I also decided to supplement my English library books with some German ones, too. 
Comics are good because the language (tends) to be simpler and the pictures help a lot with the context. I decided a 'novel' was aslo required and when I was a youngster, I read a lot of Enid Blyton. I'm just wondering how 'Lashings of cherry cake and ginger beer will be translated into German....;0)
And of course, I can never have too many cookery books.Hiltl is a famous vegetarian restaurant here in Zürich (the oldest in Europe, apparently), and I have been thinking about buying this book for some time. Let's see how I get on with it in German.
PS - for the English speakers amongst us, I think 'Lust' would be translated as 'enthusiasm' or something like that, rather than the, erm, obvious translation ;0)
Glad you explained that language point ! Heard something on the radio today about some sort of vote going on in Switzerland about whether to continue allowing folk from other EU countries in to work ? Unless I got the wrong end of the stick ! Hope life is treating you well :0)
ReplyDeleteSwiss vote -they were voting on whether or not to let the latest (east European) members the right to live and work in the country. They voted yes, I wasn't sure how it would go.
ReplyDeleteIs that the Enid Blyton book known in English as "Five get into a Fix"? The cover looks appropriate. The English version has them setting off to Wales in mid winter to recover from a nasty lurgy. Much snow, toboganing, food, a Welsh version of an urchin and a great lot of baddies down a mine.
ReplyDeleteLOL - I have my own battered copy right here. Confess it was in the heap of books right beside my bed.
Keep warm, hope you have a happy time reading, huggles from NZ
Oh, I have that Hiltl recipe book! The sweet and sour tofu is awesome!
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