Deck 03

Question 1

— Das gab die Schwedische Akademie in Stockholm bekannt.

Answer 1

=== This was announced by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm.

Question 2

— gab

Answer 2

=== gave,

award, hand out, serve

Question 3

— Das

“Das gab die Schwedische Akademie in Stockholm bekannt.”

Answer 3

=== This / it / Who / that

Question 4

— bekannt

Answer 4

=== known, well-known

Question 5

— „Ich freue mich, weil der Preis für eine amerikanische Autorin längst überfällig war“,

Answer 5

=== “I am happy because the award for an American author was long overdue”

Question 6

— ich freue mich

Answer 6

=== I’m Glad

Literal:
I happy me. I guess somehow this is a state representation somehow different from ich bin freue?

Question 7

— weil

Answer 7

=== because

Question 8

— langst

Answer 8

=== a long time ago

Question 9

— überfällig

Answer 9

=== overdue

Question 10

— Louise Glück gehöre fraglos zu den wichtigsten Autorinnen und Autoren ihrer Generation in den USA, sagt Schriftsteller und Lyriker Steffen Popp.

Answer 10

=== Louise Glück is without a doubt one of the most important authors of her generation in the USA, says writer and poet Steffen Popp.

Question 11

— gehöre

Answer 11

=== belong / deserve

Question 12

— fraglos

Answer 12

=== unquestionably

Question 13

— Schriftsteller

Answer 13

=== writer

Question 14

— Lyriker

Answer 14

=== Lyrics poet / poet

Question 15

— Völlig gerechtfertigte Auszeichnung

Answer 15

=== Completely justified award

Question 16

— Völlig

Answer 16

=== Completely

Question 17

— gerechtfertigte

Answer 17

=== justified

Question 18

— Auszeichnung

Answer 18

=== Award