August 28, 2007
vocabulary “G”
Schreibt die Wörter bitte mit Beispielsätzen und Übersetzung in euer Vokabelheft. Unterstreicht die Vokabel im Beispielsatz farbig.
chapter 1
chapter – the book contains eight chapters – Kapitel
servants – servants help their mastrs in the house – Bedienstete
present – there were three girls present, when he entered the room – anwesend, gegenwärtig
kind – he’s a kind and friendly person – freundlich
plantation – a large farm – Plantage
owner – Mr. Shelby is the owner of the farm – Besitzer
debts – he has a lot of debts – Schulden
to sell – Mr G. sells icecream to the children – verkaufen
slave trader – a slave trader buys and sells slaves – Sklavenhändler
uncommon fellow – ungewöhnlicher Kerl
honest – you can trust an honest person – ehrlich, redlich
to be worth – jewells are worth a lot of money – wert sein
to continue – he continued with the story – fortfahren, weiter machen
raisins – raisins are very sweet – Rosinen
to be embarrassed – she was very embarrassed, when Mr S. looked at her – verlegen sein
chapter 2
sad – that’s a sad story – traurige (adjektiv) Geschichte
sadly – she looked sadly at the car when it left – traurig (adverb) hinterherschauen
suddenly – Suddenly it started to rain – plötzlich
husband and wife – James and Lilly married, now they are husband and wife- (Ehe-) Mann und (Ehe-) Frau
to frighten – the slave trader frightened her – Angst machen
as … as – I’m a man as much as he is – … genauso wie …
to be angry – You didn’t call me, I’m so angry with you – ärgerlich sein
to be patient -when you go fishing you have to be patient – geduldig sein
to permit – my parents permit me to go to the disco – erlauben
may – the injury is dangerous: he may die – könnte
worth – he is worth a lot of money – wert
upset – she was so upset, she started to cry – aufgeregt
hope – running away is our last hope – Hoffnung
to refuse – He won’t refuse to sell you – zurückweisen, ablehnen
silent – not making a sound – still
chapter 3
to argue- Mr and Mrs Shelby had different opinions, they were arguing about the sale – diskutieren / streiten
to wait – he waited at the bus stop for 20 minutes – warten
to knock – please knock on the door before you come in – klopfen
cabin – a cabin is a small hut build of wood – Hütte
to repeat – the refrain of a song is repeated very often – wiederholt
possession – a slave is the possession of his master – Besitz
silent – when you are silent you don’t say a word – still, ruhig
to starve – to kill someone by not giving him any food – verhungern lassen
to count on s.o. – I can’t go, my master has always counted on me – sich auf jemanden verlassen
to save – only a doctor can save him now – retten
frightened – she carried her frightened child – verängstigt
chapter 4
