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00:06:13

#281 台灣醫療制度真的好嗎 Is Taiwan’s Healthcare System Really...

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2025/04/07

醫療制度 yīliáo zhìdù - healthcare system急診醫學會 jízhěn yīxué huì - emergency medicine association警告 jǐnggào - warning急診室 jízhěn shì - emergency room (ER)壅塞 yōngsè - congestion, overcrowding前所未有 qián suǒ wèi yǒu - unprecedented醫護人員 yīhù rényuán - medical staff大規模 dà guīmó - large-scale離職 lízhí - resignation, quitting a job呼籲 hūyù - to call for, to appeal正視 zhèngshì - to face squarely, to take seriously採取 cǎiqǔ - to adopt, to take (measures, actions)措施 cuòshī - measures, actions醫療資源 yīliáo zīyuán - medical

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00:07:38

#280 來台灣玩的時候，應該買什麼 What Should You Buy When Visiting...

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2025/04/04

伴手禮 bàn shǒu lǐ - souvenir gift; local specialty gift甜滿 tián mǎn L'Atelier Lotus 牛軋餅 niú gā bǐng - nougat cracker內餡 nèi xiàn - filling (inside food)軟Q ruǎn Q - soft and chewy不黏牙 bù nián yá - not sticky to the teeth鹽粒香蔥蘇打餅乾 yán lì xiāng cōng sū dǎ bǐng gān - salted scallion soda cracker加熱 jiā rè - to heat up更加 gèng jiā - even more流心 liú xīn - molten filling; flowing filling濃厚 nóng hòu - rich and thick (flavor or texture)澎玉191 péng yù yī jiǔ yī Jade Boat 191芭樂乾 bā lè gān - dried guava盛產 shèng chǎn

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00:09:09

#279 清明節的時候應該注意什麼 Things to Be Aware of During the...

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2025/04/02

踏青 tàqīng - to go for a spring outing, to enjoy the outdoors郊遊 jiāoyóu - to go on an outing, to have a picnic in the countryside清明節 qīngmíng jié - Qingming Festival, Tomb Sweeping Day習俗 xí sú - custom, tradition禁忌 jìn jì - taboo, prohibition掃墓 sǎo mù - to sweep the tomb, to visit and clean ancestors' graves祭品 jì pǐn - offering, sacrificial items墳墓 fén mù - tomb, grave除草 chú cǎo - to remove weeds壓墓紙 yā mù zhǐ - to press the grave paper, a ritual during tomb sweeping焚香 fén xiāng - to burn

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00:10:31

#278 中國人喜歡西方國家嗎 Do Chinese People Like Western Countries

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2025/03/31

十九世紀中葉 shí jiǔ shì jì zhōng yè - mid-19th century西方列強 xī fāng liè qiáng - Western powers侵略 qīn lüè - invasion, aggression地理大發現 dì lǐ dà fā xiàn - Age of Discovery (Great Geographical Discoveries)船隻 chuán zhī - ships, vessels接觸 jiē chù - contact, interaction工業革命 gōng yè gé mìng - Industrial Revolution迅速 xùn sù - rapid, fast武器 wǔ qì - weapons先進 xiān jìn - advanced, sophisticated淪為 lún wéi - to become (a worse state), to be reduced to半殖民半封建 bàn zhí mín bàn fēng jiàn - semi-colonial and semi-feudal屈辱 qū

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00:08:34

#277 台灣北部超好玩 Northern Taiwan is Super Fun

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2025/03/28

基隆 jī lóng - Keelung (a city in northern Taiwan)旅遊景點 lǚ yóu jǐng diǎn - tourist attraction豐富 fēng fù - abundant; rich in variety基隆廟口夜市 jī lóng miào kǒu yè shì - Keelung miaokou night market攤販 tān fàn - street vendor; stall圍繞 wéi rào - to surround; to be around城鎮 chéng zhèn - town飲食文化 yǐn shí wén huà - food culture閩粵 mǐn yuè - min and cantonese (languages or cultures from Fujian and Guangdong provinces)隱藏 yǐn cáng - hidden巷弄 xiàng lòng - alleyways品嘗 pǐn cháng - to taste; to sample (food)和平島公園 hé píng

