Won from the Waves — Page 3
It was not especially attractive--indeed few scenes would have appeared to advantage at that moment; but when sunshine lighted up the blue dancing waters, varied by the shadows of passing clouds, the marine painter might have found many subjects for his pencil among the picturesque cottages, their sturdy inhabitants, the wild cliffs, and the yellow strand glittering with shells.
Es war nicht besonders reizvoll – tatsächlich hätten wenige Landschaften in jenem Augenblick vorteilhaft gewirkt; aber wenn Sonnenschein die blau tanzenden Wasser beleuchtete, abgewechselt durch die Schatten vorbeiziehender Wolken, hätte der Marinemaler viele Motive für seinen Pinsel unter den malerischen Hütten, ihren robusten Bewohnern, den wilden Klippen und dem gelben, von Muscheln glitzernden Strand gefunden.
Farther inland the country improved.
Weiter im Landesinneren wurde die Gegend ansehnlicher.
On the higher ground to the south were neat cottages rising among shrubberies, the parish church with its square tower, and yet farther off the mansion of Sir Reginald Castleton, in the midst of its park, with its broad lake, its green meadows and clumps of wide-spreading trees, surrounded by a high paling forbidding the ingress of strangers, and serving to secure the herd of graceful deer which bounded amidst its glades.
Auf dem höheren Gelände im Süden erhoben sich gepflegte Häuschen inmitten von Gebüschen, die Pfarrkirche mit ihrem quadratischen Turm, und noch weiter entfernt das Herrenhaus von Sir Reginald Castleton, inmitten seines Parks, mit seinem breiten See, seinen grünen Wiesen und Baumgruppen weitausladender Bäume, umgeben von einem hohen Zaun, der Fremden den Zutritt verwehrte und dazu diente, die Herde anmutiger Rehe zu sichern, die durch seine Lichtungen sprangen.
The fishermen--regardless of the driving mist, which, settling on their flushing coats and sou'-westers, ran off them in streamlets--kept turning their eyes seawards, endeavouring to penetrate the increasing gloom.
Die Fischer – ungeachtet des peitschenden Nebels, der sich auf ihre wasserdichten Mäntel und Südwester legte und in kleinen Rinnsalen an ihnen ablief – wandten ihre Blicke immer wieder seewärts und bemühten sich, die zunehmende Düsternis zu durchdringen.
Vocabulary
- Es
- It; used as impersonal pronoun or subject.
- war
- Was; past tense of 'sein' (to be).
- nicht
- Not; negation particle used in sentences.
- besonders
- Particularly; especially; in a special manner.
- reizvoll
- Charming; attractive; pleasing to the senses.
- tatsächlich
- Actually; in fact; really; truly.
- hätten
- Would have; conditional past tense of 'haben'.
- wenige
- Few; small number of; not many.
- Landschaften
- Landscapes; scenery; geographical regions or areas.
- in
- In; preposition indicating location or position.
- jenem
- That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant.
- Augenblick
- Moment; instant; brief period of time.
- vorteilhaft
- Advantageous; favorable; beneficial or favorable appearance.
- aber
- But; however; conjunction expressing contrast.
- wenn
- If; when; conditional conjunction in German.
- Sonnenschein
- Sunshine; sunlight; rays of sun.
- die
- The; definite article for feminine or plural.
- blau
- Blue; color of sky and sea.
- tanzenden
- Dancing; moving rhythmically; present participle form.
- Wasser
- Water; liquid essential for life.
- beleuchtete
- Illuminated; lit up; made bright.
- durch
- Through; by means of; preposition.
- Schatten
- Shadow; shade; dark area without light.
- Wolken
- Clouds; water vapor formations in sky.
- hätte
- Would have; conditional past tense singular.
- der
- The; definite article for masculine nouns.
- viele
- Many; numerous; large quantity or number.
- Motive
- Motifs; themes; subjects for artistic work.
- für
- For; on behalf of; preposition.
- seinen
- His; possessive pronoun for masculine object.
- Pinsel
- Brush; painting tool used by artists.
- unter
- Under; beneath; below; preposition.
- den
- The; definite article for plural accusative.
- malerischen
- Picturesque; scenic; attractive to paint or view.
- Hütten
- Huts; small simple dwellings or shelters.
- ihren
- Their; possessive pronoun for plural objects.
- robusten
- Robust; sturdy; strong and solidly built.
- Bewohnern
- Inhabitants; residents; people living in place.
- wilden
- Wild; untamed; fierce or uncontrolled.
- Klippen
- Cliffs; steep rocky formations by sea.
- und
- And; conjunction connecting words or clauses.
- dem
- The; definite article for dative masculine.
- gelben
- Yellow; color of sun or gold.
- von
- Of; from; preposition indicating origin.
- Muscheln
- Shells; hard outer coverings of mollusks.
- glitzernden
- Glittering; sparkling; shining brightly.
- Strand
- Beach; sandy or pebbly shore of sea.
- gefunden
- Found; discovered; located something.
- Weiter
- Further; farther; at greater distance.
- im
- In the; contraction of in dem.
- wurde
- Became; was; past tense of werden.
- Gegend
- Area; region; locality or neighborhood.
- Auf
- On; upon; preposition indicating position.
- höheren
- Higher; elevated; at greater altitude.
- Gelände
- Terrain; ground; piece of land.
- Süden
- South; cardinal direction opposite of north.
- erhoben
- Raised; elevated; lifted up or built.
- sich
- Oneself; reflexive pronoun for third person.
- gepflegte
- Well-maintained; carefully tended; neatly kept.
- Häuschen
- Little house; small cottage; tiny dwelling.
- inmitten
- Amidst; in the middle of; surrounded.
- Gebüschen
- Bushes; shrubs; thick vegetation.
- mit
- With; accompanied by; together with.
- ihrem
- Her; its; possessive pronoun feminine.
- quadratischen
- Square; having four equal sides.
- Turm
- Tower; tall structure rising upward.
- noch
- Still; yet; even more; furthermore.
- weiter
- Further; farther; additional; more distance.
- entfernt
- Distant; remote; far away from.
- das
- The; definite article for neuter.
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