I Wish I Knew 2010
海上传奇
Focuses on the people, their stories and architecture spanning from the mid-1800s, when Shanghai was opened as a trading port, to the present day.
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Vocabulary
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| 掉头 掉頭 | to turn one's head; to turn round; to turn about | |
| 方向盘 方向盤 | steering wheel | |
| 前台 前臺 | stage; proscenium; foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.); front desk; reception desk; (computing) front-end; foreground | |
| 拎 拎 | to lift up; to carry in one's hand; Taiwan pr. [līng] | |
| 急于 急於 | eager to; in a hurry to | |
| 递交 遞交 | to present; to give; to hand over; to hand in; to lay before | |
| 看中 看中 | to have a preference for; to fancy; to choose after consideration; to settle on | |
| 去向 去向 | direction in which sb or sth has gone; whereabouts | |
| 贪污 貪污 | to be corrupt; corruption; to embezzle | |
| 不肯 不肯 | Refuse | |
| 特长 特長 | personal strength; one's special ability or strong points | |
| 滑稽 滑稽 | comical; funny; amusing (old pr. [gǔ jī]); huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang | |
| 激起 激起 | to arouse; to evoke; to cause; to stir up | |
| 批判 批判 | to criticize; critique | |
| 发抖 發抖 | to tremble; to shake; to shiver | |
| 积蓄 積蓄 | to save; to put aside; savings | |
| 俘虏 俘虜 | captive | |
| 棺材 棺材 | coffin | |
| 同盟 同盟 | alliance | |
| 皮带 皮帶 | strap; leather belt | |
| 暗杀 暗殺 | to assassinate | |
| 料理 料理 | to arrange; to handle; to cook; cuisine; art of cooking | |
| 堵塞 堵塞 | to clog up; blockage | |
| 观赏 觀賞 | to look at sth with pleasure; to watch (sth marvelous); ornamental | |
| 轰动 轟動 | to cause a sensation; to create a stir in (a place); commotion; controversy | |
| 营救 營救 | to rescue | |
| 遇难 遇難 | to perish; to be killed | |
| 捆 捆 | a bunch; to tie together; bundle | |
| 抵制 抵制 | to resist; to boycott; to refuse (to cooperate); to reject; resistance; refusal | |
| 贫穷 貧窮 | poor; impoverished | |
| 支票 支票 | check (bank); cheque | |
| 钞票 鈔票 | paper money; a bill (e.g. 100 yuan) | |
| 可不是 可不是 | that's just the way it is; exactly! | |
| 栽 栽 | to plant; to grow; to insert; to erect (e.g. a bus stop sign); to impose sth on sb; to stumble; to fall down | |
| 捐献 捐獻 | to donate; to contribute; donation; contribution | |
| 演戏 演戲 | to put on a play; to perform; fig. to pretend; to feign | |
| 好感 好感 | good opinion; favorable impression | |
| 一度 一度 | for a time; at one time; one time; once | |
| 撤退 撤退 | to retreat | |
| 帐篷 帳篷 | tent | |
| 警车 警車 | police car | |
| 一手 一手 | a skill; mastery of a trade; by oneself; without outside help | |
| 出版社 出版社 | publishing house | |
| 人事 人事 | personnel; human resources; human affairs; ways of the world; (euphemism) sexuality; the facts of life | |
| 享 享 | to enjoy; to benefit; to have the use of | |
| 强劲 強勁 | strong; powerful; robust | |
| 争执 爭執 | to dispute; to disagree; to argue opinionatedly; to wrangle | |
| 涌 涌 | (used in place names) | |
| 追逐 追逐 | to chase; to pursue vigorously | |
| 墨 墨 | ink stick; China ink; corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead |