Hello, hello, and welcome back to German with Carolina, the podcast where you improve your German by listening to stories.
I'm Carolina, and I help you practice your German, expand your German vocabulary, improve your German pronunciation, and test your listening comprehension of the language.
I do this simply by reading short and fun texts and stories from all different genres and in different styles of literary texts that can hopefully be as entertaining as they are informative and helpful for your language learning.
Make sure to like and follow the podcast.And of course, please share German with Carolina with anybody else that like to practice or improve their German.
Hello and welcome to Deutsch mit Carolina, the podcast that helps you improve your German by listening to stories.
I am Carolina and I help you practice your German, expand your German vocabulary, improve your German pronunciation and test your listening comprehension in the language.
I simply read short texts and stories of all kinds of history and literary texts, which can hopefully be entertaining, but also informative and helpful.
Please don't forget to like and subscribe to the podcast and please share German with Carolina with someone who also wants to practice their German.
Don't forget that there are over 50 episodes now, so if you're new here or if you have not listened to every single episode, you now have at least 50 episodes to practice with.
Especially, for example, if you need to pass a German language test and you are currently studying a lot, I suggest you listen to all the episodes. As always, I will start with a six-word vocab list and their English translation of the German words.
I always have two nouns, two adjectives, and two verbs, and I repeat each word twice.Then I will read the story, and at the end, there will be two questions about the story.
I do provide answers, but I always suggest that you try answering it first yourself before you listen to the answer.I always repeat each question and each answer twice as well.
I hope you enjoyed the story and make sure to stick till the end and try to answer the questions to test your listening comprehension of the story. Don't forget that there are already over 50 episodes.
So you should have at least 50 episodes to practice German.If you're new to this podcast or haven't listened to all the episodes yet, and especially if you have to prepare for a German language test, then you have a lot of episodes to practice.
As always, I start the podcast with a word list of six German words and their English translation.There are always two nouns, two adjectives and two verbs and I repeat every word twice.Then I read the story and at the end there are two questions.
I give the answers in advance, but of course I recommend that you first try to answer the answers yourself.No, that you first try to answer the questions yourself. I repeat every question and every answer twice.
I hope you like the story and stay until the end to answer the questions and test your listening comprehension.It won't surprise you to know that I had another quick interruption because my cat was clawing my foot.There you go, you heard him.
There was a short break because... Let's get started with the word list.Nomen.Das Herz.The heart.Das Herz.The heart.Die Erinnerung.The memory.Die Erinnerung.The memory. Adjektive?Stabil.Stable.Stabil.Stable.Einsam.Lonely.Einsam.Lonely.Verben?
Zu erinnern.To remember.Zu erinnern.To remember.
zu heilen to heal zu heilen to heal okay get ready this is going to be a story that is set in a hospital and it talks about a doctor and his patients i hope you enjoy it okay es geht gleich los mit der geschichte die in einem krankenhaus spielt und über die beziehung zwischen einem arzt und seinen patienten redet
Das Herz, das nicht heilen will.Dr. Thomas Berger saß in seinem kleinen Büro im dritten Stock des St.Raphael Krankenhauses, die Hände ineinander verschreckt.
Das Licht der späten Nachmittagssonne fiel durch das schmale Fenster und warf lange Schatten über seinen Schreibtisch. The smell of disinfectant hung in the air, familiar and reassuring to him, who had been working here for almost 20 years.
But today he felt a knot in his stomach area, an unrest that he could not explain.He stood up and went to the window, from where he could look at the courtyard of the hospital.
Autumn had come and the leaves of the trees were shimmering in warm yellow and red tones.But his thoughts wandered back and forth to one of his patients, Leonard Wolff.
For weeks, Leonard was in cardiology, a man in his late fifties, a heart attack patient whose condition did not improve despite all efforts.Dr. Berger could not explain why. Leonhard was physically stable, but mentally absent.
It was as if he no longer had any will to live.Dr. Berger took a deep breath and made his way to Leonhard's room.The corridors were empty, the usual busyness of the day had subsided, and an unusual calm spread out.
It was a strange atmosphere, as if the hospital itself were holding its breath. As he stood in front of the door to Leonhard Wolf's room, he hesitated for a moment.Something felt wrong, but he couldn't grasp it.
Leonhard lay still in bed, his eyes pointed to the white ceiling.The monotonous beeping of the heart monitor and the quiet rustling of the oxygen device filled the room.Dr. Berger came closer.
»Leonard, how do you feel today?« he asked in his usual calm tone.But Leonard did not answer immediately.Only after a long moment did he turn his head and look at the doctor, his eyes tired, empty and somehow broken.
»It doesn't matter anymore«, Leonard whispered.His voice was hoarse, as if he hadn't spoken for days.»It's all over.« Dr. Berger sat down on his bed and watched him sympathetically.What do you mean?You are making progress, Leonard.
Your heart is more stable than a week ago.There is no reason to give up.But in secret, Dr. Berger knew that words were sometimes just like drops on hot coal.Leonard Wolf was not a man who spoke easily.Something was weighing on him.
