The Shepherd Girl

The Shepherd Girl 1964

shān 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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lián connect, join; associate, ally ∼HSK 2
jīn shēng this life ∼HSK 2
dài zǒu to carry; to take away ∼HSK 2
xiàng huà unreasonable; shocking; outrageous ∼HSK 2
pèng jiàn to run into; to meet (unexpectedly); to bump into HSK 2
qǐng to give a dinner party; to entertain guests; to invite to dinner HSK 2
tou inside; interior HSK 2
sòng dào Deliver HSK 2
zǒu kāi to leave; to walk away; to beat it; to move aside HSK 2
lǎo péng you old friend; (slang) period; menstruation HSK 2
hǎi biān coast; seaside; seashore; beach HSK 2
li during the night; at night; nighttime HSK 2
diǎn tóu to nod HSK 2
tiān shàng celestial; heavenly HSK 2
yuè liang the moon HSK 2
gòng altogether HSK 2
zàng viscera; (anatomy) organ HSK 2
shāng liang to consult; to talk over; to discuss HSK 2
bàn midnight; in the middle of the night HSK 2
píng cháng ordinary; common; usually; ordinarily HSK 2
xiào hua joke; jest; to laugh at; to mock HSK 2
yīn overcast (weather); cloudy; shady; Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang); negative (electric.); feminine; moon; implicit; hidden; genitalia HSK 2
shào nián early youth; youngster; (literary) youth; young man HSK 2
dìng not necessarily; maybe HSK 2
xìng family name; surname; to be surnamed HSK 2
fēn kāi to separate; to part HSK 2
hǎo rén good person; healthy person; person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of principle HSK 2
yún (classical) to say HSK 2
chū mén to go out; to leave home; to go on a journey; away from home; (of a woman) to get married HSK 2
yǒu si interesting; meaningful; enjoyable; fun HSK 2
jiē xià lái to accept; to take; next; following HSK 2
hǎo jiǔ quite a while HSK 2
pèng dào to come across; to run into; to meet; to hit HSK 2
pèng to touch; to meet with; to bump HSK 2
píng shí ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime HSK 2
sòng gěi to send; to give as a present HSK 2
绿 green; (slang) (derived from 绿帽子) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend) HSK 2
fàng xīn to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease HSK 2
river HSK 2
xiǎng echo; sound; noise; to make a sound; to sound; to ring; loud; classifier for noises HSK 2
de huà if (coming after a conditional clause) HSK 2
zǎo jiù already at an earlier time HSK 2
dào chù everywhere HSK 2
ying to answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise HSK 2
shì suitable; fitting; appropriate HSK 2
便 便 suí biàn as one wishes; as one pleases; at random; negligent; casual; wanton HSK 2
dēng lamp; light; lantern HSK 2
tài yang sun; abbr. for 太阳穴 HSK 2
xīn zhōng central point; in one's thoughts; in one's heart HSK 2
chuī to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast; to puff; to boast; to brag; to end in failure; to fall through HSK 2