Reading · B1 · Text 28
Herz
Bei anderen Tieren hat das Herz weniger Hohlräume.
In other animals, the heart has fewer chambers.
Bei einem Erwachsenen schlägt das Herz ungefähr 70-mal in jeder Minute.
In an adult, the heart beats about 70 times per minute.
Bei einem Baby schlägt es doppelt so schnell.
In a baby, it beats twice as fast.
Noch schneller wird es bei Fieber oder wenn wir Sport machen.
It becomes even faster with fever or when we exercise.
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Grammar in this text
Comparative with 'doppelt so ... wie'
Bei einem Baby schlägt es doppelt so schnell.
This structure expresses that something is twice as much as something else. It is formed with 'doppelt so' + adjective + 'wie'.
Subordinate clause with 'wenn' (temporal)
Noch schneller wird es bei Fieber oder wenn wir Sport machen.
The conjunction 'wenn' introduces a temporal subordinate clause meaning 'when'. The verb goes to the end of the clause.
Prepositional phrase with 'bei' + dative
bei Fieber
The preposition 'bei' is used to indicate a condition or circumstance. It is followed by the dative case (here: dem Fieber, but often used without article).
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