I thought I was seeing things.

I thought I was seeing things.

NOTE: I wondered what had happened to Stuart Fergusson Victor Sutcliffe (The original bass player for other Beatles) … or was that George Martin?

Stuart did return back to Liverpool in late January 1961, and the whole group returned to Hamburg in March, but by July 1961, Stuart Sutcliffe was no longer a Beatle. Despite the friction between bandmates, it was Stuart himself who decided to quit The Beatles to focus on his first love of painting.

Why was George Martin called the fifth Beatle?

NOTE: Business English etc.
can be found below the translation exercises.

Translate the Text into English: Übersetzen:

Susann, Andreas, Nadine, Heike, Reiner, Simone.

Ich Esse

Ihr Esst

Du Isst

Wir Essen

Er isst Suppe

Feed me!

Ich habe Hunger! I am hungry! Literal: I have hunger!

Ich habe Durst! I am thirsty! Literal: I have thirst!

Wir haben das Essen.

Es ist gut.

Er isst eine Banane.

Der Mann isst Zucker.

Ich esse eine Orange.

austengend.

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Business English Word of the Week:

Geschäftsenglisch Wort der Woche:

A business word/phrase = savings plan – Sparplan.

 

Law English Word of the Week:

Gesetz Englisches Wort der Woche:

A law word/phrase = Biometric details of the applicant will be mandatorily captured at Immigration on arrival in India.

 

Vocabulary for Contracts:

Wortschatz für Verträge:

Framework agreements
Also known as standing agreements, standing arrangements, call-off agreements and call-off contracts. This is a form of ‘enabling’ agreement with a supplier, covering the terms and conditions (including price) for purchases under the agreement, usually arranged by some central point and under which the buyers ‘call-off’ to meet their requirements. Unless a specified quantity of supply over a given period has been committed, the arrangement only becomes a legally binding contract when the call-off is made.

 

Vocabulary for Negotiations:

Wortschatz für Verhandlungen:

A word/phrase for negotiations = Noch härter – even harder.

Sample Sentence:

“Negotiations become even harder when one of the negotiators is holding a gun to your head!”

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Word of the day: Wort des Tages:

Exhausting, strenuous, arduous, demanding – austengend.

Sample Sentence:

“It was very exhausting doing my Cross-Country Skiing today.”

 

Phrase of the day: Satz des Tages:

Per se is a Latin phrase literally meaning “by itself.” It has the sense of “intrinsically,” or “in and of itself.” In everyday speech, it’s commonly used to distinguish between two related ideas, as in:

Sample Sentence:

“She’s not a sports fan per se, but she likes going to any type of ball game.”

 

Idiom of the day: Redewendung des Tages:

To have two left hands – this idiom means a person who is clumsy, inelegant, all thumbs amateurish.

German idiom = zwei linke hände.

Sample Sentence:

“When it comes to doing practical jobs around the house I certainly have two left hands!”

 

British English / American English Vocabulary:

Britisches Englisch / Amerikanisches Englisch Wortschatz:

British English (B.E.) = Bottom draw

American English (A.E.) = Hope chest

The English word in the Bottom draw is where the household linen is stored by a woman in preparation for her marriage.

In American English, a hope chest, also called dowry chest, cedar chest, trousseau chest, or glory box, is a piece of furniture once commonly used by unmarried young women to collect items, such as clothing and household linen, in anticipation of married life.

 

Special Grammar Tip of the Week:

Spezieller Grammatik-Tipp der Woche:

“Why don’t you have a garden?”

The first verb = ‘to do‘, has to line up with the subject of the sentence and the second verb = is normal and is not affected by the person – here = YOU = plural or singular (you).

 

Pronunciation tip: Aussprachetipp:

“When you thought something would be easy peasy lemon squeezy, but it’s actually been stressy, depressy lemon zesty.”

So we will practice this in our lesson –

Try and say this sentence ten times quickly without a mistake.

Versuchen Sie, diesen Satz zehnmal schnell und fehlerfrei zu sagen.

 

False Friends Tip of the Week:

Falsche Freunde Tipp der Woche:

German                    = Bank (zum Setzen)

Translation              = Bench (a wooden bench to sit on)

False Friend (F.F.)   = Bank (Geldinstitut)

Meaning of F.F.        = Bank (where you have your money)

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Wit, wit, wit – Education:

Witz, Witz, Witz – Ausbildung:

“Nor can I do better, in conclusion, than impress upon you the study of Greek literature, which not only elevates above the vulgar herd, but leads not infrequently to positions of considerable emolument.”

Quote by Thomas Gaisford.

1. a salary, fee, or profit from employment or office.

   “The Managing directors’ emoluments.”

 

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Slang word of the day:

Slangwort des Tages:

Barmy – crazy, mad (verrückt).

Sample Sentence:

“You must be Barmy if you think I’m going to pay you any more money for this job!”

 

Colloquial / Colloquialisms:

Umgangssprache / Umgangssprache:

Beef – a disagreement. (die Uneinigkeit).

Sample Sentence:

“If you have a Beef with the management of this company, then you’d better take it to your Shop Steward!”

 

Cockney Rhyming Slang:

Cockney Reimender Slang:

Treacle = treacle tart = sweetheart (girlfriend/boyfriend = Freundin/Freund).

Sample Sentence:

“Ha, Ha look at old Billy Boy, he’s got a new Treacle Tart and I say she’s a bit of alright too!”

 

Quote of the week: Zitat der Woche:

“If you find it hard to laugh at yourself, I would be happy to do it for you.”

Quote by Groucho Marx

 

 

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