Treasure Island — Page 5
Now the leg would be cut off at the knee, now at the hip; now he was a monstrous kind of a creature who had never had but the one leg, and that in the middle of his body.
Bald wurde das Bein am Knie abgeschnitten, bald an der Hüfte; bald war er eine ungeheure Art von Geschöpf, das nie mehr als ein Bein gehabt hatte, und das in der Mitte seines Körpers.
To see him leap and run and pursue me over hedge and ditch was the worst of nightmares.
Ihn springen und laufen und mich über Hecken und Gräben verfolgen zu sehen war das Schlimmste aller Alpträume.
And altogether I paid pretty dear for my monthly fourpenny piece, in the shape of these abominable fancies.
Und insgesamt bezahlte ich für mein monatliches Vierpennystück in Gestalt dieser abscheulichen Phantasien einen recht hohen Preis.
But though I was so terrified by the idea of the seafaring man with one leg, I was far less afraid of the captain himself than anybody else who knew him.
Obwohl ich jedoch von der Vorstellung des Seemanns mit einem Bein so erschreckt wurde, fürchtete ich mich weit weniger vor dem Kapitän selbst als irgendjemand sonst, der ihn kannte.
There were nights when he took a deal more rum and water than his head would carry; and then he would sometimes sit and sing his wicked, old, wild sea-songs, minding nobody; but sometimes he would call for glasses round and force all the trembling company to listen to his stories or bear a chorus to his singing.
Es gab Nächte, in denen er weit mehr Rum und Wasser trank, als sein Kopf vertragen konnte; und dann saß er manchmal da und sang seine ruchlosen, alten, wilden Seemannslieder, ohne auf irgendjemanden zu achten; aber manchmal rief er nach Gläsern für alle und zwang die zitternde Gesellschaft, seinen Geschichten zuzuhören oder bei seinem Gesang einen Refrain beizusteuern.
Often I have heard the house shaking with "Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum," all the neighbours joining in for dear life, with the fear of death upon them, and each singing louder than the other to avoid remark.
Oft habe ich das Haus von „Yo-ho-ho, und eine Flasche Rum" erzittern hören, wobei alle Nachbarn aus Leibeskräften mitsangen, von Todesangst erfüllt, und jeder lauter sang als der andere, um nicht aufzufallen.
Vocabulary
- Bald
- Soon; in a short time from now.
- wurde
- Past tense of werden; became or was.
- das
- The (neuter article); that which.
- Bein
- Leg; limb extending from hip to foot.
- am
- Contraction of an; at or on the.
- Knie
- Knee; joint between thigh and lower leg.
- abgeschnitten
- Cut off; severed or separated by cutting.
- bald
- Soon; quickly or in the near future.
- an
- On; at; to or toward something.
- der
- The (feminine or plural article); that.
- Hüfte
- Hip; area where leg joins torso.
- war
- Was; past tense singular of sein.
- er
- He; masculine third person singular pronoun.
- eine
- A or an (feminine); one female noun.
- ungeheure
- Monstrous; enormous or tremendously large.
- Art
- Kind; type or manner of something.
- von
- Of; from or belonging to something.
- Geschöpf
- Creature; living being or animal.
- nie
- Never; not at any time whatsoever.
- mehr
- More; additional or greater in quantity.
- als
- Than; used in comparisons or when.
- ein
- A or an (masculine); one male noun.
- gehabt
- Had; past participle of haben.
- hatte
- Had; past tense of haben.
- und
- And; conjunction connecting words or phrases.
- in
- In; inside or within something.
- Mitte
- Middle; center or midpoint of something.
- seines
- His; possessive pronoun masculine genitive form.
- Körpers
- Body; physical form of a person.
- Ihn
- Him; masculine accusative personal pronoun.
- springen
- Jump; leap or bound through the air.
- laufen
- Run; move quickly on foot.
- mich
- Me; accusative form of ich.
- über
- Over; above or across something.
- Hecken
- Hedges; rows of shrubs or bushes.
- Gräben
- Ditches; trenches or channels dug in ground.
- verfolgen
- Chase; pursue or follow someone relentlessly.
- zu
- To; toward or in the direction.
- sehen
- See; perceive with the eyes.
- Schlimmste
- Worst; most severe or unpleasant thing.
- aller
- Of all; genitive plural of all.
- Alpträume
- Nightmares; bad or disturbing dreams.
- Und
- And; conjunction at beginning of sentence.
- insgesamt
- Overall; in total or altogether.
- bezahlte
- Paid; past tense of bezahlen.
- ich
- I; first person singular pronoun.
- für
- For; indicating purpose or recipient.
- mein
- My; possessive adjective masculine singular.
- monatliches
- Monthly; occurring or done every month.
- Gestalt
- Form or shape; appearance of something.
- dieser
- This; that one or the present.
- abscheulichen
- Abominable; extremely unpleasant or disgusting.
- Phantasien
- Fantasies; imaginary or fanciful ideas.
- einen
- A or an (masculine accusative); one.
- recht
- Right; correct or quite or fairly.
- hohen
- High; tall or elevated in position.
- Preis
- Price; cost or value of something.
- Obwohl
- Although; despite or in spite of.
- jedoch
- However; nevertheless or still despite that.
- Vorstellung
- Idea; concept or mental image.
- des
- Of the; genitive article masculine/neuter.
- Seemanns
- Sailor; person who works on ships.
- mit
- With; accompanied by or together.
- einem
- A or an; dative masculine singular article.
- so
- So; in this manner or to such degree.
- erschreckt
- Frightened; startled or alarmed.
- fürchtete
- Feared; past tense of fürchten.
- weit
- Far; at or to a great distance.
- weniger
- Less; smaller in amount or degree.
- vor
- Before; in front of or ahead.
- dem
- The; dative article masculine or neuter.
- Kapitän
- Captain; commanding officer of a ship.
- selbst
- Self; himself or herself or myself.
- irgendjemand
- Anyone; any person or somebody.
- sonst
- Otherwise; or else in other cases.
- ihn
- Him; accusative third person singular pronoun.
- kannte
- Knew; past tense of kennen.
- Es
- It; neuter third person singular pronoun.
- gab
- Gave; past tense of geben.
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