8. The Imperative

Das Bauhaus Dessau.
Bauhaus, Dessau.
Ein Geniestreich aus Stein, Stahl und Glas.
Một nét thiên tài làm bằng đá, thép và thủy tinh.
Vor mehr als achtzig Jahren wurde das Schulgebäude errichtet.
Tòa nhà trường học đã được dựng lên hơn tám mươi năm trước.
Heute gilt es als Meisterwerk der Architekturgeschichte.
Ngày nay, nó được coi là một bậc thầy về lịch sử kiến trúc.
1925 holte Walter Gropius seine Architektur- Design- und Kunstschule von Weimar nach Dessau.
Năm 1925, Walter Gropius đã mang Trường Nghệ thuật, Thiết kế và Kiến trúc từ Weimar đến Dessau.
In den von ihm entworfenen Meisterhäusern wohnen neben Gropius
Trong những ngôi nhà của Masters mà anh ta thiết kế, sống giữa Gropius,
auch die Künstler Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky oder Oskar Schlemmer.
Ngoài ra các nghệ sĩ Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky, hay Oskar Schlemmer.
Das gemeinsame Ziel: mithilfe neuer Techniken in Architektur und Kunst,
Mục tiêu chung: Với sự giúp đỡ của các kỹ thuật mới trong nghệ thuật và kiến trúc,
schön gestalteten und dennoch bezahlbaren Wohnraum zu schaffen.
để tạo ra một cách đẹp đẽ, đồng thời, không gian sống giá cả phải chăng.
Diese Utopie scheitert.
Không tưởng này thất bại.
1932 wird die Schule vom nationalsozialistischen Stadtrat geschlossen.
Năm 1932, trường đã bị Hội đồng Thành phố Xã hội Quốc gia đóng cửa.
Ihr Vermächtnis aber wirkt bis heute.
Tuy nhiên, di sản của nó vẫn còn hoạt động cho đến ngày nay.

Das Bauhaus Dessau.
Das
(demonstrative pronoun) that; this; it; these
Bauhaus
(proper noun) Bauhaus; an architecturally significant art school founded in Dessau, Germany
Dessau
(proper noun) Dessau; a city in Germany
Ein Geniestreich aus Stein, Stahl und Glas.
und
(coordinating conjunction) and (joining two words, phrases, or related clauses or sentences)
Ein
(indefinite article) a; an; one
aus
(preposition) from; out of (origination)
Glas
(noun) glass
Stein
(noun) stone
Stahl
(noun) steel
Geniestreich
(noun) stroke of genius; masterstroke
Vor mehr als achtzig Jahren wurde das Schulgebäude errichtet.
Vor
(adv.) in front (of) (direction, movement)
Jahren
(noun) years
das
(demonstrative pronoun) that; this; it; these
als
(subordinating conjunction) than
mehr
(adj.) more; any more
achtzig
(number) eighty
wurde
(auxiliary verb) would (simple conditional)
errichtet
(verb) to construct; to erect; to build
Schulgebäude
(noun) school building
Heute gilt es als Meisterwerk der Architekturgeschichte.
der
(definite article) the
als
(subordinating conjunction) than
es
(pronoun) it (situation)
gilt
(phrasal verb) to be regarded / considered (as)
Heute
(adv.) today
Meisterwerk
(noun) masterwork; masterpiece
Architekturgeschichte
(noun) architectural history; (the) history of architecture
1925 holte Walter Gropius seine Architektur- Design- und Kunstschule von Weimar nach Dessau.
nach
(preposition) to(wards)
von
(preposition) about; of (regarding)
seine
(possessive article) its; his; their
Weimar
(proper noun) Weimar; a city in Germany
holte
(verb) to bring; to get
Dessau
(proper noun) Dessau; a city in Germany
Walter
(proper noun) Walter Gropius; a German architect
Gropius
(proper noun) Gropius; Walter Gropius, a renowned German architect
Architektur- Design- und Kunstschule
(noun) architecture, design, and art school
In den von ihm entworfenen Meisterhäusern wohnen neben Gropius
von
(preposition) about; of (regarding)
ihm
(pronoun) him; it
den
(demonstrative pronoun) that; the one; it; him
In
(preposition) in; on (location)
neben
(preposition) next to
wohnen
(verb) to live
Gropius
(proper noun) Gropius; Walter Gropius, a renowned German architect
entworfenen
(adj.) designed; developed
Meisterhäusern
(noun) Masters' Houses
auch die Künstler Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky oder Oskar Schlemmer.
die
(definite article) the
auch
(adv.) also, too; as well; either
oder
(adv.) or something; or anything
Künstler
(noun) artists
Paul
(proper noun) Paul; a male first name
Oskar
(proper noun) Oskar Schlemmer; an artist
Wassily
(proper noun) Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944); an influential Russian abstract painter and art theorist.
Kandinsky
(proper noun) Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944); an influential Russian abstract painter and art theorist.
Klee
(proper noun) Paul Klee; an artist
Schlemmer
(proper noun) Oskar Schlemmer; an artist
Das gemeinsame Ziel: mithilfe neuer Techniken in Architektur und Kunst,
in
(preposition) in; on (location)
und
(coordinating conjunction) and (joining two words, phrases, or related clauses or sentences)
Das
(demonstrative pronoun) that; this; it; these
Ziel
(noun) goal; aim
neuer
(noun) new
Kunst
(noun) art
Architektur
(noun) architecture
gemeinsame
(adj.) common; joint; shared
Techniken
(noun) techniques; technology
mithilfe
(preposition) with the help of
schön gestalteten und dennoch bezahlbaren Wohnraum zu schaffen.
und
(coordinating conjunction) and (joining two words, phrases, or related clauses or sentences)
schön
(adv.) already
zu schaffen
(verb) to create; to accomplish; to make
dennoch
(adv.) however; regardless
bezahlbaren
(adj.) affordable
Wohnraum
(noun) housing; living space
gestalteten
(adj.) sculpted; formed; developed; designed
Diese Utopie scheitert.
Diese
(demonstrative pronoun) these
Utopie
(noun) Utopia
scheitert
(verb) to fail
1932 wird die Schule vom nationalsozialistischen Stadtrat geschlossen.
die
(definite article) the
wird
(auxiliary verb) will (forms the future tense)
vom
(preposition + article) by the; from the; of the
Schule
(noun) school (place of education)
geschlossen
(verb) to close
nationalsozialistischen
(adj.) National Socialist
Stadtrat
(noun) a city council
Ihr Vermächtnis aber wirkt bis heute.
aber
(coordinating conjunction) but
heute
(adv.) today
wirkt
(verb) to work
bis
(preposition) until; to; till (time)
Ihr
(personal pronoun) you; you guys; you all
Vermächtnis
(noun) legacy; a bequeathal; bequest