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IN BRIEF
by Michael Gaylord
iDrive, Anyone? of production capabilities50

means that Apple will very
B y now 1, we’ve all heard the buzz 2:

Apple is developing an electric – and
possibly autonomous – vehicle3. But, as
likely have to partner with an estab-
lished51 manufacturer52, which could poten-
tially dilute53 the branding54 of the car. Also,
for information on its progress and launch4 the EV market is incredibly55 competitive56 X-bezogen
date, the much ballyhooed5 enterprise6 and well established57, and the company is al- to muse tə mjuːz g
26
rübeln, nachsinnen
seems to be a bit of a mystery. What ex- ready far behind others, such as Tesla, in the to brush sth off tə brʌʃ ɒf ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
27
tw.
actly is going on, and when – if ever – can area of deep learning – not to mention in the zurückweisen
we expect to see it on the lot7? building up of sales networks58. However, if to poach sb tə pəʊtʃ ˈsʌmbədi jdn. abwerben
28
It all began way back in8 2014. For the you’re a huge Apple fan, the robust59 events merely ˈmɪəli lediglich, bloß
29
first few years, the work seemed to be in a of Project Titan thus far60 in 2021 suggest graveyard ˈɡreɪvjɑːd Friedhof
30
loose conceptual phase9 only, as progress that you shouldn’t yet abandon61 your dream timeline ˈtaɪmlaɪn Zeitplan, Zeitachse
31
proceeded10 at a snail’s pace11. Lay-offs12 of driving a luxurious62 vehicle made to be up in the air ʌp ɪn ði eə(r) u
32
ngewiss
occurred, there was reported to be inter- highly automated and user-friendly63 with the to speculate on sth tə ˈspekjʊleɪt ɒn ˈsʌmθɪŋ a
33
uf
nal strife13, with leadership on the project firm’s name on it – you’ll just have to wait etw. spekulieren
changing hands14 multiple times15, and there another five years. n estimate ˈestɪmət S
34
chätzung
was even talk that16 the project would be to range from X to Y tə reɪndʒ frəm tə v
35
on X zu
shelved17. However, recent events, it ap- 1
by now baɪ naʊ inzwischen, mittlerweile Y reichen
pears, have put Apple back on track to18 2
buzz bʌz Gerücht, Begeisterung nevertheless ˌnevəðəˈles n
36
ichtsdestotrotz
produce the EV19. It has hired a lot talent- 3
autonomous vehicle ɔːˈtɒnəməs ˈviːɪkl a
utonomes indication ɪndɪˈkeɪʃn Hinweis, Anzeichen
37
ed staff20 from Ford, GM and Tesla, and Fahrzeug worth the wait wɜːθ ðə weɪt d
38
ie Wartezeit wert
word is21 that there are now close to 1,000 4
launch lɔːntʃ M
arkteinführung, Start motion sickness ˈməʊʃn ˈsɪknəs R
39
eisekrankheit
people working on developing Apple’s 5
much ballyhooed ˈmʌtʃ ˌbæliˈhuːd sehr to tint sth tə tɪnt ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
40
tw. färben, tönen
first-ever22 car. Reports indicate it has been (aufdringlich) angepriesen privacy ˈprɪvəsi P
41
rivatsphäre
snapping up23 real estate not far from its 6
enterprise ˈentəpraɪz U
nternehmen passively ˈpæsɪvli passiv
42
main California campus24. It has regis- 7

on the lot ɒn ðə lɒt a
uf dem Parkplatz aligned əˈlaɪnd a
43
usgerichtet, angepasst,
tered several car-themed25 domain names. 8
way back in X weɪ bæk ɪn d
amals in X verbunden
Potential rival Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, 9
conceptual phase kənˈseptjʊəl feɪz parking lot ˈpɑːkɪŋ lɒt P
44
arkplatz
has mused26 that the Apple Car has been an Konzeptionsphase ..., say, ... ˈseɪ ... zum Beispiel, ...
45
open secret for years, while brushing off27 10

to proceed tə prəˈsiːd fortschreiten, vorangehen part of the package pɑːt əv ðə ˈpækɪdʒ Teil des
46
concerns about the company poaching28 tal- 11

at a snail’s pace ət ə sneɪlz peɪs im Pakets
ent from his own firm, stating that Apple’s Schneckentempo to have X lying around tə həv ˈlaɪɪŋ əˈraʊnd X
47

Titan is merely29 a “Tesla graveyard30”. 12
lay-offs ˈleɪ ɒfs E
ntlassungen herumliegen haben
The timeline31 is still up in the air32: spec- 13
strife straɪf K
onflikt, Streit, Kampf X aside... əˈsaɪd a
48
bgesehen von X ...
ulating on33 the launch of the car, analysts’ 14
to change hands tə tʃeɪndʒ hændz d
en Besitzer hiccup ˈhɪkʌp Schluckauf
49
estimates34 range from 2025 to35 2028. wechseln capability ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlɪti Fähigkeit, Potential,
50
Nevertheless36, there are indications37 that 15

multiple times ˈmʌltɪpl ˈtaɪmz mehrfach, Möglichkeit
it could be worth the wait38 – patent doc- mehrmals established ɪˈstæblɪʃt b
51
ekannt, bestehend
uments which have been filed in the US 16
there was talk that... ðeə(r) wəz ˈtɔːk ðæt e
s war manufacturer ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃərə(r) H
52
ersteller
show that the car will include a virtual re- die Rede davon, dass ... to dilute sth tə daɪˈljuːt ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw. verdünnen,
53
ality system to prevent motion sickness39, 17

to shelve sth tə ʃelv ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. zurückstellen/ strecken
automated window-tinting40 for privacy41, auf Eis legen branding ˈbrændɪŋ Markenführung, Branding
54
a passively42 aligned43 battery system (i.e. 18

to put sb back on track to do sth tə pʊt ˈsʌmbədi incredibly ɪnˈkredəbli unglaublich
55
drivers don’t have to actually get out of ˈbæk ɒn træk tə du ˈsʌmθɪŋ jdn. wieder in die Spur competitive kəmˈpetətɪv konkurrenzfähig,
56
the car to charge the battery!) and a system bringen, etw. zu tun wettbewerbsfähig
for finding the car when parked in a mas- 19
EV (electric vehicle) ˌɪ ˈviː ɪˈlektrɪk ˈviːɪkl well established wel ɪˈstæblɪʃt f est etabliert
57
sive parking lot44 or garage, which would Elektrofahrzeug sales network seɪlz ˈnetwɜːk V
58
ertriebsnetz
be activated, say,45 by linking sensors with 20
staff stɑːf P
ersonal, Mitarbeiter robust rəʊˈbʌst s tabil, robust
59
the driver’s iPhone. All part of the pack- 21

word is... ˈwɜːd ɪz e
s heißt, ... thus far ðʌs fɑː(r) b
60
isher, bis jetzt
age46 – if you’ve got an extra USD 55,000 22
first-ever fɜːst ˈevə(r) a
llererster to abandon sth tu əˈbændən ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw.
61
lying around47. 23
to snap sth up tə snæp ˈsʌmθɪŋ ʌp etw. aufkaufen aufgeben
Cool innovations aside 48, there are 24
campus ˈkæmpəs G
elände, Campus luxurious lʌɡˈʒʊərɪəs L
62
uxus-
still potential hiccups49. The current lack 25
X-themed θiːmd thematisch ausgerichtet auf X, user-friendly ˈjuːzə(r) ˈfrendli b
63
enutzerfreundlich
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MOMENTS IN HISTORY
ˈsʌmθɪŋ in der Hoffnung, etw. zu tun

The History of Starbucks 14
first-rate fɜːst reɪt e
rstklassig,
ausgezeichnet
15
to pursue sth tə pəˈsjuː ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. folgen,
The most successful coffee company is known for27. After visiting an exhibi- verfolgen
of all time1, with over 22,000 coffee hous- tion28 in Milan29, Schultz thinks Starbucks 16
to garner sth tə ˈɡɑːnə(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw.
es2 in more than 75 countries. For most should shift to30 an Italian café31-style32 cof- erlangen, gewinnen
people, the name Starbucks (which came fee house. Baldwin and Bowker do not 17
supplier səˈplaɪə(r) A
nbieter,
from a character3 in Herman Melville’s like the idea, so Schultz leaves and starts Versorger
Moby Dick) is synonymous with4 takeaway5 his own coffee chain33 called Il Giornale. In 18
top-quality tɒp ˈkwɒlɪti e
rstklassig,
coffee – but that’s not how things started 1987, Baldwin and Bowker sell Starbucks hochwertig
back in 1971. to Schultz – he combines the two busi- 19
to notice sth tə ˈnəʊtɪs ˈsʌmθɪŋ
nesses under the name Starbucks, selling etw. bemerken
equipment, coffee beans and freshly made 20
order ˈɔːdə(r) B
estellung
1970s coffees in 55 café-style coffee houses. 21
flagship ˈflæɡʃɪp Flaggschiff
22
impressed with sth ɪmˈprest wɪð ˈsʌmθɪŋ
The first Starbucks is opened. It is in beeindruckt von etw.
the historic Pike Place Market in Seattle, 1990s 23
head of marketing hed əv ˈmɑːkɪtɪŋ
Washington. The three founders6 Jerry Marketingchef
Baldwin, Gordon Bowker and Zev Siegl Schultz’s Starbucks concept34 is a hit. 24
informative ɪnˈfɔːmətɪv informativ,
share a love of7 tea and coffee, especial- The company undergoes35 huge expan- auskunftsfreudig
ly that of coffee-roasting8 entrepreneur9 sion36 and goes public37 in 1992 when it 25
customer-friendly ˈkʌstəmə(r) ˈfrendli
and seller of high-quality coffee beans10 has 140 stores. The rapid38 expansion con- kundenfreundlich
and equipment11 Alfred Peet. The trio buy tinues and the share price39 skyrockets40. 26
sales skills seɪlz skɪlz V
erkaufsfähigkeiten
green coffee beans from Peet and try to The company opens its first roasting plant41 27
to be known for sth tə bi nəʊn fə(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ f ür
emulate12 his roasting style, in the hopes in Washington, and its first drive-thru42 etw. bekannt sein
of13 producing first-rate14 coffee beans to 28
exhibition ˌeksɪˈbɪʃn A
usstellung
sell. 1
of all time əv ɔːl taɪm a
ller Zeiten 29
Milan mɪˈlæn M
ailand
2
coffee house ˈkɒfi ˈhaʊs K
affeehaus, 30
to shift to sth tə ʃɪft tə ˈsʌmθɪŋ z u etw.
Café übergehen/wechseln
1980s 3
character ˈkærəktə(r) C
harakter, Figur 31
café ˈkæfeɪ C
afé
4
synonymous with sth sɪˈnɒnɪməs wɪð ˈsʌmθɪŋ 32
X-style staɪl X
-Stil, im Stil von X
Starbucks grows to a company of four synonym/gleichbedeutend mit etw. 33
chain tʃeɪn K
ette
stores, all in Seattle. Siegl leaves the com- 5
takeaway ˈteɪkəweɪ z um Mitnehmen 34
concept ˈkɒnsept K
onzept, Idee
pany to pursue 15 other interests, even 6
founder ˈfaʊndə(r) G
ründer 35
to undergo sth tu ˌʌndəˈɡəʊ ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
ine
though it continues to garner16 a good rep- 7
to share a love of X tə ʃeə(r) ə ˈlʌv əv d
ie Liebe Veränderung durchmachen
utation for being a supplier17 of top-quality18 zu X teilen 36
expansion ɪkˈspænʃn E
xpansion
fresh-roasted coffees. Howard Schultz, a 8
to roast tə rəʊst r östen 37
to go public tə ɡəʊ ˈpʌblɪk a
n die Börse
sales representative from coffee equipment 9
entrepreneur ˌɒntrəprəˈnɜː(r) gehen
supplier Hammarplast, notices19 the large Unternehmer 38
rapid ˈræpɪd rapide, rasant
orders20 from Starbucks and decides to vis- 10
coffee bean ˈkɒfibiːn Kaffeebohne 39
share price ʃeə(r) praɪs A
ktienkurs
it the flagship21 store. He is very impressed 11
equipment ɪˈkwɪpmənt A
usrüstung, Zubehör, 40
to skyrocket tə ˈskaɪrɒkɪt in die Höhe
with22 the company and decides to join. He Geräte schießen/schnellen
becomes head of marketing23 (1982) and 12
to emulate sth tu ˈemjʊleɪt ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. 41
plant plɑːnt Werk, Fabrik
starts developing the informative24, custom- nachahmen, nacheifern 42
drive-thru draɪv θruː D
urchfahrtsbedienung,
er-friendly25 sales skills26 that the company 13
in the hope of doing sth ɪn ðə həʊp əv ˈduːɪŋ Drive-through »
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location. The menu also continues to ex- practises and behaviour75 are set up in the 2020 and beyond
pand with Frappuccino® blended43 drinks USA. Starbucks continues to improve and
and bottled44 beverages45 to take away46. In expand its digital capabilities76, with easi- Like almost all businesses, the compa-
1996, after opening over 1,000 stores in er payment methods, advanced apps, and ny is hit by the COVID-19 epidemic. The
North America, the first overseas47 stores digital tipping77 all being added. The re- number of stores drops slightly79 to 23,500,
are opened in Japan and Singapore. The cord-high78 number of stores is 26,500 in with 161 of them in Germany (at the time
company continues to open more stores 2019. of writing80). In 2021, Starbucks will cele-
throughout North America and Asia and brate81 its 50th anniversary82. n
establishes 48 the Starbucks Foundation
(which grants49 non-profit organisations50
to help developing51 communities52 around
the world). At the close of53 the centu-
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International to promote sustainable59 cof- ODER HÖR ES
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43
blended ˈblendɪd gemischt 62
to debut sth tə ˈdeɪbjuː ˈsʌmθɪŋ mit etw.
Expansion continues around the world, 44
to bottle sth tə ˈbɒtl ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. in Flaschen debütieren
as does the company’s commitment to60 abfüllen 63
to purchase sth tə ˈpɜːtʃəs ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw.
sustainable and ethical practises61. In 2000, 45
beverage ˈbevərɪdʒ G
etränk kaufen, erwerben
the number of Starbucks across the globe 46
to take sth away tǝ teɪk ˈsʌmθɪŋ ǝˈweɪ e
tw. 64
retailer ˈriːteɪlə(r) E
inzelhändler
is 3,500 – a number that grows to 10,000 mitnehmen 65
facility fəˈsɪləti E
inrichtung
by 2005, then nearly 17,000 by 2010. 47
overseas ˌəʊvəˈsiːz im Ausland 66
a number of sth ə ˈnʌmbə(r) əv ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
ine
Throughout the decade, stores are debut- 48
to establish sth tu ɪˈstæblɪʃ ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. Reihe von etw.
ed62 in many countries. Starbucks intro- gründen 67
loyalty program ˈlɔɪəlti ˈprəʊɡræm
duces Wi-Fi in stores, joins Twitter and 49
to grant sb sth tə ɡrɑːnt ˈsʌmbədi ˈsʌmθɪŋ jdm. Treueprogramm
Facebook and purchases63 a number of bev- etw. gewähren 68
payment scheme ˈpeɪmənt skiːm
erage retailers64 and coffee equipment pro- 50
non-profit organisation (NGO) ˌnɒn ˈprɒfɪt Zahlungssystem
ducers. The company opens roasting facili- ˌɔːɡənəˈzeɪʃən ˌen dʒiː ˈəʊ g
emeinnützige 69
support centre səˈpɔːt ˈsentə(r) F
örderzentrum
ties65 in a number of66 countries, introduces Organisation 70
to ensure sth tu ɪnˈʃʊə(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw.
a loyalty program67 and mobile payment 51
developing dɪˈveləpɪŋ s ich entwickelnd, garantieren
scheme68. The first store in Germany opens Entwicklung 71
unlimited ʌnˈlɪmɪtɪd u
nbegrenzt,
in 2002.. 52
community kəˈmjuːnɪti G
emeinschaft uneingeschränkt
53
at the close of sth ət ðə ˈkləʊz əv ˈsʌmθɪŋ a
m 72
baked beɪkt g
ebacken
Ende von etw. 73
significantly sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntli b
edeutend,
2010s 54
century ˈsentʃəri J ahrhundert erheblich
55
to launch sth tə lɔːntʃ ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. starten/auf 74
inclusive ɪnˈkluːsɪv inklusiv, offen
In many coffee-growing countries, den Markt bringen 75
behaviour bɪˈheɪvjə(r) V
erhalten
Starbucks opens farmer support centres69 56
branded ˈbrændɪd markengeschützt, Marken- 76
digital capabilities ˈdɪdʒɪtl ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlɪtɪz digitale
to ensure70 good growing practises. The 57
grocery store ˈɡrəʊsəri stɔː(r) Möglichkeiten
company introduces free unlimited71 Wi- Lebensmittelgeschäft 77
tipping ˈtɪpɪŋ Trinkgeldgeben
Fi in stores and starts the ‘Create Jobs for 58
to partner with sb tə ˈpɑːtnə(r) wɪð ˈsʌmbədi 78
record-high ˈrekɔːd haɪ Rekordhoch
USA’ initiative to support small business- sich mit jdm. zusammentun 79
slightly ˈslaɪtli g
eringfügig, leicht
es. The menu is expanded further, with 59
sustainable səˈsteɪnəbl n
achhaltig 80
at the time of writing ət ðə ˈtaɪm əv ˈraɪtɪŋ z um
baked72 products and cold, blended drinks 60
commitment to sth kəˈmɪtmənt tə ˈsʌmθɪŋ Zeitpunkt des Schreibens
increasing significantly73. Further work is Bekenntnis zu etw. 81
to celebrate sth tə ˈselɪbreɪt ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw.
done to encourage an ethical coffee indus- 61
ethical practise ˈeθɪkl ˈpræktɪs e
thisches feiern
try, and initiatives to promote inclusive74 Handeln/Verhalten 82
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Donald Trump
Life
After
Office
As Donald Trump
reluctantly1 leaves the
White House, Janet
Sandford asks what do
premiers2 do after office?

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1
reluctantly rɪˈlʌktəntli widerwillig DIR AN AUF:
2
premier ˈpremɪə(r) P
remier(minister),
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t must require some adjustment3 to 5
metaphorically ˌmetəˈfɒrɪkli m
etaphorisch,
go from being the most important bildlich
person in the country, or even the 6
out on the street ˈaʊt ɒn ðə striːt a
uf der
world, one day and then the next to Straße HOOVER
be ousted from office4 and metaphorical- life goes on laɪf ɡəʊz ɒn das Leben
MOVED INTO
7
ly5, out on the street6. But life goes on7 and geht weiter
having come to terms with8 the disappoint- 8
to come to terms with sth tə kʌm tə tɜːmz THE WALDORF
ment9, many ex-leaders did very nicely10 af- wɪð ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw. verarbeiten, sich mit etw.
ter moving on11, while others followed their abfinden TOWERS LUXURY
dreams12 or went on a mission to save the
world. For one or two, it was a case of13
9
disappointment ˌdɪsəˈpoɪntmənt
Enttäuschung
HOTEL, WHERE,
sour grapes14. 10
to do nicely tə du ˈnaɪsli g
ut vorankommen REMARKABLY, HE
to move on tə muːv ɒn w
eitergehen,
STAYED UNTIL HIS
11
weitermachen
British Prime Ministers15 12
to follow one’s dreams tə ˈfɒləʊ wʌnz driːmz DEATH IN 1964.
seinen Träumen folgen
The name of Edward (Ted) Heath a case of X ə keɪs əv e
in Fall von X
"
13
may not be familiar to 16 many these 14

sour grapes ˈsaʊə(r) ɡreɪps s aure Trauben,
days 17 but ask Nigel Farage and hard- Neid, Missgunst
line18 Brexiteers19, and he will be renowned 15
prime minister praɪm ˈmɪnɪstə(r)
as20 the man who took Britain into the Premierminister
European Union in 1973 (at the time called 16
familiar to sb fəˈmɪliə(r) tə ˈsʌmbədi v
ertraut 35
electricity supply ɪˌlekˈtrɪsɪti səˈplaɪ
the European Communities). A man of cul- mit jdm. Stromversorgung
ture21, who installed22 a Steinway grand pi- 17
these days ðiːz deɪz h
eutzutage 36
severely sɪˈvɪəli s chwer, massiv
ano23 in Downing Street and once conduct- 18
hard-line hɑːd laɪn kompromisslos, 37
majority məˈdʒɒrɪti M
ehrheit
ed24 the London Symphony Orchestra25, he unnachgiebige Haltung 38
subsequently ˈsʌbsɪkwəntli a
nschließend,
was a Europhile26 who spoke French. This 19
Brexiteer ˌbreksɪˈtɪə(r) B
rexit-Befürworter danach
didn’t help him on the domestic front27 as he 20
to be renowned as X tə bi rɪˈnaʊnd əz b
ekannt 39
election ɪˈlekʃn W
ahlen
presided over28 the worst of “the Troubles”29 sein für X 40
leadership ˈliːdəʃɪp Führung, Leitung
in Northern Ireland, and was pinned to the 21
a man of culture ə mæn əv ˈkʌltʃə(r) e
in Mann 41
conservative party kənˈsɜːvətɪv ˈpɑːti
wall30 by successive31 miners’32 strikes33 re- von Kultur, gebildeter Mann konservative Partei
sulting in34 a “three-day week,” in which 22
to install tu ɪnˈstɔːl a
ufstellen, 42
despite dɪˈspaɪt trotz
electricity supply35 was severely36 limited. installieren 43
member of parliament (MP) ˈmembə(r) əv
He lost his majority37 and subsequently38, 23
grand piano ɡrænd pɪˈænəʊ ˈpɑːləmənt ˌem ˈpiː M
itglied des Parlaments
a second election39 and leadership40 of the Konzertflügel 44
Eurosceptic ˌjʊərəʊˈskeptɪk e
uroskeptisch,
conservative party41. Despite42 this, he re- 24
to conduct tə kənˈdʌkt d
irigieren Euroskeptiker
mained a Member of Parliament43. When 25
symphony orchestra ˈsɪmfəni ˈɔːkɪstrə 45
back bench ˈbæk bentʃ Hinterbank
the Eurosceptic44 Margaret Thatcher be- Sinfonieorchester 46
sulk sʌlk M
issmut, üble Laune
came the next conservative Prime Minister, 26
Europhile ˈjʊrofaɪl E
urophiler, 47
combative ˈkɒmbətɪv k
ämpferisch,
he perpetually criticised her from the back Europafreundlicher aggressiv
benches45 in what was described as “the in- 27
on the domestic front ɒn ðə dəˈmestɪk frʌnt 48
to depose sb tə dɪˈpəʊz ˈsʌmbədi jdn. seines
credible sulk46.” innenpolitisch Amtes entheben
After 11 combative47 years in power, 28
to preside over sth tə prɪˈzaɪd ˈəʊvə(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ 49
cabinet ˈkæbɪnət Kabinett, Regierung
Margaret Thatcher was deposed48 by her etw. vorsitzen, leiten 50
weary of sth ˈwɪəri əv ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. leid
cabinet49, weary of50 her uncompromising51 29
the Troubles ðə ˈtrʌblz N
ordirlandkonflikt seineiner S. überdrüssig werden
style, but she chose a different52 path to 30
to pin sb to the wall tə pɪn ˈsʌmbədi tə ðə wɔːl 51
uncompromising ʌnˈkɒmprəmaɪzɪŋ
Heath. Following two years as a back- jdn. an die Wand nageln/festnageln kompromisslos, rücksichtslos
bencher53, she decided that powerless54 31
successive səkˈsesɪv a
ufeinanderfolgend, 52
to choose a different X to sb tə tʃuːz ə ˈdɪfrənt
heckling55 in British politics wasn’t for her. nacheinander tə ˈsʌmbədi e
in anderes X wählen als jd.
32
miner ˈmaɪnə(r) B
ergarbeiter, 53
backbencher ˌbækˈbentʃə(r) H
interbänkler,
3
adjustment əˈdʒʌstmənt A
npassung, Minenarbeiter einfacher Abgeordneter
Änderung 33
strike straɪk S
treik 54
powerless ˈpaʊəlɪs m
achtlos, schwach
4
to oust sb from office tu aʊst ˈsʌmbədi frəm 34
to result in sth tə rɪˈzʌlt ɪn ˈsʌmθɪŋ z u etw. 55
to heckle tə ˈhekl d
azwischenrufen,
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which is a strategic consultancy 78 for 70

to come unstuck tə kʌm ˌʌnˈstʌk
governments. scheitern
When conservative Prime Minister 71
to back sth tə bæk ˈsʌmθɪŋ
David Cameron gambled79 and lost on call- etw. unterstützen
ing the Brexit referendum, as a staunch80 72
to hang around tə hæŋ əˈraʊnd a
bhängen,
promoter of the remain campaign, he fell herumlungern
on his sword81, resigning as party leader and 73
to resign as X tə rɪˈzaɪn əz a
ls X abdanken
from politics. He has since kept a lower pro- 74
to embark on sth tu ɪmˈbɑːk ɒn ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw.
file82, working as president of Alzheimer’s beginnen, sich zu etw. aufmachen
Research83 UK. He also chairs84 or consults 75
Middle East ˈmɪdl iːst N
aher Osten
for organisations concerned with85 extreme 76
envoy ˈenvoɪ G
esandter, Bote
poverty86, genetics and health, perhaps in- 77
adviser to sb ədˈvaɪzə(r) tə ˈsʌmbədi B
erater
spired by being the father of a son with für jdn.
cerebral palsy87. He secured a lucrative pub- 78
consultancy kənˈsʌltənsi
lishing deal88 with HarperCollins for his Beratungsunternehmen
memoir, For the Record89, released in 2019. 79
to gamble tǝ ˈɡæmbl riskieren,
zocken
80
staunch stɔːntʃ e
ntschieden,
What now, Mr Ex- standhaft
president? 81
to fall on one’s sword tə fɔːl ɒn wʌnz sɔːd s ich
in sein Schwert stürzen
How about the other side of the pond90? 82
to keep a low profile tə kiːp ə ləʊ ˈprəʊfaɪl s ich
Do presidents stay in politics to continue zurückhalten/unverdächtig verhalten
mud-slinging91, cash in on92 their celebrity93 83
research rɪˈsɜːtʃ F
orschung
status or disappear unnoticed94 to peaceful- 84
to chair sth tə tʃeə(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. vorstehen/
ly enjoy retirement95 out of the limelight96? vorsitzen
Let us go way back to where it all be- 85
concerned with sth kənˈsɜːnd wɪð ˈsʌmθɪŋ m
it
gan with one of the Founding Fathers97 and etw. befasst/beschäftigt
first president of the United States, George 86
poverty ˈpɒvəti A
rmut
Herbert Hoover Washington. After two terms98 in office, 87
cerebral palsy ˈserəbrəl ˈpɔːlzi Z
erebralparese
he retired to focus on his business inter- 88
publishing deal ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ diːl Verlagsvertrag
ests99. It must be thirsty work100 being presi- 89
for the record... fə(r) ðə ˈrekɔːd für das
She did, however, comment vehemently56 dent because he set up a whisky distillery101. Protokoll …, zur Erinnerung ...
on57 NATO’s role in the Balkan War and ex- He also possessed102 tobacco plantations, 90
the other side of the pond ði ˈʌðə(r) saɪd əv ðə
pressed58 her opposition to59 the Maastricht pɒnd jenseits des Atlantiks
Treaty60. She wrote two volumes61 of mem- 56
vehemently ˈviːəməntli v
ehement, heftig 91
mud-slinging mʌd ˈslɪŋɪŋ S
chlechtmacherei,
oirs62 and became a well-paid63 (around USD 57
to comment on sth tə ˈkɒment ɒn ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. Verunglimpfung
250,000 per year) “geopolitical consultant” kommentieren 92
to cash in on sth tə kæʃ ɪn ɒn ˈsʌmθɪŋ a
us etw.
for the tobacco64 company Philip Morris, 58
to express sth tu ɪkˈspres ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. Profit schlagen
and picked up65 around USD 50,000 per ausdrücken 93
celebrity sɪˈlebrɪti P
rominenter, Star
talk on the lecture66 circuit67. 59
opposition to sth ˌɒpəˈzɪʃn tə ˈsʌmθɪŋ 94
unnoticed ˌʌnˈnəʊtɪst u
nbemerkt
Labour 68 Prime Minister Tony Blair Widerstand/Opposition zu etw. 95
retirement rɪˈtaɪəmənt R
uhestand,
enjoyed popularity during the years of 60
treaty ˈtriːti A
bkommen Pension
“cool Britannia69,” but came unstuck70 for 61
volume ˈvɒljuːm Buch, Band 96
out of the limelight aʊt əv ðə ˈlaɪmlaɪt
his backing71 of the Iraq War. He didn’t 62
memoir ˈmemwɑː(r) M
emoire außerhalb des Rampenlichts
hang around72, resigning as73 Labour lead- 63
well-paid wel ˈpeɪd g
ut bezahlt 97
the Founding Fathers ðə ˈfaʊndɪŋ ˈfɑːðəz die
er and an MP on the same day. He quickly 64
tobacco təˈbækəʊ T
abak Gründerväter
sold his house in the north-east of England 65
to pick up X tə pɪk ʌp X
einsammeln, 98
term tɜːm A
mtszeit
and embarked on74 an international career verdienen 99
business interests ˈbɪznəs ˈɪntrəsts
as a Middle East75 envoy76 for the United 66
lecture ˈlektʃə(r) V
orlesung, Vortrag Geschäftsinteressen
States, adviser to77 the Kazakhstan gov- 67
circuit ˈsɜːkɪt R
unde, Kreis, Netz, 100
thirsty work ˈθɜːsti ˈwɜːk A
rbeit, von der man
ernment and consultant for JP Morgan and Kreislauf Durst bekommt
the American Bank. In 2016, he set up the 68
Labour ˈleɪbə(r) L
abour- Partei 101
distillery dɪˈstɪləri D
estillerie
Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, 69
Britannia brəˈtæniə B
ritannien 102
to possess sth tə pəˈzes ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
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Hitler was mad but posed less of a threat 116

budget deficit ˈbʌdʒət ˈdefɪsɪt
to126 the U.S. than Roosevelt. Haushaltsdefizit
Coming closer to modern times, Jimmy 117
unsympathetic to sb ˌʌnsɪmpəˈθetɪk tə
Carter, born in the state of Georgia in 1924, ˈsʌmbədi f ür etw. kein Verständnis haben
took over127 and grew the family peanut 118
civil rights ˈsɪvl raɪts B
ürgerrechte
business when his father died in 1953. He 119
repatriation ˌriːpætrɪˈeɪʃn Rückführung,
became Democrat state governor128 in the Heimführung
early 1970s and president in 1977. He lost 120
unemployment ˌʌnɪmˈploɪmənt
the 1981 presidential election amid129 crit- Arbeitslosigkeit
icism regarding130 the Iran hostage131 cri- 121
to win by a landslide tə wɪn baɪ ə ˈlændslaɪd
sis, a stagnant132 economy, internal divi- mit einem Erdrutschsieg gewinnen
sions133 with Ted Kennedy supporters134 122
remarkably rɪˈmɑːkəbli bemerkenswert
and ultimately135, competition from136 the 123
scathing ˈskeɪðɪŋ verletzend,
charismatic137 Republican, Ronald Reagan. beleidigend
But if ever proof138 is needed that life be- 124
to tour sth tə tʊə(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. betouren,
gins at 60, Carter is a shining example139. bereisen
In 1982, he set up the Carter Center, a 125
hunting lodge ˈhʌntɪŋ lɒdʒ J agdhütte,
non-profit organisation to advance140 hu- Jagdschloss
man rights141. One of its most important 126
to pose a threat to sb tə pəʊz ə θret tə
projects has been to seek to eradicate142 ˈsʌmbədi e
ine Bedrohung für jdn. darstellen
the parasitic143 Guinea-worm144 disease145 127
to take sth over tə teɪk ˈsʌmθɪŋ ˈəʊvə(r) e
tw.
(GWD) that prospers146 in dirty drinking übernehmen
Jimmy Carter water. In the 30 years, the annual147 inci- 128
state governor steɪt ˈɡʌvənə(r) G
ouverneur
dence148 has been reduced from 3.5 mil- 129
amid əˈmɪd inmitten
which, as was the custom of the time , 103
lion a year in 1988 to just a handful. He 130
regarding sth rɪˈɡɑːdɪŋ ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw.
were worked by slaves, whom he had engaged in149 a wide range of diplomatic betreffend, bezüglich etw.
“owned’ for 56 years. Despite this, he was negotiations in political hotspots such as 131
hostage ˈhɒstɪdʒ G
eisel
uncomfortable with104 the practice and set North Korea, Cuba and Palestine, and on 132
stagnant ˈstæɡnənt s tagnierend, stockend
them all free105 close to his death. a more modest150 scale, taught in Sunday 133
divisions dɪˈvɪʒnz Unstimmigkeiten
Herbert Hoover polls as106 one of the school at the Maranatha Baptist Church. 134
supporter səˈpɔːtə(r) U
nterstützer
worst American presidents in histo- He has written over 30 books and holds 135
ultimately ˈʌltɪmətli letztendlich, letztlich
ry. From a Quaker107 family in Iowa, he the record151 as the longest-living American 136
competition from sb ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn frəm ˈsʌmbədi
served in office from 1929 to 1933. Just president at the current age of 96. Konkurrenz von jdm.
six months after he entered the White 137
charismatic ˌkærɪzˈmætɪk charismatisch
House, the Wall Street Crash108 struck, fol- 103
as was the custom of the time əz wəz 138
proof pruːf Beweis
lowed by109 the Great Depression110. Higher ðə ˈkʌstəm əv ðə ˈtaɪm w
ie es damals 139
shining example ˈʃaɪnɪŋ ɪɡˈzɑːmpl glänzendes
import tariffs111 that he introduced to pro- Gewohnheit/ üblich war Beispiel
tect American farmers only resulted in112 104
uncomfortable with sth ʌnˈkʌmftəbl wɪð 140
to advance sth tu ədˈvɑːns ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw.
a trade war113 with Canada, and massive ˈsʌmθɪŋ mit etw. unwohl/unzufrieden voranbringen, verbessern
tax rises114 failed to rebalance115 the budget 105
to set sb free tə set ˈsʌmbədi friː jdn. freilassen 141
human rights ˈhjuːmən raɪts M
enschenrechte
deficit116. He was unsympathetic to117 black 106
to poll as X tə pəʊl əz ( in den Umfragen) als 142
to eradicate sth tu ɪˈrædɪkeɪt ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw.
civil rights118 and embarked on a repatria- X abschneiden ausmerzen, beseitigen
tion119 programme of Mexican Americans 107
Quaker ˈkweɪkə(r) Q
uäker 143
parasitic ˌpærəˈsɪtɪk p
arasitär
to reduce unemployment120. In the follow- 108
crash kræʃ Kurseinbruch, Crash 144
worm wɜːm W
urm
ing election, the Democrat Franklin D. 109
followed by ˈfɒləʊd baɪ gefolgt von 145
disease dɪˈziːz Krankheit
Roosevelt won by a landslide121. Hoover 110
the Great Depression ðə ˈɡreɪt dɪˈpreʃn G
roße 146
to prosper tǝ ˈprɒspə(r) b
lühen, florieren
moved into the Waldorf Towers luxury Depression, Weltwirtschaftskrise 147
annual ˈænjuəl jährlich
hotel, where, remarkably122, he stayed un- 111
import tariffs ˈɪmpɔːt ˈtærɪfs I mportzölle 148
incidence ˈɪnsɪdəns A
uftretenshäufigkeit,
til his death in 1964. He spent most of 112
to result in sth tə rɪˈzʌlt ɪn ˈsʌmθɪŋ z u etw. Inzidenz
the first decade there writing scathing123 führen, in etw. resultieren 149
to engage in sth tu ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ ɪn ˈsʌmθɪŋ s ich an
attacks on his opponent. In 1938, while 113
trade war treɪd wɔː(r) H
andelskrieg etw. beteiligen/für etw. engagieren
touring124 Europe, he stayed at Hermann 114
tax rise tæks raɪz S
teuererhöhung 150
modest ˈmɒdɪst bescheiden
Goring’s hunting lodge125, where he met 115
to rebalance sth tə riːˈbaləns ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. 151
to hold the record tə həʊld ðə ˈrekɔːd den
Hitler. Afterwards, he said that he thought ausgleichen Rekord halten