Do you know what the worst pain is, doctor?Leonard's voice had an unusual, almost melancholic sound.It's not the pain in the body.It's the pain in the soul.When everything you've fought for breaks.
When the people you love leave you and you can't do anything.Dr. Berger leaned back.That was new.Leonard had never spoken about his personal life, never given any price. He was always the quiet patient who went into treatment without complaining.
But now, in this moment, he seemed to break a dam.Do you want to tell me about it?The doctor asked carefully.Leonard closed his eyes as if he were sinking into memory.My wife died three years ago, he began to stutter.She was everything to me.
We had no children, just us.She was my life.And when she left, nothing remained.A tear rolled down his cheek and quickly wiped it away, as if he wanted to hide this weakness.Dr. Berger felt the pieces of the puzzle come together.
The state of Leonhard's heart was physically stable, but the emotional strain had driven him into a spiral of despair.Did you ever talk to anyone about it?he asked quietly. What for?Leonard laughed bitterly.Words don't change anything.
They don't bring anyone back.They don't fill the void.The mood in the room was oppressive, as if the grief could be grasped by itself.Dr. Berger knew that this was a turning point, that Leonard needed more than just medical help.
Maybe words don't bring anyone back, he said gently, but they help to share the burden.They don't have to carry everything alone. Leonard looked at him for a long time, as if he were weighing the doctor's words.Finally, he nodded weakly.
Maybe, he whispered, maybe I've been trying too long on my own.In the next few days, Leonard began to open up.Dr. Berger, who I had never seen as a psychologist, spent more and more time with him.
They talked about memories, about loss and the life after the death of a loved one. The talks were difficult, but they brought a change in Leonhard, which was slow but constant.It was as if a breath of life was returning.
One afternoon, when the doctor entered the room, Leonhard surprised him with a smile.Small and weak, but it was there.I thought of you today, said Leonhard, but it didn't hurt as much as before.It was nice.
Dr. Berger sat down on the bed and smiled back.That's good.Memories can be painful, but sometimes they are also a comfort.The days passed and Leonard made progress, both physically and emotionally.It was a slow but clear way out of the darkness.
But deep inside Dr. Berger, the question was whether this progress would be permanent.
He had seen many patients who found their way back to life after severe strokes of fate, but he also knew that the return to loneliness could destroy everything again.
One evening, when Dr. Berger was on his way home, he stopped briefly in front of the hospital.The moon was high in the sky and the light seemed cold on the quiet streets.
He thought of Leonard, of the struggles that this man had gone through in silence.And he thought of the many people who were in hospitals, alone with their thoughts, with their pain, which were often deeper than any physical wound.
Als er in die Nacht hinausging, wusste er, dass es nicht nur seine Aufgabe war, Herzen zu heilen, sondern auch Seelen.Das Ende.Okay, let's go to the questions.Gehen wir zu den Fragen.Question 1, Frage 1.
Was war der Hauptgrund für Leonhard Wolfs seelischen Schmerz und wie beeinflusste dieser seinen körperlichen Zustand? What was the main reason for Leonhard Wolf's mental pain and how did it affect his physical condition?Answer.
Leonhard Wolf suffered from the loss of his wife, who had died three years ago.This loss had plunged him into a deep emotional void that he had never processed.
The pain in his soul was so great that he lost all will to live, which affected his physical condition.Despite stable heart values, his health deteriorated because he lacked the drive of the soul.
Leonard Wolf suffered from the loss of his wife, who had died three years ago.This loss had plunged him into a deep emotional void that he never processed.
The pain in his soul was so great that he lost all will to live, which also affected his physical condition.Despite stable heart values, his health deteriorated because his mental drive was lacking.
How did Dr. Berger help Leonhard Wolf to improve his emotional state? How did Dr. Berger help Leonhard Wolf to improve his emotional state?Answer.Dr. Berger encouraged Leonhard to talk about his loss and to share his emotional burden.
Through sensitive conversations in which Leonhard spoke about his deceased wife and his feelings, Leonhard slowly began to process his pain. This helped him to begin an inner healing, which also had a positive effect on his physical condition.
I repeat, I repeat.Dr. Berger encouraged Leonard to talk about his loss and to share his emotional burden.Through sensitive conversations in which Leonard spoke about his deceased wife and his feelings, Leonard slowly began to process his pain.
This helped him to begin an inner healing, which also had a positive effect on his physical condition. Once again, I really hope you enjoyed this little episode.
I believe there will be a part two about this kind of hospital and this doctor in the next episode.If you did, please like and rate and subscribe to the podcast on whichever platform you listen to.
You can always follow me on Instagram at German with Carolina.I don't post on there, but if you have any questions or inquiries, that's where you will reach me.Thank you for listening and I will see you next time.
Again, I hope you enjoyed this episode.I think the next episode will be part 2 of the St.Raphael Hospital and Dr. Berger.If so, please, please, please like, rate and subscribe to the podcast on the platform where you listen to it.
You can also follow me on Instagram at German with Carolina.I don't post there, but if you have any questions or suggestions, you can reach me there.Thank you and see you next time.
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