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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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00:06:05

#261 水逆 Mercury Retrograde

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2025/02/19

水逆 shuǐnì - Mercury retrograde倒楣 dǎoméi - unlucky, unfortunate摔壞 shuāihuài - to drop and break之類的 zhī lèi de - and the like, such as神祕 shénmì - mysterious天文現象 tiānwén xiànxiàng - astronomical phenomenon水星 shuǐxīng - Mercury (the planet)逆襲 nìxí - counterattack, reversal (here referring to retrograde motion)簡稱 jiǎnchēng - abbreviation, short name星象 xīngxiàng - astronomical phenomena, celestial signs運行 yùnxíng - to operate, to move (in orbit)視覺 shìjué - vision, visual錯覺 cuòjué - illusion,

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00:07:49

#260 台灣死刑 Death penalty in Taiwan

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2025/02/17

死刑 sǐ xíng - death penalty法務部 fǎ wù bù - Ministry of Justice看守所 kān shǒu suǒ - detention center; prison執行 zhí xíng - carry out; execute死刑犯 sǐ xíng fàn - death row inmate槍決 qiāng jué - execution by shooting處決 chǔ jué - execute黃麟凱 huáng lín kǎi - Huang Lin-kai (name of a death row inmate)判死刑 pàn sǐ xíng - sentence to death不滿 bù mǎn - dissatisfied分手 fēn shǒu - break up金錢糾紛 jīn qián jiū fēn - money dispute闖進 chuǎng jìn - break into殺害 shā hài - kill; murder勒斃 lēi bì - strangle to death案件 àn jiàn - case;

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00:07:24

#259 情人節快樂 Happy Valentine's Day ❤

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2025/02/14

情人節 qíng rén jié - Valentine's Day景點 jǐng diǎn - tourist attraction, scenic spot曖昧期 ài mèi qí - ambiguous stage (in a relationship), early dating phase對方 duì fāng - the other person, counterpart木柵動物園 mù zhà dòng wù yuán - Taipei Zoo (Muzha Zoo)熱帶雨林館 rè dài yǔ lín guǎn - Tropical Rainforest House (in the zoo)貓熊館 māo xióng guǎn - Panda House無尾熊館 wú wěi xióng guǎn - Koala House打卡景點 dǎ kǎ jǐng diǎn - popular check-in spot, Instagrammable place樹懶 shù lǎn - sloth包圍 bāo wéi - to surround, to encircle情侶

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00:06:26

#258 元宵節 Lantern Festival

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2025/02/12

2025 Taiwan Lantern Festival 😊Main Lantern Exhibition Area 02.12-02.23 A18 Taoyuan HSR StationLights Playground 02.07-02.23 A19 Taoyuan Sports Park Station元宵節 Yuánxiāo Jié - Lantern Festival月圓之日 yuèyuán zhī rì - the day of the full moon月亮 yuèliàng - moon圓形 yuánxíng - circular shape元月 yuányuè - first month of the lunar calendar宵 xiāo - night (archaic usage)起源 qǐyuán - origin傳說 chuánshuō - legend, folklore神鳥 shénniǎo - divine bird人間 rénjiān - the human world, mortal realm獵人 lièrén - hunter來歷 láilì

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00:05:56

#257 Tiktok

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2025/02/10

禁 jìn - ban; prohibit法案 fǎ àn - bill; law禁用 jìn yòng - prohibit the use of非中國 fēi zhōng guó - non-China; outside of China營運 yíng yùn - operate; conduct business獲取 huò qǔ - obtain; acquire敏感 mǐn gǎn - sensitive用戶 yòng hù - user數據 shù jù - data操縱 cāo zòng - manipulate; control鬧得很大 nào de hěn dà - cause a big stir; create a lot of commotion母公司 mǔ gōng sī - parent company字節跳動 zì jié tiào dòng - ByteDance (company)提起訴訟 tí qǐ sù sòng - file a lawsuit阻止 zǔ zhǐ - prevent; stop法令 fǎ lìng - law; decree間諜 jiàn

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#256 台南的特別體驗活動 Unique Experiences in Tainan

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2025/02/07

體驗活動 tǐ yàn huó dòng - experiential activity旗袍 qí páo - cheongsam; traditional Chinese dress 獨特 dú tè - unique 服飾 fú shì - clothing; attire 古色古香 gǔ sè gǔ xiāng - antique; of ancient charm 穿越 chuān yuè - to traverse; time-travel 民國時期 mín guó shí qī - the Republic of China era 漫步 màn bù - to stroll 古蹟 gǔ jì - historical site 文藝 wén yì - artistic; cultural 復古 fù gǔ - retro; nostalgic 長版 cháng bǎn - long version (e.g., of clothing) 短版 duǎn bǎn - short version 身型 shēn xíng - body type; figure 挑選 tiāo

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#255 過年習俗 Lunar New Year Traditions

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2025/02/05

年獸 nián shòu - Nian Beast (a mythical creature associated with Chinese New Year) 怪獸 guài shòu - monster 逃跑 táo pǎo - to escape; to flee 火光 huǒ guāng - firelight 嘈雜 cáo zá - noisy; clamorous 貼 tiē - to stick; to paste 鞭炮 biān pào - firecrackers 互道 hù dào - to exchange (greetings, congratulations, etc.) 恭喜 gōng xǐ - to congratulate; congratulations 戰勝 zhàn shèng - to defeat; to overcome 祭拜 jì bài - to offer sacrifices; to worship 土地公 tǔ dì gōng - Earth God (a deity in Chinese folk religion) 辛勞 xīn láo

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#254 台灣人快樂嗎 Are Taiwanese Happy?

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2025/02/03

台灣經濟起飛 tái wān jīng jì qǐ fēi - Taiwan's economic boom 黑手 hēi shǒu - manual laborer, blue-collar worker 頭家 tóu jiā - boss, business owner 比比皆是 bǐ bǐ jiē shì - can be seen everywhere, commonplace 一丁點 yī dīng diǎn - a tiny bit, a small amount 安眠藥 ān mián yào - sleeping pill 經濟下滑 jīng jì xià huá - economic downturn 憂鬱 yōu yù - depression, melancholy 失眠 shī mián - insomnia 經濟成長 jīng jì chéng zhǎng - economic growth 恐慌 kǒng huāng - panic, fear 焦慮 jiāo lǜ - anxiety 沉迷 chén mí - addiction, indulgence 酗酒 xù

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