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Disgraced152 U.S. president Bill Clinton, while hubby169 also pops out170 to address 152
disgraced dɪsˈɡreɪst b
lamiert, in Ungnade
perhaps atoning for his sins153, worked top firms for a fee171 of USD 400,000 a gefallen
alongside 154 Jimmy Carter in the New shot172. Nice work if you can get it - that 153
to atone for one’s sins tu əˈtəʊn fə(r) wʌnz
Baptist Covenant, an association de- said, much of the money goes towards173 sɪnz für seine Sünden büßen
signed to address155 poverty, racial issues charitable donations174 and job creation 154
alongside əˌlɒŋˈsaɪd an der Seite,
and global conflict. He also supported his projects. neben
wife Hillary in her political campaigning156, So to the million-dollar question - what 155
to address sth tu əˈdres ˈsʌmθɪŋ sich mit etw.
but he still found time to make a few dol- will Donald Trump do next? It is not im- befassen, etw. ansprechen
lars speaking in public157. It helps if you possible that he will remain in politics. 156
campaigning kæmˈpeɪnɪŋ Wahlkampf
have the right voice for oration158, and for There is no doubting175 his appetite for a 157
to speak in public tə spiːk ɪn ˈpʌblɪk ö
ffentlich
that matter159, narration. Putting together160 fight. He could even run for election176 in sprechen
an unlikely trio of Bill Clinton, Mikhail four years’ time, trumping177 Joe Biden as 158
oration ɔːˈreɪʃn Rede, Ansprache
Gorbachev and actress Sophia Loren, re- the oldest president. What price would a 159
and for that matter,... ənd fə(r) ðət ˈmætə(r)
sulted in them winning the Best Spoken publisher pay for a tell-all178 exclusive179? und auch/außerdem, ...
Word161 Album for Children Grammy 2004 No doubt including links to Trump ho- 160
to put sth together tə pʊt ˈsʌmθɪŋ təˈɡeðə(r)
for narrating the Russian folk tale162, Peter tels and business courses, which he can etw. zusammenstellen
and the Wolf. To top it163, Clinton won the always fall back on180 and would probably 161
spoken word ˈspəʊkən ˈwɜːd g
esprochenes
Best Spoken Word Album award the fol- be more in demand181 than ever. Or maybe Wort
lowing164 year for talking us through his au- he will retreat182 quietly to a fishing lodge183 162
folk tale fəʊk teɪl V
olkserzählung
tobiography, My Life. in Colorado - unlikely. He may no longer 163
to top it... tə tɒp ɪt o
bendrein/dazu noch ...
Both Mr and Mrs Obama have made be president but there is every chance184 he 164
the following X ðə ˈfɒləʊɪŋ das nächste X
a pretty penny165 on advances166 and roy- will want to remain centre stage185. n 165
to make a pretty penny tə ˈmeɪk ə ˈprɪti ˈpeni
alties167 for their respective168 memoirs, ein hübsches Sümmchen verdienen
166
advance ədˈvɑːns Vorschuss
Margaret Thatcher 167
royalties ˈrɔɪəltiz T
antiemen
168
respective rɪˈspektɪv e
ntsprechend,
jeweilig
169
hubby ˈhʌbi Ehemann,
Göttergatte
170
to pop out tə pɒp aʊt k
urz rausgehen/
rausspringen
171
fee fiː G
ebühr
172
X a shot ə ʃɒt X
pro Stück
173
to go towards sth tə gəʊ təˈwɔːdz ˈsʌmθɪŋ a
n
etw. gehen, zu etw. beitragen
174
charitable donation ˈtʃærɪtəbl dəʊˈneɪʃn
Spende für wohltätige Zwecke
175
there is no doubting sth... ðeə(r) ɪz nəʊ
ˈdaʊtɪŋ ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw. steht außer Zweifel
176
to run for election tə rʌn fə(r) ɪˈlekʃn f ür eine
Wahl kandidieren
177
to trump sb tə trʌmp ˈsʌmbədi jdn.
übertrumpfen
178
tell-all tel ɔːl E
nthüllung
179
exclusive ɪkˈskluːsɪv E
xklusiv-
180
to fall back on sth tə fɔːl ˈbæk ɒn ˈsʌmθɪŋ auf
etw. zurückgreifen
181
in demand ɪn dɪˈmɑːnd gefragt
182
to retreat tə rɪˈtriːt s ich zurückziehen
183
lodge lɒdʒ H
ütte
184
there is every chance... ðeə(r) ɪz ˈevri tʃɑːns e
s
ist sehr wahrscheinlich, ...
185
(to be) centre stage tə bi ˈsentə(r) steɪdʒ ( im)
Mittelpunkt (stehen)
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China’s Belt and Road

Initiative - Lifeline
1 2
or Noose ?3
The venture4, inspired by the ancient5 Silk Road6, is the largest long-term7
investment programme in the history of the world. Janet Sandford explains
where it will go and the objectives8 behind it.
T
he Silk Road has a certain his- – Myanmar Economic Corridor 9
romance rəʊˈmæns R
omantik
torical romance9 about it, conjur- (BCIMEC) 10
to conjure sth up tə ˈkʌndʒə(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ ʌp e
tw.
ing up10 visions of intrepid11 trav- 6. China – Pakistan Economic Corridor (herauf)beschwören
ellers such as Marco Polo, who (CPEC) 11
intrepid ɪnˈtrepɪd u
nerschrocken,
returned with exotic goods and tales of The 21st Century Maritime25 Silk Road kühn
far-off12 lands. However, he was very much with connections from China’s massive 12
far-off fɑː(r) ɒf weit entfernt
a latecomer13 and the road, or more accu- seaports such as Shanghai, Shenzhen, 13
latecomer ˈleɪtkʌmə(r) N
achzügler
rately14, number of roads, which had been Guangzhou and Hong Kong to Indonesia, 14
more accurately mɔː(r) ˈækjərətli g
enauer
in existence15 for over a thousand years India, Egypt, the Horn of Africa 26 and 15
to be in existence tə bi ɪn ɪɡˈzɪstəns
(since the Han Dynasty) by the time he set Europe via the seaways27 of the South existieren
out16. These were east-west trade routes17 China Sea, Strait28 of Malacca, Indian 16
to set out tə set aʊt a
ufbrechen
connecting China with the Indian subcon- Ocean, Gulf of Bengal, Arabian Sea, 17
trade route treɪd ruːt H
andelsroute,
tinent, Persia, Arabian Gulf18, West Africa Persian Gulf and the Red Sea. Handelsweg
and Europe. Its modern reincarnation19 is 18
Arabian Gulf əˈreɪbiən ɡʌlf A
rabischer/
no less ambitious20. Persischer Golf
The Polar Silk Road 19
reincarnation ˌriːɪnkɑːˈneɪʃn Wiedergeburt,
Reinkarnation
A Silky21 Spider’s Web As if that were not enough29, in 2018, the 20
ambitious æmˈbɪʃəs ambitioniert,
Chinese government introduced plans to ehrgeizig
The plan to create the Belt and Road open another shipping30 front in the Arctic 21
silky ˈsɪlki s eidig, sanft, glatt
Initiative (BRI) was announced 22 by waters of the Northern Sea passage31, con- 22
to announce tu əˈnaʊns a
nkündigen
Chinese leader Xi Jinping in September necting China, Russia, Europe and even 23
corridor ˈkɒrɪdɔː(r) K
orridor
2013 during a visit to Kazakhstan. It has 24
peninsula pəˈnɪnsjʊlə H
albinsel
two elements: 1
Belt and Road Initiative belt ənd rəʊd ɪˈnɪʃətɪv 25
maritime ˈmærɪtaɪm S
ee-
The Silk Road Economic Belt, which Neue Seidenstraße 26
the Horn of Africa ðə hɔːn əv ˈæfrɪkə H
orn von
will be made up of six routes: 2
lifeline ˈlaɪflaɪn Rettungsleine, Afrika
1. New Eurasian Land Bridge Economic Lebensader 27
seaway ˈsiːweɪ S
eeweg
Corridor23 (NELBEC) 3
noose nuːs S
chlinge, Strick 28
strait streɪt M
eerenge,
2. China – Mongolia – Russia Economic 4
venture ˈventʃə(r) P
rojekt, Meeresstraße
Corridor (CMREC) Unternehmen 29
as if that was not enough... əz ɪf ðət wəz nɒt
3. China – Central Asia – West Asia 5
ancient ˈeɪnʃənt a
ntik, altertümlich ɪˈnʌf als wenn das nicht genug wäre, ...
Economic Corridor (CCWAEC) 6
Silk Road sɪlk rəʊd S
eidenstraße 30
shipping ˈʃɪpɪŋ V
ersand,
4. C hina – Indochina Peninsula 24 7
long-term lɒŋ tɜːm langfristig, Transport
Economic Corridor (CICPEC) auf lange Sicht 31
passage ˈpæsɪdʒ P
assage,
5. B angladesh – China – India 8
objective əbˈdʒektɪv Z
iel Überfahrt

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MAPPING THE BELT

AND ROAD INITIATIVE'S
PROGRESS
ZUGANGSCODE

beh
ODER HÖR ES
DIR AN AUF:
MOSCOW ALMATY
ROTTERDAM DUISBURG
BISHKEK
URUMQI XI'AN
SAMARKAND
LANZHOU BEIJING
ISTANBUL
VENICE KHORGOS
TEHERAN DUSHANBE GUANGZHOU FUZHOU

BEIHAI QUANZHOU
ATHENS KOLKATA
HANOI ZHANJIANG
HAIKOU
NAIROBI COLOMBO
KUALA
LAMPUR
JAKARTA
"
THANKS TO
THE BRI, SOON,
KHORGOS WILL
NO LONGER BE IN
THE MIDDLE OF
NOWHERE BUT AT
THE CENTRE OF
EVERYWHERE.
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Canada and America by sea. This is part lies just inside China on the border65 with
of China’s declared policy of “taking an Kazakhstan and sits at66 the epicentre67
active part in Arctic affairs32.” of Eurasia’s pole of inaccessibility - that
is, a darn long way from68 anywhere and
the farthest point on the continent from
Mad Stats33 an ocean. Where else to set up a dry port
and what is planned to be the world’s big-
Even without the polar route, accord- gest economic super-hub69, dubbed70 by the
ing to34 the World Bank, the BRI corri- South China Morning Post to be the “next
dors will impact35 70 economies (exclud- Dubai.” Thanks to the BRI, soon Khorgos
ing36 China), reducing travel time along the will no longer be in the middle of nowhere71
routes by 12 percent, increasing trade from but at the centre of everywhere - the spider
its current 2.7 percent to 9.7 percent and at the centre of the spider’s web. Locally,
lifting 7.6 million people out of extreme the Kazakhs72 stand to benefit the most73
poverty37. It will link ports as far apart38 as
Rotterdam and Guangzhou (over 9,000 km 32
affairs əˈfeəz A
ngelegenheiten
as the crow flies39). The completed BRI will 33
mad stats mæd ˈstæts v
errückte/wahnwitzige
cover over half the world’s population and Statistiken
around 33 percent of its GDP40. Estimates41 34
according to sb əˈkɔːdɪŋ tə ˈsʌmbədi
vary42 and this is a conservative figure43. laut jdm.
Suffice to say that44 the project is humon- 35
to impact sth tu ɪmˈpækt ˈsʌmθɪŋ s ich auf etw.
gous45 by anybody’s standards46. auswirken
The cost of the entire venture47 is likely 36
excluding sth ɪkˈskluːdɪŋ ˈsʌmθɪŋ
to be at least USD 750 bln, while invest- ausschließlich etw. 55
to put sth on the map tə pʊt ˈsʌmθɪŋ ɒn ðə
ment bank Morgan Stanley predicts48 that 37
to lift sb out of poverty tə lɪft ˈsʌmbədi aʊt əv mæp etw. bekannt machen
total costs could exceed49 USD 1.2 - 1.3 ˈpɒvəti jdn. aus der Armut holen 56
on a huge scale ɒn ə hjuːdʒ skeɪl
tln by 2027. That’s a lot of dosh50, so what 38
far apart faː(r) əˈpɑːt weit auseinander massenweise, im großen Maßstab
is the return on investment (ROI)51 that the 39
X as the crow flies əz ðə krəʊ flaɪz 57
undoubtedly ʌnˈdaʊtɪdli zweifellos
Chinese are hoping to gain - is it simply X Luftlinie 58
highway ˈhaɪweɪ Autobahn
to increase demand for52 and improve the 40
GDP (Gross Domestic Product) ˌdʒiː 59
part of the mix pɑːt əv ðə mɪks T
eil/
distribution of their products? That would diː ˈpiː ɡrəʊs dəˈmestɪk ˈprɒdʌkt B
IP Bestandteil der Mischung
certainly be one benefit53, but there may be (Bruttoinlandsprodukt) 60
to scratch the surface tə skrætʃ ðə ˈsɜːfɪs a
n
other geopolitical motivations. 41
estimate ˈestɪmət S
chätzung der Oberfläche kratzen
42
to vary tə ˈveəri s ich unterscheiden, 61
to intend to do sth tu ɪnˈtend tə du ˈsʌmθɪŋ
variieren beabsichtigen etw. zu tun
Putting the Pole of 43
conservative figure kənˈsɜːvətɪv ˈfɪɡə(r) 62
to model sth on sth tə ˈmɒdl ˈsʌmθɪŋ ɒn
Inaccessibility54 on the vorsichtige Zahl/Schätzung ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw. einer S. nachempfinden
Map55 44
suffice it to say that... səˈfaɪs ɪt tə ˈseɪ ðæt 63
arguably ˈɑːɡjuəbli wohl, unter Umständen
es genügt zu sagen, dass ... 64
you’d be forgiven if... jud bi fəˈɡɪvn ɪf Dir/
You would be mistaken in thinking 45
humongous hjuːˈmɒŋɡəs gigantisch, Ihnen sei es verziehen, wenn ...
that this is just a road-building project on riesig 65
border ˈbɔːdə(r) G
renze
a huge scale56. It is that, but also much, 46
by anybody’s standards baɪ ˈenibədiz 66
to sit at sth tə sɪt ət ˈsʌmθɪŋ irgendwo liegen/
much more. Undoubtedly57, highways58 ˈstændədz nach jedwedem Standard sitzen
will form part of the mix59, but add to this 47
venture ˈventʃə(r) P
rojekt, Unternehmen 67
epicentre ˈepɪsentə(r) E
pizentrum
railways, airports, ports, telecommunica- 48
to predict tə prɪˈdɪkt v
orhersagen 68
a darn long way from sth ə dɑːn ˈlɒŋ ˈweɪ frəm
tions networks and energy pipelines, and 49
to exceed tu ɪkˈsiːd ü
bertreffen, übersteigen ˈsʌmθɪŋ verdammt weit entfernt von etw.
you would still be just scratching the sur- 50
dosh ˈdɑːʃ K
ohle, Knete, Zaster 69
hub hʌb Zentrum, Mittelpunkt
face60. China intends to61 create 50 econom- 51
return on investment (ROI) rɪˈtɜːn ɒn 70
to dub sth sth tə dʌb ˈsʌmθɪŋ ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw. etw.
ic zones modelled on62 the development of ɪnˈvestmənt ˌɑː(r) əʊ ˈaɪ K
apitalrendite taufen/nennen
Shenzhen in the 1980s. 52
demand for sth dɪˈmɑːnd fə(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ 71
in the middle of nowhere ɪn ðə ˈmɪdl əv
Arguably63, one of the most unlikely lo- Nachfrage nach etw. ˈnəʊweə(r) m
itten im Nirgendwo
cations for such a zone is the small town 53
benefit ˈbenɪfɪt Vorteil, Gewinn 72
Kazakh ˈkæzæk kasachisch, Kasache
of Khorgos. You can be forgiven if64 you 54
pole of inaccessibility pəʊl əv ˌɪnækˌsesəˈbɪlɪti 73
to stand to benefit the most tə stænd tə ˈbenɪfɪt
haven’t heard of it, few people have. It Pol/Punkt der Unzugänglichkeit ðə məʊst a
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Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea and the 89

debt det S
chulden, Verbindlichkeit
much larger economy of Pakistan. But 90
strategic leveraging strəˈtiːdʒɪk ˈliːvərɪdʒɪŋ
concerns99 are also expressed regarding100 strategische Hebelwirkung/Nutzung
many tiny countries in the Indian Ocean, 91
simply put... ˈsɪmpli pʊt e
infach gesagt, ...
Micronesia and the South China Sea that 92
deliberately dɪˈlɪbərətli absichtlich,
could in time101, be manipulated or even bewusst
taken over102. Debts called in103 could be 93
inevitably ɪnˈevɪtəbli zwangsläufig, unweigerlich
cleared by conceding104 disputed105 island 94
to default tə dɪˈfɔːlt zahlungsunfähig werden, in
territories. If that sounds like scaremon- Verzug geraten
gering106, such methods have already been 95
payment in kind ˈpeɪmənt ɪn kaɪnd B
ezahlung in
used. In 2011, China cleared a debt with Naturalien, Sachleistung
Tajikistan107 with the handover108 of 1,158 96
to clear the debt tə klɪə(r) ðə det d
ie Schuld
square km of disputed territory. begleichen
Some political analysts also see the BRI 97
analysis əˈnæləsɪs A
nalyse
being used as a Trojan horse109 to gain in- 98
to identify sth tu aɪˈdentɪfaɪ ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw.
fluence110 in the trading and cooperation identifizieren
partnership, the Association of Southeast 99
to express concerns tu ɪkˈspres kənˈsɜːnz
Asian Nations (ASEAN)111, of which China Bedenken äußern
is not a member. 100
regarding sth rɪˈɡɑːdɪŋ ˈsʌmθɪŋ b
ezüglich etw.
More alarming112 is the fear that the 101
in time ɪn ˈtaɪm f ristgemäß, rechtzeitig
Chinese could be pursuing 113 a strate- 102
to take sth over tə teɪk ˈsʌmθɪŋ ˈəʊvə(r) e
tw.
gy of colonisation114 through stealth115, at übernehmen
first providing “advisers116” to consult and 103
to call sth in tə kɔːl ˈsʌmθɪŋ ɪn e
tw.
with access to74 goods via a new cross-bor- oversee117 projects, then Chinese compa- zurückfordern
der motorway75 and plenty of job oppor- nies to carry out118 the work, who would 104
to concede sth tə kənˈsiːd ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw.
tunities. It sounds like a great offer to get be staffed119, in part120 at least, by Chinese aufgeben
connected to what is likely to become the workers - all in need of121 housing122, school- 105
disputed dɪˈspjuːtɪd umstritten, angefochten
world’s most comprehensive76 trading and ing123, shops and services. 106
scaremongering ˈskeəmʌŋɡəɪŋ Panikmache
transport system, but are there any traps 107
Tajikistan tæˌdʒiːkɪˈstɑːn Tadschikistan
in the contract’s small print77 for countries 74
access to sth ˈækses tə ˈsʌmθɪŋ Z
ugang zu etw. 108
handover ˈhændəʊvə(r) Übergabe
signing up to78 the Belt and Road Initiative? motorway ˈməʊtəweɪ A
75
utobahn 109
Trojan horse ˈtrəʊdʒən hɔːs T
rojanisches Pferd
comprehensive ˌkɒmprɪˈhensɪv umfassend,
76 110
to gain influence tə ɡeɪn ˈɪnflʊəns a
n Einfluss
umfangreich gewinnen
Expensive Money small print smɔːl prɪnt K
77
leingedrucktes 111
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
to sign up to sth tə saɪn ʌp tə ˈsʌmθɪŋ s ich zu
78
(ASEAN) əˌsəʊʃiˈeɪʃn əv saʊθˈiːst ˈeɪdʒn ˈneɪʃnz
While China is putting its hand in its etw. anmelden ˈæsiæn Vereinigung südostasiatischer
pocket79 to drive80 the initiative, the BRI is to put one’s hand in one’s pocket tǝ ɪn wʌnz
79
Staaten
also being funded by loans81 to governments hænd ɪn wʌnz ˈpɒkɪt tief in die Tasche 112
alarming əˈlɑːmɪŋ a
larmierend
- in some cases, governments of very poor greifen 113
to pursue tə pəˈsjuː v
erfolgen
countries. What if they struggle to keep up to drive sth tə draɪv ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw. antreiben,
80 114
colonisation ˌkɒlənaɪˈzeɪʃn Besiedlung,
with82 repayments83 on substantial84 loans for führen Kolonisierung
projects that are so ambitious they would loan ləʊn K
81
redit 115
stealth stelθ L
ist, Heimlichkeit
never have considered85 them? Participant86 to keep up with sth tə kiːp ʌp wɪð ˈsʌmθɪŋ mit
82 116
adviser ədˈvaɪzə(r) Berater
countries could run the risk of87 being victims etw. Schritt halten 117
to oversee sth tu ˌəʊvəˈsiː ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw.
to88 “debt89-trap diplomacy” and “strategic repayment rɪˈpeɪmənt Tilgung,
83
beaufsichtigen
leveraging90.” Simply put91, that means de- Rückzahlung 118
to carry sth out tə ˈkæri ˈsʌmθɪŋ aʊt e
tw.
liberately92 lending money to countries that substantial səbˈstænʃl e
84
rheblich, durchführen, ausführen
will inevitably93 default94 and then accepting beträchtlich 119
to staff sth tə stɑːf ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. (mit Personal)
payment in kind95 to clear the debt96. to consider sth tə kənˈsɪdə(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
85
tw. in besetzen
An academic policy analysis97 report Betracht ziehen 120
in part ɪn pɑːt t eils, teilweise
produced by Harvard Kennedy School in participant pɑːˈtɪsɪpənt Teilnehmer
86 121
in need of sth ɪn niːd əv ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
iner S.
the United States identified98 what it de- to run the risk of X tə rʌn ðə rɪsk əv G
87
efahr bedürftig
scribed as “16 Chinese targets” for this laufen, X ... 122
housing ˈhaʊzɪŋ U
nterkunft
tactic. These include Cambodia, Thailand, victim to sth ˈvɪktɪm tə ˈsʌmθɪŋ O
88
pfer (von) etw. 123
schooling ˈskuːlɪŋ Ausbildung, Erziehung »
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The
The final worry concerns124 not Chinese intentions but poten-
tial local corruption125 as the vast126 sums of money up for grabs127
may prove just too much of a temptation128 for government offi-
cials129 and contractors130 looking to dip their fingers in the till131.
They may also be prepared to trample over132 human rights133
Ministry of
and environmental protection rules if a motorway happens to
cut through134 villages135 or if a power plant136 destroys an impor-
tant natural habitat137.
Picking Up the Tab138
Like many an explorer before, nobody can be sure what this

road might lead to - maybe untold139 treasures or a messy140 end.
Possibilities
Western analysts, suspicious of141 the underlying142 Chinese mo-
tives will almost inevitably143 take a jaundiced144 perspective and Forget conventional1 health and
view it as145 an audacious146 power grab147. Whether it is or not,
many businesses and individuals stand to gain148 significantly149
educational departments2, some
from the increased commerce and continental interconnectivi- countries are thinking outside the box3
ty150. At the same time, someone somewhere will have to pay when it comes to4 government ministries,
the price, for, as the saying goes151, “there’s no such thing as a
free lunch152.” n none more so than the United Arab
Emirates5 - Janet Sandford explains.
W
124
to concern sth tǝ kənˈsɜːn ˈsʌmθɪŋ messy ˈmesi c haotisch, unschön
140
etw. betreffen suspicious of sth səˈspɪʃəs əv

141
e have become 5
the United Arab Emirates (UAE) ðə
corruption kəˈrʌpʃn Korruption
125
ˈsʌmθɪŋ misstrauisch ggü. etw. accustomed to 6
juˌnaɪtɪd ˌærəb ˈemɪrəts ˌjuː eɪ ˈiː
vast vɑːst gewaltig, enorm, riesig
126
underlying ʌndəˈlaɪɪŋ
142
dividing nation- Vereinigte Arabische Emirate (VAE)
(to be) up for grabs ʌp fə(r) ɡræbz
127
zugrundeliegend al governance7 6
to become accustomed to sth tə
zu haben (sein) inevitably ɪnˈevɪtəbli zwangsläufig,
143
into traditional responsibilities
8
bɪˈkʌm əˈkʌstəmd tə ˈsʌmθɪŋ sich an
temptation tempˈteɪʃn Versuchung
128
unvermeidlich such as defence9, foreign affairs10 etw. gewöhnen
government official ˈɡʌvənmənt
129
jaundiced ˈdʒɔːndɪst neidisch,
144
and finance, but some more en- 7
governance ˈɡʌvənəns Führung,
əˈfɪʃl R
egierungsbeamter eifersüchtig terprising11 people are asking if Regierung
contractor kənˈtræktə(r)
130
to view sth as tə vjuː ˈsʌmθɪŋ æz
145
they are still fit for purpose12. 8
to divide sth into sth tǝ dɪˈvaɪd
Auftragnehmer, Dienstleister etw. als etw. ansehen ˈsʌmθɪŋ ˈɪntǝ ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw. in etw.
to dip one’s fingers in the till tə
131
audacious ɔːˈdeɪʃəs d
146
reist, conventional kənˈvenʃnəl
1
(unter)teilen
dɪp wʌnz ˈfɪŋɡəz ɪn ðə tɪl s eine kühn herkömmlich, konventionell 9
defence dɪˈfens Verteidigung
Finger in die Kasse stecken (sich power grab ˈpaʊə(r) ɡræb
147
department dɪˈpɑːtmənt Abteilung,
2 10
foreign affairs ˈfɒrən əˈfeəz
Geld aus der Kasse nehmen) Machtübernahme, Griff nach der Amt, Ministerium Außenpolitik
to trample over sth tə ˈtræmpl
132
Macht to think outside the box tə θɪŋk
3 11
enterprising ˈentəpraɪzɪŋ
ˈəʊvə(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. mit Füßen to stand to gain sth tə stænd
148
ˌaʊtˈsaɪd ðə bɒks q
uer denken unternehmerisch, einfallsreich
treten tə ɡeɪn ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw. gewinnen when it comes to sth wen ɪt kʌmz tə
4 12
to be fit for purpose tə bi fɪt fə(r)
human rights ˈhjuːmən raɪts
133
können ˈsʌmθɪŋ wenn es um etw. geht ˈpɜːpəs s einen Zweck erfüllen
Menschenrechte significantly sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntli
149
to cut through sth tə kʌt θruː

134
bedeutend, erheblich
ˈsʌmθɪŋ durch etw. schneiden interconnectivity ˌɪntəkəˈnektɪvɪti
150
village ˈvɪlɪdʒ Dorf
135
Vernetzbarkeit,
power plant ˈpaʊə(r) plɑːnt
136
Vernetzungsfähigkeit
Elektrizitätswerk as the saying goes əz ðə ˈseɪɪŋ
151
natural habitat ˈnætʃrəl ˈhæbɪtæt

137
ɡəʊz w
ie man sagt, wie das
natürlicher Lebensraum Sprichwort sagt
to pick up the tab tə pɪk ʌp ðə tæb
138
there’s no such thing as a free
152
die Rechnung begleichen lunch ðeəz nəʊ sʌtʃ ˈθɪŋ əz ə friː ˈlʌntʃ

untold ˌʌnˈtəʊld u
139
nbeschreiblich, nichts ist umsonst
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The year 2020 was a game changer13 • The Department of Anticipatory30

as office workers stayed at home and vir- Services – that aims to redefine31 cus-
tual meetings became the norm. Online tomer experience in all areas and
shopping and home deliveries purloined14 provides anticipatory services to the
a large chunk15 of the retail market while public
the march of16 bots17 and other new technol- • The Department of Behavioural32
ogies gained added impetus18. Maybe gov- Rewards – developing an approach
ernments need to respond to19 this changing for incentivising33 positive behaviour
economic and technological landscape20 - through a point-based34 rewards sys-
the UAE certainly thought so. tem that can be used in payments for
government services
• The Department of UAE Talent –
Tackling21 the Impossible creating a nurturing35 environment
to empower36 Emiratis37 to be part of
In April 2019, Sheikh22 Mohammed
bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the UAE’s landscape ˈlændskeɪp L
20
andschaft
prime minister23 and ruler of the Emirate24 to tackle sth tə ˈtækl ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw. in Angriff
21
of Dubai, introduced the world’s first25 nehmen

virtual ministry called the Ministry of sheikh ʃeɪk S
22
cheich
Possibilities. Unlike typical government prime minister praɪm ˈmɪnɪstə(r) P
23
remierminister
structures, there will be no single minis- emirate ˈemərət E
24
mirat
ter responsible, but it will be managed26 by world’s first X wɜːldz ˈfɜːst a
25
llererstes X
the entire cabinet. The ministry’s aim as to manage sth tə ˈmænɪdʒ ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
26
tw.
described on its website is, verwalten/managen
To tackle impossible challenges effec- quality of life ˈkwɒlɪti əv laɪf Lebensqualität
27
tively through new innovative models and to pursue sth tə pəˈsjuː ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
28
tw. betreiben
working methods aiming to improve peo- to delegate sth to sb tə ˈdelɪɡeɪt ˈsʌmθɪŋ tə
29
ple’s quality of life27. ˈsʌmbədi jdm. etw. übertragen

This will be pursued28 through national anticipatory ænˈtɪsɪpətəri v
30
orausschauend,
projects delegated to29 four departments: antizipatorisch
to redefine sth tǝ ˌriːdɪˈfaɪn ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw. neu
31
13
game changer ɡeɪm ˈtʃeɪndʒə(r) S
pielwende, definieren
etw. das alles (ver)ändert behavioural bɪˈheɪvjərəl V
32
erhaltens-
to purloin sth tə pɜːˈlɔɪn ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
14
tw. stehlen to incentivise sth tə ɪnˈsentɪvaɪz ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw. als
33
chunk tʃʌŋk B
15
rocken, Stück Anreiz nutzen
the march of X ði: mɑːtʃ əv der Aufmarsch/
16
point-based pɔɪnt beɪst p
34
unktbasiert
Aufstieg von X nurturing ˈnɜːtʃərɪŋ f ürsorglich, pflegend
35
bot bɒt Bot, Roboter

17
to empower sb tu ɪmˈpaʊə(r) ˈsʌmbədi jdn.
36
impetus ˈɪmpɪtəs Schwung, Schub, Antrieb

18
stärken, befähigen
to respond to sth tə rɪˈspɒnd tə ˈsʌmθɪŋ a
19
uf etw. Emiratis ˌemɪˈrɑːtiz E
37
mirater (Einwohner der
antworten/reagieren Emirate)
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the country’s development and future The Ministry of to commemorate sth tə kəˈmeməreɪt ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
47
tw.
design Absurdity62? feiern, zelebrieren
• T he Department of Government hub hʌb Z
48
entrum, Mittelpunkt
Procurement38 – it aims to make gov- If governmental innovation is a glob- centennial senˈtenɪəl H
49
undertjahrfeier,
ernment procurement faster and more al competition63, what are other coun- hundertjährig
accessible, especially for small to me- tries doing to respond more radically64 to entrepreneur ˌɒntrəprəˈnɜː(r) U
50
nternehmer
dium-sized enterprises (SMEs)39. modern times? Maybe one way of deal- start-up stɑːt ʌp S
51
tart-up-Unternehmen
Some of the sub-goals of these depart- ing with65 the future is to look to the past66 lab (laboratory) læb ləˈbɒrətri L
52
abor
ments concern40 developing an online gov- and rekindle67 time-honoured68 traditions. research facility ˈrɪsɜːtʃ fəˈsɪlɪti
53
ernment platform that would speed up41 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi did Forschungseinrichtung
government purchases42 from 60 days to that in 2014 when his government creat- accelerator əkˈseləreɪtə(r) B
54
eschleuniger
just six and identify talent for the future, ed a minister of AYUSH – an acronym69 youth juːθ Jugend, Jugendliche
55
including every child. for Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and enterprise ˈentəpraɪz U
56
nternehmen
(Source: UAE government website) Homeopathy. The aim was to promote tra- as X puts it əz ˈpʊts ɪt w
57
ie X es ausdrückt
ditional Indian practices and it included an human being ˈhjuːmən ˈbiːɪŋ m
58
enschliches
International Day of Yoga in which the PM Lebewesen
AREA 2071 participated70. to improve sth tu ɪmˈpruːv ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw. verbessern
59
Leaving spiritualism71 to one side and fo- far-reaching fɑː(r) ˈriːtʃɪŋ weitreichend,

60
Is this all the usual governmental spin 43

cusing on the practical and mundane72, al- folgenschwer
or is there any substance44 behind it? There though something that affects73 every human impact ˈɪmpækt Effekt, Wirkung
61
is certainly a physical manifestation45 in the being, in the same year, Japan’s Minister for absurdity əbˈsɜːdəti A
62
bsurdität
form of AREA 2071. The date refers to Women’s Empowerment74 Haruko Arimura competition ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn Wettbewerb,
63
what will be the centenary46 of the union was dubbed75 “Minister for Toilets” when Konkurrenzkampf
of Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, she embarked on76 a campaign to improve radically ˈrædɪkli radikal
64
Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain that formed dirty public toilets. Her argument77 was that to deal with sth tə diːl wɪð ˈsʌmθɪŋ s ich mit etw.
65
the United Arab Emirates, but the ambi- to enable women to go78 to work, they need beschäftigen, etw. erledigen
tions are far greater than commemorating47 access to clean public facilities79. Maybe she to look to the past tə lʊk tə ðə pɑːst in die
66
an inauguration. AREA 2071 is a technolo- had a point80, but is there a risk this could all Vergangenheit schauen
gy and business hub48 based in the Emirates get a bit silly in the way that Monty Python to rekindle sth tə ˌriːˈkɪndl ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw.
67
Towers, Dubai, the aim of which, accord- lampooned81 absurd government initia- wiederaufleben lassen
ing to Sheikh Mohammed, is to realise the tives through their Ministry of Silly Walks? time-honoured ˈtaɪm ɒnəd a
68
ltehrwürdig
UAE’s Centennial49 Vision for 2071. It is Speaking of Britain, Theresa May, the ill-fat- acronym ˈækrənɪm Akronym, Kurzwort
69
an ecosystem bringing together the public ed82 ex-prime minister of the Brexit impasse83, to participate in sth tə pɑːˈtɪsɪpeɪt ɪn ˈsʌmθɪŋ a
70
n etw.
sector, international corporations, entrepre- appointed Tracey Crouch as her first Minister teilnehmen
neurs50, start-ups51, SMEs, academic insti- for Loneliness84. Ms Crouch said: spiritualism ˈspɪrɪtʃʊəlɪzəm S
71
piritualismus
tutions, technology labs52 and research fa- Loneliness is a serious issue that affects mundane mʌnˈdeɪn a
72
lltäglich, banal, profan
cilities53 and government programmes, for people of all ages and backgrounds85, and it to affect sb tu əˈfekt ˈsʌmbədi jdn. betreffen
73
example, Dubai’s Future Accelerators54. is right that we tackle it head on86. empowerment ɪmˈpaʊəmǝnt Stärkung,
74
Many big names, such as IBM, Ernst and Ermächtigung

Young and Pfizer are already present, al- procurement prəˈkjʊəmənt A
38
uftragswesen, to dub sb X tə dʌb ˈsʌmbədi jdn. X taufen/nennen
75
though the focus is on youth55 and new en- Beschaffung to embark on sth tu ɪmˈbɑːk ɒn ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw.
76
terprises56. As Sheikh Mohammed puts it57: small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) smɔːl

39
beginnen
“Human beings58, their ideas, innova- tə ˈmiːdiəm saɪzd ˈentəpraɪzɪz ˌes əm ˈɪz k
leine und argument ˈɑːɡjumənt Argument
77
tions, dreams and connections, are the mittelständische Unternehmen (KMU) to enable sb to do sth tu ɪˈneɪbl ˈsʌmbədi tə du
78
capital of the future. Because where great to concern sth tǝ kənˈsɜːn ˈsʌmθɪŋ s ich auf etw.
40
ˈsʌmθɪŋ jdm. ermöglichen, etw. zu tun
minds go today, great things will happen beziehen public facilities ˈpʌblɪk fəˈsɪlɪtɪz öffentliche
79
tomorrow.” to speed sth up tə spiːd ˈsʌmθɪŋ ʌp etw.

