renzhe Posted August 1, 2009 at 11:32 PM Report Posted August 1, 2009 at 11:32 PM (edited) A part of the Grand First Episode Project -- See this thread for more info. It started with a kiss. In a Taiwanese high school. Language difficulty level: Intermediate Wikipedia - Summary Emule rmvb1 rmvb2 avi - youku - youtube - Dailymotion (English subs) This is another show about Taiwanese high-school romance, based on a successful Japanese manga. In short, a girl falls in love with Mr. Perfect, but he doesn't like her, and she becomes the butt of all jokes before a natural disaster forces her and her father to move into Mr. Perfect's house. On a positive note, this is not too complex. It stars Ariel Lin, Jiro Wang and Joe Cheng, which is quite a star-studded cast. It is much better IMHO than the previous Taiwanese love shows, and it has more genuinely funny moments and fewer "OMG this is so daft" funny moments. There are english subtitles available and it's easy to get. Ariel looks much cuter here than in the latest 射雕. That said, it's still a Taiwanese schoolgirl show, so I won't be watching it. Somebody please name a good Taiwanese show that isn't about schoolgirls dreaming about boys. Here is the detailed vocab list, traditional followed by simplified. Once again, this has everything in it, so the vocab list is suitable even for total beginners. The level is basically lower intermediate, but there are a few trickier parts (the math class, for example). 緊張 紧张 jǐn zhāng * nervous / keyed up / intense 期待 期待 qī dài * to look forward to / to await / expectation 脑海 nǎohǎi * mind 幻想 幻想 huàn xiǎng * delusion / fantasy 各種 各种 gè zhǒng * every kind of / all kinds of / various kinds 答案 答案 dá àn * answer / solution 結果 结果 jié guǒ * outcome / result / conclusion 飛機 飞机 fei ji * airplane 天空 天空 tiān kōng * sky 遙 遥 yáo * distant / remote / far 上昇 上升 shàng shēng * to rise / to go up / to ascend 氣流 气流 qì liú * stream of air / airflow / slipstream 造成 造成 zào chéng * to bring about / to create / to cause 亂流 乱流 luàn liú * (auto) dirty air (???) 現象 现象 xiàn xiàng * appearance / phenomenon 人生 人生 rén shēng * life 難道 难道 nán dào * don't tell me ... / could it be that...? 奇怪 奇怪 qí guài * strange / odd 同學 同学 tóng xué * (fellow) classmate 腦袋 脑袋 nǎo dài * head / skull / brains 脑袋瓜 = see above 損 损 sǔn * to hurt / to damage 口德 kǒudé * restraint in speech 情書 情书 qíng shū * love letter 金牌 金牌 jin1 pai2 * gold medal 帥 帅 shuài * handsome / graceful / smart 拉開 拉开 lā kāi * to pull open / to pull apart / to space out 焉 焉 yān * where / how 車禍 车祸 chē huò * traffic accident / car crash 到處 到处 dào chù * in all places / everywhere 豬頭 猪头 zhū tóu * pig head 廣場 广场 guǎng chǎng * a public square (e.g. Tiananmen Square) / plaza 好不容易 好不容易 hǎo bù róng yì * very difficult / after all the trouble 下定决心 xiàdìnɡ juéxīn * to make up one's mind / to be determined 伸 伸 shēn * to stretch / to extend (e.g. an arm) 書包 书包 shū bāo * schoolbag / satchel 摸 摸 mō * to feel with the hand / to touch / to stroke摸 摸 mó * imitate / copy 羞辱 羞辱 xiū rǔ * to baffle / to humiliate / shame 流轉 流转 liúzhuǎn * wander about / circulate 笑話 笑话 xiào huà * joke / jest 慘 惨 cǎn * miserable / wretched / cruel 封 封 fēng * measure word for letters 永遠 永远 yǒng yuǎn * forever / eternal 亂說 乱说 luàn shuō * to make irresponsible remarks 拒絕 拒绝 jù jué * to refuse / to decline / to reject 書呆子 书呆子 shū dāi zi * pedant / bookish fool 註冊 注册 zhù cè * to register 顏色 颜色 yán sè * color 瞧 瞧 qiáo * look at 鬧 闹 nào * to cause a commotion / to make noise / noisy / cacophonous / 長得 长得 zhǎng de * looks 隨便 随便 suí biàn * as one wishes / as one pleases / willful 當 当 dāng * to be / to act as 死心 死心 sǐ xīn * to give up / to admit failure / to drop the matter 超級 超级 chāo jí * transcending / high grade / super- 天才 天才 tiān cái * talent / gift / genius 依 依 yī * according to / depend on / near to 能力 能力 néng lì * capability / capable / able 任務 任务 rèn wu * mission / assignment / task 訓練 训练 xùn liàn * to train / to drill / training 極為 极为 jí wéi * extremely / exceedingly 興奮 兴奋 xīng fèn * excited / excitement 風光 风光 fēng guāng * a natural scenic view 風氣 风气 fēng qì * general mood / atmosphere / common practice 鼎盛 鼎盛 dǐng shèng * flourishing / at its peak / a golden age 讀書 读书 dú shū * study / read 優良 优良 yōu liáng * fine / good 學府 学府 xué fǔ * educational establishment 厲害 厉害 lì hai * difficult to deal with / difficult to endure / ferocious 講稿 讲稿 jiǎnggǎo * the draft or text of a speech 順 顺 shùn * to obey / to follow / to arrange 自信 自信 zì xìn * confidence / self-confidence 預感 预感 yù gǎn * premonition 心願 心愿 xīn yuàn * cherished desire / dream / craving 開始 开始 kāi shǐ * to begin / beginning / to start 講解 讲解 jiǎng jiě * to explain 公式 公式 gōng shì * formula 實驗 实验 shí yàn * to experiment / experiments 相關 相关 xiāng guān * interrelated / correlation / dependence 參數 参数 cān shù * a parameter 禮拜 礼拜 lǐ bài * week / religious service / worship 理論 理论 lǐ lùn * theory 塔板數 塔板数 tǎ bǎn shù * [Chemistry] stage number / number of plate 重要 重要 zhòng yào * important / significant / major 窈窕 窈窕 yǎo tiǎo * sweet and fair (maiden) / graceful / secluded (bower) 淑女 淑女 shū nǚ * wise and virtuous woman (possibly sarcastic or sneering) / lady 君子 君子 jūn zi * nobleman / person of noble character 愛心 爱心 ài xīn * compassion 箭 箭 jiàn * arrow 穿 穿 chuān * to bore through / pierce / perforate 等於 等于 děng yú * to equal / to be tantamount to 體積 体积 tǐ jī * volume / bulk 瞭解 了解 liǎo jiě * to understand / to realize / to find out 醜 丑 chǒu * shameful / ugly / disgraceful 玄 玄 xuán * black / mysterious 男子氣概 男子气概 nánzǐqìgài * manhood / manliness 歐洲 欧洲 Oū zhōu * Europe / European 別墅 别墅 bié shù * villa 蕾絲 蕾丝 lěisī * lace 窗帘 窗帘 chuāng lián * window curtains 入贅 入赘 rùzhuì * marry into and live with one's bride's family 羅嗦 罗嗦 luō suo * long-winded / wordy / troublesome 跩 跩 zhuǎi * waddle / swagger 看不起 看不起 kàn bu qǐ * to look down upon / to despise 至少 至少 zhì shǎo * at least / (to say the) least 人性 人性 rén xìng * human nature / humanity / human 好歹 好歹 hǎo dǎi * good and bad / most unfortunate occurence / in any case 同情心 tóngqíngxīn * sympathy; fellow feeling 理由 理由 lǐ yóu * reason / grounds / justification 有血有肉 yǒuxuèyǒuròu * lifelike; true to life; vivid 討厭 讨厌 tǎo yàn * disgusting / troublesome / nuisance 腦筋 脑筋 nǎo jīn * brains / mind / head 世界 世界 shì jiè * world 慌神 慌神 huāngshén * be scared out of one's wits; panic 摔 摔 shuāi * to throw (in wrestling) / to fall 丢三落四 diūsānlàsì * scatterbrained 忘东忘西 same as above 箱 箱 xiāng * box / trunk / chest 撿 捡 jiǎn * to pick up / to collect / to gather 忘記 忘记 wàng jì * to forget 計劃 计划 jì huà * plan / project / program 辛苦 辛苦 xīn kǔ * hard / exhausting / with much toil 順便 顺便 shùn biàn * conveniently / in passing / without much extra effort 擤 擤 xǐng * blow nose 鼻涕 鼻涕 bí tì * nasal mucus / snivel 水泥 水泥 shuǐ ní * cement 漆 漆 qī * paint / lacquer 味道 味道 wèi dào * flavor 釘 钉 dīng * nail 牢 牢 láo * firm / fast 貧血 贫血 pín xuè * anemia 招贅 招赘 zhāozhuì * take a man into the family as a son-in-law 頭昏 头昏 tóu hūn * dizzy / giddy / one's head spins 孤單 孤单 gū dān * lone / loneliness 老頭 老头 lǎo tóu * old fellow (disrespectful) 老公 老公 lǎo gōng * (informal) husband 無情 无情 wú qíng * pitiless / ruthless / merciless 恭喜 恭喜 gōng xǐ * congratulations / greetings 一模一樣 一模一样 yī mó yī yàng * exactly the same (成语 saw) / carbon copy 公認 公认 gōng rèn * publicly known (to be) / accepted (as) 抱歉 抱歉 bào qiàn * sorry / We apologize! / to feel apologetic 伯父 伯父 bó fù * father's elder brother / term of respect for older man 諂媚 谄媚 chǎn mèi * to flatter 法國 法国 Fǎ guó * France / French 危險 危险 wēi xiǎn * danger / dangerous 地震 地震 dì zhèn * earthquake 驚慌 惊慌 jīng huāng * panic 跪下 跪下 guì xia * to kneel down 牆壁 墙壁 qiáng bì * wall 簡直 简直 jiǎn zhí * simply / at all 糟糕 糟糕 zāo gāo * too bad / how terrible / what bad luck 逃难 táonàn * flee from disaster 鬧鬼 闹鬼 nào guǐ * haunted 嚴重 严重 yán zhòng * grave / serious / severe 烤肉 烤肉 kǎo ròu * barbecue (lit. roast meat) 終於 终于 zhōng yú * at last / in the end / finally 輩子 辈子 bèi zi * all one's life / lifetime 難過 难过 nán guò * feel sorry / be grieved 高中 高中 gāo zhōng * high school 畢業 毕业 bì yè * graduation / to graduate / to finish school 場合 场合 chǎng hé * situation / occasion 立刻 立刻 lì kè * forthwith / immediate / prompt 轉移 转移 zhuǎn yí * to shift / to divert (investment, attention etc) / to migrate 注意 注意 zhù yì * to take note of / to pay attention to 捐钱 意義 意义 yì yì * meaning / significance 勇氣 勇气 yǒng qì * courage / valor 愛心 爱心 ài xīn * compassion 開朗 开朗 kāi lǎng * spacious and well-lit / open and clear / to open out (onto a wider vista) 蟑螂 zhāngláng * cockroach 校長 校长 xiào zhǎng * (college, university) president / headmaster 迷戀 迷恋 mí liàn * to be infatuated with / to indulge in 浪費 浪费 làng fèi * to waste / to squander 命運 命运 mìng yùn * fate / destiny 改變 改变 gǎi biàn * to change / to alter / to transform 瞬 瞬 shùn * to wink 電鈴 电铃 diàn líng * electric bell 搬 搬 bān * to move / to shift / to remove 習慣 习惯 xí guàn * habit / custom / usual practice 聊 聊 liáo * to chat / to have a chat / to kill time 居然 居然 jū rán * unexpectedly / to one's surprise / go so far as to 色狼 色狼 sè láng * lecher / sex maniac / rapist 打攪 打搅 dǎ jiǎo * to disturb / to trouble 行李 行李 xíng li * luggage 麻煩 麻烦 má fan * trouble / troublesome 繩子 绳子 shéng zi * cord / string / rope 準備 准备 zhǔn bèi * preparation / prepare 蛋糕 蛋糕 dàn gāo * cake 伯母 伯母 bó mǔ * wife of father's elder brother / aunt / (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother) 滿 满 mǎn * full / filled / packed 逛街 逛街 guàng jiē * to take a walk / to window-shop / to stroll down the street 嫂子 嫂子 sǎo zi * (informal) older brother's wife; sister-in-law 嫌棄 嫌弃 xián qì * to avoid sb (out of dislike) / to one's back on sb / to ignore Edited February 9, 2010 at 02:21 PM by renzhe Quote
skylee Posted August 2, 2009 at 12:36 AM Report Posted August 2, 2009 at 12:36 AM Somebody please name a good Taiwanese show that isn't about schoolgirls dreaming about boys. Consider 白色巨塔. This thread is relevant -> http://www.chinese-forums.com/index.php?/topic/12475-first-episode-58-%e7%99%bd%e8%89%b2%e5%b7%a8%e5%a1%94-the-hospital Quote
renzhe Posted August 2, 2009 at 12:43 AM Author Report Posted August 2, 2009 at 12:43 AM Consider 白色巨塔. This thread is relevant -> http://www.chinese-forums.com/index.php?/topic/12475-first-episode-58-%e7%99%bd%e8%89%b2%e5%b7%a8%e5%a1%94-the-hospital Thank you. I see that you even have links and that there's a bit of discussion there. If you don't mind, we can move the thread in here and make it a part of the project, perhaps more people will have a look at it that way (including me). Quote
Meng Lelan Posted August 2, 2009 at 03:11 AM Report Posted August 2, 2009 at 03:11 AM Somebody please name a good Taiwanese show that isn't about schoolgirls dreaming about boys. Really. After all, young people should be studying. Quote
roddy Posted August 2, 2009 at 03:16 AM Report Posted August 2, 2009 at 03:16 AM Moved 白色巨塔 into the TV forum - when I split TV&Films into TV and Films not everything ended up in the right place. Quote
ansileran Posted August 27, 2010 at 10:56 AM Report Posted August 27, 2010 at 10:56 AM I tried to watch that one. I even got through 4 episodes then gave it up all together. And I do like Taiwanese romance dramas... Like said before, on the positive side, it's easy to understand. On the negative side... I have yet to see a more boring story : the girl is stupid (really), the guy is a genius, he helps her study and she manages to get into the top 100 students of her school, then they fell in love, though the guy won't admit it... And it drags on and on forever... I guess it also didn't help that I can't stand Ariel Lin... It maybe fine but I don't think anyone above 13 can actually enjoy this show. 1 Quote
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