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Englisch (Subject) / USA - Dreams and Struggles (Lesson)
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- (to be) ashamed of sb./sth. I´m so *-ed of my criminal record sich für jdn./etwas schämen
- insight My work experience at the hospital gave me a real * into the medical profession Einblick; Verständnis
- American Dream The * is based on the idea that anybody can achieves anything in life der amerikanische Traum
- hard work * is a requirement to make the American Dream come true harte Arbeit
- from rage to riches = from being extremely poor to being very rich vom Tellerwäscher zum Millionär
- Founding Fathers The * were the political leaders who signed the Declaration of Independence Gründungsväter
- personal liberty ´You have the * to choose any profession you want´ persönliche Freiheit
- individual rights In socialist regimes the citizens´ * are often restricted. individuelle Freiheit
- Declaration of Independence The * is a statement which announced that the thirteen american colonies were from then on independence from the British Empire. Unabhängigkeitserklärung
- inalienable rights = rights that cannot be taken away from you unabdingbare Rechte
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- liberty = freeedom Freiheit
- pursuit of hapiness The * is one of the inalienable rights of each American citizen. das Streben nach Glück
- US Constitution The * was drafted by the Founding Fathers die Verfassung der USA
- separate and independent branches = each political branch is an independent unit by itself einzelne und unabhängige Staatsgewalten
- system of checks and balances The * ensures that the political branches watch over one another. gegenseitige Kontrolle der Gewalten; Gewaltenteilung
- (to) abuse one´s power Dictators tend to abuse their * seine Macht missbrauchen
- Bill of Rights The * states the first ten basic rights of each American citizen. Grundrechte der amerikanischen Bürger
- freedom ´As long as you live under my roof, you do not have the * to do whatever you want.´ Freiheit
- citizen Many illegal imigrants dream of becoming US -s one day. Bürger
- (to) limit the power of the government The US constitution is designed to * die Macht der Regierung einschränken
- the separation of church and state In the Middle Ages, the * was unimaginable. die Trennung von Kirche und Staat
- (to) achieve full legal equality In the 1960s many African-americans protested in order to * die volle juristische Gleichberechtigung erreichen
- Civil Rights Movement Martin Luther King was one of the great leaders in the * die amerikanische Bürgerrechtsbewegung
- post-racial society In a * people would no longer be discriminated against because of their skin colour. eine Gesellschaft, in der die Zugehörigkeit zu einer ethnischen Gruppe keine Rolle mehr spielt
- election Barack Obama won the American * in 2008. Wahl
- descrimination * is an unacceptable practice and can be based on race, gender or sexual orientation, Diskriminierung
- sole remaining superpower Since the end of the cold War, the USA have been the * die einzige, noch erhaltene Supermacht
- anti-american sentiment Some Europeans feel an * antiamerikanische Stimmung
- American way of life The * is admired by many people all over the world. die amerikanische Art zu leben
- delegate A * represents an organization at a conference or a meeting. Delegierte(r)
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- (to) adopt sth. after the 9/11 bombings in the USA new laws were * -ed to protect the citizens, etwas verabschieden; etwas einführen
- self-evident ´It is * that you are bored. I can tell by the look on your face.´ offensichtlich, offenkundig
- (to) abolish sth. Although slavery has been *-ed a long time ago, many African-Americans still feel discriminated against. etwas abschaffen
- regardless of sth. * of the fact that airplanes emit lots of CO2, many people favour flying over other forms of travel. ungeachtet; ohne Rücksicht auf
- underdog FC Chelsea will play against Leicester City next sunday. Leicester is definitely the * Unterlegen(r); Schwächere(r)
- (to) be fine with sb. ´Can we go to the cinema on Friday instead of Thursday? - ´Yes, that´s * with me.´ einverstanden sein mit
- season It´s Beckham´s third * with Real Madrid. hier: ein bestimmter Zeitraum; Saison
- (to) wrap sth. I * my sandwiches in foil to keep them fresh. etwas einwickeln (in etwas)
- (to) aim to do sth. I´ll * that before lunchtime, but I can´t promise anything. beabsichtigen, etwas zu tun
- (to) have the law on one´s side It may not sound fair but he has * on his side so he´ll probably win the case. das Gesetz auf seiner Seite haben
- (to) be determined to do sth. Despite my injury, I am * to run the marathon. fest entschlossen sein, etwas zu tun
- (to) keep sb. from sth. sorry, I don´t want to * you from your work, but I have another quick question. jdn. von etwas abhalten
- (to) bear (bore, borne) sth. = grow sth. etwas hervorbringen
- root The hurricane was so strong, it pulled the tree aout of the ground - *-s and all. Wurzel
- twisted His face was * in pain. verzerrt
- flesh the smell of rotting * lingered in the aftermath of the battle. Fleisch
- crop The *-s will be harvested in September. Getreide, Feldfrucht
- harm `It won´t do you any * to rewrite your essay. after all, you want to get a better mark´. Schaden
- sin all religions regard murder as a *. Sünde
- against all evidence He still claims, *, that Santa exists. entgegeben aller Beweise