41
Einrichtungen
Those ‘great things’ extend far beyond beschleunigen to have a point tə həv ə pɔɪnt R
80
echt haben
improving59 the efficiency of UAE gov- purchase ˈpɜːtʃəs K
42
auf, Erwerb to lampoon sth tə læmˈpuːn ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw. verspotten
81
ernment services, the bigger goal is to es- spin spɪn M

43
einungsmache, Erfindung ill-fated ɪl ˈfeɪtɪd u
82
nglückselig
tablish Dubai as the world leader in tech- substance ˈsʌbstəns Inhalt, Wahrheitsgehalt
44
impasse ˈɪmpæs H
83
ängepartie, Sackgasse
nological innovation with a far-reaching60 physical manifestation ˈfɪzɪkl ˌmænɪfeˈsteɪʃn
45
loneliness ˈləʊnlɪnəs E
84
insamkeit
global impact61 by “co-creating” the future. physische Manifestation background ˈbækɡraʊnd H
85
erkunft, Hintergrund
centenary senˈtiːnəri H
46
undertjahrfeier head on hed ɒn d
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Notable Nouns
Match the nouns from the text with the correct definitions.
Mohammed Bin Raszid al-Maktum

1 Game changer A A centre of activity or business
2 Impetus B A situation in which no progress is possible
Around the same time, the Canadian
government appointed Filomena Tassi as 3 Procurement C Presenting information in a specific way
Minister of Seniors with a brief87 to bring
isolated88 elderly89 people back into the
4 Spin D The state of being unreasonable1 and ridiculous2
community90. 5 Centenary E The particular way a language is spoken, usual-
The issue of sadness, or should we say, ly by people in the same profession
happiness, has not escaped the UAE govern- 6 Hub F Something that makes an activity happen
ment. In fact, as seems to be the case, they
were ahead of the game91. In February 2016, 7 Absurdity G The 100th anniversary3 of an important event
they appointed Her Excellency92 Ohoud Al
8 Impasse H An imagined4 future state in which everyone
Roumi as Minister for Happiness. The minis- suffers from5 injustice6
try has a happiness experience strategy aimed
9 Dystopia I Something that causes a significant7 shift8 in the
at developing
way things are done
“An academically sound ‘Happiness
10 Parlance J Obtaining necessary materials
Experience’ (HX) strategy, designed to guide
policymakers93, government and private sec-
tor leadership.”
Furthermore94, it aims to: unreasonable ʌnˈriːznəbl unvernünftig,
1 5
to suffer from something tə ˈsʌfə(r) frəm
“Estimate95 the predicted96 happiness im- unverschämt ˈsʌmθɪŋ an etw. leiden
pact on constituents97 from proposed new ridiculous rɪˈdɪkjʊləs lächerlich
2 6
injustice ɪnˈʤʌstɪs U
ngerechtigkeit
projects.” anniversary ˌænɪˈvɜːsəri Jubiläum, Jahrestag
3 7
significant sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt b
edeutend, erheblich
It sounds great, doesn’t it? A govern- imagined ɪˈmæʤɪnd gedacht, vorgestellt
4 8
shift ʃɪft V
eränderung, Wechsel
ment that wants to make you happy for a
change, but wait a minute, haven’t we been Answers:
here before? D, 8. B, 9. H, 10. E
1. I, 2. F, 3. J, 4. C, 5. G, 6. A, 7.
Does a Bright Future or

Dystopia98 Await Us? with107 the needs and processes of the current 96
predicted prɪˈdɪktɪd vorausgesagt,
era. They understand that the future is not prognostiziert
How about the Ministry of Love, Ministry just history fast-forwarded108 but something 97
constituent kənˈstɪtjʊənt W
ähler
of Peace, Ministry of Plenty or Ministry of that can be shaped - a future in which any- 98
dystopia dɪˈstopiə Dystopie
Truth? Sound familiar99? These were the min- thing is possible. n 99
sound familiar? ˈsaʊnd fəˈmɪlɪə(r) K
ommt Ihnen/Dir
istries of George Orwell’s dystopian and im- bekannt vor?
mensely100 prophetic101 1984, and in the par- brief briːf Mandat
87 100
immensely ɪˈmensli ungemein, immens
lance102 of doublespeak103, these were the isolated ˈaɪsəleɪtɪd isoliert
88 101
prophetic prəˈfetɪk p
rophetisch
opposite104 of what they described. Is there a elderly ˈeldəli ä
89
lter, betagt 102
parlance ˈpɑːləns Jargon, Redeweise
risk that with governments’ ability to meas- community kəˈmjuːnɪti Gemeinschaft
90 103
doublespeak ˈdʌblˌspik Doppelzüngigkeit
ure105 and monitor every aspect of our lives to be ahead of the game tə bi əˈhed əv ðə ɡeɪm d
91
er 104
opposite ˈɒpəzɪt Gegenteil
from movement, expenditure106, health and Konkurrenz voraus sein 105
to measure sth tə ˈmeʒə(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. messen
happiness, there will come a time when our Her Excellency hər ˈeksələnsi Ihre Exzellenz
92 106
expenditure ɪkˈspendɪtʃə(r) Ausgaben
activities and moods are not just recorded policymaker ˈpɒləsimeɪkə(r) p
93
olitischer 107
in tune with sth ɪn tjuːn wɪð ˈsʌmθɪŋ im Einklang
but controlled? Entscheidungsträger mit etw.
What the Emiratis have created is truly furthermore ˌfɜːðəˈmɔː(r) außerdem, zusätzlich
94 108
to fast-forward sth tə fɑːst ˈfɔːwəd ˈsʌmθɪŋ
innovative and shows a government in tune to estimate sth tu ˈestɪmeɪt ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
95
tw. schätzen etw. vorspulen, beschleunigen
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by Witold Gadomski
Fear of Chinese
16
to hear from sb tə hɪə(r) frəm ˈsʌmbədi v
on
jdm. hören/eine Rückmeldung erhalten
17
legislative proposal ˈledʒɪslətɪv prəˈpəʊzl
Takeovers1
Gesetzgebungsvorschlag
18
according to sb əˈkɔːdɪŋ tə ˈsʌmbədi nach/laut jdm.
19
executive vice-president ɪɡˈzekjʊtɪv ˌvaɪs
ˈprezɪdənt s tellvertretende Vizepräsidentin
20
in charge of sth ɪn tʃɑːdʒ əv ˈsʌmθɪŋ
verantwortlich für etw.
competition policy ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn ˈpɒləsi
The outbreak2 of the pandemic has caused a
21
Wettbewerbspolitik
significant3 slump4 on global stock markets5. 22

interlinked ˌɪntəˈlɪŋkt v
erflochten, verbunden
23
to remain tə rɪˈmeɪn b
leiben
European, North American and Australian politicians 24
vigilant ˈvɪdʒɪlənt wachsam
have begun to fear that this will make for6 a perfect 25
unfair competition from
opportunity for hostile7 takeovers of companies by sb ˌʌnˈfeə(r) ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn frəm ˈsʌmbədi

Wettbewerbsverzerrung durch jdn.
state-funded8 foreign firms, especially companies 26
to benefit from sth tə ˈbenɪfɪt frəm ˈsʌmθɪŋ v
on
hailing from9 China. etw. profitieren

27
prosperity prɒˈsperɪti W
ohlstand, Erfolg
I
28
level playing field ˈlevl ˈpleɪɪŋ fiːld g
leiche
n June 2020, the EC adopted a White
10
document defines state subsidies as any Wettbewerbsvoraussetzung
Paper11 dealing with12 the disruption13 state-sponsored loans, guarantees31, capital 29
to state tə steɪt a
ussagen, darlegen
foreign subsidies14 were causing in injections32 and tax33 or debt reliefs34. China 30
legislature ˈledʒɪsleɪtʃə(r) L
egislative,
the Single Market15. The Commission is not explicitly35 mentioned, but Brussels Gesetzgeber
wanted to hear from16 all interested parties. referred to36 the Asian superpower37 as “a 31
guarantees ˌɡærənˈtiːz G
arantien
The public consultation, which ended on systemic rival” just a year ago. 32
capital injection ˈkæpɪtəl ɪnˈdʒekʃn
September 23, 2020, should help the EC In a statement released38 on June 17, Kapitalspritze
prepare the proper legislative proposals17. the Commission notes39 that “there is a 33
tax relief tæks rɪˈliːf S
teuererleichterung
According to18 Executive Vice-President19 growing number of instances40 in which 34
debt relief det rɪˈliːf S
chuldenerlass
Margrethe Vestager, in charge of20 com- foreign subsidies seem to have facilitated41 35
explicitly ɪkˈsplɪsɪtli a
usdrücklich, explizit
petition policy21 and digital economy, the the acquisition42 of EU companies or dis- 36
to refer to sth tə rɪˈfɜː(r) tə ˈsʌmθɪŋ s ich auf
European economy is open and closely torted43 the investment decisions, market etw. beziehen, von etw. sprechen
interlinked22 to the rest of the world, but operations or pricing policies, or distort- 37
superpower ˈsuːpəpaʊə(r) S
upermacht
must remain23 vigilant24 to unfair competi- ed bidding44 in public procurement45, to the 38
to release sth tə rɪˈliːs ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw.
tion from25 non-EU companies benefiting detriment46 of non-subsidised companies.” veröffentlichen
from26 state subsidies. “The Single Market The threat from Chinese companies was 39
to note tə nəʊt b
emerken, feststellen
is key to Europe’s prosperity27 and it only also discussed in the European Parliament47. 40
instance ˈɪnstəns F
all, Vorfall
works well if there is a level playing field28,” “Imagine a football match where the for- 41
to facilitate sth tə fəˈsɪlɪteɪt ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw.
she stated29. eign side follows rules that are much easier unterstützen, begünstigen
The recommendations within the White than those on the home side48. What’s the 42
acquisition ˌækwɪˈzɪʃn K
auf, Erwerb
Paper are expected to become part of point of49 even watching the match, because 43
to distort sth tə dɪˈstɔːt ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw.
EU legislature30 by the end of 2020. The you know ahead of time50 who’s going to verfälschen, verzerren, entstellen
44
bidding ˈbɪdɪŋ Angebot, Ausschreibung
1
takeover ˈteɪkəʊvə(r) Ü
bernahme herstammen von/aus X 45
public procurement ˈpʌblɪk prəˈkjʊəmənt
2
outbreak ˈaʊtbreɪk A
usbruch 10
the EC (European Commission) ði ˌiː ˈsiː öffentliche Auftragsvergabe
3
significant sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt bedeutend, erheblich ˌjʊərəˈpɪən kəˈmɪʃn E
U-Kommission 46
to sb’s detriment tə ˈsʌmbədɪz ˈdetrɪmənt z u
4
slump slʌmp Einbruch, Fall, Rezession 11
white paper waɪt ˈpeɪpə(r) W
eißbuch jds. Nachteil
5
stock market stɒk ˈmɑːkɪt Aktienmarkt, Börse 12
dealing with sth ˈdiːlɪŋ wɪð ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. 47
parliament ˈpɑːləmənt Parlament
6
to make for sth tə meɪk fə(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. behandelnd 48
home side həʊm saɪd G
astgeber,
darstellen 13
disruption dɪsˈrʌpʃn S
törung Heimmannschaft
7
hostile ˈhɒstaɪl f eindlich 14
subsidies ˈsʌbsədiz Subventionen, Zuschüsse 49
what’s the point of doing sth? ˈwɒts ðə pɔɪnt
8
state-funded steɪt fʌndɪd s taatlich finanziert 15
the single market ðə ˈsɪŋɡl ˈmɑːkɪt əv ˈduːɪŋ ˈsʌmθɪŋ Was soll das Ganze bringen?
9
to hail from X tə heɪl frəm h
erkommen/ Binnenmarkt, Gemeinschaftsmarkt 50
ahead of time əˈhed əv ˈtaɪm v
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win,” said the French MEP51 Stéphanie 54

impact ˈɪmpækt Auswirkung, Folge 60
assertive əˈsɜːtɪv d
urchsetzungsfähig,
Yon-Courtin. Luxembourg’s representa- 55
proverbial prəˈvɜːbiəl s prichwörtlich aggressiv
tive Christophe Hansen adds that China 56
the elephant in the room ði ˈelɪfənt ɪn ðə ruːm 61
murky ˈmɜːki d
unkel, unklar, trüb
is not the only state shopping for52 compa- der Elefant im Zimmer, das Problem 62
to impose sth tu ɪmˈpəʊz ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw.
nies weakened53 by the impact54 of the pan- 57
to enforce sth tu ɪnˈfɔːs ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw. Geltung anordnen, auferlegen
demic, but it is definitely the proverbial55 verschaffen
elephant in the room56 in this debate. The 58
an open-shop policy ən ˈəʊpən ʃɒp ˈpɒləsi
EU should enforce57 fair competition if it Politik der offenen Tür
wants the public to continue to support its 59
protectionism prəˈtekʃənɪzm
trade policy. Schutzzollpolitik,
So far, the EU has had an open-shop Protektionismus
economic policy58, and criticised president
Donald Trump for protectionism59. But af-
ter dealing with highly assertive60 Chinese
firms that benefitted from murky61 ties with
the Chinese state, it has decided to impose62
restrictions.
51
MEP (Member of European
Parliament) ˌem iː ˈpiː ˈmembə(r) əv
ˌjʊərəˈpɪən ˈpɑːləmənt M
itglied des
Europaparlaments (MdEP)
52
to shop for sth tə ʃɒp fə(r)
ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw. einkaufen/
suchen
53
weakened ˈwiːkənd
geschwächt
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3wq
ODER HÖR ES
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The China Chamber of Commerce63 to aren’t supplied with98 hidden subsidies 78

a cause for concern for sb ə kɔːz fə(r) kənˈsɜːn
the EU has voiced criticism64 of the EC when they invest in China. fə(r) ˈsʌmbədi für jdn. Grund zur Sorge
plan to protect companies against takeo- This fact was not lost on99 Merkel, and 79
capacity kəˈpæsəti Kapazität, Befugnis,
vers supported by foreign states. “The le- in October 2016 her government revoked100 Fähigkeit
gal tools proposed in the White Paper lack its approval101 of the takeover of the semi- 80
to evidence sth tu ˈevɪdəns ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw.
a clear legal basis65 ... and produce dou- conductor102 manufacturer103 Aixtron SE by belegen, beweisen
ble standards66,” claims the organisation, the Chinese Fujian Grand Chip Investment 81
a string of sth ə strɪŋ əv ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
ine Reihe
comprised of67 about 1,000 Chinese com- Fund. Earlier, Aixtron had agreed to a (von) etw.
panies (through chambers in EU Member takeover bid of EUR 676 mln. 82
acquisition ˌækwɪˈzɪʃn Kauf, Erwerb
States68). The Fund is owned by private investor 83
case in point keɪs ɪn pɔɪnt P
aradebeispiel
Zhendong Liu (51%) and by Chinese local 84
manufacture ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃə(r) H
erstellung,
government104 company Zhongyao Wang Produktion
Chinese Expansion69 into (49%). Eventually105, the German Federal 85
to be listed on the stock exchange tə bi ˈlɪstɪd
the EU Ministry of Economy revoked the approv- ɒn ðə stɒk ɪkˈstʃeɪndʒ b
örsennotiert sein
al and announced a review106 of the invest- 86
major shareholder ˈmeɪdʒə(r) ˈʃeəhəʊldə(r)
Up until recently, cash-rich70 Chinese ments made by foreign companies. Großaktionär
companies were welcome71 in Europe. Another example of Chinese corporate 87
stock stɒk A
ktie
They provided fresh capital to72 strug- takeover of a European tech firm was the 88
native ˈneɪtɪv gebürtig, -stämmig
gling73 companies like the Swedish car- 2016 acquisition of a controlling stake107 89
CEO (Chief Executive Officer) ˌsiː iːˈəʊ
maker74 Volvo, the Italian tyre75 producer in the Finnish mobile game developer108 tʃiːf ɪɡˈzekjʊtɪv ˈɒfɪsə(r) C
EO, Firmenchef,
Pirelli, the French resort76 operator Club Supercell by the tech giant109 Tencent. Generaldirektor
Med or the Greek port of Pireus. But such Japanese SoftBank helped the Chinese 90
CFO (Chief Financial Officer) ˌsiː ef ˈəʊ tʃiːf
unchecked77 expansion became a cause for corporation by buying Supercell’s major- faɪˈnænʃl ˈɒfɪsə(r) Finanzchef
concern for78 the EC. ity stake directly and through a subsidi- 91
supervisory board ˌsuːpəˈvaɪzəri bɔːd
According to the Mercator Institute ary110 between 2013 and 2015. It then sold Aufsichtsrat
for China Studies, a Berlin-based think more than 80% of the shares to Tencent’s 92
to chair sth tə tʃeə(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. vorstehen
tank, the Chinese leadership has been clear Luxembourg-based subsidiary, Halti SA. 93
to rank X tə ræŋk a
uf Platz/Rang X liegen
about using state funds to obtain techno- This complex transaction made EU pol- 94
authorities ɔːˈθɒrətiz B
ehörden
logical capacities79 abroad and then move iticians even more wary of111 outside in- 95
to oppose sth tu əˈpəʊz ˈsʌmθɪŋ g
egen etw. sein,
them to China, as evidenced80 by a string vestors, who (like SoftBank) can work sich etw. widersetzen
of81 acquisitions82 made over the last few for Chinese firms, and indirectly112, for the 96
chancellor ˈtʃɑːnsələ(r) K
anzler
years. Chinese government. 97
to take over tə teɪk ˈəʊvə(r) e
tw. übernehmen
A case in point83 is the 2016 takeover 98
to supply sth with sth tə səˈplaɪ ˈsʌmθɪŋ wɪð
of German firm Kuka AG, global lead- ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw. mit etw. versorgen
er in robot manufacture84, by the Chinese 63
chamber of commerce ˈtʃeɪmbə(r) əv ˈkɒmɜːs 99
not to be lost on sb nɒt tə bi lɒst ɒn ˈsʌmbədi
Midea Group. The company was listed on Handelskammer jdm. nicht entgehen
the stock exchange85 and had three ma- to voice criticism tə vɔɪs ˈkrɪtɪsɪzm K
64
ritik äußern 100
to revoke sth tə rɪˈvəʊk ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. für
jor shareholders86. Midea acquired 90% legal basis ˈliːɡl ˈbeɪsɪs G
65
esetzesgrundlage ungültig erklären
of its stock87 and is in complete control. double standard ˈdʌbl ˈstændəd Doppelmoral
66 101
approval əˈpruːvl Genehmigung
While German native 88 Peter Mohnen X comprised of Y kəmˈpraɪzd əv X aus Y
67 102
semiconductor ˌsemɪkənˈdʌktə(r) Halbleiter
is CEO89 (he used to be Kuka’s CFO90), bestehend 103
manufacturer ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃərə(r) H
ersteller
the Supervisory Board91 is chaired92 by member state ˈmembə(r) steɪt Mitgliedsstaat
68 104
local government ˈləʊkl ˈɡʌvənmənt
Yanmin (Andy) Gu – Vice-President expansion ɪkˈspænʃn Expansion, Ausdehnung
69
Lokalverwaltung
and Global Director of the Midea Group cash-rich kæʃ rɪtʃ k
70
apitalkräftig 105
eventually ɪˈventʃʊəli schließlich, letztendlich
Corporation. welcome somewhere ˈwelkəm ˈsʌmweə(r)
71 106
review rɪˈvjuː Bericht, Überprüfung
Midea ranks93 447 on the Fortune 500 irgendwo willkommen 107
controlling stake kənˈtrəʊlɪŋ steɪk K
ontrollpaket
– a list of the biggest corporations in the to provide sth to sb tə prəˈvaɪd ˈsʌmθɪŋ tə
72 108
game developer ɡeɪm dɪˈveləpə(r)
world. The German authorities94 did not op- ˈsʌmbədi etw. stellen/zur Verfügung stellen Spieleentwickler
pose95 the transaction. Chancellor96 Angela struggling ˈstrʌɡlɪŋ k
73
ämpfend, ringend, sich 109
giant ˈdʒaɪənt G
igant, Riese
Merkel said that since German companies mühend 110
subsidiary səbˈsɪdɪəri F
iliale,
invest in China, it is understandable the carmaker ˈkɑːmeɪkə(r) A
74
utohersteller Tochtergesellschaft
Chinese would invest in Germany. But tyre ˈtaɪə(r) R
75
eifen 111
wary of sth ˈweəri əv ˈsʌmθɪŋ s ich vor etw.
the European or American companies do resort rɪˈzɔːt F
76
erienort, Kurort vorsehen/in Acht nehmen
not fully take over97, and their investments unchecked ˌʌnˈtʃekt u
77
nkontrolliert 112
indirectly ˌɪndɪˈrektli indirekt

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"
THE LARGEST
TRANSACTION IN
THE AUTOMOTIVE
INDUSTRY
WAS CHINA
EVERGRANDE’S
INVESTMENT IN
THE SWEDISH
ELECTRIC-CAR
MANUFACTURER
Nevs car NEVS.
Fear Itself which is operating and developing data

centres in Europe and Asia. The takeover
"
Chinese investments in the EU have began in 2016, unopposed122 by the British etw. nur ungern tun
dropped 33% in 2019, amid113 growing dis- government. 116
a year prior ə ˈjiə(r) ˈpraɪə(r) e
in Jahr früher
trust of114 Chinese companies, from EUR Another deal in the sector was the 117
state-owned enterprise (SOE) steɪt əʊnd
18 bln down to 12 bln. Germany, the UK Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co. ˈentəpraɪz ˌes əʊ ˈiː s taatliches Unternehmen
and France were the three largest econ- Ltd. takeover of the Dutch firm NXP 118
to account for X tu əˈkaʊnt fə(r) X
betragen
omies particularly reluctant to115 accept Semiconductors, a supplier of semicon- 119
merger ˈmɜːdʒə(r) F
usion
Chinese investments. Their 2019 share as ductors for the secure identification, au- 120
means of doing sth miːnz əv ˈduːɪŋ ˈsʌmθɪŋ
hosts has dropped to 34.6% from 45% a tomotive123 and digital network industries. Mittel/Möglichkeiten etw. zu tun
year prior116, and 71% in 2017. It is getting more and more difficult 121
shareholding ˈʃeəhəʊldɪŋ A
ktienanteil
Investments by Chinese state-owned for Chinese companies to make acquisi- 122
unopposed ˌʌnəˈpəʊzd ungehindert,
enterprises (SOEs)117 have dropped as well, tions of large ICT124 companies, but they widerstandslos
and now account for118 11% of all mergers119 still take over smaller targets valued at125 123
automotive ˌɔːtəʊˈməʊtɪv A
utomobil-
and takeovers, although the Chinese state below EUR 100 mln, seeking out prom- 124
ICT (information and communications
has various means of120 controlling private ising126 start-ups127. Last year, the Chinese technology) aɪ siː ˈtiː ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃn ənd
firms. From 2010 to 2015, more than 70% behemoth128 Alibaba took over a German kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃnz tekˈnɒlədʒi I nformations- und
of Chinese investments in Europe were database start-up called Data Artisans129. Kommunikationstechnologie
made by state-owned firms. The largest transaction in the auto- 125
to value sth at X tə ˈvæljuː ˈsʌmθɪŋ ət e
tw. auf
In 2019, the largest transaction was the motive industry was China Evergrande’s X bewerten
takeover of the Finnish sports group Amer investment in the Swedish electric-car 126
promising ˈprɒmɪsɪŋ v
ielversprechend
Sport by Anta Sport for EUR 4.6 bln. This manufacturer NEVS, which acquired the 127
start-up stɑːt ʌp S
tart-up-Unternehmen
was the fourth-largest Chinese takeover assets130 of Saab Automobile AB from the 128
behemoth bɪˈhiːmɒθ Koloss, Gigant
in the EU since 2000. While Chinese cor- bankruptcy estate131 in June 2012. 129
artisan ˌɑːtɪˈzæn Handwerker, Künstler
poration Anta Sport is one of the biggest Year on year132, direct Chinese invest- 130
assets ˈæsets V
ermögen, Aktiva
players in the industry globally, it is rela- ment in the EU shrank133 by an estimated134 131
bankruptcy estate ˈbæŋkrʌptsi ɪˈsteɪt
tively unknown in Europe. Konkursmasse
In 2019, the biggest Chinese ICT in- 113
amid əˈmɪd inmitten, mitten unter 132
year on year jɪə(r) ɒn jɪə(r) J ahr für Jahr, über
dustry investment was the increase of 114
distrust of sth dɪsˈtrʌst əv ˈsʌmθɪŋ M
isstrauen Jahre
the Jiangsu Shagang Group’s sharehold- ggü. etw. 133
to shrink tə ʃrɪŋk s chrumpfen
ing121 in the UK company Global Switch, 115
reluctant to do sth rɪˈlʌktənt tə du ˈsʌmθɪŋ 134
estimated ˈestɪmeɪtɪd g
eschätzt »
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30–40% in 2020, down from a five-year

record low135 in 2019. This is not just due
to the stricter136 policies of governments
towards Chinese capital, and that of other
totalitarian137 countries, but also because
stock-exchange listings138 have returned to
pre-crisis levels.
Stocks were cheap just for a few weeks,
which was too brief139 a window to pre-
pare a takeover. Out of the ten IT com-
panies that led the EU in terms of140 rev-
enue, share prices141 of six were higher at
the end of September 2020 than at the end
of 2019, and shares of two of the compa- Universal Music Group
nies were 10% cheaper. Only the shares of
two other companies were 40% cheaper.
There were thus fewer stock-based takeo- political relations between the two states. 148
owing to sth ˈəʊɪŋ tə ˈsʌmθɪŋ a
ufgrund/wegen
ver opportunities. The US government was increasingly162 etw.
Even so, China’s Fosun Tourism Group concerned with the impact of technology 149
tensions ˈtenʃnz S
pannungen
took advantage of142 the crisis. It paid GBP which had an effect on direct US invest- 150
capital flow ˈkæpɪtəl fləʊ K
apitalfluss
11 mln for the Thomas Cook brand - the ments in China, especially in innovative 151
consultancy kənˈsʌltənsi
famous travel agency that went bankrupt143 industries. Beratungsunternehmen
last year. Earlier, the Chinese were nego- TikTok, the social platform owned 152
NGO (non-governmental organization) ˌen
tiating an investment to the tune of144 GBP by the Chinese firm ByteDance, is case dʒiː ˈəʊ nɒnɡʌvnˈmentl ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃn
900 mln in the company. Fosun opted in point of just how mistrustful 163 the Nichtregierungsorganisation
to145 wait for the insolvency146 and simply American administration 164 is of the 153
to amount to X tu əˈmaʊnt tǝ s ich auf
bought the trademark147. Chinese firms. President Donald Trump X beziffern
has accused it of165 sharing user data with 154
record high ˈrekɔːd haɪ R
ekordhoch
its government and demanded166 that it be 155
FDI (foreign direct investment) ˌef diː ˈaɪ
American Firms Tough to sold or cease to167 operate on US soil168. ˈfɒrən dəˈrekt ɪnˈvestmənt Direktinvestitionen
Take Over There are plans to open a new company, im Ausland
with 80% shares owned by ByteDance, in 156
the other way round ði ˈʌðə(r) weɪ raʊnd
Owing to148 the political tensions149 be- 2021. The other 20% of the company will andersherum
tween the US and China, the capital flows150 belong to American corporations Oracle 157
joint venture dʒɔɪnt ˈventʃə(r) J oint Venture,
between the two countries are now at their and Walmart. Controlling TikTok algo- Gemeinschaftsunternehmen
lowest in almost a decade. According to rithms169 remains an issue, however. 158
to make up X tə meɪk ʌp X
ausmachen
a report by the consultancy151 Rhodium 159
bulk bʌlk Großteil, Masse
Group and the NGO152 National Committee 135
record low ˈrekɔːd ləʊ R
ekordtief 160
to conduct sth tə kənˈdʌkt ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw.
on United States-China Relations, in the 136
strict strɪkt s treng, strikt durchführen, ausführen
first half of the year capital flows between 137
totalitarian ˌtəʊtælɪˈteərɪən t otalitär 161
uneasy ʌnˈiːzi b
eunruhigend, unsicher
the two nations amounted to153 USD 10.9 138
stock-exchange listing stɒk ɪkˈstʃeɪndʒ ˈlɪstɪŋ 162
increasingly ɪnˈkriːsɪŋli z unehmend,
bln. They saw a record high154 of USD 37 Börsennotierung vermehrt
bln in 2017. 139
brief briːf k
urz 163
mistrustful ˌmɪsˈtrʌstfəl m
isstrauisch
From 2015 to 2017, Chinese FDI155 in the 140
in terms of X ɪn tɜːmz əv in Bezug auf X 164
administration ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃn R
egierung,
US was higher than the other way round156. 141
share price ʃeə(r) praɪs A
ktienkurs Verwaltung
Since 2018, American firms have been in- 142
to take advantage of sth tə teɪk ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ əv 165
to accuse sb of doing sth tu əˈkjuːz ˈsʌmbədi
vesting more in China, with joint Chinese- ˈsʌmθɪŋ Vorteil ziehen aus etw. əv ˈduːɪŋ ˈsʌmθɪŋ jdn. beschuldigen, etw.
American ventures157 making up158 the 143
to go bankrupt tə ɡəʊ ˈbæŋkrʌpt B
ankrott getan zu haben
bulk159 of the investments. gehen 166
to demand tǝ dɪˈmɑːnd fordern,
The amount of investment from China 144
to the tune of X tə ðə tjuːn əv in Höhe von X verlangen
in the US has been dropping since 2016, 145
to opt to do sth tu ɒpt tə du ˈsʌmθɪŋ s ich 167
to cease to do sth tə siːs tə du ˈsʌmθɪŋ a
ufhören
mostly due to the inspections conducted160 dafür entscheiden, etw. zu tun etw. zu tun
by the Committee on Foreign Investment 146
insolvency ɪnˈsɒlvənsi I nsolvenz soil sɔɪl E
168
rde
in the United States (CFIUS) and uneasy161 147
trademark ˈtreɪdmɑːk Marke, Markenzeichen algorithm ˈælɡərɪð(ə)m Algorithmus
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In the biggest deal of 2020, Chinese construction company, that collabo- 182
considerably kənˈsɪdərəbli b
eträchtlich,
tech titan Tencent acquired 10% of the rates on200 the high-speed rail connecting erheblich
shares of Universal Music Group, the Teheran and Isfahan. Another construction 183
R&D (research and development) ˌɑː(r) ən ˈdiː ˈrɪsɜːtʃ
largest music company in the world, for firm, China Communications Construction ənd dɪˈveləpmənt Forschung und Entwicklung
USD 3.4 bln. The shareholding was sold Company (CCCC), which has helped build 184
Israeli ɪzˈreɪli israelisch
by French company Vivendi. Tencent may a port in Ashdod, has ties to201 the People’s 185
commercial kəˈmɜːʃl kommerziell, gewerblich
own 20% of the media powerhouse170 next Liberation Army of China202. 186
military ˈmɪlətri militärisch
year, but their aim is first and foremost171 In 2020, the Foundation for Defense203 187
AI (artificial intelligence) ˌeɪ ˈaɪ ˌɑ:tɪˌfɪʃl ɪnˈtelɪdʒəns KI
to put Universal Music Group products of Democracies (FDD), an American think (Künstliche Intelligenz)
(streaming music) onto the Asian market. tank focusing on national security204, con- 188
quantum computing ˈkwɒntəm kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ
ducted a simulation exercise205 to deter- Quantencomputing
mine206 the impact Chinese investments 189
advanced computation ədˈvɑːnst ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃn
China’s Covert172 Course in Israel have on the security of United fortgeschrittene Berechnung
States. The goal was to establish207 a frame- 190
autonomous vehicle ɔːˈtɒnəməs ˈviːɪkl autonomes
The Middle East173 is of utmost strate- work208 by which Israel can continue to do Fahrzeug
gic and economic importance174 for China. business with China without endanger- 191
biotech ˈbaɪoˌtek Biotechnologie
It plays an important role in the Belt and ing209 the US. 192
telecom ˌtelikəˌm T
elekommunikation,
Road Initiative175. Unlike the US, China The experts reviewed a range of Telefon-
avoids taking sides176 in the Middle Eastern Chinese investments in Israel across five 193
to break sanctions tə breɪk ˈsæŋkʃnz S
anktionen
conflict, opting to remain neutral. While it sectors: artificial intelligence, infrastruc- brechen
is perceived as177 Iran’s ally178, it maintains ture and construction, venture capital, ag- 194
Goliath ɡəˈlaɪəθ Goliath
good relations with Israel, even more so179 riculture210 and pharmaceuticals211. This 195
venture capital fund ˈventʃə(r) ˈkæpɪtl fʌnd
since Xi Jinping has taken over the reins180 involved the following Chinese compa- Risikokapitalfonds
of the country. Chinese investments in nies: Baidu, Hangzhou Wahaha Group, 196
enterprise ˈentəpraɪz U
nternehmen
Israel and trade turnover181 with this coun- Shanghai International Port Group, 197
to strike a deal tə straɪk ə diːl e
inen Handel
try have grown considerably182. China Civil Engineering Construction abschließen
One of China’s ideas for modernisation Corporation, Horizon Ventures, China 198
to bid on sth tə bɪd ɒn ˈsʌmθɪŋ sich um etw.
is to take advantage of the results of the in- Investment Corporation, Tencent, Anhui bewerben, auf etw. bieten
vestments in R&D183 in technologically ad- Luhan Construction Group and Harbin 199
light rail network laɪt reɪl ˈnetwɜːk S
tadtplannetz
vanced countries, including Israel. China Pharmaceutical Group. The experts not- 200
to collaborate on sth tə kəˈlæbəreɪt ɒn ˈsʌmθɪŋ a
n
is planning to invest in Israeli184 tech com- ed that in the US, any transaction with an etw. zusammenarbeiten
panies and acquire technologies that can SOE is subject to212 increased scrutiny213, 201
ties to sth taɪz tə ˈsʌmθɪŋ B
eziehungen zu etw.
be used for commercial185 and military186 and concluded214 that Israel should do the 202
People’s Liberation Army of China ˈpiːplz ˌlɪbəˈreɪʃn
purposes. These are innovations in AI187, same. n ˈɑːmi əv ˈtʃaɪnə Volksbefreiungsarmee von China
quantum computing188, advanced compu- 203
defense dɪˈfens Verteidigung
tation189, autonomous vehicles190, biotech191 204
national security ˈnæʃnəl sɪˈkjʊərəti
and related areas. powerhouse ˈpaʊəhaʊs f ührendes Unternehmen,
170
Staatssicherheit, nationale Sicherheit
In 2015, telecom192 company ZTE in- Kraftpaket, Machtzentrum 205
simulation exercise ˌsɪmjʊˈleɪʃn ˈeksəsaɪz
vested in Rainbow Medical, an Israeli first and foremost fɜːst ənd ˈfɔːməʊst in erster
171
Simulationsübung, Planspiel
start-up. The US government claims ZTE Linie, zuallererst 206
to determine sth tə dɪˈtɜːmɪn ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw.
broke sanctions193 imposed on Iran. Baidu, covert ˈkəʊvɜːt v
172
erdeckt, geheim festlegen, definieren
another Chinese Goliath194, has invested in the Middle East ðə ˈmɪdl iːst der Nahe/Mittlere
173 207
to establish sth tu ɪˈstæblɪʃ ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. errichten,
five Israeli companies and venture capital Osten aufbauen
funds195 specialising in financing innovative to be of utmost importance tə bi əv ˈʌtməʊst
174 208
framework ˈfreɪmwɜːk R
ahmen,
enterprises196. Huawei, Togan Networks ɪmˈpɔːtns von größter Bedeutung sein System
and HexaTier also made investments in Belt and Road Initiative belt ənd rəʊd ɪˈnɪʃətɪv Neue
175 209
to endanger sb tu ɪnˈdeɪndʒə(r) ˈsʌmbədi jdn.
Israel. Seidenstraße bedrohen/in Gefahr bringen
At least 90 deals involving 42 Chinese to take sides tə teɪk saɪdz P
176
artei ergreifen 210
agriculture ˈæɡrɪˌkʌltʃə(r) L
andwirtschaft
firms have been struck197 in Israel over the to perceive sb as sth tə pəˈsiːv ˈsʌmbədi əz ˈsʌmθɪŋ
177
pharmaceuticals ˌfɑːməˈsuːtɪklz Pharmazeutika
211
last decade. In 2015, the China Railway jdn. als etw. wahrnehmen/betrachten 212
to be subject to sth tǝ bi ˈsʌbdʒɪkt tǝ ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw.
Tunnel Group successfully bid on198 the ally ˈælaɪ Alliierter
178
unterworfen sein, von etw. abhängen
USD 800 mln contract to build a light rail even more so... ˈiːvn mɔː(r) ˈsəʊ u
179
nd erst recht ... 213
scrutiny ˈskruːtɪni U
ntersuchung, Kontrolle
network199 in Tel Aviv. CRTG is a sub- reins reɪnz Z
180
ügel, Zepter 214
to conclude tə kənˈkluːd folgern, zum Schluss
sidiary of CREC, the biggest Chinese trade turnover treɪd ˈtɜːnəʊvə(r) H
181
andelsumsatz kommen
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Intermittent Fasting 1 2
A growing fad3 or an ancient4 way of controlling weight and

maintaining good health? Owen Williams digs his teeth
into5 the celebrity6-endorsed7 diet routine8 that involves
going for set periods of time9 without eating10.
I
ntermittent fasting is the term11 for 1
intermittent ˌɪntəˈmɪtənt periodisch,
a deliberate12 routine of not eating unregelmäßig
for scheduled13 amounts of time. It 2
fasting ˈfɑːstɪŋ Fasten
is not to be confused with14 starva- 3
fad fæd Modeerscheinung, kurzlebiger
tion (where food is restricted not through
15
Trend
choice, but through uncontrollable16 situa- 4
ntik, altertümlich
tional necessity17). It is also distinct from18 5
to dig one’s teeth into sth tə
(but has similarities to) religious fasting, dɪg wʌnz tiːθ ˈɪntə ˈsʌmθɪŋ sich
where a person refrains from19 eating for a eingehend mit etw. beschäftigen
religious reason. Intermittent fasting is a 6
celebrity sɪˈlebrɪti Prominenter,
category of its own; it is a lifestyle choice Star
most often done for reasons of health and 7
to endorse sth tu ɪnˈdɔːs ˈsʌmθɪŋ
weight loss, and it is always voluntary20. etw. unterstützen, gutheißen
When fasting, people either completely 8
routine ruːˈtiːn Routine,
refrain from eating or severely21 restrict Programm
the number of calories they consume. 9
set period of time set ˈpɪərɪəd əv
Periods when eating is allowed (the times ˈtaɪm (fest)gesetzte Frist
between the fasting periods) are referred to 10
to go without eating tə ɡəʊ
as22 ‘feast23 times’ or ‘feast days.’ wɪðˈaʊt ˈiːtɪŋ a
uf Essen verzichten ZUGANGSCODE
11
term tɜːm B
egriff 428
12
deliberate dɪˈlɪbəreɪt absichtlich,
Three Main Courses24 (of bewusst, gewollt ODER HÖR ES
Action25)
DIR AN AUF:
13
scheduled ˈʃedjuːld geplant
14
to confuse sth with sth tə kənˈfjuːz
There are three major types of intermit- ˈsʌmθɪŋ wɪð ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw. mit etw.
tent fasting, differing26 mainly27 in the timing verwechseln
between eating. They are: alternate-day28 15
starvation stɑːˈveɪʃn Hungern, Verhungern
fasting, periodic fasting, and daily time-re- 16
uncontrollable ˌʌnkənˈtrəʊləbl u
nkontrollierbar
stricted feeding. 17
necessity nəˈsesəti M
uss, Notwendigkeit
Alternate-day fasting, as the name sug- 18
distinct from sth dɪˈstɪŋkt frəm ˈsʌmθɪŋ v
on etw.
gests, is when a person fasts on every oth- verschieden/unterschiedlich
er day – it is the most extreme of the three 19
to refrain from doing sth tə rɪˈfreɪn frəm ˈduːɪŋ
options as it has the highest ratio of fasting ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw. unterlassen mainly ˈmeɪnli
27
days to29 feast days. Adherents30 of this diet 20

voluntary ˈvɒləntri f reiwillig hauptsächlich
either completely fast or eat 25 percent of 21
severely sɪˈvɪəli schwer, streng alternate-day ɔːlˈtɜːnət
28
their regular calorie intake31 on fast days. 22

to refer to sth as sth tə rɪˈfɜː(r) tə ˈsʌmθɪŋ əz ˈsʌmθɪŋ deɪ Wechseltag (jeden zweiten
Periodic fasting involves periods of 24 etw. als etw. bezeichnen Tag)
hours (or longer) without food. The most 23
feast fiːst F
est, Festessen ratio of X to Y ˈreɪʃɪəʊ əv tuː V
29
erhältnis von X zu Y
common version is the 5:2 diet (five feast 24
main course meɪn kɔːs H
auptgericht adherent ədˈhɪərənt A
30
nhänger
days and two non-consecutive32 days of 25
course of action kɔːs əv ˈækʃn V
orgehen, 31
calorie intake ˈkæləri ˈɪnteɪk K
alorienaufnahme
fasting in a week). As with alternate-day Handlungsablauf 32
non-consecutive nɒn kənˈsekjʊtɪv n
icht
fasting, some people completely fast, some 26
to differ tə ˈdɪfə(r) s ich unterscheiden aufeinanderfolgend

