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Another Stephen Chow clip, this time from the 1994 film "From Beijing with Love"《國產凌凌漆》where we learn about an exciting new invention...

Vocabulary

• 司令 si1 ling6 commander
• 進行 zeon3 hang4 to proceed
• 發明 faat3 ming4 to invent
• 電筒 din6 tung2 flashlight
• 電芯 din6 sam1 battery
• 太陽能 taai3 joeng4 nang4 solar energy
• 光源 gwong1 jyun4 light source
• 熄燈 sik1 dang1 turn off the light
• 照住 ziu3 zyu6 to shine on
• 開燈 hoi1 dang1 turn on the light
• 創意 cong3 ji3 creativity

The characters

• 聞西: Tat Man Sai (pun on 達文西 (Leonardo da Vinci) played by 羅家英 Law Ka-ying)
• 司令: Commander Chan (played by 黃錦江 Wong Kam-kong)
• 凌凌漆: Ling Ling Chat (pun on "零零七" (007) played by 周星馳 Stephen Chow)

Dialogue

聞西: 司令，係達聞西。

si1 ling6, hai6 daat6 man4 sai1

Man Sai: Commander, I am Tat Man Sai.

凌凌漆: 聞西⋯⋯進行成點呀，聞西？

man4 sai1... zeon3 hang4 sing4 dim2 aa3, man4 sai1?

Ling Ling Chat: Man Sai... How's the progress, Man Sai?

聞西: 我最近發明咗幾樣新嘢，相信可以幫到你。

ngo5 zeoi3 gan6 faat3 ming4 zo2 gei2 joeng6 san1 je5, soeng1 seon3 ho2 ji5 bong1 dou2 nei5

Man Sai: I've recently invented a few new things, I believe they can help you.

凌凌漆: 電筒？

din6 tung2?

Ling Ling Chat: A flashlight?

聞西: 錯！呢支唔係普通嘅電筒，呢支係唔使電芯嘅太陽能電筒。喺有光源嘅時候佢會着。

co3! ni1 zi1 m4 hai6 pou2 tung1 ge3 din6 tung2, ni1 zi1 hai6 m4 sai2 din6 sam1 ge3 taai3 joeng4 nang4 din6 tung2. hai2 jau5 gwong1 jyun4 ge3 si4 hau6 keoi5 wui5 zoek6

Man Sai: Wrong! This isn't an ordinary flashlight, this is a solar-powered flashlight that doesn't need batteries. It will turn on when there's a light source.

司令:  噉如果冇光？

gam2 jyu4 gwo2 mou5 gwong1?

Commander: What if there's no light?

聞西: 絕對唔會着。

zyut6 deoi3 m4 wui5 zoek6

Man Sai: It absolutely won't turn on.

凌凌漆: 有冇可能冇光源着呢？

jau5 mou5 ho2 nang4 mou5 gwong1 jyun4 zoek6 ne1?

Ling Ling Chat: Is it possible for it to turn on without a light source?

聞西: 問得好！熄燈。

man6 dak1 hou2! sik1 dang1

Man Sai: Good question! Turn off the lights.

職員: 係。

hai6

Staff: Yes, sir.

聞西: 只要攞另外支電筒出嚟，照住佢，佢就會着嘅啦。嗱⋯⋯係咪呀？

zi2 jiu3 lo2 ling6 ngoi6 zi1 din6 tung2 ceot1 lei4, ziu3 zyu6 keoi5, keoi5 zau6 wui5 zoek6 ge3 laa1. naa4... hai6 mai2 aa1?

Man Sai: Just take out another flashlight, shine it on it, and it will turn on. See... right?

司令:  開燈。

hoi1 dang1

Commander: Turn on the lights.

職員: 係。

hai6

Staff: Yes, sir.

凌凌漆: 呢個發明幾有創意呀。

ni1 go3 faat3 ming4 gei2 jau5 cong3 ji3 aa3

Ling Ling Chat: This invention is quite creative.

司令:  嗯⋯⋯

ngh...

Commander: Mm...