Too Late for Love 1967
烽火万里情
Su Fen, a young and frail girl, looked forward to her wedding with her fiancé, Li Kuo-liang. The happy couple's bliss was cut short when war broke out. Kuo-liang was summoned to fight at the front lines. In his absence, Su Fen discovered she had tuberculosis.
Vocabulary
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| 静养 靜養 | to convalesce; to recuperate; to fully relax | |
| 总要 總要 | nevertheless | |
| 婚 婚 | get married; marriage, wedding | |
| 不愿 不願 | unwilling | |
| 一声 一聲 | first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone) | |
| 毛线衣 毛線衣 | sweater; woolen knitwear; wool | |
| 出力 出力 | to exert oneself | |
| 合不来 合不來 | (of people) to be incompatible; to not get along; to be unable to see eye to eye | |
| 抗战 抗戰 | war of resistance, especially the war against Japan (1937-1945) | |
| 从简 從簡 | to adopt a simplified approach; to keep things simple | |
| 老地方 老地方 | same place as before; usual place; stomping ground | |
| 弄乱 弄亂 | to mess up; to put into disorder; to meddle with; to confuse | |
| 朝朝暮暮 朝朝暮暮 | from dawn to dusk; all the time | |
| 一转眼 一轉眼 | in the blink of an eye | |
| 回音 迴音 | echo; reply; turn (ornament in music) | |
| 总得 總得 | must; have to; be bound to | |
| 放在心上 放在心上 | to care about; to take seriously; to take to heart | |
| 钟点 鐘點 | hour; specified time | |
| 有空 有空 | to have time (to do sth) | |
| 久留 久留 | to stay for a long time | |
| 会死 會死 | mortal | |
| 换防 換防 | to relieve a garrison; to change guard complement | |
| 病死 病死 | to fall ill and die; to die of illness | |
| 要死 要死 | extremely; awfully | |
| 婚事 婚事 | wedding; marriage | |
| 相爱 相愛 | to love each other | |
| 活下去 活下去 | to survive; to keep on living | |
| 退还 退還 | to return (sth borrowed etc); to send back; to refund; to rebate | |
| 容 容 | looks, appearance; figure, form | |
| 芳心 芳心 | the affection, or heart, of a young woman | |
| 各人 各人 | each one; everyone | |
| 几时 幾時 | at what time?; when? | |
| 故乡 故鄉 | home; homeland; native place | |
| 报到 報到 | to report for duty; to check in; to register | |
| 整齐 整齊 | orderly; neat; even; tidy | |
| 打听 打聽 | to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around | |
| 老太太 老太太 | elderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother | |
| 将近 將近 | almost; nearly; close to | |
| 主张 主張 | to advocate; to stand for; view; position; stand; proposition; viewpoint; assertion | |
| 前后 前後 | around; from beginning to end; all around; front and rear | |
| 中华民族 中華民族 | the Chinese nation; the Chinese people (collective reference to all the ethnic groups in China) | |
| 秋 秋 | autumn; fall; harvest time | |
| 从前 從前 | previously; formerly; once upon a time | |
| 不安 不安 | unpeaceful; unstable; uneasy; disturbed; restless; worried | |
| 通信 通信 | to correspond (by letter etc); to communicate; communication | |
| 屋子 屋子 | house; room | |
| 家具 家具 | furniture | |
| 决心 決心 | determination; resolution; determined; firm and resolute; to make up one's mind | |
| 春 旾 | spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life | |
| 乐观 樂觀 | optimistic; hopeful |