kapital Vierzhen

Question 0

heißen

Er hat seine hübsche Sekretärin ins Büro kommen heißen.

Answer 0

to order, to bid

He had his pretty secretary come into his office.

Question 1

3 meanings of lassen double inf.

a. Blaubart hat seine Bräute nicht weglaufen lassen.
b. Helmut hatte seinen Mantel bei mir hängenlassen.
c. Der König wird den Koch die Suppe bringen lassen.

Answer 1

(a)to let (to permit, to allow)
Bluebeard did not let his brides run away.
(b)to leave
Helmut had left his coat hanging at my house.
(c)to have something done, to cause, to make
The king will have the cook bring the soup.

Question 2

die Untertasse

Answer 2

saucer盛茶杯的小碟

die fliegende Untertasse = flying saucer

Question 3

verrückt

Answer 3

adj. mad, cracy

Question 4

die Brücke

Answer 4

bridge

Question 5

die Braut, -, äu-e

Answer 5

bride

Question 6

der Anzug

Answer 6

suit

Question 7

der Mantel, -s, ä

Answer 7

coat, cloak, jacket

Question 8

Er hat sich einen neuen Anzug machen lassen.

Answer 8

He had a new suit made.

Question 9

Rudi hat das Mädchen warten lassen.

Answer 9

Rudi made the girl wait (kept the girl waiting).

Question 10

eilig

Sie hatte es eilig, darum hat sie alles stehen- und liegenlassen.

Answer 10

in a hurry
She was in a hurry; therefore she left everything just as it was (standing and lying). (Note that here the two infinitivesare joined together.)

Question 11

sich denken + dative

Answer 11

imagine

Question 12

sich erinnern

Answer 12

remember

Question 13

sich setzen

Answer 13

sit down

Question 14

setzen

Answer 14

set s.th.

Question 15

functions of Reflexive verbs and pronouns

a. Hast du dich gleich angezogen?
b. Sie geben sich die Hände.
c. Das Buch liest sich leicht.

Answer 15

(a) an action done by the subject to itself
Did you get dressed immediately? (Did you dress yourself immediately?)
(b) a reciprocal action
They (you) shake hands.
(c)a passive sense, often translated by the English passive
The book is easily read.

Question 16

sich lassen plus infinitive

Das Buch ließ sich nicht gleich finden.

Answer 16

can be/ be able to be

The book could not be found immediately.

Question 17

bat

Ich bat ihn, sich daran zu erinnern.

Answer 17

past of bitten

I asked him to remember it.

Question 18

raten / rät

Er rät mir, mich zu beeilen.

Answer 18

to advise / past of raten

He is advising me to hurry up.

Question 19

beeilen

Answer 19

to hurry (up)

Question 20

sich bengen

Answer 20

to bend, to bow

Question 21

sich unterhalten

Answer 21

to talk, to discuss

Question 22

das Lied

Answer 22

song

Question 23

Setzen Sie sich hin!

Answer 23

Sit down.

Question 24

die Lösung dieses Problems

Answer 24

the solution of this problem

Question 25

durchsetzen | Dieses Gesetz wird sich einfach nicht durchsetzen lassen.

Answer 25

to enforce | This law will simply not be able to be enforced.

Question 26

Wir werden einander wohl wiedersehen,nicht wahr?

Answer 26

We will see each other again, won't we?

Question 27

intensive pronouns selbst and seIber

Answer 27

often used with reflexivepronouns to emphasize their meanings. must be translated When selbst precedes the object, it is translated even,

Question 28

schämen | Selbst ihr habt euch schämen müssen.

Answer 28

be ashamed | Even you had to be ashamed.

Question 29

Selbst er interessiert sich dafür.

Answer 29

Even he is interested in it.

Question 30

ausziehen

Answer 30

to take off, undress

Question 31

angenehm

Answer 31

pleasing, pleasant

Question 32

das Gedicht, -(e)s, -e

Answer 32

poem

Question 33

nachher

Answer 33

adv. afterwards, later

Question 34

betrachten | Kästner betrachtet das Führerproblem genetisch.

Answer 34

to look at | Kastner looks at the "leader problem" according to its origins (genetically).

Question 35

folgen + dative

Answer 35

follow | Der Polizist folgte dem Dieb.

Question 36

fehlen + dat. | Am ersten Wochenende meinte Gott,der Welt fehlte nichts.

Answer 36

to lack | On the first weekend, God thought the world lacked nothing (nothing was lacking to the world).

Question 37

reiben | Da rieb er sich die Hände.

Answer 37

to rub 揉 | Then he rubbed his hands.

Question 38

sich vergnügen

Answer 38

to enjoy oneself

Question 39

vergnügt

Answer 39

adj. pleased

Question 40

besehen / besah | Gott war vergnügt, als er die Welt besah.

Answer 40

to take a look at, inspect | God was pleased when he inspected the world.

Question 41

gefallen + dat.

Answer 41

to please | Die Welt, wie er sie schuf, gefiel ihm sehr gut.

Question 42

der Mut

Answer 42

courage

Question 43

der Übermut

Answer 43

pride, excessive pride

Question 44

eine Art von ... | Hatte Gott eine Art von Übermut, nachdem er die Welt schuf?

Answer 44

a kind of... | Did God have a kind of excessive pride after he created the world?

Question 45

packen

Answer 45

to pack | to grab, seize

Question 46

lieb | Die Welt war ihm sehr lieb, und er blickte stolz darauf.

Answer 46

lovable, dear | The world was very dear to him, and he looked at it proudly.

Question 47

stolz

Answer 47

adj. proud | adv. proudly

Question 48

die Beschwerde

Answer 48

complaint (also: hardship)

Question 49

Es fehlte den Deutschen etwas.

Answer 49

The Germans lacked something (something was lacking to the Germans).

Question 50

schaffen | erschaffen

Answer 50

to create, to provide | to create

Question 51

versäumen

Answer 51

to neglect

Question 52

mit Ohne | Nun standen die Deutsche mit Ohne da.

Answer 52

without a leader | Now the Germans stood there without a leader.

Question 53

bestürzen

Answer 53

to dismay

Question 54

bestürzt

Answer 54

adj. filled with consternation 震惊 | adv. in consternation

Question 55

überlassen + dat. | Die Deutschen waren der Weltgeschichte freundlichst überlassen.

Answer 55

to leave to, to relinquish to | The Germans were most kindly left to world history.

Question 56

fassen | Das kann man überhaupt nicht fassen!

Answer 56

to grasp, to comprehend | That is impossible to grasp!

Question 57

geschehen | Was seitdem geschah, ist nicht zu fassen.

Answer 57

to happen | What has happened since then, is incomprehensible (is not to be grasped).

Question 58

weisen hinweisen der Hinweis

Answer 58

to show to point to, to point out reference, hint

Question 59

wertvoll

Answer 59

adj. valuable, worthy