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Edward Martin, Anglistik, Universität Koblenz-Landau, Koblenz Campus, Summer Semester 2005
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Model translation with highlighted points
Selected language notes from the class (sollen)
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Translation 1 (E. Martin, Anglistik) - Summer 2005
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Translate the following newspaper text into English.
Tip Pay special attention to typical journalese words and phrases such as sollen and
rief dazu auf (take care with the syntax required by the English verb); and learn the
words for the things that someone or other is always doing in the world of politics,
such as ankündigen, beschließen, bestreiten, Druck erhöhen, sich engagieren für etwas.
Always write your translation on a computer and bring a complete print-out to class next week
together with the matching English texts you have used to help you.
Bob Geldof kündigt fünf Live-8-Konzerte an
20 Jahre nach dem legendären Live-Aid-Konzert hat der Popsänger Bob
Geldof (50) am Dienstag ein neues Popereignis der Superlative
angekündigt.
Fünf Konzerte am 2. Juli in London, Berlin, Paris, Rom und
Philadelphia unter dem Motto Live 8 sollen die Regierungschefs der G8Staaten unter Druck setzen. Bei ihrem Gipfel in Schottland in der
darauf folgenden Woche sollen sie einen Schuldenerlass für die ärmsten
Länder der Welt und eine Anhebung der Entwicklungshilfe beschließen.
"Dieses Mal geht es nicht um eine wohltätige Gabe, sondern um
politische Gerechtigkeit", sagte Geldof, ehemaliger Sänger der
Boomtown Rats und Organisator des Live-Aid-Konzerts von 1985. Er
rief dazu auf, während des Gipfels in der schottischen Hauptstadt Edinburgh zu demonstrieren.
Bis vor einigen Wochen hatte Geldof noch bestritten, dass es ein Live-Aid-Nachfolgekonzert
geben würde. Live Aid sei nicht wiederholbar, sagte er immer wieder. Doch mittlerweile haben
ihn Bono und andere Popstars, die sich für die Dritte Welt engagieren, vom Gegenteil überzeugt.
Allerdings geht es diesmal anders als 1985 nicht darum, Geld zu sammeln. Die Konzerte dienen
dazu, den Druck auf die G8-Länder zu erhöhen.
Das Live-Aid-Konzert von 1985 war weltweit von etwa 1,5 Milliarden Fernsehzuschauern
verfolgt worden. Der Erlös von 120 Millionen Dollar kam Hungernden in Äthiopien zugute.
[ document info ] Copyright © Frankfurter Rundschau online 2005 Copyright © dpa - Deutsche Presseagentur 2005
Dokument erstellt am 31.05.2005 um 16:28:04 Uhr Erscheinungsdatum 31.05.2005
please pay attention to highlighted points: syntax and grammar, vocabulary, punctuation and spelling
Bob Geldof announces five Live8/ Live 8 concerts
20 years after the legendary Live Aid concert, pop singer Bob
Geldof, 50, on Tuesday announced another superlative / starstudded pop event.
Five concerts on 2 July in London, Berlin, Paris, Rome and
Philadelphia, all under the banner title/ the name Live8, aim to
put the G8 leaders/ G8 heads of government under pressure. At
their summit (meeting) in Scotland a week later / the following
week, they are meant to decide on (a) debt cancellation for the
poorest countries in the world / the world’s poorest countries
and an increase in (development) aid.
“This time it’s not about charity, it’s about political justice,”
said Mr Geldof /Sir Bob, former singer with the Boomtown Rats
/ former Boomtown Rats singer and organiser of the Live Aid
concert in 1985. He called on/upon people/ He urged the public
to demonstrate at/during the summit in the Scottish capital,
Edinburgh.
Until a few weeks ago, Mr Geldof had denied that there would
be a Live Aid follow-up/ a follow-up to / a sequel to the Live
Aid concert. He (had) said repeatedly that Live Aid couldn’t be
re-created/ be done again / wasn’t repeatable. But now/ But in
the meantime, Bono and some other pop stars who are
committed to the Third World / third world have changed his
mind. However, this time, unlike in 1985, it is not about
collecting money. The concerts (will) serve to increase the
pressure on the G8 countries/ nations.
