Fallen Petals 1968
落花时节
Taiwan's most glamorous screen couple, Ko Chun-Hsiung and Chang Mei-Yao, co-star in "Fallen Petals", a romance with the unique setting of Taiwan during World War II, when the island was a colony of Japan. Ko is drafted into the Japanese army and forced to leave his pregnant girlfriend behind. When he is presumably killed in action, Chang becomes a cabaret girl to support their baby. Thanks to director Pan Lei's sensitive scenario, the dramatic outcome is far from predictable.
Vocabulary
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| 决议 決議 | a resolution; to pass a resolution | |
| 打仗 打仗 | to fight a battle; to go to war | |
| 萝卜 蘿蔔 | radish (Raphanus sativus), esp. white radish 白萝卜 | |
| 忧郁 憂鬱 | sullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected | |
| 吩咐 吩咐 | to tell; to instruct; to command | |
| 前线 前線 | front line; military front; workface; cutting edge | |
| 编号 編號 | to number; numbering; serial number | |
| 别说 別說 | to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone | |
| 放过 放過 | to let off; to let slip by; to let sb get away with sth | |
| 瞒 瞞 | to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark | |
| 迟早 遲早 | sooner or later | |
| 害羞 害羞 | shy; embarrassed; bashful | |
| 处境 處境 | situation (of a person) | |
| 折腾 折騰 | to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again; to torment sb; to play crazy; to squander (time, money) | |
| 良心 良心 | conscience | |
| 何必 何必 | there is no need; why should | |
| 糊涂 糊塗 | muddled; silly; confused | |
| 永不 永不 | never; will never | |
| 投降 投降 | to surrender; surrender | |
| 生死 生死 | life or death | |
| 警惕 警惕 | to be on the alert; vigilant; alert; on guard; to warn | |
| 自私 自私 | selfish; selfishness | |
| 但愿 但願 | if only (sth were possible); I wish (that) | |
| 陪伴 陪伴 | to accompany | |
| 滋味 滋味 | taste; flavor; feeling | |
| 生理 生理 | physiology | |
| 难怪 難怪 | (it's) no wonder (that...); (it's) not surprising (that) | |
| 趴 趴 | to lie on one's stomach; to lean forward, resting one's upper body (on a desktop etc); (Tw) percent | |
| 提议 提議 | proposal; suggestion; to propose; to suggest | |
| 保佑 保佑 | to bless and protect; blessing | |
| 敬 敬 | (bound form) respectful; to respect; to offer politely | |
| 灵感 靈感 | inspiration; insight; a burst of creativity in scientific or artistic endeavor | |
| 残 殘 | to destroy; to spoil; to ruin; to injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; brutal; incomplete; disabled; to remain; to survive; remnant; surplus | |
| 陌生 陌生 | strange; unfamiliar | |
| 谨慎 謹慎 | cautious; prudent | |
| 惩罚 懲罰 | penalty; punishment; to punish | |
| 都会 都會 | city; metropolis | |
| 趁 趁 | to avail oneself of; to take advantage of | |
| 要不 要不 | otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) | |
| 娶 娶 | to take a wife; to marry (a woman) | |
| 寂寞 寂寞 | lonely; lonesome; (of a place) quiet; silent | |
| 蛮 蠻 | barbarian; bullying; very; quite; rough; reckless | |
| 失踪 失蹤 | to be missing; to disappear; unaccounted for | |
| 拳 拳 | fist; boxing | |
| 望 望 | full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards | |
| 素 素 | raw silk; white; plain, unadorned; vegetarian (food); essence; nature; element; constituent; usually; always; ever | |
| 嫁 嫁 | (of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter; to shift (blame etc) | |
| 毫无 毫無 | not in the least; to completely lack | |
| 许 許 | to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps | |
| 所谓 所謂 | so-called; what is called |