Welcome back to summertime fun on English Warmups. Simply translate into English, then scroll down for suggested solutions.
Es ist ein sehr heißer Tag.
Über 30 Grad.
Gregor ist mit seiner Frau unterwegs.
Zu einem Heurigen.
Nicht weit von Nussdorf entfernt.
In den Wiener Weinbergen.
Ein sehr langer Spaziergang.
45 Minuten.
Ein sehr anstrengender Spaziergang.
Die ganze Zeit bergauf.
Endlich kamen Gregor und seine Frau am Heurigen an.
Erschöpft.
Oh nein!
Der Heurigen ist geschlossen.
Gregors Frau hat sich geirrt.
Die Heurigen öffnen erst nächste Woche.
Armer Gregor.
Ein sehr anstrengender Spaziergang für nichts.
It's a very hot day. Over 30 degrees. Gregor has gone out with his wife. To a Heurigen. Not far from Nussdorf. In the Viennese vineyards. A very long walk. 45 minutes. A very hard walk. Uphill all the way. Finally, Gregor and his wife arrived at the Heurigen. Exhausted. Oh no! The Heurigen's closed. Gregor's wife made a mistake. The Heurigen's open next week. Poor Gregor. A very hard walk for nothing at all.
The Bartons are on holiday, back in September. Have a nice summer!
English Warmups. Simply translate into English, then scroll down for suggested solutions. Have fun and good luck.
Wo ist Gregor?
Er ist draußen im Garten.
Er gießt die Rosen.
Eine ganz schöne Arbeit.
Der Boden ist steinhart.
Die Pflanzen sind durstig.
Seit einem Monat hat es nicht mehr geregnet.
Gregor ist fertig.
Er hat den ganzen Vormittag dafür gebraucht.
Schau hoch zum Himmel.
Sehr dunkle Wolken.
Es regnet in Strömen.
Donner und Blitz.
Komm schnell rein.
Du willst doch nicht nass werden.
Armer Gregor.
So viel harte Arbeit.
Und das alles umsonst.
+ + + + + +
Where is Gregor? He's out in the garden. Watering the roses. A very big job. The ground is rock hard. The plants are thirsty. No rain for a month. Gregor has finished. He needed all morning. Look up at the sky. Very dark clouds. It's raining cats and dogs. Thunder and lightning. Come inside quickly. You don't want to get wet. Poor Gregor. Lots of hard work. And, all for nothing at all.
The Bartons - Chapter 23 - Visitors
Hard work - anstrengend
funny - Komisch
takes the biscuit - If a story takes the biscuit means it is the ultimate. It can't be beaten
Engaged - verlobt (they got engaged last year)
far-fetched - A far-fetched story is an unlikely story. Hard to believe.
To take with a pinch of salt - please don't take it at face value. Question it.
Mum's the word - keep it a secret - say nothing
Visitors
Thank God they've gone, Jean. They were very hard work.
I'm exhausted, Ken. Jane's mum and dad are really very nice people, but enough is enough.
And, if only Jane's mum could stop talking so much.
But, one thing I really must say, Ken, Jane's dad is a very nice man. What he managed to tell us about his life in Africa as a missionary was very, very interesting. Especially the times he was nearly eaten alive by lions. Being a missionary was no easy job.
And, I bet, the lions weren't the only ones wanting to eat him alive. I've heard all sorts of funny stories about living in Africa. And, how he met Jane's mother. That really does take the biscuit!
How did it happen, Ken?
It was bad luck and good luck, Jean. Jane's dad had managed to miss the plane to London. That was the bad luck, and British Airways managed to rebook him on a plane the following morning. It meant sleeping in an uncomfortable chair at the airport, but Jane's dad was young in those days. But, the good luck was still to come. Sitting next to Jane's dad on the plane was a beautiful young lady. And, when they landed in London, they were engaged.
Are you sure that's true, Ken? The whole thing sounds just a little too far-fetched for me. Maybe we should take what Jane's father says with just a small pinch of salt in the future. I wonder what really happened?
Well, you can ask Jane's mum for her version of the story next time you see her.
And, that won't be for a while, Ken. Jane's mum and dad are going away for a month. They're going to Australia and New Zealand. They really need a holiday.
Australia and New Zealand! Am I hearing things? I thought they were poor!
Well, obviously not so poor as they want us to believe.
I think we should be more careful in future, Jean. We'll say nothing. Nothing at all. The truth will come out on its own. In the meantime, mum's the word.
But, right now, Ken. Let's have a nice cup of tea and a nice slice of cherry cake.
Simply translate into English, then scroll down for suggested solutions. Good luck and good fun!
Gregor kann sein Buch über Elefanten nicht finden.
Das Buch, das ihm seine Frau zu Weihnachten geschenkt hat.
Die perfekte Lektüre vor dem Schlafengehen.
Ein Buch mit wunderschönen Bildern.
Alle in Afrika aufgenommen.
Eine Safari in Afrika.
Gregors größter Traum.
Gregor hat sein Buch gefunden.
Dort, wo er es hingelegt hatte.
In seiner Bibliothek.
Aber am falschen Platz.
Unter „T“ wie Tiere, nicht unter „E“ wie Elefanten.
Armer Gregor.
Ein Fehler, den jeder leicht machen kann.
Gregor can't find his book about elephants. The book his wife gave him for Christmas. Perfect bedtime reading. A book with wonderful pictures. All taken in Africa. A Safari in Africa. Gregor's biggest dream. Gregor has found his book. Where he had put it. In his library. But in the wrong place. Under A for animals, not E for elephants. Poor Gregor. An easy mistake anyone can make.
