Learn German podcast PG4 - Student Days: Testing Times
Do you know the German translation for: "cribbing" or "skipping class"? We've all had to hit the books at some stage. Some of us didn't learn as hard as we should have and just scraped our exams by the skin of our teeth, while the 'know-it-alls' brown-nosed the teachers and aced the courses. For those of you who cribbed, skipped and skived during student days, today's podcast and German slang is especially for you and the learn German online quizzes will help you reinforce the lesson's material.
to butter s.o. up; to brownnose s.o.
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PG4 Transcript – Student days Part 1
(1_Deutsch): Yipeah, endlich bin ich Student und muss die Schulbank nicht mehr drücken! Das Beste am Studentenleben ist dass man endlich von zu Hause auszieht und seine eigene Bude hat. Mein Abi (Abitur) habe ich nur mit Ach und Krach bestanden. Auch in den letzten Jahren bin ich oft nur durchgekommen, weil ich von meinen Banknachbarn abgekupfert / abgeschrieben / abgespickt habe. Meistens hatte ich in Klausuren einen Spickzettel dabei und habe geschummelt wo es nur so ging!(1_English): Yipee! I am finally a university student and I don’t have to hit the school books anymore. The best thing about university life, is that you finally move out of your parent’s shack and get your own digs. My high school diploma I just scraped by the skin of my teeth. In the last few years I often only past by cribbing from my neighbour’s work. In most exams I had a crib sheet with me and I fudged it whenever I could.
(2_Deutsch): Karl, mein bester Schulfreund, war nicht so ein Schummler / Betrüger, wie ich. Er war aber auch keiner dieser Schleimer oder hat den Lehrern Honig um den Mund geschmiert. Er hat einfach Grips im Kopf, das muss man ihm schon lassen. Aber wie überall, hatten wir in der Klasse auch ganz schön viele von diesen Schlaubergern, die dachten, sie hätten die Weisheit mit dem Löffel gefressen.
(2_English): Karl, one of my best school friends wasn’t such a cheat like me. But he also wasn’t one of these bootlickers who buttered up the teachers. You have to give credit where it’s due, he really has plenty up top! But like everywhere, we also had quite a few smart alecks, who acted as if they knew all the answers.
List of English - German Podcast VocabularyTranslation of
German idioms, colloquial phrases, slang and
theme expressions.
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| to go to school; to hit the books | die Schulbank drücken |
| apartment; digs; pad; joint | die Bude |
| high school diploma; A-levels | das Abi/das Abitur |
| to scrape by the skin of one's teeth; to muddle through | etw mit Ach und Krach bestehen |
| to pass | durch etw durchkommen |
| desk neighbour | der Banknachbar; die Banknachbarin |
| to cheat; to fudge | schummeln; mogeln |
| to crib; to copy | abschreiben; (ab)spicken (context of writing); abkupfern (more general) |
| crib sheet | der Spickzettel; der Spicker |
| cheater; cribber | der Schummler |
| a suck up; a bootlicker | der Schleimer; der Arschkriecher (vulgar) |
| to butter s.o. up; to smooze s.o.; to soft-soap s.o.; to brownnose s.o. | jdm Honig um den Mund/Bart schmieren; jdm in den Arsch/Hintern kriechen |
| to have plenty up top | Grips (m) im Kopf haben |
| a smart aleck; a know-it-all; a wise guy (often used ironically) | der Schlauberger; der Schlaukopf; das Schlaule; der Schlaumeier |
| to act as if one knows all the answers | jmd tut so, als hätte er die Weisheit mit dem Löffel/ den Löffeln gegessen/ gefressen |
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PG4 Transcript – Student days Part 2
(3_Deutsch): Ich muss eingestehen, dass ich in der Schulzeit ziemlich oft blau gemacht habe. Auch Karl hat oft durch Abwesenheit geglänzt. Aber er konnte sich das leisten. Für mein Studium, hab ich mir vorgenommen den ganzen neuen Lernstoff von der Pike auf mitzulernen. Mein Ziel im Studium ist es, bessere Noten in all meinen Fächern abzustauben. Ich habe das auch gleich in Angriff genommen und siehe da: Ich bin jetzt sogar Hiwi (Hilfswissenschaftler) bei meinem Mathe Prof!(3_English): I have to admit, that I often skipped class. Karl was also often conspicuous by his absence. But he could afford to cut the odd lesson. Now for my university studies, I have resolved to learn all the new material thoroughly from the very beginning. My aim in
university is to score higher in all my subjects. I tackled this objective straight away and would you believe it: I am now my maths Prof’s student assistant!
(4_Deutsch): Ich bin in letzter Zeit sehr viel ehrgeiziger geworden. Ich möchte auf gar keinen Fall mehr durch Klausuren durchfallen / durchsausen. Es wäre wirklich schlimm für mich, wenn ich das Studium abbrechen müsste. Ich kann heute nicht mehr nachvollziehen, warum so viele Leute ihr Studium schmeißen. Grade in unserer heutigen Welt, ist es doch wichtig einen Abschluss zu haben und einigermaßen gut abzuschneiden. Ich hoffe es klappt!
(4_English): I have recently become a lot more ambitious. Now I would hate to fail any exams and it would be awful for me if I had to drop out of Uni. Today I find it difficult to understand why so many people ditch their studies. Particularly in today’s world
where it is very important to graduate with reasonably good marks. I hope it works out!
List of English - German Podcast VocabularyTranslation of
German idioms, colloquial phrases, slang and
theme expressions.
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| to skip work/school; to skive; to cut class; to play hookey (U.S.) | blau machen; schwänzen |
| to be conspicuous by one's absence | durch Abwesenheit glänzen |
| to start at the bottom and work one's way up; to study sth thoroughly; to learn sth from scratch | etw von der Pike auf lernen |
| to score high; to ace the course | etw abstauben |
| to tackle sth; to go about sth | etw in Angriff nehmen |
| University assistant | der Hiwi (der Hilfswissenschaftler) |
| to be ambitious | ehrgeizig sein |
| to fail | durch etw durchfallen; durch etw durchsausen |
| to drop out; to ditch | etw abbrechen/ etw schmeißen |
| to graduate | einen Abschluss machen |
| to do well | gut in etw abschneiden |
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Nie Mehr Schule
Es steht geschrieben
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Ja, der Dumme lebt sich tot,
Nur mit Hirn kommst du davon! Ja, ja!
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Nein danke!
Nie mehr Schule,
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Nein danke!
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Sein Dolby-Zweiweg-Super-Stereo
Hängt am Netz,
Und was hört die ganze Klasse jetzt,
Daß es nur so durch die Gänge fetzt?
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Nein danke,
Nie mehr Schule,
Keine Schule mehr!
Denn unser Leben, in der Tat,
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