In 1975, in a small British village (1975 in einem kleinen britischen Dorf), a boy was born (wurde ein Junge geboren). His name was (Sein Name war) James Trevor "Jamie" Oliver. The boy was different from other children (Der Junge war anders als andere Kinder) at his school (in seiner Schule); he had dyslexia (er hatte Dyslexie). It means (Das heißt) he had difficulty reading (er hatte Schwierigkeiten zu lesen). Thereby (Dadurch) it was harder for him (es war schwerer für ihm) to learn (zu lernen) than for other children (als anderen Kindern).

In 1975, in a small British village, a boy was born. His name was James Trevor "Jamie" Oliver. The boy was different from other children at his school; he had dyslexia. It means he had difficulty reading. Thereby it was harder for him to learn than for other children.

was – war; to be – sein

to become – werden; became - wurde

had – hatte; to have – haben

harder - schwieriger
 

Teachers called him lazy (Lehrer nannten ihn faul), and children teased him about being stupid (und Kinder hänselten ihm dumm). This made his life difficult (Das machte sein Leben schwer).

But he decided (Doch er entschied sich) not to focus on that (nicht darauf zu fokussieren), but on the good things in his life (sondern auf die guten Dinge in seinem Leben).

Teachers called him lazy and children teased him about being stupid. This made his life difficult.

But he decided not to focus on that, but on the good things in his life.

to call – nennen

to tease – hänseln

made – gemacht, to make – machen

to decide – sich entscheiden

to focus – sich zu fokussieren

His favorite thing (Seine Lieblingssache) was cooking in his father's pub on weekends (das Kochen im Pub seines Vaters an Wochenenden).

So he went to school (Also ging er zur Schule) and gave his best (und gab sein Bestes), which was never good enough (was nie gut genug war), and waited until Friday (und wartete bis Freitag). Then he could finally (Dann konnte er endlich) do things (Dinge tun) he enjoyed (die ihm Spaß machten).

His favorite thing was cooking in his father's pub on weekends.

So he went to school and gave his best, which was never good enough, and waited until Friday. Then he could finally do things he enjoyed.

favorite thing – die Lieblingssache

cooking – das Kochen

best – Bestes, das Beste

to give – geben

good – gut

to do – machen, tun

to enjoy – genießen, Spaß haben

This is how he discovered his natural talent (So entdeckte er sein Naturtalent) for making people happy (Menschen glücklich zu machen) with freshly cooked food (mit frisch gekochtem Essen). He wasn't good with letters (Er war nicht gut mit Buchstaben /Er konnte nicht gut mit Buchstaben umgehen), but he was great with vegetables and meat (aber er war großartig mit Gemüse und Fleisch).

After school and college (Nach der Schule und dem College), he finally started(fing er endlich an) working (zu arbeiten) in a restaurant (in einem Restaurant). There (Dort), he got to know the Italian cuisine (lernte er die italienische Küche kennen).

This is how he discovered his natural talent for making people happy with freshly cooked food. He wasn't good with letters, but he was great with vegetables and meat.

After school and college, he finally started working in a restaurant. There, he got to know the Italian cuisine.

to discover – entdecken

natural talent – das Naturtalent

good – gut

great – großartig

startet – fing an; to start – anfangen

he got to know – er lernte kennen; got – bekam; to get - bekommen

One day (Eines Tages), he was filling in for a chef (er sprang für einen Koch ein), and by chance (und durch Zufall), he was filmed (wurde er gefilmt) preparing a meal (beim Zubereiten des Essens).

His cooking style (Seine Art zu kochen) was very simple (war sehr einfach), as was his choice of words (genau wie seine Wortwahl) when explaining individual steps (bei der Erklärung einzelner Arbeitsschritte).

The video aired on television (Das Video wurde im Fernsehen ausgestrahlt) and was very well received by viewers (und kam bei den Zuschauern sehr gut an).

One day, he was filling in for a chef, and by chance, he was filmed preparing a meal.

His cooking style was very simple, as was his choice of words when explaining individual steps.

The video aired on television and was very well received by viewers.

