Flavors of Youth 2018
肆式青春
The rigorous city life of China, while bustling and unforgiving, contains the everlasting memories of days past. Three stories told in three different cities, follow the loss of youth and the daunting realization of adulthood. Though reality may seem ever changing, unchangeable are the short-lived moments of one's childhood days. A plentiful bowl of noodles, the beauty of family and the trials of first love endure the inevitable flow of time, as three different characters explore the strength of bonds and the warmth of cherished memories. Within the disorder of the present world, witness these quaint stories recognize the comfort of the past, and attempt to revive the neglected flavors of youth.
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Vocabulary
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| 餐厅 餐廳 | dining hall; dining room; restaurant | |
| 随着 隨著 | along with; in the wake of; following | |
| 瞧 瞧 | to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit | |
| 代价 代價 | price; cost; consideration (in share dealing) | |
| 盒 盒 | small box; case | |
| 当年 當年 | in those days; then; in those years; during that time | |
| 使得 使得 | usable; workable; feasible; doable; to make; to cause | |
| 能量 能量 | energy; capabilities | |
| 回头 回頭 | to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by | |
| 后悔 後悔 | to regret; to feel remorse | |
| 蛋糕 蛋糕 | cake | |
| 鼓励 鼓勵 | to encourage | |
| 滑 滑 | to slip; to slide; slippery; smooth; sly; slippery; not to be trusted | |
| 所在 所在 | place; location; (after a noun) place where it is located | |
| 拼 拼 | to piece together; to join together; to stake all; adventurous; at the risk of one's life; to spell | |
| 辛苦 辛苦 | exhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s) | |
| 时光 時光 | time; era; period of time | |
| 扔 扔 | to throw; to throw away | |
| 一辈子 一輩子 | (for) a lifetime | |
| 猜 猜 | to guess | |
| 好运 好運 | good luck | |
| 撞 撞 | to knock against; to bump into; to run into; to meet by accident | |
| 年龄 年齡 | (a person's) age | |
| 聪明 聰明 | intelligent; clever; bright; smart; acute (of sight and hearing) | |
| 记忆 記憶 | to remember; to recall; memory | |
| 区域 區域 | area; region; district | |
| 疯狂 瘋狂 | crazy; frenzied; wild | |
| 式 式 | type; form; pattern; style | |
| 疯 瘋 | insane; mad; wild | |
| 棒 棒 | stick; club; cudgel; smart; capable; strong; wonderful; classifier for legs of a relay race | |
| 恢复 恢復 | to reinstate; to resume; to restore; to recover; to regain; to rehabilitate | |
| 待 待 | to stay | |
| 傻 傻 | foolish | |
| 享受 享受 | to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure | |
| 陪 陪 | to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔 | |
| 尽管 儘管 | despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating | |
| 放弃 放棄 | to renounce; to abandon; to give up | |
| 拥有 擁有 | to have; to possess | |
| 声 聲 | sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds | |
| 控制 控制 | to control | |
| 肯定 肯定 | to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer) | |
| 如此 如此 | like this; so; such | |
| 唯一 唯一 | only; sole | |
| 搞 搞 | to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of | |
| 将 將 | will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) | |
| 可 可 | (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very | |
| 周而复始 週而復始 | lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles; the wheel comes full circle | Idiom |
| 刻薄 刻薄 | unkind; harsh; cutting; mean; acrimony; to embezzle by making illegal deductions | Xiehouyu |
| 来不及 來不及 | there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth) | Xiehouyu |
| 冷静 冷靜 | calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet | Xiehouyu |