Text 1 - Koblenz

Translation 1 (E. Martin, Anglistik) – Winter 2008/09
Text 8 plus some English stuff
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Translation 1 (E. Martin, Anglistik) – Winter 2008/09
Text 8H
Translate the following newspaper text into English
We start the new year as we finished the old one: in Australia, and even closer to where Daniel lives, only
a few miles from Perth.
The H after "Text 8" stands for "handwritten" again, so please use the text for exam-writing practice.
Please follow these steps:
1) Look at the headline and read through the text once to establish what the exact topic is.
2) Find matching English articles on the topic and read them for terminology, journalese, tricky bits and
quotations. From now on, I will not highlight these things in the German text, in the hope that you are
now aware of what to watch out for.
3) Then write your translation in a block of 90 minutes, using pen and paper, only monolingual dictionaries
and your highlighted MAs. Please write very clearly and use the full 90 minutes: if you finish early,
spend time checking things with your dictionaries because you need to get to know your dictionaries
well before the exam.
4) After writing the translation, share your problems and solutions with each other as usual on Blackboard,
and bring your handwritten translation plus your highlighted MAs to class next week.
do not translate the parts in italics
Angriff aus dem Meer
Der Bankangestellte Brian Guest, 51, und sein Sohn Daniel, 24, waren schon morgens um
sieben am Strand, ihr Haus ist ja gleich um die Ecke. Sie wollten Krabben fangen und
schnorchelten in seichtem Wasser. Daniel berichtete nachher, dass er noch einen Schrei
gehört habe, bevor das Meer keine fünf Meter neben ihm explodierte. Es war der Schrei
seines Vaters. Einen Moment später färbte sich das Wasser rot von Blut, und Brian Guest
war verschwunden.
Vor der westaustralischen Küste, knapp 30 Kilometer südlich der Millionenstadt Perth, läuft
seit fünf Tagen die Suche. Niemand bezweifelt, dass Brian Guest Opfer einer Haiattacke
geworden ist. Gesucht wird sein Leichnam. Gesucht wird aber auch das Tier, das ihn tötete.
Am Dienstagmorgen meldete ein Ehepaar die Sichtung eines aggressiven Großen Weißen Hais im Warnbro
Sound, unweit der Stelle, an der Brian Guest angegriffen wurde. Der Hai soll das Schlauchboot des Paares
gerammt haben und länger gewesen sein als das Boot selbst. Das misst vier Meter.
Mitten im australischen Sommer ist das Städtchen Rockingham nun im Alarmzustand. Die
Verwaltung hat das Baden verboten, Polizisten und Lebensretter patrouillieren an den
Stränden. Mit Booten wird nach dem Hai gesucht, auch ein Hubschrauber ist im Einsatz.
"Uns geht es zunächst einmal darum, ihn wieder ins offene Meer zu bringen", sagte ein
Sprecher der örtlichen Fischerbehörde einer Lokalzeitung.
Haie galten in Australien lange als mordende Monster, doch in den vergangenen zwanzig Jahren hat sich das Bild
gewandelt. Das Verständnis für die wichtige Rolle, die der Raubfisch als Spitze der Nahrungskette im Ökosystem
der Meere spielt, ist gewachsen. 1997 stellte die Regierung den Weißen Hai offiziell unter Schutz.
In Australien gibt es jährlich etwa 15 Haiangriffe, von denen ein bis zwei tödlich enden. Die
Gefahr ist allgegenwärtig, doch die meisten Australier begegnen ihr mit der Gelassenheit
eines Volkes, das die Gesellschaft von allerlei tödlichem Getier gewohnt ist. Gern weisen sie
darauf hin, dass pro Jahr mehr Landsleute in der Badewanne ertrinken als von Spinnen, Schlangen, Alligatoren
oder Haien zu Tode gebissen werden.
Brian Guest, ein leidenschaftlicher Fischer, kannte die Risiken des Ozeans, und er respektierte sie. Er hat sich
dafür eingesetzt, den Hai vor der Jagd durch den Menschen zu schützen. Seine Überzeugung kann man noch nach
seinem Tod nachlesen, im Forum eines Internetportals für Angler. "Unser Platz auf der Welt ist nicht so heilig",
schrieb Brian Guest da, "dass wir das Recht hätten, alles zu beseitigen, was uns bedroht".
SZ, 31.12.2008
Translation 1 (E. Martin, Anglistik) – Winter 2008/09
highlighted points: punctuation and spelling, vocabulary, grammar and [syntax]
Attack from the sea/Sea
Banker/Bank officer/Bank employee Brian Guest, 51, and his
son Daniel, 24, were already at the beach at seven in the morning,
their house being just around the corner. They wanted to catch
crabs and were snorkelling in shallow water(s)/ offshore/ off the
beach. Daniel reported afterwards that he had heard a cry just
before the sea exploded less than five metres away from him. It
was his father’s scream. One moment later the water turned red
with blood and Brian Guest had disappeared.
[The search has been going on for five days off the West
Australian coast, just under 30 kilometres/~meters [AmE] south
of the metropolis of Perth.] No one doubts that Brian Guest was
the victim of / fell victim to a shark attack. [It is not only his
body/corpse that is being searched for – the animal that killed him
is, too.]
In the middle of the Australian summer, the small town/
suburb/borough of Rockingham is now on red/full alert. The
authorities have banned bathing, and police and lifeguards/ are
patrolling the beaches. Boats are being used to search for/ hunt
the shark, and a helicopter, too. "The first thing we have to try and
do is get it back into the open sea,” a spokesman for the local
Department of Fisheries told a local newspaper.
There are about 15 shark attacks every year in Australia, one or
two of which are fatal. The danger is ever-present, but most
Australians deal with it with all the coolness of people/ a nation
used/accustomed to the company of all sorts of deadly creatures.
Translation 1 (E. Martin, Anglistik) – Winter 2008/09
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,24846607-952,00.html
Brian Guest, 51, probably killed in shark
attack near Perth
NO attempt will be made to hunt down the shark responsible for attacking a
West Australian man after his family appealed for the 4m terror to be spared.
A search resumed on Sunday for 51-year-old Brian Guest, who is believed to have
been taken by a shark on Saturday morning while snorkelling for crabs with his son
off their local beach near Rockingham, south of Perth.
Senior Sergeant Greg Trew, of Fremantle Water Police, said six search vessels and a
helicopter were taking advantage of good conditions to cover an area up to 4km
offshore for any signs of Mr Guest.
Police have so far only found pieces of wetsuit believed to have been worn by Mr
Guest.
Mr Guest lived locally and swam at least three times a week at the Port Kennedy
beach, 30km south of Perth.
He and his son Daniel were snorkeling in about 3m of water looking for crabs when
the attack occurred shortly after 7am, a family friend said.
"He (the victim) was a loving father and husband who appears to have been taken by
a shark," said family spokesman Steve Kent, a local policeman.
"He was an avid fisherman, diver and loving father.
"We are in (the shark's) environment and we have to pay respect for that," Sgt Kent
said.
Family members huddled together on the beach yesterday afternoon, sobbing and
hugging each other as they looked out to the sea.
Friends last night revealed Mr Guest had a year ago watched a white pointer shark
swimming in the shallows at the same beach were he was taken yesterday. At the
time, he played down the risks, telling his friends: "It goes with the territory."
Translation 1 (E. Martin, Anglistik) – Winter 2008/09
Search for shark attack victim scaled back,
beach remains closed
http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=77&ContentID=115120
29th December 2008, 6:00 WST
Police and rescue crews will this morning scale down the search for missing Port
Kennedy man Brian Guest, believed to have been taken by a shark on Saturday.
The 51-year-old was diving for crabs with his son off the dog beach at Cote d’Azur
Gardens, near Rockingham when he disappeared at about 7.15am.
A water police spokesman said they would resume the search for Mr Guest, but fewer
crews would be out on the water today.
Police uncovered fragments of a wetsuit believed to belong to Mr Guest the day he
went missing.
Mr Guest’s son Daniel, who had been with his father when he disappeared, spoke to
the media yesterday, describing his father as a devoted family man and mate.
The 24-year-old said his father had a great passion for fishing and the ocean, and was
aware of the risk of a shark attack.
Meanwhile, the Department of Fisheries Tony Cappelluti told thewest.com.au there
were no plans to kill the shark thought responsible for attacking the missing
swimmer.
The shark was last seen around noon cruising off Point Peron on Saturday several
kilometres north of where Mr Guest was taken.
It is believed to be a 4m long white pointer.
The beach remained closed this morning and police have asked people to be careful
when swimming near the area.
Beach’s around metropolitan areas are expected to be packed as temperatures hover
around the mid to high 30s this week.
Swimmers at Perth’s Cottesloe Beach were yesterday cleared from the water after a
shark was sighted from a helicopter.
Authorities said the shark moved south, about 200m offshore from Cottesloe Beach
about 10am and was heading to the Fremantle area.
