Revolution of Our Times 2021
时代革命
Throughout Hong Kong’s history, Hongkongers have fought for freedom and democracy but have yet to succeed. In 2019, a controversial extradition bill was introduced that would allow Hongkongers to be tried in mainland China. This decision spurred massive protests, riots, and resistance against heavy-handed Chinese rule over the City-State. Award-winning director Kiwi Chow documents the events to tell the story of the movement, with both a macro view of its historical context and footage and interviews from protestors on the front lines.
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Vocabulary
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| 放松 放鬆 | to relax; to slacken; to loosen | |
| 脱 脫 | to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from | |
| 归 歸 | to return; to go back to; to give back to; (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by; to belong to; to gather together; (used between two identical verbs) despite; to marry (of a woman) (old); division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor | |
| 思考 思考 | to reflect on; to ponder over | |
| 女士 女士 | lady; madam; Miss; Ms | |
| 量 量 | capacity; quantity; amount; to estimate; abbr. for 量词, classifier (in Chinese grammar); measure word | |
| 利益 利益 | benefit; (in sb's) interest | |
| 失望 失望 | disappointed; to lose hope; to despair | |
| 措施 措施 | measure; step | |
| 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 | |
| 透 透 | (bound form) to penetrate; to seep through; to tell secretly; to leak; thoroughly; through and through; to appear; to show | |
| 付出 付出 | to pay; to expend; to invest (energy or time) | |
| 烦 煩 | to feel vexed; to bother; to trouble; superfluous and confusing; edgy | |
| 呼吸 呼吸 | to breathe | |
| 尽快 儘快 | as quickly as possible; as soon as possible | |
| 一致 一致 | unanimous; identical (views or opinions) | |
| 阶段 階段 | stage; section; phase; period | |
| 依然 依然 | still; as before | |
| 激动 激動 | to move emotionally; to stir up (emotions); to excite | |
| 答案 答案 | answer; solution | |
| 针对 針對 | to target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to | |
| 独立 獨立 | independent; independence; to stand alone | |
| 发挥 發揮 | to display; to exhibit; to bring out implicit or innate qualities; to express (a thought or moral); to develop (an idea); to elaborate (on a theme) | |
| 色 色 | color; look; appearance; sex | |
| 立即 立即 | immediately | |
| 人家 人家 | household; dwelling; family; sb else's house; household business; house of woman's husband-to-be | |
| 官 官 | government official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body | |
| 究竟 究竟 | to go to the bottom of a matter; after all; when all is said and done; (in an interrogative sentence) finally; outcome; result | |
| 戴 戴 | to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc); to respect; to bear; to support | |
| 怀疑 懷疑 | to doubt (sth); to be skeptical of; to have one's doubts; to harbor suspicions; to suspect that | |
| 距离 距離 | distance; to be apart from | |
| 权利 權利 | right (i.e. an entitlement to sth); (classical) power and wealth | |
| 优秀 優秀 | outstanding; excellent | |
| 彻底 徹底 | thorough; thoroughly; complete | |
| 角色 角色 | role; character in a novel; persona; also pr. [jiǎo sè] | |
| 提醒 提醒 | to remind; to call attention to; to warn of | |
| 顶 頂 | apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc); (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile; classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc | |
| 土地 土地 | land; soil; territory | |
| 数据 數據 | data | |
| 网络 網絡 | Internet | |
| 梦想 夢想 | (fig.) to dream of; dream | |
| 落 落 | to leave out; to be missing; to leave behind or forget to bring; to lag or fall behind | |
| 否则 否則 | otherwise; if not; or (else) | |
| 身份 身份 | identity; aspect of one's identity (i.e. sth that one is – mayor, father, permanent resident etc); role; capacity (as in "in his capacity as a ..." 以…份); status (social, legal etc); position; rank | |
| 醒 醒 | to wake up; to be awake; to become aware; to sober up; to come to | |
| 竟然 竟然 | unexpectedly; to one's surprise; in spite of everything; in that crazy way; actually; to go as far as to | |
| 政治 政治 | politics; political | |
| 冲 沖 | (of water) to dash against; to mix with water; to infuse; to rinse; to flush; to develop (a film); to rise in the air; to clash; to collide with | |
| 期待 期待 | to look forward to; to await; expectation | |
| 空间 空間 | space; room; (fig.) scope; leeway; (astronomy) outer space; (physics, math.) space |