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00:06:17

#276 台灣人的日常生活習慣 Daily Life Habits of Taiwanese People

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2025/03/26

室內拖鞋 shìnèi tuōxié - indoor slippers過馬路 guò mǎlù - to cross the street鄉下小鎮 xiāngxià xiǎo zhèn - rural town, countryside town穿梭 chuānsuō - to shuttle back and forth, to move through闖紅燈 chuǎng hóng dēng - to run a red light天氣預報 tiānqì yùbào - weather forecast雷陣雨 léi zhènyǔ - thunderstorm隔天 gétiān - the next day有備無患 yǒu bèi wú huàn - better safe than sorry, being prepared外食 wàishí - eating out, eating prepared food開火 kāihuǒ - to cook, to start a fire (used in the context of cooking)觀察 guānchá - to

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00:06:45

#275 台灣發生氣爆 Gas Explosion in Taiwan 😭

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2025/03/24

震驚 zhèn jīng - shocked, astonished新光三越 xīn guāng sān yuè - Shin Kong Mitsukoshi (a department store chain in Taiwan)氣爆 qì bào - gas explosion事故 shì gù - accident, incident冒出 mào chū - to emerge, to come out (e.g., smoke, fire)濃煙 nóng yān - thick smoke場景 chǎng jǐng - scene, setting災難片 zāi nàn piàn - disaster movie威力 wēi lì - power, force竄出 cuàn chū - to rush out, to burst out散落 sàn luò - to scatter, to be spread out瓦礫 wǎ lì - rubble, debris碎片 suì piàn - fragments, broken pieces受困 shòu kùn - trapped電梯

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00:07:03

#274 在台灣東部騎自行車 Cycling in Eastern Taiwan 🚴

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2025/03/21

My student told me about this cycling tour, and I think you’d be interested too! 😊 Giant Travel Agency offers a 3-day, 2-night cycling tour along the Hualien-Taitung route. Check it out!行程 xíng chéng - itinerary, route都蘭 dū lán - Dulan (a place in Taitung)沿著 yán zhe - along, following海岸線 hǎi àn xiàn - coastline秘境 mì jìng - hidden gem, secret spot貼近 tiē jìn - get close to, be near海岸 hǎi àn - coast, seaside海浪 hǎi làng - ocean waves療癒 liáo yù - healing, soothing成功 chéng gōng - Chenggong (a place in

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00:06:06

#273 2025年7月5號大地震 The Great Earthquake on July 5, 2025

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2025/03/19

竜樹諒 lóng shù liàng - Ryo Tatsuki, a Japanese manga artist出版 chū bǎn - to publish我所看見的未來 wǒ suǒ kàn jiàn de wèi lái - The Future I Saw (manga title)夢境 mèng jìng - dream, dreamscape皇后樂團 huáng hòu yuè tuán - Queen (the band)主唱 zhǔ chàng - lead vocalist去世 qù shì - to pass away, to die洞窟 dòng kū - cave, cavern防空洞 fáng kōng dòng - air raid shelter遇害 yù hài - to be killed, to fall victim to a crime受害者 shòu hài zhě - victim一模一樣 yī mó yī yàng - identical, exactly the same精準 jīng zhǔn - precise, accurate預測 yù

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00:07:03

#272 國共炮戰下的台灣島嶼 Taiwanese Islands Under the...

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2025/03/17

馬祖 Mǎzǔ - Matsu (an archipelago near Taiwan)兩岸 liǎng'àn - both sides of the Taiwan Strait對岸 duì'àn - the opposite shore (mainland China in this context)集結 jíjié - to assemble, to gather兵力 bīnglì - military forces配備 pèibèi - to equip, equipment重型大炮 zhòngxíng dàpào - heavy artillery射程 shèchéng - range (of a weapon)覆蓋 fùgài - to cover, to span over島嶼 dǎoyǔ - islands戰鬥機 zhàndòujī - fighter jet防禦工作 fángyù gōngzuò - defense operations國軍 guójūn - national military (Taiwanese army)隨時警戒 suíshí

