Wk#12 (4/4-4/8)

Chinese 307 |   三年中文: 從電影看中國文化的承傳與創新
 Through the Cinematic Lens: Old and New China in Film
十二週時間表 

Topic #3  農村和城市的對比衝突和都市生活的現實 

課程題目與目標 Lesson Topic & Goals:
1.  透过电影的故事来反思中國社會的種種現象和前途;
2.  討論導演拍攝的手法技巧和電影所要傳達的訊息。

討論電影:

Wk #12: 《風櫃來的人》The Boys From Fengkuei (Taiwan, 1983); Screening Notes – to be screened on Monday 4/4
Wk #10: 《秋菊打官司》The Story of Qiu Ju (China, 1992); Screening Notes

Wk #08: 《一個都不能少》Not One Less (China, 1999); Screening Notes

辯論生詞:
1. 比較城市和農村的差別。

Monday 4/4: _________________________________________________________
1. 辯論: 城市好 還是 農村好
组别:
1. Ada, Nitai,
2. Riccardo, Emily
3. Phillip, Edmund, Colin
4. Taylor, Bo, Liz

Introduction: 3 minutes ( Pro & Con)
Rebuttal: 3 minutes (Pro & Con)
Questions from Class: 4 minutes (Pro & Con)
Concluding Remarks: 2 minutes (Pro & Con)

同學們: 辯論比賽大家都做得很努力! 恭喜郁君, 義明和元博得到獎。

HW to be completed before Wednesday’s class on 4/6:
1. 翻譯功課: The Boys From Fengkuei (Taiwan, 1983); Screening Notes 

 Wednesday 4/6: _________________________________________________________
1. 討論:
a. 有關電影的主題: 漁村(風櫃) 和大漁港(高雄)的對比; 有關成長的故事
b. 侯孝賢電影的拍攝手法: 遠鏡頭, 長鏡頭, 空鏡頭

HW to be completed before Friday’s class on 4/8:
1. Complete 翻譯功課: The Boys From Fengkuei (Taiwan, 1983); Screening Notes 

Friday 4/8: ____________________________________________________________
1. 翻譯討論:
a. 提到侯孝賢的電影風格,幾乎眾所皆知的就是他的「固定鏡位」「長鏡頭美學」「空鏡頭」與刻意忽略敘事的因果關係。
b. 侯孝賢影片中的人物常常是鄉下村民、小孩、盲人、植物人、老兵,礦工、酒女、青少年、政治受難者等。他對這些小人物的關注,
也反映在他所選擇呈現的日常生活與活動空間之中。因此像上廁所、吃飯、盥洗等在一般影片中極少出現的鏡頭,卻是他的影片中的標記。
c. 侯孝賢所導的影片,以及受他影響的眾多年輕導演的電影,的確構成了過去十五年來台灣新電影風格的一大特色。
d. 有人批評侯孝賢電影的風格,雖然有極高的藝術美感,但是缺乏票房。所以認為侯孝賢是造成當今台灣電影失去觀眾的原因之一。

分組翻譯:
1. Taylor, Bo (work on b.)
2. Ada, Edmund (work on a.)
3. Liz, Nitai, Phillip (work on c. & d.)

Colin, Emily, Riccardo (absent on 4/8): please make up this class,  by posting a vocabulary list for all fours  statements (a. to d. ), and by providing a good English translation to TWO statements. Each one of you will do your own postings.

HW to be completed before Monday’s class on 4/11:
1. Complete 翻譯功課-post your group translation
2. Prepare for next debate topic:
準備下面辯論問題 – 什麼是藝術電影?什麼是票房電影?舉例子說明。

Next Week: 改正《秋菊打官司》寫作功課 – (check Week #10 postings – to be corrected by Monday)

相關連接 Related Links:
1. 風櫃來的人-評論 (accessed on 4/3 http://www.phsea.com.tw/travel/index.php/%E9%A2%A8%E6%AB%83%E4%BE%86%E7%9A%84%E4%BA%BA)
2. 馮小寧:追求票房導致電影圈浮躁 違背藝術本性 (accessed on 4/7 http://big5.showchina.org:81/gate/big5/www.showchina.org/zt/005/8/201103/t872763.htm)
3. 秋菊打官司观后感… (accessed on 3/18 http://view.9van.com/index.php/view/political/2008-08-02/33142.html.)

