Sunday, May 10, 2009

金婚36 - 视频 - 优酷视频 - 在线观看 - 金婚

金婚36 - 视频 - 优酷视频 - 在线观看 - 金婚

金婚 is one of the tv series that has done a lot to educate about the changes in Chinese society in the past 50 years, from the days of the great leap forward (大跃进[-躍進] Dàyuèjìn) and the ensuing famine (三年自然灾害 三年自然災害; sān nián zì rán zāi hà). Going through People's communes (人民公社; pinyin: rénmín gōngshè), the cultural revolution (无产阶级文化大革命 Wúchǎn Jiējí Wénhuà Dà Gémìng or simply 文化大革命 wénhuà dà gémìng, or even simpler, to 文革 wéngé, “Cultural Revolution”)). We see the passing of Mao, the onset Deng Xiao Ping opening up policies (改革开放[--開-] gǎigékāifàng f.e. reform and open to the outside world) to the early 2000s as China emerges as a global economic and political power on the global stage on the scientific outlook on development theory takes shape (科学发展观, Pinyin: Kēxué Fāzhǎn Guān).

Chinese movie stars 张国立 and 蒋雯丽 play husband (佟志) and wife (文丽)throughout a 50 years long marriage with lows and highs, producing 4 children(three girls and finally after much despair their own little emperor(小皇帝 xiǎohuángdì n. ①infant emperor ②spoiled child )), withstanding the pressures of a rapidly changing society as they age.

This one is epidode 36. There are 50 episodes all available online through this link.

Vocabulary - 生词

武斗[-鬥] wǔdòu* n./v. resort to violence
师范[師範] shīfàn attr. teacher-training; pedagogical ◆n. ①normal school ②〈wr.〉 a model to be followed ③master; tutor; teacher ◆v. ①imitate; emulate ②be worthy of emulation
成见[-見] ¹chéngjiàn* n. preconceived idea; prejudice | Nǐ duì wǒ yǒu shénme ∼? What bias do you have against me? M:¹diǎnr
馊(F餿) [sōu] spoiled (food), sour
馊[餿] ⁴sōu s.v. sour; spoiled | Mǐfàn ²biàn ∼ le. The cooked rice has spoiled.
消沉 ¹xiāochén s.v. dejected; depressed | Tā zuìjìn qíngxù hěn ∼. Recently he's very depressed.
惦记[-記] ¹diànjì v. remember with concern; worry about | Wǒ yīzhí ∼zhe nǐ de shēntǐ. I'm constantly concerned about your health.
过程[過-] guòchéng* n. course; process; history | Gàn shénme dōu yào yǒu yī ge ∼. The process of learning is a part of any work.
过来人[過來-] guòláirén n. sb. who has had a particular experience | Lǐ xiānsheng shì ∼ le. Mr.Li has seen it all.
沾边[-邊] zhānbiān v.o. ①touch (lightly) upon | Zhè shìr wǒ kě méi ∼. I have nothing to do with the matter. ②be close to what it should be | Tā shuō de huà yīdiǎnr yě zhānbushàng biānr. What he said is wide of the mark. ③〈coll.〉 adjoin; be connected to ④be relevant
陌生 mòshēng* s.v. strange; unfamiliar | Nàxie hànzì biànde ∼ le. Those Chinese characters have become unfamiliar.
回忆录[-憶錄] huíyìlù n. reminiscences; memoirs; recollections M:¹běn/²bù
八成 bāchéng* n. eighty percent | Zhèjiàn shì yǒule ∼ le. This matter is almost as good as settled. ◆adv. most probably/likely
处女[處-] chǔnǚ n. virgin; maiden M:²wèi ◆attr. initial; inaugural
大惊小怪[-驚--] dàjīngxiǎoguài f.e. much ado about sth. ordinary; make an unwarranted fuss | Shénme shìr zhème ∼ de? Why so much fuss?
犯病 fànbìng* v.o. 〈coll.〉 suffer a relapse of an old illness or bad habit | Měinián dōngtiān, tā zǒngshì ∼. He always gets sick every winter.
控制 kòngzhì v./n. control; dominate; command
愦[憒] ⁶kuì b.f. muddled

2 comments:

  1. I'd love to learn chinese one day...well I imagine it would take a LOT longer than "one day"...where would I begin?

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  2. my post @: http://kongtcheu-chinese.blogspot.com/2010/08/how-best-to-study-foreign-languages.html shows some of the available resources and discussions on the subject.

    chinesepod.com was not bad a couple of years ago.

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