Question 1

pigs don't have it easy

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das Schwein hat es nicht leicht

Question 2

in many cultures they're considered to be unclean and lazy

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in vielen Kulturen gilt es als unrein und faul

Question 3

if you want to insult someone ...

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will man jemanden beleidigen ...

Question 4

... you call him a pig

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... bezeichnet man ihn schon mal als „Schwein"

Question 5

... but if someone "has pig" ...

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... aber wenn jemand „Schwein hat" ...

Question 6

... it's a reason for joy

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... ist das ein Grund zur Freude

Question 7

Alfred is one of those people who are always looking for a kicks

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Alfred gehört zu den Menschen, die immer den Kick suchen

Question 8

he needs adventure and excitement

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er braucht Abenteuer und Aufregung

Question 9

... because otherwise he gets bored quickly

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... weil er sich sonst schnell langweilt

Question 10

his hobby also fits in with this: gambling

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dazu passt auch sein Hobby: das Glücksspiel

Question 11

whether it's betting on sport or roulette ...

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ob Sportwetten oder Roulette ...

Question 12

he loves getting excited about the result right until the end

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er liebt es, bis zum Schluss dem Ergebnis entgegenzufiebern

Question 13

his wife argues with him regularly because of this

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seine Frau streitet sich deswegen regelmäßig mit ihm

Question 14

... and is gradually running out of patience

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... und ist langsam mit ihrer Geduld am Ende

Question 15

she believes that Alfred has only been lucky up until now

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sie glaubt, dass Alfred bisher nur Glück gehabt hat

Question 16

... and fears that he will at some point lose all his money

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... und befürchtet, dass er irgendwann sein ganzes Geld verlieren wird

Question 17

Alfred sees it differently

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Alfred ist anderer Meinung

Question 18

he believes that he is simply a good player

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er glaubt, dass er einfach ein guter Spieler ist

Question 19

recently he came home really excited

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neulich kommt er total aufgeregt nach Hause

Question 20

... and called out: "Barbara, imagine, I had almost lost everything playing roulette ...

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und ruft: „Barbara, stell dir vor, ich hatte heute beim Roulette fast alles verloren ...

Question 21

... but I just kept on playing

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... aber ich habe einfach weitergemacht

Question 22

... and have now won twice as much as I bet

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... und habe jetzt das Doppelte meines Einsatzes gewonnen

Question 23

Alfred's wife puts her head in her hands

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Alfreds Frau greift sich an den Kopf

Question 24

"Alfred, you've been lucky again!" she complained annoyed

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„Alfred, du hast wieder mal Schwein gehabt!" stöhnt sie genervt

Question 25

... but that was the very last time!

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... aber das war jetzt das letzte Mal!

Question 26

"I forbid you to ever go into the casino again ...

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,,Ich verbiete dir, jemals wieder ins Casino zu gehen ...

Question 27

... because if your luck ever lets you down ...

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... denn wenn dich das Glück irgendwann im Stich lässt ...

Question 28

... I'm leaving you."

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... trenne ich mich von dir."

Question 29

Did Alfred understand that he was lucky yet again?

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Ob Alfred verstanden hat, dass er schon wieder Schwein hatte?

Question 30

a last chance is not something you get so often

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eine letzte Chance bekommt man nicht so oft

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