Chapter 4

Exercise 1 - Translate the sentence. Then click on the text line to see the correct translation. You can also listen to the audio recordings if you like.

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  CLICK HERE    Mens Peter taler med Hr. Yamaha

While Peter talks to Mr. Yamaha,

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går Helen til postkontoret for at sende nogle breve og postkort.

Helen walks to the post office to send some letters and postcards.

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Hendes mor i England elsker at få postkort.

Her mother in England loves to receive postcards.

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Helen bliver ked af det da hun hører nogen sige

Helen feels sad when she hears from someone

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at postkontoret er lukket i dag.

that the post office is closed today.

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I stedet går hun til banken for at hæve lidt flere penge

She then goes to the bank to get some money

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og til supermarkedet for at købe lidt mad.

and to the supermarket to buy some food.

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Børnene går igennem parken i den hede sol.

The children walk through the park in the hot sun.

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De nyder at se på de forskellige slags lokale dyr og planter.

They enjoy looking at the different kinds of local animals and plants.

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Efter en stund bliver de tørstige.

After a while they get thirsty.

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Mark: ”Lad os bare få noget at drikke.

Mark: “Let’s get something to drink.

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Jeg er meget tørstig.”

I’m very thirsty.”

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Mary: "jeg skal på toilettet.

Mary: “I need to go to the toilet.

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Jeg håber der er et i nærheden”

I hope there is one nearby.”

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Paul: ”se! der er en restaurant derovre

Paul: “Look! There is a restaurant over there.

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Jeg er sikker på at vi kan bruge toilettet der

I’m sure we can use the toilet there

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og købe noget at drikke."

and buy a drink.”

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Søsteren og brødrene løber hurtigt hen til restauranten,

The sister and brothers run fast to the restaurant,

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åbner døren hurtigt og går ind.

open the door quickly and go in.

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Mary giver drengene nogle penge

Mary gives the boys some money

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og går på toilettet.

and goes to the toilet.

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Drengene køber to flasker frugtjuice

The boys buy two bottles of fruit juice

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og tager tre glas,

and take three glasses,

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så at de kan dele juicen

so that they can share the drinks.

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De sætter sig ned sammen med en gruppe unge turister fra Mexico.

They sit down by a group of young tourists from Mexico.

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Da Mary kommer tilbage,

When Mary comes back,

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begynder hun at tale med en mexikansk pige, Marcela,

she starts talking to a Mexican girl, Marcela,

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som sidder ved siden af hende.

who is sitting next to her.

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Mary: “Hej, hvordan går det?

Mary: “Hi, how are you?

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Trives du her?”

Are you enjoying yourself here?”

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Marcela: ”Jeg forstår ikke.

Marcela: “I don’t understand.

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Vil du være venlig at gentage langsomt?”

Would you repeat that slowly, please?”

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Mary (taler langsomt): Ӂh, undskyld.

Mary (speaking slowly): “Oh, I’m sorry.

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Trives du her?”

Are you enjoying yourself here?”

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Marcela: ”Ja, jeg er glad for at være her.

Marcela: “Yes, I am happy to be here.

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Jeg kan meget godt lide Hawaii.

I like Hawaii very much.

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jeg kan lide det skønne vejr."

I like the nice weather.”

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Mary: ”I er en stor gruppe.

Mary: “You are a big group.

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Hvor kommer I fra?

Where do you come from?”

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Marcela:” Vi er en klasse fra en skole i Mexico.

Marcela: “We are a class from a school in Mexico.

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Skoleåret er afsluttet,

The school year is finished,

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og nu vil vi have det sjovt sammen

and now we want to have fun together.

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Vi rejser sammen hvert år."

We go on a trip together every year.”

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Mary: ”Virkelig? har du lyst til at besøge mig i morgen?

Mary: “Really? Would you like to be my guest tomorrow?

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Vi kan lave noget sammen.

We can do some things together.

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Måske kan vi svømme i hotellets swimmingpool,

Maybe we can swim in the swimming pool of our hotel,

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eller vi kan gå til stranden.”

or we can go to the beach.”

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Marcela: “Skønt! Hvor skal vi mødes?”

Marcela: “Wonderful! Where shall we meet?”

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Mary: ”Lad os mødes her i parken om eftermiddagen."

Mary: “Let’s meet here in this same park in the afternoon.”

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Marcela: ”Herligt! Hvilken tid?”

Marcela: “Great! At what time?”

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Mary: ”Klokken fire?”

Mary: “At four o’clock?”

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Marcela: ”Ok. Vi ses!”

Marcela: “Okay. See you then!”

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Mary: ”Det var dejligt at tale med dig.

Mary: “It was nice talking to you.

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Hej hej! Vi ses imorgen!”

Bye bye! See you tomorrow!”

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