背景閱讀資料 Background Reading Materials:
1.
About Hou Hsiao-hsien- NYTimes.com (Apr 1, 2011): Director Hou Hsiao Hsien, in a 1988 New York Film Festival World Critics Poll, was voted one of three directors who would most likely shape cinema in the coming decades. See movies.nytimes.com/person/95029/Hou-Hsiao-Hsien.
2.
Hou Hsiao-hsien – Director Hou Hsiao Hsien, in a 1988 New York Film Festival World Critics Poll, was voted one of three directors who would most likely shape cinema in the …mubi.com/cast_members/1707.
3. Hou Hsiao-Hsien – Nov 15, 2010 … “Hou Hsiao-hsien is the most internationally renowned of the filmmakers associated with Taiwan’s “New Cinema” movement. www.theyshootpictures.com/houhsiaohsien.htm.

17 thoughts on “Wk#12 (4/4-4/8)

  1. Boys from Fengkuei (風櫃來的人) [Taiwan, 1983, 101 min.]
    導演: 侯孝賢

    澎湖列島(Pénghúlièdǎo)中的一個小島(dǎo) – 風(fēng)櫃(guì),是一個寧靜(níngjìng)的漁村。一群(qún)男孩子高中畢業(bìyè)後沒有工作,等待(děngdài)著征兵(zhēngbīng)。他們無聊(wúliáo),看白戲(xì)、賭博(dǔbó)。
    Within Pescadores Islands is a small island, Feng Gui. It is a tranquil fisherman village. A group of boys who haven’t found work after graduating high school are waiting for the army recruitment departure. They are bored, care-free, and just gamble all day.

    翁(Wēng)阿(ā)清(Qīng)的父親原(yuán)是個棒球運動員(yùndòngyuán),一次被球擊中(jīzhòng)頭部,變得痴獃(chīdāi),整日坐在門口籐(téng)椅上。阿清在外頭惹是生非(rěshìshēngfēi),回到家裡又和姐姐鬥嘴(dòuzuǐ)。母親正在切菜,聽見阿清罵人,氣得拿起菜刀向他扔(rēng)去,砍傷他的小腿。
    Weng A Qing’s father used to be a baseball athlete. One time, he got hit on the head by a baseball so all day he sits in a chair by the doorway. Weng A Qing goes out to stir up trouble and when he returns home, he quarrels with his sister. The mother was in the process of cutting vegetables when she overheard A Qing curse. She was so furious she picked up the knife and threw it towards him. The knife cut and injured his calf.

    一次, 阿清、阿榮Róng、郭Guō仔zǎi拿木棍磚頭與人打架,把對方打傷,受到警方懲罰。於是他們三人離開風櫃,來到臺灣南部城市高雄,找朋友的姐姐幫忙找工作。他們寄宿在一個閣樓上,受到鄰居錦和與他的女友小杏的照料,並進入加工出口工業區當小工。
    One time A Qhing, A Rong, and Guo Zai used a wooden stick and a brick to fight and injured the other party. They were taken to the police station as punishment. As a result, the three boys departed Feng Gui to go to the southern part of Taiwan to a city called Gao Xiong. They lived in a loft they received from their neighbor Jin and his girlfriend little Apricot. They all went together to work in the industry.

    然而,他們對這個五光十色的大都市感到陌生和焦慮,甚至僅有的幾個錢也被人騙走。阿清開始轉變,工餘進修日文,勸郭仔離開流氓阿飛群伙。他對小杏亦懷有一種難以開口的情感。
    However, they felt that this colorful city was unfamiliar and became anxious. Even when they barely made money, their money got tricked away. A Qing began to transform. He began to work hard, study Japanese, and advised Guo Zai to get out of the gangster rowdiness. He also started to have some feelings towards Little Apricot.

