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00:05:45

#124 - 體驗台灣傳統信仰，大甲媽祖繞境! Experience Taiwan’s...

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2024/04/03

絕對不要 juéduì bùyào - definitely not 錯過 cuòguò - miss 大甲媽祖繞境 Dàjiǎ Māzǔ ràojìng - Dajia Mazu Pilgrimage 媽祖 Māzǔ - Mazu (Goddess of the Sea) 民間信仰 mínjiān xìnyǎng - folk belief 海洋女神 Hǎiyáng Nǚshén - Goddess of the Sea 沿海地帶 yánhǎi dìdài - coastal areas 祖先 zǔxiān - ancestors 羽化 yǔhuà - ascend to heaven; transform into a deity 在海面上 zài hǎimiàn shàng - on the sea 漁船 yúchuán - fishing boat 顯靈 xiǎnlíng - appear; manifest 轉向 zhuǎnxiàng - change direction 保祐 bǎoyòu - bless; protect 船隻 chuánzhī - vessels;

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00:06:26

#123 - 談國際新聞，俄國恐攻 Talking about International...

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2024/04/01

俄羅斯 éluólùsī - Russia 恐攻 kǒngōng - terrorist attack 首都 shǒudū - capital city 莫斯科 mòsīkē - Moscow 近郊 jìnjiāo - outskirts 場 chǎng - measure word for a concert, contest… 搖滾 yáogǔn - rock (music) 名 míng - measure word for people 武裝份子 wǔzhuāng fènzi - armed assailants 闖入 chuǎngrù - intrude; break into 現場 xiànchǎng - scene; site 克洛庫斯音樂廳 kèluòkùsī yīnyuètīng - Crocus City Hall 開槍掃射 kāiqiāng sǎoshè - open fire; shoot indiscriminately 造成 zàochéng - result in; cause 至少 zhìshǎo - at least 死亡 sǐwáng - death;

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00:09:38

#122 - 台南一日遊 Tainan One Day Trip

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2024/03/29

共享單車 gòngxiǎng dānchē - bike-sharing system悠遊卡 yōuyóu kǎ - EasyCard (contactless smart card used for public transportation in Taiwan) 租借 zūjiè - rent; borrow 交通工具 jiāotōng gōngjù - transportation 景點 jǐngdiǎn - tourist attraction; scenic spot 赤崁樓 chìkǎn lóu - Chihkan Tower (historical site in Tainan) 孔廟 kǒng miào - Confucius Temple 古蹟 gǔjī - historical site; heritage site 明朝 Míngcháo - Ming Dynasty 清朝 Qīngcháo - Qing Dynasty 古都 gǔdū - ancient capital 古物 gǔwù - antiquity; historical relic 荷蘭 Hélán -

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00:05:01

#122 - 失眠 Insomnia

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2024/03/27

很長一段時間 hěn cháng yīduàn shíjiān - for a long period of time 肌肉放鬆劑 jīròu fàngsōng jì - muscle relaxant 肩膀 jiānbǎng - shoulder 拱起來 gǒng qǐlái - hunch up 緊繃 jǐn běng - tense 僵硬 jiāngyìng - stiff 咖啡因 kāfēiyīn - caffeine 困擾 kùnrǎo - trouble; distress 睡著 shuìzháo - fall asleep 某些事情 mǒuxiē shìqíng - certain things 心事 xīnshì - worries; concerns 腦袋 nǎodài - head; brain 打轉 dǎ zhuàn - revolve; spin 久而久之 jiǔ'érjiǔzhī - over time 無法入睡 wúfǎ rùshuì - unable to fall asleep 滑手機 huá shǒujī - use a smartphone 靈感

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00:05:24

#121 - 台灣2024年最大食安危機 Taiwan’s biggest food safety...

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2024/03/25

食安危機 shí'ān wēijī - food safety crisis 盡量 jǐnliàng - as much as possible; to the best of one's ability 最大的新聞之一 zuìdà de xīnwén zhī yī - one of the biggest news 進口 jìnkǒu - import 辣椒粉 làjiāo fěn - chili powder 被檢驗出 bèi jiǎnyàn chū - detected by inspection as 摻有 chān yǒu - mixed with 致癌成分 zhì'ái chéngfèn - carcinogenic component 蘇丹紅色素 sūdān hóng sèsù - Sudan Red dye 工業用色素 gōngyè yòng sèsù - industrial dye 由於 yóuyú - due to; because of 成本低廉 chéngběn dīlián - low cost 不易退色 bùyì tuìsè - not

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00:07:27

#120 - 台灣好吃的健康餐! Delicious and healthy boxed meals in...

