The Naval Commandos 1977
海军突击队
The "Godfather Of The Kung-Fu Film" created this rousing epic of a seemingly suicidal mission to destroy the Japanese Navy's flagship in 1937, featuring many great actors he had worked with over the years. Their courageous and desperate attempts to do just that comprise the remarkable action in this rousing epic, featuring some of the greatest actors Chang had ever made, was making, and would ever make famous. (IVL)
Vocabulary
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| 以一当十 以一當十 | lit. one matching ten (idiom); fig. to fight against overwhelming odds; vastly outnumbered yet valiant | Idiom |
| 当头一棒 當頭一棒 | lit. a club blow to the head (idiom); fig. a sharp warning; a sudden wake-up call | Idiom |
| 卖身投靠 賣身投靠 | to sell oneself into the service of a powerful patron (idiom); fig. to throw in one's lot with the powerful for gain | Idiom |
| 浴血奋战 浴血奮戰 | to fight a bloody battle; to fight desperately (idiom) | Idiom |
| 一目了然 一目了然 | obvious at a glance (idiom) | Idiom |
| 冒险 冒險 | to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure | Xiehouyu |
| 见外 見外 | to treat sb with the formal courtesy accorded to a host or a guest | |
| 看热闹 看熱鬧 | to enjoy watching a bustling scene; to go where the crowds are | |
| 豁出去 豁出去 | to throw caution to the wind; to press one's luck; to go for broke | |
| 闲话 閒話 | casual conversation; chat; gossip; to talk about (whatever comes to mind) | |
| 跟上 跟上 | to catch up with; to keep pace with | |
| 出具 出具 | to issue (document, certificate etc); to provide | |
| 拟定 擬定 | to draw up; to draft; to formulate | |
| 电讯 電訊 | telecommunications; telecom | |
| 请示 請示 | to ask for instructions | |
| 官兵 官兵 | (military) officers and soldiers; officers and men; (old) government troops | |
| 辫子 辮子 | plait; braid; pigtail; a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent; handle | |
| 瞧不起 瞧不起 | to look down upon; to hold in contempt | |
| 枪毙 槍斃 | to execute by firing squad; to shoot dead; fig. to discard; to get rid of | |
| 感触 感觸 | one's thoughts and feelings; emotional stirring; moved; touched | |
| 应酬 應酬 | to engage in social activities; to socialize; dinner party; banquet; social engagement | |
| 连夜 連夜 | that very night; through the night; for several nights in a row | |
| 碰巧 碰巧 | by chance; by coincidence; to happen to | |
| 上头 上頭 | (of alcohol) to go to one's head; (old) (of a bride-to-be) to bind one's hair into a bun; (of a prostitute) to receive a patron for the first time | |
| 好在 好在 | luckily; fortunately | |
| 吃亏 吃虧 | to suffer losses; to come to grief; to lose out; to get the worst of it; to be at a disadvantage; unfortunately | |
| 钦佩 欽佩 | to admire; to look up to; to respect sb greatly | |
| 盘旋 盤旋 | to spiral; to circle; to go around; to hover; to orbit | |
| 掀 掀 | to lift (a lid); to rock; to convulse | |
| 接见 接見 | to receive sb; to grant an interview | |
| 渔船 漁船 | fishing boat | |
| 不屑 不屑 | to disdain to do sth; to think sth not worth doing; to feel it beneath one's dignity | |
| 典范 典範 | model; example; paragon | |
| 优越 優越 | superior; superiority | |
| 别看 別看 | don't be fooled by the fact that | |
| 黄昏 黃昏 | dusk; evening; nightfall | |
| 出头 出頭 | to get out of a predicament; to stick out; to take the initiative; remaining odd fraction after a division; a little more than | |
| 抵挡 抵擋 | to resist; to hold back; to stop; to ward off; to withstand | |
| 辨认 辨認 | to recognize; to identify | |
| 牵挂 牽掛 | to worry about; to be concerned about | |
| 不肯 不肯 | Refuse | |
| 精明 精明 | astute; shrewd; smart | |
| 讨好 討好 | to get the desired outcome; to win favor by fawning on sb; to curry favor with; a fruitful outcome to reward one's labor | |
| 古董 古董 | curio; antique | |
| 止血 止血 | to staunch (bleeding); hemostatic (drug) | |
| 电报 電報 | telegram; cable; telegraph | |
| 司令 司令 | commanding officer | |
| 要紧 要緊 | important; urgent | |
| 减速 減速 | to reduce speed; to slow down; to take it easy | |
| 胡说 胡說 | to talk nonsense; drivel |