In the Heat of the Sun 1994
阳光灿烂的日子
Beijing, 1970s. The Cultural Revolution has driven most adults to the provinces leaving 14-year-old Monkey and his pals have free reign over the city. They hang around, get up to no good, and discover that unsolvable mystery known as "girls."
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Vocabulary
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| 纪律 紀律 | discipline | |
| 鲜 鮮 | fresh; bright (in color); delicious; tasty; delicacy; aquatic foods | |
| 延长 延長 | Yanchang county in Yan'an 安, Shaanxi | |
| 穿上 穿上 | to put on (clothes etc) | |
| 孙子 孫子 | Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孙武 (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孙子兵法, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书 | |
| 遗传 遺傳 | heredity; to inherit (a trait); to pass on (to one's offspring) | |
| 诚实 誠實 | honest | |
| 抽烟 抽煙 | to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco) | |
| 没错 沒錯 | that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong | |
| 品质 品質 | character; intrinsic quality (of a person); quality (of a product or service, or as in "quality of life", "air quality" etc) | |
| 暗示 暗示 | to hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion | |
| 说服 說服 | to persuade; to convince; to talk sb over; Taiwan pr. [shuì fú] | |
| 前途 前途 | prospects; future outlook; journey | |
| 规律 規律 | rule (e.g. of science); law of behavior; regular pattern; rhythm; discipline | |
| 说不定 說不定 | can't say for sure; maybe | |
| 无限 無限 | unlimited; unbounded | |
| 尽力 盡力 | to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort | |
| 着急 著急 | to worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry; Taiwan pr. [zhāo jí] | |
| 青春 青春 | youth; youthfulness | |
| 多年 多年 | many years; for many years; longstanding | |
| 粗 粗 | coarse; rough; thick (for cylindrical objects); unfinished; vulgar; rude; crude | |
| 薄 薄 | thin; cold in manner; indifferent; weak; light; infertile | |
| 沉 沉 | to submerge; to immerse; to sink; to keep down; to lower; to drop; deep; profound; heavy | |
| 阵 陣 | disposition of troops; wave; spate; burst; spell; short period of time; classifier for events or states of short duration | |
| 笨 笨 | stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy | |
| 约会 約會 | appointment; engagement; date; to arrange to meet | |
| 晒 晒 | variant of 晒 | |
| 盐 鹽 | salt | |
| 大哥 大哥 | eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss | |
| 帽子 帽子 | hat; cap; (fig.) label; bad name | |
| 叔叔 叔叔 | father's younger brother; uncle; Taiwan pr. [shú shu] | |
| 眼泪 眼淚 | tears; crying | |
| 遇见 遇見 | to meet | |
| 沉默 沉默 | taciturn; uncommunicative; silent | |
| 腰 腰 | waist; lower back; pocket; middle; loins | |
| 清醒 清醒 | clear-headed; sober; awake | |
| 勇气 勇氣 | courage; valor | |
| 想念 想念 | to miss; to remember with longing; to long to see again | |
| 划 划 | to row; to paddle; profitable; worth (the effort); it pays (to do sth) | |
| 战士 戰士 | fighter; soldier; warrior | |
| 勇敢 勇敢 | brave; courageous | |
| 度过 度過 | to pass; to spend (time); to survive; to get through | |
| 睡着 睡著 | to fall asleep | |
| 圆 圓 | circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (yuan); tactful; to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie) | |
| 降 降 | to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend | |
| 登 登 | to scale (a height); to ascend; to mount; to publish or record; to enter (e.g. in a register); to press down with the foot; to step or tread on; to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect); to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old) | |
| 肚子 肚子 | belly; abdomen; stomach | |
| 祝福 祝福 | blessings; to wish sb well | |
| 脑袋 腦袋 | head; skull; brains; mental capability | |
| 黄金 黃金 | gold; golden (opportunity); prime (time) |