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Some of the many things written and said in English classes.

Diese Sammlung von Schüler- aber auch Lehrerzitaten soll unterhalten und zugleich helfen, gewisse Fehler zu vermeiden. Und natürlich wird hier niemand lächerlich gemacht!

Vorgehen: Ein Beispiel lesen, den Fehler suchen und sich über den unbeabsichtigten Humor freuen.
Um die Lösung zu überprüfen, erst dann mit dem Cursor auf das "ERKLÄRUNGErklärung" gehen.

  1.  The book called "Born a crime". ERKLÄRUNG called = rief
    was called = wurde genannt

    "The book was called "Born a crime".
  2.  I did not saw him. ERKLÄRUNG saw = sägen
    saw = sah

    "I did not see him.
  3.  I think that is a sing. ERKLÄRUNG sing = singen
    song = Lied
    sign = (Verkehrs)Zeichen

    "I think that is a sign."
  4.  We went to an English restaurant. It tasted really good. ERKLÄRUNG it = the restaurant

    "The food (there) tasted really good.

  5.  The are having kids. ERKLÄRUNG = Sie bekomem gerade Kinder. (!)

    "They have kids."
  6.  I like to shoot myself. ERKLÄRUNG = Ich mag es, mich (selber) zu erschießen. (?)
    = Ich mage es selber, zu schießen. (?)
  7.  I heard a dog belling. ERKLÄRUNG belling >> bell = Glocke; also ~Läuten
    bark = bellen

    "I heard a dog bark/barking."
  8.  They were poor because they had to pay taxes. ERKLÄRUNG because = weil
    and still, yet = und dennoch

    "They were poor and still / yet they had to pay taxes."
  9.  The air was free to smoke. ERKLÄRUNG to = um, um zu
    of = von

    "The air was free of smoke."
  10.  There were couches in the streets. ERKLÄRUNG couch = Couch, Sofa
    coach = Kutsche; Reisebus

    "There were coaches in the streets."
  11.  You could see saddle-horses drive in the streets. ERKLÄRUNG drive = steuern
    go = gehen

    "You could see saddle-horses go in the streets."
  12.  You may kiss the bridge. ERKLÄRUNG bridge = Brücke
    bride = Braut

    "You may kiss the bride."
  13.  They became robers. ERKLÄRUNG robe = Gewand
    rober = jem. der mit Gewändern zu tun hat.
    robber = Räuber

    "They became robbers."
  14.  The air was very bat. ERKLÄRUNG bat = Fledermaus
    bad = schlecht

    "The air was very bad."

  15.  No buddy was outside. ERKLÄRUNG no buddy = kein Kumpel
    nobody = niemand

    "Nobody was outside."
  16.  The drops grow up. ERKLÄRUNG grow up = aufwachsen, erwachsen werden
    grow = wachsen

    "The drops grow."
  17.  ship dogs ERKLÄRUNG ship = Schiff
    sheep = Schaf

    "sheeps dog"
  18.  The wind blows the try air. ERKLÄRUNG try = versuchen
    dry = trocken

    "The wind blow the dry air."
  19.  She was wearing an orange hut. ERKLÄRUNG hut = Hütte
    hat = Hut

    "She was wearing an orange hat."
  20.  He has a folded face. ERKLÄRUNG folded (to fold - falten) = gefaltet
    wrinkled (wrinkle - Gesichtsfalte) = faltig

    "He has a wrinkled face."
  21.  They put the bout on the bitsch. ERKLÄRUNG bout = Anfall; Wettkampf
    boat = Boot

    bit[s]ch = Hündin
    beach = Strand

    "They put the boat on the beach."
  22.  They wanted to talk to the island. ERKLÄRUNG talk to = reden mit
    talk about = reden über

    "They talked about the island."
  23.  Ginger-pop is a limo. ERKLÄRUNG limo = limousine = Limousine
    lemonade = soft drink = Limo(nade)

    "Ginger-pop is a soft-drink/lemonade."
  24.  the tower from the village ERKLÄRUNG from = von her (z.B. kommen)
    of = von: Besitz bei Dingen

    "the tower of the village"

  25.  The children scared the uncle's frowning face. ERKLÄRUNG Subject=Täter: the uncle's frowning face
    Objekt=Opfer: the children

    "The uncle's frowning face scared the children."
  26.  She cleaned the hole house. ERKLÄRUNG hole = Loch
    whole = ganz(e)

    "She cleaned the whole house."
  27.  He ran on the door. ERKLÄRUNG on = auf
    to = zu
    through = durch

    "He ran to / through the door."
  28.  Mr Brown must marry a wife. ERKLÄRUNG wife = married woman = Ehefrau
    woman = Frau

