noun meaning 'window'
- oben
- Adverb meaning 'above' or 'upstairs'
- diesem
- Dative demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this'
- scheußlichen
- Adjective meaning 'horrible' or 'dreadful'
- Kinderzimmer
- Noun meaning 'nursery' or 'children's room'
- nichts
- Pronoun meaning 'nothing'
- hindert
- Third person singular of hindern meaning 'prevents'
- daran
- Pronominal adverb meaning 'from it' or 'therein'
- möchte
- Modal verb meaning 'would like' expressing desire
- außer
- Preposition meaning 'except' or 'apart from'
- Mangel
- Noun meaning 'lack' or 'deficiency' of something
- Kraft
- Noun meaning 'strength', 'force', or 'energy'
- ganzen
- Declined form of ganz meaning 'whole' or 'entire'
- fort
- Adverb meaning 'away' or 'gone' from a place
- manchmal
- Adverb meaning 'sometimes' or 'occasionally'
- sogar
- Adverb meaning 'even' emphasizing a statement
- ganze
- Adjective meaning 'whole' or 'entire'
- Nacht
- Noun meaning 'night'
- wenn
- Conjunction meaning 'when' or 'if'
- Fälle
- Plural of Fall meaning 'cases' or 'instances'
- ernst
- Adjective meaning 'serious' or 'grave'
- froh
- Adjective meaning 'glad', 'happy', or 'relieved'
- dass
- Conjunction meaning 'that' introducing a subordinate clause
- Fall
- Noun meaning 'case', 'instance', or 'fall'
- nervösen
- Declined adjective meaning 'nervous' or 'nerve-related'
- Beschwerden
- Plural noun meaning 'complaints', 'ailments', or 'troubles'
- schrecklich
- Adjective meaning 'terrible', 'dreadful', or 'awful'
- niederdrückend
- Adjective meaning 'depressing' or 'oppressive'
- weiß
- First/third person singular of wissen meaning 'know'
- wirklich
- Adverb meaning 'really' or 'truly'
- leide
- First person singular present of leiden meaning 'suffer'
- keinen
- Accusative negative article meaning 'no' or 'none'
- Grund
- Noun meaning 'reason', 'ground', or 'cause'
- Leiden
- Noun meaning 'suffering' or 'ailment'
- gibt
- Third person singular of geben meaning 'gives' or 'there is'
- genügt
- Third person singular of genügen meaning 'suffices'
- Natürlich
- Adverb meaning 'naturally' or 'of course'
- Nervosität
- Noun meaning 'nervousness' or 'anxiety'
- lastet
- Third person singular of lasten meaning 'weighs' or 'burdens'
- Pflicht
- Noun meaning 'duty', 'obligation', or 'responsibility'
- keiner
- Negative pronoun meaning 'no' or 'none' in genitive
- Weise
- Noun meaning 'way', 'manner', or 'fashion'
- erfüllen
- Verb meaning 'to fulfill' or 'to carry out'
- können
- Modal verb meaning 'to be able to' or 'can'
- wollte
- Simple past of wollen meaning 'wanted' to do something
- solche
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'such' or 'such a'
- Hilfe
- Noun meaning 'help' or 'assistance'
- wirkliche
- Declined adjective meaning 'real' or 'genuine'
- Erholung
- Noun meaning 'recovery', 'rest', or 'relaxation'
- Trost
- Noun meaning 'comfort', 'consolation', or 'solace'
- bereits
- Adverb meaning 'already' indicating prior completion
- gewisse
- Adjective meaning 'certain' or 'particular'
- Last
- Noun meaning 'burden', 'load', or 'weight'
- Niemand
- Indefinite pronoun meaning 'nobody' or 'no one'
- würde
- Conditional form of werden meaning 'would'
- glauben
- Verb meaning 'to believe' or 'to think'
- welche
- Relative or interrogative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'what'
- Anstrengung
- Noun meaning 'effort', 'exertion', or 'strain'
- bedeutet
- Third person singular of bedeuten meaning 'means' or 'signifies'
- Wenige
- Pronoun meaning 'few people' or 'a few'
- tun
- Verb meaning 'to do' or 'to perform'
- wozu
- Interrogative adverb meaning 'what for' or 'to what'
- imstande
- Adjective meaning 'capable' or 'able to do something'
- anzukleiden
- Infinitive meaning 'to dress' or 'to get dressed'
- Gäste
- Plural of Gast meaning 'guests' or 'visitors'
- unterhalten
- Verb meaning 'to entertain' or 'to converse with'
- Dinge
- Plural of Ding meaning 'things' or 'objects'
- bestellen
- Verb meaning 'to order' or 'to arrange'
- Glück
- Noun meaning 'luck', 'happiness', or 'fortune'
- umgehen
- Verb meaning 'to handle', 'to deal with', or 'cope'
- kann
- Third person singular of können meaning 'can' or 'is able'
- liebes
- Declined adjective meaning 'dear' or 'beloved'
- dennoch
- Adverb meaning 'nevertheless' or 'yet'
- bei
- Preposition meaning 'at', 'near', or 'with'
- macht
- Third person singular of machen meaning 'makes' or 'does'
- nervös
- Adjective meaning 'nervous' or 'anxious'
- glaube
- First person singular of glauben meaning 'believe' or 'think'
- war
- Simple past of sein meaning 'was'
- Leben
- Noun meaning 'life' or verb infinitive 'to live'
- niemals
- Adverb meaning 'never' under any circumstance
- lacht
- Third person singular of lachen meaning 'laughs'
- wegen
- Preposition meaning 'because of' or 'due to'
- dieser
- Genitive or dative demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this'
- Tapete
- Noun meaning 'wallpaper' covering interior walls
- aus
- Preposition meaning 'out of', 'from', or 'made of'
- Zuerst
- Adverb meaning 'at first' or 'initially'
- vor
- Preposition meaning 'before', 'in front of', or 'ago'
- Zimmer
- Noun meaning 'room' in a building
- tapezieren
- Verb meaning 'to wallpaper' or 'to apply wallpaper'
- danach
- Adverb meaning 'after that' or 'afterwards'
- sagte
- Simple past of sagen meaning 'said'
- über
- Preposition meaning 'over', 'above', or 'about'
- gewinnen
- Verb meaning 'to win' or 'to gain'
- ließ
- Simple past of lassen meaning 'let' or 'allowed'
- schlimmer
- Comparative adjective meaning 'worse' or 'more severe'
- nervöse
- Declined adjective meaning 'nervous' or 'anxious'
- Patientin
- Feminine noun meaning 'patient' in a medical context
- sei
- Subjunctive form of sein meaning 'be' (reported speech)
- als
- Conjunction meaning 'than' or 'as' in comparisons
- solchen
- Declined demonstrative adjective meaning 'such'
- Einbildungen
- Plural noun meaning 'illusions', 'fancies', or 'delusions'
- nachzugeben
- Infinitive meaning 'to give in to' or 'to yield to'
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