    當阿清回風櫃安葬他的父親以後,再回到小閣樓時,錦和由於竊取工廠零件被開除,而後出海;小杏和錦和分手到臺北;好友郭仔被殺。阿清和他好朋友的生活都發生改變。一繫列事變使他感到迷茫。
    After A Qing returned home to bury his father and returned to their loft, Jin was caught stealing factory parts and was fired. Jin and Little Apricot broke up and he went to sea to go to Taipei. Guo Zai was killed. A Qing and his good friends’ lives were altered. A Qing’s feeling of loss was unforeseen.

  2. The Boys from Fengkuei screening notes

    Penghui Island is a small isle. Fenggui is a tranquil fishing village. There was a group of boys who did not have a job after graduation and they waited to join the military. They were bored, so they watched plays and gambled.
    Weng Aqing’s father used to be a baseball player, but after he was hit in the head with a ball he became senile, and every day he sits by the door in a chair. Aqing would go out and stir up trouble, then come back and bicker with his sister. While his mother was chopping vegetables, she heard Aqing swear, so she threw a kitchen knife at him and it sliced and injured his calf.
    One time Aqing, Arong, and Guo Zai were holding wooden sticks and bricks and fighting with each other. They all injured each other, and received a police punishment. As a result, the three men left Fenggui and arrived at Gaoxiong, a city in southern Taiwan to find a friend’s sister to help them find jobs. They lived in an attic with their neighbor Jinhe, and hisirlfriend Xiao xing, and were in the process of becoming laborers at an industrial zone.
    However, they felt very anxious and unfamiliar in this colorful city. So much so that they only had a few dollars and started swindling people. Aqiing began to change, and studied Japanese after work. He urged Guo zai to leave behind the hoodlum crowd, and he had developed bad feelings for his girlfriend.
    After Aqing returned home to bury his father, he returned to the attic, and as a result of stealing a part from the factory he was expelled. After that he went out to sea. Xiao Xing and Jin He split to Taibei. Their good friend Guo Zai was killed. The lives of Aqing and his friends all changed, and these unforeseen circumstances caused him to feel very perplexed.

    澎湖列島-Pénghúlièdǎo-Penghui Island
    寧靜-níngjìng-tranquil
    征兵-zhēngbīng-conscription
    賭博-dǔbó-to gamble
    痴獃-chīdāi-senile
    惹是生非-rěshìshēngfēi-to stir up trouble
    罵人-màrén-to swear
    警方懲罰- jǐngfāng chéngfá-police punishment
    寄宿-jìsù-to lodge
    閣樓-gélóu-attic
    五光十色-wǔguāngshísè-colorful
    陌生-mòshēng-unfamiliar
    焦慮-jiāolǜ-apprehensive
    甚至-shènzhì-so much that
    僅-jǐn-merely
    騙-piàn-to swindle
    流氓阿飛-liúmáng āfēi- young hoodlums
    難以-nányǐ-hard to
    安葬-ānzàng-to bury the dead
    竊取-qièqǔ-to steal
    被開除-bèi kāichú- to be expelled
    迷茫-mímáng-perplexed

  3. Among the archipelago of Penghu, there is a small island called Fengkuei. It is a peaceful fishing village. There is group of boys who have graduated from high school but do not work, and are waiting to join the army. They are bored, play tricks, and gamble.

    Weng Aqing’s father was originally a baseball player, until a baseball hit him on the head and he got dementia. All day he sits in front of the door in a wicker chair. Aqing causes trouble outside. When he arrives back home, he bickers again with his mother. His mother is in the process of cutting vegetables and she hears Aqing scold somebody. She gets angry and throws the knife at him, which cuts his leg.

    One day, Aqing, Arong, and Guozi use wooden sticks and bricks to fight people, and injure their opponents. The get punished by the police. As a result, the three of them leave Fengkuei. The go to Gaoxiong, on the southern part of Taiwan. They find their friend’s elder sister, who helps them find jobs. They live in a loft and receive care from their neighbor Jinhe and his girlfriend Little Peach. They also become laborers in the export industrial district.

    However, they feel unfamiliar and anxious in the colorful big city. So much so that they have their little money swindled away by people a few times. Aqing starts to change, and starts studying Japanese. He persuades Guozi to leave hooliganism and his hoodlum friends. He also harbors a feeling for Little Peach that is hard to explain.

