Paradise in Service

Paradise in Service 2014

军中乐园 jūn zhōng lèyuán

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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4.04 Intermediate Director Doze Niu Cheng-Tse IMDb 6.7

Cast

Ethan Juan Ethan Juan Lo Pao-tai Wan Qian Wan Qian Nini Ivy Chen Ivy Chen Jiao Chen Jianbin Chen Jianbin Chang Yung-shan Phoebe Lin Phoebe Lin The No.3 Girl Miao Ke-li Miao Ke-li Cher Chen Yi-wen Chen Yi-wen Colonel Yu Daniel Chen Daniel Chen Yung Edison Wang Edison Wang Chung Hua-Hsing Liu Kai-Chi Liu Kai-Chi

Vocabulary

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吃饱 吃飽 chī bǎo to eat one's fill ∼HSK 2
洗面 洗面 xǐ miàn facial cleansing ∼HSK 2
不周 不周 bù zhōu not satisfactory; thoughtless; inconsiderate ∼HSK 2
坏掉 壞掉 huài diào to get broken; to get damaged; to get ruined ∼HSK 2
应该的 應該的 yīng gāi de (polite response) you're welcome; just doing my duty; no problem ∼HSK 2
收下 收下 shōu xià to accept; to receive ∼HSK 2
今晚 今晚 jīn wǎn tonight ∼HSK 2
收山 收山 shōu shān (slang) (from Cantonese) to bow out after a long career; to pack it in; (of a gangster, prostitute etc) to get out of the game; (of a business) to cease to operate ∼HSK 2
操 撡 cāo conduct, run, control, manage ∼HSK 2
才不 才不 cái bù by no means; definitely not; as if!; yeah right! ∼HSK 2
过得 過得 guò dé How are you getting by?; How's life?; contraction of 過得去|过得去, can get by; tolerably well; not too bad ∼HSK 2
层楼 層樓 céng lóu multistoried building; tower; pagoda ∼HSK 2
不一样 不一樣 bù yī yàng different; distinctive; unlike ∼HSK 2
陈 陳 Chén exhibit, display; plead; a surname ∼HSK 2
可就 可就 kě jiù certainly ∼HSK 2
没脸 沒臉 méi liǎn ashamed; embarrassed; not having the face (to meet people); not daring (out of shame) ∼HSK 2
对生 對生 duì shēng (botany) opposite leaf arrangement; paired leaf arrangement ∼HSK 2
知道了 知道了 zhī dào le OK!; Got it! ∼HSK 2
急眼 急眼 jí yǎn to be anxious; to get angry with sb ∼HSK 2
名闻 名聞 míng wén famous; of good reputation ∼HSK 2
不该 不該 bù gāi should not; to owe nothing ∼HSK 2
建国 建國 jiàn guó to found a country; nation-building; the foundation of PRC by Mao Zedong in 1949 ∼HSK 2
吃药 吃藥 chī yào to take medicine ∼HSK 2
让开 讓開 ràng kāi to get out of the way; to step aside ∼HSK 2
往前 往前 wǎng qián (in) the past; ahead; forward; in the future ∼HSK 2
人海 人海 rén hǎi a multitude; a sea of people ∼HSK 2
又称 又稱 yòu chēng also known as ∼HSK 2
拿出 拿出 ná chū to take out; to put out; to provide; to put forward (a proposal); to come up with (evidence) HSK 2
过年 過年 guò nián to celebrate the Chinese New Year HSK 2
玩意儿 玩意兒 wán yì r erhua variant of 玩意; toy; thing; trick ∼HSK 2
饺子 餃子 jiǎo zi dumpling; pot-sticker HSK 2
大家庭 大家庭 dà jiā tíng extended family; big family; harmonious group ∼HSK 2
组长 組長 zǔ zhǎng group leader HSK 2
休假 休假 xiū jià to go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave HSK 2
年级 年級 nián jí grade; year (in school, college etc) HSK 2
英文 英文 Yīng wén English (language) HSK 2
举手 舉手 jǔ shǒu to raise a hand; to put up one's hand (as signal) HSK 2
脏 臟 zàng viscera; (anatomy) organ HSK 2
等到 等到 děng dào to wait until; by the time when (sth is ready etc) HSK 2
排队 排隊 pái duì to line up HSK 2
午餐 午餐 wǔ cān lunch; luncheon HSK 2
凉 涼 Liáng the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西凉 (400-421) HSK 2
大门 大門 Dà mén the Doors, US rock band HSK 2
分开 分開 fēn kāi to separate; to part HSK 2
好人 好人 hǎo rén good person; healthy person; person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of principle HSK 2
冬天 冬天 dōng tiān winter HSK 2
平安 平安 píng ān safe and sound; well; without mishap; quiet and safe; at peace HSK 2
咱 偺 zá see 咱 HSK 2
全体 全體 quán tǐ all; entire HSK 2
以外 以外 yǐ wài apart from; other than; except for; external; outside of; on the other side of; beyond HSK 2