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Infobox
Circadian rhythm – a circadian rhythm is a natural cycle within the body which
is linked to the rotation1 of the earth, so it lasts2 24 hours. The human circadian
rhythm regulates our sleep-wake cycle3 (and other internal4 processes). It is also
observed in animals, plants, fungi5 and even bacteria.
Religious Fasts – as the text mentions, many religions of the world include some
sort of fasting, for example:
• Christianity – during Lent6 many Christians partake in7 some sort of fasting.
• Islam – the month of Ramadan is marked with8 fasting from sunrise to sunset.
Drinking is also forbidden9 in this time.
• Buddhism – Theravada Buddhist monks10 fast every day from noon to
sunrise (the following day11).
• Judaism – No food or drink is consumed12 during Yom Kippur – the
holiest day of the Jewish year.
• Hinduism – Many Hindus practise a vow13 called a ‘vrata.’ It often
involves14 abstinence from15 food.
rotation rəʊˈteɪʃn R
1
otation, Drehung 9
forbidden fəˈbɪdn verboten
2
to last X tə lɑːst X
dauern 10
monk mʌŋk Mönch
sleep-wake cycle sliːp weɪk ˈsaɪkl
3 11
the following day ðə ˈfɒləʊɪŋ deɪ a
m
Schlaf-Wach-Rhythmus nächsten Tag
4
internal ɪnˈtɜːnl innere 12
to consume sth tə kənˈsjuːm ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw.
5
fungus ˈfʌŋɡəs P
ilz zu sich nehmen, konsumieren
6
Lent lent F
astenzeit 13
vow vaʊ Gelübde, Schwur
to partake in sth tə pɑːˈteɪk ɪn ˈsʌmθɪŋ
7 14
to involve sth tu ɪnˈvɒlv ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw.
an etw. teilnehmen, bei etw. einschließen
mitmachen 15
abstinence from sth ˈæbstɪnəns frəm
8
to be marked with sth tə bi mɑːkd wɪð ˈsʌmθɪŋ Abstinenz/Enthaltsamkeit von
ˈsʌmθɪŋ durch etw. charakterisiert etw.
sein
16 hours. Fans of this diet claim35 it to claim sth tə kleɪm ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
35
tw. behaupten
works in conjunction with36 the circa- in conjunction with sth ɪn kənˈdʒʌŋkʃn wɪð ˈsʌmθɪŋ in
36
dian rhythm37. Verbindung/gemeinsam mit etw.

circadian rhythm sɜːˈkeɪdiən ˈrɪðəm innere Uhr,
37
Schlaf-Wach-Rhythmus
No Apple a Day Keeps the an apple a day keeps the doctor away ən ˈæpl ə
38
eat Doctor Away38 deɪ kiːps ðə ˈdɒktə(r) əˈweɪ E

in Apfel am Tag und man
few- bleibt gesund.
er calories Promoters39 of intermittent fasting claim promoter prəˈməʊtə(r) B
39
efürworter
during the fast- many health benefits40 from the practise: benefit ˈbenɪfɪt Vorteil, Nutzen
40
ing period. firstly, when fasting, insulin sensitivity41 insulin sensitivity ˈɪnsjʊlɪn ˌsensəˈtɪvɪti
41
Daily time-restricted feed- improves, and insulin levels decrease42 in Insulinempfindlichkeit

ing involves sticking to33 certain hours the body (making stored body fat43 more to decrease tə dɪˈkriːs s inken, abnehmen
42
every day when eating is allowed and accessible44). Secondly, the levels of human stored body fat stɔːd ˈbɒdi fæt gespeichertes/
43
when it is not. The most common version growth hormone45 increase dramatically eingelagertes Körperfett
is the 16:8 diet, where food is consumed 44
accessible əkˈsesəbl z ugänglich, erreichbar
within an eight-hour window of the day, to stick to sth tə stɪk tə ˈsʌmθɪŋ s ich an etw. halten
33 45
human growth hormone ˈhjuːmən ɡrəʊθ
then total fasting is observed34 for the next to observe sth tu əbˈzɜːv ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw. beobachten
34
ˈhɔːməʊn menschliches Wachstumshormon »
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(this also improves fat loss and muscle

gain46). Thirdly, the body’s cells change
during periods of fasting, leading to impor-
tant cellular47 repair processes. The respect-
ed48 American Heart Association states
that intermittent fasting can help you lose
weight, lower your insulin resistance49 and
decrease the risk of cardiometabolic50 dis-
eases51 in the short term52. Its long-term53
sustainability54 however, is still unknown.
It’s Not a Piece of Cake55
Sadly, it’s probably not as simple as

some promoters of intermittent fasting
would have us believe. There is little de-
finitive56 scientific research57 into the sub-
ject, and there is limited evidence58 that
intermittent fasting leads to permanent59
weight loss. Although religious fasting is
an ancient tradition and intermittent fasting
for weight loss was first recorded in med-
ical journals60 in 1915, we still don’t know
the long-term effects of the practice, as no
continuous61 studies have been performed62.
Followers63 of the intermittent fasting re-
gimes64 do often lose weight, but on the
same scale as people following other cal-
orie-reduced diets. Additionally65, when in-
termittent fasting is not maintained for a
long period of time, all weight lost is usu-
ally regained66 soon after the diet is ended.
46
muscle gain ˈmʌsl ɡeɪn M
uskelzunahme medizinische Fachzeitschrift
Hungry for Success 47
cellular ˈseljʊlə(r) z ellulär, Zellen- 61
continuous kənˈtɪnjuəs k
ontinuierlich,
48
respected rɪˈspektɪd a
ngesehen durchgehend
With the lack of scientific research into 49
insulin resistance ˈɪnsjʊlɪn rɪˈzɪstəns 62
to perform sth tə pəˈfɔːm ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw.
the subject, plus the limited recorded67 re- Insulinresistenz durchführen
sults, it’s a bit of a surprise that intermit- 50
cardiometabolic ˈkɑːdiəʊ ˌmetəˈbɒlɪk 63
follower ˈfɒləʊə(r) F
an, Anhänger
tent fasting is so popular. Most people at- kardiometabolisch 64
regime reɪˈʒiːm K
ur, System
tribute this to68 celebrity endorsements of 51
disease dɪˈziːz Krankheit 65
additionally əˈdɪʃnəli a
ußerdem, zusätzlich
the regimes. Although the 5:2 diet start- 52
in the short term ɪn ðə ʃɔːt tɜːm a
uf kurze 66
to regain sth tə rɪˈɡeɪn ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw.
ed in the UK in 2012, more and more Sicht, kurzfristig wiedererlangen, zurückgewinnen
stars have recommended the diets re- 53
long-term lɒŋ tɜːm a
uf lange Sicht, langfristig 67
recorded rɪˈkɔːdɪd a
ufgezeichnet,
cently. Some of the famous people who 54
sustainability səˌsteɪnəˈbɪləti N
achhaltigkeit dokumentiert
claim they follow an intermittent fasting 55
a piece of cake ə piːs əv keɪk K
inderspiel, 68
to attribute sth to sth tu əˈtrɪbju:t ˈsʌmθɪŋ tə
diet include: Jack Dorsey (Twitter CEO69), kinderleicht ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw. etw. zuschreiben
Jennifer Aniston, Kourtney Kardashian, 56
definitive dɪˈfɪnətɪv m
aßgeblich, eindeutig 69
CEO (Chief Executive Officer) ˌsiː iːˈəʊ
Benedict Cumberbatch, Jennifer Lopez, 57
scientific research ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk rɪˈsɜːtʃ tʃiːf ɪɡˈzekjʊtɪv ˈɒfɪsə(r) C
EO, Firmenchef,
Jimmy Kimmel, Gary Vee and Wim Hof. wissenschaftliche Forschung/Untersuchung Geschäftsführer
People who are more sceptical70 about the 58
evidence ˈevɪdəns B
eweis 70
sceptical ˈskeptɪkl s keptisch
diets claim that it is just a passing71 fad and, 59
permanent ˈpɜːmənənt d
auerhaft, ständig 71
passing ˈpɑːsɪŋ vorübergehend, vorbeigehend
like with many celebrity-backed72 diets, it 60
medical journal ˈmedɪkl ˈdʒɜːnl Ä
rzteblatt, 72
X-backed bækt d
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Amazing Adjectives
Match the adjectives from the text with the correct definitions.
1 Intermittent A Having doubts1, not easily convinced2

2 Deliberate B Not following each other continuously3
3 Voluntary C Lasting indefinitely4, remaining unchanged
4 Non-consecutive D Done out of one’s free will5
5 Definitive E Without interruption
6 Permanent F Taking place at irregular6 intervals7
7 Continuous G Not enough
8 Skeptical H Done intentionally8 or carefully

9 Passing I Going by, temporary9
10 Insufficient J Done decisively10, showing authority11
1
doubt daʊt Z
weifel 7
interval ˈɪntəvəl Intervall, Abstand
2
to convince tə kənˈvɪns ü
berzeugen 8
intentionally ɪnˈtenʃənli a
bsichtlich, gewollt
3
continuously kənˈtɪnjʊəsli k
ontinuierlich, 9
temporary ˈtempərəri vorübergehend
stetig 10
decisively dɪˈsaɪsɪvli e
ntschlossen,
4
indefinitely ɪnˈdefɪnɪtli u
nendlich entschieden
5
free will friː wɪl f reier Wille 11
authority ɔːˈθɒrɪti Autorität
6
irregular ɪˈregjʊlə(r) irregulär
will soon drop out of favour73 and be re-

placed by the next dietary74 flavour of the
Answers:
month75.
E, 8. A, 9. I, 10. G
1. F, 2. H, 3. D, 4. B, 5. J, 6. C, 7.
Get Your Just Desserts76
Intermittent fasting requires discipline 76

just desserts dʒəst dɪˈzɜːts g
erechte
and can be unpleasant for some people. research into the long-term effects of the Nachspeise
It is often chosen as a method of losing eating habits81. Studies are still being done, 77
to shed sth tə ʃed ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. ablegen,
weight, but does it actually work? Those but it would be too fast to claim the results verlieren
who follow the diets obviously believe in as proof82, because for now there is only in- 78
proponent prəˈpəʊnənt B
efürworter,
the results and claim that they have shed77 termittent testing. n Anhänger
kilos. This is often true, but that doesn’t 79
the jury’s out as to X ðə ˈdʒʊriz ˈaʊt əz tuː m
an
mean intermittent fasting is any more ef- ist sich nicht einig, ob X ...
fective than another calorie-controlled di- 73
to drop out of favour tə drɒp ˈaʊt əv ˈfeɪvə(r) in 80
insufficient ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃnt u
ngenügend,
ets. As for the other health benefits which Ungnade fallen mangelhaft
proponents 78 claim intermittent fasting 74
dietary ˈdaɪətəri E
rnährungs-, diätetisch 81
habit ˈhæbɪt Angewohnheit,
can bring? The jury’s out as to79 whether 75
flavour of the month ˈfleɪvə(r) əv ðə mʌnθ H
it Gewohnheit
they are true or not – there is insufficient80 des Monats, in (Mode) sein 82
proof pruːf Beweis
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COVER STORY
Joe Biden
"
BIDEN SPENT
MUCH OF HIS
TEENAGE YEARS
ENJOYING A
MIDDLE-CLASS
LIFESTYLE.
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COVER STORY
ZUGANGSCODE

jbn
ODER HÖR ES
DIR AN AUF:
BIDEN
Abides 1
Joe Biden has, finally, been sworn in as the

next President of the United States. BEM’s
Jonathan Sidor profiles2 the next man to grace
the Oval Office3 with his presence4.
1
to abide tu əˈbaɪd f ortbestehen, verweilen
2
to profile sb tə ˈprəʊfaɪl ˈsʌmbədi jdn. porträtieren
3
the Oval Office ðə ˈəʊvl ˈɒfɪs d
as Oval Office
4
to grace sth with one’s presence tə ɡreɪs ˈsʌmθɪŋ wɪð wʌnz ˈprezns e
tw. mit seiner
Anwesenheit beehren
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O
n 20 January 2021, Joe gave him a unique perspective on54 a num- 30
political science pəˈlɪtɪkl ˈsaɪəns
Biden was sworn in as5 the ber of issues. Most colleagues commended Politikwissenschaft
46th American President. him for55 his approachability56 and dignity57. 31
immediately ɪˈmiːdɪətli s ofort, unmittelbar
While many people know his Biden’s family has been right by his 32
to move back somewhere tə muːv ˈbæk
name, very few know Joe’s story. A quick side all throughout his ascent58. He married ˈsʌmweə(r) s ich irgendwohin zurückziehen
glimpse at6 his life will show anyone that his first wife, Neilia, in 1966, and the cou- 33
to bounce around sth tə baʊns əˈraʊnd ˈsʌmθɪŋ
this trailblazer7 is certainly no average Joe8. ple had three children together. Tragically, zwischen etw. hin- und herspringen
Neilia and Biden’s infant59 daughter were 34
public service ˈpʌblɪk ˈsɜːvɪs S
taatsdienst
killed in a car collision60 in 1972. Biden 35
to run for X tə rʌn fə(r) f ür X kandidieren
Junior’s Journey remarried61 in 1977. His second wife, Jill 36
a seat in the Senate ə siːt ɪn ðə ˈsenɪt e
in Sitz
Biden, is set to become62 the 43rd First im Senat
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was born Lady63. She holds a doctoral degree64 in ed- 37
seemingly ˈsiːmɪŋli s cheinbar, anscheinend
on 20 November 1942 in the town of ucation and plans to remain employed as 38
insurmountable odds ˌɪnsəˈmaʊntəbl ɒdz
Scranton, Pennsylvania. He was raised a professor at a Virginia community col- unüberwindliche Hindernisse
in a Catholic household9 and grew up lege65 during Joe’s tenure. Aside from66 39
to defeat sb tə dɪˈfiːt ˈsʌmbədi jdn. besiegen
with three younger siblings10. For many taking care of67 Joe’s two sons, Joe and Jill 40
incumbent ɪnˈkʌmbənt Amtsinhaber, amtierend
years, the Biden family experienced finan- Biden added a daughter of their own to the 41
leiben
cial hardship11. Joe’s father couldn’t find family in 1981. Currently, Joe Biden has 42
legislator ˈledʒɪsleɪtə(r) A
bgeordneter
steady work12 in Scranton, so the family seven grandchildren. 43
to garner a reputation for doing sth tə
had to move to the neighbouring13 state of ˈɡɑːnə(r) ə ˌrepjʊˈteɪʃn fə(r) ˈduːɪŋ ˈsʌmθɪŋ Ruf/
Delaware. Eventually14, Joe Sr. found work 5
to swear sb in as X tə sweə(r) ˈsʌmbədi ɪn əz Bekanntheit dafür erlangen, etw. zu tun
as a used-car salesman15. Biden spent much jdn. vereidigen als X 44
civil rights ˈsɪvl raɪts B
ürgerrechte
of his teenage years enjoying a middle- 6
glimpse at sb ɡlɪmps ət ˈsʌmbədi B
lick auf jdn. 45
advocate ˈædvəkət B
efürworter, Verfechter
class16 lifestyle. He actually developed 7
trailblazer ˈtreɪlbleɪzə(r) V
orreiter, Pionier 46
astute əˈstjuːt s charfsinnig, clever
a debilitating17 stutter18 as a child, but he 8
average Joe ˈævərɪdʒ dʒəʊ Otto Normalverbraucher 47
scholar ˈskɒlə(r) W
issenschaftler, Gelehrter
eventually managed to19 overcome20 it. 9
household ˈhaʊshəʊld H
aushalt 48
expert on sth ˈekspɜːt ɒn ˈsʌmθɪŋ E
xperte für etw.
When it comes to21 Biden’s education, 10
siblings ˈsɪblɪŋz Geschwister 49
to consider sb sth tə kənˈsɪdə(r) ˈsʌmbədi
his academic performance22 was always 11
hardship ˈhɑːdʃɪp Not, Elend ˈsʌmθɪŋ jdn. als etw. ansehen, betrachten
far from stellar23. He excelled in24 American 12
steady work ˈstedi ˈwɜːk f este, stetige Arbeit 50
moderate ˈmɒdərət g
emäßigt
football, and his peers25 saw him as a nat- 13
neighbouring ˈneɪbərɪŋ b
enachbart 51
tenure ˈtenjʊə(r) A
mtszeit
ural-born26 leader. Biden attended27 the 14
eventually ɪˈventʃʊəli letztlich, letztendlich, 52
consistently kənˈsɪstəntli b
eständig, regelmäßig
University of Delaware for his undergrad- schließlich 53
wealthy ˈwelθi w
ohlhabend
uate28 studies and obtained a bachelor’s de- 15
used-car salesman ˈjuːzd kɑː(r) ˈseɪlzmən 54
perspective on sth pəˈspektɪv ɒn ˈsʌmθɪŋ
gree29 in history and political science30. In Gebrauchtwagenverkäufer Perspektive auf etw.
1968, Biden obtained his law degree from 16
middle-class mɪdl klɑːs M
ittelklasse 55
to commend sb for sth tə kəˈmend ˈsʌmbədi
Syracuse University in New York. He im- 17
debilitating dɪˈbɪlɪteɪtɪŋ h
emmend, lähmend fə(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ jdn. für etw. preisen/loben
mediately31 moved back32 to Delaware to 18
stutter ˈstʌtə(r) S
tottern 56
approachability əˌprəʊtʃəˈbɪləti
begin practicing law. He bounced around33 19
to manage to do sth tǝ ˈmænɪdʒ tǝ du ˈsʌmθɪŋ Zugänglichkeit
a number of law firms before realizing that es schaffen, etw. zu tun 57
dignity ˈdɪɡnɪti Würde, Erhabenheit
his true passion lay in public service34. 20
to overcome sth tu ˌəʊvəˈkʌm ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. 58
ascent əˈsent A
ufstieg
In 1972, Joe Biden ran for35 a seat in überwinden 59
infant ˈɪnfənt K
leinkind, Säugling
the US Senate36. He overcame seeming- 21
when it comes to sth wen ɪt kʌmz tə ˈsʌmθɪŋ 60
collision kəˈlɪʒn Z
usammenstoß, Kollision
ly37 insurmountable odds38 to defeat39 the wenn es um etw. geht 61
to remarry tə ˌriːˈmæri w
ieder heiraten
incumbent40 and become the sixth-young- 22
academic performance ˌækəˈdemɪk pəˈfɔːməns 62
to be set to become X tə bi set tə bɪˈkʌm X

est senator in US history. Biden would re- schulische Leistungen werden sollen
main41 in the Senate until 2009. As a legis- 23
stellar ˈstelə(r) h
erausragend 63
First Lady ˈfɜːst ˈleɪdi P
räsidentengattin, First
lator42, he garnered a reputation for43 being 24
to excel in sth tu ɪkˈsel ɪn ˈsʌmθɪŋ s ich in etw. Lady
a civil rights44 advocate45, an astute46 legal hervortun 64
doctoral degree ˈdɒktərəl dɪˈɡriː D
oktortitel
scholar47 and an expert on48 foreign rela- 25
peer pɪə(r) F
achkollege, Kommilitone 65
community college kəˈmjuːnɪti ˈkɒlɪdʒ
tions. In many areas, he was considered49 26
natural-born ˈnætʃrəl bɔːn g
eborener Community College, Volkshochschule
a moderate50 voice within his Democratic 27
to attend X tu əˈtend X
besuchen 66
aside from sth əˈsaɪd frǝm ˈsʌmθɪŋ a
ußer/
Party. Throughout his tenure51, Biden was 28
undergraduate ˌʌndəˈɡrædʒuət Bachelorstudium abgesehen von etw.
consistently52 one of the least wealthy53 29
bachelor’s degree ˈbætʃələz dɪˈɡriː 67
to take care of sb tə teɪk keə(r) əv ˈsʌmbədi
Senators to grace Washington, D.C. This Bachelorabschluss sich um jdn. kümmern

COVER STORY
" put it79, all media coverage remained fix-

ated on80 “the exaggerated81 shadow” of
76
momentum məˈmentəm M
Schwung
omentum,
his past misdeeds82. He would go on to83 bid bɪd Versuch (zu gewinnen)

JOE BIDEN
77
run again in 2008, but he failed to lure84 78

to sputter tə ˈspʌtə(r) s tottern
HAS SEVEN supporters85 over from juggernauts86 like

Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
79
80
as X put it... əz pʊt ɪt w
ie X es ausdrückte, ...
fixated on sth fɪkˈseɪtɪd ɒn ˈsʌmθɪŋ fi
xiert auf etw.
GRANDCHILDREN. On the campaign trail87, though, Biden 81
exaggerated ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪtɪd ü
bertrieben
and Obama struck an unlikely88 friend- 82
misdeed ˌmɪsˈdiːd Vergehen, Untat
ship89 that would pay massive dividends90. to go on to do sth tə ɡəʊ ɒn tə du ˈsʌmθɪŋ
"
83
Obama selected Biden to serve as91 his Vice danach/später etw. machen
84
to lure sb tə lʊə(r) ˈsʌmbədi jdn. anlocken
68
powerhouse ˈpaʊəhaʊs K
raftpaket, Machtzentrum 85
supporter səˈpɔːtə(r) U
nterstützer,
A Political Powerhouse 68 69
to become entangled in sth tə bɪˈkʌm Befürworter
ɪnˈtæŋɡld ɪn ˈsʌmθɪŋ in etw. verwickelt werden 86
juggernaut ˈdʒʌɡənɔːt R
iese, Gigant
Most of the world didn’t learn the name 70
to toss one’s hat into the ring tə tɒs wʌnz hæt 87
campaign trail kæmˈpeɪn treɪl W
ahlkampftour
Joe Biden until the man became entangled ˈɪntə ðə rɪŋ k
andidieren 88
unlikely ʌnˈlaɪkli u
nwahrscheinlich,
in69 presidential politics. And we’re not just 71
in the lead-up to X ɪn ðə liːd ʌp tə im Vorfeld von X merkwürdig
talking about recent history. Biden first 72
presidential election ˌprezɪˈdenʃl ɪˈlekʃn 89
to strike a friendship tə straɪk ə ˈfrendʃɪp
tossed his hat in the ring70 in the lead-up to71 Präsidentschaftswahlen Freundschaft schließen
the 1988 presidential election72. Initially73 73
initially ɪˈnɪʃəli a
nfänglich, ursprünglich 90
to pay dividends tə peɪ ˈdɪvɪdendz s ich bezahlt
seen as a front runner74, Biden was una- 74
front runner frʌnt ˈrʌnə(r) F
avorit machen
ble to maintain75 his momentum76. His bid77 75
to maintain sth tə meɪnˈteɪn ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. 91
to serve as sb tə sɜːv əz ˈsʌmbədi a
ls jd.
eventually sputtered78 because, as Biden aufrechterhalten dienen »
33
COVER STORY
President92, and the Obama-Biden ticket93

went on to win the 2008 presidential elec-
tion. As VP, Biden became the face of the
USA on a number of international fronts,
visiting countries like Iraq scores of94 times.
In addition95, he had a prominent96 role in
forging97 certain economic policies meant
to alleviate98 the impact of the economic
downturn99 of 2008. Biden was called on
several times to100 use his contacts in the
Senate to push through101 all sorts of leg-
islative102 measures on Obama’s agenda103.
His tact104, expertise105 and endearing106 per-
sonality107 were instrumental in108 getting
Obama re-elected109 in 2012.
After leaving office110 in 2017, Biden
stayed in the public eye111 for a variety of112
92
vice president (VP) vaɪs ˈprezɪdənt ˌviː ˈpiː
Vizepräsident
93
ticket ˈtɪkɪt W
ahlliste, Liste
94
scores of sth skɔːz əv ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
ine Menge von
etw.
95
in addition ɪn əˈdɪʃn außerdem, ferner
96
prominent ˈprɒmɪnənt herausragend,
bedeutend
97
to forge sth tə fɔːdʒ ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw. schmieden,
ausbauen
98
to alleviate sth tu əˈliːvieɪt ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw.
abschwächen, entschärfen
99
downturn ˈdaʊntɜːn Abschwung, Rückgang
100
to call on sb to do sth tə kɔːl ɒn ˈsʌmbədi tə du
ˈsʌmθɪŋ jdn. bitten/auffordern, etw. zu tun
101
to push through sth tə pʊʃ θruː ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw.
durchsetzen, durchboxen
102
legislative ˈledʒɪslətɪv g
esetzgebend,
legislativ
103
agenda əˈdʒendə A
genda, Programm
104
tact tækt T
aktgefühl, Fingerspitzengefühl
105
expertise ˌekspɜːˈtiːz K
ompetenz, Fachwissen,
Expertise
106
endearing ɪnˈdɪərɪŋ liebenswert, einnehmend
107
personality ˌpɜːsəˈnælɪti Persönlichkeit
108
instrumental in doing sth ˌɪnstrʊˈmentl ɪn
ˈduːɪŋ ˈsʌmθɪŋ maßgeblich daran beteiligt,
etw. zu tun
109
to re-elect sb tə riːɪˈlekt ˈsʌmbədi jdn.
wiederwählen
110
to leave office tə liːv ˈɒfɪs a
us dem Amt
scheiden
111
in the public eye ɪn ðə ˈpʌblɪk aɪ im Licht der
Öffentlichkeit
112
a variety of sth ə vəˈraɪəti əv ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
ine
Vielzahl an etw.

COVER STORY
BIDEN’S FIRST WEEK

What have Biden’s first executive orders changed?
AREA POLICY
CORONAVIRUS • Prevented the USA’s withdrawal from
the World Health Organization
ENVIRONMENT • Saw the USA rejoin the Paris climate

accord
• Nixed the Keystone XL pipeline
IMMIGRATION • Halted building of the wall along the

Mexican border
• Reversed restrictions that blocked
passport holders from certain Muslim
countries from entering the USA
CENSUS • Required that all residents, not only

citizens, are counted in the US Census
RACE RELATIONS • Directs federal agencies to ensure all of

their actions promote racial equity
35
COVER STORY
Kamala Harris and Joe Biden

122
to halt sth in its tracks tə həʊld ˈsʌmθɪŋ ɪn ɪts
træks e
tw. zum Stillstand bringen
123
to take on sth tə teɪk ɒn ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw.
annehmen
124
opponent əˈpəʊnənt G
egner
125
to unseat sb tu ˌʌnˈsiːt ˈsʌmbədi jdn. absetzen
126
tempestuous temˈpestʃʊəs s türmisch,
tobend
127
to prevail over sb tə prɪˈveɪl ˈəʊvə(r) ˈsʌmbədi
über jdn. siegen
128
bitterly ˈbɪtəli b
itter
129
contested kənˈtestɪd u
mkämpft
130
to triumph tə ˈtraɪəmf t riumphieren
131
blue-collar ˈbluː kɒlə(r) A
rbeiter-
132
predecessor ˈpriːdɪsesə(r) V
orgänger
133
to woo sb tə wuː ˈsʌmbədi jdn. umwerben
134
to reiterate sth tə riːˈɪtəreɪt ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw.
bekräftigen, ständig wiederholen
135
unity ˈjuːnɪti E
inheit, Einigkeit
136
recovery rɪˈkʌvəri E
rholung, Genesung
137
restrained rɪˈstreɪnd z urückhaltend,
maßvoll
reasons. He crusaded extensively113 for114 Biden has stated that boosting144 the min- 138
cordial ˈkɔːdɪəl h
erzlich
his “cancer115 moonshot116,” an idealistic imum wage145 and investing in green en- 139
miles away from sth maɪlz əˈweɪ frəm ˈsʌmθɪŋ
effort to finally find a cure for cancer. At ergy would be his economic priorities. meilenweit von etw. entfernt
a series of public and private functions117, Moreover146, he will likely launch147 a com- 140
bombastic bɒmˈbæstɪk bombastisch
Biden called for118 stopping the construction prehensive148 criminal justice149 reform pro- 141
rhetoric ˈretərɪk R
edekunst, Phrasendrescherei
of the US-Mexico border119 wall, expand- gram. In particular150, Biden has proposed 142
to strike a note with sb tə straɪk ə nəʊt wɪð
ing120 LGBTQ121 rights, and halting climate policies meant to support minority151 com- ˈsʌmbədi A
nklang finden bei jdm.
change in its tracks122. Unsurprisingly, most munities152 that have typically been under- 143
domestically dəˈmestɪkli innenpolitisch, im
of his comments at this time took on123 an served153 by law enforcement154. Some of Inland
anti-Trump tone. For many opponents124 of his more radical ideas include a universal 144
to boost sth tə buːst ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. anheben
Donald Trump, Joe Biden looked like the preschool155 scheme156 and a plan to convert 145
minimum wage ˈmɪnɪməm weɪdʒ
obvious choice to unseat125 the tempestu- more US universities to157 a tuition158-free159 Mindestlohn
ous126 Trump in the 2020 election. model. 146
moreover mɔːˈrəʊvə(r) a
ußerdem, zudem
147
to launch sth tə lɔːntʃ ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. starten,
113
extensively ɪkˈstensɪvli u
mfangreich, anstoßen
President Joe ausgiebig 148
comprehensive ˌkɒmprɪˈhensɪv umfassend,
114
to crusade for sth tə kruːˈseɪd fə(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ f ür umfangreich
On 3 November 2020, Joe Biden pre- etw. kämpfen 149
criminal justice ˈkrɪmɪnl ˈdʒʌstɪs S
trafjustiz
vailed over127 Donald Trump in the 2020 115
cancer ˈkænsə(r) K
rebs 150
in particular ɪn pəˈtɪkjʊlə(r) b
esonders, im
US presidential election in a bitterly128 116
moonshot ˈmuːnʃɒt Mondflug Besonderen
contested129 race. Many believe that he tri- 117
private function ˈpraɪvɪt ˈfʌŋkʃn 151
minority maɪˈnɒrɪti Minderheit
umphed130 because of his popularity among Privatveranstaltung 152
emeinschaft
blue-collar131 workers, a group that a num- 118
to call for sth tə kɔːl fə(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ n
ach etw. 153
underserved əndərˈsɜːvd u
nterversorgt
ber of Biden’s Democratic predecessors132 rufen/verlangen 154
law enforcement lɔː ɪnˈfɔːsmənt
had been unable to woo133. Biden’s cam- 119
border ˈbɔːdə(r) G
renze Gesetzesvollstreckung
paign reiterated134 a message of unity135 and 120
to expand sth tu ɪkˈspænd ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. 155
universal preschool ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsl ˈpriːskuːl
recovery136. His restrained137, cordial138 man- ausbauen, ausweiten allgemeine Vorschule
ner was miles away from139 Trump’s bom- 121
LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender 156
scheme skiːm P
lan, Programm
bastic140 rhetoric141 and likely struck a note and queer) ˌel dʒiː biː tiː ˈkjuːˈlezbiən ɡeɪ 157
to convert sth to sth tə kənˈvɜːt ˈsʌmθɪŋ tə
with142 voters. ˌbaɪˈsekʃuəl trænzˈdʒendə(r) end kwɪə(r) L
GBTQ, ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw. in etw. umwandeln
What can the world expect under LSBTQ (lesbisch, schwul, bisexuell, 158
tuition tjuːˈɪʃn S
chulgeld, Studiengebühr
a Biden presidency? Domestically 143, transgender, queer) 159
X-free friː X
-frei, frei von X

COVER STORY
On the international stage160, Biden has

vowed to161 rebuild many of the bridges
he contends162 Donald Trump has burned
down with163 America’s allies164. Biden will
likely shun165 isolation in favour of166 a larg-
er international role, particularly in organ-
izations such as NATO. On top of that167,
Biden’s commitment to168 squarely169 tak-
ing on global warming means that he will
make it a priority for the USA to rejoin170
the Paris Climate Accord171. He has already
put forward172 a broad173 plan to invest in
more green technologies. Biden has even
pledged to174 get the ball rolling on175 an in- Key Facts
itiative to have the USA reach net zero Birth 20 November 1942, Scranton,
emissions176 by 2050. More than 60 other Pennsylvania
nations made a similar promise177 in 2019.
Party Democratic
Biden’s views and policies are one
thing, but his presidency will be historic Religion Roman Catholic
for all kinds of178 other reasons. Biden is Awards Presidential Medal of Freedom with
the oldest president to be elected in US distinction1
history. On election day, he was a spry179 Career 36 years as a Senator; two terms2 as
77-year-old. Moreover, Joe Biden is only Vice President
the second Roman Catholic180 to be elected
to America’s highest office. The first was Net Worth USD 9 mln
John F. Kennedy. Lastly181, Biden collected
over 80 mln votes in the 2020 election, an- with distinction wɪð dɪˈstɪŋkʃn m
1
it Auszeichnung
other American record. term tɜːm A
2
mtszeit, Legislaturperiode
Joe’s Flow 165

to shun sth tə ʃʌn ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. vermeiden 180
Roman Catholic ˈrəʊmən ˈkæθlɪk K
atholik
166
in favour of sth ɪn ˈfeɪvə(r) əv ˈsʌmθɪŋ 181
lastly ˈlɑːstli zu guter Letzt
Love him or hate him182, it looks like Joe zugunsten von etw. 182
love him or hate him... lʌv hɪm ɔː(r) heɪt hɪm...
Biden will be running things183 at the White 167
on top of that... ɒn tɒp əv ðæt d
arüber ob man ihn mag oder nicht, ...
House for the next couple of years. His hinaus, damit nicht genug 183
to be running things tə bi ˈrʌnɪŋ ˈθɪŋz
hard-fought184 campaign against Donald 168
commitment to sth kəˈmɪtmənt tə ˈsʌmθɪŋ regieren, die Geschäfte führen
Trump polarized185 much of the United Verpflichtung zu etw. 184
hard-fought hɑːd ˈfɔːt erbittert, hart
States. How will Biden perform186 under 169
squarely ˈskweəli d
irekt umkämpft
such adverse187 conditions? The road won’t 170
to rejoin tə rɪˈdʒɔɪn s ich wieder anschließen 185
to polarize sb tə ˈpəʊləraɪz ˈsʌmbədi jdn.
be easy, and he’ll have more than his fair 171
accord əˈkɔːd Abkommen, Vertrag polarisieren
share188 of critics. Nevertheless189, if his ex- 172
to put sth forward tə pʊt ˈsʌmθɪŋ ˈfɔːwəd e
tw. 186
to perform tə pəˈfɔːm agieren,
periences thus far190 are any indicator191, vorlegen, vorschlagen funktionieren
Biden will undoubtedly192 pour his heart 173
broad brɔːd breit, umfassend 187
adverse ˈædvɜːs n
egativ, widrig
and soul into193 his duties over the next four 174
to pledge to do sth tǝ pledʒ tǝ du ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. 188
more than a fair share of sth mɔː ðən ə feə(r)
years. n zusichern, versprechen ʃeə(r) əv ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
ine große Menge an etw.
175
to get the ball rolling on sth tə ɡet ðə bɔːl 189
nevertheless ˌnevəðəˈles
160
on the international stage ɒn ði ˌɪntəˈnæʃnəl ˈrəʊlɪŋ ɒn ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. ins Rollen bringen nichtsdestotrotz
steɪdʒ a
uf internationalem Parkett 176
net zero emissions net ˈzɪərəʊ ɪˈmɪʃnz N
etto- 190
thus far ðʌs fɑː(r) bisher, bislang
161
to vow sth tə vaʊ ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw. schwören Null-Emissionen 191
if X is any indicator, ... ɪf ɪz ˈeni ˈɪndɪkeɪtə(r)
162
to contend tə kənˈtend b
ehaupten 177
to make a promise tə ˈmeɪk ə ˈprɒmɪs e
in wenn X ein möglicher Indikator/Hinweis ist, ...
163
to burn bridges with sb tə bɜːn ˈbrɪdʒɪz wɪð Versprechen geben 192
undoubtedly ʌnˈdaʊtɪdli zweifellos
ˈsʌmbədi Brücken/Beziehungen mit jdm. 178
all kinds of sth ɔːl kaɪndz əv ˈsʌmθɪŋ allerlei, 193
to pour one’s heart and soul into sth tə pɔː(r)
hinter sich einreißen/ abbrechen alle möglichen wʌnz hɑːt ənd səʊl ˈɪntə ˈsʌmθɪŋ s ein Herz und
164
ally ˈælaɪ Alliierter 179
spry spraɪ a
gil, rüstig seine Seele in etw. stecken
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Nemonte Nenquimo
ZUGANGSCODE
abe
ODER HÖR ES
DIR AN AUF:
Nemonte Nenquimo -
Champion1 of the Earth
This edition’s woman profile features champion ˈtʃæmpiən Meister,
1 6
on sb’s trail ɒn ˈsʌmbədiz treɪl a
uf
not a high-flying2 executive3 nor a Champion jds. Spur
diva4 of the music world but a woman high-flying haɪ ˈflaɪɪŋ ä

ußerst ultimate ˈʌltɪmət u
ltimativ,
2 7
erfolgreich, hoch bewertet höchste

who has gained celebrity5 status for executive ɪɡˈzekjʊtɪv M
3
anager, 8
eco-warrior ˈiːkəʊ wɒriə(r)
her environmental campaigning. Janet Führungskraft Umweltaktivist
Sandford goes on the trail6 of the

diva ˈdiːvə Diva
4
celebrity sɪˈlebrɪti P
5
rominenter,
ultimate7 eco-warrior8. Star