    After Aqing goes to Fengkuei to bury his father, he returns to the loft again. Jinhe is fired because he stole spare parts from the factory. After that, he went to sea. Little Peach leaves Jinhe and goes to Taibei. His good friend Guozi is killed. Aqing and his good friends’ lives all underwent changes. A series of unforeseen incidents caused him to feel confused.

  4. Fengkuei is a tranquil island fishing village in Taiwan. A group of boys do not have any job offerings after graduating from high school so they are waiting for recruitment. They are very bored, so they watch shows and gamble everyday.
    Weng’s father used to be a baseball player, but once got hit in the head. He has been impaired ever since and just sits in a rocking chair in front of the door all day. Weng always causes trouble during the day and argues with his sister when he comes home. While their mother was cutting the vegetables and hears Wend yelling, she gets mad and picks up the kitchen knife and cuts Weng’s leg.
    Weng along with Rong and Guo got in a fight with people using wooden sticks and bricks and received a punishment from the police. Therefore, the three of them leave Fengkuei and head to a southern city in Taiwan, Kaohsiung. They find a friend’s older sister to help them find jobs. They stayed in an attic and received the care of Jin and his girlfriend, Xiao Xing. They then entered the industrial zone to be workers.
    However, the boys are very apprehensive and unfamiliar with this vibrant city, and even the small about of money they had was cheated away. Weng begins to transform when he studies Japanese in addition to working. He also advises Guo to leave the crowd of gangsters. He has some feelings for Xiao Xing that he cannot find words for. When Weng returns to Fengkuei for his father’s funeral and many things happen after he returned to the attic. Jin gets fired because he stole parts from the factory and he leaves. Jin and Xiao Xing breaks up and she goes to Taipei. Guo was also murdered. Weng and his good friend’s lifestyle underwent a dramatic change. These chain of unforeseen events makes Weng feel very perplexed.

  5. On a small island in the Penghu islands, fengju is a quiet fishing village with a group of boys graduating from high school without any job. Waiting for conscription there bored, watching life go by and betting. weng ah ching father was a baseball player, he was hit in the head with a ball, and got dementia. He sits all day in front on a wicker chair, one day after going out, he comes home to his sister bickering, his mother is chopping vegetables and gets upset. So she throws the knife at his leg. Ah ching and his two friends leave fengju after fighting with the police. The go to Kaohsiung to find a friends sister so they can get jobs. They end up getting jobs for export processing as unskilled labor. However, the bright lights of the city are unfamiliar, and they have been cheated out of money. Ah ching begins to change, he studies Japanese in his spare time. Tsai kuo advised him to leave the group of hooligans. A ching goes home for his father’s burial then returns to Kaohsiung. Jin gets caught stealing and is fired. The girl ends up going to taibei and guo zai was killed. The lives of A ching and his friends all changed, and these unforeseen circumstances caused him to feel very perplexed.

  6. Penghu Islands: Fenggui is a tranquil fishing village. A group of boys, having graduated high school, have no jobs and wait for the military recruitment. They sneak into movies and gamble.

    Weng Aqing’s father was once a baseball player, but he was struck on the head by a ball and was handicapped, and now he spends the whole day sitting in a wicker chair in the doorway. Outside, Aqing stirs up trouble, and when he returns home, he also fights with his sister. While his mother is chopping vegetables, she hears Aqing cursing, and she throws a knife at him in anger, cutting him on the leg.

    One time, Aqing, Arong, and Guozi get in a fight and injure their opponents and are caught by the police. Afterwards, the three of them leave Fenggui, arriving in the southern Taiwan city of Gaoxiong. They call on a friend’s sister, who can help them find work. They live in a loft and accept the help of their neighbor Ju Jinhe and his girlfriend Xiaoxing. Together, they take jobs in a factory as unskilled laborers.

    However, they feel uncomfortable and anxious in this metropolis, and they are even cheated out of their money. Aqing begins to change. He starts studying Japanese in his free time and urges Guozi to leave the gang of hoodlums. His thoughts toward Xiaoxing also become more difficult to express.