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00:06:15

#271 白色情人節 Happy White Valentine's Day ❤

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2025/03/14

白色情人節 bái sè qíng rén jié - white day起源 qǐ yuán - origin商業行銷 shāng yè xíng xiāo - commercial marketing福岡 fú gāng - Fukuoka (a city in japan)甜點店 tián diǎn diàn - dessert shop促銷 cù xiāo - promotion自家 zì jiā - one’s own (business, store, etc.)名點 míng diǎn - famous delicacy回禮 huí lǐ - return gift砂糖 shā táng - granulated sugar被稱為是 bèi chēng wéi shì - is called主動 zhǔ dòng - take the initiative心儀 xīn yí - admired, favorite對象 duì xiàng - target, intended person回應 huí yìng - respond心意 xīn yì - affection,

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00:09:09

#270 台灣學生生活 Student Life in Taiwan

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2025/03/12

忙錄 máng lù - busy schedule晚自習 wǎn zìxí - evening self-study session化學 huàxué - chemistry物理 wùlǐ - physics會考 huì kǎo - high school entrance exam (in Taiwan)大學學測 dàxué xué cè - university entrance exam in Taiwan往前衝 wǎng qián chōng - to push forward, to strive ahead玩樂 wán lè - to have fun, to enjoy leisure activities不妙 bù miào - bad, not good, unfortunate早自習 zǎo zìxí - morning self-study session班級導師 bān jí dǎo shī - class advisor, homeroom teacher自習室 zìxí shì - self-study room凌晨 língchén - early

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00:05:55

#269 人工智慧 Artificial Intelligence

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2025/03/10

人工智慧 réngōng zhìhuì - artificial intelligence (AI)風險 fēngxiǎn - risk深入 shēnrù - deeply integrated, deeply involved麥肯錫 Màikěnxī - McKinsey (a global consulting firm)生成式AI shēngchéngshì AI - generative AI兆 zhào - trillion收益 shōuyì - revenue, profit高效 gāoxiào - highly efficient範圍 fànwéi - scope, range隱私 yǐnsī - privacy參議院 cānyìyuàn - Senate聽證會 tīngzhènghuì - hearing (legislative or legal)應用程式 yìngyòng chéngxì - application (app)購物獎勵 gòuwù jiǎnglì - shopping rewards收集 shōují - to collect, to gather用戶

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00:07:50

#268 台灣肯德基 KFC in Taiwan 😋

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2025/03/07

肯德基 Kěndéjī - KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken)調整 tiáozhěng - to adjust, modify蛋塔 dành tǎ - egg tart招牌 zhāopái - signature (dish or item)外皮 wàipí - outer crust酥酥脆脆 sū sū cuì cuì - crispy and crunchy香甜滑順 xiāngtián huáshùn - sweet and smooth原味 yuánwèi - original flavor限定口味 xiàndìng kǒuwèi - limited edition flavor黑糖珍奶蛋塔 hēitáng zhēnnǎi dành tǎ - brown sugar bubble milk tea egg tart斯里蘭卡 Sīlǐlánkǎ - Sri Lanka錫蘭紅茶 Xīlán hóngchá - Ceylon black tea調製 tiáozhì - to prepare, blend卡士達 kǎshìdá - custard濃郁 nóngyù -

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00:04:01

#267 台灣最忙碌的神明 Taiwan’s Busiest Deity

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2025/03/05

神明 shénmíng - deity, god土地公 tǔdìgōng - Earth God, a local deity in Taiwanese folk religion福德正神 fúdé zhèngshén - the formal title of the Earth God (Tudigong)民間信仰 mínjiān xìnyǎng - folk belief, popular religion基層 jīcéng - grassroots, basic level保佑 bǎoyòu - to bless, to protect村里 cūnlǐ - villages and neighborhoods百姓 bǎixìng - common people, citizens無所不在 wúsuǒ búzài - to be everywhere, omnipresent財運 cáiyùn - financial luck, wealth fortune事業 shìyè - career, business學業 xuéyè - academic studies,

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00:07:51

#266 台灣人不敢去泰國了Taiwanese People Are Afraid to Visit...