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" gradually ˈɡrædʒʊəli a
llmählich, schrittweise
12
13
to cut sth down tə kʌt ˈsʌmθɪŋ daʊn e
tw.
fällen, umhauen
THE AREA THAT 14
sacred ˈseɪkrɪd h
eilig
grave ɡreɪv G
rab
THE WAORANI
15
16
desecrated ˈdesɪkreɪtɪd e
ntweiht
INHABIT MAY 17
to drill for oil tə drɪl fə(r) ɔɪl n
ach Öl bohren
to dump sth tə dʌmp ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. wegwerfen,
HOUSE MORE
18
verklappen
SPECIES THAN 19
20
poisonous ˈpɔɪzənəs g
waste weɪst A
iftig
bfall, Abfälle
ANYWHERE ELSE 21
far-fetched fɑː(r) fetʃt w
eit hergeholt
to bring sb up tə brɪŋ ˈsʌmbədi ʌp jdn.
ON THE PLANET.
22
aufziehen, erziehen
23
emeinschaft
"
24
Ecuadorian ˌekwəˈdɔːrɪən e
cuadorianisch,
Ecuadorianer
25
rainforest ˈreɪnfɒrɪst R
egenwald
26
missionary school ˈmɪʃənri skuːl
much work to do. There was a battle go- 31
Missionsschule, Missionarsschule
ing on, yet this warrior tribe32 was not at 27
to realise sth tə ˈrɪəlaɪz ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw.
loggerheads with33 a feuding34 neighbour begreifen, verstehen
but a much more formidable35 foe36 in the 28
to abandon sth tu əˈbændən ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw.
form of oil companies and the Ecuadorian aufgeben, verlassen
government. 29
identity aɪˈdentɪti I dentität
30
for fǝ(r) w
eil, da
31
battle bætl K
ampf
The Extent37 of the Damage 32
tribe traɪb Stamm
33
to be at loggerheads with sb tə bi ət ˈlɒɡəhedz
Even within the context of the entire wɪð ˈsʌmbədi mit jdm. auf Kriegsfuß stehen
Amazon rainforest, Ecuador is special. It 34
feuding fjuːdɪŋ verfeindet
is one of the 10 most biodiverse38 coun- 35
formidable ˈfɔːmɪdəbl beeindruckend,
tries on Earth, home to many unique39 spe- eindrucksvoll
cies40 of flora and fauna41 and indigenous42 36
foe fəʊ F
eind
communities which live exclusively43 as 37
extent ɪkˈstent G
rad, Ausmaß
I
hunter-gatherers44 in close harmony with 38
biodiverse ˌbaɪodaɪˈvɜːs artenreich, biodivers
magine your ancestral9 family home, their environment. In fact, according to45 39
unique juˈniːk e
inzigartig
which, after years of nurturing10 by the Smithsonian Institute, the area that the 40
species ˈspiːʃiːz Spezies, Gattung, Art
successive11 generations, gradually12 Waorani inhabit46 may house47 more species 41
fauna ˈfɔːnə F
auna
started to be destroyed. You would than anywhere else on the planet. Nemonte 42
indigenous ɪnˈdɪdʒɪnəs e
ingeboren,
wake up one morning to find half of the says that she was brought up with the wis- einheimisch
trees had been cut down 13and sacred14 fam- dom48 of old women who told her the forest 43
exclusively ɪkˈskluːsɪvli a
usschließlich
ily graves15 desecrated16 to drill for oil17 and existed because her ancestors49 had cared 44
gatherer ˈɡæðərə(r) S
ammler
dump18 poisonous19 waste20 into the river. It for it, and she wanted it still to be there 45
according to əˈkɔːdɪŋ tə laut/gemäß etw.
may sound far-fetched21 but that is exact- for her four-year-old daughter when she 46
to inhabit sth tu ɪnˈhæbɪt ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw.
ly the experience of Nemonte Nenquimo. grew up. bewohnen
Nemonte was brought up22 in the tradi- The Waorani must rue the day that50 47
to house sth tə haʊz ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw.
tional Waorani community23 of Nemonpare they were first contacted by outsiders51 in beherbergen
on the Curaray River in the Ecuadorian24 1958. Since then, their ancestral lands have 48
wisdom ˈwɪzdəm W
eisheit
rainforest25 where her family lives. She left 49
ancestor ˈænsestə(r) V
orfahre
to study at a missionary school26 but when 9
ancestral ænˈsestrəl A
hnen-, angestammt 50
to rue the day that... tə ruː ðə deɪ ðæt d
en Tag
she realised27 they wanted her to abandon28 10
to nurture tə ˈnɜːtʃə(r) h
egen, nähren verfluchen, an dem ...
her cultural and historical identity29, she 11
successive səkˈsesɪv a
ufeinanderfolgend, 51
outsider ˌaʊtˈsaɪdə(r) A
ußenseiter,
returned to help her people, for30 there was nacheinander Auswärtiger »
39
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shrunk52 to one tenth of what they were. elders88 to enlist their support89. She made 74
strength in unity streŋθ ɪn ˈjuːnɪti Stärke in der
The three main culprits53 have been forest a petition 90 opposing 91 the concessions Einheit, Einigkeit macht stark
clearance54 for logging55, road building and that was signed by nearly 400,000 peo- 75
to co-found sth tə kəʊˈfaʊnd ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw.
oil exploration, the last of which has also ple worldwide92 and sent messages to the mitbegründen
polluted56 rivers. As well as the loss of land, oil companies telling them, “Our land is 76
alliance əˈlaɪəns A
llianz, Bündnis
it has contributed to57 increased rates of not for sale!” 77
hauntingly ˈhɔːntɪŋli e
indringlich,
cancer58, miscarriages59 and birth defects60 Using the latest technology, she man- ergreifend
among the indigenous peoples61. You might aged to secure93 funding to train young 78
tagline tæg laɪn Slogan
think that given the unique, precious envi- people in film-making94 so that they could 79
empowered ɪmˈpaʊəd ermächtigt, befugt
ronment, enough would be enough62 and record and publicise95 the extent of the pro- 80
spirits ˈspɪrɪts G
eister
the tribes would be left alone to quietly go gressive96 destruction of the habitat97. 81
at sb’s disposal ət ˈsʌmbədiz dɪˈspəʊzl z u jds.
about their business63 in their reduced ter- But big business98 doesn’t give up99 lu- Verfügung
ritory - no such luck64. crative100 opportunities so easily and has 82
to fight sb off tə faɪt ˈsʌmbədi ɒf s ich gegen
Keen to65 attract foreign direct invest- a few tricks up its sleeves101. One is to cur- jdn. wehren
ment66 into the country, in 2018, Ecuador’s ry favour with102 villages by offering them 83
invader ɪnˈveɪdə(r) E
indringling,
minister of hydrocarbons67 offered up 16 cash and other incentives103 to permit104 Angreifer
new oil concessions68, covering seven mil- drilling. Nemonte has sought to105 disarm106 84
nothing short of X ˈnʌθɪŋ ʃɔːt əv n
ichts
lion acres of prime69 Amazon forest slap them by helping communities to be more geringeres/weniger als X
bang in the middle of70 Waorani land, as economically independent. She has recog- 85
remarkable rɪˈmɑːkəbl außergewöhnlich,
well as that of other local tribal nations. nised that she also needs to fight the causes bemerkenswert
Not surprisingly71, it attracted the interest 86
time-honoured tradition ˈtaɪm ɒnəd trəˈdɪʃn
of international oil giants such as Shell and 52
to shrink tə ʃrɪŋk s chrumpfen althergebrachte Tradition
ExxonMobil. It was time for the Waorani 53
culprit ˈkʌlprɪt Ü
beltäter, Schuldiger 87
village ˈvɪlɪdʒ D
orf
to fight back72. 54
clearance ˈklɪərəns L
ichtung, Kahlschlag 88
elder ˈeldə(r) ä
ltere, Ältester
55
logging ˈlɒɡɪŋ A
bholzung, Holzfällung 89
to enlist sb’s support tu ɪnˈlɪst ˈsʌmbədɪz
56
to pollute sth tə pəˈluːt ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. səˈpɔːt jds. Unterstützung gewinnen
Fighting verschmutzen 90
petition pɪˈtɪʃn P
etition
on All Fronts 57
to contribute to sth tə kənˈtrɪbjuːt tə ˈsʌmθɪŋ z u 91
to oppose sth tu əˈpəʊz ˈsʌmθɪŋ s ich etw.
etw. beitragen widersetzen, gegen etw. sein
Nemonte had already taken up the 58
cancer ˈkænsə(r) K
rebs 92
worldwide ˈwɜːldwaɪd w
eltweit
mantle73 in 2015 when she was elected 59
miscarriage ˌmɪsˈkærɪdʒ F
ehlgeburt 93
to secure sth tə sɪˈkjʊə(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. sichern,
as the first woman president of Consejo 60
birth defect bɜːθ dɪˈfekt G
eburtsfehler erwerben
de Coordinación de la Nacionalidad 61
peoples ˈpiːplz Völker 94
film-making ˈfɪlˌmekɪŋ F
ilmemachen
Waorani de Pastaza (CONCONAWEP), 62
enough is enough ɪˈnʌf ɪz ɪˈnʌf genug ist 95
to publicise sth tə ˈpʌblɪsaɪz ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw.
an organisation to protect Waorani land. genug publik machen
Understanding the importance of strength 63
to go about one’s business tə ɡəʊ əˈbaʊt wʌnz 96
progressive prəˈɡresɪv f ortschrittlich,
in unity74 and the impact on other forest ˈbɪznəs sein eigenes Geschäft verrichten fortlaufend
people, she also co-founded75 the Ceibo 64
no such luck! nəʊ sʌtʃ lʌk F
ehlanzeige! 97
habitat ˈhæbɪtæt Lebensraum, Heimat
Alliance 76 representing the interests of 65
keen to do sth kiːn tə du ˈsʌmθɪŋ d
arauf 98
big business bɪɡ ˈbɪznəs g
roßes Geschäft
four indigenous nationalities: A’i Kofan, erpicht, etw. zu tun 99
to give sth up tə ɡɪv ˈsʌmθɪŋ ʌp etw. aufgeben
Siekopai, Siona and Waorani. 66
foreign direct investment (FDI) ˈfɒrən 100
lucrative ˈluːkrətɪv lukrativ
Hauntingly 77, its website carries the dɪˈrekt ɪnˈvestmənt ˌef diː ˈaɪ a
usländische 101
to have a few tricks up one’s sleeve tə həv ə
banner: Direktinvestition fjuː trɪks ʌp wʌnz sliːv e
in paar Tricks im Ärmel
“FIGHTING FOR THE DEFENSE 67
hydrocarbon ˌhaɪdrəˈkɑːbən K
ohlenwasserstoff haben
OF OUR CULTURE, TERRITORY AND 68
oil concession ɔɪl kənˈseʃn Ö
lkonzession 102
to curry favour with sb tə ˈkʌri ˈfeɪvə(r) wɪð
LIFE” 69
prime praɪm e
rstklassig, beste ˈsʌmbədi s ich bei jdm. beliebt machen
with the tagline78: 70
slap bang in the middle of sth slæp bæŋ ɪn ðə 103
incentive ɪnˈsentɪv A
nreiz, Motivation, Bonus
“For our ancestors” ˈmɪdl əv ˈsʌmθɪŋ genau in der Mitte von etw. 104
to permit sth tə pəˈmɪt ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. erlauben,
Perhaps empowered79 by the spirits80 of 71
not surprisingly nɒt səˈpraɪzɪŋli w
enig/kaum genehmigen
her ancestors, Nemonte has used every überraschend 105
to seek to do sth tə siːk tə du ˈsʌmθɪŋ s ich
weapon at her disposal81 to fight off82 the 72
to fight back tə faɪt bæk z urückschlagen, sich bemühen/versuchen etw. zu tun
invaders83. What she has achieved is noth- wehren 106
to disarm sb tə dɪsˈɑːm ˈsʌmbədi jdn.
ing short of84 remarkable85. Using time-hon- 73
to take up the mantle tə teɪk ʌp ðə ˈmæntl d
ie entwaffnen
oured traditions86, she spoke to village87 Führungsrolle übernehmen 107
villager ˈvɪlɪdʒə(r) D
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of why villagers107 might consider selling

the family silver.
Consequently108, the Ceibo initiative,
in particular109, has gone beyond mere110
campaigning to encompass111 broader so-
cio-economic112 development within the
rainforest. This has included the instal-
lation of rainwater113 collection systems,
which has guaranteed clean drinking wa-
ter for 6,000 people in 78 different com-
munities. The women and family project
seeks to “reconnect with114 the balance be-
tween air, fire, water, earth and woman,” in
which they are seen as key drivers115 in cre-
ating alternative economies, such as cacao
harvesting116. In conjunction with117 the Love
for Life foundation in Germany, Ceibo is
installing solar energy systems to reduce
reliance on118 oil companies’ electricity sup-
plies119. At the same time, it is vital120 to re-
tain121 and strengthen122 ties with the past123.
This is done through the “Own Practices”
project that encourages124 the sharing and
continuation of traditional craft125 skills,
such as making blowguns126. Ceibo has also
embarked on127 a forest mapping128 project
to show the locations of important hunting
trails129, medicinal plants130, animal dens131,
ancient132 settlements133 and sacred sites134.
108
consequently ˈkɒnsɪkwəntli infolgedessen,
folglich
109
in particular ɪn pəˈtɪkjʊlə(r) b
esonders,
insbesondere
110
mere mɪə(r) b
loß, nur
111
to encompass sth tu ɪnˈkʌmpəs ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw.
umspannen, umfassen
112
socio-economic ˈsosiəʊ ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk
sozioökonomisch
113
rainwater ˈreɪnwɔːtə(r) R
egenwasser
114
to reconnect with sth tə ˌriːkəˈnekt wɪð ˈsʌmθɪŋ
(sich) wieder mit etw. in Einklang
bringen
115
driver ˈdraɪvə(r) T
reiber, Antreiber
116
to harvest sth tǝ ˈhɑːvɪst ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. ernten 121
to retain sth tə rɪˈteɪn ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. bewahren 127
to embark on sth tu ɪmˈbɑːk ɒn ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw.
117
in conjunction with sth ɪn kənˈdʒʌŋkʃn wɪð 122
to strengthen sth tə ˈstreŋθn ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw. beginnen, sich zu etw. aufmachen
ˈsʌmθɪŋ im Zusammenwirken mit etw. stärken 128
mapping ˈmæpɪŋ Kartierung
118
reliance on sth rɪˈlaɪəns ɒn ˈsʌmθɪŋ 123
ties with the past taɪz wɪð ðə pɑːst B
ande/ 129
hunting trail ˈhʌntɪŋ treɪl J agdpfad
Abhängigkeit von etw. Bindung mit der Vergangenheit 130
medicinal plant mɪˈdɪsnəl plɑːnt Heilpflanze
119
electricity supplies ɪˌlekˈtrɪsɪti səˈplaɪz 124
to encourage sth tu ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. 131
den den B
au, Höhle
Stromversorgung fördern 132
ntik, altertümlich
120
vital ˈvaɪtl lebensnotwendig, 125
craft krɑːft H
andwerk 133
settlement ˈsetlmənt S
iedlung
wichtig 126
blowgun ˈbləʊɡʌn B
lasrohr 134
sacred site ˈseɪkrɪd saɪt h
eilige Stätte »
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The Pen Is Mightier than

" trespasser ˈtrespəsə(r) E
indringling
143
the Sword135 144

metaphorically ˌmetəˈfɒrɪkli metaphorisch
145
to adopt sth tu əˈdɒpt ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw.
These broader initiatives have not over- NEMONTE annehmen, adoptieren
shadowed136 nor sidelined137 the main goal, to take sb to court tə teɪk ˈsʌmbədi tə kɔːt jdn.
NENQUIMO TOOK
146
which is to defend the territory. For clear- verklagen/vor Gericht bringen

ing undergrowth138, the machete139 is the THE ECUADORIAN 147
prior ˈpraɪə(r) f rüher, vorher
omnipresent140 tool of Amazonian dwell- informed ɪnˈfɔːmd informiert,
GOVERNMENT
148
ers141 and they can use it with skill and unterrichtet

force. Does that mean that the Waorani
will violently142 attack trespassers143 on
TO COURT FOR 149
consent kənˈsent E
Zustimmung
inwilligung,
their land? Yes, but only metaphorical- “VIOLATING THE 150

to uphold sth tu ʌpˈhəʊld ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw.
ly144, in the courts. They adopt145 the motto unterstützen, wahren
that:
WAORANI’S RIGHT 151
complaint kəmˈpleɪnt K
lage, Beschwerde
“The law is like a machete: if you leave TO FREE, PRIOR 152
exploration rights ˌekspləˈreɪʃn raɪts
it thrown in the chakra it won’t clean an- Schürfrechte
ything; we have to know how to handle it AND INFORMED 153
to cancel sth tə ˈkænsl ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw.
well so that it is a good tool for defending
our peoples.”
CONSENT“. 154
zurückziehen, kündigen
exploitation eksplɔɪˈteɪʃən A
usbeutung,
Nemonte Nenquimo t o o k the Abbau
"
Ecuadorian government to court146 for “vi- 155
exhilarating ɪɡˈzɪləreɪtɪŋ a
nregend, belebend
olating the Waorani’s right to free, pri- 156
quest kwest S
uche, Aufgabe
or147 and informed148 consent149.” In April 157
mobilisation ˌməʊbɪlaɪˈzeɪʃn Mobilisierung
of 2019, the courts upheld150 her com- 158
awareness əˈweənəs B
ewusstsein
plaint 151, and the exploration rights 152 “She has kept her word171 and contin- 159
abroad əˈbrɔːd außer Landes, im Ausland
were cancelled153, saving 500,000 acres ues to be an advocate for her communi- 160
to go on tə ɡəʊ ɒn a
ndauern, weitergehen
of Amazonian rainforest from exploita- ty. Nemonte’s cause is all our cause. I am 161
custodian kʌˈstəʊdɪən H
üter, Wächter,
tion154. It was an exhilarating155 victory but lucky to have met her, and luckier still to Verwalter
Nemonte knows she has only won a battle have learned from her.” 162
fragile ˈfrædʒaɪl zerbrechlich, anfällig
and not the war. The quest156 to protect her Leonardo DiCaprio 163
to emerge into sth tu ɪˈmɜːdʒ ˈɪntə ˈsʌmθɪŋ in
ancestral environment through the mobi- etw. eintreten, sich zu etw. entwickeln
lisation157 of local people and increasing She is unlikely to let such flattery172 go 164
fame feɪm R
uhm
awareness158 at home and abroad159 goes to her head173 - her grandmother and an- 165
in recognition of sb’s achievements ɪn
on160, for she is the custodian161 not only of cestors will keep her grounded174. Besides, ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃn əv ˈsʌmbədɪz əˈtʃiːvmənts in
tribally owned land, but of a fragile162 glob- there is still so much to do - a lifetime’s Anerkennung von jds. Leistungen
al treasure. work175 maybe, and beyond. Such is the 166
prize praɪz Preis, Auszeichnung
eternal176 life cycle177 of the forest of which 167
influential ˌɪnflʊˈenʃl e
influssreich
she is an inseparable178 part. n 168
to gain tə geɪn g
ewinnen, bekommen
Not Blinded 169
unlikely ʌnˈlaɪkli u
nwahrscheinlich
by the Light 135
the pen is mightier than the sword ðə pen ɪz 170
admirer ədˈmaɪərə(r) B
ewunderer
ˈmaɪtɪə ðən ðə sɔːd d
ie Feder ist mächtiger als 171
to keep one’s word tə kiːp wʌnz ˈwɜːd s ein
From one of the darkest corners of das Schwert Wort halten
the rainforest where the animals and 136
to overshadow sth tu ˌəʊvəˈʃædəʊ ˈsʌmθɪŋ 172
flattery ˈflætəri S
chmeichelei,
tribes don’t know or care if they are in etw. überschatten Geschmeichel
Ecuador, Colombia or Peru, Nemonte 137
to sideline sth tə ˈsaɪdlaɪn ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. zur 173
to let sth go to one’s head tə let ˈsʌmθɪŋ ɡəʊ
Nenquimo has emerged into163 the bright Seite schieben tə wʌnz hed s ich etw. zu Kopf steigen lassen
lights of fame164. In recognition of her 138
to clear undergrowth tə klɪə(r) ˈʌndəɡrəʊθ d
as 174
to keep sb grounded tə kiːp ˈsʌmbədi ˈɡraʊndɪd
achievements165, in 2020, she received the Unterholz roden, beseitigen jdm. Bodenhaftung geben
Goldman Environmental Prize166 for South 139
machete məˈʃeti M
achete, 175
a lifetime’s work ə ˈlaɪfˌtaɪmz ˈwɜːk
America. She was also named in Time’s Buschmesser Lebenswerk
100 Most Influential167 People list. At the 140
omnipresent ˌɒmnɪˈpreznt a
llgegenwärtig, 176
eternal ɪˈtɜːnl e
wig
reward ceremony, she gained168 an unlike- omnipräsent 177
life cycle laɪf ˈsaɪkl Lebenszyklus
ly169 admirer170, who said of her: 141
dweller ˈdwelə(r) B
ewohner 178
inseparable ɪnˈseprəbl u
nzertrennlich,
142
violently ˈvaɪələntli g
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Pooch 1
Power!
As much of the world went into lockdown
last year, people who were stuck2 at
home turned to pets for3 a little company,
sending sales of pets and pet supplies4
soaring5 like a hawk6. Join BEM’s Michael
Gaylord as he enters the dog-eat-dog7
world of the pet care industry.
I
t seems hard to go out- roof14. Depending on15 the re-
side these days without gion, pet sales and adoptions
crossing paths with8 one increased anywhere from 20
of the COVID-19 pan- to16 50 percent in 2020, com-
demic’s most attractive leg- pared with17 2019. And that’s
acies9: the lockdown puppy meant huge opportunities not
(or kitten). People’s isolation, only for breeders18 of dogs and
resulting from10 imposed11 so- cats, but also for a slew of19
cial distancing12 rules, has sent companies that cater to20 that
pet acquisitions13 through the craving for21 companionship22.
1
pooch puːtʃ Hündchen, Köter 13
acquisition ˌækwɪˈzɪʃn K
auf,
2
stuck somewhere stʌk ˈsʌmweə(r) Erwerb, Beschaffung
irgendwo festsitzend 14
to send sth through the roof tə
3
to turn to sb for sth tə tɜːn tə send ˈsʌmθɪŋ θruː ðə ruːf e
tw. in
ˈsʌmbədi fə(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ sich (Hilfe die Höhe schnellen lassen
suchend) an jdn. wenden 15
depending on sth dɪˈpendɪŋ ɒn
4
supplies səˈplaɪz Z
ubehör ˈsʌmθɪŋ abhängig von etw.
5
to soar tə sɔː(r) in die Höhe 16
anywhere from X to Y ˈeniweə(r)
schnellen, sprunghaft ansteigen frəm tə irgendwo zwischen X
6
hawk hɔːk Falke und Y
7
dog-eat-dog dɒɡ iːt dɒɡ jeder 17
compared with sth kəmˈpeəd
gegen jeden wɪð ˈsʌmθɪŋ verglichen mit etw.
8
to cross paths with sb tə ˈkrɒs 18
breeder ˈbriːdə(r) Z
üchter
pɑːðz wɪð ˈsʌmbədi jdm. über den 19
a slew of X ə sluː əv e
ine ganze
Weg laufen Menge X
9
legacy ˈleɡəsi E
rbe 20
to cater to sth tə ˈkeɪtə(r) tə
10
to result from sth tǝ rɪˈzʌlt frǝm ˈsʌmθɪŋ auf etw. ausgerichtet
ˈsʌmθɪŋ aus etw. resultieren sein ZUGANGSCODE
11
to impose sth tu ɪmˈpəʊz ˈsʌmθɪŋ 21
craving for sth ˈkreɪvɪŋ fə(r) ufu
etw. anordnen ˈsʌmθɪŋ heftiges Verlangen
ODER HÖR ES
12
social distancing ˈsəʊʃl ˈdɪstənsɪŋ nach etw. DIR AN AUF:
Abstandsregeln, Social 22
companionship kəmˈpænɪənʃɪp
Distancing Begleitung, Gesellschaft »
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According to Euromonitor, the pet care according to London’s Scott Arsenault,

industry grew by seven percent over the who runs a pet supplies chain. “This whole
past year, and the overall23 pet population pet craze50 is kind of51 twofold52: more pets
notched up24 by about three percent in the because people are looking for healthy
UK alone25, spurring26 the growth of shares outlets53, and people are spending more
in publicly traded27 pet product compa- time directly with their pets,” he told lo-
nies by about 60 percent, YOY28. Business cal media.
was also purring29 along across the pond30, The increased number of pets is having
where, in the US, the number of house- a number of54 interesting consequences for
holds31 with pets went from 74 million in businesses in the industry. In addition to55
2019 to32 85 million by the end of 2020, ac- the people stocking up on56 food and toys
cording to global pet food leader Mars. In for their new friends, which has resulted
nearby33 Canada, one in three families now in57 some retailers58 having to expand their
has a dog, and almost half are now owned floor space59, e-commerce60 platforms sell-
by a cat – and those Canucks34 spent nearly ing the products have mushroomed61 – even
CAD 6 bln on their pets last year, accord- in regions with strict62 lockdowns most pet
ing to market data firm Statista. Certainly, supply retailers offer kerbside63 pick-up64
for animal lovers and pet shop owners and for orders placed65 online. And they’re
pet food producers, these trends are the selling new products, such as grooming
cat’s meow35. kits and training videos and courses, not
Analysts and pet industry operators be- to mention66 high-end67 food items. Thus,
lieve36 there are two main factors behind the increased demand for68 exclusive, ex-
this impressive37 growth in sales in the in- pensive food among health-conscious69
dustry. First, given the imposed COVID 19 pet owners who are trading up70 has led to
restrictions, many people are alone or iso-
lated and have fewer people – or in some ˈjiə(r) im Jahresvergleich 52
twofold ˈtuːfəʊld zweifältig, doppelt
cases, no one – to talk to. Having a dog or 29
to purr tə pɜː(r) s chnurren 53
outlet ˈaʊtlet A
usweg, Ventil
cat around to shoot the breeze with38 plays 30
across the pond əˈkrɒs ðə pɒnd jenseits des 54
a number of X ə ˈnʌmbə(r) əv ˈ e
inigeX
a big part in alleviating39 some of the psy- großen Teichs (jenseits des Atlantiks) 55
in addition to sth ɪn əˈdɪʃn tə ˈsʌmθɪŋ a
ußer/
chological stress of being alone, even if 31
household ˈhaʊshəʊld H
aushalt neben etw.
your pooch or kitty isn’t able to respond40 32
to go from X to Y tə ɡəʊ frəm tə v
on X zu Y gehen 56
to stock up on sth tə stɒk ʌp ɒn ˈsʌmθɪŋ s ich
in spoken words (of course, we know they 33
nearby ˈnɪəbaɪ nahegelegen, nah mit etw. eindecken
are the best listeners in the world!). “It’s 34
Canuck kəˈnʊk K
anadier 57
to result in sth tə rɪˈzʌlt ɪn ˈsʌmθɪŋ z u etw.
simply awesome to have a dog,” Karla 35
the cat’s meow ðə ˈkæts miˈaʊ d
as Größte führen
Freitag, the proud first-time41 owner of 36
to believe tǝ bɪˈliːv g
lauben 58
retailer ˈriːteɪlə(r) E
inzelhändler
Golden Retriever Luna, told BEM. “Life 37
impressive ɪmˈpresɪv b
eeindruckend 59
floor space flɔː(r) speɪs A
usstellungsfläche,
is much more fun, everyone [in the family] 38
to shoot the breeze with sb tə ʃuːt ðə briːz wɪð Platzbedarf
seems happier, as I have this furry42 beast43 ˈsʌmbədi ( gemütlich) mit jdm. plaudern 60
e-commerce iːˈkɒmɜːs O
nlinehandel
of love brightening my days44 – and I’m 39
to alleviate sth tu əˈliːvieɪt ˈsʌmθɪŋ lindern, 61
to mushroom tə ˈmʌʃrʊm w
ie Pilze aus dem
more active,” chimed45 Karla Freitag, who abschwächen Boden schießen
got Luna in April, in the early phase of the 40
to respond tə rɪˈspɒnd a
ntworten, reagieren 62
strict strɪkt s treng, strikt
pandemic. So, there are way more first- 41
first-time ˈfɜːst ˈtaɪm erstmalig, zum ersten Mal 63
kerbside ˈkɜːbsaɪd Straßenrand, Bordsteinkante
time pet owners around this year. Second, 42
furry ˈfɜːri p
elzig 64
pick-up pɪk ʌp A
bholung
existing46 pet owners, who are spending 43
beast biːst T
ier, Biest 65
to place an order tə ˈpleɪs ən ˈɔːdə(r) e
tw.
more time at home, are spoiling47 their pets 44
to brighten one’s days tə ˈbraɪtn wʌnz deɪz jds. bestellen
by purchasing48 treats49, toys and games, Tag erhellen 66
not to mention... nɒt tə ˈmenʃn e
rst recht …,
45
to chime tə tʃaɪm a
nschlagen, klingen ganz abgesehen von ...
23
overall ˌəʊvəˈrɔːl insgesamt, gesamt 46
existing ɪɡˈzɪstɪŋ e
xistierend 67
high-end haɪ end S
pitzen-, der Extraklasse
24
to notch up tə nɒtʃ ʌp s ich erhöhen 47
to spoil sb tə spɔɪl ˈsʌmbədi jdn. verhätscheln 68
demand for sth dɪˈmɑːnd fə(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ
25
in X alone ɪn əˈləʊn a
llein in X 48
to purchase sth tə ˈpɜːtʃəs ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. Nachfrage nach etw.
26
to spur sth tə spɜː(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. ankurbeln, kaufen, erwerben 69
health-conscious helθ ˈkɒnʃəs
vorwärtstreiben 49
treat triːt L
eckerbissen, Leckerei gesundheitsbewusst
27
publicly traded ˈpʌblɪkli ˈtreɪdɪd b
örsennotiert 50
craze kreɪz W
ahn, Fieber 70
to trade up tə treɪd ʌp etw. durch etw.
28
YOY (year-over-year) ˌwaɪ əʊ ˈwaɪ ˈjiə(r) ˈəʊvə(r) 51
kind of X kaɪnd əv irgendwie X Hochwertigeres ersetzen

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Incredible Idioms
Match the idioms from the text with the correct definition.
1 To cross paths A To make a situation more pleasant
2 To go through the roof B An excellent1 thing
3 Across the pond C To be going fine
4 The cat’s meow D To coincidentally2 be in the same place

at the same time
5 To shoot the breeze E To deteriorate3 quickly
6 To brighten one’s day F The other side of the Atlantic Ocean

7 To go to the dogs G To rise to a very high level
8 To be humming along H To have a casual4 conversation
1
excellent ˈeksələnt a
usgezeichnet, hervorragend
2
coincidentally kəʊˌɪnsɪˈdentli z ufällig(erweise)
3
to deteriorate tə dɪˈtɪərɪəreɪt v
erderben, sich verschlechtern
a trend toward premiumization71. In fact, 4
casual ˈkæʒjʊəl lässig, leger
these trends have spawned72 a whole new
digital-based sector supporting people’s
love for their pets: online digital cam-
paigns73, new television commercials74 fea- Answers:
turing75 animals (word is76, the acting ca- 7. E, 8. C
reers of four-legged thespians77 Rex and 1. D, 2. G, 3. F, 4. B, 5. H, 6. A,
Fluffy have blossomed78) and online train-
ing classes offered by professional dog
trainers.
However, it appears that not all of the Toronto Humane Society, told this writer, Lieferengpass
changes are so paws-itive. The insatiable79 “When lockdown hit, we had to limit our 82
shelter ˈʃeltə(r) T
ierheim
demand, apparently80, has led to supply con- rescue-transport program, which brings in93 83
to empty sth of sth tu ˈempti ˈsʌmθɪŋ əv
straints81. With shelters82 having been emp- ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw. aus etw. (heraus)holen
tied of83 animals early on84 in the pandem- 71
premiumization priːmɪəmʌɪˈzeɪʃn 84
early on ˈɜːli ɒn schon früh, frühzeitig
ic (last spring), breeders have not always Premiumisierung 85
to raise sb tǝ reɪz ˈsʌmbədi jdn. großziehen,
been able to raise85 enough young pups86 72
to spawn sth tə spɔːn ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. aufziehen
and kittens to meet demand87. This seems hervorbringen 86
pup pʌp Welpe
to have pushed up88 prices. In the UK, for 73
campaign kæmˈpeɪn K
ampagne 87
to meet demand tə miːt dɪˈmɑːnd die
instance89, a dachshund90 puppy that cost 74
commercial kəˈmɜːʃl W
erbespot, Reklame Nachfrage bedienen
GBP 900 back in March is now going for 75
to feature sb tə ˈfiːtʃə(r) ˈsʌmbədi jdn. 88
to push sth up tə pʊʃ ˈsʌmθɪŋ ʌp e
tw.
about GBP 1,500, according to the Wall darbieten, zeigen hochtreiben
Street Journal. Another challenge91 in pet 76
word is... ˈwɜːd ɪz e
s heißt, ... 89
for instance fə(r) ˈɪnstəns z um Beispiel
acquisition is that people seeking to adopt 77
thespian ˈθespɪən M
ime, Schauspieler 90
dachshund ˈdakshʊnd Dackel
animals from shelters are facing more com- 78
to blossom tə ˈblɒsəm b
lühen, florieren 91
challenge ˈtʃæləndʒ H
erausforderung
petition92 – much more, it seems, making 79
insatiable ɪnˈseɪʃəbl u
nersättlich 92
competition ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn W
ettbewerb,
it actually much more difficult to adopt 80
apparently əˈpærəntli a
nscheinend, Konkurrenz
a pet than it was in the past. As Hannah offensichtlich 93
to bring sb in tə brɪŋ ˈsʌmbədi ɪn jdn.
Sotropa, Public Relations Specialist at the 81
supply constraint səˈplaɪ kənˈstreɪnt hereinbringen »
45
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the majority94 of our animals, resulting in

fewer animals available and for adoption.
However, we’ve seen a tremendous95 in-
crease in adoption applications (reaching
11,000 for dogs and cats during the last
few months of 2020 alone).”
So where is all this heading96? In spite
of shelters having less pets available, the
97
fact is that, overall98, pet adoptions have

increased by as much as 50 percent, YOY.
Online growth in some animal products
and services sectors has risen by 100 per-
cent, while annual99 growth in the glob-
al pet care business is expected to hum
along at100 six percent through 2025. The
elderly101, who have, sadly, suffered102 the
most during this COVID nightmare103, are
increasingly104 provided with much-need-
ed105 high-quality company. Professionals106
working from home107 have become used
to Zooming and writing their reports with
one hand on the keypad108 while hold-
ing everything from budgies109 to Boston
Terriers in the other. But will the possible
return of pet owners to the workplace110,
looming111 as the pandemic abates112, lead to
a flood113 of abandoned114 pets and cause an
increase in anxiety115? As Sotropa put it116,
“The interest has been incredible, won-
derful [for the rescued animals], but it’s
important that adopters117 consider118 the
longevity119 of the decision to take on120 an
animal because, as we know, the lockdown
will, sooner than later, come to an end!121”
In any case, let’s just hope that the situa-
tion doesn’t go to the dogs122. n
94
majority məˈdʒɒrɪti M
ehrheit
95
tremendous trɪˈmendəs g
ewaltig, enorm,
riesig
96
to head somewhere tə hæd ˈsʌmweə(r)
irgendwo hinfahren
97
in spite of sth ɪn spaɪt ǝv ˈsʌmθɪŋ t rotz etw.
98
overall ˌəʊvəˈrɔːl ( ins)gesamt
99
annual ˈænjuəl jährlich 108
keypad ˈkiːpæd Tastatur 117
adopter əˈdɒptə(r) A
doptierender
100
to hum along at X tə hʌm əˈlɒŋ ət b
ei X liegen 109
budgie ˈbʌdʒi W
ellensittich 118
to consider sth tə kənˈsɪdə(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. in
101
the elderly ði: ˈeldəli ä
ltere Menschen 110
workplace ˈwɜːkpleɪs A
rbeitsplatz Betracht ziehen
102
to suffer tə ˈsʌfə(r) leiden 111
to loom tə luːm s ich abzeichnen/anbahnen 119
longevity lɒnˈdʒevəti L
anglebigkeit
103
nightmare ˈnaɪtmeə(r) A
lbtraum 112
to abate tu əˈbeɪt a
bebben, abnehmen 120
to take sb on tə teɪk ˈsʌmbədi ɒn jdn.
104
increasingly ɪnˈkriːsɪŋli zunehmend, vermehrt 113
flood flʌd F
lut aufnehmen
105
much-needed mʌtʃ ˈniːdɪd dringend benötigt 114
abandoned əˈbændənd h
errenlos 121
to come to an end tə kʌm tu ən end e
nden,
106
professional prəˈfeʃənl P
rofi 115
anxiety æŋˈzaɪəti Angst, Sorge ein Ende finden
107
to work from home tə wɜːk frəm həʊm v
on zu 116
as sb puts it əz ˈsʌmbədi ˈpʊts ɪt w
ie es jd. 122
to go to the dogs tə ɡəʊ tə ðə dɒɡz v
or die
Hause aus arbeiten sagt/ausdrückt Hunde gehen

TRAVEL
Austria -
the Perfect
Destination 1
From majestic2 mountains

to opulent3 Viennese4
palaces, Austria needs little
introduction, but it is well
worth5 a visit nonetheless6.
Janet Sandford takes the tour7.
1
destination ˌdestɪˈneɪʃn R
eiseziel
2
majestic məˈdʒestɪk m
ajestätisch
3
opulent ˈɒpjələnt ü
ppig, opulent
ZUGANGSCODE
4
Viennese vɪəˈniːz Wiener, wienerisch p9o
5
well worth X wel wɜːθ X
absolut wert
6
nonetheless ˌnʌnðəˈles n
ichtsdestotrotz ODER HÖR ES
DIR AN AUF:
7
to take the tour tə teɪk ðə tʊə(r) d
ie Tour/
Besichtigungstour machen »
47
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Schnbrunn Palace - Vienna

