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#493 綠島 Green Island 🏝

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2026/08/21

Book a ferry ticket from Taitung to Green Island: Access to Klook綠島 lǜ dǎo - Green Island (an offshore island of Taiwan)台東 Tái Dōng - Taitung (a city/county in eastern Taiwan)外海 wài hǎi - offshore waters; open sea距離 jù lí - distance公里 gōng lǐ - kilometer (km)由…所形成 yóu...suǒ xíng chéng - to be formed by; to be created by火山噴發 huǒ shān pēn fā - volcanic eruption火山島 huǒ shān dǎo - volcanic island風化 fēng huà - weathering (erosion by natural forces)海水 hǎi shuǐ - seawater侵蝕 qīn shí - erosion; to erode地貌 dì

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00:10:28

#492 重男輕女 Son Preference and Gender Discrimination

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2026/08/19

東亞文化圈 Dōng Yǎ wén huà quān - East Asian cultural sphere根深蒂固 gēn shēn dì gù - deeply rooted; firmly entrenched觀念 guān niàn - concept; belief; mindset重男輕女 zhòng nán qīng nǚ - preference for sons over daughters; gender bias favoring males輕視 qīng shì - to look down on; to undervalue來源 lái yuán - origin; source以農業為主 yǐ nóng yè wéi zhǔ - to be primarily based on agriculture大量 dà liàng - a large amount; a great quantity體力 tǐ lì - physical strength; stamina勞動 láo dòng - labor; physical work男性 nán xìng -

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00:07:16

#491 真的有外星人嗎 Do Aliens Really Exist 🤔 ?

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2026/08/17

公佈 gōngbù - to announce; to publish檔案 dàng'àn - file; document; archive資訊 zīxùn - information宇宙 yǔzhòu - universe外星人 wàixīngrén - alien; extraterrestrial激動 jīdòng - excited; emotional川普 Chuānpǔ - Donald Trump習近平 Xí Jìnpíng - Xi Jinping不明飛行物 bùmíng fēixíngwù - unidentified flying object (UFO)觀察 guānchá - to observe大辣辣 dàlàlà - careless; not detail-oriented; carefree不明異常現象 bùmíng yìcháng xiànxiàng - unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP)社群媒體 shèqún méitǐ - social media知情權 zhīqíngquán - right to

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00:06:59

#490 日月潭國際萬人泳渡嘉年華 Sun Moon Lake International...

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2026/08/14

Sign up online for the Sun Moon Lake International Swimming Carnival: https://www.pulifourswim.tw/日月潭國際萬人泳渡嘉年華 Rì Yuè Tán Guó Jì Wàn Rén Yǒng Dù Jiā Nián Huá - Sun Moon Lake International Swimming Carnival日月潭 Rì Yuè Tán - Sun Moon Lake允許 yǔn xǔ - to allow; to permit對外開放 duì wài kāi fàng - to open to the public公尺 gōng chǐ - meter (unit of length)硬 yìng - difficult; physically demanding (colloquial)終點 zhōng diǎn - finish line; destination定點 dìng diǎn - fixed point; designated location浮台 fú tái -

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00:08:29

#489 今天是我的生日 Today Is My Birthday ❤

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2026/08/12

壽星 shòu xīng - birthday celebrant; person whose birthday is being celebrated折扣 zhé kòu - discount優惠 yōu huì - special offer; promotion; discount benefit蝦 xiā - shrimp慶生 qìng shēng - to celebrate a birthday錯過 cuò guò - to miss; to let an opportunity pass by乖乖桶 Guāi Guāi tǒng - Guai Guai snack bucket 乖乖 Guāi Guāi - a popular Taiwanese snack brand零食 líng shí - snacks品牌 pǐn pái - brand餅乾 bǐng gān - cookies; biscuits軟糖 ruǎn táng - gummy candy; soft candy理髮師 lǐ fǎ shī - hairdresser; barber;

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00:08:08

#488 人工智慧發展帶來的能源影響 The Energy Impact of Artificial...