The 1985 Live Aid concert was watched/seen by some/around/
about 1.5 billion people worldwide. The 120 million dollars
raised went to help the starving in Ethiopia.
Sollen in Journalese
Die Konzerte sollen die Regierungschefs unter Druck setzen.
sollen: dem Zweck dienen
The concerts are supposed to put the leaders under pressure.
The concerts are meant to put the leaders under pressure.
The concerts aim to put the leaders under… √√ (journalese)
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Er soll erschüttert sein über den Verlust.
soll: angeblich
He is supposed to be devastated....
√
He is said to be..........
√√
(general language)
(reportage)
Er soll vor fast 40 Jahren als Pfarrer eine junge Frau ermordet
haben.
He is alleged to have murdered....
√√
:::::::::::::::::
(reporting an
accusation)
Es soll heute dem Unterhaus vorgelegt werden.
soll: planmäßig
It is supposed to be presented to the Commons today √ (gl)
It is to be presented to the Commons today
√√ (r)
Geldof urges millions to join 'long walk to justice'
By Louise Jury, Arts Correspondent
01 June 2005, The Independent
He wants it to be the biggest political protest ever, aimed at convincing eight men in one room in
Scotland that they can - and should - change the world. With characteristic ambition and political
passion, superlatives and expletives, Sir Bob Geldof explained yesterday why Live8, his 20th
anniversary successor to Live Aid, should be far more than simply the most impressive
concert fans will have ever seen.
Taking place on 2 July, the Saturday before a summit of the most
powerful leaders in the world at Gleneagles, Live8 will comprise simultaneous
concerts in five of the G8 countries - Britain, France, Italy, Germany and the US.
An A to Z of pop royalty were confirmed yesterday as taking part, including Madonna,
Coldplay, Robbie Williams and U2 in London's Hyde Park, Stevie Wonder and 50 Cent in
Philadelphia, Brian Wilson in Berlin and Duran Duran in Rome. The Spice Girls and possibly
Pink Floyd may reform for the event.
But Sir Bob said the free concerts were just the beginning, the rallying point, for what he
called "a long walk to justice".
Whereas 20 years ago, millions
of individuals gave donations to help
ease the famine in Africa, the aim now is to make the politicians
play their part in tackling poverty which is killing 50,000 people a day, or a child every
three seconds.
One million people have already signed up to websites and 3.5 million Make Poverty
History wrist-bands are in circulation in what Sir Bob said was "possibly the biggest coalition
ever assembled", from the conservative religious right in America to the artistic left in the UK.
After the concerts, planes, trains, boats and lorries are being lined up to carry up to a million
protesters to Scotland to
lobby the world leaders to cancel debt, double
aid and remove trade barriers that hobble Africa's capacity to harness its own potential.
Sir Bob has put Midge Ure in charge of arrangements in Scotland, a task whose overwhelming
logistics Ure clearly understood. He appealed to religious groups and anyone with a spare room
or a garage to play host to the anticipated hordes.
Plans are also in place to display thousands of photographs of supporters who cannot attend in
Princes Street in Edinburgh to reinforce the message. Sir Bob has even written to the Pope to ask
him to attend. Despite the manifest audacity of the mission, he said it was a unique opportunity
"to tilt the world a little bit on its axis in favour of the poor".
"The G8 leaders have it within their power to alter history. They will only have the will
to do so if millions of people show them that enough is enough," he said.
He admitted he
had long held the view that another Live Aid should
not be attempted. "I couldn't see how anything could possibly be better than that glorious
day 20 years ago, almost perfect in what it achieved. I didn't want to do 'Bob's best bits', but
Bono and Richard [Curtis] kept saying, do it again."
