The Dream Factory 1997
甲方乙方
Four friends come up with an unusual idea to make some money and have fun doing it. For a small fee, they will impersonate and act out any character role for their customers. In the course of executing this novel service, they encounter a whole spectrum of people in society, finding ways to genuinely help them boost their morale and overcome their fears, while gaining unusual and new insights into the human condition.
Cast
Vocabulary
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| 枪毙 槍斃 | to execute by firing squad; to shoot dead; fig. to discard; to get rid of | |
| 团圆 團圓 | to have a reunion | |
| 违约 違約 | to break a promise; to violate an agreement; to default (on a loan or contract) | |
| 惊动 驚動 | to alarm; to startle; to disturb | |
| 连夜 連夜 | that very night; through the night; for several nights in a row | |
| 批发 批發 | wholesale; bulk trade; distribution | |
| 曰 曰 | to speak; to say | |
| 周密 周密 | careful; thorough; meticulous; dense; impenetrable | |
| 滞留 滯留 | (of a person) to remain in (a place) (due to circumstances that prevent one leaving); to be stranded; (of sth that would typically dissipate, e.g. floodwater, pollutants) to remain; to linger | |
| 口子 口子 | hole; opening; cut; gap; gash; my husband or wife; classifier for people (used for indicating the number of people in a family etc); precedent | |
| 新房 新房 | brand new house; bridal chamber | |
| 瞅 瞅 | (dialect) to look at | |
| 换成 換成 | to exchange (sth) for (sth else); to replace with; to convert into | |
| 敬礼 敬禮 | to salute; salute | |
| 蘸 蘸 | to dip in (ink, sauce etc) | |
| 惨重 慘重 | disastrous | |
| 落下 落下 | to fall; to drop; to land (of projectile) | |
| 小看 小看 | to look down on; to underestimate | |
| 输液 輸液 | intravenous infusion; to get put on an IV | |
| 牧场 牧場 | pasture; grazing land; ranch | |
| 焦急 焦急 | anxiety; anxious | |
| 惦记 惦記 | to think of; to keep thinking about; to be concerned about | |
| 迎合 迎合 | to cater to; to pander to | |
| 搁 擱 | to place; to put aside; to shelve | |
| 媳妇 媳婦 | daughter-in-law; wife (of a younger man); young married woman; young woman | |
| 趣味 趣味 | fun; interest; delight; taste; liking; preference | |
| 晋升 晉升 | to promote to a higher position | |
| 捎 捎 | to bring sth to sb; to deliver | |
| 蜜月 蜜月 | honeymoon | |
| 体谅 體諒 | to empathize; to allow (for sth); to show understanding; to appreciate | |
| 蹬 蹬 | to step on; to tread on; to wear (shoes); (slang) to dump (sb); Taiwan pr. [dèng] | |
| 掏钱 掏錢 | to pay; to spend money; to fork out | |
| 伺候 伺候 | to serve; to wait upon | |
| 解雇 解僱 | to fire; to sack; to dismiss; to terminate employment | |
| 趁着 趁著 | while | |
| 过瘾 過癮 | to satisfy a craving; to get a kick out of sth; gratifying; immensely enjoyable; satisfying; fulfilling | |
| 接替 接替 | to replace; to take over (a position or post) | |
| 敬请 敬請 | please (do sth) (deferential form) | |
| 合伙 合伙 | to act jointly; to form a partnership | |
| 拎 拎 | to lift up; to carry in one's hand; Taiwan pr. [līng] | |
| 不算 不算 | to not calculate; to not count; to not be considered (as); to have no weight | |
| 歌剧 歌劇 | Western opera | |
| 委屈 委屈 | to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance | |
| 高涨 高漲 | to surge up; to rise; (of tensions etc) to run high | |
| 司令 司令 | commanding officer | |
| 衷心 衷心 | heartfelt; wholehearted; cordial | |
| 同伙 同伙 | colleague; co-conspirator; accomplice | |
| 庙 廟 | temple; ancestral shrine; temple fair; great imperial hall; imperial | |
| 了结 了結 | to settle; to finish; to conclude; to wind up | |
| 榨 搾 | to press; to extract (juice); device for extracting juice, oils etc |