PERTH
ALEISHA PREEDY
Translation 1 (E. Martin, Anglistik) – Winter 2008/09
Shark victim search set to resume
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/28/2455798.htm?site=local
The search for the body of a 51-year-old man taken by a shark off the coast of
Western Australia yesterday has been called off for the day.
Brian Guest was taken while diving for crabs at Port Kennedy yesterday.
Seven boats and the police helicopter have been assisting in the search.
A spokesman for the Water Police says a scaled down search will resume today.
Son speaks
Mr Guest was diving at Port Kennedy with his 24-year-old son when the attack
happened. Daniel Guest has described his father as a loving family man - and a mate who was passionate about the ocean. He says his father would not want the shark
hunted and people should not be afraid.
"They're out there, this is their territory and they're going to do what they're going to
do," he said. "But by no means, I don't want anybody to be scared of going into the
water. This is a random, freak accident and it's very rare that it happens."
He says his family are all keen divers and he will return to the water one day.
"We're all very experienced and very aware of what's out there," he said.
"It's something that we enjoy and we know dad loved doing so one day I'll get back
into doing it."
Beaches closed
Several Perth beaches have been closed today because of a shark sighting this
morning. Authorities say the rescue helicopter which was searching for Mr Guest
near Rockingham spotted the shark about 200 metres off the shore at Cottesloe.
Swimmers at beaches between Cottesloe and South Beach were cleared from the
water as a precaution.
Surf lifesavers and Water Police are patrolling the beaches to make sure people
remain out of the water until the all clear is given.
Translation 1 (E. Martin, Anglistik) – Winter 2008/09
Australian snorkeller snatched by shark
• Shredded westuit found off Perth coast
• Son hears father's screams
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Ellen Connolly in Sydney

guardian.co.uk, Sunday 28 December 2008 15.22 GMT
A snorkeller is believed to have been snatched by a shark as he swam last weekend
with his son at a beach south of Perth. Witnesses reported seeing a dorsal fin and
thrashing in the water before the sea turned red and the man vanished at the scene on
Australia's west coast.
Father-of three Brian Guest, 51, who had campaigned for many years for the
protection of sharks, had been looking for crabs on yesterday morning with his 24year-old son when he was attacked about 30 metres from the shore.
Luke Tubbs told how a witness ran to his house in shock and screaming for help: "He
just saw a big splash and then the shark roll over in the water with the guy and then
[he saw] no body or anything."
Daniel Guest, who was swimming six metres away at the Port Kennedy beach, heard
his father's screams but did not see the attack. He raced to shore when he saw blood
in the water. His father's shredded wetsuit was found later, and aerial searches spotted
a five-metre great white shark swimming in the area.
In Sydney, some hours later, a kayaker survived a terrifying ordeal after being
knocked from his craft by a great white shark. That encounter, endured by 29-yearold Steve Kulcsar, occurred less than a mile off Australia's east coast, at Long Reef,
and was filmed by a fisherman in a small boat nearby. The video footage apparently
showed the shark circling Kulcsar after bumping him off his kayak.
Kulcsar said: "I knew it was there, but my first thought was to just get back in the
kayak as quick as possible."
For 10 minutes, the shark is seen lurking around him and two other kayakers before
losing interest and swimming away.
The two great white encounters sparked panic and closed a number of beaches across
Australia.
Yesterday Bondi beach was closed yesterday after a shark was spotted close to shore.
Swimmers were also evacuated from a Queensland holiday island after sharks were
spotted in waist-deep water.
During an aerial search on the West Australian coastline for Guest's body, sharks
were spotted, forcing the closure of two beaches.
Translation 1 (E. Martin, Anglistik) – Winter 2008/09
The attack on Guest was the second by sharks in Australia this year. A 16-year-old
surfer, Peter Edmonds, died after being attacked by a shark near Byron bay, on the
New South Wales coast, in April.
On average there are 15 shark attacks a year in Australia, with about one death each
year. Swimmers are more likely to die of a lightning strike than be taken by a great
white shark.
Yesterday Daniel Guest recalled how his father had spoken of the risks of sharks and
how he had "loved and respected the ocean environment".
Brian Guest wrote on the Western Angler website forum in 2004: "I have always had
an understanding with my wife that if a shark or ocean accident caused my death then
so be it, at least it was doing what I wanted. Every surfer, fisherman and diver has far
more chance of being killed by bees, drunk drivers, teenage car thieves and lightning.
Every death is a tragedy – regardless of the cause – but we have no greater claim to
use of this earth than any of the other creatures [we] share it with."
His son said he viewed his father's death as a random event that should not make
people fear the water, and said he would eventually go back into the sea. "When I'm
ready … I'll do that."