The Sleep Curse 2017
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In 1990, Neurologist Lam Sik Ka and his former flame suffer from the generational sleep curse that rooted in their both families war engagement during World War Two. Lam tries to save her flame from the grudge.
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Vocabulary
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| 齐名 齊名 | equally famous | |
| 研究中心 研究中心 | research center | |
| 世世代代 世世代代 | for many generations | |
| 来世 來世 | afterlife; next life | |
| 迷惘 迷惘 | perplexed; at a loss | |
| 好心人 好心人 | kindhearted person; good Samaritan | |
| 下一代 下一代 | the next generation | |
| 认得 認得 | to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know | |
| 短期 短期 | short term; short-term | |
| 志愿者 志願者 | volunteer | |
| 日常 日常 | day-to-day; daily; everyday | |
| 行李 行李 | luggage | |
| 有利 有利 | advantageous; favorable | |
| 整天 整天 | all day long; whole day | |
| 年纪 年紀 | age | |
| 文明 文明 | civilized; civilization; culture | |
| 上来 上來 | to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success) | |
| 看起来 看起來 | seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appear to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be | |
| 实验室 實驗室 | laboratory | |
| 始终 始終 | from beginning to end; all along | |
| 长期 長期 | long term; long time; long range (of a forecast) | |
| 当初 當初 | at that time; originally | |
| 补 補 | to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement | |
| 福 福 | good fortune; happiness; luck | |
| 完整 完整 | complete; intact | |
| 齐 齊 | neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; all together; to even sth out | |
| 吵 吵 | to quarrel; to make a noise; noisy; to disturb by making a noise | |
| 整理 整理 | to arrange; to tidy up; to sort out; to straighten out; to list systematically; to collate (data, files); to pack (luggage) | |
| 看上去 看上去 | it would appear; it seems (that) | |
| 工厂 工廠 | factory | |
| 批准 批准 | to approve; to ratify | |
| 判断 判斷 | to judge; to determine; judgment | |
| 念 唸 | to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to give (sb) a tongue-lashing; to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿) | |
| 连续 連續 | continuous; in a row; serial; consecutive | |
| 资格 資格 | qualifications; seniority | |
| 命运 命運 | fate; destiny | |
| 搬 搬 | to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately | |
| 争取 爭取 | to fight for; to strive for; to win over | |
| 试验 試驗 | experiment; test; to experiment; experimental | |
| 功能 功能 | function; capability | |
| 生意 生意 | life force; vitality | |
| 化 化 | to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化学 | |
| 香 香 | fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick | |
| 浪费 浪費 | to waste; to squander | |
| 对象 對象 | target; object; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend | |
| 通常 通常 | regular; usual; normal; usually; normally | |
| 实验 實驗 | experiment; test; experimental; to experiment | |
| 资金 資金 | funds; capital | |
| 幸运 幸運 | fortunate; lucky; fortune; luck | |
| 简直 簡直 | simply; really |