    "Mr Brown must marry a woman." or "Mr Brown must get (himself) a wife."
  29.  Gandhi returned to India on a chip. ERKLÄRUNG chips = French fries = Pommes
    or chip = computer chip
    ship = Schiff

    "Gandhi returned to India on a ship."
  30.  The bad hunted insects. ERKLÄRUNG bad = böse
    the bad = the evil = das Böse
    bat = Fledermaus

    "The bat hunted insects."
  31.  I drive with my car. ERKLÄRUNG drive = steuern
    with my car = mit meinem Auto

    "I drive   my car." Oder z.B.: "I drive with gloves."
  32.  The nanny is leafing. ERKLÄRUNG leaf = Blatt
    leave - leaving = verlassen - verlassend

    "The nanny is leaving."
  33.  He opened his moth. ERKLÄRUNG moth = Nachtfalter, Motte
    mouth = Mund

    "He opened his mouth."
  34.  It is Fryday ... ERKLÄRUNG fry = braten, frittieren
    Friday

    "It is Friday."

  35.  She was carful. ERKLÄRUNG car = Auto
    care = Sorgfalt, Vorsicht

    "She was careful."
  36.  It is Frieday. ERKLÄRUNG Frieda = deutscher Vorname, Kurzform von Elfriede bzw. Friederike >> Frieda Y. (?)
    Friday

    "It is Friday."
  37.  One college called Christ Church College. ERKLÄRUNG call = rufen, anrufen
    be called = be named = genannt werden

    "One college was called Christ Church College."
  38.  This is a hollyday. ERKLÄRUNG holly = Steckpalme
    holy = heilig

    "This is a holiday."
  39.  Edinburg lies off the east coast of Scotland. ERKLÄRUNG off = runter, abseits
    at = bei, an

    "Edinburg lies at / on the east coast of Scotland.."
  40.  Sonday ERKLÄRUNG son = Sohn
    sun = Sonne

    "Sunday"
  41.  She forgave the prize. ERKLÄRUNG forgive = vergeben (Schuld, Sünde etc.)
    award = (Preis) verleihen

    "She forgave him."
    "She awarded the prize."
  42.  The museums of Edinburgh are paid for by Texas. ERKLÄRUNG Texas = State of the USA
    taxe(s) = Steuer(n)

    "The museums of Edinburgh are paid for by taxes."
  43.  The animals were eating all the foot. ERKLÄRUNG foot = Fuß
    food = Essen

    "The animals were eating all the food."
  44.  His family were vegetables. ERKLÄRUNG vegetables = Gemüse
    vegetarian = vegetarisch, Vegetarier

    "His family were vegetarian / vegetarians."

  45.  She cannot get out of bad. ERKLÄRUNG bad = schlecht; Fehler; Minus (finanz.)
    bed = Bett

    "She cannot get out of bed.
  46.  He has an itchy earlope. ERKLÄRUNG lope = leichter Galopp, Kanter
    lobe = Läppchen

    "He has an itchy earlobe.
  47.  I am going to play on the guitar. ERKLÄRUNG play on sth. = auf etwas drauf spielen
    play the guitar = die Gitarre spielen

    "I am going to play on the bed.
    "I am going to play something on the guitar.""
  48.  For exchance students school starts on Wednesday. ERKLÄRUNGex-chance = ehemalige Chance
    exchange = Austausch

    "For exchange students school starts on Wednesday."
  49.  They suffer from foot shortage. ERKLÄRUNGfoot = Fuß <> food = Essen
    food shortage = Essenknappheit

    "They suffer from food shortage."
  50.  They stand behind a shooting rhino. ERKLÄRUNGshooting = schießend
    shot = erschossen

    "The man stood behind a shot rhino."
  51.  The man beat his son drunk. ERKLÄRUNGWegen des Objekts "his son" ist dieser Satz doppeldeutig im Sinne von: "The man beat his son black and blue / unconscious / dead." und deshalb nicht so möglich.

    "The drunken man beat his son."
    "The man came home drunk." wäre korrekt.
  52.  An immigrant has to be traded with respect. ERKLÄRUNGtrade = handeln
    treat = behandeln

    "An immigrant has to be treated with respect".
  53.  He tries hardly to become a successful farmer. ERKLÄRUNGhardly = kaum
    hard = sehr / hart

    "He tries hard to become a seccessful farmer."
  54.  He wears a colonial dress. ERKLÄRUNGa dress = ein Kleid
    clothes = Kleidungsstücke

    "He wears colonial clothes." oder:
    "She wears a colonial dress."

