Mark Haddon, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Mark Haddon,
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Chapters 67 - 71
detection
to go on an outing
on one's own
a stranger
a ride in the car/ a car ride
to knock sb unconscious
Accident & Emergency
Department
concussion
frightening
a member of staff
to get used to (sth/doing sth)
brave
to have no choice
ugly
to have no clue
a clue
suspicious
a bloke
a wrist
a bracelet
examples or paraphrases
Crime detection in this city is
very effective.
At weekends we often go on
outings.
When I'm eighteen, I want to
live on my own.
Small children are always
told not to talk to strangers.
Our dog loves being taken
for a ride in the car.
Christopher is so strong that
he knocked a classmate
unconscious.
After Tim fell off the tree, he
was taken to the A&E
department.
Because he had fallen on his
head, he had concussion.
Children find it frightening to
be on their own in the dark.
There is a new member of
staff in our company.
After a holiday I can never
get used to getting up early
again.
She was very brave to learn
to ski at fifty.
If you have no choice, you
must do the one thing that is
left.
In our town there are a lot of
ugly new buildings.
Sorry, but I have no clue – I
can't help you.
Have the police found any
clues yet?
Did you see anyone
suspicious in our road
yesterday?
My neighbours a really good
bloke.
Women in India like to wear
bracelets around their wrists.
German
Ermittlung; Nachweis
einen Ausflug machen
allein; selber
Fremder; Unbekannter
Autofahrt
jem. bewusstlos schlagen
Notfallstation
Hirnerschütterung
furchterregend;
beängstigend
Mitarbeiter
s. gewöhnen an etwas
tapfer
keine Wahl haben
hässlich
keine Ahnung haben
ein Hinweis
verdächtig
Typ (nur für Männer...)
Handgelenk
Armreif
to argue
Stop arguing, you two –
you're waking the whole
house up!
streiten
to try a different tack
I've written twice and received no
reply, so I might try a different tack
and call her.
einen anderen Lösungsweg
probieren; die Strategie
ändern
an investigation
to have a point
Ermittlung
'It's nonsense to go to town
by car.' – 'Yes, you have a
point.!'
recht haben mit etwas
a wheelchair
Rollstuhl
body odour
Körpergeruch
to be off
Eeek - this milk is off.
a Dachshund
mud
deaf
unless
amnesia
a disease
bubonic plague
a sewer
to stow away
to get some exercise
a burrow
a square
an edge
icing
alternate
a stroke of inspiration
to commit a murder
a prime suspect
to need company
a jar
nicht mehr geniessbar sein
ein Dackel
There was mud on her shoes.
Elderly people are often a bit
deaf.
The person who killed
Wellington must know what
he did unless he has
amnesia.
The bubonic plague is a
deadly infectious disease.
Dreck
taub; schwerhörig
ausser
Erinnerungsverlust
eine Krankheit
Beulenpest
Rats often live in sewers.
Abwasserkanal
Or they are stowed away on
ships.
She always walks to work to
get some exercise.
als blinder Passagier
mitfahren
Ausgleichssport/Bewegung
kriegen
Erdloch, Fuchs/Kaninchenbau
Rats don't live in burrows.
Battenberg cakes have four
squares in the middle and
marzipan icing around the
edge.
He sees his kids only on
alternate weekends.
Just then I had a stroke of
inspiration about who it might
have been.
Most murders are committed by
someone who is known by the
victim.
Mr Shears was Christopher's
prime suspect.
Mrs Shears often came over
because she needed
company.
Jam and honey usually
come in jars.
Vierreck
Rand
Glasur
abwechselnd; alternierend
Geistesblitz
einen Mord begehen
ein Hauptverdächtiger
Gesellschaft brauchen
Konservenglas
a tin
Peas and beans come in tins.
Dose
cutlery
Knives, forks and spoons are
cutlery.
Besteck
to hit the hay (informal!)
to rustle up some tucker
(infml.)
to get divorced
I'm beat – I think I'm gonna
hit the hay.
Are you also hungry? Let's
rustle up some tucker.
They got divorced after only
3 months.
s. aufs Ohr legen
Essen auftreiben
s. scheiden lassen