可歌可泣 充满英气的女知青
“inspiring, heroic young woman.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
战天斗地
“a fearless,”
可歌可泣 充满英 气的 女知青
“inspiring, heroic young woman.”
行
“Fine.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Refers to the millions of urban middle school and university students sent to rural areas for agricultural labor during the mid-20th century in China.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
deeply moving; heroic and poignant
A set idiom (chengyu) used to describe heroic deeds or tragic, stirring historical events.
female educated youth sent to the countryside
A specific historical term referring to young women relocated to rural areas during the Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside Movement.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What a heroic and epic story, a touching one.”
“Truly moving and tragic.”
“Truly tragic.”
“at the office that I can help with, I'm willing.”
“How could the Educated Youth Office assign you to a milk station?”
“If you won't go make a fuss at the Educated Youth Office, you'll be a social youth forever.”