Dead Souls 2018
死灵魂
In Gansu Province, northwest China, lie the remains of countless prisoners abandoned in the Gobi Desert sixty years ago. Designated as ultra-rightists in the Communist Party’s Anti-Rightist campaign of 1957, they starved to death in the reeducation camps. The film invites us to meet the survivors of the camps to find out firsthand who these persons were, the hardships they were forced to endure and what became their destiny.
Vocabulary
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| 团结 團結 | to unite; unity; solidarity; united | |
| 保安 保安 | to ensure public security; to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production); public security; security guard | |
| 数学 數學 | mathematics; mathematical | |
| 加强 加強 | to reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance | |
| 相比 相比 | to compare | |
| 保留 保留 | to keep; to retain; to have reservations (about sth); to hold back (from saying sth); to put aside for later | |
| 数量 數量 | amount; quantity; quantitative | |
| 当初 當初 | at that time; originally | |
| 纪念 紀念 | to commemorate; to honor the memory of; memento; keepsake; souvenir | |
| 齐 齊 | neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; all together; to even sth out | |
| 赶快 趕快 | quickly; at once | |
| 人才 人才 | talent; talented person; looks; attractive looks | |
| 个性 個性 | individuality; personality | |
| 将来 將來 | in the future; future; the future | |
| 羊 羊 | sheep; goat | |
| 区别 區別 | difference; to distinguish; to discriminate; to make a distinction | |
| 工资 工資 | wages; pay | |
| 成立 成立 | to establish; to set up; to be tenable; to hold water | |
| 判断 判斷 | to judge; to determine; judgment | |
| 形式 形式 | outer appearance; form; shape; formality | |
| 缺 缺 | deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of | |
| 现象 現象 | phenomenon; appearance | |
| 村 村 | village | |
| 对待 對待 | to treat; treatment | |
| 念 唸 | to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to give (sb) a tongue-lashing; to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿) | |
| 土 土 | earth; dust; clay; local; indigenous; crude opium; unsophisticated; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 音 | |
| 胖 胖 | healthy; at ease | |
| 当中 當中 | among; in the middle; in the center | |
| 明确 明確 | clear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite | |
| 背后 背後 | behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back | |
| 配合 配合 | matching; fitting in with; compatible with; to correspond; to fit; to conform to; rapport; to coordinate with; to act in concert with; to cooperate; to become man and wife; to combine parts of machine | |
| 形成 形成 | to form; to take shape | |
| 厂 厂 | "cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc | |
| 连续 連續 | continuous; in a row; serial; consecutive | |
| 专门 專門 | specialist; specialized; customized | |
| 搬 搬 | to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately | |
| 恐怕 恐怕 | fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe | |
| 汤 湯 | soup; hot or boiling water; decoction of medicinal herbs; water in which sth has been boiled | |
| 争取 爭取 | to fight for; to strive for; to win over | |
| 积极 積極 | active; energetic; vigorous; positive (outlook); proactive | |
| 录 彔 | to carve wood | |
| 铁 鐵 | iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang) | |
| 指导 指導 | to guide; to give directions; to direct; to coach; guidance; tuition | |
| 生产 生產 | to produce; to manufacture; to give birth to a child | |
| 基础 基礎 | base; foundation; basis; basic; fundamental | |
| 主任 主任 | director; head | |
| 到达 到達 | to reach; to arrive | |
| 商业 商業 | business; trade; commerce | |
| 上去 上去 | to go up | |
| 桥 橋 | bridge |