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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| 从来 從來 | always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence) | |
| 救 捄 | to save; to assist; to rescue | |
| 正式 正式 | formal; official | |
| 适合 適合 | to fit; to suit | |
| 危险 危險 | danger; dangerous | |
| 祝 祝 | to pray for; to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc); person who invokes the spirits during sacrificial ceremonies | |
| 更加 更加 | more (than sth else); even more | |
| 建立 建立 | to establish; to set up; to found | |
| 火 火 | fire; urgent; ammunition; fiery or flaming; internal heat (Chinese medicine); hot (popular); classifier for military units (old); Kangxi radical 86 | |
| 环境 環境 | environment; circumstances; surroundings; ambient | |
| 群 羣 | group; crowd; flock, herd, pack etc | |
| 照 炤 | according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; to look at (one's reflection); to take (a photo); photo; as requested; as before | |
| 对方 對方 | the other person; the other side; the other party | |
| 状态 狀態 | condition; state; state of affairs | |
| 产生 產生 | to arise; to come into being; to come about; to give rise to; to bring into being; to bring about; to produce; to engender; to generate | |
| 难道 難道 | don't tell me ...; could it be that...? | |
| 困难 困難 | difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation | |
| 警察 警察 | police; police officer | |
| 表演 表演 | play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate | |
| 关注 關注 | to pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media); concern; interest; attention | |
| 反应 反應 | to react; to respond; reaction; response; reply; chemical reaction | |
| 以来 以來 | since (a previous event) | |
| 久 久 | (long) time; (long) duration of time | |
| 跳 跳 | to jump; to hop; to skip over; to bounce; to palpitate | |
| 本来 本來 | original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course | |
| 紧张 緊張 | nervous; keyed up; intense; tense; strained; in short supply; scarce | |
| 仍 仍 | still; yet; to remain; (literary) frequently; often | |
| 经历 經歷 | experience; to experience; to go through | |
| 人类 人類 | humanity; human race; mankind | |
| 属于 屬於 | to be classified as; to belong to; to be part of | |
| 显示 顯示 | to show; to illustrate; to display; to demonstrate | |
| 仍然 仍然 | still; as before; yet | |
| 各 各 | each; every | |
| 深 㴱 | deep (lit. and fig.) | |
| 过程 過程 | course of events; process | |
| 由于 由於 | due to; as a result of; thanks to; owing to; since; because | |
| 压力 壓力 | pressure | |
| 面对 面對 | to face; to confront | |
| 事件 事件 | event; happening; incident | |
| 步 步 | a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process; situation | |
| 人民 人民 | the people | |
| 报 報 | to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; recompense; revenge | |
| 赢 贏 | to beat; to win; to profit | |
| 失去 失去 | to lose | |
| 责任 責任 | responsibility; blame; duty | |
| 自然 自然 | nature; natural; naturally | |
| 人生 人生 | life (one's time on earth) | |
| 支 支 | to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money; classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions | |
| 某 某 | some; a certain; sb or sth indefinite; such-and-such | |
| 敢 敢 | to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture |