Übersetzen/Mediation (1)

Vocabulary

Look up the words in a dictionary and then decide whether these statements are true or false.

Translation

Christine is an exchange student in England. Mary is her host-sister. They get along very well. A misfortune (= Missgeschick) happened to Christine. Now she is asking her host-sister for advice. Sometimes she has problems finding the correct English words. Please help her and fill in the gaps.

Mary: Hello, Christine. Good to see you. How are you?
Christine: I'm OK, thank you. But I really _______________(deine Hilfe benötigen). Something just _______________(ist … passiert). I need _______________(Rat). As I was taking a shower, I slipped and broke the soap dish (= Seifenschale). It was _______________(so eine) nice one.
Mary: Oh my … Yes, it was a present from my grandmother a long time ago. My mum loves it. Christine: I am _______________(so leid tun). What _______________(können wir tun)?
Mary: Well, let’s see. – Maybe we can call my grandmother to tell her about what happened. She might be able to help us.
Christine: Oh, thank you. _______________(das wäre) great.

Translation

Translate this dialogue at a pharmacy into German. Use a dictionary if necessary.

A cough

Chemist: Hello, may I help you?
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Customer: Yes, please. My little daughter has a terrible cough. I’ve got a prescription.
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Chemist: Let me see. You’re lucky, I’ve got the medicine here. Let me get it for you.
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Customer: Thank you very much. Can you tell me how often she has to take it?
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Chemist: Yes, how old is your daughter?
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Customer: She’s three years old.
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Chemist: Okay, then you have to give her the medicine three times a day: in the morning after breakfast, in the afternoon, and before you put her to bed in the evening. It’s a juice, so give her one spoonful. She shouldn’t drink anything afterwards.
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Customer: Thank you very much for all your help.
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Chemist: You’re welcome. Good bye. And get well soon, little girl.
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Mediation

Alistair is ill

Your exchange partner Alistair is staying with you in Germany at the moment, but he is ill. His German is not very good, and the people around you do not speak English very well. You have to translate.

Mutter: Alistair, geht es dir gut? Du siehst so blass aus.

You: Alistair, my mother wants to know if you _______________________________________________ . She says ________________________________________________________________________.

Alistair: Well, I didn’t sleep very much last night. I had a terrible stomachache. It’s better now, but I still feel dizzy (= schwindelig).

You: Er sagt, er habe _______________________________________________________________

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Mutter: Deine Stirn ist ja ganz heiß, Alistair. Ich glaube, du hast Fieber.

You: My mum says ______________________________________________________________

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Alistair: Maybe she’s right. I also have a sore throat. Do you think she might have some medicine for me?

You:____________________________________________________________________________

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Mutter: Lass mich mal nachsehen. Nein, ich habe keine Medizin mehr. Ich glaube, wir sollten besser mit ihm zum Arzt gehen.

You:____________________________________________________________________________

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Alistair: Thank you, but I don’t think that’s necessary. My mother always gives me hot milk and honey if I have a sore throat. Do you think your mum would be so kind as to make me some?

You: ____________________________________________________________________________

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Mutter: Ja natürlich, das ist kein Problem. Ich werde ihm gleich eine machen. Er sollte aber besser wieder ins Bett gehen und ein wenig schlafen. Dann wird es ihm morgen sicher wieder besser gehen.

You: ____________________________________________________________________________

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