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WIRTSCHAFTSENGLISCH WS 2017/2018

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I Translate the following text into German. Do not give any variants.
Basic questions concerning right and wrong goals to be pursued cannot be settled by mere
science as such. They belong in the realm of ethics and “value judgments”. The citizenry must
ultimately decide such issues.
What the expert can do is point out the feasible alternatives and the true costs that may be
involved in the different decisions. But then the mind must render to the heart that which is
the heart’s domain. (Paul A. Samuelson, Economics: 6)

II
1. What is the text about? Select one of the following answers:
a) The text deals with ethics and value judgments.
b) The text is about the costs involved in decisions taken by a government.
c) The text is about decisions concerning right and wrong goals.
2. Which of the following words could be substituted for realm?
a) domain
b) boundary
c) extent
3. Which of the following words could be substituted for feasible?
a) various
b) possible
c) credible
4. How have the first two sentences been connected? Select one of the following answers:
a) The first two sentences have been linked by the noun ethics.
b) The first two sentences have been connected by a collocation.
c) The first two sentences have been connected by means of the pronoun they.

III Translate the following sentences into English. Do not give any variants.
1. Der Premierminister wies darauf hin, dass die niedrige Arbeitslosenquote die Stärke
der Wirtschaft widerspiegelt.
2. Einem offiziellen Bericht zufolge stecken zahlreiche Staatsunternehmen seit Jahren
tief in den roten Zahlen.
3. Nachdem er fünf Jahre lang in der Buchhaltungsabteilung einer französischen Baufir-
ma gearbeitet hatte, bewarb er sich um eine Stelle in Brüssel.
4. Wenn es uns nicht gelingt, unsere Kosten zu reduzieren, werden wir Konkurs anmel-
den müssen.
5. Viele Menschen, die im Gesundheitssektor tätig sind, streiken ungerne.
6. Früher waren die Zinssätze hierzulande wesentlich höher.
7. Die Wirtschaftslage in der Türkei wird sich weiter verschlechtern, wenn der türkische
Präsident seine Politik nicht ändert.
8. Die meisten Bewerber haben mindestens eine Fremdsprache gelernt und mehrere Aus-
landspraktika absolviert.
9. Dass die Schließung einer maroden Bank weitreichende Folgen haben wird, lässt sich
nicht leugnen.
10. Wir arbeiteten schnell und konnten das Projekt in Rekordzeit durchführen.

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