Day 31: A Waiter Reads My Slides
In a café in Heidelberg, Amelie (A), a doctoral student going over the slides for tomorrow's talk, notices that Felix (B), her waiter and a philosophy student, is reading over her shoulder.
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.
Keys: E hide English · ← → previous / next day · point at a word to see its meaning
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A
Sie lesen ja mit! Ist meine Folie so spannend?
You're reading along! Is my slide that gripping?
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B
Verzeihung, Berufskrankheit eines Philosophiestudenten. Aber steht da wirklich: „Folglich machen soziale Medien einsam“?
Sorry, an occupational hazard for a philosophy student. But does that really say, 'Consequently, social media makes people lonely'?
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A
Laut Studie fühlen sich Vielnutzer doppelt so oft einsam. Die Autoren betonen zudem, der Effekt sei über Jahre stabil.
According to the study, heavy users feel lonely twice as often. The authors also stress that the effect has held steady for years.
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B
Ein Zusammenhang ist aber noch keine Ursache. Vielleicht scrollen einsame Menschen einfach mehr.
But a link still isn't a cause. Perhaps lonely people simply scroll more.
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A
Die Autoren räumen ein, die Kausalität sei ungeklärt. Somit behauptet meine Folie mehr, als die Daten hergeben.
The authors admit that the causality is unclear. So my slide claims more than the data can support.
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B
Schreiben Sie doch „Vielnutzer sind häufiger einsam“ und lassen Sie die Ursache offen. Darüber streitet das Publikum ohnehin.
Why not write 'Heavy users are lonely more often' and leave the cause open? The audience will argue about that anyway.
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A
Einverstanden, ich ändere die Folie. Dafür kommen Sie morgen zu meinem Vortrag und stellen die erste Frage.
All right, I'll change the slide. In return, you're coming to my talk tomorrow to ask the first question.
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