    After Aqing goes back to Fenggui to bury his father, he returns to the small loft. Jinhe has been fired from the factory for stealing, and he decides to go to sea. Xiaoxing and Jinhe break up, and Xiaoxing goes to Taibei; his good friend Guozi is killed. Aqing and his friend’s lives are changed. A series of incidents further confuses him.

  7. 美芳和迪文

    提到侯孝賢的電影風格,幾乎眾所皆知的就是他的「固定鏡位」「長鏡頭美學」「空鏡頭」與刻意忽略敘事的因果關係。

    When we speak of Hou Xiaoxian’s filming style, everyone knows of his “fixed camera positions,” “long distance shots,” and “empty scenes.” He also deliberately leaves out narrative.

  8. Bai Chunhui, Ningzhi, and Ningtai

    c. 侯孝賢所導的影片,以及受他影響的眾多年輕導演的電影,的確構成了過去十五年來台灣新電影風格的一大特色。
    All of the movies that Hou Xiaoxian directed, as well as the movies he’s received influence from over the years, the last 15 years of Taiwanese cinema has really influenced his technique.

    d. 有人批評侯孝賢電影的風格,雖然有極高的藝術美感,但是缺乏票房。所以認為侯孝賢是造成當今台灣電影失去觀眾的原因之一。
    People criticize Hou Xiaoxian’s style, even though his films have a highly artistic quality, but he lacks box office success. So this is why people think Hou Xiaoxian is one of the reasons Taiwanese cinema has lost an audience.

  9. b. 侯孝賢影片中的人物常常是鄉下村民、小孩、盲人、植物人、老兵,礦工、酒女、青少年、政治受難者等。他對這些小人物的關注,也反映在他所選擇呈現的日常生活與活動空間之中。因此像上廁所、吃飯、盥洗等在一般影片中極少出現的鏡頭,卻是他的影片中的標記。

    Translation:
    In Hou Xiaoxian’s movies, his characters are often villagers, children, blind people, disabled people, veterans, miners, bar girls/prostitutes, young people, and political victims. His concern is reflected in his choice to film their everyday lives and most basic activities. He films things like using the toilet, eating, and washing; this style has become his trademark.

  10. Chunhui, Ningzhi, and Ningtai

    Revised Translation

    c. 侯孝賢所導的影片,以及受他影響的眾多年輕導演的電影,的確構成了過去十五年來台灣新電影風格的一大特色。
    All of the movies that Hou Xiaoxian directed, and the many young directors he’s influenced, have really defined Taiwanese cinema over the last 15 years.

    d. 有人批評侯孝賢電影的風格,雖然有極高的藝術美感,但是缺乏票房。所以認為侯孝賢是造成當今台灣電影失去觀眾的原因之一。
    People criticize Hou Xiaoxian’s style, even though his films have a highly artistic-aesthetic quality, because his films lack box office success. This is why people think Hou Xiaoxian is one of the reasons Taiwanese cinema has lost an audience.

  11. 1. 翻譯討論:
    a. 提到侯孝賢的電影風格,幾乎眾所皆知的就是他的「固定鏡位」「長鏡頭美學」「空鏡頭」與刻意忽略敘事的因果關係。
    b. 侯孝賢影片中的人物常常是鄉下村民、小孩、盲人、植物人、老兵,礦工、酒女、青少年、政治受難者等。他對這些小人物的關注,
    也反映在他所選擇呈現的日常生活與活動空間之中。因此像上廁所、吃飯、盥洗等在一般影片中極少出現的鏡頭,卻是他的影片中的標記。
    c. 侯孝賢所導的影片,以及受他影響的眾多年輕導演的電影,的確構成了過去十五年來台灣新電影風格的一大特色。
    d. 有人批評侯孝賢電影的風格,雖然有極高的藝術美感,但是缺乏票房。所以認為侯孝賢是造成當今台灣電影失去觀眾的原因之一。

