The Shepherd Girl

The Shepherd Girl 1964

山歌恋 shān gē liàn

Julie Yeh Feng stars as Hsiu Hsiu, a beautiful singing shepherdess who falls head over heels in love with a handsome boatman named Liu Ta Lung. Unfortunately, she can't afford to marry her new beau because her father has racked up numerous debts due to his uncontrollable gambling addiction. And to make matters even more complicated, there's a rival suitor who promises to pay off all of her no-good father's debts on the condition that he is given Hsiu Hsiu's hand in marriage. She initially declines his offer, but starts to get jealous when she sees Ta Lung getting a little too close for comfort with another woman. In retaliation, she starts flirting with her possible benefactor/husband-to-be. But what Hsiu Hsiu doesn't know is that her jealousy isn't based on any actual unfaithfulness, but on an unfortunate misunderstanding!

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Vocabulary

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知己 知己 zhī jǐ to know oneself; to be intimate or close; intimate friend HSK 7
往日 往日 wǎng rì former days; the past HSK 7
摇摆 搖擺 yáo bǎi to sway; to wobble; to waver HSK 7
绣 繡 xiù to embroider; embroidery HSK 7
高山 高山 gāo shān high mountain; alpine mountain HSK 7
黄昏 黃昏 huáng hūn dusk; evening; nightfall HSK 7
四季 四季 sì jì four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬 HSK 7
养活 養活 yǎng huo to provide for; to keep (animals, a family etc); to raise animals; to feed and clothe; support; the necessities of life; to give birth HSK 7
走近 走近 zǒu jìn to approach; to draw near to HSK 7
当着 當著 dāng zhe in front of; in the presence of HSK 7
君子 君子 jūn zǐ nobleman; person of noble character HSK 7
出头 出頭 chū tóu to get out of a predicament; to stick out; to take the initiative; remaining odd fraction after a division; a little more than HSK 7
不知不觉 不知不覺 bù zhī bù jué unconsciously; unwittingly HSK 7
去向 去向 qù xiàng direction in which sb or sth has gone; whereabouts HSK 7
幸亏 幸虧 xìng kuī fortunately; luckily HSK 7
初次 初次 chū cì for the first time; first (meeting, attempt etc) HSK 7
庙 廟 miào temple; ancestral shrine; temple fair; great imperial hall; imperial HSK 7
胡说 胡說 hú shuō to talk nonsense; drivel HSK 7
攀 攀 pān to climb (by pulling oneself up); to implicate; to claim connections of higher status HSK 7
渡过 渡過 dù guò to cross over; to pass through HSK 7
好说 好說 hǎo shuō easy to deal with; not a problem; (polite answer) you flatter me HSK 7
逢 逢 féng to meet by chance; to come across; (of a calendar event) to come along; (of an event) to fall on (a particular day); to fawn upon HSK 7
当心 當心 dāng xīn to take care; to look out HSK 7
情愿 情願 qíng yuàn willingness; would rather (agree to X than Y) HSK 7
不容 不容 bù róng must not; cannot; to not allow; cannot tolerate HSK 7
终生 終生 zhōng shēng throughout one's life; lifetime; lifelong HSK 7
匆匆 匆匆 cōng cōng hurriedly HSK 7
苍蝇 蒼蠅 cāng ying housefly HSK 7
帆 㠶 fān sail; Taiwan pr. [fán], except 布 canvas HSK 7
得罪 得罪 dé zuì to commit an offense; to violate the law; excuse me! (formal); see also 罪 HSK 7
好比 好比 hǎo bǐ to be just like; can be compared to HSK 7
风云 風雲 fēng yún weather; unstable situation HSK 7
可不是 可不是 kě bu shì that's just the way it is; exactly! HSK 7
栽 栽 zāi to plant; to grow; to insert; to erect (e.g. a bus stop sign); to impose sth on sb; to stumble; to fall down HSK 7
俊 㑺 jùn smart; eminent; handsome; talented HSK 7
谣言 謠言 yáo yán rumor HSK 7
良 良 liáng good; very; very much HSK 7
塌 塌 tā to collapse; to droop; to settle down HSK 7
迎 迎 yíng to welcome; to meet; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face HSK 7
掀起 掀起 xiān qǐ to lift; to raise (a lid etc); (of a storm) to surge; to stir up (waves etc); (fig.) to trigger; set off (a wave of popularity, a controversy etc) HSK 7
要命 要命 yào mìng to cause sb's death; extremely; terribly; (used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance HSK 7
偏偏 偏偏 piān piān (indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened; (indicates that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason; (indicates that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people HSK 7
打招呼 打招呼 dǎ zhāo hu to greet sb by word or action; to give prior notice HSK 7
拳头 拳頭 quán tou fist; clenched fist; competitive (product) HSK 7
垂 垂 chuí to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach HSK 7
骗人 騙人 piàn rén to cheat sb; a scam HSK 7
漆 漆 qī paint; lacquer; to paint (furniture, walls etc) HSK 7
可恶 可惡 kě wù repulsive; vile; hateful; abominable HSK 7
往事 往事 wǎng shì past events; former happenings HSK 7
别说 別說 bié shuō to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone HSK 7