B2.2 Unit 6 Die Zugspitze

Question 1

Seht mal da!

Answer 1

Take a look!

Question 2

Hier im Hintergrund seht ihr die große Olympia-Sprungschanze.

Answer 2

Here in the background you can see the large Olympic ski jump.

Question 3

die Sprungschanze, die Sprungschanzen

Answer 3

ski-jump (hill)

ski-jump= a steep, snow-covered slope before a sharp drop, to help skiers leap into the air

Question 4

Und wo stehen wir hier, Gogo?

Answer 4

And where are we, Gogo?

Question 5

Wir sind im Olympia-Skistadion in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Jedes Jahr am 1. Januar findet hier die Vierschanzentournee statt.

Answer 5

We are in the Olympic ski stadium in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Every year on January 1st, the Four Hills Tournament takes place here

Question 6

am 1. Januar

Answer 6

on 1st January

Question 7

stattfinden

Answer 7

to take place

Question 8

die Vierschanzentournee

Answer 8

the Four Hills Tournament

Question 9

Und viele Leute schauen sich das an, obwohl sie von Silvester noch so verkatert sind, anstatt sich auszuschlafen.

Answer 9

And lots of people watch it, even though they’re still so hungover from New Year’s Eve, instead of getting a good night’s sleep.

Question 10

verkatert

Answer 10

hungover (adj.)

hungover: suffering from a hangover after drinking alcohol.

Question 11

das/der Silvester

Answer 11

New Year’s Eve (i.e. 31 December)

Question 12

anstatt

Answer 12

instead of

Question 13

(sich?) ausschlafen

Answer 13

to sleep as long as YOU want

Question 14

Gogo: Sag mal, kannst du überhaupt Ski fahren?

Katie: Nein, du?

Gogo: Ja, natürlich. Was ist das für ‘ne Frage?

Answer 14

Gogo: Tell me, do you even know how to ski?

Katie: No, you?

Gogo: Yes, of course. What kind of question is that?

Question 15

Kannst du snowboarden?

Answer 15

Can you snowboard?

Question 16

Und wisst ihr eigentlich, dass die Zugspitze, Deutschlands höchster Berg, gleich hier um die Ecke ist?

Answer 16

And did you know that the Zugspitze, Germany’s highest mountain, is just around the corner?

Question 17

Da geh’n wir jetzt hin.

Answer 17

That’s where we’re going now.

Question 18

hingehen

Answer 18

to go/walk there

Question 19

Wir fahren jetzt mit der Seilbahn hoch zur Zugspitze.

Answer 19

We now take the cable car up to the Zugspitze.

Question 20

die Seilbahn, die Seilbahnen

Answer 20

cable car

Question 21

Jetzt geht’s los.

Answer 21

Here we go.

Question 22

Wir sind jetzt gerade in der Gondel der Seilbahn, aber das ist nicht der einzige Weg, hier hoch zu kommen.

Answer 22

We’re in the cable car gondola right now, but that’s not the only way to get up here.

Question 23

die Gondel, die Gondeln

Answer 23

gondola (i.e. a container in which passengers travel, esp. one hung from a thick wire which moves up a mountain)

Question 24

Es gibt noch die Gletscherbahn und die Zahnradbahn, aber die Seilbahn ist am schnellsten und diese wird auch die Weltrekordsbahn genannt.

Answer 24

There is also the glacier cable car and the cog railroad, but the cable car is the fastest and is also called the world record cable car.

Question 25

The Zugspitze Round Trip

Answer 25

1. Start and destination: Zugspitzbahn station Garmisch-Partenkirchen
2. Stops: Garmisch-Partenkirchen – Zugspitze plateau– Zugspitze summit – Lake Eibsee – Garmisch-Partenkirchen
3. Mountain railways: cogwheel train, Gletscherbahn cable car, Cable car Zugspitze

Question 26

die Gletscherbahn

Answer 26

Gletscherbahn cable car:

Up to the summit of Germany’s highest mountain in just a few minutes: the 1,000-metre-long Gletscherbahn cable car takes visitors from the Zugspitze plateau to the Zugspitze Summit.
From there, it’s only a few metres to the golden summit cross.

Question 27

die Zahnradbahn

Answer 27

Cogwheel train:

The 90-year-old cogwheel train takes you from the Zugspitzbahn station in Garmisch-Partenkirchen via Grainau to Lake Eibsee and through the 4.5-kilometre Zugspitztunnel. First stop: Zugspitze plateau at 2,600 metres above sea level.

Question 28

die Seilbahn

Answer 28

Cable car Zugspitze:

1. Take the Cable car Zugspitze downhill – from the Zugspitze summit to the Eibsee valley station.
2. The Cable car Zugspitze holds three world records:
   (i) With a construction height of 127 metres, the Cable car Zugspitze has the world’s highest steel construction support tower.
   (ii) With 3,213 metres from the support tower to the top station, the Cable car Zugspitze has the world’s longest free span.
   (iii) It overcomes the world’s largest total ELEVATION GAIN of 1,945 metres.

Question 29

Elevation gain

Answer 29

There are three main elements thrown in the pot when it comes to how “hard” a hike will be:
(a) how much elevation you’re climbing,
(b) over how many miles, and
(c) the type of route it is.

For example, there’s a big difference between a 2 mile hike with 1000 feet of elevation and a 10 mile hike with 2000 feet of elevation:
The 2-miler may be shorter but you’ll likely have a bucket of sweat and a skyrocketing heart rate by the end of it. The 10-miler, on the other hand, is a slow and gradual climb. Which you find easier depends on your preferences, but for just about any hiker the 2-miler will be more challenging.

Elevation Gain: The amount of elevation between the trailhead and the end point. AKA, the actual amount you will climb.

Question 31

So, wir sind jetzt endlich auf dem Gipfel der Zugspitze.

Answer 31

So, we’ve finally reached the summit of the Zugspitze.

Question 32

der Gipfel, die Gipfel

Answer 32

summit

Question 33

Es liegt sogar überall Schnee. Schau mal!

Answer 33

There’s even snow everywhere. Take a look!

Question 34

Auf der Zugspitze hier gibt es auch einen Gletscher, aber der ist leider vom Klimawandel bedroht.

Answer 34

There is also a glacier on the Zugspitze here, but unfortunately it is threatened by climate change.

Question 35

der Gletscher, die Gletscher

Answer 35

glacier

Question 36

der Klimawandel

Answer 36

climate change

Question 37

bedrohen

Answer 37

to threaten

Question 38

Und das Markenzeichen der Zugspitze ist dieses goldene Kreuz da drüben. Schick, nicht?

Answer 38

And the Zugspitze’s trademark is that golden cross over there. Fancy, isn’t it?

Question 39

Vom Panorama hier kann man ganze 400 Gipfel sehen.

Answer 39

You can see 400 peaks from the panorama here.

Question 40

das Panorama, die Panoramen

Answer 40

panorama (a view of a wide area)

Question 41

der See, die Seen

Answer 41

lake

Question 42

Viele Leute machen hier Natururlaub.

Answer 42

A lot of people go on nature vacations here.