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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| 扮 扮 | to disguise oneself as; to dress up; to play (a role); to put on (an expression) | |
| 折腾 折騰 | to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again; to torment sb; to play crazy; to squander (time, money) | |
| 开场 開場 | to begin; to open; to start; beginning of an event | |
| 摊 攤 | to spread out; vendor's stand | |
| 憋 憋 | to choke; to stifle; to restrain; to hold back; to hold in (urine); to hold (one's breath) | |
| 未经 未經 | not having undergone; without (having gone though a certain process) | |
| 海滩 海灘 | beach | |
| 辣椒 辣椒 | hot pepper; chili | |
| 废话 廢話 | nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic) | |
| 丫头 丫頭 | girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) | |
| 积 積 | to amass; to accumulate; to store; measured quantity (such as area of volume); product (the result of multiplication); to integrate (math.); to solve (or integrate) an ordinary differential equation (math.); old; long-standing | |
| 乐意 樂意 | to be willing to do sth; to be ready to do sth; to be happy to do sth; content; satisfied | |
| 被捕 被捕 | to be arrested; under arrest | |
| 坦克 坦克 | tank (military vehicle) (loanword) | |
| 勾 勾 | used in 勾当 | |
| 口气 口氣 | tone of voice; the way one speaks; manner of expression; tone | |
| 神圣 神聖 | divine; hallow; holy; sacred | |
| 审 審 | to examine; to investigate; carefully; to try (in court) | |
| 空白 空白 | blank space | |
| 安心 安心 | at ease; to feel relieved; to set one's mind at rest; to keep one's mind on sth | |
| 席 席 | woven mat; seat; banquet; place in a democratic assembly; classifier for banquets, conversations etc | |
| 地道 地道 | tunnel; causeway | |
| 隐瞒 隱瞞 | to conceal; to hide (a taboo subject); to cover up the truth | |
| 军官 軍官 | officer (military) | |
| 处置 處置 | to handle; to take care of; to punish | |
| 撕 撕 | to tear | |
| 凑 湊 | to gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance; to move close to; to exploit an opportunity | |
| 奔 奔 | to hurry; to rush; to run quickly; to elope | |
| 钢 鋼 | steel | |
| 部署 部署 | to dispose; to deploy; deployment | |
| 沾 沾 | to moisten; to be infected by; to receive benefit or advantage through a contact; to touch | |
| 滋味 滋味 | taste; flavor; feeling | |
| 灌 灌 | to irrigate; to pour; to install (software); to record (music) | |
| 消 消 | to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time); (after 不 or 只 or 何 etc) to need; to require; to take | |
| 虾 蝦 | used in 虾蟆 | |
| 短暂 短暫 | of short duration; brief; momentary | |
| 废 廢 | to abolish; to abandon; to abrogate; to discard; to depose; to oust; crippled; abandoned; waste | |
| 呵 呵 | expel breath; my goodness | |
| 绑 綁 | to tie; bind or fasten together; to kidnap | |
| 提议 提議 | proposal; suggestion; to propose; to suggest | |
| 挣扎 掙扎 | to struggle | |
| 哎呀 哎呀 | interjection of wonder, shock or admiration | |
| 癌症 癌症 | cancer | |
| 割 割 | to cut; to cut apart | |
| 烫 燙 | to scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking); to heat (sth) up in hot water; to perm; to iron; scalding hot | |
| 有意 有意 | to intend; intentionally; interested in | |
| 敬 敬 | (bound form) respectful; to respect; to offer politely | |
| 催 催 | to urge; to press; to prompt; to rush sb; to hasten sth; to expedite | |
| 驾 駕 | to harness; to draw (a cart etc); to drive; to pilot; to sail; to ride; your good self; prefixed word denoting respect (polite 敬辞) | |
| 都会 都會 | city; metropolis |