Hong Kong 73 1974
香港73
As the Heng Seng Index reaches unprecedented heights, people from all walks of life go stock speculation crazy. A security guard and his landlord learn firsthand that money is ‘Easy Come, Easy Go’ as their fast fortune disappears overnight in a Macau casino. Meanwhile, greedy neighbours and infidel couples cheat each other and even blue-collar workmen dive into the frenzy. Inevitably, the market tumbles as do the people’s bittersweet lives. A hilarious but ironic tale featuring some of Shaw’s biggest stars.
Vocabulary
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| 商人 商人 | merchant; businessman | |
| 常见 常見 | commonly seen; common; to see sth frequently | |
| 快要 快要 | nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth) | |
| 一共 一共 | altogether | |
| 全家 全家 | whole family | |
| 报名 報名 | to sign up; to enter one's name; to apply; to register; to enroll; to enlist | |
| 假期 假期 | vacation | |
| 忽然 忽然 | suddenly; all of a sudden | |
| 座位 座位 | seat | |
| 球场 球場 | stadium; sports ground; court; pitch; field; golf course | |
| 等到 等到 | to wait until; by the time when (sth is ready etc) | |
| 排队 排隊 | to line up | |
| 商量 商量 | to consult; to talk over; to discuss | |
| 不但 不但 | not only (... but also ...) | |
| 凉 涼 | the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西凉 (400-421) | |
| 对面 對面 | (sitting) opposite; across (the street); directly in front; to be face to face | |
| 太太 太太 | married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife | |
| 大小 大小 | dimension; magnitude; size; measurement; large and small; at any rate; adults and children; consideration of seniority | |
| 大门 大門 | the Doors, US rock band | |
| 姓 姓 | family name; surname; to be surnamed | |
| 等于 等於 | to equal; to be tantamount to | |
| 花园 花園 | garden | |
| 校长 校長 | (college, university) president; headmaster | |
| 分开 分開 | to separate; to part | |
| 大声 大聲 | loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly | |
| 云 云 | (classical) to say | |
| 停车 停車 | to pull up (stop one's vehicle); to park; (of a machine) to stop working; to stall | |
| 亿 億 | 100 million | |
| 全身 全身 | the whole body; (typography) em | |
| 熟 熟 | ripe; mature; thoroughly cooked; done; familiar; acquainted; experienced; skilled; (of sleep etc) deep; profound; also pr. [shóu] | |
| 碰到 碰到 | to come across; to run into; to meet; to hit | |
| 碗 㼝 | bowl; cup | |
| 碰 掽 | to touch; to meet with; to bump | |
| 便宜 便宜 | convenient | |
| 不好意思 不好意思 | to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb) | |
| 客人 客人 | visitor; guest; customer; client | |
| 不如 不如 | not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to | |
| 家长 家長 | head of a household; family head; patriarch; parent or guardian of a child | |
| 作业 作業 | school assignment; homework; work; task; operation; to operate | |
| 旅游 旅遊 | trip; journey; tourism; travel; tour; to travel | |
| 道理 道理 | reason; argument; sense; principle; basis; justification | |
| 湖 湖 | lake | |
| 放心 放心 | to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease | |
| 闻 聞 | to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at | |
| 道路 道路 | road; path; way | |
| 舒服 舒服 | comfortable; feeling well | |
| 租 租 | to hire; to rent; to charter; to rent out; to lease out; rent; land tax | |
| 多久 多久 | (of time) how long?; (not) a long time | |
| 收入 收入 | to take in; income; revenue | |
| 响 響 | echo; sound; noise; to make a sound; to sound; to ring; loud; classifier for noises |