1. HaarHer× gastheerhost× keeklooked× haarher× ongelovigincredulously× aan.at.× "Werkelijk!""Really!"× HijHe× sloegknocked× de inhoudthe contents× vanof× zijnhis× glasglass× naar binnenback/down× alsofas if× hetit× een laatste druppela last drop× opat× de bodemthe bottom× was.were.× "Hoe"How× jijyou× ooitever× ietsanything× gedaandone× krijgtget× isis× meme× een raadsel."a mystery."× IkI× keeklooked× naarat× juffrouwMiss× BakerBaker× enand× vroegwondered× memyself× afoff× watwhat× hetit× waswas× datthat× zeshe× "gedaan kreeg"."got done".× IkI× vondfound× hetit× prettigpleasant× om naar haar te kijken.to look at her.× ZeShe× waswas× slank,slender,× metwith× kleinesmall× borstenbreasts× enand× een kaarsrechtea ramrod-straight× houdingposture× diethat× zeshe× accentueerdeaccentuated× doorby× haarher× lichaambody× als een jonge cadetlike a young cadet× vanuitfrom× de schoudersthe shoulders× naar achterenback× te trekken.pulling.× Slower0.7Slow0.85Normal1Fast1.15Faster1.3Translate paragraph Language tipsHer host looked at her incredulously. "Really!" He knocked back the contents of his glass as if it were a last drop at the bottom. "How you ever get anything done is a mystery to me." I looked at Miss Baker and wondered what it was that she "got done." I found it pleasant to look at her. She was slender, with small breasts and a ramrod-straight posture that she accentuated by pulling her body back from the shoulders like a young cadet.
2. HaarHer× grijzegray× zon-vermoeidesun-strained× ogeneyes× kekenlooked× meme× vanuitfrom× een flets,a wan,× charmantcharming× enand× ontevredendiscontented× gezichtface× aanat× metwith× beleefdepolite× wederkerigereciprocal× nieuwsgierigheid.curiosity.× Het kwamIt occurred× bij me opto me× datthat× ikI× haar,her,× ofor× een fotoa picture× van haar,of her,× ergenssomewhere× al eens eerderbefore× hadhad× gezien.seen.× "U"You× woontlive× dusso× in West Egg,"in West Egg,"× merkteremarked× zeshe× smalendcontemptuously× op.on.× "Ik"I× kenknow× iemandsomeone× daar."there."× Slower0.7Slow0.85Normal1Fast1.15Faster1.3Translate paragraph Language tipsHer gray sun-strained eyes looked back at me from a wan, charming, discontented face with polite reciprocal curiosity. It occurred to me that I had seen her, or a picture of her, somewhere before. "So you live in West Egg," she remarked contemptuously. "I know someone there."
3. "Ik"I× kenknow× erthere× geen stervelingnot a soul× –"–"× "U"You× kentknow× GatsbyGatsby× toch zeker."surely."× "Gatsby?""Gatsby?"× vroegasked× Daisy.Daisy.× "Welke"What× Gatsby?"Gatsby?"× VoordatBefore× ikI× koncould× antwoordenanswer× datthat× hijhe× mijn buurmanmy neighbor× waswas× werdwas× erthere× gemeldannounced× datthat× wewe× aan tafelto dinner× kondencould× gaan;go;× zijn gespannenhis tense× armarm× onderunder× de mijnemine× wringend,wedging,× dreefcompelled× Tom BuchananTom Buchanan× mijme× de kamerthe room× uitfrom× alsofas though× hijhe× een damschijfa checker× naarto× een anderanother× vakjesquare× schoof.were moving.× Slower0.7Slow0.85Normal1Fast1.15Faster1.3Translate paragraph Language tips"I don't know a soul –" "You must know Gatsby." "Gatsby?" asked Daisy. "What Gatsby?" Before I could answer that he was my neighbor, dinner was announced; wedging his tense arm under mine, Tom Buchanan compelled me from the room as though he were moving a checker to another square.
4. GracieusSlender× enand× loom,languid,× metwith× hun handentheir hands× losjeslightly× opon× de heupen,their hips,× gingenwent× de tweethe two× jongeyoung× vrouwenwomen× onsus× voorpreceded× naaronto× een rozekleurigea rosy-colored× veranda,porch,× met uitzicht opopen toward× de zonsondergang,the sunset,× waarwhere× vierfour× kaarsencandles× opon× de tafelthe table× flakkerdenflickered× inin× de afgeflauwdethe diminished× wind.wind.× Slower0.7Slow0.85Normal1Fast1.15Faster1.3Translate paragraph Language tipsSlender and languid, their hands lightly on their hips, the two young women preceded us onto a rosy-colored porch, open toward the sunset, where four candles flickered on the table in the diminished wind.
5. "Waarom"Why× káársen?"candles?"× wierpobjected× DaisyDaisy× fronsendfrowning× tegen.against/at.× ZeShe× doofdesnuffed out× zethem× metwith× haar vingers.her fingers.× "Over"In× twee wekentwo weeks× isis× hetit× de langstethe longest× dagday× van het jaar."of the year."× ZeShe× keeklooked× ons allemaalall of us× stralendradiantly× aan.at.× "Kijken"Do watch× jullieyou (plural)× ookalso× altijdalways× naarfor× de langstethe longest× dagday× van het jaarof the year× uitout× omto× hetit× danthen× toch weeryet again× gladcompletely× te vergeten?forget?× IkI× kijkwatch× altijdalways× naarfor× de langstethe longest× dagday× van het jaarof the year× uitout× enand× vergeetforget× hetit× danthen× toch weer."anyway."× Slower0.7Slow0.85Normal1Fast1.15Faster1.3Translate paragraph Language tips"Why candles?" Daisy objected frowning. She snuffed them out with her fingers. "In two weeks it's the longest day of the year." She looked at all of us radiantly. "Do you always watch out for the longest day of the year and then forget it anyway? I always watch out for the longest day of the year and then forget it anyway."
6. "We"We× zoudenshould× ietssomething× moetenhave to× plannen,"plan,"× geeuwdeyawned× juffrouwMiss× Baker,Baker,× zichherself× aan tafelat the table× zettendsitting down× alsofas if× zeshe× in bedinto bed× kroop.were getting.× "Goed,""All right,"× zeisaid× Daisy.Daisy.× "Wat"What× zullenshall× wewe× plannen?"plan?"× ZeShe× wenddeturned× zichherself× hulpelooshelplessly× naar mij:to me:× "Wat"What× plannendo plan× mensenpeople× eigenlijk?"actually?"× Slower0.7Slow0.85Normal1Fast1.15Faster1.3Translate paragraph Language tips"We should plan something," yawned Miss Baker, sitting down at the table as if she were getting into bed. "All right," said Daisy. "What shall we plan?" She turned to me helplessly: "What do people plan?"
7. VoordatBefore× ikI× ietsanything× terugback× koncould× zeggen,say,× vestigdenfixed× haar ogenher eyes× zichthemselves× met ontzetting vervuldfilled with dismay× opon× haar pink.her little finger.× "Kijk eens!""Look!"× klaagdecomplained× ze,she,× "ik"I× hebhave× hemit× bezeerd."hurt."× WeWe× kekenlooked× allemaalall× ––× de knokkelthe knuckle× waswas× bont en blauw.bruised.× Slower0.7Slow0.85Normal1Fast1.15Faster1.3Translate paragraph Language tipsBefore I could answer anything, her eyes fixed on her little finger filled with dismay. "Look!" she complained, "I've hurt it." We all looked – the knuckle was bruised.
