Lifeline 1997
十万火急
A heroic but cocky firefighter pays no regard to the dangers of the job but lacks the courage to face his personal demons. When faced with a giant and volatile inferno, he must put aside personal differences with his boss if they are both to survive.
Vocabulary
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| 三分 三分 | somewhat; to some degree | |
| 跟着 跟著 | to follow after; immediately afterwards | |
| 等一等 等一等 | wait a moment | |
| 做手 做手 | to put one's hand to sth; to set about; skillful hands; worker; writer | |
| 并不 並不 | not at all; by no means | |
| 怎么了 怎麼了 | What's up?; What's going on?; What happened? | |
| 不想 不想 | unexpectedly; to one's surprise | |
| 小子 小子 | (literary) youngster; (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation); (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders) | |
| 太好了 太好了 | very good | |
| 关门 關門 | to close a door; to lock a door; (of a shop etc) to close (for the night or permanently) | |
| 到了 到了 | at last; finally; in the end | |
| 做事 做事 | to work; to handle matters; to have a job | |
| 每个 每個 | each; every | |
| 最少 最少 | at least; minimum; lowest (amount); minimal | |
| 这个 這個 | (pronoun) this; (adjective) this | |
| 要有 要有 | to need; to require; must have | |
| 多多 多多 | many; much; a lot; lots and lots; more; even more | |
| 等等 等等 | et cetera; and so on...; wait a minute!; hold on! | |
| 左手 左手 | left hand; left-hand side | |
| 不可以 不可以 | may not | |
| 这是 這是 | 这: this, the, here · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that | |
| 回电 回電 | to call sb back (on the phone); a return call; to reply to a telegram; to wire back; a reply telegram | |
| 那天 那天 | that day; the other day | |
| 买菜 買菜 | to buy groceries | |
| 开门 開門 | to open a door (lit. and fig.); to open for business | |
| 下水 下水 | downstream; to go into the water; to put into water; to launch (a ship); fig. to fall into bad ways; to lead astray; to go to pot | |
| 自己人 自己人 | those on our side; ourselves; one's own people; one of us | |
| 一个人 一個人 | by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) | |
| 比对 比對 | comparison; to verify by comparing | |
| 话说 話說 | It is said that... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount | |
| 医 醫 | cure, heal; doctor, medical | |
| 不好 不好 | no good | |
| 这位 這位 | this (person) | |
| 机 機 | desk; machine; moment | |
| 最高 最高 | tallest; highest; supreme (court etc) | |
| 蛙人 蛙人 | frogman | |
| 你好 你好 | hello; hi | |
| 多放 多放 | add extra (of a spice etc) | |
| 正点 正點 | (of a train etc) on time; punctual; (slang) awesome; (Tw) on the hour | |
| 一点不 一點不 | not at all | |
| 下飞机 下飛機 | to get off a plane; to deplane | |
| 想见 想見 | to infer; to gather | |
| 杓子 杓子 | scoop | |
| 不见了 不見了 | to have disappeared; to be missing; nowhere to be found | |
| 大白天 大白天 | broad daylight | |
| 送医 送醫 | to send or deliver to the hospital | |
| 要说 要說 | as for; when it comes to | |
| 第一次 第一次 | the first time; first; number one | |
| 欢笑 歡笑 | to laugh happily; a belly-laugh | |
| 妈的 媽的 | (taboo curse) damn it!; fucking |