Postmen in the Mountains 1999
那山那人那狗
An old postman has spent his whole life delivering mail to the mountain of Hunan and is about to retire, his only son due to take over his duties.
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Vocabulary
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| 方圆 方圓 | perimeter; range; (within) a radius of... | |
| 聚在一起 聚在一起 | to get together | |
| 江边 江邊 | river bank | |
| 站稳脚跟 站穩腳跟 | to stand firmly; to gain a foothold; to establish oneself | |
| 自家 自家 | oneself; one's own family | |
| 米袋子 米袋子 | (fig.) supply of grain to the public | |
| 大伙 大夥 | everybody; everyone; we all | |
| 函授大学 函授大學 | correspondence university | |
| 成绩单 成績單 | school report or transcript | |
| 原处 原處 | original spot; previous place; where it was before | |
| 半导体 半導體 | semiconductor | |
| 当兵 當兵 | to serve in the army; to be a soldier | |
| 烧水 燒水 | to heat water; to boil water | |
| 反反复复 反反復復 | repeatedly; time and time again | |
| 农药 農藥 | agricultural chemical; farm chemical; pesticide | |
| 能干 能幹 | capable; competent | |
| 登山 登山 | to climb a mountain; climbing; mountaineering | |
| 表扬 表揚 | to praise; to commend | |
| 离不开 離不開 | inseparable; inevitably linked to | |
| 着火 著火 | to catch fire | |
| 准时 準時 | on time; punctual; on schedule | |
| 天真 天真 | naive; innocent; artless | |
| 孙子 孫子 | Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孙武 (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孙子兵法, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书 | |
| 老虎 老虎 | tiger | |
| 招呼 招呼 | to call out to; to greet; to say hello to; to inform; to take care of; to take care that one does not | |
| 江 江 | river | |
| 规律 規律 | rule (e.g. of science); law of behavior; regular pattern; rhythm; discipline | |
| 说不定 說不定 | can't say for sure; maybe | |
| 秘书 秘書 | secretary | |
| 嘴巴 嘴巴 | mouth; slap in the face | |
| 渐渐 漸漸 | gradually | |
| 会计 會計 | accountant; accountancy; accounting | |
| 多年 多年 | many years; for many years; longstanding | |
| 不在乎 不在乎 | not to care | |
| 形势 形勢 | circumstances; situation; terrain | |
| 大哥 大哥 | eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss | |
| 培训 培訓 | to cultivate; to train; to groom; training | |
| 县 縣 | county | |
| 隔 隔 | to separate; to partition; to stand or lie between; at a distance from; after or at an interval of | |
| 眼泪 眼淚 | tears; crying | |
| 遇见 遇見 | to meet | |
| 腰 腰 | waist; lower back; pocket; middle; loins | |
| 教训 教訓 | to provide guidance; to lecture sb; to upbraid; a talking-to; a bitter lesson | |
| 摇 搖 | to shake; to rock; to row; to crank | |
| 单独 單獨 | alone; by oneself; on one's own | |
| 寄 寄 | to send; to mail; to entrust; to depend on; to attach oneself to; to live (in a house); to lodge; foster (son etc) | |
| 摸 摸 | to feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to steal; to abstract | |
| 守 守 | to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining | |
| 闹 鬧 | noisy; cacophonous; to make noise; to disturb; to vent (feelings); to fall ill; to have an attack (of sickness); to go in (for some activity); to joke | |
| 治 治 | to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); to treat (a disease); to wipe out (a pest); to punish; to research |