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2026/08/10

人工智慧 réngōng zhìhuì - artificial intelligence (AI)電力 diànlì - electricity; electrical power巨大 jùdà - huge; enormous晶片 jīngpiàn - chip; microchip龐大 pángdà - massive; immense用電 yòngdiàn - electricity consumption; power usage積極 jījí - active; proactive搜尋 sōuxún - to search資料 zīliào - information; data搜尋引擎 sōuxún yǐnqíng - search engine耗能 hàonéng - energy consumption算力 suànlì - computing power生成式 AI shēngchéngshì AI - generative AI動用 dòngyòng - to utilize; to employ圖形處理器 túxíng chǔlǐqì - graphics

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00:05:45

#487 夏天在台灣一定要吃的水果 Fruits You Must Eat in Taiwan...

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2026/08/07

融化 rónghuà - to melt胃口 wèikǒu - appetite芒果雪花冰 mángguǒ xuěhuābīng - mango shaved ice dessert芒果大福 mángguǒ dàfú - mango mochi dessert爽翻天 shuǎng fān tiān - extremely satisfying; feels amazing西瓜 xīguā - watermelon果肉 guǒròu - fruit flesh飽滿 bǎomǎn - full and plump多汁 duōzhī - juicy咬下去的瞬間 yǎo xiàqù de shùnjiān - the moment you bite into it清甜 qīngtián - lightly sweet and refreshing水分 shuǐfèn - moisture; water content充滿 chōngmǎn - to fill up; to be full of口腔 kǒuqiāng - oral cavity; mouth冰箱 bīngxiāng -

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00:06:54

#486 為什麼台灣人常說「謝謝你喜歡台灣」Why Do Taiwanese People Often...

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2026/08/05

面臨 miànlín - to face; to be confronted with打壓 dǎyā - to suppress; to oppress加入 jiārù - to join聯合國 Liánhéguó - the United Nations世界衛生組織 Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī - World Health Organization (WHO)奧運 Àoyùn - the Olympic Games中華台北 Zhōnghuá Táiběi - Chinese Taipei名義 míngyì - name; title; designation參賽 cānsài - to participate in a competition孤兒 gū'ér - orphan軍隊 jūnduì - military; armed forces獨立的主權 dúlì de zhǔquán - independent sovereignty承認 chéngrèn - to recognize; to acknowledge國際組織 guójì zǔzhī -

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00:06:28

#485 偷拍 Hidden Camera 😨

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2026/08/03

醫美診所 yīměi zhěnsuǒ - cosmetic clinic; aesthetic medicine clinic偷拍 tōupāi - secret filming隱藏攝影機 yǐncáng shèyǐngjī - hidden camera私密處 sīmìchù - private area; intimate body part除毛 chúmáo - hair removal療程 liáochéng - treatment course; medical/cosmetic procedure脫掉 tuōdiào - to take off; to remove clothing更衣 gēngyī - to change clothes天花板 tiānhuābǎn - ceiling角落 jiǎoluò - corner煙霧偵測器 yānwù zhēncèqì - smoke detector報警 bàojǐng - to call the police攝影機 shèyǐngjī - camera檢警 jiǎnjǐng - prosecutors and police

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00:07:30

#484 宜蘭 Yilan 😍

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2026/07/31

宜蘭 Yílán - Yilan, a county in northeastern Taiwan東北部 dōngběibù - northeastern area/region客運 kèyùn - long-distance bus service靠海 kàohǎi - located near the sea太平洋 Tàipíngyáng - the Pacific Ocean海景 hǎijǐng - ocean view; sea scenery療癒 liáoyù - healing; relaxing; comforting田園風光 tiányuán fēngguāng - countryside scenery天然 tiānrán - natural溫泉 wēnquán - hot spring龜山島 Guīshān Dǎo - Guishan Island著名 zhùmíng - famous; well-known地標 dìbiāo - landmark賞鯨 shǎngjīng - whale watching鯨魚 jīngyú - whale牛奶海 niúnǎihǎi -