  55.  In front of the picture lies a rhino. ERKLÄRUNGBildbeschreibung!
    in front of = vor [dem Bild]
    in the foreground = im Vordergrund

    "In the foreground of the picture there is a rhino."
  56.  He bares some kind of weapon. ERKLÄRUNGto bare = entblößen
    to bear = tragen

    "He bears some kind of weapon."
  57.  She has their baby born with black skin. ERKLÄRUNGto have sth. done = jem. etwas zu tun veranlassen
    to have done sth = Perfect

    "She has born a baby with black skin."
  58.  inferior minister ERKLÄRUNGinferior = minderwertig, unterlegen
    interiro = Innen-...

    Interior Minister = Innenminister
    Minister of the Interior = Innenminister
  59.  He wears a dress like soldier. ERKLÄRUNGa dress = ein Kleid
    clothes / a uniform = Kleider / eine Uniform

    "He wears a uniform like a soldier." Besser noch:
    "He wears the uniform of a soldier." Or:
    "He wears a dress like a girl."
  60.  She lies on her bead. ERKLÄRUNGbead = Perle
    bed = Bett

    "She lies on her bed."
  61.  He rose from his horse. ERKLÄRUNGrise = s. erheben

    "She got off her horse." Oder:
    "She got off her bed."
  62.  We have a look at the howl story. ERKLÄRUNGhowl = heulen
    whole = ganz

    "We have a look at the whole story."
  63.  My wife became a child. ERKLÄRUNGbecame = wurde
    got = bekam

    "My wife got / bore a child."
  64.  The petrol consumption of a scooter is 14 million gallons a day! ERKLÄRUNG1 gallon = 4,5 Liter

  65.  Goodbuy! ERKLÄRUNGbuy = kaufen
    bye = Tschüss

    "Good bye" / "Goodbye"
  66.  There is a nice coffee around the corner. ERKLÄRUNGcoffee = Kaffee
    café / cafe = Café [Gaststätte]

    "There is a nice café / cafe around the corner."
  67.  I am pleased to bee here again. ERKLÄRUNGbee = Biene
    be = sein

    "I am pleased to be here."
  68.  We have not met us for a long time. ERKLÄRUNGto meet = treffen
    Das Verb ist nicht reflexiv.

    "We have not met   for a long time."
  69.  Tree people came ... ERKLÄRUNGtree = Baum
    three = drei

    "Three people came ..."
  70.  ... to a grave with a dad people. ERKLÄRUNGdad = Papa
    dead = tot
    people = Leute, Volk
    person = Person, Mensch
    body = Körper

    "... to a grave with/of a dead person." Oder:
    "... to the grave."
  71.  There was a snake of people at the museum. ERKLÄRUNGsnake = botanisch: Schlange
    queue = Menschen-, Autoschlange

    "There was a queue (of people)."
  72.  We looked after a new dress. ERKLÄRUNGlook after = sich kümmern um
    look for = suchen

    "We looked for a new dress."
  73.  It is hard for you to be god in school lessons. ERKLÄRUNGgod = Gott
    good = gut

    "It is hard for you to be good in school lessons."
  74.  I visited one of my boyfriends. ERKLÄRUNGboyfriend = intimer Freund
    friend = Freund

    "I visited one of my friends."

  75.  Do you feet well at school? ERKLÄRUNGfeet = Füße
    feed = füttern, s. ernähren
    eat = essen

    "Do you eat well at school?"
  76.  How much does the school coast? ERKLÄRUNGschool = die (ganze) Schule
    school fees = Schulgebühren

    "How much are the school fees?"
  77.  I want to go home in a yellow cap. ERKLÄRUNGcap = Kappe
    cab = Taxi

    "I want to go home in a cab."
  78.  Injured: when you have a broken arm or another insurance ERKLÄRUNGinsurance = Versicherung
    injury = Verletzung

    Injured: when you have a broken arm or another injury
  79.  She was wounderful. ERKLÄRUNGwound = Wunde
    wonder = Wunder

    "She was wonderful."
  80.  G.W. Bush grounded an oil community. ERKLÄRUNGto grind-ground-ground = mahlen
    to ground = Hausarrest erteilen
    to found = gründen

    "G.W.Bush founded an oil company."
  81.  G.W. Bush helped his father to get the president. ERKLÄRUNGget = bekommen
    become = werden
    "G.W.Bush helped his father to become (the) president."
  82.  Bush is the oldest child of his six brothers and sisters. ERKLÄRUNGhis = seine(n)

    "Bush was the oldest of six brothers and sisters."
    "Bush had six younger brothers and sisters."
    "Bush was the oldest of six siblings."
  83.  Thirstday, 31st January ERKLÄRUNGthirst = Durst

    "Thursday, 31st January"
  84.  Do you have silenced bread? ERKLÄRUNGsilenced = zum Schweigen gebracht
    sliced = in Scheiben geschnitten

    "Do you have sliced bread?"

