The Calm Beyond 2020
平静之外
A young woman lives, hidden in plain sight in a ruined Hong Kong building after a tsunami destroyed the city - a castaway on a concrete island. Her concealed existence is changed forever when a small child literally floats into her life.
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Vocabulary
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| 胆小鬼 膽小鬼 | coward | Xiehouyu |
| 不理 不理 | to refuse to acknowledge; to pay no attention to; to take no notice of; to ignore | Xiehouyu |
| 完蛋 完蛋 | (coll.) to be done for | Xiehouyu |
| 娘 娘 | mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate | Colloquialism |
| 家伙 傢伙 | household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon | Colloquialism |
| 未知数 未知數 | unknown quantity | |
| 跟上 跟上 | to catch up with; to keep pace with | |
| 炉子 爐子 | stove; oven; furnace | |
| 海啸 海嘯 | tsunami | |
| 藏身 藏身 | to hide; to go into hiding; to take refuge | |
| 鼻涕 鼻涕 | nasal mucus; snivel; snot | |
| 牢固 牢固 | firm; secure | |
| 插手 插手 | to get involved in; to meddle; interference | |
| 梳 梳 | a comb; to comb | |
| 好说 好說 | easy to deal with; not a problem; (polite answer) you flatter me | |
| 合影 合影 | to take a joint photo; group photo | |
| 不容 不容 | must not; cannot; to not allow; cannot tolerate | |
| 首饰 首飾 | jewelry; head ornament | |
| 迷路 迷路 | to lose the way; lost; labyrinth; labyrinthus vestibularis (of the inner ear) | |
| 住处 住處 | residence; dwelling | |
| 奴隶 奴隸 | slave | |
| 保管 保管 | to hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care; to guarantee; certainly; surely; custodian; curator | |
| 动静 動靜 | (detectable) movement; (sign of) activity; movement and stillness | |
| 别说 別說 | to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone | |
| 尽头 盡頭 | end; extremity; limit | |
| 项链 項鏈 | necklace | |
| 新生 新生 | new; newborn; emerging; nascent; rebirth; regeneration; new life; new student | |
| 隐瞒 隱瞞 | to conceal; to hide (a taboo subject); to cover up the truth | |
| 处置 處置 | to handle; to take care of; to punish | |
| 愚蠢 愚蠢 | silly; stupid | |
| 走廊 走廊 | corridor; aisle; hallway; passageway; veranda | |
| 摧毁 摧毀 | to destroy; to wreck | |
| 拜托 拜託 | to request sb to do sth; please! | |
| 讲述 講述 | to talk about; to narrate; to give an account | |
| 擅长 擅長 | to be good at; to be expert in | |
| 罐 罐 | can; jar; pot | |
| 激励 激勵 | to encourage; to urge; motivation; incentive | |
| 割 割 | to cut; to cut apart | |
| 有意 有意 | to intend; intentionally; interested in | |
| 美味 美味 | delicious; delicious food; delicacy | |
| 亦 亦 | also | |
| 要不 要不 | otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) | |
| 乖 乖 | (of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever; shrewd; alert; perverse; contrary to reason; irregular; abnormal | |
| 善 善 | good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed; good at sth; to improve or perfect | |
| 监狱 監獄 | prison | |
| 即便 即便 | even if; even though; right away; immediately | |
| 老大 老大 | old age; very; eldest child in a family; leader of a group; boss; captain of a boat; leader of a criminal gang | |
| 嘿 嘿 | hey | |
| 格 格 | square; frame; rule; (legal) case; style; character; standard; pattern; (grammar) case; (classical) to obstruct; to hinder; (classical) to arrive; to come; (classical) to investigate; to study exhaustively | |
| 不知 不知 | not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) |