"
TOP OF MANY
PEOPLE’S TO-SEE
LIST IS AUSTRIA’S
MOST VISITED
ATTRACTION, THE
SCHÖNBRUNN
PALACE.
"
Austria is a landlocked 8 Central dual-monarchy arrangement42 in 1867 to 25
citizen ˈsɪtɪzən B
ürger
European country bordered by9 eight neigh- form the Austro-Hungarian Empire. This 26
to look forward to sth tə lʊk ˈfɔːwəd tə ˈsʌmθɪŋ
bours10: the Czech Republic, Slovakia, dissolved43 at the end of World War I, af- etw. freudig entgegensehen
Hungary, Slovenia, Italy, Switzerland, ter which, the First Austrian Republic was 27
life expectancy laɪf ɪkˈspektənsi Lebenserwartung
Germany and the diminutive11 principality12 created in 1919. This only lasted 19 years 28
to emerge tu ɪˈmɜːdʒ a
uftauchen, erscheinen
of Liechtenstein to the west. Around 20 until the Nazis annexed44 and occupied the 29
margraviate ˈmɑːɡrəveɪt Markgrafschaft
percent of its 8.7 million population live country. At the end of World War II, it re- 30
to defend tə dɪˈfend v
erteidigen
in the capital13 Vienna. The other largest mained45 under Allied46 occupation for 10 31
throughout sth θruːˈaʊt ˈsʌmθɪŋ im Verlauf
habitations14 are Graz in the south, Linz in years, with Austrians enduring47 terrible (von) etw.
the north and Salzburg in the east, close times characterised by food shortages48, 32
following ˈfɒləʊɪŋ folgend, anschließend
to the border with Germany. A view of a crime49, many Nazis gone to ground50 and 33
native ˈneɪtɪv e
inheimisch, Einheimischer
contour map15 of Austria would reveal that 34
to extend sth tu ɪkˈstend ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw.
these cities circle16 an elevated17 land mass18 8
landlocked ˈlændlɒkt landumschlossen, ohne ausbauen, ausdehnen
in the centre, namely19 the Alps, which oc- Zugang zum Meer 35
to fight sth off tə faɪt ˈsʌmθɪŋ ɒf s ich einer S.
cupy20 around two-thirds21 of the country. 9
bordered by sth ˈbɔːdəd baɪ ˈsʌmθɪŋ von etw. erwehren, gegen etw. ankämpfen
In fact, around 70 percent of the country umgrenzt 36
advances ədˈvɑːnsɪz Vormärsche, Anmärsche
sits at over 500 metres above sea level22. 10
neighbour ˈneɪbə(r) N
achbar 37
empire ˈempaɪə(r) I mperium
No wonder23 the Austrians enjoy their win- 11
diminutive dɪˈmɪnjətɪv z ierlich, winzig 38
imperial ɪmˈpɪərɪəl k
aiserlich
ter sports, and many have the money to 12
principality ˌprɪnsɪˈpælɪti Fürstentum 39
imposing ɪmˈpəʊzɪŋ b
eeindruckend
do so, with the country being wealthy24, 13
capital ˈkæpɪtl Hauptstadt 40
to bear witness to sth tə beə(r) ˈwɪtnəs tə
its citizens25 enjoying a high standard of 14
habitation ˌhæbɪˈteɪʃn W
ohnort, Siedlung, ˈsʌmθɪŋ von etw. zeugen
living and being able to look forward to26 Wohnstätte 41
to combine tə kəmˈbaɪn v
erbinden
a life expectancy27 of 80 for men and 84 15
contour map ˈkɒntʊə(r) mæp Karte mit Höhenlinien 42
arrangement əˈreɪndʒmənt A
bkommen,
for women. 16
to circle sth tə ˈsɜːkl ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. einkreisen, Ordnung
What we would now call Austria first umkreisen 43
to dissolve tǝ dɪˈzɒlv s ich auflösen
emerged28 around 972 as a margraviate29 17
elevated ˈelɪveɪtɪd e
rhöht, hoch gelegen 44
to annex sth tu əˈneks ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. annektieren
defending30 the eastern border of Bavaria. 18
land mass lænd mæs Landmasse 45
leiben
Throughout 31 the following 32 500 years, 19
namely ˈneɪmli nämlich, namentlich 46
Allied ˈælaɪd alliert
the native33 Habsburg dynasty increased 20
to occupy sth tu ˈɒkjʊpaɪ ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw. 47
to endure sth tu ɪnˈdjʊə(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw.
its power and extended34 control over besetzen erdulden, durchleben
Austrian lands, fighting off35 advances36 21
two-thirds ˈtuːˈθɜːdz zwei Drittel 48
food shortage fuːd ˈʃɔːtɪdʒ
from the Ottoman Empire37. Austria be- 22
above sea level əˈbʌv siː ˈlevl ü
ber dem Lebensmittelknappheit
came a leading imperial38 European power, Meeresspiegel 49
crime kraɪm V
erbrechen
to which the imposing39 buildings of Vienna 23
no wonder... nəʊ ˈwʌndə(r) k
ein Wunder, ... 50
to go to ground tə ɡəʊ tə ɡraʊnd s ich
bear witness40. Austria combined41 under a 24
wealthy ˈwelθi r eich, wohlhabend verstecken, untertauchen

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Russian and American allies uncoopera- Another must-see84 attraction is the im- 74
splendour ˈsplendə(r) P
racht, Herrlichkeit
tive51 as the Cold War52 kicked in53. The death pressive85 Kunsthistorisches Museum. It 75
pass pɑːs Eintrittskarte
of Stalin in 1953 resulted in54 a relaxation55 is a museum and art gallery combined in 76
to give sb access to sth tə ɡɪv ˈsʌmbədi ˈækses
of the Soviet position and in 1955, Austria which you will find Ancient86 Egyptian tə ˈsʌmθɪŋ jdm. Zugang zu etw. geben
gained independence56 under the Austrian treasures and art by Dürer, Raphael, Titian 77
baroque bəˈrɒk b
arock
State Treaty57. At that time, it made a per- and Velázquez and for Bruegel fans, the 78
interior ɪnˈtɪərɪə(r) I nnenbereich, Interieur
manent58 declaration of neutrality59 and has world’s largest collection of his work. For 79
stateroom ˈsteɪtruːm h
errschaftliches Zimmer
since enjoyed continued peace and a return music lovers, you can see renaissance and 80
work of art ˈwɜːk əv ɑːt K
unstwerk
to its halcyon days60. baroque instruments that were played by 81
dear dɪə(r) t euer
famous musicians87 and composers88. As 82
do duː Sache, Veranstaltung
you might expect, excursions89 and attrac- 83
home to sth həʊm tə ˈsʌmθɪŋ H
eimat von etw.
Vienna - a Touch of61 Class tions shown in your hotel or tourist in- 84
must-see mʌst siː e
in Muss, etw. muss man
formation centre are sure to include nu- gesehen haben
If it is history and grandeur62 that you merous90 concerts featuring91 the music of 85
impressive ɪmˈpresɪv b
eeindruckend
are looking for, then few places could fit Mozart and the Strauss family. If are look- 86
ntik, altertümlich
the bill63 better than Vienna. To get an over- ing to experience the days of authentic 87
musician mjuːˈzɪʃn Musiker
view64, you could take one of the hop-on, Viennese grandeur, then you have to take 88
composer kəmˈpəʊzə(r) K
omponist
hop-off buses65 that stop at all the major at- in92 a traditional Kaffeehaus. Café Central 89
excursion ɪkˈskɜːʃn A
usflug
tractions. For a cheaper and more DIY66 ap- was established in 1876 and with its vault- 90
numerous ˈnjuːmərəs z ahlreich
proach, you could buy a public transport ed ceilings93 it looks the real deal94. A for- 91
to feature sth tə ˈfiːtʃə(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw.
ticket and explore the tram67 routes68 that mer95 meeting point for intellectuals96, you darbieten, zeigen
often cover the same ground69 and may also can imagine that you are eavesdropping 92
to take sth in tə teɪk ˈsʌmθɪŋ ɪn e
tw. auf sich
take you to less touristic70 places at a frac- on 97 the conversations of previous cli- wirken lassen
tion71 of the price. ents such as Sigmund Freud and Leon 93
vaulted ceiling ˈvɔːltɪd ˈsiːlɪŋ
Top of many people’s to-see list72 is Trotsky - but be prepared to queue98 for Gewölbedecke
Austria’s most visited attraction, the the privilege99. 94
the real deal ðə rɪǝl diːl e
cht, authentisch,
Schönbrunn Palace. Just walking around Splendid100 as many of the interiors are, das einzige Wahre
the palace walls and gardens will give you it would be a shame to101 spend all your 95
former ˈfɔːmə(r) f rüherer, ehemaliger
a taste of73 the splendour74 but a pass75 will time indoors102, so get out and about103 and 96
intellectual ˌɪntəˈlektʃʊəl I ntellektueller
give you access to76 the baroque77 interior78, visit the historic centre of Vienna, which 97
to eavesdrop on sth tu ˈiːvzdrɒp ɒn ˈsʌmθɪŋ
staterooms79, private apartments and works is a UNESCO World Heritage site 104. etw. belauschen
of art80. Although at EUR 28.5 per adult Nestled105 in the heart of the charming106 98
to queue tə kjuː S
chlange stehen
and EUR 18 per child, a family of four zone107, you almost unexpectedly108 come 99
privilege ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ P
rivileg, Recht
could find it a dear81 do82. The grounds are across109 St. Stephen’s Cathedral110 with its 100
splendid ˈsplendɪd großartig, prächtig
home to83 the Tiergarten, aka Vienna Zoo. distinctive111, colourful, zigzag112 roof tiles113. 101
it would be a shame to do sth... ɪt wʊd bi ə
ʃeɪm tə du ˈsʌmθɪŋ es wäre schade, etw. zu tun
51
uncooperative ˌʌnkəʊˈɒpərətɪv u
nkooperativ, 63
to fit the bill tə fɪt ðə bɪl g
ut passen 102
indoors ˌɪnˈdɔːz drinnen
nicht hilfreich 64
overview ˈəʊvəvjuː Ü
bersicht, 103
to get out and about tə ɡet ˈaʊt ənd əˈbaʊt
52
the Cold War ðə kəʊld wɔː(r) d
er Kalte Krieg Überblick rausgehen (und etw. tun)
53
to kick in tə kɪk ɪn b
eginnen 65
hop-on, hop-off bus hɒp ɒn hɒp ɒf bʌs 104
World Heritage site wɜːld ˈherɪtɪdʒ saɪt
54
to result in sth tə rɪˈzʌlt ɪn ˈsʌmθɪŋ z u etw. Sightseeingbus, Hop-on-Hop-off-Bus Weltkulturerbe
führen, in etw. resultieren 66
DIY (do-it-yourself) ˌdi: aɪ ˈwaɪ ˈduːɪtjɔːˈself 105
nestled somewhere ˈnesld ˈsʌmweə(r)
55
relaxation ˌriːlækˈseɪʃn Entspannung, Heimwerken, Selbermachen irgendwo eingebettet
Lockerung 67
tram træm S
traßenbahn, Tram 106
charming ˈtʃɑːmɪŋ c harmant,
56
to gain independence tə ɡeɪn ˌɪndɪˈpendəns 68
route ruːt R
oute, Strecke bezaubernd
Unabhängigkeit erlangen 69
to cover X ground tə ˈkʌvə(r) ɡraʊnd d
ie X 107
zone zəʊn Z
one, Gebiet
57
treaty ˈtriːti V
ertrag, Abkommen Fläche/das X Gebiet abdecken 108
unexpectedly ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪdli
58
permanent ˈpɜːmənənt s tändig, permanent 70
touristic ˈtʊərɪst t ouristisch unerwartet(erweise)
59
neutrality njuːˈtrælɪti Neutralität 71
fraction ˈfrækʃn B
ruchteil 109
to come across sth tə kʌm əˈkrɒs ˈsʌmθɪŋ a
uf
60
halcyon days ˈhælsiən deɪz g
lückliche Tage 72
to-see list tə ˈsiː lɪst L
iste der etw. stoßen, etw. begegnen
61
a touch of X ə tʌtʃ əv e
twas/ein Hauch von Sehenswürdigkeiten 110
cathedral kəˈθiːdrəl K
athedrale
etw. 73
to give sb a taste of sth tə ɡɪv ˈsʌmbədi ə 111
distinctive dɪˈstɪŋktɪv c harakteristisch
62
grandeur ˈɡrændʒə(r) P
racht, Herrlichkeit, teɪst əv ˈsʌmθɪŋ jdm. eine Kostprobe von etw. 112
zigzag ˈzɪɡzæɡ Zickzack
Erhabenheit geben 113
roof tile ruːf taɪl D
achziegel »
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Around one kilometre from the old town, Cathedral and the Mirabell Palace and
across the river, you will encounter114 the Gardens, one of the locations used in
iconic115 Wiener Riesenrad. Built in 1920, the 1965 award-winning152 box-office hit153
the 64.75 m Ferris wheel116 remained the film, The Sound of Music. The film’s her-
tallest in the world until 1985. It has been oine154 Maria also attended155 the near-
immortalised117 in film, most notably118 in by Benedictine156 monastery157, Nonnberg
the 1949 adaptation of Graham Green’s Abbey. For incorrigible158 film buffs159, there
spy thriller, The Third Man. are Sound of Music tours that will take you
Vienna is home to more museums, to all the key locations within Salzburg
grand 119 buildings, ornate 120 baroque and out of town to the scenic160 lake dis-
churches and places of interest121 than can trict161 around lakes Fuschl and Wolfgang
be mentioned122 here, and there is a strong with spectacular mountain panoramas.
case that123 it justifies124 a visit in itself, but
let’s move on briefly125 to Salzburg. 114
to encounter sth tu ɪnˈkaʊntə(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw.
begegnen
115
iconic aɪˈkɒnɪk Kult-, kultig
Salzburg - City of Music 116
Ferris wheel ˈferəs ˈwiːl R
iesenrad
117
to immortalise sth tu ɪˈmɔːtəlaɪz ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw.
Although at the other end of the coun- unsterblich machen
try, approximately126 250 km away, by reg- 118
most notably məʊst ˈnəʊtəbli g
anz besonders,
ular high-speed train it is possible to get vor allem
to Salzburg from Vienna in around three 119
grand ɡrænd großartig, prachtvoll
hours for as little as EUR 15–30. For 120
ornate ɔːˈneɪt k
unstvoll, verziert
Mozart fans, visiting Salzburg is some- 121
place of interest pleɪs əv ˈɪntrəst
thing of a pilgrimage127. The famous com- Sehenswürdigkeit
poser was born there in 1756, and his 122
to mention tə ˈmenʃn e
rwähnen 141
twisting ˈtwɪstɪŋ s ich windend
birthplace128 on the Getreidegasse and his 123
a strong case that... ə strɒŋ keɪs ðæt e
in 142
to overlook sth tu ˌəʊvəˈlʊk ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw.
residence on Makartplatz are now both starkes Argument dafür, dass ... überblicken, überschauen
museums. Additionally, you will not strug- 124
to justify sth tə ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. 143
stunning ˈstʌnɪŋ a
temberaubend
gle to129 find numerous concerts, festivals rechtfertigen 144
fortress ˈfɔːtrəs F
estung, Burg
and guided tours, and if you must, every 125
briefly ˈbriːfli k
urz 145
summit ˈsʌmɪt G
ipfel, Höhepunkt
manner of130 tacky131 trinket132 bearing his 126
approximately əˈprɒksɪmətli u
ngefähr 146
significantly sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntli b
edeutend,
name133. 127
pilgrimage ˈpɪlɡrɪmɪdʒ P
ilgerfahrt erheblich
However, Salzburg offers much more. 128
birthplace ˈbɜːθpleɪs Geburtsort, 147
sedately sɪˈdeɪtli r uhig, gesetzt
The historic town centre boasts134 15th– Geburtshaus 148
funicular railway fjuːˈnɪkjʊlə(r) ˈreɪlweɪ
18th century135 merchant136 houses, wrought- 129
to struggle to do sth tə ˈstrʌɡl tə du ˈsʌmθɪŋ Seilbahn
iron137 gates and courtyards138, and old town Mühe haben, etw. zu tun 149
highlight ˈhaɪlaɪt H
öhepunkt,
hall139, a 13th-century apothecary140 and 130
every manner of X ˈevri ˈmænər əv jede Art Highlight
the 17th-century St. Florian’s Fountain. von X 150
abbey ˈæbi Abtei, Kloster
The Judengasse is a labyrinth of narrow, 131
tacky ˈtæki k
itschig, 151
Italianate ɪˈtæljəneɪt im italienischen
twisting141 lanes, and the Chiemseehof was geschmacklos Stil
the residence of the Prince Bishops of 132
trinket ˈtrɪŋkɪt Z
eug, Schmuck 152
award-winning əˈwɔːd ˈwɪnɪŋ p
reisgekrönt
Chiemsee, built in 1305. 133
to bear sb’s name tə beə(r) ˈsʌmbədiz neɪm 153
box-office hit ˈbɒks ˌɒfɪs hɪt K
assenschlager,
Looking upwards, the city is over- jds. Namen tragen Kinoerfolg
looked 142 by the stunning 143 Fortress 144 134
to boast sth tə bəʊst ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. aufweisen 154
heroine ˈherəʊɪn H
eldin
Hohensalzburg that sits on top of the können, auf etw. stolz sein 155
to attend sth tu əˈtend ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw.
south-eastern summit145 of the Mönchsberg. 135
century ˈsentʃəri J ahrhundert besuchen, auf etw. gehen
Started in 1077 and extended significantly146 136
merchant ˈmɜːtʃənt K
aufmann, 156
Benedictine ˌbenɪˈdɪktɪn B
enediktiner,
in the 1500s, the fortress can be reached Händler benediktinisch
by a 20-minute walk from the town centre 137
wrought-iron ˌrɔːt ˈaɪən S
chmiedeeisen 157
monastery ˈmɒnəstri K
loster
or more sedately147, by funicular railway148. 138
courtyard ˈkɔːtjɑːd Hof, Innenhof 158
incorrigible ɪnˈkɒrɪdʒəbl u
nverbesserlich
Other spectacular highlights 149 in- 139
town hall taʊn hɔːl R
athaus 159
film buff fɪlm bʌf Kinofan
clude St. Peter’s Abbey150 and Church, 140
apothecary əˈpɒθəkəri A
potheke, 160
scenic ˈsiːnɪk malerisch
the twin-towered, Italianate151 Salzburg Apotheker district ˈdɪstrɪkt S
161
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Salzburg Speaking of which, maybe it is time we

took to162 the hills.
As Pretty as a Picture
You might think nothing can top 163

the grandeur of Vienna or the charm of
Salzburg but if the country were not al-
ready spoilt with riches164, the southern city
of Graz claims one of the best-preserved165
medieval166 town centres in Europe and is
well worth a visit.
Looking to the great outdoors, Austria
possesses some of the most beautiful scen-
ery167 in Europe, if not the world. It makes
the perfect backdrop168 for summer camp-
ing, walking, boating and mountain biking,
as well as snowy winter sports.
"
FOR MOZART
FANS, VISITING
SALZBURG IS
SOMETHING OF
A PILGRIMAGE.
Mozarts Geburtshaus
162
"
to take to sth tə teɪk tə ˈsʌmθɪŋ s ich zu etw. village ˈvɪlɪdʒ Dorf
174
The picturesque169 town of Hallstatt,
begeben row upon row of X raʊ əˈpɒn raʊ əv R
175
eihe für which sits on the shorelines 170 of the
to top sth tə tɒp ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
163
tw. krönen, abrunden Reihe (von) X lake of the same name with hills rising
spoilt with riches spɔɪlt wɪð ˈrɪtʃɪz m
164
it life-sized laɪf saɪzd lebensgroß
176
steeply171 behind it, is often described as
Reichtümern überschüttet cuckoo clock ˈkʊkuː ˈklɒk Kuckucksuhr
177
the most beautiful town in Europe. Its
preserved prɪˈzɜːvd erhalten
165
to stack sth tə stæk ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
178
tw. aufhäufen, splendour172 is only challenged173 by an-
medieval ˌmedɪˈiːvl mittelalterlich
166
aufstapeln, sammeln other Austrian treasure, the village 174
scenery ˈsiːnəri L
167
andschaft lofty ˈlɒfti erhaben, hoch
179
of Alpbach. Imagine row upon row of175
backdrop ˈbækdrɒp Hintergrund, Kulisse
168
hillside ˈhɪlsaɪd H
180
ang, Berghang life-sized176 cuckoo clocks177 stacked178 on
picturesque ˌpɪktʃəˈresk m
169
alerisch, pittoresk contender kənˈtendə(r) A
181
nwärter, Herausforderer a lofty179, tree-covered hillside180, and you
shoreline ˈʃɔːlaɪn Uferlinie, Küstenlinie
170 182
beauty contest ˈbjuːti ˈkɒntest will start to get the idea. Zell am See is
steeply stiːpli steil
171
Schönheitswettbewerb also a contender181 in the beauty contest182,
splendour ˈsplendə(r) P
172
racht, Herrlichkeit 183
to stroll tə strəʊl s pazierengehen popular for strolling183 around the town, tak-
to challenge sth tə ˈtʃæləndʒ ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw.
173 184
to take a dip tə teɪk ə dɪp e
in Bad nehmen ing a dip184 in the lake and hiking185 up the
herausfordern, anfechten 185
to hike tə haɪk w
andern surrounding hills. »
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If you are touring Austria by car or mo- Hippach area, there are 159 km of runs Hungry? Not for Long
torbike and have a head for heights186, the suitable for209 skiers of all abilities, but for
Grossglockner Alpine Road is a must187. At the skilled, hardcore adrenalin junkies210, Whether you have been sightseeing,
a maximum of over 2,500 m, it is the high- there is Austria’s steepest groomed211 ski walking, cycling or skiing, you are sure
est surfaced188 road in Austria and connects run, Harakiri, which has a 78-percent gra- to have worked up a ferocious217 appetite218.
Bruck with Heiligenblut. With its mean- dient212 - that’s scary! Luckily, so have the Austrians and they
dering189 route, hairpin bends190 and spec- If you don’t want to be buzzed213 by have come up with219 the perfect recipe220
tacular views, it has been a motoring and speed freaks214, then Obergurgl, Ellmau for hungry hikers.
sightseeing191 tourist attraction since it was and Niederau with nursery slopes215, begin- The variety of foods on offer221 varies222
first opened in 1935. It has been upgrad- ners’ classes and kids’ activities, all offer a regionally and reflects the geographical
ed192 and resurfaced many times to make more relaxed young family vibe216. extent223 of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
it safer, and it now carries a toll of EUR
37.50 per car and EUR 27.50 per motor- Alpbach
cycle. Note, it is usually closed during the
winter months until the beginning of May,
but you don’t have to wait until the sum-
mer to enjoy Austria.
The country is one of Europe’s prime193
winter sports destinations and home to
international competitions194. Innsbruck
makes up195 the third leg196 of the prestig-
ious197 ski jumping198 Four Hills Tournament,
while Innsbruck hosts one of the world’s
fastest and most dangerous downhill rac-
es199 on the “Streif,” on the mountain of
Hahnenkamm. Apart from200 marvelling at201
the daredevils202, you can explore and bask
in203 the wonderful wintery alpine atmos-
phere of both towns.
Other popular skiing destinations in-
clude the aforementioned 204 Alpbach,
Sölden and Mayrhofen. The last of these
has 10- and 24-seat gondolas205 and a cable
car206 running to the slopes207. The resort208
is also home to the Vans Penken Park, 197
prestigious preˈstɪdʒəs a
ngesehen, 210
adrenalin junkie əˈdrenəlɪn ˈdʒʌŋki
ideal for children. Within the Mayrhofen/ renommiert Adrenalinjunkie
198
ski jumping skiː ˈdʒʌmpɪŋ S
kispringen 211
groomed ɡruːmd gepflegt, präpariert
186
to have a head for heights tə həv ə hed fə(r) 199
downhill race ˌdaʊnˈhɪl reɪs A
bfahrtslauf, 212
gradient ˈɡreɪdɪənt S
teigung, Gefälle
haɪts s chwindelfrei sein Abfahrtsrennen 213
to buzz sb tə bʌz ˈsʌmbədi jdm. auf die
187
to be a must tə bi ə mʌst e
in Muss sein 200
apart from sth əˈpɑːt frəm ˈsʌmθɪŋ a
ußer/ Nerven gehen
188
surfaced ˈsɜːfɪsd b
efestigt abgesehen von etw. 214
speed freak spiːd friːk
189
meandering miˈændə(r)ɪŋ schlängelnd, 201
to marvel at sb tə ˈmɑːvl ət ˈsʌmbədi ü
ber jdn. Geschwindigkeitsfanatiker, Speedjunkie
gewunden staunen, jdn. bestaunen 215
nursery slope ˈnɜːsəri sləʊp A
nfängerhügel,
190
hairpin bend ˈheəpɪn bend 202
daredevil ˈdeədevl D
raufgänger Anfängerpiste
Haarnadelkurve 203
to bask in sth tə bɑːsk ɪn ˈsʌmθɪŋ s ich in etw. 216
vibe vaɪb Stimmung, Atmosphäre
191
sightseeing ˈsaɪtsiːɪŋ B
esichtigung von wärmen, aalen 217
ferocious fəˈrəʊʃəs w
ild, heftig
Sehenswürdigkeiten, Sightseeing 204
aforementioned əˌfɔːˈmenʃənd obengenannt, 218
to work up an appetite tə wɜːk ʌp ən ˈæpɪtaɪt
192
to upgrade sth tu ˌʌpˈɡreɪd ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw. besagt sich einen Appetit holen
verbessern 205
gondola ˈɡɒndələ G
ondel 219
to come up with sth tə kʌm ʌp wɪð ˈsʌmθɪŋ
193
prime praɪm erstklassig, bester, Haupt- 206
cable car ˈkeɪbl kaː(r) S
eilbahn sich etw. einfallen lassen
194
competition ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn Wettbewerb 207
slope slǝʊp S
kipiste 220
recipe ˈresəpi R
ezept
195
to make up sth tə meɪk ʌp ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. 208
resort rɪˈzɔːt F
erienort, Kurort 221
on offer ɒn ˈɒfə(r) im Angebot, verkäuflich
ausmachen, bilden 209
suitable for sth ˈsuːtəbl fə(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ g
eeignet 222
to vary tə ˈveəri s ich unterscheiden, variieren
196
leg leg Etappe für etw. 223
extent ɪkˈstent A
usmaß, Größe

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Phenomenal Phrasal Verbs

Match the phrasal verbs from the text with the correct definitions.
1 Look forward to sth A Come into effect1
2 Fight sth off B Go away, leave a place of confinement2

3 Kick in C Gradually3 proceed4 towards a more ex-
treme state
4 Take sth in D Defend oneself against5 an attack
5 Get out E Produce something, especially under

pressure6
6 Come across sb F Meet or find someone by chance7
7 Take to doing sth G Understand or absorb8 something heard
or seen
8 Work sth up H To follow food with9 a drink
9 Come up with sth I Await10 something excitedly
10 Wash down sth J Begin to fall into the habit of11 doing
something
1
to come into effect tə kʌm ˈɪntu ɪˈfekt in Kraft under pressure ˈʌndə(r) ˈpreʃə(r) u
6
nter Druck
Whatever you find on the menu, you can treten, gültig werden by chance baɪ ʧɑːns d
7
urch Zufall
expect it to be substantial224 and hearty225. confinement kənˈfaɪnmənt Beschränkung,
2
to absorb tʊ əbˈsɔːb a
8
ufsaugen, absorbieren
A popular choice that you will probably Einschränkung to follow sth with sth tə ˈfɒləʊ ˈsʌmθɪŋ wɪð
9
recognise226 is wiener schnitzel - deep- or gradually ˈgrædjʊəli a

3
llmählich, schrittweise ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw. mit etw. verfolgen/folgen lassen
shallow227-fried thin, breaded228 escalopes to proceed tə prəˈsiːd fortschreiten,
4 10
to await sth tʊ əˈweɪt ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. mit etw.
of veal229. Also ubiquitous230 is tafelspitz, weitergehen verfolgen/folgen lassen
beef boiled in a broth231 served with apples, to defend against sth tə dɪˈfend əˈgenst ˈsʌmθɪŋ
5 11
to fall into X habit tə fɔːl ˈɪntə ˈhæbɪt in X
horseradish232 and chive233 sauce, and selch- (sich) gegen etw. verteidigen Gewohnheit verfallen
fleisch, smoked meat234 served with sauer-
kraut and dumplings235. All over the coun- Answers:
try, you will come across Vienna sausage J, 8. C, 9. E, 10. H
1. I, 2. D, 3. A, 4. G, 5. B, 6. F, 7.
- a smoked beef and pork combination
that looks like a hot dog but tastes much
better.
If you are not a big meat eater, it could 224
substantial səbˈstænʃl r eichlich, nahrhaft 234
smoked meat sməʊkt miːt G
eräuchertes,
be a touch236 problematic, but one tasty veg- 225
hearty ˈhɑːti d
eftig, herzhaft Rauchfleisch
etarian dish is a fondue of local Mondseer 226
to recognise sth tə ˈrekəɡnaɪz ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw. 235
dumplings ˈdʌmplɪŋz Klöße, Knödel
cheese, eaten with crusty237 bread dipped (wieder)erkennen 236
a touch X ə tʌtʃ e
in bisschen/ein Hauch X
into it - yum238. As a common accompa- 227
shallow ˈʃæləʊ s eicht, oberflächlich 237
crusty ˈkrʌsti k
nusprig
niment239, or as a meal in its own right240 228
breaded bredɪd paniert 238
yum! jʌm Lecker!, Mjam!
when served in broth, you are sure to come 229
escalopes of veal ˈeskəlɒps əv viːl 239
accompaniment əˈkʌmpənimənt B
eilage
across the stomach-filling241 knödel, which Kalbsschnitzel 240
in one’s own right ɪn wʌnz əʊn raɪt a
us
are dumplings made from mashed pota- 230
ubiquitous juːˈbɪkwɪtəs a
llgegenwärtig, eigenem Recht, auf eigene Faust
to242, flour and egg. omnipräsent 241
stomach-filling ˈstʌmək ˈfɪlɪŋ m
agenfüllend
These also come in sweet varieties 231
broth brɒθ Brühe 242
mashed potatoes mæʃt pəˈteɪtəʊz
made from plums. The fruit pops up243 232
horseradish ˈhɔːsrædɪʃ M
eerrettich Kartoffelbrei
again as powidltascherl, delicious plum 233
chive tʃaɪv Schnittlauch 243
to pop up tǝ pɒp ʌp auftauchen, erscheinen »
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jam turnovers244, but pride of place245 on the 244

turnovers ˈtɜːnəʊvəz T
eigtaschen
dessert246 menu goes to the sweet and aro- 245
pride of place praɪd əv ˈpleɪs E
hrenplatz
matic pastry247, the Viennese apfelstrudel. 246
dessert dɪˈzɜːt N
achtisch, Dessert
To wash it all down248, you can sample249 247
pastry ˈpeɪstri G
ebäck, Teig
the famous coffee, but drinking chocolate250 248
to wash sth down tə wɒʃ ˈsʌmθɪŋ daʊn e
tw.
is also a good choice. Another soft drink251 herunterspülen
option is Almdudler, which is considered 249
to sample sth tə ˈsɑːmpl ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw.
Austria’s national drink and is a sweet, probieren, kosten
carbonated252 beverage253 flavoured with254 250
drinking chocolate ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈtʃɒklət T
rinkschokolade
mountain herbs255. For something alcohol- 251
soft drink sɒft drɪnk E
rfrischungsgetränk,
ic there are Austrian beers, such as Stiegl, Limonade
Ottakringer and Egger Bier, or wines, such 252
carbonated ˈkɑːbəneɪtɪd mit Kohlensäure,
as crisp256, refreshing Riesling and the more kohlesäurehaltig
complex257 Veltliner. 253
beverage ˈbevərɪdʒ G
etränk
The only possible way to avoid com- 254
flavoured with sth ˈfleɪvəd wɪð ˈsʌmθɪŋ m
it
ing home five kilos heavier is to make etw. gewürzt/aromatisiert, mit X Geschmack
sure you get plenty of exercise each day, 255
herbs hɜːbs K
räuter
then you will enjoy your grub258 all the 256
crisp krɪsp s pritzig
more. 257
complex ˈkɒmpleks k
omplex, differenziert
258
grub grʌb F
utter, Fressalien
259
wish list wɪʃ lɪst W
unschliste
The Complete Package 260
to be hard pushed to do sth tə bi hɑːd pʊʃt tə
du ˈsʌmθɪŋ sich schwer tun, etw. zu tun
History, grand architecture, culture, 261
to tick all the boxes tə tɪk ɔːl ðə bɒksɪz a
lle
music, nature, spectacular views, clean Kästchen abhaken/ankreuzen
mountain air, lake swimming and ski- 262
to find fault tə faɪnd fɔːlt e
tw. monieren,
ing. If that was your wish list259, your trav- bemängeln
el agent would be hard pushed to260 find 263
to argue that... tu ˈɑːɡjuː ðæt argumentieren/
a destination that ticked all the boxes261, behaupten, dass ...
yet Austria does just that. If we are look- 264
mountainous ˈmaʊntənəs b
ergig, gebirgig
ing to find fault262, we could argue that263 265
unpredictable ˌʌnprɪˈdɪktəbl u
nberechenbar,
being mountainous264, the weather can launenhaft
be unpredictable265, even in summer, but 266
mist mɪst N
ebel
when the mist266 suddenly rolls away to re- 267
to reveal sth tə rɪˈviːl ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. lüften, den
veal267 a landscape268 painted in heaven, all Blick auf etw. freigeben
is soon forgiven. It can also be said that 268
landscape ˈlændskeɪp L
andschaft
it is a bit on the pricy269 side270 but none- 269
pricy ˈpraɪsi k
ostspielig, ziemlich teuer
theless271, for what it offers, it is excellent 270
a bit on the X side ə bɪt ɒn ði saɪd e
tw. X
value and worth saving up for272. The only 271
nonetheless ˌnʌnðəˈles n
ichtsdestotrotz
real downside273 is that once you have been 272
to save up for sth tə seɪv ʌp fə(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ a
uf/
to Austria, you may never want to go an- für etw. sparen
ywhere else. n 273
downside ˈdaʊnsaɪd Nachteil, Kehrseite

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Bergisel Ski Jump
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Austria - the Highs and

Lows1 for Business
A s a member of the European

Union located at the heart of2
Central Europe and neighbouring3 eight
countries directly, Austria is well situ-
ated as a business hub4. It is the kind
of place where stuff works, from taps5
to lifts6, public transport and infrastruc-
ture. Its modest7 population is well ed-
ucated and tech-savvy8. In a normal
year, tourists pour9 into the cities and
flock to10 the mountains in summer and
winter alike11.
But 2020 cancelled all bets12. All
tourist-related businesses, from tour
guiding13 to offering accommodation14
and outdoor activities, which not so
long ago would have been consid-
ered15 sure-fire16 winners, now carry a
big question mark17. What if you invest
your life savings in a ski lodge18 only
1
highs and lows haɪz ənd ləʊz H
öhen und Tiefen
2
at the heart of sth ət ðə hɑːt əv ˈsʌmθɪŋ im
Herzen/Zentrum von etw.
3
to neighbour sth tə ˈneɪbə(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ a
n etw.
grenzen
4
hub hʌb Z
entrum, Mittelpunkt
5
tap tæp Wasserhahn
6
lift lɪft A
ufzug, Lift
7
modest ˈmɒdɪst bescheiden
8
tech-savvy tek ˈsævi technikerfahren,
computererfahren
9
to pour somewhere tə pɔː(r) ˈsʌmweə(r) ( sich) in
etw. ergießen/strömen
10
to flock to sth tə flɒk tə ˈsʌmθɪŋ z u etw. in
Scharen kommen/strömen
11
X and Y alike ənd əˈlaɪk X
und Y
gleichermaßen
12
to cancel all bets tə ˈkænsəl ɔːl ‚bets b
ewirken,
dass alles möglich ist
13
tour guiding tʊə(r) ˈɡaɪdɪŋ F
remdenführung,
Reiseleitung
14
accommodation əˌkɒməˈdeɪʃn Unterkunft
15
to consider sth sth tə kənˈsɪdə(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ
ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw. als etw. betrachten/ansehen
16
sure-fire ʃʊə(r) ˈfaɪə(r) t odsicher,
Selbstläufer
17
question mark ˈkwestʃən mɑːk F
ragezeichen
18
ski lodge skiː lɒdʒ S
kihütte

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for it to be closed down19 for the winter trading, they need to apply for a trad- X with sb’s name on it... wɪð ˈsʌmbədɪz ˈneɪm ɒn
42
with the bank breathing down your neck20 ing licence61 from the local council62 and ɪt X
mit jds. Namen darauf
for payment and zero revenue21 coming register with63 the Austrian Commercial the red tape ðə red teɪp B
43
ürokratie
through the door? You may need the re- Register. Both processes require a num- in terms of sth ɪn tɜːmz əv ˈsʌmθɪŋ in Bezug
44
serves22 to endure23 a hard winter not just ber of supporting64 documents, all trans- auf etw.
meteorologically, but economically. On lated into German and approved65 by a a mixed bag ə mɪkst bæg e
45
ine bunte Mischung
the other hand, that consideration24 is not notary66. Some of the tax levels can be to come out top tə kʌm ˈaʊt tɒp sich
46
unique to25 Austria. Nonetheless26, may- as high as the mountains. Corporate tax67 durchsetzen
be it would be wise to27 consider a busi- stands at68 25 percent, while individual to do well in sth tə du wel ɪn ˈsʌmθɪŋ g
47
ut in etw.
ness activity that is more crisis-proof taxation rates69 (applied to sole traders70) abschneiden
and would not be frozen in the event of are progressive71. These are zero below to enforce sth tu ɪnˈfɔːs ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw.
48
a lockdown. the non-taxable72 allowance73 of EUR durchführen, vollstrecken

It could be that while properties re- 11,000, with income74 above that taxed way down ˈweɪ daʊn g
49
anz unten
main empty, it is the ideal time for repair, at 25 percent up to EUR 18,000, rising passport holder ˈpɑːspɔːt ˈhəʊldə(r) P
50
assinhaber
renovation28 and remodelling. People in- sharply to 35, 42 and 48 until reaching 50 to come from X tə kʌm frəm a
51
us X stammen
volved in property development29 and the percent on income above EUR 90,000 - European Economic Area (EEA) ˌjʊərəˈpɪən
52
building trade could find opportunities in ouch! 75Better do the maths76 carefully be- ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk ˈeəriə ˌiː iː ˈeɪ E
uropäischer
Austria’s many resorts30. fore taking the plunge77. n Wirtschaftsraum (EWR)
Import-export, particularly31 online, permit ˈpɜːmɪt Erlaubnis, Genehmigung
53
could also be a possibility. There are to close sth down tǝ kləʊz ˈsʌmθɪŋ daʊn e
19
tw. a whole lot harder ə həʊl lɒt ˈhɑːdə(r) u
54
m
plenty of artisan32 Austrian food prod- schließen, stilllegen einiges schwieriger
ucts to go out and in the reverse33 direc- to breathe down sb’s neck tə briːð daʊn ˈsʌmbədiz
20
national ˈnæʃnəl B
55
ürger
tion, there could be a market for34 items nek jdm. im Nacken sitzen to apply for sth tu əˈplaɪ fə(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw.
56
harder to obtain in Austria. The Austrians revenue ˈrevənjuː Einkommen

