{"id":44773,"date":"2025-01-19T22:01:43","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T03:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=44773"},"modified":"2025-01-19T22:01:43","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T03:01:43","slug":"sonderling-sunday-the-order-of-odd-fish-the-prophecies-coming-true","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=44773","title":{"rendered":"Sonderling Sunday – The Order of Odd-Fish – The Prophecies Coming True"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>It’s time for Sonderling Sunday<\/a>! That time of the week when I play with language by looking at the German translations of children’s books, showing you handy phrases for quirky travelers.<\/p>\n

Today, after all these years, I’m approaching the finish of The Order of Odd-fish<\/a><\/em>, by James Kennedy<\/a>, and the German edition, Der Orden der Seltsamen Sonderlinge.<\/a><\/em> Last time, I left off in the middle of the climactic scene in the penultimate chapter. Because I don’t want any spoilers, I will choose phrases that I hope will merely pique your interest rather than give anything away.<\/p>\n

We’re starting on page 377 in English, Seite 477 auf Deutsch.<\/em> [Wow! At this point, the German version is precisely 100 pages longer.] Here’s the first sentence of the new section:<\/p>\n

“A rumble came from the tube.” = Ein Rumpeln drang aus der R\u00f6hre.<\/em><\/p>\n

“a great, gurgling blast” = ein gurgelndes Brausen ert\u00f6nte<\/em> [“a gurgling roar sounded”]<\/p>\n

“smashed timbers” = zertr\u00fcmmertes Holz<\/em><\/p>\n

“blocks of stone” = Steinquader<\/em><\/p>\n

“But it was too late.” = Aber es war zu sp\u00e4t.<\/em><\/p>\n

“scrabbled” = wegkrabbeln<\/em><\/p>\n

“convulsed” = verkrampfte<\/em><\/p>\n

“obscenely” = obsz\u00f6n<\/em><\/p>\n

“gasping and shrieking” = keuchten und krieschten<\/em> [I always love a little alliteration!]<\/p>\n

“stitched together” = zusammengeflickt<\/em><\/p>\n

“She was starving.” = Sie verhungerte.<\/em><\/p>\n

“popped like a bubble” = zerplatzte wie eine Seifenblase<\/em><\/p>\n

“inch by agonizing inch” = Zentimeter um qu\u00e4lenden Zentimeter<\/em><\/p>\n

“puddle” = Pf\u00fctze<\/em><\/p>\n

“getting sucked into the walls” = von den W\u00e4nden aufgesogen werden<\/em><\/p>\n

“loomed” = schwebte<\/em><\/p>\n

“bulges, valves, and tubes” = Blasen, Klappen und R\u00f6hren<\/em><\/p>\n

This word has come up a lot, and it always delights me:
\n“slurped” = schl\u00fcrfte<\/em><\/p>\n

“Everything wobbled” = Alles schien zu schwanken<\/em> [“Everything seemed to be swaying.”]<\/p>\n

“backwards” = r\u00fccklings<\/em><\/p>\n

“stabbing daylight” = grellen Tageslicht<\/em> [“bright daylight” – so much less vivid!]<\/p>\n

“throbbing Chaos” = kochendes Chaos<\/em> [“boiling chaos”]<\/p>\n

“balance” = Gleichgewicht<\/em> [“even-weight”]<\/p>\n

“deafening thumps” = ohrenbet\u00e4ubendem Pochen<\/em><\/p>\n

“steaming” = dampfendem<\/em><\/p>\n

“squirming” = zw\u00e4ngte<\/em><\/p>\n

“tight in her fist” = fest in der Faust<\/em><\/p>\n

“swamp of guts” = Sumpf von Eingeweiden<\/em><\/p>\n

“desperation” = Verzweiflung<\/em><\/p>\n

“esophagus” = Speiser\u00f6hre<\/em> [“Meal-tube”]<\/p>\n

And here’s the final sentence for tonight (still not done with Chapter 27):<\/p>\n

“‘Silly,’ whispered the Belgian Prankster. ‘Did you think it would be that easy?'”
\n= \u00bbDummerchen\u00ab, fl\u00fcsterte der Belgische Scherzkeks. \u00bbHast du wirklich geglaubt, es w\u00e4re so einfach?\u00ab<\/em><\/p>\n

That’s all for tonight! I hope you have fun thinking of how to use keuchten und krieschten<\/em> in a sentence! As for me, I may start calling it “stabbing daylight” the next time I go out on a bright day. Bis bald!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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