Practical Chinese Reader Lesson 61 - Page 1

to include, to consist of, to comprise

to edit, to compile, to compose

to perform, to act, to play

to wrestle, to fight, to struggle

(stage) set

(an adverb indicating sth. happened in the past

to produce, to engender

(a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)

to found, to originate

great majority

great master, master

(stage) lighting, light

movement, motion, action

to be independent, to stand alone

majority

father and mother, parents

dress, clothing, costume

to adapt, to rearrange, to revise

The Drunken Beauty

native place, hometown

(of actors) to make up, to disguise oneself

to put on make-up

teaching material

teaching and studying

intense, strained, tense

drama, play, show

to exaggerate, to overstate

types of facial makeup in operas

Romeo and Juliet

horsewhip

name of a very famous Beijing Opera artist

the Mei Lanfang School

the fine arts, art

the Ming Dynasty

nation, nationality

content, substance

a decade of a century

serf

group, school, faction

plot

At The Crossroads, the name of a famous opera, story from Shui Hu Zhuan

Shanghai Theatrical Institute

Shakespeare

to practice, to put into practice

skill, technique

to collect, to gather

Water Margin

level, standard

characteristic, distinguishing, feature

characteristic, distinguishing feature or quality