Won from the Waves — Page 7
As one of the men was hurrying off to carry this order to the rest, a heavier blast than before came across the ocean.
Als einer der Männer eilig davonlief, um diesen Befehl den übrigen zu überbringen, kam ein heftigerer Windstoß als zuvor über den Ozean.
It had the effect of rending the veil of mist in two, and the rain ceasing, the keen eyes of the fishermen distinguished in the offing two ships running towards the land, the one a short distance ahead of the other, which was firing at her from her bow-chasers, the leading and smaller vessel returning the fire with her after guns, and apparently determined either to gain a sheltering harbour or to run on shore rather than be taken.
Er hatte die Wirkung, den Nebelschleier in zwei Teile zu zerreißen, und als der Regen aufhörte, erkannten die scharfen Augen der Fischer in der Ferne zwei Schiffe, die auf das Land zuliefen, das eine in kurzem Abstand vor dem anderen, welches es mit seinen Bugkanonen beschoss, während das führende und kleinere Schiff das Feuer mit seinen Heckgeschützen erwiderte und offenbar entschlossen war, entweder einen schützenden Hafen zu erreichen oder lieber auf den Strand zu laufen, als gekapert zu werden.
The moment that revealed her to the spectators showed those on board how near she was to the shore, though evidently they were not aware of the still nearer danger of the treacherous sandbank.
Der Augenblick, der sie den Zuschauern enthüllte, zeigte denen an Bord, wie nahe sie der Küste war, obwohl sie offensichtlich nicht die noch nähere Gefahr der tückischen Sandbank kannten.
An exclamation of dismay and pity escaped those who were looking at her.
Ein Ausruf des Entsetzens und des Mitleids entfuhr denen, die sie beobachteten.
While he was speaking, the sternmost ship was seen to come to the wind; her yards were braced up, and now, apparently aware of her danger, she endeavoured to stand off the land before the rising gale should render the undertaking impossible.
Während er sprach, sah man das hinterste Schiff in den Wind drehen; seine Rahen wurden angebraßt, und nun, offenbar seiner Gefahr bewusst, versuchte es, vom Land abzufallen, bevor der aufkommende Sturm das Vorhaben unmöglich machen sollte.
The hard-pressed chase directly afterwards attempted to follow her example.
Das hart bedrängte Verfolgungsschiff versuchte unmittelbar darauf, seinem Beispiel zu folgen.
Vocabulary
- Als
- When; as; in the capacity of
- einer
- One; a person; someone
- der
- The; definite article for masculine nouns
- Männer
- Men; plural of Mann
- eilig
- Hurried; quick; done in haste
- davonlief
- Ran away; fled; past tense of davonlaufen
- um
- Around; for; in order to
- diesen
- This; these; accusative or dative form
- Befehl
- Command; order; instruction given by authority
- den
- The; accusative article for masculine nouns
- übrigen
- Remaining; other; the rest of something
- zu
- To; at; closed or shut
- überbringen
- To deliver; to bring; to convey message
- kam
- Came; past tense of kommen
- ein
- A; an; one; indefinite article
- heftigerer
- More violent; more intense; comparative of heftig
- Windstoß
- Gust of wind; sudden strong wind
- zuvor
- Before; previously; earlier than
- über
- Over; across; about; concerning
- Ozean
- Ocean; large body of salt water
- Er
- He; third person singular masculine pronoun
- hatte
- Had; past tense of haben
- die
- The; definite article for feminine/plural
- Wirkung
- Effect; impact; result of an action
- Nebelschleier
- Veil of mist; fog curtain; hazy covering
- in
- In; into; within a place or time
- zwei
- Two; the number 2
- Teile
- Parts; pieces; sections of something
- zerreißen
- To tear; to rip; to shred apart
- und
- And; conjunction connecting words or clauses
- Regen
- Rain; precipitation; water falling from clouds
- aufhörte
- Stopped; ceased; past tense of aufhören
- erkannten
- Recognized; identified; past tense of erkennen
- scharfen
- Sharp; keen; acute; keen-sighted
- Augen
- Eyes; organs of sight; plural of Auge
- Fischer
- Fisherman; one who catches fish
- Ferne
- Distance; far away; remote area or place
- Schiffe
- Ships; large vessels; plural of Schiff
- auf
- On; onto; upon; upward direction
- das
- The; definite article for neuter nouns
- Land
- Land; country; ground; nation or region
- zuliefen
- Ran towards; approached running; past tense
- eine
- A; an; one; feminine indefinite article
- kurzem
- Short; brief; recent; for a short time
- Abstand
- Distance; space; interval between two things
- vor
- Before; in front of; ago
- dem
- The; dative article for masculine/neuter
- anderen
- The other; another; different one
- welches
- Which; what; relative pronoun neuter form
- es
- It; neuter third person singular pronoun
- mit
- With; by means of; together with
- seinen
- Its; his; possessive adjective masculine/plural
- beschoss
- Fired at; shot; past tense of beschießen
- während
- While; during; whereas; at the same time
- führende
- Leading; guiding; first in position
- kleinere
- Smaller; lesser; comparative of klein
- Schiff
- Ship; vessel; large boat for sea travel
- Feuer
- Fire; flames; gunfire; passion or intensity
- erwiderte
- Replied; answered; returned; past tense
- offenbar
- Apparent; obvious; clearly; evidently
- entschlossen
- Determined; resolved; past participle of entschließen
- war
- Was; past tense of sein
- entweder
- Either; one or the other choice
- schützenden
- Protective; sheltering; defending from harm
- Hafen
- Harbor; port; sheltered anchorage for ships
- erreichen
- To reach; to attain; to achieve goal
- oder
- Or; otherwise; alternative choice between options
- lieber
- Rather; preferably; more gladly or willingly
- Strand
- Beach; shore; sandy area by water
- laufen
- To run; to walk; to operate or function
- Der
- The; definite article masculine nominative case
- Augenblick
- Moment; instant; second; brief period of time
- sie
- She; they; third person feminine/plural pronoun
- Zuschauern
- Spectators; viewers; people watching something
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