Paradise in Service 2014
军中乐园
Set in the island Kinmen, often seen as the most dangerous military base because it’s geographically close to China, "Paradise in Service" follows the adventure of a boy who serves his military service in Unit 831 from 1969 to 1972, in preparation for a war that could erupt anytime. Through an unlucky lottery draw result, Pao, a twenty-something young man from Southern Taiwan has to serve the military in the remote and perilous Kinmen. Moreover, he is assigned to the Sea Dragon (ARB), a unit noted for the toughest physical training. It never occurs to Pao, however, that the greatest challenge in his military service lies not in the Sea Dragon but in Unit 831, a special task he is later appointed to… In this peculiar assignment, Pao vows to keep his virginity against all odds.
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Vocabulary
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| 亲事 親事 | marriage | |
| 养羊 養羊 | sheep husbandry | |
| 想得美 想得美 | to have an unrealistically optimistic expectation; (as an interjection) what a dreamer! | |
| 出力 出力 | to exert oneself | |
| 军方 軍方 | military | |
| 认得 認得 | to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know | |
| 解开 解開 | to untie; to undo; to solve (a mystery) | |
| 题目 題目 | subject; title; topic | |
| 亲人 親人 | one's close relatives | |
| 消费 消費 | to consume; to spend | |
| 热烈 熱烈 | enthusiastic; ardent; warm | |
| 裤子 褲子 | trousers; pants | |
| 游泳 游泳 | swimming; to swim | |
| 纪录 紀錄 | variant of 记录 (but in Taiwan, not for the verb sense "to record") | |
| 交往 交往 | to associate (with); to have contact (with); to hang out (with); to date; (interpersonal) relationship; association; contact | |
| 手指 手指 | finger | |
| 年纪 年紀 | age | |
| 才能 才能 | talent; ability; capacity | |
| 至今 至今 | so far; to this day; until now | |
| 需求 需求 | requirement; to require; (economics) demand | |
| 始终 始終 | from beginning to end; all along | |
| 分别 分別 | to part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart; difference; distinction; in different ways; differently; separately; individually | |
| 当初 當初 | at that time; originally | |
| 补 補 | to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement | |
| 吵 吵 | to quarrel; to make a noise; noisy; to disturb by making a noise | |
| 赶快 趕快 | quickly; at once | |
| 前进 前進 | to go forward; to forge ahead; to advance; onward | |
| 个性 個性 | individuality; personality | |
| 眼前 眼前 | before one's eyes; now; at present | |
| 庆祝 慶祝 | to celebrate | |
| 成立 成立 | to establish; to set up; to be tenable; to hold water | |
| 村 村 | village | |
| 胖 胖 | healthy; at ease | |
| 生存 生存 | to exist; to survive | |
| 亲自 親自 | personally; in person; oneself | |
| 连续 連續 | continuous; in a row; serial; consecutive | |
| 资格 資格 | qualifications; seniority | |
| 专门 專門 | specialist; specialized; customized | |
| 指导 指導 | to guide; to give directions; to direct; to coach; guidance; tuition | |
| 游 遊 | to walk; to tour; to roam; to travel | |
| 主任 主任 | director; head | |
| 生意 生意 | life force; vitality | |
| 烟 煙 | cigarette or pipe tobacco; smoke; mist; vapour; tobacco plant; (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke | |
| 宣传 宣傳 | to disseminate; to give publicity to; propaganda | |
| 赶紧 趕緊 | hurriedly; without delay | |
| 反正 反正 | anyway; in any case; to come over from the enemy's side | |
| 香 香 | fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick | |
| 对象 對象 | target; object; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend | |
| 取消 取消 | to cancel; cancellation | |
| 立刻 立刻 | forthwith; immediate; prompt; promptly; straightway; thereupon; at once |