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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| 迷恋 迷戀 | to be infatuated with; to be enchanted by; to be passionate about | |
| 贵宾 貴賓 | honored guest; distinguished guest; VIP | |
| 乡下 鄉下 | countryside; rural area | |
| 人为 人為 | artificial; man-made; having human cause or origin; human attempt or effort | |
| 弓 弓 | a bow (weapon); to bend; to arch (one's back etc) | |
| 黑白 黑白 | black and white; right and wrong; monochrome | |
| 侦察 偵察 | to investigate a crime; to scout; to reconnoiter; reconnaissance; detection; a scout | |
| 正经 正經 | decent; honorable; proper; serious; according to standards | |
| 行列 行列 | formation; array; (fig.) ranks (as in "join the ranks of ...") | |
| 相识 相識 | to get to know each other; acquaintance | |
| 迷惑 迷惑 | to puzzle; to confuse; to baffle | |
| 可不是 可不是 | that's just the way it is; exactly! | |
| 懒得 懶得 | not to feel like (doing sth); disinclined to | |
| 阶级 階級 | (social) class | |
| 非得 非得 | (followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must | |
| 余 餘 | extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division; (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number); residue (math.); after; I; me | |
| 把手 把手 | to shake hands | |
| 打仗 打仗 | to fight a battle; to go to war | |
| 粉碎 粉碎 | to crush; to smash; to shatter | |
| 以至于 以至於 | down to; up to; to the extent that... | |
| 大气 大氣 | atmosphere (surrounding the earth); imposing; impressive; stylish | |
| 浇 澆 | to pour liquid; to irrigate (using waterwheel); to water; to cast (molten metal); to mold | |
| 骗人 騙人 | to cheat sb; a scam | |
| 漫 漫 | free; unrestrained; to inundate | |
| 柔软 柔軟 | soft | |
| 才华 才華 | talent | |
| 灿烂 燦爛 | to glitter; brilliant; splendid | |
| 蹦 蹦 | to jump; to bounce; to hop | |
| 视野 視野 | field of view; (fig.) outlook; perspective | |
| 别说 別說 | to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone | |
| 瞒 瞞 | to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark | |
| 处境 處境 | situation (of a person) | |
| 听话 聽話 | to do what one is told; obedient | |
| 扮 扮 | to disguise oneself as; to dress up; to play (a role); to put on (an expression) | |
| 佩服 佩服 | to admire | |
| 坚信 堅信 | to believe firmly; without any doubt | |
| 憋 憋 | to choke; to stifle; to restrain; to hold back; to hold in (urine); to hold (one's breath) | |
| 未经 未經 | not having undergone; without (having gone though a certain process) | |
| 亲手 親手 | personally; with one's own hands | |
| 丢失 丟失 | to lose; to misplace | |
| 伪造 偽造 | to forge; to fake; to counterfeit | |
| 钢铁 鋼鐵 | steel | |
| 吓人 嚇人 | to scare; scary; frightening | |
| 良心 良心 | conscience | |
| 辉煌 輝煌 | splendid; glorious | |
| 废话 廢話 | nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic) | |
| 喘 喘 | to gasp; to pant; asthma | |
| 搅 攪 | to disturb; to annoy; to mix; to stir | |
| 可疑 可疑 | suspicious; dubious | |
| 掩饰 掩飾 | to cover up; to conceal; to mask; to gloss over |