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Dear email,
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This newsletter made me think about my inglorious schooldays. I was useless at school – my university studies weren’t covered in glory either. I was dreamy, distracted and lacked any kind of focus. The worst part of my day was the walk to school. I was like Shakespeare’s schoolboy in As you like it, with a "shining morning face, creeping like snail. Unwillingly to school.” In spring and early summer, I dreaded the walk to school less. We had a beautiful cherry tree in our garden and I’d hang cherry blossom from my ears and my blazer pockets and later thread blossoms in my plaits from the rose bushes on our drive. I must have looked quite silly, but I felt very stylish.
This is a roundabout way of saying that it’s lovely to have such a spring feeling to this newsletter. It won’t be decorating myself with blossoms in the next few weeks, but there will be a spring in my step.
Next week, Judith Gilbert, editor-in-chief of Business Spotlight, will be back with more interesting topics from around the English-speaking world.
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Inez Sharp
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Editor-in-chief, Spotlight
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inglorious: unrühmlich | covered in glory: ruhmbekleckert | distracted: unaufmerksam | lack focus: unkonzentriert sein | creep: schleichen | snail: Schnecke | dread sth.: sich vor etw. fürchten | blossom: Blüte(n) | thread: hier: einflechten | plait: Zopf | drive: Auffahrt | roundabout (say sth. in a ~ way): etw. durch die Blume sagen | spring (have a ~ in one's step): beschwingt sein | editor-in-chief: Chefredakteur(in)
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Idiom of the Week
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come up/out smelling of roses
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Did you know...? Some people seem to be immune to a scandal. They just leave it behind, their reputation undamaged. The English language has a very flowery saying to describe this phenomenon: come up (or: out) smelling of roses.
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reputation: Ruf
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© Illustration: Georg Lechner
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Vocabulary
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Spring!
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Hooray, it’s spring! At least, according to the calendar... Here’s some vocabulary to celebrate this wonderful season.
blossom: Blüte
bud: Knospe
catkin: Weiden-, Palmkätzchen
crocus: Krokus
cygnet: Schwanenküken
daffodil: Narzisse, Osterglocke
duckling: Entenküken
gosling: Gänseküken
shoot: Trieb, Spross
tulip: Tulpe
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© GIF: BlackBox via canva.com
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Quote
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“Spring is nature’s way of telling us it’s time to party.”
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Robin Williams, US actor (1951–2014)
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Nature
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Beavers are back
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In the Middle Ages, beavers were hunted to extinction in Britain. The last recorded beaver was in Scotland in the 1500s. But now, thanks to the British government and lots of public support, wild beavers are back in Britain. According to the BBC, four wild beavers were “released in a Dorset nature reserve” in 2025.
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beaver: Bieber | Middle Ages: the ~: das Mittelalter | extinction: Aussterben | nature reserve: Naturschutzgebiet
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© Image: Arthur Dick / Unsplash.com
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Science
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The doctor who preserves Ötzi
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In 1991, German mountaineers discovered the mummy that became known to the world as Ötzi. The “man from the ice” had been preserved for 5,300 years in a glacier. Now, he is on display in the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology, in Bolzano – and it’s Edda Guareschi’s job to keep him in good shape. How? Read more in our interview.
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mountaineer: Bergsteiger(in) | mummy: Mumie | glacier: Gletscher | on display; be ~: ausgestellt werden
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© Image: Südtiroler Archäologiemuseum / Manuela Tessaro
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Interview
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“The only person you should compare yourself with is yourself”
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Do you sometimes doubt yourself? Business Spotlight’s editor-in-chief Judith Gilbert gives advice on feeling more confident at work.
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© Image: Georg Lechner
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Im aktuellen Magazin
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Love Britain
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Discover British culture from A to Z! 26 phenomena including...
• “F” for “festivals”: best cultural events
• “L” for “LOL”: exciting comedians
• “P” for “Paddington”: an iconic bear
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Quiz
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Geography
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Which US state is the largest? Which is the second-biggest British city? Show us your knowledge of the English-speaking world!
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© Image: Shutterstock.com
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Podcast
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What to watch
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Looking for inspiration for your next film night? The Spotlight team presents their personal highlights of the last year in this episode of our podcast, English, please!
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© Image: Molenira via Canva.com
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From the ZEIT SPRACHEN App
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Seven enchanting forests
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Did you know that even a short walk in the woods boosts your physical and mental well-being? To celebrate the International Day of Forests tomorrow, we present seven beautiful British forests.
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Mitarbeit: Dennis Draber, Judith Gilbert, Susanne Krause, Mae McCreary, Richard Mote, Rachel Preece, Inez Sharp.
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