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80 Business Spotlight 3/2020 WORK & RELAX

BOOK

Since the 1980s, Bill Bryson, a US author living

in the UK, has written bestsellers on culture, his-

tory, science and language in hilarious detail. In

The Body: A Guide for Occupants, he turns his trade-

mark humour on our bodies. He tells surprising

stories about our insides, combining fun factoids

and insightful interviews with practical advice.

Towards the end, however, as Bryson writes about

the heathcare system in the UK and the US, the

humour is slowly replaced by real anger. Our bod-

ies are a wonder, he tells us, but our healthcare is a

disgrace. Published by Doubleday.

anger [(ÄNgE]

, Ärger, Zorn

disgrace [dIs(greIs]

, Schande

factoid [(fÄktOId] US

, irrelevante Tatsache

heathcare system

[(helTkeE )sIstEm]

, Gesundheitssystem

hilarious [hI(leEriEs]

, höchst amüsant,

urkomisch

insightful [(InsaItfUl]

, aufschlussreich

occupant [(QkjUpEnt]

, Bewohner(in),

Insasse/Insassin

trademark [(treIdmA:k]

, (für jmdn.) charakte-

ristisch

Recommended for you

Inside

knowledge:

how our

bodies work

WORK & RELAX

AWAY FROM YOUR DESK

ETHICAL SHOPPING

Thanks to product names such as

Sleepy Face, Hair Custard and Char-

ity Pot, a shopping trip to the new

LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmet-

ics megastore in Munich can feel a

little like an English language test.

From its early days in Dorset, Eng-

land, the independent British retail-

er has focused on creating natural

cosmetics, protecting the environ-

ment and supporting small chari-

ties. And as for that Charity Pot, it’s a

body cream that is also a money pot

for charity. If you buy one, the full

price goes to a good cause (minus

the VAT, which naturally goes to the

government). Find a store near you

or shop online: https://de.lush.com

LUSH cosmetics: natural

and very British

cause [kO:z]

, hier: Sache

charity pot

[(tSÄrEti pQt]

, etwa: Tiegel für

einen guten Zweck

(charity , Wohltätig-

keitsorganisation)

custard [(kVstEd]

, Vanillesauce;

hier: Creme

lush [lVS]

, üppig; hier: luxuriös

retailer

[(ri:teI&lE]

, Einzelhändler(in)

VAT (value added tax)

[)vi: eI (ti:]

, MwSt. (Mehrwert-

steuer)

Verbannen Sie die englische Sprache nicht an den Arbeitsplatz!

Mit Büchern, Kunst und anderen Dingen räumen Sie ihr auch

in Ihrer Freizeit einen Platz ein. Von DEBORAH CAPRAS

MEDIUM