Taipei Exchanges

Starring  Gwei Lun-mei                   
                   Zaizai Lin

Story

Doris always wanted to have her own coffee-house. With the help of her sister, Joise, she opened "Doris's Cafe". However, there are few customers for the coffee house and the coffee house becomes cluttered with many useless gifts brought by friends and former colleges. Later, when customers start to ask about purchasing some of the items, Joise suggested a bartering system for the store.

Plots

Monday, Cheesecake

Tuesday  Tiramisu

Wednesday Eclair

Thursday Brownie

Friday crème brulee

Saturday Chiffon

Daily jam

Sherlock Holmes

Director     Guy Ritchie

Starring     Robert Downey Jr.
                      Jude Law
                      Rachel McAdams 

Story       

In 1890, London detective Sherlock Holmes and his partner and flatmate Dr. John Watson race to prevent the ritual murder of a woman by Lord Henry Blackwood, who has killed five other young women similarly. They stop the murder before Inspector Lestrade and the police arrive to arrest Blackwood.

Three months later, Holmes' eccentric behavior again annoys Watson. While he enjoys their adventures together, Watson looks forward to marrying Mary Morstan and leaving 221B Baker Street. Meanwhile, Blackwood has been sentenced to death and requests to see Holmes, where he warns of three more unstoppable deaths that will cause great changes to the world. Blackwood is subsequently hanged and pronounced dead by Watson. Three days later, Holmes is visited by Irene Adler, a professional thief and his former adversary, who asks him to find a missing man named Luke Reordan. After her departure, Holmes follows her as she meets with her secret employer, hidden in the shadows of a carriage. The concealed man states that Reordan is the key to Blackwood's plans. Holmes only learns that the man is a professor and that he intimidates Adler.

Lines

1. You must widen your gaze.  I am concerned you underestimate the gravity of coming events. 

2. Beneath your mask of logic, I sense a fragility.

3. Let's not dwell on the past, shall we?

4. it's a huge mistake to theorize before one has data. Inevitably one begins to twist facts to suit theories... instead of theories to suit facts.

5. Clean up and make yourself presentable.

Vocabulary 

1. pièce de résistance  主菜,好戏

2. Brittany sage           布列塔尼鼠尾草

3. toffee apple              焦糖苹果

4. candy floss               棉花糖

5. maple syrup            枫糖 枫蜜   

6. Barley sugar            麦芽糖

7. lace doilies               蕾丝布垫、桌垫

8. lucky heather         幸运石楠花

9. stout                      （烈性）黑啤酒

Das Leben der Anderen

Director   Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Starring
Ulrich Mühe
Martina Gedeck

Story
Im Ost-Berlin des Jahres 1984 wird der Stasi-Hauptmann Gerd Wiesler (Kürzel HGW XX/7) damit beauftragt, gegen den Theaterschriftsteller Georg Dreyman in einem „Operativen Vorgang“ belastendes Material zu sammeln. Der als „Staatsschriftsteller“ gefeierte Dramatiker kommt Wiesler verdächtig vor. Wiesler verwanzt mit einem Trupp der Stasi die Wohnung, in der Dreyman und Sieland leben, und richtet auf dem Dachboden des Hauses eine Abhörstation ein.

Lines

1. Bitte lassen sie mich schlafen.

2. Es kommt nicht nur auf gute Noten an im Leben.

3. Der ist sauberer als sauber.

 

4. Dann schneidet man sich ins eigene Fleisch.

5. Der Dichter ist der Ingenieur der Seele.

6. Versetzen Sie sich doch für einen Moment in seine Lage. 

7. Die Zeit vergeht so schnell.  

8. An jedem Tag im blauen Mondseptember, still, unter einem jungen Pflaumenbaum. Da hielt ich sie, die Stille bleiche Liebe, in meinem Arm wie einen holden Traum. Und über uns im schönen Sommerhimmel war eine Wolke, die ich lange sah. Sie war sehr weiß und ungeheuer oben und als ich aufsah, war sie nimmer da.

9. Viele Menschen lieben Sie, weil Sie sind wie Sie sind.

Vocabulary
1. aus einer Laune
2. schreien                    叫喊

3. toben                        暴怒

4. Wort für Wort

5. Schriftsteller           小说家

6. Regisseur                 导演

7. s, Geheimnis            秘密

8. Hoch stapler            骗子

9. r, Geschmack          品味

10. die Spitze des Eisberges 冰山一角

Dangerous Liaisons

Original Writer   Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

Starring                  Jang Dong-gun
                                   Cecilia Cheung
                                   Zhang Ziyi

Story

Shanghai, September 1931:  Hudong Bank chairwoman Mo Jieyu, an old friend of wealthy businessman & serial seducer Xie Yifan, asks him to rob Beibei, the 16-year-old fiancee of tycoon Jin Zhihuan, of her virginity. Jieyu wants revenge on Jin, for publicly dumping her in favor of a schoolgirl. Yifan turns down Jieyu's request, partly because he has another quarry in his sights—the quiet and retiring Fenyu, his uncle's granddaughter. Sensing an opportunity for some sport, Jieyu makes Yifan a wager: if he can seduce Fenyu without falling in love, she will finally agree to sleep with him; if he fails, he will sign over a valuable piece of land to her.  Mission finally accomplished, Yifan refocuses on seducing Fenyu, but finds himself in deeper emotional waters than he's ever experienced.

