Taipei Exchanges

Taipei Exchanges 2010

第36个故事 dì 6 gě gùshì

Doris simply wanted to open a refined, stylish coffee shop in a bohemian Taipei neighborhood, but when she's stuck with a load of useless gifts from the opening celebration, her younger sister Josie turns the café into a burgeoning bartering business. There, even a soulful song (by Japanese singer Atari Kosuke in a cameo) is a tradable commodity. One day, a traveler brings in 35 soaps from around the world with a story for each of them, awakening Doris' imagination about the outside world that she has never seen.

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3.68 Beginner Director Hsiao Ya-chuan IMDb 6.6

Cast

Gwei Lun-Mei Gwei Lun-Mei Doris Zaizai Lin Zaizai Lin Joise Chang Han Chang Han Chun-Ching Yuli Ma Atari Kousuke Atari Kousuke Japanese customer Pa Yu Kenny Chang Yu-Wen Chang Hsu-Hu Yuan Hsu-Hu Yuan Adriene Lin Adriene Lin

Vocabulary

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昏天暗地 昏天暗地 hūn tiān àn dì lit. dark sky and gloomy earth (idiom); fig. in utter darkness; in chaos; in a stupor (e.g. dead drunk) Idiom ∼HSK 7
灵机一动 靈機一動 líng jī yī dòng a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration; to be struck by a brainwave Idiom HSK 7
日复一日 日復一日 rì fù yī rì day after day Idiom HSK 7
乱七八糟 亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled Idiom HSK 7
小气 小氣 xiǎo qì stingy; miserly; narrow-minded; petty Xiehouyu HSK 7
夸张 誇張 kuā zhāng to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole; (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous Colloquialism HSK 7
见闻 見聞 jiàn wén what one has seen and heard; knowledge; one's experience HSK 7
旱灾 旱災 hàn zāi drought HSK 7
砂糖 砂糖 shā táng granulated sugar HSK 7
伯母 伯母 bó mǔ wife of father's elder brother; aunt; (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother) HSK 7
看热闹 看熱鬧 kàn rè nao to enjoy watching a bustling scene; to go where the crowds are HSK 7
辞呈 辭呈 cí chéng (written) resignation HSK 7
转学 轉學 zhuǎn xué to change schools; to transfer to another college HSK 7
跟上 跟上 gēn shàng to catch up with; to keep pace with HSK 7
赔钱 賠錢 péi qián to lose money; to pay for damages HSK 7
务实 務實 wù shí pragmatic; dealing with concrete issues HSK 7
绝招 絕招 jué zhāo unique skill; unexpected tricky move (as a last resort); masterstroke; finishing blow HSK 7
美观 美觀 měi guān pleasing to the eye; beautiful; artistic HSK 7
空荡荡 空蕩蕩 kōng dàng dàng empty; deserted HSK 7
下山 下山 xià shān to go down a hill; (of the sun or moon) to set HSK 7
捧场 捧場 pěng chǎng to cheer on (originally esp. as paid stooge); to root for sb; to sing sb's praises; to flatter HSK 7
念书 念書 niàn shū to read; to study HSK 7
栽培 栽培 zāi péi to grow; to cultivate; to train; to educate; to patronize HSK 7
碰巧 碰巧 pèng qiǎo by chance; by coincidence; to happen to HSK 7
火锅 火鍋 huǒ guō hotpot HSK 7
交接 交接 jiāo jiē (of two things) to come into contact; to meet; to hand over to; to take over from; to associate with; to have friendly relations with; to have sexual intercourse HSK 7
漫游 漫遊 màn yóu to travel around; to roam; (mobile telephony) roaming HSK 7
换成 換成 huàn chéng to exchange (sth) for (sth else); to replace with; to convert into HSK 7
技艺 技藝 jì yì skill; art HSK 7
发呆 發呆 fā dāi to stare blankly; to be stunned; to be lost in thought HSK 7
贵重 貴重 guì zhòng precious HSK 7
趁机 趁機 chèn jī to seize an opportunity; to take advantage of situation HSK 7
拿手 拿手 ná shǒu expert in; good at HSK 7
灯泡 燈泡 dēng pào light bulb; see also 电灯泡; third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang) HSK 7
辩解 辯解 biàn jiě to explain; to justify; to defend (a point of view etc); to provide an explanation; to try to defend oneself HSK 7
面粉 麵粉 miàn fěn flour HSK 7
插手 插手 chā shǒu to get involved in; to meddle; interference HSK 7
纳入 納入 nà rù to bring into; to channel into; to integrate into; to incorporate HSK 7
油漆 油漆 yóu qī oil paints; lacquer; to paint HSK 7
凹 凹 āo depressed; sunken; indented; concave; female (connector etc) HSK 7
潜水 潛水 qián shuǐ to dive; to go under water; (in an online forum) to lurk HSK 7
细心 細心 xì xīn careful; attentive HSK 7
胡说 胡說 hú shuō to talk nonsense; drivel HSK 7
抽屉 抽屜 chōu ti drawer HSK 7
丛林 叢林 cóng lín jungle; thicket; forest; Buddhist monastery HSK 7
学业 學業 xué yè studies; schoolwork HSK 7
舅舅 舅舅 jiù jiu mother's brother; maternal uncle (informal) HSK 7
贵宾 貴賓 guì bīn honored guest; distinguished guest; VIP HSK 7
熬夜 熬夜 áo yè to stay up late or all night HSK 7
价值观 價值觀 jià zhí guān system of values HSK 7