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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| 言 言 | words, speech; speak, say | |
| 头上 頭上 | overhead; above | |
| 喝酒 喝酒 | to drink (alcohol) | |
| 房 房 | surname Fang | |
| 伊 伊 | third person pronoun; he, she, this, that | |
| 成了 成了 | to be done; to be ready; that's enough!; that will do! | |
| 象 象 | elephant; ivory; figure, image | |
| 医科 醫科 | medicine (as a science); medical science | |
| 身 身 | body; trunk, hull; rad. no. 158 | |
| 一只 一隻 | 一: one; a, an; alone · 只: only, just, simply | |
| 片名 片名 | movie title | |
| 菜篮子 菜籃子 | vegetable or food basket; (fig.) food supply | |
| 正房 正房 | central building (in a traditional house); primary wife | |
| 养病 養病 | to recuperate; to convalesce; to take care of one's health after illness | |
| 房门 房門 | door of a room | |
| 别客气 別客氣 | don't mention it; no formalities, please | |
| 知道了 知道了 | OK!; Got it! | |
| 内人 內人 | my wife (humble) | |
| 荷包蛋 荷包蛋 | poached egg; egg fried on both sides | |
| 洗脸 洗臉 | to wash the face | |
| 汽笛 汽笛 | steam whistle; ship horn | |
| 不怕 不怕 | fearless; not worried (by setbacks or difficulties); even if; even though | |
| 开灯 開燈 | to turn on the light | |
| 小河 小河 | creek; stream; brook | |
| 轻轻 輕輕 | lightly; softly | |
| 变坏 變壞 | to get worse; to degenerate | |
| 嘴里 嘴裡 | mouth; in the mouth; on one's lips; speech; words | |
| 不带 不帶 | not to have; without; un- | |
| 好意思 好意思 | to have the nerve; what a cheek!; to feel no shame; to overcome the shame; (is it) proper? (rhetorical question) | |
| 带上 帶上 | to take along with one | |
| 不该 不該 | should not; to owe nothing | |
| 什么时候 什麼時候 | when?; at what time? | |
| 有希望 有希望 | hopeful; promising; prospective | |
| 药片 藥片 | a (medicine) pill or tablet | |
| 难听 難聽 | unpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar; offensive; shameful | |
| 晴天 晴天 | clear sky; sunny day | |
| 看样子 看樣子 | it seems; it looks as if | |
| 走进 走進 | to enter | |
| 草地 草地 | lawn; meadow; sod; turf | |
| 老朋友 老朋友 | old friend; (slang) period; menstruation | |
| 目的地 目的地 | destination (location) | |
| 瓶子 瓶子 | bottle | |
| 夜里 夜裡 | during the night; at night; nighttime | |
| 老是 老是 | always | |
| 这时候 這時候 | At this moment | |
| 做饭 做飯 | to prepare a meal; to cook | |
| 走过 走過 | to walk past; to pass by | |
| 月亮 月亮 | the moon | |
| 从小 從小 | from childhood; from a young age | |
| 脏 臟 | viscera; (anatomy) organ |