One day – eines Tages

to fill in – einspringen

by chance – durch Zufall

very simple – sehr einfach

choice of words – die Wortwahl

With Jamie (Mit Jamie), people felt (die Menschen fühlten) that good food (dass gutes Essen) could be quick and easy (schnell und einfach sein kann). His videos (Seine Videos) gave them the confidence (gaben ihnen das Vertrauen) to learn to cook for themselves (selbst kochen zu lernen).

At a time (In der Zeit) when good cooking (als gute Küche) was associated (wurde assoziiert) with complex, hour-long processes (mit komplexen stundenlangen Vorgängen) using (unter unter Verwendung) very expensive, exotic ingredients (sehr teurer, exotischer Zutaten), many people (viele Menschen) lost interest (verloren das Interesse (daran)).

With Jamie, people felt that good food could be quick and easy. His videos gave them the confidence to learn to cook for themselves.

At a time when good cooking was associated with complex, hour-long processes using very expensive, exotic ingredients, many people lost interest.

felt – fühlte; to feel – fühlen

could be – könnte sein; can – können

gave – gab; to give – geben

using – unter Verwendung; to use – zu verwenden

Jamie reversed this trend (Jamie kehrte diesen Trend um). He simplified (Er vereinfachte) difficult dishes (schwierige Gerichte) into simple and accessible ones (in einfache und zugängliche), bringing fun to kitchens around the world (und brachte Spaß in die Küchen weltweit).

Over time (Im Laufe der Zeit), he produced (produzierte er) over twenty TV shows (über zwanzig TV-Shows) and opened several restaurants (und eröffnete mehrere Restaurants).

His focus (Sein Fokus) was on improving the lives of others (lag auf der Verbesserung vom Leben anderer Menschen).

Jamie reversed this trend. He simplified difficult dishes into simple and accessible ones, bringing fun to kitchens around the world.

Over time, he produced over twenty TV shows and opened several restaurants. His focus was on improving the lives of others.

reversed – kehrte um; to reverse – umkehren

to bring – bringen

produced – produzierte

to improve – verbessern

improvement – die Verbesserung

He presented (Er präsentierte) simple cuisine (einfache Küche) with fresh ingredients (mit frischen Zutaten), taught cooking to disadvantaged young people (brachte das Kochen benachteiligten Jugendlichen bei), and launched international campaigns (startete internationale Kampagnen) for good, fresh food in schools (für gutes und frisches Essen in Schulen).

In April 2022 (Im April 2022), he organized (er organisierte) a fundraising dinner (ein Dinner zum Sammeln von Spenden) with Ukrainian chef Yurii Kovryzhenko (mit dem ukrainischen Koch Yurii Kovryzhenko).

He presented simple cuisine with fresh ingredients, taught cooking to disadvantaged youth, and launched international campaigns for good, fresh food in schools.

In April 2022, he organized a fundraising dinner with Ukrainian chef Yurii Kovryzhenko.

simple – einfach

taught – brachte bei; to teach – beibringen

school – die Schule

chef – der Koch

He has won (Er gewann) several awards (mehrere Auszeichnungen) for his work in television (für seine Arbeit im Fernsehen), including two BAFTAs and two Emmy Awards (inklusive zwei BAFTA- und zwei Emmy-Preise), despite not being an actor (obwohl er kein Schauspieler ist). His books (Seine Bücher) have made him (machten ihn) the second-biggest author in England (zum zweitgrößten Autor in England), selling over 14.5 million books worldwide (er verkaufte über 14,5 Millionen Bücher weltweit).

He has won several awards for his work in television, including two BAFTAs and two Emmy Awards, despite not being an actor. His books have made him the second-biggest author in England, selling over 14.5 million books worldwide.

has won – hat gewonnen, gewann; to win – gewinnen

BAFTA – Britisch Academy of Film and Television – Fernsehenpreis in England

Emmy – Fernsehpreis in USA

Since he did not let his dyslexia (Da er sich durch seine Dyslexie nicht) distract him from his talents (von seinen Talenten ablenken ließ) and made simplicity his strength (und die Einfachheit zu seiner Stärke machte), his success was not long in coming (ließ sein Erfolg nicht lange auf sich warten).

Since he did not let his dyslexia distract him from his talents and made simplicity his strength, his success was not long in coming.

did not let – ließ nicht; to let – lassen

to distract himself – sich ablenken

was not long in coming – nicht lange auf sich warten lassen