You want to tell your business partner that you are a ‘Leseratte’? Be careful, because you can’t translate it word for word. You’ll have to say that you are a ‘bookworm’. And if you can’t remember that, just say that you love reading or that you adore books.
Why not read what Deutsche Welle has to say about ‘Leseratten‘?
Remember that we spoke about using short and easy words when writing your email messages? I’d like to show you three more.
Instead of … use …
appear seem
commence begin or start
dialogue discussion or conversation
“Anybody can become angry – that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way – that is not within everybody’s power and is not easy.” Aristotle
Learn more about Aristotle, the famous Greek philosopher and writer, on biography.com.
“If a public servant (ein Beamter) dies on a business trip, the business trip is over.” Does that really stand in the German Travel Expenses Act? Unbelievable!
So do Germans really love bureaucracy? Read the article I found on the Deutsche Welle website to find out.
A police officer pulls over a driver and informs him that he has just won $5,000 in a safety competition, just because he is wearing his seat belt.
“What are you going to do with the prize money?” the officer asks.
The man replies, “I think I’ll go to driving school and get my license.”
His wife says, “Officer, don’t listen to him. He’s a smart aleck when he’s drunk.”
The guy in the back seat pops up out from under the blanket and says, “I knew we wouldn’t get far in this stolen car.”
Just then a knock comes from the trunk and a voice calls out, “Are we over the border yet?”
Psychologist, magician, and author Richard Wiseman explains in 59 seconds how smiling and behaving like a happy person can make us feel better. Do the test (link to: YouTube.com) and find out if it works for you.
