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14 News & Topics November 2 2021 | World and Press End of the road at last for leaded petrol PETROL Algeria, which was the last country to sell leaded petrol, stopped doing so in July. mit Die Nr.1 unter den Vokabeltrainern. By Emily Gosden -Vokabeltrainer 1 THE WORLD’S last stocks of leaded petrol have been used up, decades after governments first started to phase out the toxic additive it contained because of its devastating health impacts. 2 The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) yesterday declared the “era of leaded petrol over” after service stations in Algeria, which was the last country to sell the fuel, stopped doing so last month after the last refinery stocks were exhausted. Inger Andersen, executive director of UNEP, called 0 – 2 END OFthe road (fig) das Aus — leaded petrol “"ledId‘ verbleites Benzin — to phase s.th. out etw. schrittweise verbieten — additive “"œd´tIv‘ Zusatzstoff — devastating “"dev´steItIN‘ verheerend — service station Tankstelle — refinery Raffinerie — to exhaust aufbrauchen — executive director “Ig"zekj´tIv‘ geschäftsführende(r) Direktor(in) — to call on s.o. to do an jdn. appellieren zu tun — civil society Zivilgesellschaft — carbon emissions CO 2 -Ausstoß | Photo: Randy Laybourne/Unsplash on governments, businesses, and civil society to “take inspiration” from the successful phasing out of leaded petrol and ensure the world switched to cleaner fuels and electric cars to reduce carbon emissions. 3 Tetraethyl lead was used as an additive in petrol from the 1920s to increase engine efficiency, despite the fact that lead had been known to be toxic for centuries. Doctors raised health concerns about its use from the outset but 3 tetraethyl lead “Ætetr´"eTIl‘ Tetraethylblei — engine efficiency “I"fIS´nsi‘ Motorwirkungsgrad — to raise concerns Bedenken äußern — from the outset von Anfang an — cumulative “"kju…mj´l´tIv‘ s. anhäufend — low-level auf niedrigem Niveau — exhaust fumes Abgase — to establish nachweisen 4 – 6 performance Leistung — catastrophe “k´"tœstr´fi‘ — to mark bedeuten — to contaminate “k´n"tœmIneIt‘ verunreinigen — for the better part für den Großteil — to restrict beschränken the extent of harmful effects from cumulative low-level lead pollution caused by exhaust fumes was not established until the 1960s. Lead pollution causes cancer, heart attacks, and strokes and is particularly toxic to children, causing brain damage. 4 “Since 1922, the use of tetraethyl lead as a petrol additive to improve engine performance has been a catastrophe for the environment and public health,” UNEP said. “2021 has marked the end of leaded petrol worldwide, after it has contaminated air, dust, soil, drinking water, and food crops for the better part of a century.” 5 Regulation to restrict the use of lead started to be introduced globally from the 1970s, and unleaded petrol was introduced, starting with Japan in 1972. Modern cars have catalytic converters to clean their exhaust fumes, which would be rendered inoperable by lead. 6 Leaded petrol remained on sale and was widely used in older vehicles in Britain. In 1989, the UK was still pumping 3,000 tonnes of — unleaded petrol bleifreies Benzin — catalytic converter “Ækœt´"lItIk‘ Katalysator — to render s.th. inoperable “I"nÅp´r´b´l‘ etw. funktionsunfähig machen 7 – 8 to opt for s.th. s. für etw. entscheiden — to run on s.th. mit etw. betrieben werden — legacy “"leg´si‘ Altlasten — heightened “"haIt´nd‘ erhöht — vintage car Oldtimer — campaign Kampagne — to eliminate “I"lImIneIt‘ abschaffen — premature “"prem´tS´‘ vorzeitig — trillion Billion lead into the atmosphere annually, according to Autocar. 7 Many motorists continued to opt for leaded fuel even though their cars could run on unleaded, which was cheaper. Leaded petrol was eventually banned in Britain under EU rules at the start of 2000. The ban led to a significant drop in levels of lead pollution though decades of use have left a legacy of heightened levels of lead in London’s air even today, research this year found. Owners of vintage cars requiring lead are able to buy substitute additives. 8 Leaded petrol was still used in 117 countries worldwide by 2002 when the UN began a campaign to eliminate it. A 2010 paper estimated that ceasing to use leaded petrol would prevent more than 1.2 million premature deaths globally and save .4 trillion a year. … © The Times, London/News Licensing This article originally appeared in The Times, London. Get the vocabulary trainer! www.phase6.de/wp/2221 Miss Marple is back on the case LITERATURE Agatha Christie’s beloved sleuth is to return in a new authorised collection featuring contemporary writers. mit Agatha Christie correcting proofs in 1946. | Photo: Getty Images By Alison Flood 1 MISS MARPLE was last seen in 1976, solving a “perfect” crime committed years earlier in Agatha Christie’s ‘Sleeping Murder’. Now authors including Val McDermid, Naomi Alderman, and Dreda Say Mitchell are set to continue the adventures of the elderly amateur sleuth, with the first ever “new” Agatha Christie short story collection out next year. 2 The 12 writers, who also include Kate Mosse, Elly Griffiths, and Ruth Ware, are all “Christie devotees”, said publisher Harper- Collins, and will reimagine Miss Marple “through their own unique perspective while staying Die Nr.1 unter den Vokabeltrainern. -Vokabeltrainer true to the hallmarks of a traditional mystery”. 