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| Ihre 10 Minuten Englisch pro Woche |
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Dear email,
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How much of yourself do you give away online? Do you post pictures of yourself? What if your friends post pictures of you without asking your permission? (That bothers me, but it doesn’t happen very often.) What about when you’re in a public place and security cameras film you? Does that bother you? Today, it’s hard to control what happens with images of ourselves. Video surveillance is a double-edged sword. Some say it’s helpful in preventing crime and catching criminals. Others feel it’s an invasion of privacy. You can read about the hot topic of facial-recognition technology via the link below.
We also speak to three Americans of retirement age who are still working, and to DIE ZEIT’s beloved editor and podcaster Sabine Rückert, who explains why, for her, doing less is more.
Next week, my co-host Inez Sharp will have some more entertaining stories for you from around the English-speaking world.
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Judith Gilbert
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Editor-in-chief, Business Spotlight
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bother sb.: jmdn. stören, ärgern | surveillance: Überwachung | double-edged sword: zweischneidiges Schwert | topic: Thema | facial-recognition technology: Gesichtserkennungstechnologie | beloved: heiß geliebt | editor: Redakteur(in) | co-host: Co-Moderator(in)
Note: Judith's editorial is written in US English.
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Word of the Week
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Goldilocks urbanity
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Did you know...? This expression describes the perfect location for a home – one that’s not too far from the city and not too close, but just right!
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Goldilocks: Goldlöckchen (Märchenfigur: Goldlöckchen und die drei Bären)
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© Illustration: Georg Lechner
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Ihr Gutschein für Business Spotlight
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Language
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Who are you again?
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What do you do when someone you don’t remember walks up to you on the street and says “Hello!” with a big smile? What do you say? Here are some practical phrases to help you deal with memory lapses without causing offence.
Use negative questions
• Weren’t we at school together?
• Didn’t we share a tent once?
• Aren’t you a neighbour of my mother’s?
Use question tags
• I think we go to the same gym, don’t we?
• Our kids went to summer camp together, didn’t they?
• You used to live next door to us, didn’t you?
Be honest (but gently!)
• Sorry, my mind’s gone blank.
• You look so familiar, but I can’t quite place you.
• I’m sure I know you, but I can’t think where from.
Blame yourself
• I’m hopeless with names.
• I must be getting old.
• I can’t even remember my own names, sometimes
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memory lapse: Gedächtnislücke | offence: Beleidigung, Ärger
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© Image: Georg Lechner via AI
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Anzeige
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»Romane? Lese ich im Original!«
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Reclams Rote Reihe – Fremdsprachentexte für alle, die ihre Sprachkenntnisse auffrischen und vertiefen wollen.
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Politics
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Young leader
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Brooke Huckaby (21) loves her hometown of Arabi, Georgia (population: fewer than 500). In fact, she loves it so much that, when her father decided to stop being Arabi’s mayor after 12 years, Brooke ran for election – and she won.
The youngest female mayor in US history, Brooke hopes her position as mayor will inspire other young people to head to the polls. As she says, “You can’t complain unless you’re willing to do something about it.”
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head to the polls: zur Wahl gehen
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© Image: Jalen Edmondson
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Technology
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Saving face
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Smile, you’re on camera! There is an ever-growing number of cameras in public and private areas, and the chance of being captured on film has never been higher. Earlier this year, the ex-RAF fugitive Daniela Klette was found, thanks to facial-recognition technology. But what are its dangers?
As a special gift, our newsletter subscribers can read the online version of the article for free – but only for a week!
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capture sth.: etw. einfangen, hier: erfassen | fugitive: Flüchtende | facial-recognition technology: Gesichtserkennungstechnologie | subscriber: Abonnent(in)
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© Image: iStock.com
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Quiz
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All about faces
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Match the following English expressions with their correct meanings.
1. To have a poker face
2. To save face
3. To take something at face value
4. To have egg on your face
5. To face the music
A. To look stupid
B. To not let people see how you feel
C. To keep your dignity
D. To accept responsibility and the consequences
E. To look at something as it appears to be
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dignity: Würde
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© Illustration: Georg Lechner
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Answers: 1.B; 2.C; 3.E; 4. A; 5. D
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Work Life
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New beginnings
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Retirement isn’t for everybody. For various reasons, people continue working in later life. Some even come out of retirement to rejoin the workforce. Here, three Americans explain why they continue to work – and DIE ZEIT’s Sabine Rückert shares her thoughts on giving up resonsibilities.
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retirement: Rente | workforce: erwerbstätige Bevölkerung
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© Image: BONNINSTUDIO / Stocksy United
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Im aktuellen Magazin
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Face value
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Video tracking – who's watching you? | 10 predictions for 2025 | Financial frauds of the century
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Quiz
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Harry Potter
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Twenty-three years ago today, the first Harry Potter film – Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone – was released in German cinemas. It was a box-office success, grossing $974 million after its initial release. Test your knowledge of the film and its cast in our fun quiz.
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box-office success: Kassenschlager | gross: hier: einspielen
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© Image: Finn / Unsplash.com
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Film Tip
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Wolfs
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After it premiered at the 2024 Venice Film Festival – but not as part of the competition – Wolfs became available on Apple TV+. George Clooney and Brad Pitt play a couple of fixers – lone professionals called in to clean up a mess. In this case, the mess involves a district attorney, a naive young man carrying around too many drugs, and a couple of cartels. There are set scenes – a lavish wedding, breakfast at a diner, a desperate shoot out – that echo Hollywood classics (Heat, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid). Both Clooney and Pitt are convincing as tired, middle-aged men who know they are good at what they do – and welcome the chance to do it together. You might say they are playing versions of their real selves, and it’s this level of subtlety that makes the film interesting.
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fixer: Problemlöser(in), Ausputzer(in) | lone: einsam; hier: alleine arbeitend | district attorney: Bezirksstaatsanwalt, -anwältin | cartel: Kartell | lavish: nobel, verschwenderisch | shoot out (ifml.): Schießerei, Feuergefecht | echo sth.: etw. anklingen lassen | subtlety: Subtilität, Feinheit
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© Image: Apple TV+
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Mitarbeit: Dennis Draber, Judith Gilbert, Susanne Krause, Nadia Lawrence, Mae McCreary, Richard Mote, Rachel Preece, Inez Sharp
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