Spring in a Small Town 1948
小城之春
A married couple living in a desolate small town in post-WWII China are paid a surprise visit by an old friend of the husband's.
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Vocabulary
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| 玫瑰花 玫瑰花 | rose | |
| 我去 我去 | (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! | |
| 家的 家的 | (old) wife | |
| 昨晚 昨晚 | yesterday evening; last night | |
| 几年 幾年 | a few years; several years; how many years? | |
| 几天 幾天 | several days | |
| 兰花 蘭花 | cymbidium; orchid | |
| 有了 有了 | I've got a solution!; to have a bun in the oven | |
| 并不 並不 | not at all; by no means | |
| 一二 一二 | one or two; a few; a little; just a bit | |
| 不着 不著 | no need; need not | |
| 怎么了 怎麼了 | What's up?; What's going on?; What happened? | |
| 后门 後門 | back door; back gate; (fig.) back-door influence; under-the-table dealings; anus; (computing) backdoor | |
| 在后 在後 | behind | |
| 不到 不到 | not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than | |
| 对不住 對不住 | to let sb down; to be unfair; I'm sorry; pardon me (formal) | |
| 你好 你好 | hello; hi | |
| 第一次 第一次 | the first time; first; number one | |
| 那天 那天 | that day; the other day | |
| 十二 十二 | twelve; 12 | |
| 天天 天天 | every day | |
| 是的 是的 | yes, that's right; variant of | |
| 在外 在外 | outer; excluded | |
| 一种 一種 | one kind of; one type of | |
| 不正常 不正常 | abnormal | |
| 好玩 好玩 | amusing; fun; interesting | |
| 我这儿 我這兒 | where I am; my place | |
| 用饭 用飯 | to eat; to have a meal | |
| 大半 大半 | more than half; greater part; most; probably; most likely | |
| 人儿 人兒 | figurine | |
| 找不着 找不著 | to be unable to find | |
| 拿下 拿下 | to arrest; to capture; to seize; to win (a set, a game etc) | |
| 不住 不住 | (verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc); repeatedly; continuously; constantly | |
| 拿起 拿起 | to pick up | |
| 再不 再不 | or else; alternatively | |
| 东南西北 東南西北 | east, south, west and north; all directions | |
| 这下子 這下子 | this time | |
| 一下 一下 | (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly | |
| 客 客 | guest, traveller; customer | |
| 喝茶 喝茶 | to drink tea; to get engaged; to have a serious conversation; (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly") | |
| 什么的 什麼的 | and so on; and so forth; and what not | |
| 没电 沒電 | discharged; flat; dead (of batteries) | |
| 看一看 看一看 | to have a look | |
| 第二天 第二天 | next day; the morrow | |
| 太好了 太好了 | very good | |
| 有一点 有一點 | a little; somewhat | |
| 说好 說好 | to come to an agreement; to complete negotiations | |
| 跟从 跟從 | to follow; (of a woman) to get married; (old) attendant | |
| 也就是 也就是 | in other words; i.e. | |
| 好朋友 好朋友 | good friend; (slang) a visit from Aunt Flo (menstrual period) |