pp. 7 - english world

Michael Morpurgo, Private Peaceful
pages 7 - 17
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German
precious
Time is too precious to waste.
kostbar, wertvoll
a collar
to choke sb
to dread sth/sb
a raging temper
a whipping cane
a reprieve
piggyback
to cling to sth/sb
(clung/clung)
to sob
carefree
a crow
a beak
to sway
grief
to drive sth/sb away
(drove/driven)
a robin
a palm
a tin
cotton wool
to hesitate
beady-eyed
gloves
to will sb to do sth
stirrings
to gape
We had to wear shirts with
collars to school.
The collar was too tight so it
choked me.
I dreaded the first day at
school.
We dreaded our dad’s
raging tempers.
He used the whipping cane
to give us a lashing.
I hoped for a reprieve before
he would start again.
My brother gave me a
piggyback ride.
The little girl clung to her
mother.
The boy was sobbing when
his mother came home.
Childhood is often said to
be a carefree time.
We call the cry of crows
‘cawing’.
Some birds have yellow
beaks.
The trees were swaying in
the wind.
Her grief at her son's death
was terrible.
Shepherd dogs drive away
wolves.
Robins are small birds and
must be protected.
Mobile phones fit into the
palm of your hand.
Boys used to have tins to
put things to collect in.
Cotton wool is ideal to
wrap fragile things in.
She hesitated before she
spoke.
Birds are usually beadyeyed.
It’s cold so you should wear
gloves.
You can’t will be to come
to the party!
The first stirrings in our house
can be heard at 5 am.
The door was gaping open.
Hemdkragen
jem. würgen; die Luft
abschneiden
etwas/jem. sehr fürchten
Wutausbruch
Stock zum Auspeitschen
Gnadenfrist; Atempause
Huckepack
sich klammern; kleben an
schluchzen
sorgenlos; unbeschwert
Krähe
Schnabel
schwingen; hin u. her
bewegen
Kummer; Trauer
etw./jem. wegjagen
Rotkehlchen
Handfläche
(Sammel-)Büchse
Watte
zögern
wachsam; scharfäufgig
Handschuhe
jem. seinen Willen
aufzwingen
das Rühren
aufklaffen; weit offen sein
Michael Morpurgo, Private Peaceful
frenzied
distraught
to maraud
A frenzied search followed
the girl’s disappearance.
Her parents were
distraught.
Marauding soldiers found
some children.
panisch; fieberhaft
verstört; zutiefst betroffen
plündern
to cackle
Crows can caw or cackle.
gackern
to deserve sth
You deserve a holiday –
you’ve worked so hard!
etwas verdienen
boisterous
banter
to wink at sb
knuckles
tufty
a waistcoat
trials and tribulations
woes
to blaspheme
commandments
a tiddler (informal)
to tie laces
to call the roll
to titter
to escape
a gaggle
a conker
to keep sb out of mischief
(kept/kept)
to break into a gallop
(broke/broken)
a scallywag
a badger
to peer
You could hear boisterous
banter from the school
yard.
He winked at her but she
didn’t notice.
Stop cracking your knuckles
– it sounds awful!
His beard is tufty, as he
never trims it.
Men used to wear
waistcoats a 100 years ago.
The Magic Flute is a story
about love finding its way
through trials and tribulations.
Floods have added to the
farmers’ woes.
You are not to blaspheme
in my house!
Every religion as its own
commandments.
Tommo is just a little tiddler
when he starts school.
He can’t tie his laces yet.
Every morning the roll is
called in our class.
The boys tittered at the
young policewoman.
He wanted to escape from
his hard life.
At the corner a gaggle of
girls was chattering.
Conkers are used in a
children’s game.
Work is good for him - it
keeps him out of mischief.
The horse broke into a gallop
when a shot was fired.
‘Come here, you little
scallywag.’
Badgers live underground in
the woods.
We peered through the window
to see if anyone was there.
übermütig
Neckerei; Geplänkel
zwinkern
Fingerknöchel
buschig
Weste
Probleme und Sorgen
Nöte
fluchen; lästern
Gebote
Knirps
Schnürsenkel binden
Anwesende aufrufen
kichern
entwischen; fliehen
eine Schar; Horde
Rosskastanie
keinen Unfug machen; brav
sein
zu galoppieren beginnnen
Lausbub
Dachs
spähen
Michael Morpurgo, Private Peaceful
to groan
to creak
mesmerised
to flail
to toss sth aside
a wheat sheaf (pl. – ves)
to crawl
a colonel /kɜ:nl/
a coffin
to rest
a trestle
a swallow
a bonnet
to scowl
to be ashamed
an aisle /ɑɪl/
to catch sb’s eye
a pulpit
in one capacity or another
a forester
a lark
a blackbird
a lane
to cause sth
He groaned with pain.
The wooden floor creaked as
she walked on it.
He looked at the rainbow,
completely mesmerised.
She ran from the house in
panic, her arms flailing.
He tossed the book aside
and stood up.
When wheat is cut, it is tied
into sheaves.
Traffic crawled at a snail’s
pace.
Colonel is the military rank
between lieutenant-colonel and
brigadier.
Coffins are usually made of
wood.
The doctor told him to rest for
a few days.
The coffin was resting on
trestles.
Swallows fly low before a
storm.
Women used to wear
bonnets to cover their hair.
When he is in a bad mood,
he scowls at everyone.
I’m ashamed to be your
brother!
She walked up the aisle to
the teacher’s desk.
I caught her eye as she was
leaving.
The priest speaks to the people
during a church service.
He has worked here in one
capacity or another.
Foresters take care of trees in
a forest.
Larks are small brown birds
with a beautiful song.
Blackbirds are bigger, but
also sing beautifully.
In villages there are often
lanes between houses.
Pollution can cause asthma.
ächzen; stöhnen
knarren; knirschen
hypnotisiert
um sich schlagen
etw. auf die Seite werfen
ein Weizenbündel
kriechend
Oberst
Sarg
ruhen
Bock; Gerüstbock
Schwalbe
Haube
finster blicken; starren
sich schämen
Gang
den Blick von jem. erhaschen
Kanzel
in der einen od. anderen
Funktion
Förster
Lärche
Amsel
Gasse; Weg
etwas verursachen; schuld
sein für etwas