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Soviet Self-Study Book
A few days ago, I was studying again at a small library in my neighborhood. I like that there are barely any people there on weekdays, so you can calmly dive into learning without getting distracted. This time, I spent almost 4 hours there and checked off a lot of tasks from my to-do list. During the breaks, I was skimming through a self-study book for German learners I had found gathering dust on a remote bookshelf. This textbook really caught my attention, since it had been published in 1978 and therefore is oversaturated with communist propaganda. The book contains numerous texts praising ordinary East German residents for their hard and diligent work for the benefit of the state. In the future, I plan to explore this historical artifact further. The book also contains various exercises, but I'm most
interested in the texts.
Vor ein paar Tagen war ich wieder am Studieren bei einer Bibliothek in meiner Gegend. Ich mag, dass es dort um diese Zeit kaum jemanden gibt und dass man in aller Ruhe ins Lernen eintauchen kann. Diesmal habe ich insgesamt 4 Stunden dort verbracht und dadurch wirklich viele Aufgaben aus meiner To-Do-Liste abgehakt.
Während der Pausen las ich ein Selbstlernbuch für Deutschlernende, das ich verstaubend auf einem fernen Regal entdeckt hatte. Ich fand dieses Buch äußerst interessant, da es 1978 veröffentlicht wurde und daher mit kommunisticher Propaganda überfüllt ist. Im Buch sind zahlreiche Texte zu finden, in denen einfache DDR-Einwohner für ihre harte und fleißige Arbeit zum Wohle des Staats gelobt werden. Zukünftig habe ich vor, dieses historische Artefakt weiter zu erkunden. Das Buch beinhaltet auch verschiedene Übungen, aber mich interessieren die Texte am meisten.
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I like that there are barely any people there on weekdays, so you can calmly dive into learning without getting distracted. I like that there are barely any people there on weekdays, so you can calmly dive into learning without getting distracted.
"Calmly dive in" is perfect English. The image is a little unusual, but it works for me if I imagine a duck or a loon floating motionlessly on a pond and diving to feed.
This time, I spent almost 4four hours there and checked off a lot of tasks from my to-do list.
This time, I spent almost four hours there and checked off a lot of tasks from my to-do list.
Also good: During the breaks, I was skimminged through a self-study book for German learners I had found gathering dust on a remote bookshelf.
Also good: During the breaks, I skimmed through a self-study book for German learners I found gathering dust on a remote bookshelf.
You could use fewer extra words, but the conciseness might be too fast. You might prefer the original wording because it feels like it took longer and was leisurely--kind of like the difference between walking and strolling.
This textbook really caught my attention, since it had beenwas published in 1978 and is therefore is oversaturated with communist propaganda.
This textbook really caught my attention, since it was published in 1978 and is therefore oversaturated with communist propaganda.
The simple past is fine and works better with "is" for the present. "Is" can go in either place, I think, but the parallel structure of "was published" and "is...oversaturated" flows better.
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Well done! Good consistency of tone and style.
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A few days ago, I was studying again at a small library in my neighborhood. |
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I like that there are barely any people there on weekdays, so you can calmly dive into learning without getting distracted. I like that there are barely any people there on weekdays, so you can calmly dive into learning without getting distracted. I like that there are barely any people there on weekdays, so you can calmly dive into learning without getting distracted. "Calmly dive in" is perfect English. The image is a little unusual, but it works for me if I imagine a duck or a loon floating motionlessly on a pond and diving to feed. |
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This time, I spent almost 4 hours there and checked off a lot of tasks from my to-do list.
This time, I spent almost |
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During the breaks, I was skimming through a self-study book for German learners I had found gathering dust on a remote bookshelf.
Also good: During the breaks, I You could use fewer extra words, but the conciseness might be too fast. You might prefer the original wording because it feels like it took longer and was leisurely--kind of like the difference between walking and strolling. |
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This textbook really caught my attention, since it had been published in 1978 and therefore is oversaturated with communist propaganda.
This textbook really caught my attention, since it The simple past is fine and works better with "is" for the present. "Is" can go in either place, I think, but the parallel structure of "was published" and "is...oversaturated" flows better. |
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The book contains numerous texts praising ordinary East German residents for their hard and diligent work for the benefit of the state. |
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In the future, I plan to explore this historical artifact further. |
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The book also contains various exercises, but I'm most |
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interested in the texts. |
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