Day 47: Parking Fees for Big Cars
Over lunch in Heidelberg, Amelie (A) reads out a news story to her friend Theresa (B), who drives her late father's old SUV.
How to study this lesson 3 steps
- Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
- Read the dialogue line by line with its translation, until every line makes sense. Point at (or tap) a German word to see what it means.
- Spend at least 30 minutes listening to native German, for example from the Resources page. It doesn't matter if you don't understand it yet.
Dialogue
Audio recordings are on the way. For now, each lesson is the dialogue with its English translation.
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A
Guck mal, die Stadt will die Parkgebühren für schwere Autos verdreifachen.
Look at this: the city wants to triple parking fees for heavy cars.
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B
Na super. Es ist doch unfair, einfach alle mit großen Autos zu bestrafen.
Oh, great. It's just not fair to punish everyone with a big car.
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A
Wieso? Die nehmen nicht nur mehr Platz weg, sondern sind auch gefährlicher für Fußgänger.
Why? They don't just take up more space, they're more dangerous for pedestrians too.
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B
Ich hab mir Papas SUV ja nicht ausgesucht. Ich bring's nicht übers Herz, ihn zu verkaufen.
I didn't choose Dad's SUV, you know. I can't bring myself to sell it.
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A
Versteh ich. Aber wann bist du eigentlich zuletzt damit gefahren?
I understand. But when did you last actually drive it?
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B
Ich zahle zwar Steuer und Versicherung, aber gefahren bin ich seit Ostern nicht mehr. Vielleicht wird's Zeit.
I do pay the tax and the insurance, but I haven't driven it since Easter. Maybe it's time.
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A
Dein Cousin sucht doch einen großen Wagen für seine Hunde. Dann bleibt er in der Familie.
Your cousin's looking for a big car for his dogs, isn't he? Then it stays in the family.
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