An Elephant Sitting Still 2018
大象席地而坐
In the northern Chinese city of Manzhouli, they say there is an elephant that simply sits and ignores the world. Manzhouli becomes an obsession for the protagonists of this film, a longed-for escape from the downward spiral in which they find themselves.
Cast
Vocabulary
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| 优惠 優惠 | privilege; favorable (terms); preferential (treatment); discount (price) | |
| 盆 盆 | basin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗 and 8 升, approx 128 liters | |
| 猴子 猴子 | monkey | |
| 看待 看待 | to look upon; to regard | |
| 赔 賠 | to compensate for loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial loss | |
| 师傅 師傅 | master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men | |
| 挣 掙 | used in 挣扎 | |
| 联络 聯絡 | to get in touch with; to contact; to stay in contact (with); liaison; (math.) connection | |
| 稍微 稍微 | a little bit | |
| 倒是 倒是 | contrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't you | |
| 完了 完了 | to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no | |
| 合并 合併 | to merge; to annex | |
| 提起 提起 | to mention; to speak of; to lift; to pick up; to arouse; to raise (a topic, a heavy weight, one's fist, one's spirits etc) | |
| 得了 得了 | all right!; that's enough! | |
| 耳朵 耳朵 | ear; handle (on a cup) | |
| 拆 拆 | to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open | |
| 动手 動手 | to set about (a task); to hit; to punch; to touch | |
| 摔 摔 | to throw down; to fall; to drop and break | |
| 餐厅 餐廳 | dining hall; dining room; restaurant | |
| 全都 全都 | all; without exception | |
| 厅 廳 | (reception) hall; living room; office; provincial government department | |
| 厨房 廚房 | kitchen | |
| 代价 代價 | price; cost; consideration (in share dealing) | |
| 脑子 腦子 | brains; mind | |
| 报警 報警 | to sound an alarm; to report sth to the police | |
| 堆 堆 | to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount | |
| 蛋糕 蛋糕 | cake | |
| 骂 罵 | to scold; to abuse; to curse | |
| 咬 咬 | to bite; to nip | |
| 毕竟 畢竟 | after all; all in all; when all is said and done; in the final analysis | |
| 扔 扔 | to throw; to throw away | |
| 烂 爛 | soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad | |
| 躲 躲 | to hide; to dodge; to avoid | |
| 一辈子 一輩子 | (for) a lifetime | |
| 签 籤 | inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc); small wood sliver; label; tag | |
| 视频 視頻 | video | |
| 撞 撞 | to knock against; to bump into; to run into; to meet by accident | |
| 滚 滾 | to boil; to roll; to take a hike; Get lost! | |
| 屋 屋 | (bound form) house; (bound form) room | |
| 吐 吐 | to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc); to say; to pour out (one's grievances) | |
| 骗 騙 | to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over | |
| 厉害 厲害 | (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough; (of an animal) fierce; (of a resemblance) striking; (of liquor or chili pepper) strong; (of bacteria) virulent | |
| 吓 嚇 | to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment) | |
| 展示 展示 | to reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit | |
| 偷 偷 | to steal; to pilfer; to snatch; thief; stealthily | |
| 丢 丟 | to lose; to put aside; to throw | |
| 拒绝 拒絕 | to refuse; to decline; to reject | |
| 枪 槍 | gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots | |
| 待 待 | to stay | |
| 抢 搶 | to fight over; to rush; to scramble; to grab; to rob; to snatch |