3 Jane Marple is one of the UK’s most beloved fictional detectives, with a twinkle, a penchant for gossip, and the sharpest mind in the village. As Christie put it: “There is no detective in England equal to a spinster lady of an uncertain age with plenty of time on her hands.” First appearing in a collection of short stories in 1927, she featured in 12 novels and 20 short stories altogether, solving mysteries and murders while indulging in her hobbies of gardening and knitting. 4 Her new outings, authorised by Agatha Christie Ltd, will be published in September 2022, and are intended to introduce the character to a new generation. “It feels very exciting to allow this formidable selection of authors the opportunity to come up with new adventures and mysteries for Miss Marple,” said Christie’s great-grandson James Prichard, chairman of Agatha Christie Ltd. “It is time for readers to rediscover Marple.” 5 Christie’s murder mysteries featuring the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot have previously been continued by Sophie Hannah, in bestselling titles including ‘The Monogram Murders’ and ‘The Killings at Kingfisher Hill’. Popular characters from other beloved authors have been revived Die Nr.1 unter den Vokabeltrainern. in recent years, with Anthony Horowitz’s authorised Sherlock Holmes novels, and a host of authors continuing Ian Fleming’s James Bond stories since his death. 6 The new Marple collection will also include stories from authors ranging from Lucy Foley to Jean Kwok, ‘Shadow and Bone’ author Leigh Bardugo, Karen M McManus, Natalie Haynes, and Alyssa Cole. “With Miss Marple, Christie gave a voice to women who were often overlooked, and we are deeply honoured that these 12 writers have come together to pay homage to that ambition,” said Jennifer Hart at William Morrow, which will publish the collection in the US. “This truly remarkable group of authors showcases the extent of Agatha Christie’s influence over the last century.” © 2021 Guardian News and Media Ltd 0 – 2 TO BEon a case an e-m Fall dran sein — beloved “bI"løvd‘ beliebt — sleuth “slu…T‘ Detektiv(in) — Sleeping Murder dt. Titel: Ruhe unsanft — to be set to do tun werden — devotee “Ædev´U"ti…‘ Fan — to reimagine neu interpretieren — unique “ju… "ni…k‘ einzigartig — to stay true to s.th. etw. treu bleiben — hallmark typisches Merkmal 3 – 4 fictional fiktiv — with a twinkle mit e-m Augenzwinkern — penchant “"pÅ)SÅ)‘ Vorliebe — spinster lady unverheiratete Dame — with plenty of time on her hands mit viel Zeit — to indulge in s.th. “In"døldZ‘ etw. nachgehen — outing (coll) Auftritt — to be intended to do tun sollen — formidable “"fO…mId´b´l‘ beeindruckend — chairman Vorsitzender 5 – 6 murder mystery Kriminalroman — The Monogram Murders dt. Titel: Die Monogramm-Morde. Ein neuer Fall für Hercule Poirot — to revive zu neuem Leben erwecken — a host of e-e Reihe von — to overlook übersehen — honoured “"Ån´d‘ geehrt — to pay homage to s.th. “"hÅmIdZ‘ etw. würdigen — to showcase zeigen

World and Press | November 2 2021 Literature 15 By Bethanne Patrick 1 SOMETIME in the not-toodistant future, America has a “man horde” problem: Groups of adult men band together, seemingly subconsciously, and attack unwitting people. These hordes do puzzling things. They swarm cars at the mall and change their tires, terrifying the drivers who don’t need their tires changed. They rescue a kitten from a tree. They kick a German shepherd to death. They break into houses and ... fold laundry? “There was no way of telling how a man horde would act once it formed ... The men who horded never remembered joining a horde.” What can be done? 2 In ‘The Atmospherians,’ by Alex McElroy, Sasha Marcus and her best friend from high school, Dyson Layne, cook up a solution. They’ve both had run-ins with toxic masculinity. Sasha, co-founder book world ‘The Atmospherians’ by Alex McElroy of a social media wellness brand called ABANDON, is on the run from men’s rights activists after an online stalker blamed her for ignoring his messages and livestreamed his suicide. The younger Dyson faced mockery from his macho, workout-obsessed father for being overweight, prompting an eating disorder so severe it gave him a heart attack. 