211 Buch 4 - Unit 8 - E (to) be on the move unterwegs sein, in Bewegung sein selfish egoistisch tragedy Trag”die; (grožes) Unglck law firm Anwaltskanzlei access (to) Zugang (zu) recreation Erholung; Freizeitaktivit„t stress Strež; Betonung (to) commute pendeln {zum Arbeitsplatz} major gewichtig, bedeutsam crisis; {pl.} crises Krise Livermore of all places! Ausgerechnet Livermore! aimless ziellos (to) make sb. do sth. jn. veranlassen, etw. zu tun so so daž, damit restless rastlos; ruhelos; unruhig health Gesundheit trend (towards) Tendenz; Trend (zu) 'the sunbelt der "Sonnengrtel" retired im Ruhestand; pensioniert (to) retire in den Ruhestand treten senior citizen Senior/in; „ltere(r) Mitbrger/in citizen (of) Staatsangeh”rige(r) (von) communications {pl.} Nachrichtentechnik high tech(nology) Hochtechnologie employee Arbeitnehmer/in; Angestellte(r) mobility Mobilit„t width Breite arrow Pfeil image Image; Ruf community (politische) Gemeinde; Kommune (sun)tan Sonnenbr„une shortage (of) Knappheit, Mangel (an) (to) be short of sth. von etw. zu wenig haben scarce knapp, rar (to) go up steigen; in die H”he gehen (to) maintain {finanziell} unterhalten service Dienst(leistung) fire department {AE} Feuerwehr {!AE!} fire brigade {BE} Feuerwehr {!BE!} sewage Abwasser (to) work out (her)ausarbeiten; ausrechnen connection Verbindung; Zusammenhang; Anschluž reputation Ansehen; Ruf microchip Microchip just (to the south of) gleich (sdlich) von His job is in computers. Er arbeitet in der Computerbranche. gateway (to) Tor(weg); Zugang (zu) (to) import (from (in)to) importieren (aus ... in/nach) economic (volks)wirtschaftlich; Wirtschafts- economically (volks)wirtschaftlich {Adverb!} outside aužerhalb (von) inside innerhalb (von) scientist (Natur-)Wissenschaftler/in (to) fascinate faszinieren; begeistern cable car Seilbahn; hier: Straženbahn gold rush Goldrausch; Goldfieber gold digger Goldgr„ber/in (to) estimate (ab-, ein)sch„tzen weight Gewicht shy scheu, zurckhaltend contact Kontakt; Verbindung (mit) (to) get along auskommen (mit jm.) (to) dislike nicht m”gen; nicht leiden honest ehrlich reliable zuverl„ssig secret Geheimnis generous grožzgig mean geizig; gemein habit (An-)Gewohnheit interest (in) Interesse (an) perfect vollkommen, perfekt glasses (pl.) (eine) Brille blind blind bald kahl(k”pfig); glatzk”pfig towards sb. {sich verhalten} gegenber jm. (to) admire bewundern, verehren trait (of character) Charakterzug foolish dumm; t”richt (to) be fond of sth./sb. etw./jn. gern haben, m”gen (to) get (better) (besser) werden (to) bring along mitbringen cartoonist Karikaturist/in toymaker Spielwarenhersteller/in decoration Schmuck; Dekoration stem (Wort-)Stamm meaning Bedeutung {!!nicht: Meinung!!} estract (from) Auszug (aus) {aus einem Buch} real (sad) richtig, wirklich, "echt" traurig horedom Langeweile moving van M”belwagen van Lieferwagen; Kleinlastwagen I guess {meist AE} ich nehme an, ich denke highway {AE} Fernstraže covered wagon {AE} Planwagen (to) panic in Panik geraten (to) reserve reservieren (lassen); buchen reservation Reservierung greyhound Windhund lawn Rasen disaster Katastrophe; Desaster; Fiasko (to) care about sich kmmern (um); wichtig nehmen pretty ziemlich (to) forgive sb. jm. vergeben, verzeihen date Verabredung; Rendezvous (to) change one's mind seine Meinung „ndern The Smiths often go away on trips. They seem to be permanently on the move. A ~ person thinks a lot about himself/herself, but little about other people. a story or play with a sad ending; a very sad event office where several lawyers work The only access to the house is across the field. Recreation is what you do in your free time in order to relax. People suffer from stress when they work too hard. to travel (a long way) from home to work and back, often by train (most) important time of trouble or danger that brings problems whithout an aim Anne likes reading love stories. They make her cry. so that She has to work, hard so she can afford to go on holiday. My father finds it difficult to sit still for very long. He's a very ~ person. Sarah's health is very bad. She's always ill. People are eating less and less meat. There's a ~ ~ eating more vegetables. My mother has stopped working now. She is retired. She retired at the age 60. an expression often used for an old person Somebody who was born in a country and lives there is a ~ of that country. Radio, television and the telephone are examples of communications systems. H~ ~ is the use of the most modern, highly developed machines. somebody who is paid to work Mobility is moving, or being able to move, from one place to another. How wide is your bed? What's its width? The town will have to improwe its image if it wants to attract more tourists. group of people who live in the same place You've got a nice suntan. Have you spent much time in the sun? Excuse me, is it far to the cinema? - No, it's just round the corner. opposite of to export The country's economy is strong. The country's position is strong. India has a very weak economy. E~ the country is in a very weak situation. Most Americans have never been outside the United States. Charles darwin was a famous English scientist. I'm really ~d by Bruce Springfield's music. I could listen to him for hours. You can sometimes travel up a mountain by cable car. Can you ~ how much it'll cost to paint this room? - How do you ~ your chances? What does the baby weigh? What's her weight?