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00:07:13

#483 脆 Threads

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2026/07/29

昨天下午日本熊本發生了非常大的地震...我真的很難過，也很擔心住在熊本的人。如果你住在熊本，希望你和你的家人、朋友都平安，一切都好，也希望熊本可以早日恢復正常的生活。一切平安！脆 Cuì - Threads (Meta’s social media app; Taiwanese nickname for Threads)發音 fāyīn - pronunciation推特 Tuītè - Twitter/X帳號 zhànghào - account開放 kāifàng - to open; make available綁定 bǎngdìng - to link/bind accounts togetherpo pō - to post (online)單純 dānchún - simple; purely基本上 jīběn shàng - basically; generally純文字 chún wénzì - text-only; plain text沒有營養 méiyǒu yíngyǎng - meaningless; lacking substance廢文 fèiwén -

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00:09:22

#482 台灣政黨問題 Problems with Taiwan’s Political Party

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2026/07/27

國民黨 Guómíndǎng - Kuomintang (KMT; a major political party in Taiwan)政黨 zhèngdǎng - political party民進黨 Mínjìndǎng - Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)後期 hòuqí - later period; later stage成立 chénglì - to establish; to found強烈 qiángliè - strong; intense台獨色彩 Táidú sècǎi - pro-Taiwan independence tendency/image獨立 dúlì - independence主張 zhǔzhāng - to advocate; viewpoint; stance共產黨 Gòngchǎndǎng - Communist Party中華民國 Zhōnghuá Mínguó - Republic of China (ROC)認可 rènkě - to recognize; to approve破壞 pòhuài - to

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00:09:01

#481 這些中國來的食品台灣人也很愛吃 Taiwanese People Also Love These...

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2026/07/24

小紅書 Xiǎohóngshū - Xiaohongshu / RedNote, a popular Chinese social media app特色 tèsè - special feature; unique characteristic零食 língshí - snacks進駐 jìnzhù - to enter and establish presence in a place/market團購 tuángòu - group buying網購 wǎnggòu - online shopping平台 píngtái - platform自然而然 zì rán ér rán - naturally; automatically引進 yǐnjìn - to introduce/import something from another place螺螄粉 luósīfěn - Luosifen; spicy rice noodles with a strong smell from pickled bamboo shoots話題度 huàtídù - level of public

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00:07:08

#480 為什麼台灣的水不能直接喝 Why Can’t You Drink Tap Water in...

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2026/07/22

生飲 shēngyǐn - to drink untreated/unboiled water打開 dǎkāi - to open水龍頭 shuǐlóngtóu - faucet; tap煮 zhǔ - to boil; to cook安裝 ānzhuāng - to install淨水器 jìngshuǐqì - water purifier/filter自來水 zìláishuǐ - tap water普及率 pǔjílǜ - coverage rate; penetration rate水資源 shuǐzīyuán - water resources淨水場 jìngshuǐchǎng - water treatment plant運送過程 yùnsòng guòchéng - transportation/delivery process老舊 lǎojiù - old and worn out管線 guǎnxiàn - pipelines; piping system鐵管 tiěguǎn - iron pipe塑膠管 sùjiāoguǎn - plastic pipe破損 pòsǔn -

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00:07:41

#479 貪汙腐敗 Corruption

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2026/07/20

貪汙 tānwū - corruption; bribery腐敗 fǔbài - corruption; decay民主社會 mínzhǔ shèhuì - democratic society投票 tóupiào - to vote; voting自由 zìyóu - freedom政治人物 zhèngzhì rénwù - political figure; politician媒體 méitǐ - media司法制度 sīfǎ zhìdù - judicial system仍然 réngrán - still; nevertheless存在 cúnzài - to exist政府官員 zhèngfǔ guānyuán - government official權力 quánlì - power; authority校長 xiàozhǎng - principal; school president軍隊 jūnduì - military; army長官 zhǎngguān - superior officer; boss政府部門 zhèngfǔ bùmén - government