3 Now in his late 20s, Dyson convinces Sasha that founding a cult will save them – and society. “The Atmosphere” will gather 12 men (groups of more than 12 men are forbidden in the horde-averse culture) and teach them how to lose their aggressive tendencies and forge authentic connections with each other, supposedly in preparation for rejoining their friends and families on the outside. 4 Murphy’s Law says if anything can go wrong, it will. And plenty goes wrong with Dyson’s plan. But McElroy’s Law says if anything can go wrong, it will be strange – and strangely relevant. For example, Dyson decides that his cult members will take a cue from his past of disordered eating and weekly gorge on a “family meal” and then disgorge that meal in “the trough,” a ghastly reminder of the lengths to which Western women will go to remain slim. 5 This debut novel has its uneven bits – the long sections about the Atmosphere’s beginnings could be trimmed to save space for explaining how the cult grows later on, but McElroy offers trenchant commentary on our society’s fraught gender dynamics. Men, we are told at one point, “appeared happy and content” when “free from the lives that led them here, wrested from the pressures of jobs, rent, love, family, and friends – free from expectations and need.” And “women deserved to be more than who we were told to become.” The patriarchy is a win for no one. 6 In this dystopian satire, winning is far from the point. The novel has occasional lists of things men “needed to know.” At first, they’re almost funny: “Shirtsleeves are not napkins” and “What you consider pain is likely mere inconvenience.” But they go on to become quite serious: “There is no reason not to be honest” and “Love is far more important than loyalty.” 7 By the time Sasha and Dyson plot another scheme that will change their lives forever, readers will understand that anyone, of any gender, can be divorced from a true, compassionate self. Sasha runs a cult while running from herself; but what happens when she faces up to her faults? ‘The Atmospherians’ provides a sharp-edged view of how contemporary gender politics have changed culture – but not what it means to be human. © 2021 The Washington Post ‘The Atmospherians’ by Alex McElroy, 303 pages, is published by Atria, ISBN 978-1982158309. Englisch für die Kleinsten My first English book ¤ 9,90 [D] ISBN 978-3-7961-1069-6 www.sprachzeitungen.de 0 – 1 TO BANDtogether s. zus.schließen — seemingly; s.w.u. supposedly anscheinend — subconsciously “søb"kÅnS´sli‘ unterbewusst — unwitting ahnungslos — puzzling rätselhaft; h.: verstörend — to swarm h.: umstellen — German shepherd Schäferhund — to fold laundry Wäsche zus.legen 2 – 3 run-in Konflikt — masculinity “Æmœskj´"lIn´ti‘ Männlichkeit — co-founder Mitgründer(in) — on the run from auf der Flucht vor — suicide “"su…IsaId‘ Selbstmord — to face mockery verspottet werden — to prompt auslösen — eating disorder Essstörung — …-averse “´"v‰…s‘ …feindlich — to forge aufbauen — authentic “O…"TentIk‘ 4 to take a cue from s.th. s. etw. zum Vorbild nehmen — to gorge on s.th. s. mit etw. den Bauch vollschlagen — to disgorge erbrechen — trough “trÅf‘ Trog — ghastly entsetzlich — to go to (great) lengths große Anstrengungen unternehmen 5 debut novel “"deIbju…‘ Erstlingsroman — uneven h.: nicht stimmig — to trim kürzen — trenchant “"trenS´nt‘ treffend — fraught “frO…t‘ angespannt; belastet — dynamics “daI"nœmIks‘ — wrested from losgerissen von; h.: losgelöst von — patriarchy “"peItriA…ki‘ Patriarchat 6 satire “"sœtaI´‘ — … is far from the point … geht es nicht um … — occasional “´"keIZ´n´l‘ gelegentlich — inconvenience “ÆInk´n"vi…ni´ns‘ Unannehmlichkeit — to plot a scheme “ski…m‘ s. e-n Plan ausdenken — to be divorced from abgetrennt sein von — true wahrhaftig — compassionate “k´m"pœS´n´t‘ mitfühlend — sharp-edged messerscharf crossword puzzle | By Katrin Günther All the words are in the articles on pages 14 and 15. Solution on page 16. Across 4 Inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, or capable (Miss Marple) 6 A detective (Miss Marple) 8 Feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others (Book world) 13 Unusable; out of order (Leaded petrol) 16 To pollute (Leaded petrol) 17 A long, narrow open container for animals to eat or drink out of (Book world) 18 Unpleasant and shocking (Book world) 19 To fail to notice (Miss Marple) Down 1 Highly destructive or damaging (Leaded petrol) 2 To display (Miss Marple) 3 In a way that is influenced by the part of the mind of which one is not fully aware (Book world) 5 Manliness (Book world) 7 A liking for or a habit of doing s.th. (Miss Marple) 8 Increasing by one addition after another (Leaded petrol) 9 Added ingredient (Leaded petrol) 10 To eat until you are unable to eat any more (Book world) 11 Without knowing or planning (Book world) 12 A fan (Miss Marple) 14 Happening or done too soon (Leaded petrol) 15 Dearly loved; very popular (Miss Marple) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

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