Lines

1.  A gentleman should have some sense of restraint.

2. This is her little jewel.

3. He'll be the laughingstock of Shanghai.         

4. He needs a taste of his own medicine.

5. I've got quite a reputation in Shanghai.

6. A poker face is the key to survival.

Vocabulary

1. barnacle                            缠着不放的人

2. make a scene                   出丑，大闹一场

3. Call to Arms                     《呐喊》 

4. final curtain                     谢幕

5. Soochow Creek               松江口  

6. wonton soup                    馄饨 

7. rickshaw puller               黄包车夫

8. fall into someone's clutches

9. Cezanne                           塞尚

Coraline

Original Writer   Neil Gaiman
Starring                  Teri Hatcher
                                   Dakota Fanning

Story

Coraline Jones and her parents move into an old house that has been divided into flats. During a rainy day she discovers a locked door in a downstairs room. In its place is a long passageway, which leads to a flat identical to her own, inhabited by her Other Mother and Other Father, who are replicas of her real parents. They have button eyes and exaggerated features.  

Lines

1. If you fell to the bottom & looked up, you'd see a sky full of stars in the middle of the day.

2. Rain makes mud. Mud makes a mess.

3. Zip it. 

4. Do svidaniya! 

5. Cats have far superior senses than humans.

6. Even the proudest spirit can be broken with love. 

7. Oh, my twitchy-witchy girl, I think you are so nice, I give you bowls of porridge and I give you bowls or ice cream, I give you lots of kisses, and I give you lots of hugs, but I never give you sandwiches with bugs in.  

Vocabulary

1. dowser                       探矿者

2. feral                            野生的（喂养后逃脱的）

3. gravy                       （调味）肉汁

4. corn on the cob         烤玉米

5. rash                            皮疹

6. beet                            甜菜

7. snapdragon               金鱼草

8. vermillion                 朱砂红 

9. chartreuse                荨麻酒绿

10. hush & shush         嘘

Wir sind die Nacht

Starring           Max Riemelt

                            Nina Hoss

                            Anna Fischer

                            Jennifer Ulrich

Story 

The film deals with a young woman who gets bitten by a female vampire and drawn into her world. She falls in love with a young police officer who investigates a murder case involving the vampires.                             

Lines

1. Wenn du wüsstest, dass es auf dieser Welt nur einen einzigen Menschen gibt, der dich glücklich macht,  der für dich bestimmt ist, was würdest du opfern, um ihn zu finden? Wie viele Jahuhunderte würdest du nach ihm suchen? Und wenn du ihn dann gefunden hättest, würdest du ihn je wieder gehen lassen? Würdest du ihn nicht auch mit beiden Armen so fest umklammern, wie du nur kannst, und ihn nie, nie, nie wieder los lassen?

2. Ob ich wohl ein Glas Wasser bekommen könnte? 

    Ich sterbe vor Durst!

3. Wenn man nicht wie die anderen sein will,

     gibt es zwei Möglichkeiten: 

    Du gehst an ihrer Welt zugrunde, 

     oder du schaffst dir deine eigene.  

4. Wenn du willst, dass sie schwimmt, schmeiß sie ins Wasser.

5.  Ich hab Angst, was zu verpassen.

6.  Du bist eine Katastrophe als Lügnerin!

7.  Das ist die schönste Lüge, die ich je gehört habe.

Vocabulary

1. bedauerlich             令人惋惜的

2. Kapuzenpulli          连帽衫

3. dunkle Hose           黑裤子

4. das Mitleid             同情心

5. schüchtern             害羞的

6. schwanger             怀孕的

7. süchtig                   上瘾的

Deadly Delicious 双食记

Original Writer  Shu Qiao
Starring                 Francis Ng Chun-Yu
                                  Yu Nan

Story

   

The film follows a young air hostess called Coco (Jiang Yiyan), who is having trouble hanging onto her wandering boyfriend Jiaqiao (Francis Ng), a man prone to sudden changes of mood and disappearances. One day Coco meets ex-television chef Gu Xiaofan (Yu Nan), who promises to help, convincing her that the best way to a man’s heart is through is stomach. Soon enough, the two women are cooking up a storm, keeping Jiaqiao happy with dish after delicious dish, which not only satisfies his stomach but which also gives his libido a much needed boost. All seems to be going well, until Jiaqiao starts to lose his hair and feel tired all the time, leading Coco to suspect that Gu Xiaofan’s motivations may be far from innocent.  

Eating, Drinking, Sex & Death.

Lines

每每到了晚饭时候，坐在餐桌前，就有工笔花鸟一般的三菜一汤：玫瑰红腊肉点缀碧绿生青豆苗，水嫩欲滴莴苣配春竹笋的一抹浅白，翠色葱花散落在橘白相间河虾仁之上，还有水墨一般浓浓淡淡晕开的紫菜汤。

他的两个女人就像同一家超级市场同一个架子上两堆背靠背的红糖白糖，从来都不知道对方的存在，但从来都见光。

1st Dish: Lamb rivs cooked with pepper & ginger   椒姜羊排煲 
easy to learn & prepare, strengthening potency & aphrodisiac

                
               watermelon lotus seed soup                    西瓜莲子羹
               injure his vitality 
               peanut & black chicken ginseng stewed soup      花生乌鸡炖参汤

3rd Dish: Steam Crab       清蒸大闸蟹 

 Fatty meat and tasty， enable blood circulation & strengthen sexual power

 Pan-fried oysters, not for too long, medium well will be fine.   蚵仔煎

4th  Dish:  Deep-fry Catfish with Lobster Sauce          豉爆鲶鱼 

 Fresh & mild, enable body strength & spirit

Vocabulary

new comer                                  新人             
stir-fried  aloe                            芦荟罗汉斋
citrus braised ox liver              香橙牛肝
steamed perch                          清蒸鲈鱼
acid-fried goose claw soup      苦煎鹅掌汤
fish sauce                                   鱼露
spicy Escargot                          麻辣田螺