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00:07:11

#478 密室逃脫 Escape Rooms

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2026/07/17

密室逃脫 mìshì táotuō - escape room關 guān - to lock/shut; level or stage in a game主題 zhǔtí - theme; topic某一個 mǒu yí ge - a certain one規定的時間 guīdìng de shíjiān - fixed/limited time線索 xiànsuǒ - clue; hint解開 jiěkāi - to solve; to unlock機關 jīguān - mechanism; puzzle device逃出 táochū - to escape from任務 rènwù - mission; task懸疑 xuányí - suspense; mysterious推理 tuīlǐ - reasoning; deduction驚悚 jīngsǒng - thriller; frightening科幻 kēhuàn - science fiction未來 wèilái - future奇幻 qíhuàn - fantasy冒險 màoxiǎn - adventure鎖 suǒ

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00:08:11

#477 台灣的生育率 Taiwan’s Birth Rate

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2026/07/15

生育率 shēngyùlǜ - birth rate; fertility rate新生兒 xīnshēng'ér - newborn baby政策 zhèngcè - policy鼓勵 gǔlì - to encourage教育程度 jiàoyù chéngdù - education level經濟能力 jīngjì nénglì - financial/economic ability發展 fāzhǎn - to develop自己的事業 zìjǐ de shìyè - one’s own career/business人生目標 rénshēng mùbiāo - life goals爬 pá - to climb; to work one’s way up負責 fùzé - to be responsible for傳統觀念 chuántǒng guānniàn - traditional values/beliefs進入家庭 jìnrù jiātíng - to enter married/family life明顯 míngxiǎn - obvious;

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00:08:44

#476 世界盃 World Cup ⚽

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2026/07/13

世界盃 shì jiè bēi - FIFA World Cup國際足球界 guó jì zú qiú jiè - the international football (soccer) world賽事 sài shì - sporting event; competition規模 guī mó - scale; size屆 jiè - edition; session (used for events)主辦 zhǔ bàn - to host; to organize卡達 Kǎ Dá - Qatar共同 gòng tóng - jointly; together舉辦 jǔ bàn - to hold; to host爭議 zhēng yì - controversy; dispute阿根廷 Ā Gēn Tíng - Argentina埃及 Āi Jí - Egypt刺激 cì jī - exciting; thrilling支 zhī - classifier for teams or groups球隊 qiú duì - team被分成 bèi fēn chéng - to be

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00:07:49

#475 台灣原住民 - 阿美族 Taiwanese Indigenous People – The...

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2026/07/10

原住民族 yuánzhù mínzú - Indigenous peoples; indigenous ethnic groups阿美族 Āměizú - Amis tribe; the Amis people of Taiwan母系社會 mǔxì shèhuì - matriarchal society以...為主 yǐ... wéi zhǔ - to mainly rely on; to mainly focus on農耕 nónggēng - farming; agriculture打獵 dǎliè - hunting種植 zhòngzhí - to plant; to cultivate小米 xiǎomǐ - millet收穫 shōuhuò - harvest部落 bùluò - tribe; tribal village舉行 jǔxíng - to hold; to conduct祭祀 jìsì - ritual worship; sacrifice ceremony神靈 shénlíng - spirits; deities祖先 zǔxiān - ancestors豐年祭

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00:09:10

#474 我的妹妹只想要活到50歲 My Younger Sister Only Wants to...

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2026/07/08

人生 rénshēng - life; human life生命 shēngmìng - life; existence死了 sǐ le - died; to be dead雲霄飛車 yúnxiāo fēichē - roller coaster活太久 huó tài jiǔ - to live too long經濟壓力 jīngjì yālì - financial pressure理財觀念 lǐcái guānniàn - financial management concepts; views about managing money投資 tóuzī - to invest; investment流落街頭 liúluò jiētóu - to end up homeless or living on the streets安樂死 ānlèsǐ - euthanasia活著的定義 huózhe de dìngyì - the definition/meaning of being alive動 dòng - to move體力下滑 tǐlì xiàhuá - physical

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