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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| 姑娘 姑娘 | girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old) | |
| 下面 下面 | below; under; next; the following; also pr. [xià mian] | |
| 受伤 受傷 | to sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc); harmed | |
| 直 直 | straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters | |
| 系 係 | to connect; to relate to; to tie up; to bind; to be (literary) | |
| 准 准 | to allow; to grant; in accordance with; in the light of | |
| 哈哈 哈哈 | (onom.) laughing out loud | |
| 架 架 | to support; frame; rack; framework; classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc | |
| 外面 外面 | outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance | |
| 空 空 | empty; air; sky; in vain | |
| 标准 標準 | standard; norm; criterion; (adjective) standard; good; correct; conforming to a standard | |
| 错误 錯誤 | mistaken; false; wrong; error; mistake | |
| 真实 真實 | true; real | |
| 追 追 | to sculpt; to carve; musical instrument (old) | |
| 变化 變化 | (intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation | |
| 美丽 美麗 | beautiful | |
| 上面 上面 | on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. [shàng mian] | |
| 不断 不斷 | unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant | |
| 图 圖 | diagram; picture; drawing; chart; map; to plan; to scheme; to attempt; to pursue; to seek | |
| 从来 從來 | always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence) | |
| 救 捄 | to save; to assist; to rescue | |
| 正式 正式 | formal; official | |
| 乱 亂 | in confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind; disorder; upheaval; riot; illicit sexual relations; to throw into disorder; to mix up; indiscriminate; random; arbitrary | |
| 危险 危險 | danger; dangerous | |
| 必要 必要 | necessary; essential; indispensable; required | |
| 火 火 | fire; urgent; ammunition; fiery or flaming; internal heat (Chinese medicine); hot (popular); classifier for military units (old); Kangxi radical 86 | |
| 照 炤 | according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; to look at (one's reflection); to take (a photo); photo; as requested; as before | |
| 对方 對方 | the other person; the other side; the other party | |
| 难道 難道 | don't tell me ...; could it be that...? | |
| 表演 表演 | play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate | |
| 地区 地區 | local; regional; district (not necessarily formal administrative unit); region; area; as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or, county-level city) | |
| 反应 反應 | to react; to respond; reaction; response; reply; chemical reaction | |
| 以来 以來 | since (a previous event) | |
| 跳 跳 | to jump; to hop; to skip over; to bounce; to palpitate | |
| 本来 本來 | original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course | |
| 挂 掛 | to hang or suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone); (of a line) to be dead; to be worried or concerned; to make a phone call (dialect); to register or record; classifier for sets or clusters of objects; (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam) | |
| 事实 事實 | fact | |
| 紧张 緊張 | nervous; keyed up; intense; tense; strained; in short supply; scarce | |
| 仍 仍 | still; yet; to remain; (literary) frequently; often | |
| 属于 屬於 | to be classified as; to belong to; to be part of | |
| 深 㴱 | deep (lit. and fig.) | |
| 随 隨 | to follow; to comply with; varying according to...; to allow; subsequently | |
| 支 支 | to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money; classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions | |
| 敢 敢 | to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture | |
| 安排 安排 | to arrange; to plan; to set up; arrangements; plans | |
| 父母 父母 | father and mother; parents | |
| 理解 理解 | to comprehend; to understand | |
| 负责 負責 | to be in charge of; to take responsibility for; to be to blame; conscientious | |
| 发展 發展 | development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand | |
| 下去 下去 | to go down; to descend; to go on; to continue; (of a servant) to withdraw |