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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| 距离 距離 | distance; to be apart from | |
| 顶 頂 | apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc); (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile; classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc | |
| 想象 想象 | to imagine; to envision; imagination | |
| 失败 失敗 | to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat | |
| 秘密 秘密 | secret; private; confidential; clandestine; a secret | |
| 申请 申請 | to apply for sth; application form | |
| 梦想 夢想 | (fig.) to dream of; dream | |
| 否则 否則 | otherwise; if not; or (else) | |
| 醒 醒 | to wake up; to be awake; to become aware; to sober up; to come to | |
| 嗯 嗯 | (a groaning sound) | |
| 盘 盤 | plate; dish; tray; board; hard drive (computing); to build; to coil; to check; to examine; to transfer (property); to make over; classifier for food: dish, helping; to coil; classifier for coils of wire; classifier for games of chess | |
| 亲爱 親愛 | dear; beloved; darling | |
| 妻子 妻子 | wife and children | |
| 停下 停下 | to stop | |
| 于是 於是 | thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence | |
| 附近 附近 | nearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood | |
| 位置 位置 | position; place; seat | |
| 梦 夢 | dream; (bound form) to dream | |
| 之一 之一 | one of (sth); one out of a multitude; one (third, quarter, percent etc) | |
| 解释 解釋 | explanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolve | |
| 不管 不管 | not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter | |
| 看来 看來 | apparently; it seems that | |
| 未来 未來 | future; tomorrow; approaching; coming; pending | |
| 治疗 治療 | to treat (an illness); medical treatment; therapy | |
| 些 些 | classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several | |
| 考虑 考慮 | to think over; to consider; consideration | |
| 定 定 | to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order | |
| 是否 是否 | whether (or not); if; is or isn't | |
| 系统 系統 | system | |
| 之前 之前 | before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand | |
| 关于 關於 | pertaining to; concerning; with regard to; about; a matter of | |
| 甚至 甚至 | even; so much so that | |
| 呀 呀 | (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) | |
| 了解 了解 | to understand; to realize; to find out | |
| 之后 之後 | after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then | |
| 担心 擔心 | anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious | |
| 却 卻 | but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though | |
| 而 而 | and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) | |
| 痛苦 痛苦 | pain; suffering; painful | Xiehouyu |
| 杨浦区 楊浦區 | Yangpu district, central Shanghai | Proper Noun |
| 杨 楊 | willow, poplar, aspen; surname | |
| 模特 模特 | (fashion) model (loanword) | |
| 两者 兩者 | both of them; the two of them | |
| 另一 另一 | another; the other | |
| 生日快乐 生日快樂 | Happy birthday | |
| 不好受 不好受 | unpleasant; hard to take | |
| 没法 沒法 | at a loss; unable to do anything about it; to have no choice | |
| 分心 分心 | to divert one's attention; to get distracted; (courteous) to be so good as to take care of (a matter) | |
| 有办法 有辦法 | can find methods; resourceful; creative | |
| 啜饮 啜飲 | to sip |