21
beantragen
are keen on35 eco-friendly, health-relat- reserves rɪˈzɜːvz Reserven
22
criminal record ˈkrɪmɪnl ˈrekɔːd S
57
trafregister
ed products. As we discovered36 in 2020, to endure sth tu ɪnˈdjʊə(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
23
tw. aushalten, fitness for sth ˈfɪtnəs fə(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ T
58
auglichkeit/
last-mile delivery37 services expanded38, ausstehen, ertragen Fähigkeit für etw.
but in Austria’s mountainous39 terrain, consideration kənˌsɪdəˈreɪʃn B
24
etrachtung, to jump through hoops tə dʒʌmp θruː huːps sich
59
that might be closer to the last 25 miles. Überlegung ein Bein ausreißen
One way or another40, with a bit of im- unique to sth juːˈniːk tə ˈsʌmθɪŋ n
25
ur etw. entrepreneur ˌɒntrəprəˈnɜː(r) U
60
nternehmer
agination, there is probably a niche41 with betreffend trading licence ˈtreɪdɪŋ ˈlaɪsns G
61
ewerbeschein
your name on it42, but what about the red nonetheless ˌnʌnðəˈles n
26
ichtsdestotrotz local council ˈləʊkl ˈkaʊnsl G
62
emeinderat
tape43? In terms of44 the World Bank’s do- it would be wise to do sth ɪt wʊd bi waɪz tə du
27
to register with sth tə ˈredʒɪstə(r) wɪð ˈsʌmθɪŋ
63
ing business rankings, Austria is a mixed ˈsʌmθɪŋ man täte gut daran, etw. zu tun sich bei etw. registrieren
bag45. It comes out top46 in trading across renovation ˌrenəˈveɪʃn Umbau, Renovierung
28
supporting səˈpɔːtɪŋ u
64
nterstützend
borders and does well in47 enforcing48 con- property development ˈprɒpəti dɪˈveləpmənt
29
to approve sth tu əˈpruːv ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw.
65
tracts and getting electricity. It is sur- Grundstückserschließung akzeptieren, bewilligen

prising, then, to find it way down49 the resort rɪˈzɔːt U
30
rlaubsort, Erholungsort notary ˈnəʊtəri N
66
otar
list at 127 when it comes to setting up a particularly pəˈtɪkjələli insbesondere
31
corporate tax ˈkɔːpərət tæks
67
business. artisan ˌɑːtɪˈzæn (kunst)handwerklich

32
Körperschaftssteuer
If you are an EU passport holder50, reverse rɪˈvɜːs umgekehrt
33
to stand at X tə stænd ət b
68
ei X stehen
come from51 Switzerland or live in the market for sth ˈmɑːkɪt fə(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ Markt für etw.
34
individual taxation rate ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒʊəl tækˈseɪʃn
69
European Economic Area52, you can open a to be keen on sth tə bi kiːn ɒn ˈsʌmθɪŋ auf etw.
35
reɪt individueller Steuersatz
business with no special visas or permits53 scharf sein sole trader səʊl ˈtreɪdə(r) E
70
inzelunternehmer
required, but for the Brexit Brits, it just to discover tə dɪˈskʌvə(r) e
36
ntdecken progressive prəˈɡresɪv g
71
estaffelt, progressiv
got a whole lot harder54. Like other non- last-mile delivery lɑːst maɪl dɪˈlɪvəri
37
non-taxable ˌnɒn ˈtæksəbəl s teuerfrei
72
EU nationals55, they will have to apply Direktlieferservice, ”letzte Meile” bei der allowance əˈlaʊəns F
73
reibetrag
for56 a resident’s permit, have no criminal Zustellung income ˈɪŋkʌm Einkommen, Einnahmen
74
record57 and prove their fitness for58 run- to expand tu ɪkˈspænd expandieren, ausdehnen
38
ouch! aʊtʃ A
75
utsch!
ning a business. For the rest, it doesn’t get mountainous ˈmaʊntənəs b
39
ergig, gebirgig to do the maths tə du ðə mæθs r echnen
76
much easier, with plenty of hoops to jump one way or another wʌn weɪ ɔː(r) əˈnʌðə(r) so oder so
40
to take the plunge tə teɪk ðə plʌndʒ d
77
en
through59. Before entrepreneurs60 can start niche nɪtʃ N
41
ische Sprung wagen
57
COACHING
Firm Feminism 1
There are those who claim feminism and business

are incompatible2. A closer look3, though, unveils4
that it doesn’t take much for feminism to thrive5 in
today’s office. Put on your coaching6 hat with BEM’s
Jonathan Sidor to ascertain7 how being a feminist in
the office isn’t all that hard to do.
1
firm fɜːm standhaft, fest
2
incompatible ˌɪnkəmˈpætəbl u
nvereinbar,
inkompatibel
closer look ˈkləʊsə(r) lʊk n
äherer Blick
4
to unveil sth tu ˌʌnˈveɪl ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. ans
Licht bringen
ZUGANGSCODE to thrive tə θraɪv fl
orieren, gedeihen
5
x6x 6
coaching ˈkəʊtʃɪŋ C
oaching, Coachen
7
to ascertain sth tu ˌæsəˈteɪn ˈsʌmθɪŋ
ODER HÖR ES
DIR AN AUF:
etw. feststellen, bestimmen

COACHING
IN BRIEF
T
he feminists of 2021 don’t exactly fit8 15
to malign sth tə məˈlaɪn ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. schlechtmachen,
the mould9 of women’s liberation10 activ- verleumden
ists of decades past11. Outdated12 stere- 16
to clash with sth tə klæʃ wɪð ˈsʌmθɪŋ in Widerspruch zu
otypes persist13, and the feminist move- etw. stehen
ment has been misrepresented14 and maligned15 for 17
in focus ɪn ˈfəʊkəs im Fokus
generations. However, modern feminism looks 18
buzzword ˈbʌzwɜːd Modewort
completely different. There’s no reason why be- 19
to utter sth tu ˈʌtə(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. äußern
ing a feminist has to clash with16 your professional 20
all sorts of people ɔːl sɔːts əv ˈpiːpl a
lle möglichen Leute
life. 21
folks fǝʊlks L
eute
22
precisely prɪˈsaɪsli g
enau, präzise
23
equality iˈkwɒləti G
leichheit
Feminism in Focus17 24
the sexes ðə ˈseksɪz d
ie Geschlechter
25
to argue that... tu ˈɑːɡjuː ðæt behaupten, dass ...
Even though feminism is a buzzword18 that gets 26
preferential treatment ˌprefəˈrenʃl ˈtriːtmənt
uttered19 by all sorts of people20, there aren’t too many Vorzugsbehandlung
folks21 who know precisely22 what it is. Feminism is 27
point of view pɔɪnt əv vjuː A
nsicht, Perspektive
all about promoting equality23 of the sexes24. Now, 28
to dismiss sth tə dɪsˈmɪs ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. ablehnen,
because feminists argue that25 men have received aufgeben
preferential treatment26 in several areas of life, they 29
citizen ˈsɪtɪzən B
ürger
focus on promoting women’s rights. This doesn’t 30
society səˈsaɪəti G
esellschaft
mean that the male point of view27 is dismissed28. 31
in particular ɪn pəˈtɪkjʊlə(r) insbesondere
Feminists want all citizens29 of a society30, women in 32
justly ˈdʒʌstli r ichtig, gerecht
particular31, to be treated justly32. 33
to manifest tə ˈmænɪfest s ich zeigen, manifestieren
Feminism in the 21st century can manifest33 itself 34
developing world dɪˈveləpɪŋ wɜːld E
ntwicklungsländer
in many different ways. In the developing world34, 35
seemingly ˈsiːmɪŋli a
nscheinend, scheinbar
feminists are fighting to secure seemingly35 basic 36
to own property tu əʊn ˈprɒpəti e
ine Immobilie
rights for girls and women. These can include the besitzen
ability to get an education, own property36 and vote. 37
domestic violence dəˈmestɪk ˈvaɪələns h
äusliche Gewalt
Feminists work to protect women from domestic 38
sexual assault ˈsekʃʊəl əˈsɔːlt s exuelle Gewalt/Nötigung
violence37 and sexual assault38. In developed coun- 39
developed countries dɪˈveləpt ˈkʌntrɪz entwickelte Länder
tries39, though, the struggles40 of feminists often look 40
struggle ˈstrʌɡl K
ampf, Anstrengung
a little different. Women in modern corporations, for 41
for instance fə(r) ˈɪnstəns z um Beispiel
instance41, battle for42 things like equal pay43 and ma- 42
to battle for sth tǝ ˈbætl fǝ(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ f ür etw. kämpfen
ternity leave44. Outside of the office, the movement 43
equal pay ˈiːkwəl peɪ g
leicher Lohn
to expand45 women’s reproductive rights46 is regard- 44
maternity leave məˈtɜːnɪti liːv M
utterschaftsurlaub
ed as47 a feminist cause48 too. 45
to expand sth tu ɪkˈspænd ˈsʌmθɪŋ expandieren, (sich)
Despite49 these roots50, today’s feminist ideologies ausbreiten, ausweiten
are scattered51 and varied52. There are more mod- 46
reproductive rights ˌriːprəˈdʌktɪv raɪts
erate53 and more extreme schools of thought54. For Fortpflanzungsrechte
some, women’s rights and men’s rights are equally 47
to regard sth as sth tə rɪˈɡɑːd ˈsʌmθɪŋ əz ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. als
important, but other feminists openly55 advocate for56 etw. betrachten, ansehen
the elimination of any male-dominated57 institutions. 48
cause kɔːz Sache, Fall
Feminism has been particularly successful among 49
despite dɪˈspaɪt trotz, obwohl
middle-class58 white women in Western countries. 50
roots ruːts W
urzeln
51
scattered ˈskætəd v
erstreut, zerstreut
8
to fit sth tə fɪt ˈsʌmθɪŋ z u etw. passen 52
varied ˈveərɪd v
ielfältig
9
mould məʊld T
yp, Form 53
moderate ˈmɒdərət g
emäßigt
10
liberation ˌlɪbəˈreɪʃn Befreiung 54
school of thought skuːl əv ˈθɔːt D
enkrichtung,
11
past pɑːst v
ergangen Denkschule
12
outdated ˌaʊtˈdeɪtɪd v
eraltet, überholt 55
openly ˈəʊpənli o
ffen, öffentlich
13
to persist tə pəˈsɪst ( weiter) bestehen, 56
to advocate for sth tu ˈædvəkeɪt fə(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ s ich für
andauern etw. einsetzen
14
to misrepresent sth tə ˌmɪsˌreprɪˈzent ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. falsch 57
male-dominated meɪl ˈdɒmɪneɪtɪd m
ännerdominiert
darstellen 58
middle-class mɪdl klɑːs M
ittelklasse »
59
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Articulate Your Articles WOMEN IN
Complete the excerpt from the text with the correct articles. MODERN
CORPORATIONS,
Choose from a, an, the or x (no article) FOR INSTANCE,
Certain feminists don’t want to be so delicate. If you really care about support-
BATTLE FOR
ing women, get involved in1 1)________ hiring process. This could help give fe- THINGS LIKE
male newcomers 2)________ fair2 shake. During 3)________ interview3, for ex-
ample, 4________ feminist interviewer could potentially4 understand 5)________ EQUAL PAY AND
female candidate far better5 than other interviewers could. They can zero in MATERNITY
on6 6)________ applicant’s strengths and communicate these observations to
7)________ rest of 8)________ team. Sexist biases7 could somehow have made LEAVE.
their way into8 9)________ recruitment process, and it’d be useful to have some-
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body check for this. Studies show that even men with female-sounding9 names are
discriminated against10 on their CVs, so having feminists involved in hiring from
10)________ very start is indispensable11.
1
to get involved in sth tə gɛt ɪnˈvɒlvd ɪn ˈsʌmθɪŋ 9
X-sounding ˈsaʊndɪŋ X klingend
in etw. einsteigen 10
to discriminate against sb tə dɪsˈkrɪmɪnɪt
2
fair feə(r) g
erecht, fair əˈgenst ˈsʌmbədi jdn. benachteiligen, 59
as a whole əz ə həʊl a
ls Ganzes
3
interview ˈɪntəvjuː Bewerbungsgespräch diskriminieren 60
to struggle to do sth tə ˈstrʌɡl tə du ˈsʌmθɪŋ
4
potentially pəʊˈtenʃəli m
öglicherweise 11
indispensable ˌɪndɪsˈpensəbl u
nverzichtbar, Mühe haben, etw. zu tun
5
far better fɑː(r) ˈbetə(r) v
iel besser unentbehrlich 61
to gain traction tə ɡeɪn ˈtrækʃn a
n Boden
6
to zero in on sth tə ˈzɪərəʊ ɪn ɒn ˈsʌmθɪŋ a
uf gewinnen
etw. fokussieren/abzielen 62
socio-economic ˈsosiəʊ ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk
7
bias ˈbaɪəs V
orurteil gemeinwirtschaftlich,
8
to make one’s way somewhere tə meɪk sozioökonomisch
wʌnz weɪ ˈsʌmweə(r) s ich irgendwohin einen 63
workplace ˈwɜːkpleɪs A
rbeitsplatz
Weg bahnen 64
to bear sth in mind tə beə(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ ɪn maɪnd
etw. berücksichtigen, bedenken
Answers: 65
formidable ˈfɔːmɪdəbl furchtbar, schwierig,
riesig
The
The, 7. The, 8. The, 9. The, 10.
1. The, 2. A, 3. An, 4. A, 5. A, 6. 66
hurdle ˈhɜːdl H
indernis, Hürde
67
to shift sth tə ʃɪft ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw. (ver)ändern
68
mindset ˈmaɪndset D
enkweise,
However, the movement as a whole59 has feminists, a formidable65 hurdle66 that must Einstellung
struggled to60 gain traction61 within other so- be faced is shifting67 the mindsets68 of those 69
trivial ˈtrɪvɪəl b
elanglos, trivial
cio-economic62 or cultural groups. in the office who see feminism as trivial69. 70
to get sb on board tə ɡet ˈsʌmbədi ɒn bɔːd jdn.
A top priority ought to be getting everyone mit ins Boot holen
else in the company on board70. 71
diversity daɪˈvɜːsɪti V
ielfalt,
Women at Work Many companies talk about diversity71, Verschiedenheit
but do managers really practice what they 72
to practice what you preach tə ˈpræktɪs wɒt ju
Male or female, a feminist in the work- preach72? If you find that your organiza- priːtʃ tun/praktizieren, was man sagt
place63 of 2021 may experience more dif- tion is struggling to give women an equal 73
to be up to sb to do sth tə bi ʌp tə ˈsʌmbədi tə
ficulties than some other professionals. voice, it may be up to you to73 get the ball du ˈsʌmθɪŋ es jdm. überlassen, etw. zu tun
However, there are a number of things that rolling74. Invite colleagues to join some 74
to get the ball rolling tə ɡet ðə bɔːl ˈrəʊlɪŋ d
en
a feminist can bear in mind64 while taking sort of groups or associations that pro- Stein ins Rollen bringen
care of business in the office. For many mote any number of75 interests. Women’s 75
any number of X ˈeni ˈnʌmbə(r) ɒv u
nzählige

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IN BRIEF
groups are fine, but you don’t have to limit women, get involved in80 the hiring process. somebody check for this. Studies show that
yourselves. Even things like photography This could help give female newcomers a even men with female-sounding88 names
groups or martial arts76 classes can get the fair shake81. During an interview, for exam- are discriminated against89 on their CVs,
job done77. Now, how does this promote ple, a feminist interviewer82 could potential- so having feminists involved in hiring from
feminism? The idea is to bring in new ly understand a female candidate far better the very start is indispensable90.
points of view. If you truly have a team than other interviewers could. They can Likewise91, if you see women fighting for
with diverse interests and an openness to78 zero in on83 the applicant’s84 strengths85 and something in the office, vocally92 support
change, then accepting feminism shouldn’t communicate these observations to the rest them. You should certainly speak up for
seem so far-fetched79. of the team. Sexist biases86 could some- yourself93, but be prepared to speak up for
Certain feminists don’t want to be so how have made their way into87 the recruit- others who may feel their views have been
delicate. If you really care about supporting ment process, and it’d be useful to have marginalized94. Perhaps you see a man tak-
ing credit for95 a woman’s work. Or maybe
a woman was interrupted96 during a meet-
ing. Make sure every employee, especial-
ly female workers, are fairly97 recognized98
76
martial arts ˈmɑːʃl ɑːts K
ampfkünste,
Kampfsport
77
to get the job done tə ɡet ðə dʒɒb dʌn d
ie
Aufgabe/den Job erledigen
78
openness to sth ˈəʊpənnəs tə ˈsʌmθɪŋ
Offenheit für etw.
79
far-fetched ˈfɑː(r) fetʃt w
eit hergeholt
80
to get involved in sth tǝ get ɪnˈvɒlvd ɪn ˈsʌmθɪŋ
in etw. einsteigen
81
to give sb a fair shake tə ɡɪv ˈsʌmbədi ə feə(r)
ʃeɪk jdm. eine faire Chance geben
82
interviewer ˈɪntəvjuːə(r) P
erson, mit der man
das Bewerbungsgespräch führt
83
to zero in on sth tǝ ˈzɪərəʊ ɪn ɒn ˈsʌmθɪŋ a
uf
etw. fokussieren/abzielen
84
applicant ˈæplɪkənt Bewerber
85
strength streŋθ Stärke
86
bias ˈbaɪəs V
orurteil
87
to make one’s way somewhere tə meɪk wʌnz weɪ
ˈsʌmweə(r) s ich irgendwohin einen Weg bahnen
88
X-sounding ˈsaʊndɪŋ X
klingend
89
to discriminate against sb tə dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪt
əˈɡenst ˈsʌmbədi jdn. benachteiligen,
diskriminieren
90
indispensable ˌɪndɪˈspensəbl u
nverzichtbar,
unentbehrlich
91
likewise ˈlaɪkwaɪz ebenfalls, gleichermaßen
92
vocally ˈvəʊkəli v
ernehmlich, lautstark
93
to speak up for oneself tə spiːk ʌp fə(r) wʌnˈself
seine Ansichten verteidigen
94
to marginalize sb tə ˈmɑːdʒənəˌlaɪz ˈsʌmbədi
jdn. ausgrenzen, ins Abseits drängen
95
to take credit for sth tə teɪk ˈkredɪt fə(r)
ˈsʌmθɪŋ sich etw. als Verdienst anrechnen
96
to interrupt sb tu ˌɪntəˈrʌpt ˈsʌmbədi jdn.
unterbrechen
97
fairly ˈfeəli f air, gerecht
98
recognized ˈrekəɡnaɪzd anerkannt »
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lack of respect110. How can one tackle111 unangemessen

these? Experts say it’s best to use tact112 109
representation ˌreprɪzenˈteɪʃn V
ertretung,
Best Countries for and be subtle113. Those operating in con- Repräsentation
Women (according servative or hostile114 workplaces can’t risk 110
lack of respect læk ǝv rɪˈspekt M
angel an
to US News) turning those around them into enemies Respekt
with one caustic115 comment. Instead, you 111
to tackle sth tə ˈtækl ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. angehen,
1 Denmark need to think of these people as poten- in Angriff nehmen
2 Sweden tial allies116. Gently117 nudge118 them if they 112

tact tækt T
aktgefühl
misspeak119. Kindly inform them of any 113
subtle ˈsʌtl s ubtil, fein
3 Netherlands
transgressions120 that may have occurred. 114
hostile ˈhɒstaɪl feindlich
4 Norway Remain professional. Be a stickler for121 the 115
caustic ˈkɔːstɪk ä
tzend, bissig
5 Canada rules to highlight122 why equality is the only 116
ally ˈælaɪ Alliierter
6 Finland path forward. 117
gently ˈdʒentli s anft, lieb
7 Switzerland Generally speaking, organizations have 118
to nudge sb tə nʌdʒ ˈsʌmbədi jdn. anstoßen,
8 New Zealand to possess the right atmosphere in order for schubsen
9 Australia feminism to flourish123. Meetings ought to 119
to misspeak tə ˌmɪsˈspiːk s ich falsch
10 Austria be democratic, with all attendees124 being ausdrücken

given a chance to speak their mind125. If a 120
transgression trænzˈɡreʃn Verstoß,
sexist incident126 occurs, it needs to be iden- Vergehen
tified immediately for the benefit of127 all 121
to be a stickler for sth tə bi əˈstɪklə fə(r)
"
involved128. Nip it in the bud129. Many peo- ˈsʌmθɪŋ es mit etw. ganz genau nehmen
ple honestly130 might not recognize sexism 122
to highlight sth tə ˈhaɪlaɪt ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw.
and simply might need to be notified that betonen, hervorheben
certain behaviour131 or comments are inap- to flourish tə ˈflʌrɪʃ fl
orieren,
STUDIES SHOW
123
propriate132. Make feminism and change blühen

THAT EVEN MEN regular discussion topics so co-workers133 124
attendee ˌætenˈdiː T
eilnehmer,
don’t see the concept as alien134 or foreign. Anwesender
WITH FEMALE- What other specific measures can 125
to speak one’s mind tə spiːk wʌnz maɪnd seine
SOUNDING be taken135? To put it bluntly136, women

should ask for more money more often. 126
Meinung äußern
incident ˈɪnsɪdənt V
orfall, Ereignis
NAMES ARE Moreover137, statistics show that women 127
for the benefit of sb fə(r) ðə ˈbenɪfɪt əv ˈsʌmθɪŋ
tend to apologize138 in situations where zugunsten von jdm.
DISCRIMINATED male colleagues won’t. Women should 128
all involved ɔːl ɪnˈvɒlvd alle Beteiligten
AGAINST ON seriously consider whether a specific be- 129
to nip sth in the bud tə nɪp ˈsʌmθɪŋ ɪn ðə bʌd
haviour merits139 an apology140 and en- etw. im Keim ersticken
THEIR CVS. sure 141 that they don’t over-apologize. 130
honestly ˈɒnɪstli e
hrlich, offen
131
behaviour bɪˈheɪvjə(r) V
erhalten
"
99
respectfully rɪˈspektfəli r espektvoll 132
inappropriate ˌɪnəˈprəʊprɪət
100
common practice ˈkɒmən ˈpræktɪs g
ängige unangemessen
Praxis 133
co-worker ˈkəʊ wɜːkə(r) A
rbeitskollege
101
undervalued ˌʌndəˈvæljuː unterbewertet, 134
alien ˈeɪliən f remd
and treated respectfully . Make it common
99
unterschätzt 135
to take measures tə teɪk ˈmeʒəz M
aßnahmen
practice100 to speak up for anyone who may 102
to work wonders tə ˈwɜːk ˈwʌndəz W
under ergreifen
feel undervalued101. This could work won- bewirken 136
to put it bluntly,... tə pʊt ɪt ˈblʌntli d
irekt/
ders102 when it comes to103 improving com- 103
when it comes to sth wen ɪt kʌmz tə ˈsʌmθɪŋ offen gesagt, ...
munication and fostering104 a more equita- wenn es um etw. geht 137
moreover mɔːˈrəʊvə(r) a
ußerdem,
ble105 environment. 104
to foster sth tə ˈfɒstə(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. fördern, ferner
unterstützen 138
to apologize tu əˈpɒlədʒaɪz ( sich)
105
equitable ˈekwɪtəbl g
erecht, fair, gleich entschuldigen
Combatting 106
Sexism 106
to combat sth tə ˈkɒmbæt ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. 139
to merit sth tə ˈmerɪt ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. verdienen/
bekämpfen einer S. würdig sein
Some of the more tangible107 troubles 107
tangible ˈtændʒəbl g
reifbar, 140
apology əˈpɒlədʒi E
ntschuldigung
that feminists commonly face are lower konkret 141
to ensure tu ɪnˈʃʊə(r) g
arantieren,
pay, inadequate108 representation109, and a 108
inadequate ɪnˈædɪkwət u
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Furthermore 142, organizations that have

embraced143 feminism often encourage
women to144 insert themselves into145 clus-
ters146 of male workers. If you spot a circle
of men who frequently147 socialize148, ease
yourself into149 the group to shift its dynam-
ic. Lastly, remember that equality goes
both ways150. Celebrate151 men at work in
areas where they are typically overshad-
owed152. Fatherhood153 is a fantastic exam-
ple. Encourage your company to back154 pa-
ternity leave155, flexible156 schedules157, and a
manageable158 work-life balance159.
Slow and Steady160

When it comes to achieving161 gender
equality162, there’s no panacea163 that’ll just
do away with164 all forms of sexism and dis-
crimination in the blink of an eye165. True
equality across the board166 will likely be
a long and arduous167 process for many
companies. Feminists must suit up for168
a marathon, not a sprint. In several cases,
feminism’s main adversary169 is ignorance.
People simply don’t realize that inequali-
ty persists. So be discreet170 but persistent,
unwavering171 but professional. This is your
best bet172 to make the workplace of tomor-
row a more equitable place for all. n
142
furthermore ˌfɜːðəˈmɔː(r) außerdem,
zusätzlich
143
to embrace sth tu ɪmˈbreɪs ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw.
akzeptieren
144
to encourage sb to do sth tu ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ
ˈsʌmbədi tə du ˈsʌmθɪŋ jdn. ermutigen, etw.
zu tun
145
to insert oneself into sth tu ɪnˈsɜːt wʌnˈself
ˈɪntə ˈsʌmθɪŋ sich in etw. einfügen 155
paternity leave pəˈtɜːnɪti liːv 164
to do away with sth tə du əˈweɪ wɪð ˈsʌmθɪŋ
146
cluster ˈklʌstə(r) G
ruppe Vaterschaftsurlaub etw. abschaffen, beseitigen
147
frequently ˈfriːkwəntli h
äufig 156
flexible ˈfleksəbl fl
exibel 165
in the blink of an eye ɪn ðə blɪnk əv ən aɪ in
148
to socialize tə ˈsəʊʃəlaɪz K
ontakte knüpfen 157
schedule ˈʃedjuːl T
erminplan, Zeitplan einem Augenblick, im Handumdrehen
149
to ease oneself into sth tu iːz wʌnˈself ˈɪntə 158
manageable ˈmænɪdʒəbl k
ontrollierbar, 166
across the board əˈkrɒs ðə bɔːd a
llgemein,
ˈsʌmθɪŋ sich auf etw. einlassen machbar durch die Bank
150
to go both ways tə ɡəʊ bəʊθ ˈweɪz in beide 159
work-life balance wɜːk laɪf ˈbæləns 167
arduous ˈɑːdjuəs a
nstrengend, mühsam
Richtungen gehen, zweischneidig sein (ausgewogenes) Verhältnis zwischen Berufs- 168
to suit up for sth tə suːt ʌp fə(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ s ich
151
to celebrate sb tə ˈselɪbreɪt ˈsʌmbədi jdn. und Privatleben für etw. zurechtmachen/bereitmachen
feiern 160
steady ˈstedi b
eständig, stetig 169
adversary ˈædvəsəri G
egner, Widersacher
152
to overshadow sb tu ˌəʊvəˈʃædəʊ ˈsʌmbədi 161
to achieve sth tu əˈtʃiːv ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw. erreichen 170
discreet dɪˈskriːt d
iskret
etw. überschatten 162
gender equality ˈdʒendər ɪˈkwɒlɪti 171
unwavering ʌnˈweɪvərɪŋ f elsenfest, standhaft
153
fatherhood ˈfɑːðəhʊd Vaterschaft Geschlechtergleichheit 172
best bet best ˈbet a
m besten, das Beste
154
to back sth tə bæk ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. unterstützen 163
panacea ˌpænəˈsɪə A
llheilmittel
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MANAGING PEOPLE
John le Carré -
The Spy’s Spy
John le Carré is a legend 1
espionage ˈespɪənɑːʒ S
pionage
in the espionage1 genre ˈʒɒ̃rə G

enre, Gattung
2
to endure tu ɪnˈdjʊə(r) a

ndauern,
genre2 whose work will
3
währen
endure3 long beyond 4

to go undercover tə ɡəʊ ˌʌndəˈkʌvə(r) v
erdeckt
arbeiten/ermitteln
his life. Janet Sandford 5
deceased dɪˈsiːst v
erstorben
goes undercover4 for 6
deception dɪˈsepʃən T
äuschung, Schwindel
to come as no surprise that... tə kʌm əz nəʊ
the top secrets about
7
səˈpraɪz ðæt e
s ist keine Überraschung, dass...
the recently deceased5 8
any X worth his salt... ˈeni wɜːθ ɪz sɔːlt jeder X,
author. der sein Geld wert ist

9
merely ˈmɪəli lediglich, bloß
10
nom de plume ˈnɑːm di pluːm Pseudonym,
Künstlername
Deception6 in the Blood 11
façade fəˈsɑːd Fassade
12
childhood ˈtʃaɪldhʊd Kindheit
It comes as no surprise that any 7 13
to abandon sb tu əˈbændən ˈsʌmbədi jdn.
spy worth his salt8 is not who you think sitzen lassen, verlassen
he is - John le Carré is merely9 his nom 14
charming ˈtʃɑːmɪŋ c harmant, reizend
de plume10. The real person behind this 15
conman ˈkɒnmæn Schwindler,
façade11 was David John Moore Cornwell, Hochstapler
born on 19 October 1931 in Poole, Dorset, 16
in and out of prison ɪn ənd ˈaʊt əv ˈprɪzn immer
England. David Cornwall had an unhap- wieder im Gefängnis
py childhood12, having been abandoned13 17
to give an X appearance tə ɡɪv ən əˈpɪərəns
by his mother at the age of five. His fa- den X Anschein geben
ther was a charming14 conman15, in and out 18
a man of means ə mæn əv miːnz e
in Mann mit
of prison16. He gave the appearance of17 a Vermögen
man of means18 but would, for example, 19
luxury ˈlʌkʃəri L
uxus-
take David and his brother on holiday to 20
to sneak out tə sniːk ˈaʊt s ich
Switzerland to stay in luxury19 hotels, then herausschleichen
sneak out20 without paying. 21
intelligence ɪnˈtelɪdʒəns G
eheimdienst,
Le Carré returned to Switzerland, at- Spionage
tending the University of Bern to study 22
corps kɔː(r) T
ruppe, Korps
foreign languages. From there he was re- 23
interpreter ɪnˈtɜːprɪtə(r) Ü
bersetzer
cruited by the British Army Intelligence21 24
Allied-occupied ˈælaɪd ˈɒkjʊpaɪd von den
Corps22 at the age of 19 to work as an inter- Alliierten besetzt
preter23 in Allied-occupied24 Austria in in- 25
interrogation ɪnˌterəˈɡeɪʃn B
efragung
terrogations25 of people who had escaped 26
the Iron Curtain ðə ˈaɪən ˈkɜːtn d
er Eiserne
from the other side of the Iron Curtain26. Vorhang
In 1952, he continued his education at 27
to go bankrupt tə ɡəʊ ˈbæŋkrʌpt B
ankrott
Lincoln College, Oxford, but when his fa- gehen
ther went bankrupt27 in 1954, he taught for 28
preparatory school prɪˈpærətri skuːl private
a year at Millfield Preparatory School28. Vorbereitungsschule

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John le Carré
ZUGANGSCODE
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After completing his studies back at cunning74 intelligence - like the three wise 52
to pen sth tə pen ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. verfassen
Oxford, he was offered a teaching posi- monkeys75 rolled into one76, he knows much 53
Official Secrets Act əˈfɪʃl ˈsiːkrɪts ækt G
esetz
tion29 at Eton, the renowned30 public school31 more than he lets on77 and eventually78, all über die Wahrung von Staatsgeheimnissen
which another famous British spy story will be revealed79. 54
pseudonym ˈsjuːdənɪm P
seudonym
writer Ian Fleming had attended. A Murder80 of Quality followed in 1962, 55
debut ˈdeɪbjuː Debüt
In a 1974 interview with The Listener, but it was his third book, published in 56
to introduce sb tu ˌɪntrəˈdjuːs ˈsʌmbədi jdn.
le Carré was disparaging about32 the insti- 1963, that established81 le Carré as a sig- einführen/vorstellen
tution, saying: nificant author. The Spy who Came in from 57
character ˈkærəktə(r) C
harakter, Figur
“In some ways, those who knock33 the the Cold became an international best- 58
chief protagonist tʃiːf prəˈtæɡənɪst H
auptfigur
upper classes34 have no idea how awful seller. In it, British agent Alec Leamas is 59
deliberately dɪˈlɪbərətli a
bsichtlich, bewusst
they are. Eton gave me an instinct for35 sent to East Germany to propagate82 mis- 60
antithesis ænˈtɪθəsɪs A
ntithese, Gegensatz
crime, as well as an instinct for hypocri- information83 to undermine84 a leading East 61
dashing ˈdæʃɪŋ flott, schneidig
sy36 and both of them, in different ways, are German intelligence officer. Two years lat- 62
infinitely ˈɪnfɪnətli u
nendlich
not absolutely unknown in diplomacy37.” er, it was made into85 a successful film fea- 63
balding ˈbɔːldɪŋ kahl werdend
After two years at Eton, in 1958, he was turing86 Richard Burton in the leading role87, 64
bespectacled bɪˈspektəkəld b
ebrillt
engaged by MI5 (see fact box) to identify38 further extending88 le Carré’s international 65
whereas weərˈæz w
ohingegen
and spy on39 potential Soviet sympathisers40 acclaim89. However, while the Bond fran- 66
debonair ˌdebəˈneə(r) fl
ott-elegant
and agents. This would give him much chise was focusing on fast cars, gadgets, 67
shabby ˈʃæbi schäbig, lumpig
of the inspiration and base material41 for glamorous90 women and fisticuffs91, le Carré 68
sleazy ˈsliːzi h
eruntergekommen, schäbig
the shady42 world of intrigue43, subterfuge44 69
metaphor ˈmetəfə(r) M
etapher
and double-crossing45 that he would later 29
teaching position ˈtiːtʃɪŋ pəˈzɪʃn L
ehrerstelle 70
grubby ˈɡrʌbi schmuddelig, dreckig
fictionalise46. Having completed his stud- 30
renowned rɪˈnaʊnd b
erühmt 71
ringmaster ˈrɪŋmɑːstə(r) Z
irkusdirektor
ies and the spell47 of teaching, he returned 31
public school ˈpʌblɪk skuːl ö
ffentliche Schule 72
humble ˈhʌmbl bescheiden
full time48 to MI5 in 1958, where he started 32
disparaging about sth dɪˈspærɪdʒɪŋ əˈbaʊt 73
merciless ˈmɜːsɪlɪs e
rbarmungslos, gnadenlos
running his own agents. Two years later, he ˈsʌmθɪŋ abschätzig/abfällig ggü. etw. 74
cunning ˈkʌnɪŋ g
erissen, listig
was transferred to MI6 as a spy, firstly49 in 33
to knock sb tə nɒk ˈsʌmbədi über jdn. 75
three wise monkeys θriː waɪz ˈmʌŋkɪz die drei
Bonn, then Hamburg, working on the pre- herziehen, jdn. runtermachen weisen Affen
text of50 being a British Consul secretary. 34
upper classes ˈʌpə(r) ˈklɑːsɪz 76
X rolled into one rəʊld ˈɪntə wʌn X
in einem
Oberschichten (Stück)
35
instinct for sth ˌɪnˈstɪŋkt fə(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ I nstinkt/ 77
to let on tə let ɒn d
urchblicken lassen
Little Men and Big Lies feine Nase für etw. 78
eventually ɪˈventʃʊəli s chließlich,
36
hypocrisy hɪˈpɒkrəsi Scheinheiligkeit, letztendlich
It is surprising to learn that le Carré’s Heuchelei 79
all will be revealed ɔːl wl bi rɪˈviːld a
lles wird
first three novels51 were penned52 while he 37
diplomacy dɪˈpləʊməsi D
iplomatie offengelegt werden
was still in the intelligence service, thus, 38
to identify sb tu aɪˈdentɪfaɪ ˈsʌmbədi jdn. 80
murder ˈmɜːdə(r) M
ord
he was required by the Official Secrets identifizieren 81
to establish sb as sth tu ɪˈstæblɪʃ ˈsʌmbədi əz
Act53 to write under a pseudonym54. His de- 39
to spy on sb tə ˈspaɪ ɒn ˈsʌmbədi jdm. ˈsʌmθɪŋ jdn. als etw. etablieren
but55 title, released in 1961, was Call for nachspionieren 82
to propagate sth tə ˈprɒpəɡeɪt ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw.
the Dead, about East German (German 40
sympathiser ˈsɪmpəθaɪzə(r) S
ympathisant propagieren, verbreiten
Democratic Republic) spies operating in 41
base material beɪs məˈtɪərɪəl 83
misinformation ˌmɪsɪnfəˈmeɪʃn
Great Britain. The most significant as- Ausgangsmaterial Falschinformation
pect of the book is that it introduces56 le 42
shady ˈʃeɪdi z wielichtig, finster 84
to undermine sb tu ˌʌndəˈmaɪn ˈsʌmbədi jdn.
Carré’s key character57, intelligence officer 43
intrigue ɪnˈtriːɡ I ntrige schwächen
George Smiley. His chief protagonist58 is 44
subterfuge ˈsʌbtəfjuːdʒ A
usrede, List, Trick 85
to make sth into sth tə ˈmeɪk ˈsʌmθɪŋ ˈɪntə
deliberately59 the antithesis60 of Fleming’s 45
to double-cross sb tə ˈdʌbl krɒs ˈsʌmbədi jdn. ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw. zu etw. machen
dashing61 and heroic James Bond, and one aufs Kreuz legen 86
to feature sb tə ˈfiːtʃə(r) ˈsʌmbədi jdn. zeigen,
which le Carré felt was infinitely62 more re- 46
to fictionalise sth tə ˈfɪkʃənəlaɪz ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. darbieten
alistic. He is short, balding63, bespectacled64 als Fiktion darstellen 87
leading role ˈliːdɪŋ rəʊl H
auptrolle
and middle-aged, and whereas65 Bond is 47
spell spel ( kurze) Phase, Weile 88
to extend sth tu ɪkˈstend ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw.
debonair66, Smiley is shabby67, almost slea- 48
full time fʊl ˈtaɪm V
ollzeit erweitern, vergrößern
zy68 - a metaphor69 for the grubby70 ‘circus,’ 49
firstly ˈfɜːstli z unächst, erstens 89
acclaim əˈkleɪm L
ob, Anerkennung
aka the intelligence service, of which he 50
on the pretext of sth ɒn ðə ˈpriːtekst əv ˈsʌmθɪŋ 90
glamorous ˈɡlæmərəs g
lamourös
is the ringmaster71. Yet, his humble72 ap- unter dem Vorwand von etw. 91
fisticuffs ˈfɪstɪkʌfs F
austkampf,
pearance masks a merciless73 memory and 51
novel ˈnɒvl Roman Handgreiflichkeiten

