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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| 这下 這下 | this time | |
| 还给 還給 | to return sth to sb | |
| 爸妈 爸媽 | dad and mom | |
| 不可以 不可以 | may not | |
| 大吃 大吃 | to gorge oneself; to pig out | |
| 说起 說起 | to mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for | |
| 什么好说 什麼好說 | sth pertinent to say | |
| 儿 兒 | son, child; KangXi radical 10 | |
| 不到 不到 | not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than | |
| 坏了 壞了 | shoot!; gosh!; oh, no!; (suffix) to the utmost | |
| 小女 小女 | my daughter (humble) | |
| 我去 我去 | (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! | |
| 老二 老二 | second-eldest child in a family; (euphemism) penis | |
| 不了 不了 | no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) | |
| 小事 小事 | trifle; trivial matter | |
| 不好 不好 | no good | |
| 做出 做出 | to put out; to issue | |
| 变得 變得 | to become | |
| 拿起 拿起 | to pick up | |
| 下雨 下雨 | to rain | |
| 开玩笑 開玩笑 | to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke | |
| 男朋友 男朋友 | boyfriend | |
| 这边 這邊 | this side; here | |
| 干什么 幹什麼 | what are you doing?; what's he up to? | |
| 干净 乾淨 | clean; neat | |
| 那边 那邊 | over there; yonder | |
| 生气 生氣 | to get angry; to take offense; angry; vitality; liveliness | |
| 妹妹 妹妹 | younger sister; young woman | |
| 雨 雨 | rain | |
| 进来 進來 | to come in | |
| 帮忙 幫忙 | to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn | |
| 慢 慢 | slow | |
| 天气 天氣 | weather | |
| 小姐 小姐 | young lady; miss; (slang) prostitute | |
| 家人 家人 | family member; (old) servant | |
| 饭 飯 | cooked rice; meal; (loanword) fan; devotee | |
| 姐姐 姐姐 | older sister | |
| 生日 生日 | birthday | |
| 饿 餓 | to be hungry; hungry; to starve (sb) | |
| 衣服 衣服 | clothes | |
| 吃饭 吃飯 | to have a meal; to eat; to make a living | |
| 房间 房間 | room | |
| 洗 洗 | to wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs); to shuffle (cards etc); to erase (a recording) | |
| 坏 壞 | bad; spoiled; broken; to break down; (suffix) to the utmost | |
| 打电话 打電話 | to make a telephone call | |
| 回去 回去 | to return; to go back | |
| 爸 爸 | father; dad; pa; papa | |
| 早上 早上 | early morning | |
| 电 電 | lightning; electricity; electric (bound form); to get (or give) an electric shock; phone call or telegram etc; to send via telephone or telegram etc | |
| 认真 認真 | conscientious; earnest; serious; to take seriously; to take to heart |