Vocabulary – Sam Shepard, True West
a play is easy to read / easy to understand
a play is performed on stage
the play expresses ideas well/clearly
spectators watch the performance
the audience applauds
the actors act well
they did it well / nicely/ true to life
to understand sth easily
a writer writes the play / a script
he is a playwright
to turn sb´s life upside down
to make a career
to have bad luck
to suffer from a clash of cultures
there is a contrast between x and y
there is a discrepancy between x and y
to drop out of society
Prepositions
to integrate into society
to rely on sth / sb
to take care of sb
to care for sb
to be /become suspicious of sth
be superior to
have an idea / a notion of sth
in the long run
get a glimpse of sth
take a look at sth
the principle of doing sth
to like doing sth
in the wilderness
except for
this goes together with / doesn´t go together with
to live in the desert
to live close to nature
to prefer sth to sth else
wtih regard to / as regards x one can say ...
to react to sth
to get rid of sth
Phrases
to explore the world
to live one´s own life
to have a certain lifestyle
to adopt a certain lifestyle / way of life
to lead a poor / fantastic/ solitary life
to be paralysed by stagnation
all the ideas are interrelated
the two have different notions of the A.D.
to live closely together with sb
sth is realistic
sth is topical (aktuell) / up to date/ of great interest at the moment
sth is realistic
actual = adj. tatsächlich
the USA ia a world power
a crybaby
you do what you want to do / you do as you please / you do whatever you like
he lives his life the way he wants to
to accept sth
to make means „herstellen“ – make one´s bed, make love
to do means „erledigen“ you do your homework, you do sports
to live one´s dream
to make one´s dreams come true
to fulfil one´s wishes
to reach one´s aims
to take sth seriouly
to speak one´s mind
to tell the truth
to take sb´s role / place
to switch roles
to calm sb down
to soothe sb
to provoke sb
provocative (adj.)
provocation
to remind sb of sth
to envy sb sth
to be jealous of sb for sth
to be / to get drunk
a drunken man (drunken= adj. before noun)
to be sober
to have a hangover
an open / a happy ending
to love nature
to live close to nature / in the wilderness
nature untouched
to behave well / aggressively / badly / stupidly / stubbornly
to be naive
use a derogatory term
to diminish sb´s merits / achievements
a play is easy to read / easy to understand
a play is performed on stage
the play expresses ideas well/clearly
spectators watch the performance
the audience applauds
the actors act well
they did it well / nicely/ true to life
to understand sth easily
a writer writes the play / a script
he is a playwright
to turn sb´s life upside down
to make a career
to have bad luck
to suffer from a clash of cultures
there is a contrast between x and y
there is a discrepancy between x and y
to drop out of society
Prepositions
to integrate into society
to rely on sth / sb
to take care of sb
to care for sb
to be /become suspicious of sth
be superior to
have an idea / a notion of sth
in the long run
get a glimpse of sth
take a look at sth
the principle of doing sth
to like doing sth
in the wilderness
except for
this goes together with / doesn´t go together with
to live in the desert
to live close to nature
to prefer sth to sth else
wtih regard to / as regards x one can say ...
to react to sth
to get rid of sth
Phrases
to explore the world
to live one´s own life
to have a certain lifestyle
to adopt a certain lifestyle / way of life
to lead a poor / fantastic/ solitary life
to be paralysed by stagnation
all the ideas are interrelated
the two have different notions of the A.D.
to live closely together with sb
sth is realistic
sth is topical (aktuell) / up to date/ of great interest at the moment
sth is realistic
actual = adj. tatsächlich
the USA ia a world power
a crybaby
you do what you want to do / you do as you please / you do whatever you like
he lives his life the way he wants to
to accept sth
to make means „herstellen“ – make one´s bed, make love
to do means „erledigen“ you do your homework, you do sports
to live one´s dream
to make one´s dreams come true
to fulfil one´s wishes
to reach one´s aims
to take sth seriouly
to speak one´s mind
to tell the truth
to take sb´s role / place
to switch roles
to calm sb down
to soothe sb
to provoke sb
provocative (adj.)
provocation
to remind sb of sth
to envy sb sth
to be jealous of sb for sth
to be / to get drunk
a drunken man (drunken= adj. before noun)
to be sober
to have a hangover
an open / a happy ending
to love nature
to live close to nature / in the wilderness
nature untouched
to behave well / aggressively / badly / stupidly / stubbornly
to be naive
use a derogatory term
to diminish sb´s merits / achievements
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