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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| 背后 背後 | behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back | |
| 配合 配合 | matching; fitting in with; compatible with; to correspond; to fit; to conform to; rapport; to coordinate with; to act in concert with; to cooperate; to become man and wife; to combine parts of machine | |
| 快速 快速 | fast; high-speed; rapid | |
| 女子 女子 | woman; female | |
| 命运 命運 | fate; destiny | |
| 争取 爭取 | to fight for; to strive for; to win over | |
| 录 彔 | to carve wood | |
| 铁 鐵 | iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang) | |
| 游 遊 | to walk; to tour; to roam; to travel | |
| 成长 成長 | to mature; to grow; growth | |
| 上去 上去 | to go up | |
| 桥 橋 | bridge | |
| 赶 趕 | to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by (a certain time) | |
| 烟 煙 | cigarette or pipe tobacco; smoke; mist; vapour; tobacco plant; (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke | |
| 互相 互相 | each other; mutually; mutual | |
| 优势 優勢 | superiority; dominance; advantage | |
| 紧急 緊急 | urgent; emergency | |
| 化 化 | to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化学 | |
| 防 防 | to protect; to defend; to guard against; to prevent | |
| 信任 信任 | to trust; to have confidence in | |
| 香 香 | fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick | |
| 合理 合理 | rational; reasonable; sensible; fair | |
| 浪费 浪費 | to waste; to squander | |
| 立刻 立刻 | forthwith; immediate; prompt; promptly; straightway; thereupon; at once | |
| 员 員 | person; employee; member | |
| 困 困 | to trap; to surround; hard-pressed; stranded; destitute | |
| 升 升 | to ascend; to rise to the rank of; to promote; to hoist; liter; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗 | |
| 资金 資金 | funds; capital | |
| 公开 公開 | open; overt; public; to make public; to release | |
| 付 付 | to pay; to hand over to; classifier for pairs or sets of things | |
| 制作 製作 | to make; to manufacture | |
| 证据 證據 | evidence; proof; testimony | |
| 退 退 | to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline | |
| 前面 前面 | ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qián mian] | |
| 和平 和平 | Heping District of Shenyang city 沈阳市, Liaoning; Heping or Hoping Township in Taichung County 台中县, Taiwan | |
| 持续 持續 | to continue; to persist; to last; sustainable; preservation | |
| 表明 表明 | to make clear; to make known; to state clearly; to indicate; known | |
| 接近 接近 | to approach; to get close to | |
| 钟 鐘 | clock; o'clock; time as measured in hours and minutes; bell | |
| 时刻 時刻 | time; juncture; moment; period of time; constantly; always | |
| 建 建 | to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct | |
| 确保 確保 | to ensure; to guarantee | |
| 压 壓 | to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure | |
| 慢慢 慢慢 | slowly | |
| 胜 勝 | victory; success; to beat; to defeat; to surpass; victorious; superior to; to get the better of; better than; surpassing; superb (of vista); beautiful (scenery); wonderful (view); (Taiwan pr. [shēng]) able to bear; equal to (a task) | |
| 表达 表達 | to express; to convey | |
| 复杂 複雜 | complicated; complex | |
| 具体 具體 | concrete; definite; specific | |
| 停止 停止 | to stop; to halt; to cease | |
| 文化 文化 | culture; civilization; cultural |