Learn from movie plots –  2003 Love actually – 50 vocab – 299 words

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[電影]係由幾個[小故事][組成],[故事人物][互相][認識]。時間係從[聖誕節]前5個星期[開始]。

[ din6 jing2] hai6 jau4 gei2 go3[ siu2 gu3 si6][ zou2 sing4],[ gu3 si6 jan4 mat6][ wu6 soeng1][ jing6 sik1]. si4 gaan3 hai6 cung4[ sing3 daan3 zit3] cin45 go3 sing1 kei4[ hoi1 ci2].

The film is made up of several short stories in which the characters know each other and are related to each other. The film starts 5 weeks before Christmas .

電影din6 jing2Movie
小故事siu2 gu3 si6short story
組成zou2 sing4 v. t., constitute, be composed of.
故事人物gu3 si6 jan4 mat6story characters
互相wu6 soeng1adv., mutually, each other
認識jing6 sik1v.t., be familiar with; 
聖誕節sing3 daan3 zit3Christmas
開始hoi1 ci2start

第一個故事係[關於]一對[中年夫妻]。[丈夫][差啲][出軌],後來佢妻子[提醒],[改過自新]。

dai6 jat1 go3 gu3 si6 hai6[ gwaan1 jyu1] jat1 deoi3[ zung1 nin4 fu1 cai1].[ zoeng6 fu1][ caa1 di1][ ceot1 gwai2], hau6 loi4 keoi5 cai1 zi2[ tai4 sing2],[ goi2 gwo3 zi6 san1].

The first story is about a middle-aged couple. The husband almost cheated on her, but his wife later reminded him to change his ways.

關於gwaan1 jyu1about
中年夫妻zung1 nin4 fu1 cai1middle-aged couple
丈夫zoeng6 fu1husband
差啲caa1 di1almost
出軌ceot1 gwai2Cheat on one’s partner
提醒tai4 sing2remind
改過自新goi2 gwo3 zi6 san1repent and reform; 

第二個故事係關於一個[被情人傷害]既男人,[獨自]喺[異鄉]同[女僕人]之間既[愛情]。[雖然]兩人語言唔同,但係[彼此][相愛],最後[結婚]。

dai6 ji6 go3 gu3 si6 hai6 gwaan1 jyu1 jat1 go3[ bei6 cing4 jan4 soeng1 hoi6] gei3 naam4 jan2,[ duk6 zi6] hai2[ ji6 hoeng1] tung4[ neoi5 buk6 jan4] zi1 gaan1 gei3[ oi3 cing4].[ seoi1 jin4] loeng5 jan4 jyu5 jin4 m4 tung4, daan6 hai6[ bei2 ci2][ soeng1 oi3], zeoi3 hau6[ git3 fan1].

The second story is about a man who is hurt by his lover and falls in love with his maid alone in a foreign land. Though they don’t speak the same language, they fall in love with each other and eventually get married.

被情人傷害bei6 cing4 jan4 soeng1 hoi6hurt by lover
獨自duk6 zi6alone
異鄉ji6 hoeng1foreign land
女僕人neoi5 buk6 jan4maid
愛情oi3 cing4love
雖然seoi1 jin4Although
彼此bei2 ci2each other
相愛soeng1 oi3fall in love
結婚git3 fan1marry