text analyses

Question 1

umgangssprache

Answer 1

light hearted

colloquial

Question 2

ernst

Answer 2

serrious

Question 3

leicht lesbar

Answer 3

readerable

Question 4

einprägsam

Answer 4

memorable

Question 5

metapher

Answer 5

metaphor

Question 6

übertreibung

Answer 6

exaggeration

hyperbole

Question 7

Ein Lügenbolt

Answer 7

contortionist

Question 8

die wahrheit verdrehen

Answer 8

to twist the truth

Question 9

bildliche sprache

Answer 9

figurative speech

Question 10

Ton

Answer 10

tone

irony

Question 11

informativ

Answer 11

informal

Question 12

Anspielung auf

Answer 12

allusion to

allude to

Question 13

Ironie

Answer 13

ironic

Question 14

ein paar zeilen weiter

Answer 14

a few lines further

Question 15

endet mit …

Answer 15

… ends the (poem) with an … note

Question 16

laut

Answer 16

according to ….
in …s words
in …s view

Question 17

autor sagt,…

Answer 17

Smith states

smzih remarks

Question 18

doppeldeutigkeit

Answer 18

ambiguity

Question 19

es gibt dort ein wortspiel

Answer 19

there is a pun on

Question 20

etw. aufgehen

Answer 20

to strike sb.

Question 21

ges. menschenverstand

Answer 21

common sense

Question 22

wissen was abgeht

Answer 22

to know the drill

Question 23

wtze (macher)

Answer 23

jest(er)

Question 24

schleimen

Answer 24

carry favors with

Question 25

unschlagbar

Answer 25

hard to beat

Question 26

in schwung bringen

Answer 26

to get the ball rolling

Question 27

an ete. halten

Answer 27

to stick to sth.

Question 28

gerade noch rechtzeitig

Answer 28

in the nick of time

Question 29

Smith schreibt

Answer 29

smith writes

smith notes

Question 30

Smith kommentiert
Erkennt
Schlussfolgert
Berichtet
Behält bei
Setzt hinzu
Betont
Deutet
Beschreibt

Answer 30

smith comments
smith observes
smith concludes
smith reports 
smith maintains
smith adds
smith points out
smith interprets
smith describes