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Simply translate into English, then scroll down to the end for suggested solutions. Have fun and good luck!
Ich lese gerade ein sehr gutes Buch.
Ich lese nur sehr gute Bücher.
Das Buch, das ich gerade lese, ist sehr spannend.
Es ist ein Krimi.
Eine Geschichte über einen Mord.
Ein Mann ermordet seine Frau.
Der Detektiv ist eine Frau.
In der Geschichte wird die Detektivin auch ermordet.
Der Mörder ist ein sehr kluger Mann.
Aber nicht immer.
Der Mörder heiratet wieder.
Zum vierten Mal.
Auch eine sehr kurze Ehe.
Mord kostet nichts.
Eine Scheidung ist sehr teuer.
I am reading a very good book. I only read very good books. The book I am reading is very exciting. It's a detective story. A story all about murder. A man murders his wife. The detective is a woman. In the story, the detective gets murdered as well. The murderer is a very clever man. But, not always. The murderer gets married again. For the fourth time. Also a very short marriage. Murder doesn't cost anything. Divorce is very expensive.
The Farm at Lane's End - Chapter 45
Words and phrases
To get the hang of something - to understand something or one is able to do something. Etwas zu verstehen oder etwas tun zu können.
If you fancy yourself as something, you imagine yourself or see yourself as what you want to be. Wenn man sich als etwas vorstellt, stellt man sich vor oder sieht sich als das, was man sein möchte.
A gifted person - a naturally talented person - Eine begabte Person - eine von Natur aus begabte Person
To take up something means to start something. To take up something bedeutet, etwas zu beginnen.
And, now to our story - The Farm at Lane's End - Chapter 45
Dave has decided to take up painting. He fancies himself as an artist. Claire is helping Dave.
I say, Claire, can you give me a hand, please? I can't get the hang of this picture I'm trying to paint.
What are you trying to paint, Dave?
I'm trying to paint a still life. A bunch of flowers. I always imagined still lifes to be easy. But, bunches of flowers are not so easy to paint after all.
Let me see what you're doing, Dave. OK, now I understand. This picture isn't so difficult to paint. In the spaces where there is a number 4 you must paint red, in the spaces with a number 2 you must use blue, and so on and so on. Just keep on trying, Dave. You'll soon get the hang of it.
Oh, this is easy Claire. Now I know why you became an artist. Painting great pictures is very, very easy. Did you learn to paint by numbers at art school?
No, Dave. I started painting by numbers when I was 5.
And, you've been painting by numbers ever since?
No, Dave. I stopped painting by numbers when I was 6.
So, it didn't take you long to get the hang of painting great pictures. You must feel like Picasso. I wonder if Picasso started his career by painting with numbers as well.
Everything's possible, Dave.
In any case, Claire, now I really understand why you decided to take up art. You're an artistic genius.
And, you're a genius with cows and pigs, Dave.
I say, Claire, can you put the kettle on, please? I'm dying for a cup of tea.
Of course, Dave. But, I'm sorry. I haven't any cherry cake.
No problem. I'll get mum to give you the recipe. The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
Can I offer you a slice of ginger cake?
I'm not sure I'd like it, Claire. Mum's never made a ginger cake.
I'm not your mother, Dave!
Questions - What is Dave trying to paint? Why can't Dave get the hang of painting a bunch of bananas? Do you think Dave will make a good artist? How old was Claire when she started painting by numbers? How old was Claire when she stopped painting by numbers? Why does Dave think that Claire is a genius? Please put "give someone a hand" in a sentence. Why is Claire beginning to lose her patience with Dave? Is Dave on the same intellectual level as Claire?
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