And having persuaded Tony Blair to hold the Commission for Africa, he was not going to allow
a year's work to gather dust on a shelf. "It seemed to me we could do it again, not
for
charity but for political justice. We've never been wealthier, we've never been
healthier. We know what it costs. Do it." He told the world leaders that they should not come
unless they were willing to act.
And he warned all politicians that, at elections to come, they would be held accountable by those
who had signed up to the campaign if they failed to act on the carefully costed programme
identified by the Commission.
The precedent was the vast amount of aid America had poured into Europe after it was
devastated by the Second World War, he said, which had paved the way for the prosperity
enjoyed by countries such as Germany and France today.
Sir Bob was flanked at the press conference by supporters including Richard Curtis, the writer of
films such as Notting Hill and a founder of Comic Relief, and Sir Elton John, who admitted he
was "a self-obsessed drug addict" when he took part last time.
He said he was proud to get another chance to contribute. "If Bob Geldof asked me, I would go
on a dangerous mission. He's an honourable man. He encouraged musicians to think about what
they really should be doing, instead of just playing and driving around in flash cars."
In a special film shown at the launch, stars including Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Colin Firth and
Liam Neeson also gave their support to the campaign to Make Poverty History.
A short history of Make Poverty History
The "Make Poverty History" campaign counts world leaders, Hollywood stars and rock's
aristocracy among its supporters; it has sold three million wristbands and persuaded Bob Geldof
to stage a second Live Aid concert - not bad for a campaign launched eight months ago.
Its approach reflects how much fundraising and campaigning have changed in the 20 years since
an Ethiopian famine prompted the first Live Aid.
Make Poverty History is not asking for money from the public; instead it has focused on
attracting support to influence world leaders. Its main demands are for debts owed by developing
nations to be cancelled, richer governments to commit to spending at least 0.7 per cent of their
gross national income to help poorer states, and for fundamental reform of trade rules.
A coalition of more than 400 charities, churches, trade unions and other groups, the campaign
has its origins in the debt protests that ran alongside the 1998 G8 summit in Birmingham.
Members began discussions in 2004 about how to use Britain's presidency of the EU and this
year's G8 summit to highlight aid and trade problems.
It officially began in January and more than 20,000 people a day have been signing up on the
website. Campaigners have asked the public to consider complex global economic issues, but
harnessed this to celebrity endorsements. The campaign will itself become history at the end of
the year, but its influence could be as seismic as that of Live Aid 20 years ago.
Maxine Frith
Live8: The who, what and where of the
concerts staged to change the world
01 June 2005, The Independent
London: Hyde Park
Britain has the pick of the artists playing Live8. They range from original Live Aid acts who
have stayed at the forefront of pop music, such as Sting, Madonna, and Sir Elton John, to newer
stars including Robbie Williams and Coldplay.
Sir Paul McCartney, whose microphone didn't come on until halfway through his rendition of
"Let It Be" in the original Live Aid, will have another chance this year. REM will also play, as
will Annie Lennox, who was too ill to participate in the original Wembley gig.
The two architects of Live Aid, Midge Ure, former frontman of Ultravox, and Sir Bob Geldof
will also play. Another blast from British pop's past comes from The Cure.
Younger bands are represented by The Killers, from Las Vegas, and another US band, Scissor
Sisters, as well as the darlings of the modern British alternative rock scene, Snow Patrol,
Razorlight and Kaiser Chiefs. Joss Stone, the teenage singer from Devon, will make a soul
contribution.
There will be one very obvious difference from the concert in 1985. Wembley couldn't be used
this year, but the organisers have secured another famous (and arguably better) pop venue - Hyde
Park. The royal park was the scene of the Rolling Stones famous concert in 1969 and has
subsequently staged the annual Party in the Park. A capacity crowd of 150,000 should be
possible.
