weit - far

Ist das weit von hier?

Is it far from here?

历史 - history

中国 历史 很 长。

zhōngguó lìshǐ hěn cháng

China has a long history.

traurig - sad

Du machst aber ein trauriges Gesicht. 

You are making quite a sad face.

schüchtern - shy

Du scheinst sehr schüchtern zu sein.

You seem to be very shy.

音乐 - music

我 常 听 古典 音乐。 

wǒ cháng tīng gǔdiǎn yīnyuè

I often listen to classical music.

пусть - let

Пусть он готовит ужин. 

Let him make dinner.

une maison close - a brothel

Une maison close doit savoir cerner les besoins de ses clients.

A bordello must know how to determine the needs of its clients.

cerner - to determine, ascertain

Les experts ont essayé de cerner les causes du désastre.

Experts tried to discern the cause of the disaster.

数学 - mathematics

我 的 数学 很 好。

wǒ de shùxué hěnhǎo

I am good at mathematics.

die Sicherheit - safety

Die Polizei ist um unsere Sicherheit besorgt.

Police are concerned for our safety.

物理 - physics

我 在 中学 学了 物理。 

wǒ zài zhōngxué xué le wùlǐ

I studied physics in middle school. 

бумага - paper

Нам нужна туалетная бумага.

We need toilet paper.

der Schutz - protection

Ein Dach bietet Schutz vor Regen.

A roof provides protection from rain.

gemeinsam - together

Gemeinsam können wir im Umweltschutz etwas bewegen.

Together we can make a difference in protecting the environment. 

Mein Mann und ich haben viel gemeinsam.

My husband and I have a lot in common.

bewegen - to move

Meine Katze wurde wild, sobald sich das Auto bewegte. 

My cat became frantic as soon as the car began to move.

Die Tänzer bewegten ihre Hüften zur Musik.

The dancers shook their hips to the music.

sobald - as soon as

Ich muss dich sobald wie möglich wiedersehen.  

I need to see you again as soon as possible. 

教育 - education

美国 的 大学 教育 很 好。

měiguó dàxué jiàoyù hěnhao

American higher education is good.

中学 = middle school

我 弟弟 上 中学。 

Wǒ dìdi shàng zhōngxué

My younger brother is in middle school.

sogar - even

Er hat sogar an ihren Geburtstag gedacht.

He even remembered her birthday.

小学 - a primary school

小学生 也 有 作业。 

Xiǎoxuéshēng yěyǒu zuòyè

Primary school students also have homework.

le rez-de-chaussée - the ground floor

Ce ne sont que des bureaux au rez-de-chaussée, mais les prostituées sont au premier étage.

It's just offices on the ground floor, but the prostitutes are on the first floor.

住 - to live, dwell

我 的 家人 住 在 纽约。 

wǒ de jiārén zhù zài niǔyuē

My family lives in New York.

纽约 - New York

我们 家 在 纽约。 

Wǒmén jiā zài niǔyuē

Our family is in New York.

у - by, on, from

Этот человек у двери.  

This person is by the door. 

 

Собака у дерева. 

The dog is by the tree.

le chirurgien - the surgeon

Assise sur un banc, la nurse portait le bonnet de sa profession, une pèlerine sombre et une jupe claire.  Le chirurgien s'assit à côté d'elle et lui prit la main.

Sitting on a bench, the nurse was wearing a nurse's cap, a dark cape and pale skirt.  The surgeon sat down beside her and took her hand.

fouiller - to search, rummage

Poussées par la réception d'une lettre anonyme (envoyée par un de ses complices), les autorités fouillent le palais de Westminster pendant les premières heures du 5 novembre 1605, et trouvent Guy Fawkes auprès des explosifs.  

Spurred to action by an anonymous letter (sent by one of his accomplices), the authorities searched Wesminster Palace in the early hours of November 5, 1605, and found Guy Fawkes near the explosives.

Erdöl - oil, petroleum

Saudi-Arabien ist ein reiches Land wegen des Erdöls.

Saudi Arabia is a rich land due to crude oil.

aufgrund - due to, because of

Aufgrund des Schnees fing die Schule verspätet an. 

The school started late due to snow.

reich - rich

Saudi Arabien ist ein reiches Land.

Saudi Arabia is a rich country.

der Reichtum - wealth, riches

Gesundheit ist besser als Reichtum.

Health is better than wealth.