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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| 蟑螂 蟑螂 | cockroach | |
| 血债 血債 | debt of blood (after killing sb) | |
| 自毁 自毀 | to destroy one's (reputation etc); (of a device etc) to self-destruct | |
| 创举 創舉 | pioneering work | |
| 升旗 升旗 | to raise a flag; to hoist a flag | |
| 抗命 抗命 | against orders; to disobey; to refuse to accept orders | |
| 割席 割席 | (literary) to break off relations with a friend; to sever ties with sb | |
| 喝止 喝止 | to shout at sb to stop | |
| 质素 質素 | (high) quality | |
| 控罪 控罪 | criminal charge; accusation | |
| 滥权 濫權 | to abuse one's authority; to misuse power | |
| 自我牺牲 自我犧牲 | 自: self, private, personal; from · 我: our, us, i, me, my, we · 牺: sacrifice, give up; sacrificial · 牲: sacrificial animal; animal | |
| 监牢 監牢 | prison; jail | |
| 路障 路障 | roadblock; barricade | |
| 防暴 防暴 | to suppress a riot; riot control | |
| 冲锋 衝鋒 | to charge; to assault; assault | |
| 素未谋面 素未謀面 | (idiom) to have never met; to be complete strangers | |
| 漆弹 漆彈 | paintball (sports) | |
| 魔法师 魔法師 | magician; wizard; sorcerer | |
| 用尽 用盡 | to exhaust; to use up completely | |
| 无名氏 無名氏 | anonymous person | |
| 报章 報章 | newspapers | |
| 筹款 籌款 | fundraising | |
| 罢市 罷市 | protest strike by merchants | |
| 罢课 罷課 | student strike; to boycott classes | |
| 撼动 撼動 | to shake up; to deal a shock; (fig.) to stir (sb's heart) | |
| 酒店业 酒店業 | the catering industry; the hotel and restaurant business | |
| 旅游景点 旅遊景點 | tourist attraction; travel sight | |
| 航空业 航空業 | aviation industry | |
| 股票市场 股票市場 | stock market; stock exchange | |
| 大是大非 大是大非 | 大: big, great, vast, large, high · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that · 大: big, great, vast, large, high · 非: not, negative, non-; oppose | |
| 不负 不負 | to live up to | |
| 解决办法 解決辦法 | solution; method to settle an issue | |
| 有良心 有良心 | conscientious | |
| 耕种 耕種 | to till; to cultivate | |
| 感同身受 感同身受 | to feel as if it had happened to oneself; to sympathize; (polite expression of gratitude for a favor received by a friend etc) I take it as a personal favor | |
| 牢狱之灾 牢獄之災 | imprisonment | |
| 串通 串通 | to collude; to collaborate; to gang up | |
| 围殴 圍毆 | to gang up and beat | |
| 冲入 衝入 | to rush into; to break into | |
| 截断 截斷 | to break or cut in two; to sever; to cut off; (fig.) to cut off (a conversation, a flow etc); to interrupt; (math.) to truncate | |
| 记者招待会 記者招待會 | press conference | |
| 打斗 打鬥 | to fight | |
| 不拘 不拘 | not stick to; not confine oneself to; whatever | |
| 薪给 薪給 | salary; wage | |
| 薪金 薪金 | salary; wage | |
| 老伯 老伯 | uncle (polite form of address for older male) | |
| 救护 救護 | to rescue; to administer first aid | |
| 临盆 臨盆 | at childbirth; in labor | |
| 闸机 閘機 | turnstile |