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2024/03/22

健康餐 jiànkāng cān - healthy meal調味料 tiáowèi liào - seasoning 重口味 zhòng kǒuwèi - heavy flavor 煮 zhǔ - cook 健康餐盒 jiànkāng cān hé - healthy meal box 便當 biàndāng - bento box; boxed meal 淡 dàn - light; bland 本身 běnshēn - itself 輕盈 qīngyíng - light and graceful 搜尋 sōuxún - search 打 dǎ - type; enter 選項 xuǎnxiàng - option 外送 wàisòng - delivery 推出 tuīchū - launch; introduce 香烤雞胸鮮蔬餐 xiāngkǎo jīxiōng xiānshū cān - grilled chicken breast with fresh vegetables meal 主食 zhǔshí - staple food 紫米飯 zǐ mǐ fàn - purple

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00:05:04

#119 - 你一定要認識的台灣最新帥男生 The latest handsome guy in...

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2024/03/20

美男子 měi nánzǐ - handsome man 小鮮肉 xiǎo xiānròu - fresh meat; a term referring to young, handsome men 紅翻天 hóng fān tiān - red-hot; extremely popular 德德 Dédé - (name) 模特兒 mó tè er - model 今年初 jīnnián chū - early this year 選舉 xuǎnjǔ - election 立法委員 lìfǎ wěiyuán - legislator 選舉車 xuǎnjǔ chē - campaign vehicle 沿街掃票 yán jiē sǎo piào - canvassing along the streets 目光 mùguāng - gaze; sight 被...吸走 bèi... xī zǒu - be captivated by... 喔摸 ō mō - an expression from Korean ‘Omo’, which means ‘Oh my god’ 爆紅 bào hóng

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00:06:01

#118 - 台灣的孩子每天只睡6小時!? Children in Taiwan only sleep 6...

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2024/03/18

討論度很高 tǎolùn dù hěn gāo - highly discussed 美語補習班 měiyǔ bǔxí bān - American English language cram school 公開 gōngkāi - public; open 一對 yīduì - a pair of 國小 guóxiǎo - elementary school 兄妹 xiōngmèi - siblings (older brother & younger sister) 日程表 rìchéng biǎo - schedule; itinerary 炸鍋 zhà guō - to explode the pot (figuratively means to cause a sensation) 傻眼 shǎyǎn - dumbfounded; flabbergasted 怎麼可能 zěnme kěnéng - how is it possible? 左右 zuǒyòu - around; approximately 清晨 qīngchén - early morning 接著便

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00:06:16

#117 - 湯圓的三種吃法! Three ways to eat glutinous rice balls!

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2024/03/15

湯圓 tāngyuán - glutinous rice balls珍珠 zhēnzhū - pearl 口感 kǒugǎn - texture; mouthfeel QQ - describes a chewy and elastic texture 軟嫩 ruǎnnèn - soft and tender 紅白湯圓 hóngbái tāngyuán - red and white glutinous rice balls 加 jiā - to add 甜湯 tián tāng - sweet soup 吃法 chīfǎ - way of eating; method of consumption 普遍 pǔbiàn - common; prevalent 酒釀湯圓 jiǔniàng tāngyuán - fermented glutinous rice balls 來自於 láizìyú - derived from; comes from 酒釀 jiǔniàng - fermented glutinous rice 米 mǐ - rice 糯米 nuòmǐ - glutinous

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00:08:32

#116 - 台灣人不想在台灣旅遊了! Taiwanese people don’t want to...

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2024/03/13

雙人房 shuāngrén fáng - double room住宿費 zhùsù fèi - accommodation fee 平日 píngrì - weekdays 假日 jiàrì - weekends; holidays 連假 liánjià - consecutive holidays 訂不到房 dìng bú dào fáng - unable to book a room 以上 yǐshàng - above; over 再來 zàilái - furthermore; next 飯店 fàndiàn - hotel 既然 jìrán - since; as 國旅 guólǚ - domestic travel 還不如 hái bùrú - better off not; might as well 廉航 lián háng - budget airline 景點 jǐngdiǎn - tourist attraction; scenic spot 讓人詬病 ràng rén gòu bìng - be criticized by people 很不怎麼樣 hěn bù

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00:06:34

#115 - 按摩導致腦中風!? Massage causes stroke!?😱

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2024/03/11

按摩 ànmó - massage體驗 tǐyàn - to experience 肩膀 jiānbǎng - shoulder 緊繃 jǐnběng - tense; tight 肌肉痠痛 jīròu suāntòng - muscle soreness 脖子 bózi - neck 就醫 jiùyī - seek medical treatment 電腦斷層 diànnǎo duàncéng - computerized tomography (CT) 承受 chéngshòu - endure; bear 神經內科 shénjīng nèikē - neurology 右側 yòucè - right side 頸部 jǐngbù - neck area 急遽 jíjù - rapidly; abruptly 疼痛 téngtòng - pain; ache 視力模糊 shìlì móhú - blurred vision 視野變暗 shìyě biàn'àn - darkened vision 症狀 zhèngzhuàng - symptom 內頸動脈 nèijǐng

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00:07:22

#114 - 去台東衝浪! Go surfing in Taitung!