Artists:
Mariah Carey (hosting), Coldplay, Madonna, Sting, REM, U2, Robbie Williams, Paul
McCartney, Bob Geldof , Stereophonics, Elton John, Keane, Dido, The Cure, Annie Lennox,
Muse, Razorlight, Scissor Sisters, Snow Patrol, Joss Stone, Velvet Revolver, The Killers
Berlin: Brandenburg Gate
Germany's venue is the Brandenburg Gate, the poweful symbol of the Cold War in Germany. It
was commissioned by Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia and completed in 1791. The gate was
modelled on the ceremonial entrance to the Acropolis and topped with a copper statue of the
goddess of Peace - although the Nazi regime was to adopt the gate as a symbol of the Third
Reich.
Its closing in August 1961, when East German troops began building the Berlin Wall, came to
represent the division of the German people. Its reopening in December 1989, days after
revellers tore down sections of the Berlin wall, equally represented the end of hostility and the
rebirth of the united Germany. The gate, which was restored in 2002, is a very powerful icon for
Germans and attracts hundreds of thousands of revellers each year during new year celebrations.
Top of the bill will be the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson, who toured with his long-awaited album
Smile last year.
Artists:
Brian Wilson, a-ha, Crosby Stills & Nash, Lauryn Hill, Bap, Die Toten Hosen, Peter Maffay
Paris: Eiffel Tower
The organisers could not have chosen a more iconic building for the Paris venue for Live8. The
tower, images of which were beamed around the world as the globe celebrated the new
millennium has been visited by more than 216 million people since it was completed in 1889.
Britain's Craig David will headline along with Jamiroquai. But the French pop music scene will
be represented by the enduringly popular crooner Johnny Halliday.
Now aged 62, Halliday has been performing since the late 1960s, but this may well be biggest
show of his career. The nation's links to Africa will be highlighted in the performance of the
Senegalese drummer and singer Youssou N'Dour, who collaborated with Neneh Cherry on the
song "7 Seconds". And the rich French Afro-Caribbean scene will be represented by Manu Chao,
the singer and guitarist who is one of the driving forces in the French-Spanish, ethno-punk band
Mano Negra.
Artists:
Craig David, Jamiroquai, Johnny Halliday, Placebo, Youssou N'Dour, Andrea Bocelli, Calo
Gero, Kyo, Yannick Noah, Axelle Red
Rome: Circus Maximus
The concert is to be staged at the Circus Maximus, the ancient chariot-racing stadium in the
centre of Rome dating back to the 6th century BC.
It is said to have once had 300,000 seats, although today's capacity is lower.
The concert crowd will be treated to a performance by Duran Duran, the band best known to
British audiences among the line-up. Some of Italy's best-known stars have agreed to perform.
Vasco Rossi, whose aggressive rock sound has won over Italian audiences since the mideighties, is due to perform, as is the seventies veteran Zucchero, who is massive in Italy. The
singer, whose real name is Adelmo Fornaciari, but has been using the nickname Zucchero, which
means Sugar, since he was a child.
Artists:
Duran Duran, Faith Hill, Vasco Rossi, Zucchero, Irene Grandi, Jovanotti, Tim McGraw, Nek,
Laura Pausini
Philadelphia: Museum of Art
The city that hosted the American side of Live Aid in 1985 will once again provide the stage for
a vast line-up of acts. Will Smith , the American star of Men in Black, is to compere the show,
which will be held at the Museum of Art, which houses 300,000 works of art but also has a
concert venue.
The acts who have already agreed to play span the decades, from performers dating back to the
1970s to newly formed bands. The headlining acts will include Stevie Wonder, the soft rockers
Bon Jovi and the rapper from Queen's, 50 Cent, who has taken the music world by storm after
being signed by Eminem in 2002.
The American indy rockers Maroon 5 have also said that they will take part.
Last time Phil Collins performed in Philadelphia after rocking up a storm at Wembley, taking the
Concorde. That option is, of course, no longer available
Artists:
Will Smith (hosting), Kaiser Chiefs, Bon Jovi, P Diddy, Stevie Wonder, 50 Cent, Maroon 5,
Sarah McLachlan, Rob Thomas, Keith Urban, Jay Z