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Dōngpō yǒu mùshì ，cháng wèi Liǔ Yǒng cí zhǐ hé shíqī bā nǚláng ，zhí hóngyábǎn ，gē “yángliǔ àn ，xiǎofēng cányuè ”：Dōngpō cí xū guānxī dàhàn ，tóng pípá ，tiě chuòbǎn ，chàng “dà jiāng dōng qù ”。dōngpō wèi zhī “juédǎo ”。

One day Su Dongpo came upon a officer who was skilled at singing, so he asked, "How do my ci compare with those of Liu Yong?". He replied, "Liu Yong's ci are only suitable for girls of 17 or 18 to sing, holding their ivory clappers and singing 'a river bank covered in willow trees, with the cold breeze before the dawn', the ci of a scholar like yourself requires a great man from West of the Hangu Pass, using a bronze pipa, a pair of iron clappers, singing 'The River Surges Eastward'." Su Dongpo gave a hearty laugh, not knowing how to react.

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哼，咱中国四大美人儿里面，大家首先想到的不就是杨贵妃，瞧那丰腴的身段、银盘儿似的饱满脸庞，试问人世间还有比这更美好的吗？

hèng ，zá Zhōngguó sì dà měirénr lǐmiàn ，dàjiā shǒuxiān xiǎngdào de bù jiùshì Yáng Guìfēi ，qiáo nà fēngyú de shēnduàn 、yínpánr shìde bǎomǎn liǎnpáng ，shìwèn rénshìjiān háiyǒu bǐ zhè gèng měihǎo de ma ？

Hmmph, among the four legendary Chinese beauties, doesn't everyone always think of Yang Guifei. Looking at her full-bodied figure, and her full face like a silver plate, one might well ask, is there anyone more beautiful in the mortal world?

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对啊，那再到后来，金马奖上又出现了很多思想前卫、表现大胆的新浪潮电影，侯孝贤的《悲情城市》、杨德昌的《牯岭街少年杀人事件》是其中的代表。

duìa ，nà zài dào hòulái ，jīnmǎjiǎng shàng yòu chūxiàn le hěn duō sīxiǎng qiánwèi 、biǎoxiàn dàdǎn de xīnlàngcháo diànyǐng ，Hóu Xiàoxián de 《 bēiqíngchéngshì 》、Yáng Déchāng de 《 gǔlǐngjiēshàoniánshārénshìjiàn 》shì qízhōngde dàibiǎo 。

Yeah, then after that, there were the avant garde and bold New Wave films, such as the representative works, Hou Hsiao-hsien's "A City of Sadness" and Edward Yang's "A Brighter Summer's Day".

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燕子去了，有再来的时候；杨柳枯了，有再青的时候；桃花谢了，有再开的时候。但是，聪明的，你告诉我，我们的日子为什么一去不复返呢？——是有人偷了他们罢，那是谁？又藏在何处呢？是他们自己逃走了罢——如今又到了哪里呢？

yànzi qù le ，yǒu zài lái de shíhou ；yángliǔ kū le ，yǒu zài qīng de shíhou ；táohuā xiè le ，yǒu zài kāi de shíhou 。dànshì ，cōngming de ，nǐ gàosu wǒ ，wǒmen de rìzi wèishénme never to return ne ？——shì yǒurén tōu le tāmen ba ，nà shì shéi ？yòu cáng zài hé chù ne ？shì tāmen zìjǐ táozǒu le ba ——rújīn yòu dào le nǎli ne ？

If swallows go away, they will come back again. If willows wither, they will turn green again. If peach blossoms fade, they will flower again. But, tell me, you the wise, why should our days go by never to return? Perhaps they have been stolen by someone. But who could it be and where could he hide them? Perhaps they have just run away by themselves. But where could they be at the present moment?

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杨臣刚《老鼠爱大米》

yángchéngāng 《lǎoshǔ ài dàmǐ 》

Chengang Yang – The Mouse Loves the Rice

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那是杨柳树，也叫柳树。

nà shì yángliǔ shù ，yě jiào liǔshù 。

That's a willow, which is also called a sallow.

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小杨，过来，这边帮我看一下，我去面谈。

xiǎoyáng ，guòlai ，zhèbiān bāng wǒ kàn yíxià ，wǒ qù miàntán 。

Xiaoyang, come here! Can you look after this for me for a bit, I'm going to interview someone.