Leila came in at ten on Sunday night with snow in her hair and a look on her face I hadn't seen since she was sixteen. She saw my laptop open on the kitchen table and stopped smiling.
How it begins
Leila came in at ten on Sunday night with snow in her hair and a look on her face I hadn't seen since she was sixteen. She saw my laptop open on the kitchen table and stopped smiling.
Leila kam am Sonntagabend um zehn herein, mit Schnee im Haar und einem Ausdruck im Gesicht, den ich seit ihrem sechzehnten Lebensjahr nicht mehr gesehen hatte. Sie sah meinen Laptop offen auf dem Küchentisch und hörte auf zu lächeln.
"Dad told me," she said. "About Northgate. About your firm. And about tonight."
„Papa hat es mir erzählt", sagte sie. „Von Northgate. Von deiner Kanzlei. Und von heute Abend."
"Are you going to tell me not to?"
„Willst du mir sagen, dass ich es lassen soll?"
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- Step Two · English (original)B2 Intermediate · 2,601 words · ~15 min · Audio
- Der zweite Schritt · GermanB2 Intermediate · 2,577 words · ~15 min · Audio
- Το δεύτερο βήμα · GreekB2 Intermediate · 2,531 words · ~15 min
- Segundo paso · SpanishB2 Intermediate · 2,606 words · ~15 min · Audio
- Deuxième étape · FrenchB2 Intermediate · 2,879 words · ~20 min · Audio
- दूसरा क़दम · HindiB2 Intermediate · 2,767 words · ~20 min
- Langkah Kedua · IndonesianB2 Intermediate · 2,273 words · ~15 min
- Il secondo passo · ItalianB2 Intermediate · 2,558 words · ~15 min
- ステップ2 · JapaneseB2 Intermediate
- 두 번째 단계 · KoreanB2 Intermediate · 1,838 words · ~10 min
- Stap twee · DutchB2 Intermediate · 2,645 words · ~20 min
- Drugi krok · PolishB2 Intermediate · 2,202 words · ~15 min
- Segundo passo · PortugueseB2 Intermediate · 2,593 words · ~15 min
- Pasul doi · RomanianB2 Intermediate · 2,490 words · ~15 min
- İkinci Adım · TurkishB2 Intermediate · 1,859 words · ~10 min
- Bước thứ hai · VietnameseB2 Intermediate · 3,039 words · ~20 min
- 第二步 · ChineseB2 Intermediate
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Questions
Which languages can I read Step Two in?
English, German, Greek, Spanish, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Turkish, Vietnamese and Chinese. Pick the language you want to read and the one to keep beside it: every paragraph sits next to its translation, so you can check a sentence without losing your place.
What level is it?
The original English is B2 Intermediate. In translation, German, Greek, Spanish, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Turkish, Vietnamese and Chinese are B2 Intermediate. Levels follow the Common European Framework, from Pre-A1 (starter) to C2.
How long is it?
About 2,601 words: around 5–20 min of reading, with the translation beside it. The time depends on the edition's level: an easier edition is read more slowly.
Is it free?
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