Mini sentence of the day
I WANT TO BECOME ORANGE JUICE! (1)
I WANT TO GET ORANGE JUICE!
Rüstung
armor
Name one famous Roman (from the time of antiquity)
(there are quite a few)
It's raining cats and dogs
There is heavy rain outside
Of which class is Mr. Borschke the class teacher?
- Were is the libary again?
- It's over there. Just around the corner. (2)
- Where is the library again?
- It's over there. Just around the corner.
Vulkanausbruch
volcano eruption
What is the name of the ancient town that was destroyed by a volcano and buried under ashes?
Pompey
To sugarcoat something
To make something sound nicer than it is
What else did the Romans use to clean their plates (other than water)?
sand
- Do we know who stealed the diamond?
- No, we only know that the diamond has taken by someone in the night. (3)
- Do we know who STOLE the diamond?
- No, we only know that the diamond WAS taken by someone AT night. (3)
Fluch
curse
What does "DIVIDE ET IMPERA" mean?
"divide and rule" a strategy to defeat your enemies by letting them first fight each other and attack once they are weakened.
We are out of the woods
The worst is over / we are out of the danger zone
What other subject (other than English) does Mr. Borschke teach?
Russian
When I came into the room, Lewis was already sleeping. He has fallen asleep befor. I closed the door silent, but he still waked up. (4)
When I came into the room, Lewis was already sleeping. He HAD fallen asleep beforE. I closed the door silentLY, but he still WOKE up.
Wagenrennen (im alten Rom)
chariot race
The gladiator games weret here for entertainment and to distract the people. But what other opportunity did these games also provide (there was no other way for a normal person to do this anywhere else)
You have to play ball!
You have to do something according to the rules / or you have to behave so that you and the others don't get into trouble / you have to keep in line
What was the first map men episode about that we ever watched?
It was about the continents / tectonal plates
- If you would not sleep so much, we would had more time for playing my video game!
- So what? You play this stupid game for 2 years already. Dont you get tired of it? (4)
- If you DID not sleep so much, we would HAVE more time for playing my video game!
- So what? You HAVE BEEN PLAYING this stupid game for 2 years already. Don't you get tired of it? (4)
Gitternetzlinien
grid (lines)
What did Caesar Augustus do, (according to one Roman historian) after he heard about the defeat at Teutoburg forest? (he was shouting while doing it)
He butted his head on the wall and shouted "Varus! Give me back my legions!"
Somebody asks you for a "rain check"
To ask for another chance to do something together. For example: "I reserved a table for us at the cafe, will you come?"
"Sorry I really can't... rain check? (=can we do it another time?)"
How does Finn McCool beat the much larger Benandonner?
He tricks him by pretending that he, Finn, is the baby of the real Finn McCool. That is why Benandonner thinks the real Finn must be gigantic. The Wife, Oonagh, also tricks Benandonner by giving him stones to eat, saying that is Finn's normal breakfast staple.