    a. Everyone knows that Hou Xiao Xian’s film style is about “fixed mirror bit,” “long shot aesthetics,” and “empty shot” which deliberately neglects the narrative relationship.
    Vocabulary:
    風格fēnggé-style
    幾乎jīhū-almost / nearly
    鏡頭jìngtóu-camera shot (in a movie) / scene
    美學měixué-aesthetics
    敘事xùshì-narrative
    b. In Hou Xiao’s film, the characters are frequently country villagers, a small child, a blind person, a person in a vegetable state, a veteran, minor, wine woman, teenager, or victims of political prosecution. His concern for the little people is portrayed in his choice of appearing them in daily life like going to the bathroom, eating, and washing that usually appear very little in screen shots. These are all the signs of his film.
    Vocabulary:
    植物人zhíwùrén-person in a vegetative state
    礦工kuànggōng-miner
    青少年qīngshàonián-an adolescent
    呈現chéngxiàn-to appear
    標記biāojì-sign
    c.
    Vocabulary:
    構成gòuchéng-to constitute
    特色tèsè-characteristic
    d.
    Vocabulary:
    美感měigǎn-sense of beauty / aesthetic perception
    缺乏quēfá-shortage
    票房piàofáng-box office
    當今dāngjīn-current

  12. 4/1 Corrections:

    Corrections:
    a. 我同意這個作者的說法。我覺得中国人情关系文化和外来西方法制文明冲突是一個很重要的思想研究。

    b. 我认为秋菊堅持要打官司是非常有趣的, 因為她违背了中国的传统。

    c. 我絕對同意法律面前人人平等。 我们的社会需要规则所以社會是公平的。我覺得她做正確的事。
    d. 很可悲这一事件引起了很多问题。
    
e. 我很佩服秋菊的決心,因為不管什麼事,她從不放棄。

  13. On a small island in the Penghu Islands, there is a quiet fishing village. There’s a groups of boy without jobs who just graduated from high school, waiting for the draft. They are bored, so they watched movies without paying and gambled.

    Weng Ah-Ching’s father was a baseball player. One time, he was hit in the head, which caused his dementia. Now he spends all day sitting outside in a wicker chair. Ah-Ching would go out and cause trouble, then come back and bicker with his sister. One day, while his mother was chopping vegetables, she heard Ah-Ching swear, so she threw a kitchen knife at him in anger. It sliced and injured his leg.

    One time, Ah-Ching, Ah-Rong, and Guo Zai were holding wooden sticks and bricks and using them to fight people. They received punishment from the police. The three of them were forced to leave Fengkuei and head to a southern city in Taiwan, Kaohsiung. They find a friend’s older sister to help them find jobs. They stayed in an attic and were cared for by Jin and his girlfriend, Xiao Xing. They then went to be laborers in the industrial district.

    However, they felt very anxious and unfamiliar in this colorful and vibrant city. So much that the little money they had was swindled away by people a few times. Ah-Ching began to change, and started to study Japanese after work. He urged Guo Zai to leave behind the gangster crowd. He had developed some feelings for Xiao Xing that he cannot explain.

    After Ah-Wing returned home for his father’s funeral, he returns to the attic. Jin is fired from his job for stealing parts from the factory. After that, he went to sea. Xiao Xing leaves Jin and goes to Taibei. His good friend Guozi is killed. Ah-Ching and his good friends’ lives underwent a dramatic change. This chain of unforeseen events makes Ah-Qing feel very perplexed.

  14. 翻译- fan1yi4 = translate
    提到- ti2 dao4 = mention
    风格- feng1 ge2 = style
    固定- gu4 dong4 = fixed, regular
    美学- mei3 xue2 = aesthetics
    刻意- ke4 yi4 = meticulously
    叙事- xu4 shi4= narrative
    因果 – yin1guo3 = karma
    盲人- mang2ren2 = blind person
    政治- zheng4 zhi4 = politics
    反映 – fan3 ying4 = to mirror
    众多 – zhong4 duo1 = numerous
    艺术 – yi4 shu4 = art
    迫害 – po4 hai4 = persecution

    A. discussing hou xiao xian’s film style, nearly all of his numerous films are known for the same thing. The fixed camera shot, long duration aesthetic shots, open space shots. Also deliberately ignoring the narrative cause and effect.

    B. the characters in hou xiao xian’s movies are often rural people, children, the blind, people in vegetative states, veterans, miners, youth, and other victims of political persecutions, and his concern towards these characters.