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but a limited income112 of 500 roubles113 a

month and a modest114 abode115 in which
he remained under guard116 for years. His
faith in his ideology was also damaged117
as he saw first-hand118 that communism in
the Soviet Union had not brought about119
the utopian120 society he had envisaged121.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier,

Spy122
John le Carré was at least now able

to focus full time on his writing career,
expanding his gallery of characters and
delving deeper into123 the abyss124 of espio-
nage. The Looking Glass125 War, published
in 1965 almost satirises126 the secret ser-
vice127 as inept128 through the botched129 op-
erations of the so-called130 “department.” It
was received as an accomplished131 if low-
key132 follow-up133 but his tour de force134
would not hit the shelves135 until 1974 in
the form of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.
explored a world where the goodies92 and Cornwell was blown102 when he, among 117
to damage sth tə ˈdæmɪdʒ ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw.
baddies93 were harder to tell apart94 and many others, was fingered103 by Britain’s beschädigen
questioned95 to what extent96 the end jus- most notorious104 double agent105 working 118
first-hand fɜːst ˈhænd aus erster Hand
tifies the means97 and Western democra- for MI6 and Soviet KGB, Kim Philby, 119
to bring sth about tə brɪŋ ˈsʌmθɪŋ əˈbaʊt z u
cies should (or shouldn’t) compromise98 when he disappeared from his final post- etw. führen, etw. hervorrufen
core morals and values99 to win the intel- ing106 in Beirut and defected107 to Moscow. 120
utopian juːˈtəʊpɪən u
topisch
ligence war. Consistent with108 the grey reality le Carré 121
to envisage sth tu ɪnˈvɪzɪdʒ ˈsʌmθɪŋ mit etw.
It was perhaps as well that the book was portrayed109 in his novels, Philby did not re- rechnen, etw. ins Auge fassen
a success because soon after, le Carré’s ceive the hero’s welcome110 and high-rank- 122
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor (Spy) ˈtɪŋkə(r)
real-life 100 existence 101 as secret agent ing111 KGB officer status he had expected, ˈteɪlə(r) ˈsəʊldʒə(r) ˈseɪlə(r) ˈspaɪ K
esselflicker,
Schneider, Soldat, Matrose (traditioneller
92
goodies ˈɡʊdɪz die Guten 104
notorious nəʊˈtɔːrɪəs b
erüchtigt engl. Abzählreim), Buchtitel: Dame, König,
93
baddies ˈbædiz die Bösen 105
double agent ˈdʌbl ˈeɪdʒənt D
oppelagent As, Spion
94
to tell sb apart tə tel ˈsʌmbədi əˈpɑːt jdn. 106
posting ˈpəʊstɪŋ E
ntsendung, Versetzung 123
to delve deep into sth tə delv diːp ˈɪntə
auseinanderhalten 107
to defect tə dɪˈfekt s ich absetzen, überlaufen ˈsʌmθɪŋ tief in etw. eintauchen
95
to question sth tə ˈkwestʃən ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. in 108
consistent with sth kənˈsɪstənt wɪð ˈsʌmθɪŋ in 124
abyss əˈbɪs A
bgrund
Frage stellen Übereinstimmung mit etw. 125
looking glass ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈɡlɑːs S
piegel
96
to what extent... tə ˈwɒt ɪkˈstent w
ieweit, in 109
to portray sb tə pɔːˈtreɪ ˈsʌmbədi jdn. 126
to satirise sth tə ˈsætəraɪz ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw.
welchem Ausmaß darstellen, porträtieren verspotten, parodieren
97
the end justifies the means ði end ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪz 110
the hero’s welcome ðə ˈhɪərəʊz ˈwelkəm 127
secret service ˈsiːkrɪt ˈsɜːvɪs G
eheimdienst
ðə miːnz der Zweck heiligt die Mittel Heldenempfang 128
inept ɪˈnept u
nfähig, untauglich
98
to compromise sth tə ˈkɒmprəmaɪz ˈsʌmθɪŋ 111
high-ranking haɪ ˈrænkɪŋ h
ochrangig, 129
botched bɒtʃt v
erpfuscht, verbockt
etw. kompromittieren, aufs Spiel setzen ranghoch 130
so-called səʊ kɔːld s ogenannter
99
core values kɔː(r) ˈvæljuːz Grundwerte 112
income ˈɪŋkʌm E
inkommen 131
accomplished əˈkʌmplɪʃt v
ollkommen, perfekt
100
real-life rɪəl laɪf e
cht, aus dem wirklichen Leben 113
rouble ˈruːbl R
ubel 132
low-key ləʊ kiː u
nauffällig, nicht übertrieben
101
existence ɪɡˈzɪstəns E
xistenz 114
modest ˈmɒdɪst bescheiden 133
follow-up ˈfɒləʊ ʌp Folge-, Nachfolger
102
to be blown tə bibləʊn a
uffliegen 115
abode əˈbəʊd B
leibe, Wohnsitz 134
tour de force ˌtʊə(r) də ˈfɔːs G
lanzleistung
103
to finger sb tə ˈfɪŋɡə(r) ˈsʌmbədi m
it dem 116
under guard ˈʌndə(r) ɡɑːd u
nter 135
to hit the shelves tə hɪt ðə ʃelvz in die Regale
Finger auf jdn. zeigen Bewachung kommen »
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a 27-year gap170 to his final novel, aptly171

named, A Legacy of Spies. It is both a pre-
quel172 and sequel to The Spy who Came
136
amid əˈmɪd inmitten
137
revelation ˌrevəˈleɪʃn E
nthüllung,
Offenbarung
138
to capture sth tə ˈkæptʃə(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw.
aufgreifen, festhalten
139
iconic aɪˈkɒnɪk Kult-, kultig
140
drama series ˈdrɑːmə ˈsɪəriːz ( Drama) Serie
141
to personify sb tə pəˈsɒnɪfaɪ ˈsʌmbədi jdn.
verkörpern
142
trilogy ˈtrɪlədʒi T
rilogie
143
to cement sb’s reputation as X tə sɪˈment
ˈsʌmbədɪz ˌrepjʊˈteɪʃn əz jds. Ruf als X
zementieren
144
long-running lɒŋ ˈrʌnɪŋ langanhaltend, lange
laufend
145
spy ring ˈspaɪ rɪŋ S
pionagering
146
undiscovered ˌʌndɪˈskʌvəd unentdeckt
147
to come to light tə kʌm tə laɪt a
ns Licht
kommen
148
to bear sth tə beə(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. tragen
149
distinct dɪˈstɪŋkt d
eutlich, klar
150
comparison to sth kəmˈpærɪsn tə ˈsʌmθɪŋ
Vergleich mit etw.
151
apart from sth əˈpɑːt frəm ˈsʌmθɪŋ a
bgesehen
von/außer etw.
152
twisting ˈtwɪstɪŋ v
erdreht
153
plot plɒt Handlung
154
smoke and mirrors sməʊk ənd ˈmɪrəz S
chall
und Rauch, Blendwerk
155
perpetual pəˈpetʃʊəl e
wig,
immerwährend
Coming amid136 revelations137 in the me- Apart from151 the twisting152 plots153 of 156
uncertainty ʌnˈsɜːtnti U
nsicherheit
dia of Soviet spying and set in the 1970s, smoke and mirrors154 and perpetual155 uncer- 157
identity aɪˈdentɪti I dentität
it captured138 the zeitgeist perfectly. The tainty156 about the players’ real identities157 158
authenticity ˌɔːθenˈtɪsəti A
uthentizität
book was followed by an iconic139 BBC and who they are working for, authenticity158 159
genuine ˈdʒenjʊɪn e
cht, wahr, authentisch
drama series140 of the same name featuring was added by the use of genuine159 British 160
term tɜːm B
egriff
Sir Alec Guinness who personified141 the security services’ terms160 such as “leg- 161
legend ˈledʒənd L
egende
role of George Smiley. This, and the fur- end”161 for false identity, “cousins”162 for the 162
cousin ˈkʌzn C
ousin(e)
ther two parts of the so-called Karla trilo- American CIA and “wranglers”163 for cryp- 163
wrangler ˈræŋɡlə(r) C
owboy, Streithahn
gy142, The Honourable Schoolboy in 1977 tographers164. The author is also attributed 164
cryptographer krɪpˈtɒɡrəfə(r) E
ntschlüssler,
and Smiley’s People in 1979, cemented with165 the creation, or at least popularisation, Kryptograf
le Carré’s reputation as143 the most realis- of the terms “mole” for a spy deeply estab- 165
to attribute sb with sth tu əˈtrɪbju:t ˈsʌmbədi
tic spy story writer. This was further en- lished in an organisation, and “honeytrap”166 wɪð ˈsʌmθɪŋ jdm. etw. zuschreiben
dorsed when the full extent of the activities for a set-up167 involving sexual blackmail168. 166
honeytrap ˈhʌni træp Sexfalle
of the ‘Cambridge Five,’ a long-running144 167
set-up set ʌp F
alle, abgekartetes Spiel
spy ring145 of British Cambridge University 168
blackmail ˈblækmeɪl Erpressung
students in the 1930s who had operated un- A Legacy169 of Spies 169
legacy ˈleɡəsi E
rbe
discovered146 for at least 20 years, came to 170
gap ɡæp Lücke
light147 or bore148 distinct149 comparisons150 to John le Carré wrote a further two books 171
aptly ˈæptli treffend, passend
le Carré’s novels. in 1989 and 1990, after which there was 172
prequel ˈpriːkwəl V
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Throughout his life, le Carré, both in thrillers but to question the very ground
his writing and in his personal, political upon188 which the whole “circus” is built.
Fact box views, challenged179 Western governments’ That is why he will be remembered as the
MI5 is the name given to the policies. He was highly critical of180 the Iraq ultimate189 spy’s spy and perennially190 rel-
British Security Service. It deals War and covert181 operations in Iran. He evant191 author. n
with1 British internal security2 and opposed182 both Trump and Putin, and to-
defends3 against foreign spies. wards the end of his life became increas-
MI6 is the Secret Intelligence ingly183 concerned184 about what he con- 180
critical of sth ˈkrɪtɪkl əv ˈsʌmθɪŋ k
ritisch ggü.
Service that manages4 British sidered to be the most dangerous rise of etw.
spying operations overseas5. fascism185 in Europe since the 1930s. 181
covert ˈkʌvət v
erdeckt, geheim
He was a man who knew the realities 182
to oppose sb tu əˈpəʊz ˈsʌmbədi s ich gegen
1
to deal with sth tə diːl wɪð ˈsʌmθɪŋ s ich of espionage and the politics and person- jdn. stellen
mit etw. beschäftigen al ambitions behind it, including the un- 183
increasingly ɪnˈkriːsɪŋli z unehmend, vermehrt
2
internal security ɪnˈtɜːnl sɪˈkjʊərɪti palatable186, and portrayed it as it was. His 184
concerned kənˈsɜːnd b
eunruhigt
innere Sicherheit aim was not only to write compelling187 spy 185
fascism ˈfæʃɪzəm Faschismus
3
to defend tə dɪˈfend v
erteidigen 186
unpalatable ʌnˈpælətəbl ungenießbar,
4
to manage sth tə ˈmænɪdʒ ˈsʌmθɪŋ 173
to assume tu əˈsjuːm a
nnehmen widerwärtig
etw. leiten, steuern 174
nostalgia trip nɒˈstældʒə trɪp N
ostalgietrip 187
compelling kəmˈpelɪŋ f esselnd, überzeugend
5
overseas ˌəʊvəˈsiːz im Ausland 175
morality tale məˈrælɪti teɪl m
oralisches 188
the very ground upon sth is built ðə ˈveri
Lehrstück ɡraʊnd əˈpɒn ˈsʌmθɪŋ ɪz bɪlt das Fundament,
176
allusion əˈluːʒn A
nspielung, Andeutung auf dem etw. gebaut ist
177
to make a case for sth tə meɪk ə keɪs fə(r) 189
ultimate ˈʌltɪmət u
ltimativ, höchster
ˈsʌmθɪŋ für etw. plädieren 190
perennially pəˈrenɪəli s tändig, dauernd
in from the Cold. It was not, as might be 178
referendum ˌrefəˈrendəm R
eferendum 191
relevant ˈreləvənt r elevant, wichtig
assumed173, some kind of nostalgia trip174 179
to challenge sth tə ˈtʃæləndʒ ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. in
but a morality tale175 making, through al- Frage stellen, anzweifeln
lusion176, a case for177 Britain remaining in
Europe, written at the time of the Brexit
referendum178.
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in this team, and if there’s anything

Business Dialogues: you’re not sure about, just ask!
Rupert: On the back of31 that, I’d like to
A New Employee 1
2
announcement əˈnaʊnsmənt A
nkündigung
biweekly baɪˈwiːkli alle zwei Wochen
3
to gather tə ˈɡæðə(r) ( sich) sammeln
4
how’s it going? haʊz ɪt ˈɡəʊɪŋ w
ie geht’s?
R upert has an announcement1 for the Rupert: Yes, it took me by surprise13, to wonder tə ˈwʌndə(r) s ich fragen/wundern
5
team. He has waited for the biweek- too, but she’ll join us any day now. 6
WFR (workforce reduction) ˌdʌbljuː ef ˈɑː(r)
ly2 meeting to tell them the details. All Olivia: That is a surprise. What’s her ˈwɜːkfɔːs rɪˈdʌkʃn P
ersonalabbau
the team have gathered3 on their con- name, Rupert? 7
just a matter of time dʒəst ə ˈmætə(r) əv
ference call and are waiting for Rupert Rupert: Her name’s Laura. She’ll be ˈtaɪm nur eine Frage der Zeit
WORKPLACE DIALOGUES
to join. helping us with analytics14 and reporting. 8

to be on mute tə bi ɒn mjuːt s tumm
Olivia: Hey, everyone. Dod: By George15! Does this mean that geschaltet sein
Danni: Hey, Oli, how’s it going4? we’ll lose a team member, too? 9
to get fired tə ɡet ˈfaɪəd g
efeuert/
Olivia: All’s fine, thanks. I’m won- Rupert: Don’t worry, Dod, Laura’s go- rausgeworfen werden
dering5 what this news is going to be, ing to make your jobs easier. It’s good 10
literally ˈlɪtərəli b
uchstäblich
though. news for you. It means I have more work 11
any day now ˈeni deɪ naʊ jeden Tag
Ellie: Yeah, me too. I hope it’s not to do, but really, exciting projects are 12
to overrun tu əʊvəˈrʌn z u lange gehen,
WFRs6. Oh, and hi Oli! coming, and Laura will be a key part überziehen
Olivia: I think they’re going to come, of that. 13
to take sb by surprise tə teɪk ˈsʌmbədi baɪ
Ellie, sadly. It’s just a matter of time7. Ellie: That came from nowhere16! But it səˈpraɪz jdn. überraschen
Danni: Yeah, and a matter of how many. sounds great. 14
analytics ˌænəˈlɪtɪks A
nalytik
But I agree – they’ll happen sooner or Dod: Well, I think I speak for all of us17, 15
by George! baɪ dʒɔːdʒ um Gottes willen!
later. when I say we’re glad to have someone 16
to come from nowhere tə kʌm frəm
Dod: Hey, can you hear me now? new joining. ˈnəʊweə(r) a
us dem Nichts kommen/
Olivia: Hi, Dod, yes, I hear you. auftauchen
Dod: Sorry, I think I was on mute8. I was A few days later, Rupert arranges18 an- 17
I think I speak for all of us... ˈaɪ ˈθɪŋk ˈaɪ
saying that I’m worried about the another meeting to introduce Laura to19 the spiːk fə(r) ɔːl əv as I ch denke, ich spreche
WORKPLACE DIALOGUES
nouncement. Do you think some people team. After all the technical issues have für uns alle, ...
are going to get fired9? been sorted20 and Dod has unmuted21 his 18
to arrange sth tu əˈreɪndʒ ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw.
Danni: Yes, Dod, we’re worried too. We mic22, Laura introduces herself. arrangieren, organisieren
were just saying that it will happen one 19
to introduce sb to sb tu ˌɪntrəˈdjuːs ˈsʌmbədi
day or another. Laura: Hi, everyone, I’m really happy tǝ ˈsʌmbədi jdn. jdm. vorstellen
Dod: That’s what I feared. What do you to be joining you. I’m looking forward to23 20
to sort sth tə sɔːt ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. in Ordnung
mean by the WFRs though? bringing my experience to the team and bringen
Olivia: It’s the same thing, Dod. WFR helping where I can. 21
to unmute sth tə ˌʌnˈmjuːt e
tw. laut schalten
means workforce reductions – it’s ba- Danni: Welcome, Laura, great to have 22
mic ˈmaɪk M
ikrofon
sically the company’s name for firing you here. 23
to be looking forward to doing sth tə bi
some of us. Olivia: Hey, Laura, so glad you’ve ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔːwəd tə ˈduːɪŋ ˈsʌmθɪŋ s ich darauf
Dod: Oh, I don’t like the sound of that. joined. After our little chat24 this morn- freuen, etw. zu tun
Do you think it will happen? ing, I already know you’re going to be 24
chat tʃæt U
nterhaltung, Plauderei
Danni: Yes, Dod. We literally10 just said so helpful to us. 25
I’d like to take this opportunity to... aɪd
that! The announcement will come any Ellie: Welcome to the team, Laura. ˈlaɪk tə teɪk ðɪs ˌɒpəˈtjuːnɪti tuː I ch möchte die
day now11. Dod: I’d like to take this opportunity to25 Gelegenheit nutzen, um ...
WORKPLACE DIALOGUES
*Rupert joins the call welcome you on board26, Laura. 26

to welcome sb on board tə ˈwelkəm
Rupert: What announcement? And sor- Rupert: And as I said, Laura, hello and ˈsʌmbədi ɒn bɔːd jdn. an Bord begrüßen/
ry – my last call overran12, as standard! welcome. Lots of interesting things are willkommen heißen
Olivia: Oh, nothing, Rupert, we’re just coming up27 and it’s good you’re going 27
to come up tə kʌm ʌp s ich ereignen,
wondering what the news you have for to be a part of that. auftauchen, bevorstehen
us is. Laura: Thanks, everyone. I have to ad- 28
I have to admit,... ˈaɪ həv tu ədˈmɪt Ich muss
Rupert: Well, that’s pretty exciting ac- mit28, it’s a bit strange joining a team re- zugeben, ...
tually – we’re going to have a new team motely29, but your encouraging30 messag- 29
remotely rɪˈməʊtli a
us der Ferne
member. es make it easier. 30
encouraging ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋ e
rmutigend
Danni: Wow, that’s great! I wasn’t ex- Olivia: You’ll be fine, Laura! You al- 31
on/off the back of sth ɒn ɒf ðə ˈbæk əv
pecting that. ready know a lot more than some people ˈsʌmθɪŋ zusätzlich zu etw.

remind you all to32 set up one-to-ones33 Dod? Tomorrow at 11:00? Sentence Fillers52
with Laura to explain what you do and Dod: Erm, let me check…yes, that time (Expressions that often add little to
so on34. works for me46. the conversation except decoration53)
Olivia: Sure, Rupert. Laura: Ok, sent. • I have to admit…
Danni: Makes sense.35 Olivia: Right, shall we get back to our • I’d like to take this opportunity…
Dod: Got it. one-to-one, Laura? • I think I speak for everyone when
Ellie: No problem. Laura: Yes, please. Sorry about that. I say…
Bye, Dod. • To be honest…
Olivia and Laura are having their one- Dod: Of course, I should disconnect47. •B y the way54…
to-one the next day. Halfway through36 Bye. • …actually
something unexpected happens. • On the back of that…
• As I said…
Olivia: … but generally37 he doesn’t If Something’s • …and so on
know how to do anything. Happening Soon
Laura: No way! So I’ll just ask you in • Any day now
the future. • Sooner or later Ways of Confirming55
Olivia: Or Danni or Rupert, but to be • One of these days48 • Yes
honest38, you’re the reporting expert in • Someday • Yeah
this team. • Sometime soon • I agree
Laura: Hahaha, well I don’t know • When the time comes • Got it
about39 ‘expert,’ but I know a thing or • O ne day in the not too distant • Sure
two40. future49 • No problem
*Dod joins the call. • Exactly
Dod: Good morning ladies, apologies • Understood
for41 being late. Expressions of Surprise • Ok
Olivia: Er42, hi, Dod. Everything ok? • Wow • I’m on it56
Dod: Yes, all is well, thanks. What did •O MG50 • Makes sense
I miss43? • No way!
Olivia: Well, this is our one-to-one, • That’s a surprise I don’t know about X, but... ˈaɪ dəʊnt nəʊ
39
so… • It took me by surprise əˈbaʊt bʌt Ich weiß nicht, ob X, aber ...
Dod: Yeah, I saw it in the calendar, but • That’s unexpected to know a thing or two tə nəʊ ə ˈθɪŋ ɔː(r) ˈtuː
40
I couldn’t find the link, that’s why I was • By George! etw. Ahnung von etw. haben
late. • I can’t believe it apologies for sth əˈpɒlədʒiz fə(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ
41
Laura: Um44, hi, Dod. I think probably • That came from nowhere Entschuldigung für/wegen etw.
you weren’t sent a link because this is • (Something is) out of the blue51 er... ɚ ä
42
h
just for me and Oli. I was hoping you’d to miss sth tə mɪs ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
43
tw. verpassen
send me an invite for a one-to-one with um... ˈəm ä
44
hm
you too. Welcoming Someone to set sth up tə set ˈsʌmθɪŋ ʌp e
45
tw.
Dod: Oh, it’s just the two of you. And • Hi/Hey/Hello vereinbaren
we will have a call, just the two of us? • Welcome X works for me... ˈwɜːks fə(r) miː X
46
passt mir/
Laura: That’s right. Our one-to-one. • Good to have you here ist für mich in Ordnung
Dod: I can’t see our one-to-one in the • Glad you’re on board to disconnect tə ˌdɪskəˈnekt a
47
bschalten,
calendar though, Laura. When is it? • You’re one of us now trennen
Laura: Well, it hasn’t been set up45 yet. • Glad you’ve joined us one of these days... wʌn əv ðiːz deɪz a
48
n einem
I’m pretty much free all the time as I’ve • Really happy you’ve joined der nächsten Tage
just joined the company, so you can • Nice to meet you in the not too distant future ɪn ðə nɒt tuː
49
choose the time. ˈdɪstənt ˈfjuːtʃə(r) in nicht allzu ferner Zukunft
Dod: Great. Thanks. 32
to remind sb to do sth tə rɪˈmaɪnd ˈsʌmbədi OMG (oh my God!) ˌəʊ em ˈdʒiː əʊ maɪ ɡɒd O
50
h
Olivia: Then you have to send the in- tə du ˈsʌmθɪŋ jdn. daran erinnern, etw. zu tun mein Gott!
vite, Dod. one-to-one wʌn tə wʌn G
33
espräch unter vier out of the blue aʊt əv ðə bluː a
51
us heiterem
Dod: I have to send it? Can I do that? Augen Himmel
Olivia: Do you want me to show you and so on ənd ˈsəʊ ɒn u
34
nd so weiter filler ˈfɪlə(r) F
52
üllwort
how? makes sense! ˈmeɪks sens M
35
acht Sinn! decoration ˌdekəˈreɪʃn Dekoration
53
Dod: No thanks, I know how to do it. halfway through sth hɑːfˈweɪ θruː ˈsʌmθɪŋ a
36
uf by the way baɪ ðə ˈweɪ ü
54
brigens, apropos
It’s quite simple really. halbem Wege von etw. to confirm tə kənˈfɜːm bestätigen
55
*there is an awkward silence generally ˈdʒenrəli a

37
llgemein, gewöhnlich I’m on it! aɪm ɒn ɪt Ich bin schon dabei!, Ich
56
Laura: Shall I send the invite to you, to be honest... tə bi ˈɒnɪst e

38
hrlich gesagt, ... bin schon dran!
71
INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE
Antonio de Torres Wim Hof Virginia Woolf
(13th June, 1817 - 19th November, (20th April, 1959): Hof is an extreme (25th January, 1882 – 28th March,
1892): Torres was a Spanish musician athlete from the Netherlands who is re- 1941): Woolf was an English writer who
who is regarded as one of history’s most nowned for13 testing his body’s ability to was also regarded as a major30 propo-
significant1 guitar makers. His designs withstand14 freezing temperatures. His nent31 of feminism. She was born into
are considered the inspiration for mod- antics15 have earned16 him the nickname17 a well-to-do32 family in the Kensington
ern classical and acoustic guitars. Torres “The Iceman.” He was born to a fami- district of London. Her mother died
was born in Almería, Spain, and the first ly of nine children, and now he has six when Woolf was just 13. In the after-
decades of his life were difficult. At the children of his own. His obsession with math33, Woolf suffered from34 bipolar dis-
age of 18, he was thrust into2 an ar- frigid18 temperatures began when he was order35. She was also sexually abused36
ranged marriage3 to avoid conscription4. 17 and he jumped into an Amsterdam by her two half-brothers37. After the
He fathered5 three daughters with his canal on a whim19. In addition, Hof lost death of her father, Woolf joined a team
first wife, but two died at an early age his first wife to suicide20, and he claims of artists known as the Bloomsbury
and his wife passed away6 in 1845, too. that overcoming21 his grief22 after death Group. There, she met her future hus-
No one knows how Torres got started in helped him develop his patented23 tech- band, Leonard. The two would wed38 in
crafting7 guitars, but he became a profes- niques for handling24 severe25 tempera- 1912. Together, they founded39 a pub-
sional guitar builder in the 1850s. Torres tures. He has held a number of Guinness lishing house40 where Woolf would pub-
made larger guitars with thinner sound- World Records26 over the years. This in- lish numerous41 novels42 and essays. Her
boards8. This considerably9 increased the cludes the farthest swim under ice, the best-known43 works are the novels Mrs
volume10 of the sounds they produced. fastest half-marathon run barefoot27 on Dalloway and To the Lighthouse44 and
He remarried in 1868 and continued cre- snow and ice, and the longest time in feminist essays like The Room of One’s
ating guitars into his elderly11 years. His direct, full-body contact with ice. Hof Own and Three Guineas45. Woolf took
surviving12 guitars are considered master- has also summited28 Mount Kilimanjaro her own life46 by drowning herself47 in
pieces and are believed to be worth more in just two days donning29 nothing more 1941. Her persona48 was depicted49 in the
than USD 100,000 each. than shorts and shoes. 1998 novel The Hours, which won the
Pulitzer Prize. Nicole Kidman won an
1
significant sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt b
edeutend on a whim ɒn ə wɪm a
19
us Jux und Dollerei Oscar for her portrayal of Woolf in the
2
to thrust sb into sth tə ˈθrʌst ˈsʌmbədi ˈɪntə to lose sb to suicide tə luːz ˈsʌmbədi tə ˈsjuːɪsaɪd
20
film adaptation of the book.
ˈsʌmθɪŋ jdn. in etw. stoßen/drängen jdn. durch Selbstmord verlieren
3
arranged marriage əˈreɪndʒd ˈmærɪdʒ a
rrangierte to overcome tu ˌəʊvəˈkʌm besiegen, meistern,
21
unter etw. leiden
Ehe/Hochzeit überwinden bipolar disorder ˌbaɪˈpəʊlə(r) dɪsˈɔːdə(r) b
35
ipolare
4
conscription kənˈskrɪpʃn W
ehrpflicht, Wehrdienst grief ˈɡriːf Trauer, Kummer, Leid
22
Störung
5
to father sb tə ˈfɑːðə ˈsʌmbədi jdn. zeugen patented ˈpætntɪd patentiert
23
to sexually abuse sb tə ˈsekʃʊəli əˈbjuːz ˈsʌmbədi
36
6
to pass away tə pɑːs əˈweɪ s terben, verscheiden to handle sth tə ˈhændl ˈsʌmθɪŋ mit etw.
24
jdn. sexuell missbrauchen
7
to craft sth tə krɑːft ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw. anfertigen klarkommen, fertig werden half-brother hɑːf ˈbrʌðə(r) Halbbruder
37
8
soundboard ˈsaʊn(d)bɔːd K
langboden, severe sɪˈvɪə(r) hart, stark, schwer, massiv
25
to wed tə wed h
38
eiraten
Resonanzboden to hold world record tə həʊld wɜːld ˈrekɔːd e
26
inen to found sth tə faʊnd ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
39
tw. gründen
9
considerably kənˈsɪdərəbli e
rheblich, beträchtlich Weltrekord halten publishing house ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ haʊs V
40
erlagshaus
10
volume ˈvɒljuːm Lautstärke barefoot ˈbeəfʊt barfuß
27
numerous ˈnjuːmərəs z ahlreich
41
11
elderly ˈeldəli älter, betagt to summit sth tə ˈsʌmɪt ˈsʌmθɪŋ d
28
en Gipfel von novel ˈnɒvl Roman
42
12
surviving səˈvaɪvɪŋ e
rhalten, überlebend etw. besteigen/erklimmen well-known wel nəʊn b
43
erühmt, renommiert
13
renowned for sth rɪˈnaʊnd fə(r) ˈsʌmθɪŋ bekannt/ to don sth tə dɒn ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
29
tw. anziehen, lighthouse ˈlaɪthaʊs L
44
euchtturm
berühmt für etw. überziehen guinea ˈɡɪni Guinee (21 Schillinge)
45
14
to withstand sth tə wɪðˈstænd ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
tw. major ˈmeɪdʒə(r) b
30
edeutend, wichtig to take one’s own life tə teɪk wʌnz əʊn laɪf s ich
46
aushalten, standhalten, widerstehen proponent prəˈpəʊnənt B

31
efürworter/in, das Leben nehmen
15
antics ˈæntɪks E
skapaden, Streiche Verfechter/in to drown oneself tə draʊn wʌnˈself s ich
47
16
to earn sb sth tu ɜːn ˈsʌmbdi ˈsʌmθɪŋ jdm. etw. well-to-do wel tə du v
32
ermögend, begütert ertränken
eintragen/einbringen in the aftermath ɪn ði ˈɑːftəmæθ im Nachgang,
33
persona pɜːˈsəʊnə R
48
olle, Person
17
nickname ˈnɪkneɪm Spitzname nach to depict sb tə dɪˈpɪkt ˈsʌmbədi jdn. darstellen
49
18
frigid ˈfrɪdʒɪd eisig, kalt to suffer from sth tə ˈsʌfə(r) frəm ˈsʌmθɪŋ a
34
n/

BOOK & FILM REVIEWS BOOK & FILM REVIEWS BOOK & FILM REVIEWS BOOK & FILM REVIEWS
Some Kind of Heaven Radical Uncertainty1 - Decision-making2
Beyond the Numbers
I n the context of current cinema closures1, this January 2021 re-

lease2 is available on a number of video-on-demand3 platforms.
While rightly4 described as a documentary5, there is more than a T he year 2020 knocked individuals3, governments and business-
es for six4. In its aftermath5, or even indefinite6 continuation, we
touch of6 surreal dystopian7 science fiction about it. It follows the are all looking for answers and asking how can we prepare for the
lives of five residents of “The Villages,” the sinisterly8 named unknown? John Kay and Mervyn King’s book seeks to address7
premier9 retirement10 complex in Florida, dubbed11 “Disneyland this by drawing on8 examples as diverse as Napoleon, President
for retirees12.” From synchronised swimming13 to golf, acting and Nixon and the sub-prime9 mortgage10 crisis of 2007. They contend
dance classes and geriatric14 cheerleading, there are endless activ- that11 the standard model of risk assessment12 based on likelihood13
ities to keep the residents occupied15. But is this really paradise16 or and impact14 simply doesn’t work in highly unusual15 circumstanc-
a luxury17 waiting room to take the inmates’18 minds off19 the inev- es. They make the distinction between resolvable16 and17 radical
itable20? What if you don’t buy into21 the social scene22 or live on23 uncertainty. Resolvable issues start with the unknown but with
limited funds? Maybe the dream retirement could turn into24 a liv- analysis, can be reduced to a probability18. Radical uncertainty, as
ing nightmare25 - or maybe, life has never been better26. Find out, well as being impossible to calculate, involves an array19 of unim-
as you walk unnoticed27 and observe life through the lens28 of the aginable situations and not just Taleb’s Black Swans. Is there any
skilful29 production team led by Darren Aronofsky and Lance and hope for humankind? Apparently20, yes. The authors argue that21
Malissa Oppenheim. we have to recognise that nothing is stationary22, everything can
Genre: documentary change overnight23. Our salvation24 is that our strength as a species25
Starring: (as themselves) Dennis Dean, Lynn has not been based on massive26 computing power27 but our adapt-
Henry, Annie Kincer, Reggie Kincer, Gary ability28 and social nature to work together to solve
Schwartz problems. This is a book that will get you thinking
Producer: Darren Aronofsky optimistically about uncertainty.
Runtime: 83 minutes JS Authors: John Kay, Mervyn King
Publisher: Little Brown
1
closure ˈkləʊʒə(r) S
chließung luxury ˈlʌkʃəri L
17
uxus USD 29.26 Hardback JS
2
release rɪˈliːs Veröffentlichung inmate ˈɪnmeɪt Insasse,
18
3
video-on-demand ˈvɪdɪəʊ ɒn Mitbewohner 1
uncertainty ʌnˈsɜːtnti Unsicherheit impact ˈɪmpækt Wirkung, Effekt
14
dɪˈmɑːnd Film auf Abruf to take sb’s mind off sth tə teɪk
19 2
decision-making dɪˈsɪʒn ˈmeɪkɪŋ highly unusual ˈhaɪli ʌnˈjuːʒʊəl
15
4
rightly ˈraɪtli z u Recht, ˈsʌmbədɪz maɪnd ɒf ˈsʌmθɪŋ jdn. von Entscheidungsfindung äußerst ungewöhnlich
richtigerweise etw. ablenken 3
individual ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒʊəl resolvable rɪˈzɒlvəbl lösbar
16
5
documentary ˌdɒkjʊˈmentəri inevitable ɪnˈevɪtəbl unvermeidlich,
20
Einzelperson, Individuum to make the distinction between
17
Dokumentarfilm zwangsläufig 4
to knock sb for six tə nɒk ˈsʌmbədi X and Y tə ˈmeɪk ðə dɪˈstɪŋkʃn bɪˈtwiːn
6
a touch of sth ǝ tʌtʃ əv ˈsʌmθɪŋ e
in to buy into sth tə baɪ ˈɪntə ˈsʌmθɪŋ
21
fə(r) sɪks jdn. umhauen ənd den Unterschied machen
Hauch von etw. an etw. glauben 5
aftermath ˈɑːftəmæθ Nachwirkung zwischen X und Y
7
dystopian dɪsˈtəʊpiən d
ystopisch social scene ˈsəʊʃl siːn
22 6
indefinite ɪnˈdefɪnət unbegrenzt, probability ˌprɒbəˈbɪlɪti
18
8
sinisterly ˈsɪnɪstəli u
nheimlich gesellschaftliche Landschaft/ unbestimmt Wahrscheinlichkeit
9
premier ˈpremɪə(r) e
rstklassig Situation 7
to address sth tu əˈdres ˈsʌmθɪŋ array əˈreɪ R
19
eihe
10
retirement rɪˈtaɪəmənt Pension, to live on X tə lɪv ɒn von/auf X
23
etw. behandeln, thematisieren, apparently əˈpærəntli anscheinend,
20
Ruhestand, Rente leben ansprechen offensichtlich

11
to dub sth sth tə dʌb ˈsʌmθɪŋ to turn into sth tə tɜːn ˈɪntə ˈsʌmθɪŋ
24 8
to draw on sth tə drɔː ɒn ˈsʌmθɪŋ to argue that... tu ˈɑːɡjuː ðæt
21
ˈsʌmθɪŋ etw. etw. taufen/nennen zu etw. werden sich einer S. bedienen behaupten, dass ...
12
retiree rɪˌtaɪəˈriː P
ensionär, Rentner living nightmare ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈnaɪtmeə(r)
25 9
sub-prime ˈsʌbprʌɪm z weitklassig stationary ˈsteɪʃənri f est, sicher
22
13
synchronised echter/lebendiger Albtraum 10
mortgage ˈmɔːɡɪdʒ Hypothek, overnight ˌəʊvəˈnaɪt s chlagartig
23
swimming ˈsɪŋkrənaɪzd ˈswɪmɪŋ sth has never been better ˈsʌmθɪŋ

26
Kredit salvation sælˈveɪʃn Rettung
24
Synchronschwimmen həz ˈnevə(r) biːn ˈbetə(r) e

tw. war 11
to contend that... tə kənˈtend ðæt species ˈspiːʃiːz Spezies, Art
25
14
geriatric ˌdʒerɪˈætrɪk betagt, noch nie besser argumentieren/behaupten, dass ... massive ˈmæsɪv massiv, gewaltig
26
altersschwach unnoticed ˌʌnˈnəʊtɪst u
27
nbemerkt, 12
risk assessment rɪsk əˈsesmənt computing power kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ
27
15
to keep sb occupied tə kiːp unbeachtet Risikoabschätzung ˈpaʊə(r) R
echenleistung
ˈsʌmbədi ˈɒkjʊpaɪd jdn. beschäftigen lens lenz L
28
inse, Perspektive 13
likelihood ˈlaɪklɪhʊd adaptability əˌdæptəˈbɪləti
28
16
paradise ˈpærədaɪs P
aradies skilful ˈskɪlfl g
29
eschickt, erfahren Wahrscheinlichkeit Anpassungsfähigkeit
73
Business English Magazin im Abo

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