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2025/03/03

男星 nánxīng - male star (actor)王星 Wáng Xīng - Wang Xing (a person's name)誘騙 yòupiàn - to lure and deceive事件 shìjiàn - incident, event拍戲 pāixì - to shoot a film or TV show劇組 jùzǔ - film crew, production team緬甸 Miǎndiàn - Myanmar行動 xíngdòng - movement, action淪為 lúnwéi - to be reduced to, to become (in a negative sense)詐騙集團 zhàpiàn jítuán - fraud syndicate, scam group豬仔 zhūzǎi - "piglet" (slang for victims trafficked into forced labor or fraud operations)販賣 fànmài - to sell, to traffic強迫

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00:08:07

#265 高雄龍虎塔 Kaohsiung Dragon and Tiger Pagodas

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2025/02/28

景點 jǐngdiǎn - tourist attraction龍虎塔 Lónghǔ Tǎ - Dragon and Tiger Pagodas左營區 Zuǒyíng Qū - Zuoying District蓮池潭 Liánchítán - Lotus Pond興建 xīngjiàn - to construct, to build神明 shénmíng - deity, god指示 zhǐshì - instruction, directive慈濟宮 Cíjì Gōng - Tzu Chi Palace (temple)保生大帝 Bǎoshēng Dàdì - Baosheng Emperor (a Taoist deity)災難 zāinàn - disaster, catastrophe信徒 xìntú - believer, follower (of a religion)求平安 qiú píng'ān - to seek peace and safety建造 jiànzào - to construct, to build完工 wángōng - to complete

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00:09:35

#264 在國外生活的挑戰 Challenges of Living Abroad

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2025/02/26

母語 mǔyǔ - native language假設 jiǎshè - to assume, suppose正確 zhèngquè - correct, accurate捷克 Jiékè - Czech Republic點餐 diǎncān - to order food禮儀 lǐyí - etiquette, manners打招呼 dǎ zhāohū - to greet, say hello冒犯 màofàn - to offend適應 shìyìng - to adapt, get used to陌生人 mòshēngrén - stranger孤單 gūdān - lonely, solitude聯繫 liánxì - to contact, connect過節 guòjié - to celebrate a festival or holiday結交 jiéjiāo - to make friends, form relationshipsIf your goal in 2025 is to improve your Chinese, make more Taiwanese

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00:10:53

#263 台灣難過的歷史事件 Tragic Historical Events in Taiwan - 228

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2025/02/24

二二八紀念日 èr èr bā jìniàn rì - 228 Memorial Day二二八事件 èr èr bā shìjiàn - The February 28 Incident國民政府 guómín zhèngfǔ - Nationalist Government (ROC government)接收 jiēshōu - to take over; to receive殖民 zhímín - colonization統治 tǒngzhì - governance; rule接管 jiēguǎn - to take control; to take over官員 guānyuán - government official對日抗戰 duì rì kàngzhàn - War of Resistance Against Japan (Second Sino-Japanese War)勝利者 shènglì zhě - victor; winner優越感 yōuyuègǎn - sense of superiority排斥 páichì - to exclude; to

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00:09:39

#262 台北同志酒吧 Taipei LGBTQ+ Bars 🏳️‍🌈

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2025/02/21

同志 tóngzhì - LGBTQ+ 議題 yìtí - issue; topic of discussion接受度 jiēshòudù - level of acceptance名列前茅 míng liè qián máo - to rank among the top同志婚姻合法化 tóngzhì hūnyīn héfǎhuà - legalization of same-sex marriage發達 fādá - developed; flourishing體力 tǐlì - physical stamina西門紅樓 Xīmén Hónglóu - The Red House, a well-known LGBTQ+ landmark and nightlife area in Taipei- Abrazo人潮 réncháo - crowd of people同志圈 tóngzhì quān - LGBTQ+ community準沒錯 zhǔn méi cuò - definitely correct; no doubt about it熱烈 rèliè -

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