Tag: Dialogue

What Color is Your Collar?

In China, people are proud to be referred to as a white-collar worker, because it means they have a decent job with a high salary. However, some "White Collars" also experience financial problems.

              zán men wǎn shàng qù jiǔ ba kàn shì jiè bēi ba
Simon: 咱们晚上去酒吧看世界杯吧。
               Let’s go to a pub to watch the World Cup tonight.

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A Leftover Man

              shèng nán zhè me duō ,wéi shén me hái quē wǒ yī gè
Da Wei: “剩男”这么多,为什么还缺我一个?
              There are so many "Leftover Men", why does it need one more?

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What does "Meaning" Mean?

          tīng shuō xiǎo wáng zhǎng gōng zī le ,dàn wǒ de gōng zī méi zhǎng tài méi yì sī le
Da Li:听说小王涨工资了,但我的工资没涨,太没意思了。
          I heard that Xiao Wang’s salary has gone up, but mine hasn’t. It’s so frustrating.

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One of The most Frequent Laureate Director in China——Xie Fei 中国最常得奖的导演——谢飞

Xie Fei  (谢飞 Xiè Fēi) was born in  Yan’an(延安 Yán’ān),  Shaanxi Province  (陕西省 Shǎnxī Shěng)on August 14, 1942. In 1965, Xie graduated from Beijing Film Academy, in which he later became a professor, dean of the Director Department. He is a member of the council of the Chinese Filmmakers’ Association and Executive Vice Chairman of the Chinese Film Directors’ Association. Among all the Chinese directors, Xie is one of the most frequent laureate of various awards both from China and abroad. In 2001, Xie was also the first Chinese to be invited to sit on Berlin Film Jury. He has also served as jury member on many award committees, among them the Chinese Golden Rooster Awards and the World Film Festival at Montreal.

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