VI
1. There is a draught in this room. I caught cold here yesterday. 2. He comes only now and then, but he is always welcome. 3. He is not exactly my friend, but I like him. 4. We must not let ourselves be scared off. 5. I can say nothing but good of him. 6. He is at loggerheads with his brother. 7. Henry, were you playing truant again? 8. Don’t crow too soon. 9. You will have to get along the best you can. 10. I will give him a piece of my mind. 11. That is pure fiction. 12. There is some truth in it.
1. ziehen, erkälten. 2. dann, gern. 3. gerade, gern. 4. Bockshorn. 5. nachsagen. 6. Streit. 7. schwänzen. 8. Abend. 9. fertig. 10. Meinung. 11. Luft. 12. ohne.
VII
1. May I have the pleasure of the next dance with you, Miss North? 2. He makes no allowance for the cold weather. 3. Stick to the point. 4. If it did not rain so hard, we would pay our friend a visit. 5. If that’s all, it will come out all right. 6. It will be a long time before that happens. 7. He is over head and ears in debt. 8. You are on the wrong track. 9. God is no respecter of persons. 10. He has feathered his nest. 11. I can’t quite see your argument. 12. I should not have thought him capable of that.
1. auffordern. 2. Rücksicht. 3. Sache. 4. stark, abstatten. 5. weiter, machen. 6. Ferne. 7. bis. 8. Holzweg. 9. Person. 10. Schäfchen. 11. wollen. 12. zutrauen.
VIII
1. This remark does not refer to you. 2. He kills two birds with one stone. 3. You are in bad humor to-day. 4. Why do you go about it so gingerly? 5. They put me off with fine speeches. 6. At heart he is a good man. 7. I wish to call your attention to the fact that agriculture takes first rank. 8. They made a great fuss. 9. Why can’t you get along with him? 10. It is a put-up job. 11. Is it absolutely necessary for me to come? 12. She can’t bear the sight of him.
1. beziehen. 2. Fliege. 3. Laune. 4. Brei. 5. abspeisen. 6. Grund. 7. aufmerksam, Stelle. 8. Wesen. 9. zurechtkommen. 10. abgekartet. 11. durchaus. 12. leiden.