  85.  The visitors ate in locals. ERKLÄRUNGlocal = Einheimischer
    bar, restautant = Lokal

    "The visitors ate in restaurants."
  86.  His father sad shit. ERKLÄRUNGsad = traurig
    said = sagte

    "His father said 'shit'."
  87.  Tom lived with his aunt because his mother was dad. ERKLÄRUNGdad = Papa
    dead = tot

    "... because his mother was dead."
  88.  She went home with the bus. ERKLÄRUNGwith the bus = zusammen mit dem Bus
    by bus = per Bus
    on the bus = im Bus

    "She went home by bus."
    "She rode home on the bus.
  89.  The landscape is more like a dessert. ERKLÄRUNGdessert = Nachtisch
    desert = Wüste

    "The landscape is more like a desert."
  90.  He came in the room. ERKLÄRUNGin = im
    into = in ... hinein

    "He came into the room."
  91.  That is why he could get the heart of Joan so quickly. ERKLÄRUNGto win sb.'s heart
    Besitzt bei Personen: 's

    "That is why he could win Joan's heart ... ."
  92.  He drinks a glass of bear. ERKLÄRUNGbear = Bär
    beer = Bier

    "He drinks a glass of beer."
  93.  Injun Joe died because he had only bats and dead tourists and bits of candle to eat. ERKLÄRUNGinhaltliches Durcheinander:
    deat bats
    bits of candle from tourists

    "Injun Joe died because he had only dead bats and bits of candle from tourist to eat."
  94.  He grows a party. ERKLÄRUNGgrow = wachsen, anbauen
    to throw a party

    "He throws a party."

  95.  She has a bed conscience ERKLÄRUNGbed = Bett
    bad = schlecht

    "She has a bad conscience."
  96.  Climbing bays cleaned the chimneys. ERKLÄRUNGbay = Bucht
    boy = Junge

    "Climbing boys cleaned the chimneys."
  97.  The bride and the room go to their weeding. ERKLÄRUNGroom = Zimmer
    groom = Bräutigam
    weeding = Unkrautjäten
    wedding = Hochzeit

    "The bride and the groom go to their wedding."
  98.  Chimneys were to sweep. ERKLÄRUNGto be to = sollen
    to have to = müssen

    "Chimneys had to be/should be swept."
  99.  The men became dry breath [to eat]. ERKLÄRUNGbecame = wurden
    got = bekam(en)
    breath = Atem
    bread = Brot

    "The men got dry bread [to eat]."
  100.  The police put the slums into the workhouses. ERKLÄRUNGslums = Elendsviertel

    "The police put the residents of the slums into the workhouses."
  101.  He wore a top-head. ERKLÄRUNGtop = Spitze, Oberteil
    head = Kopf
    top-hat = Zylinder

    "He wore a top-hat."
  102.  The hole of Britain ... ERKLÄRUNGhole = Loch
    whole = ganze

    "The whole of Britain ..."
  103.  The young murder ... ERKLÄRUNGmurder = Mord
    murderer = Mord

    "The young murderer ..."
  104.  My children are at a boring school. ERKLÄRUNGboring = langweilig
    boarding school = Internat

    "My children are at a boarding school."

  105.  The movie [Dead Poet's Society] takes parts of a boarding school. ERKLÄRUNGparts of = Teile von
    take part in = teilnehmen an
    to be set = spielen

    "The movie is set at a boarding school."
  106.  I hop that I will see you again. ERKLÄRUNGhop = hüpfen
    hope = hoffen

    "I hope ...
  107.  The African farmer employed a bore. ERKLÄRUNGbore = Langweiler
    Boer = Bure [Afrikaner holländischer Abstammung]

    "The African farmer employed a Boer."
  108.  She became nervous when she sawed him. ERKLÄRUNGto saw-sawed-sawn = sägen
    to see-saw-seen = sehen

    "She became nervous when she saw him."
  109.  They have no joice. ERKLÄRUNGJoyce = James Joyce
    joy = Freude
    choice = Wahl

    "They have no choice."
  110.  He is a bed person. ERKLÄRUNGbed = Bett
    bad = schlecht

    "He is a bad person."
  111.  They were away [...] without getting any massages from home. ERKLÄRUNGmassage = Massage
    message = Nachricht

    "... without getting any messages from home."
  112.  She sat on hair roof. ERKLÄRUNGhair = Haar
    her = ihr

    "She sat on her roof."
  113.  Someone said Grace. ERKLÄRUNGGrace= Name
    say grace = das Tischgebet sprechen

    "Someone said grace." Oder evtl.:
    "Someone said: "Grace".
  114.  She rode her house. ERKLÄRUNGride-rode-ridden = reiten
    house = Haus
    horse = Pferd

    "She rode her horse.
 
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