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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| 面目 面目 | appearance; facial features; look | |
| 把门 把門 | to stand as a goalkeeper; to keep guard on a gate | |
| 得救 得救 | to be saved | |
| 划船 划船 | to row a boat; rowing boat; rowing (sport) | |
| 推开 推開 | to push open (a gate etc); to push away; to reject; to decline | |
| 动人 動人 | touching; moving | |
| 认出 認出 | recognition; to recognize | |
| 歌声 歌聲 | singing voice; fig. original voice of a poet | |
| 大夫 大夫 | senior official (in imperial China) | |
| 干吗 幹嗎 | see 干嘛 | |
| 从前 從前 | previously; formerly; once upon a time | |
| 行李 行李 | luggage | |
| 早已 早已 | for a long time; long since; (dialect) in the past | |
| 整整 整整 | whole; full | |
| 巧 巧 | opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely | |
| 屋子 屋子 | house; room | |
| 春 旾 | spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life | |
| 整天 整天 | all day long; whole day | |
| 年纪 年紀 | age | |
| 静 靜 | still; calm; quiet; not moving | |
| 果然 果然 | really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed | |
| 当初 當初 | at that time; originally | |
| 吵 吵 | to quarrel; to make a noise; noisy; to disturb by making a noise | |
| 整理 整理 | to arrange; to tidy up; to sort out; to straighten out; to list systematically; to collate (data, files); to pack (luggage) | |
| 赶快 趕快 | quickly; at once | |
| 将来 將來 | in the future; future; the future | |
| 念 唸 | to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to give (sb) a tongue-lashing; to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿) | |
| 搬 搬 | to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately | |
| 迷 迷 | to bewilder; crazy about; fan; enthusiast; lost; confused | |
| 阳光 陽光 | sunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic; transparent (open to public scrutiny) | |
| 糖 糖 | sugar; sweets; candy | |
| 香 香 | fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick | |
| 任 任 | to assign; to appoint; to take up a post; office; responsibility; to let; to allow; to give free rein to; no matter (how, what etc); classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友) | |
| 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 | |
| 千万 千萬 | ten million; countless; many; one must by all means | |
| 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) | |
| 奇怪 奇怪 | strange; odd; to marvel; to be baffled | |
| 大概 大概 | roughly; probably; rough; approximate; about; general idea | |
| 乐 樂 | happy; cheerful; to laugh | |
| 姑娘 姑娘 | girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old) | |
| 哈哈 哈哈 | (onom.) laughing out loud | |
| 反对 反對 | to oppose; to be against; to object to | |
| 变化 變化 | (intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation | |
| 美丽 美麗 | beautiful | |
| 不断 不斷 | unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant | |
| 救 捄 | to save; to assist; to rescue | |
| 管理 管理 | to supervise; to manage; to administer; management; administration | |
| 危险 危險 | danger; dangerous | |
| 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 |