Question 1

who hasn't been there?

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wer kennt das nicht?

Question 2

you've put on weight and have to let your belt out

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man hat zugenommen und muss den Gürtel ganz weit machen

Question 3

in order to tighten your belt, you have to eat less

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um den Gürtel enger schnallen zu können, muss man weniger essen

Question 4

but with a German saying you have to do without a lot more

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bei einer deutschen Redensart muss man aber noch auf viel mehr verzichten

Question 5

Björn is sitting at his desk

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Björn sitzt vor seinem Schreibtisch

Question 6

a lot of bills are lying there

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dort liegen viele Rechnungen

Question 7

his business isn't going well at the moment

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sein Geschäft läuft zurzeit nicht gut

Question 8

... and his account is almost empty

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... und sein Konto ist fast leer

Question 9

he doesn't know how he's going to survive the next months

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er weiß nicht, wie er die nächsten Monate überstehen soll

Question 10

his friend told him that he just had to tighten his belt

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sein Freund hat ihm gesagt, dass er den Gürtel eben enger schnallen müsste

Question 11

at first Björn doesn't want to believe it

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zuerst will Björn das nicht glauben

Question 12

but then he takes a closer look at his bank statements

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aber dann sieht er sich seine Kontoauszüge genauer an

Question 13

Björn paid 100 euros for books, 50 euros for the cinema, and 300 euros for wine alone

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100 Euro für Bücher, 50 Euro fürs Kino, und allein 300 Euro hat Björn für Wein bezahlt

Question 14

he gets six magazines that cost 80 euros a month

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er bekommt sechs Zeitschriften, die 80 Euro im Monat kosten

Question 15

... and he pays 60 euros a month for a gym (membership) that he doesn't go to often

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... und er zahlt 60 Euro im Monat für ein Fitnessstudio, in das er zu selten geht

Question 16

"I really do spend a lot of money," Björn says in amazement

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„ich gebe echt viel Geld aus", stellt Björn staunend fest

Question 17

but these are all things that make him happy

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aber das sind auch alles Dinge, die ihn glücklich machen

Question 18

and should he do without them in future?

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und auf die soll er in Zukunft verzichten?

Question 19

"I'll just have to," thinks Björn

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„Das muss ich wohl", denkt Björn

Question 20

I do in fact need to tighten my belt

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„ich muss tatsächlich den Gürtel enger schnallen"

Question 21

he cancels the magazines immediately

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er bestellt sofort die Zeitschriften ab

Question 22

... and gives in his notice at the gym

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... und kündigt das Fitnessstudio

Question 23

he plans not to go to the cinema in the near future

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er nimmt sich vor, in nächster Zeit nicht ins Kino zu gehen

Question 24

... and to drink less wine

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und weniger Wein zu trinken

Question 25

then he'll manage it somehow

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dann wird er es schon irgendwie schaffen

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