Unfinished Melody 1969
碧海青天夜夜心
A sensitive love triangle helmed by one of Shaw era's top directors, Chin Chien. A psychiatrist taking a room at an old friend's apartment soon discovers an insane woman living in a neighboring flat. As the doctor gradually heals the woman he also falls in love with her. The problem arises the friend's daughter confesses her love to him as well. Misunderstanding and mistaken passions soon lead to broken hearts and an emotional confrontation to the love triangle.
Vocabulary
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| 躲开 躲開 | to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc); to avoid (sb) | |
| 寡 寡 | widowed; alone, friendless | |
| 半辈子 半輩子 | half of a lifetime | |
| 计程车 計程車 | (Tw) taxi; cab | |
| 少妇 少婦 | young married woman | |
| 焚 焚 | burn | |
| 毙 斃 | kill; die violent death | |
| 妇 婦 | married women; woman; wife | |
| 纷 紛 | in disorder, scattered, tangled | |
| 逝 逝 | pass away; die | |
| 桃花 桃花 | peach blossom; (fig.) love affair | |
| 领带 領帶 | necktie | |
| 煤气 煤氣 | coal gas; gas (fuel) | |
| 郊区 郊區 | suburban district; outskirts; suburbs | |
| 预备 預備 | to prepare; to make ready; preparation; preparatory | |
| 此后 此後 | after this; afterwards; hereafter | |
| 设想 設想 | to imagine; to assume; to envisage; tentative plan; to have consideration for | |
| 不顾 不顧 | in spite of; regardless of | |
| 再也 再也 | (not) any more | |
| 示范 示範 | to demonstrate; to show how to do sth; demonstration; a model example | |
| 看待 看待 | to look upon; to regard | |
| 古老 古老 | ancient; old; age-old | |
| 客气 客氣 | polite; courteous; formal; modest | |
| 总算 總算 | at long last; finally; on the whole | |
| 自愿 自願 | voluntary | |
| 打扰 打擾 | to disturb; to bother; to trouble | |
| 强迫 強迫 | to compel; to force | |
| 一向 一向 | always (previously); a period of time in the recent past | |
| 完了 完了 | to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no | |
| 忍不住 忍不住 | cannot help; unable to bear | |
| 过度 過度 | excessive; over-; excess; going too far; extravagant; intemperate; overdue | |
| 不许 不許 | not to allow; must not; can't | |
| 劝 勸 | to advise; to urge; to try to persuade; to exhort; to console; to soothe | |
| 得了 得了 | all right!; that's enough! | |
| 严肃 嚴肅 | solemn; grave; serious; earnest; severe | |
| 今日 今日 | today | |
| 旁 旁 | one side; other; different; lateral component of a Chinese character (such as 刂, 亻 etc) | |
| 不幸 不幸 | misfortune; adversity; unfortunate; sad; unfortunately | |
| 害 害 | to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity | |
| 弹 彈 | crossball; bullet; shot; shell; ball | |
| 一辈子 一輩子 | (for) a lifetime | |
| 仔细 仔細 | careful; attentive; cautious; to be careful; to look out | |
| 暂时 暫時 | temporary; provisional; for the time being | |
| 猜 猜 | to guess | |
| 撞 撞 | to knock against; to bump into; to run into; to meet by accident | |
| 逃 逃 | to escape; to run away; to flee | |
| 滚 滾 | to boil; to roll; to take a hike; Get lost! | |
| 可怜 可憐 | pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on | |
| 骗 騙 | to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over | |
| 厉害 厲害 | (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough; (of an animal) fierce; (of a resemblance) striking; (of liquor or chili pepper) strong; (of bacteria) virulent |