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4000 Essential English Words 5, The Brothers and the Bread

The Brothers and the Bread

Two brothers wanted to go outside and play. However, because the only bread in the house was stale, their mother told them they needed to bake fresh bread.

"I have to have the car repaired," she said. "When I return, if the bread is ready, you can play." The brothers hurried to prepare the bread, but they were not careful enough. They didn't sift the flour. They were careless and sprinkled too much salt into the mixture. The dough needed to be soft and flexible, but the salt made it into a lump that was as hard as a brick.

The younger brother uttered a sigh. "Now we have to start again," he said. "No, we don't," the older brother replied. "I'll fix it. I just need to make the dough flat again and add water to it."

He decided to hit the ball of dough with his fist to make it flat. But he hit it so hard that it flew right off of the table and knocked over a glass, which shattered. The dough then crashed into the kitchen window's shutters and crumbled. Luckily, the brothers were not injured, but they had made a huge mess.

A slight mistake now had become a major problem. The brothers had ruined the kitchen. Just then their mother returned. She saw the mess and became flushed with anger.

"Now you can't play," she said. "Instead, you have to clean the kitchen. I want this kitchen to be so clean that it sparkles!"

The brothers cleaned the floor and expressed their sorrow to their mother. Soon, they were reconciled. But there was no bread, and it was too late to play. They realized that trying to do something quickly often makes more work.

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The Brothers and the Bread برادران|||| ||||Brot Die Brüder und das Brot Los hermanos y el pan I fratelli e il pane 兄弟とパン

Two brothers wanted to go outside and play. However, because the only bread in the house was stale, their mother told them they needed to bake fresh bread. ||||||||jedoch|||||||||alt||||||||backen|| |||||||||||||||||古くなった|||||||||| |||||||||||||||||rancia||||||||hornear|| Zwei Brüder wollten nach draußen gehen und spielen. Da jedoch das einzige Brot im Haus altbacken war, sagte ihre Mutter, dass sie frisches Brot backen müssten.

"I have to have the car repaired," she said. "When I return, if the bread is ready, you can play." The brothers hurried to prepare the bread, but they were not careful enough. They didn't sift the flour. They were careless and sprinkled too much salt into the mixture. The dough needed to be soft and flexible, but the salt made it into a lump that was as hard as a brick. ||||||repariert||||||||||||||||eilen|||||||||sorgfältig||||sieben||Mehl|||sorgfältig||sieben||||||||Teig||||||||||||||Mehl|||||||mehl ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||sprinkled||||||||||||||||||||||lump||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||ふるいにかける|||||||ふるいにかけた||||||||||||||||||||||小麦粉||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||tamizaron||harina|||descuidado||esparcida||||||mezcla||masa||||||flexible||||||||grumo|||||||ladrillo "Ich muss das Auto reparieren lassen", sagte sie. "Wenn ich zurückkomme und das Brot fertig ist, könnt ihr spielen." Die Brüder eilten, um das Brot vorzubereiten, waren aber nicht vorsichtig genug. Sie sieben das Mehl nicht. Sie waren nachlässig und streuten zu viel Salz in die Mischung. Der Teig sollte weich und flexibel sein, aber das Salz machte ihn zu einem Klumpen, der so hart wie ein Ziegel war. "Tengo que llevar el coche a reparar", dijo ella. "Cuando vuelva, si el pan está listo, podréis jugar". Los hermanos se apresuraron a preparar el pan, pero no tuvieron suficiente cuidado. No tamizaron la harina, se descuidaron y espolvorearon demasiada sal en la mezcla. La masa tenía que ser blanda y flexible, pero la sal la convirtió en un bulto duro como un ladrillo.

The younger brother uttered a sigh. "Now we have to start again," he said. "No, we don't," the older brother replied. "I'll fix it. I just need to make the dough flat again and add water to it." |||stieß||Seufzer|||||||||||||||antwortete||||||||||Teig||||||| |||つぶやいた|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||suspiró||suspiro||||||||||||||||||||||||||plana||||||

He decided to hit the ball of dough with his fist to make it flat. But he hit it so hard that it flew right off of the table and knocked over a glass, which shattered. The dough then crashed into the kitchen window's shutters and crumbled. Luckily, the brothers were not injured, but they had made a huge mess. ||||||||||Faust|||||||||||||||||||||||||zerbrach||||kollidierte||||Fenster|Jalousien||zerbröckelte||||||verletzt||||||| ||||||||||拳||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||崩れた||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||fuerte|||||||||||||||se hizo añicos||||||||ventana|||se desmoronó|||||||||||||

A slight mistake now had become a major problem. The brothers had ruined the kitchen. Just then their mother returned. She saw the mess and became flushed with anger. |||||||||||||||||||||||Unordnung|||rot|| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||赤くなった|| |pequeño|||||||||||||||||||||||||sonrojada||

"Now you can't play," she said. "Instead, you have to clean the kitchen. I want this kitchen to be so clean that it sparkles!" |||||||||||||||||||||||funkelt |||||||||||||||||||||||輝く |||||||||||||||||||||||brille

The brothers cleaned the floor and expressed their sorrow to their mother. Soon, they were reconciled. But there was no bread, and it was too late to play. They realized that trying to do something quickly often makes more work. ||||||äußerten||Trauer|zu||||||versöhnt|||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||和解した|||||||||||||||||||||||| ||||||expresaron||tristeza|||||||reconciliados||||||||||||||||||||||||