  15. a. Referring to Hou Hsiao-hsien’s filming style, almost well known are his “fixed mirror shot” “long shot Aesthetics” and “empty shots”, and the fact that he deliberately ignores the narrative causality.

    c. Hou Hsiao-hsien’s movie guide, as well as the many young movie directors that receive his invluence, really constituted a new great specialty in the movie styles over the past 15 years.

    Vocab List:

    風格-fēnggé-style
    幾乎-jīhū-almost
    鏡頭-jìngtóu-shot/scene
    美學-měixué-aesthetics
    敘事-xùshì-narrative
    植物人-zhíwùrén-person in a vegetative state
    礦工-kuànggōng-miner
    青少年-qīngshàonián-an adolescent
    呈現-chéngxiàn-to appear
    標記-biāojì-sign
    構成-gòuchéng-to constitute
    特色-tèsè-characteristic
    美感-měigǎn-aesthetic perception
    缺乏-quēfá-shortage
    票房-piàofáng-box office
    當今-dāngjīn-current

  16. In the middle of the Penghu islands lies a small isle named Feng Kuei, a tranquil fishing village. A group of boys after graduating high school have no work and wait to be drafted into the army. They are bored so they watch plays and gamble. A Qing’s father was a baseball player and one time was struck in the head and was left will dementia so he spends all day sitting in his chair in the sun. A Qing’s outer head stirs up trouble, returned home and bickers with his sister. His mother is cutting vegetables and hears him curse, gets angry and picks up the kitchen knife and throws it at him, injuring his calf. The first time A Qing, Guo zi and A Rong get into a fight with a man with a wooden stick and a brick, they injure the other man and are apprehended and punished by the police. As a result the three of them leave Feng Kuei and set off for the Taiwanese mainland to the southern city of Kaohsiung to find a friend of the sister to help them find work. They lodge in a loft and meet their neighbor and his girlfriend who help them out. They keep track of the exit of a industrial zone and at the same time do a little work. However view the bright lights of the large city as worrying and unfamiliar, so much that only some people try to swindle them. A Qing begins to change by working more and studying Japanese, while urging guo zi to leave the gangster crowd. He thinks xiao xing is also hard to predict and opens his mouth and reveals his feelings for her which are complicated. At the same time A Qing returns to feng kuei to bury his father and when he returns to the small loft, Jinhe is fired because he stole spare parts from the factory and Guo Zi is killed. A Qing and his good friend’s lifestyle undergo change. These unforeseen circumstances make him feel very perplexed.

  17. 《風櫃來的人》英语的翻译

    Within Taiwan’s Pescadores Islands is Fenggui, a small rural fishing village. After their graduation, a group of high school boys wait for army recruitment. Bored, they play tricks, gamble, and get themselves into trouble.

    One of the boys, Weng Aiqing’s father used to be a baseball player, until he was hit in the head by a baseball, causing him to suffer from dementia. His father sits in his wicker chair by the doorway all day, every day. When not at home, Aqing stirs up trouble, and when he does come home, he quarrels with his sister. One day, while chopping vegetables, his mother hears him swearing at someone, which made her so angry she threw a knife at him, cutting his calf.

    Once, Aqing, Arong, and Guizi got in a fight with a man, and beat him wooden sticks and a brick – after which they were punished by the police. As a result the three of them leave Fenggui for Gaoxiong in southern Taiwan, where they look for the sister of a friend to try and find work. They stay in an attic, cared for by their neighbor Jinhe and his girlfriend Xiaoxing, and find work together at a factory in the industrial part of the city.

    However, they feel strange and anxious about this new and colorful city – so much so that what little money they have is conned away by swindlers. Aqing starts to change, working, studying Japanese, and even persuading Guozi to leave a gang he joined. Aqing also begins to realize his feelings for Xiaoxing are hard to explain.

    After Aqing returns from burying his father in Fenggui, Jinhe is fired from work after he steals a piece of machinery and decides to go out to school with the military, Xiaoxing and Jinhe break up, and his good friend Guizi is killed. The lives of Aqing and his good friend Arong have both changed drastically, and this series of events has perplexed Aqing.

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