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2024/03/08

衝浪 chōnglàng - surfing宜蘭 Yílán - Yilan (a county in Taiwan) 台東 Táidōng - Taitung (a county in southeastern Taiwan) 墾丁 Kěndīng - Kenting (a popular tourist destination in Taiwan) 為何 wèihé - why; for what reason 大自然 dàzìrán - nature 擁擠 yōngjǐ - crowded 逃離城市的喧囂 táolí chéngshì de xuānxiāo - escape the hustle and bustle of the city 人煙比較稀少 rényān bǐjiào xīshǎo - sparsely populated 找回自己 zhǎo huí zìjǐ - find oneself 融入 róngrù - integrate into 安靜 ānjìng - quiet 平靜 píngjìng - calm 長住 chángzhù - long-term

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00:05:09

#113 - 為什麼台灣人禮拜六也要上班!? Why do Taiwanese people have...

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2024/03/06

一陣子 yī zhènzi - a while 納悶 nàmèn - puzzled; confused 命苦 mìngkǔ - unfortunate; hard life 補班 bǔbān - make up for missed work by working on a day off 除夕 chúxī - Lunar New Year's Eve 分散車潮 fēnsàn chēcháo - disperse traffic congestion 提早返鄉 tízǎo fǎnxiāng - return home early 吃年夜飯 chī niányèfàn - have the New Year's Eve reunion dinner 小年夜 xiǎoniányè - Lunar New Year's Eve's Eve; the day before Lunar New Year's Eve 調整放假 tiáozhěng fàngjià - adjust holiday arrangements 接受 jiēshòu -

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00:06:26

#112 - 台灣人被抓進柬埔寨監獄! Two Taiwanese were arrested and...

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2024/03/04

徵才 zhēngcái - recruitment 柬埔寨 Jiǎnpǔzhài - Cambodia 優渥 yōuwò - generous; favorable 待遇 dàiyù - treatment; benefits 詐騙集團 zhàpiàn jítuán - fraud syndicate 園區 yuánqū - park; area 鞭打 biāndǎ - whip; lash 虐待 nüèdài - abuse; mistreat 對待 duìdài - treat; deal with 跑 pǎo - run; escape 跑不掉 pǎo bù diào - can't run away 門口 ménkǒu - entrance; gate 守備人員 shǒubèi rényuán - security personnel 被抓回來 bèi zhuā huílái - be caught and brought back 毒打一頓 dú dǎ yī dùn - beat up severely 等於 děngyú - equivalent to;

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00:06:04

#111 - 你不知道的台灣美食 Taiwanese food that you don’t know!

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2024/03/01

竹筒飯 zhútǒng fàn - Bamboo tube rice烹調 péngtiáo - cooking; preparation 竹筒 zhútǒng - bamboo tube 煮 zhǔ - boil; cook 糯米 nuòmǐ - glutinous rice 香菇 xiānggū - shiitake mushroom 豬肉絲 zhūròu sī - shredded pork 配料 pèiliào - ingredients 攪拌均勻 jiǎobàn jūnyún - mix evenly 倒入 dàorù - pour into 小火 xiǎohuǒ - low heat; simmer 竹子 zhúzi - bamboo 香氣 xiāngqì - aroma; fragrance 露營 lùyíng - camping 這輩子 zhè bèizi - in one's lifetime 巴歌浪小聚所 Bā gē làng xiǎojù suǒ - An indigenous-themed izakaya in Taipei City 風味 fēngwèi -

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00:08:04

#110 - 小心! 你是這個生肖嗎? Be careful! Are you this zodiac...

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2024/02/28

生肖 shēngxiào - Chinese zodiac主題 zhǔtí - theme; topic 生肖年 shēngxiào nián - zodiac year 龍年 lóng nián - Year of the Dragon 屬 shǔ - belong to 龍 lóng - dragon 兔 tù - rabbit 犯太歲 fàn tài suì - offend the Year Tai Sui (a traditional belief in Chinese astrology) 諸事不順 zhū shì bù shùn - everything goes wrong 運勢 yùnshì - fortune; luck 事業 shìyè - career; occupation 財運 cáiyùn - financial luck 不利 bùlì - disadvantageous; unfavorable 心緒不寧 xīnxù bùníng - emotionally unstable 出問題 chū wèntí - encounter problems 維持

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00:07:36

#109 - 中國經濟 China Economy

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2024/02/26

忙得不可開交 máng de bù kě kāi jiāo - extremely busy報導 bàodǎo - report; coverage 房地產 fángdìchǎn - real estate 危機 wēijī - crisis 庫存 kùcún - inventory 暴增 bào zēng - sharp increase 地產商 dìchǎnshāng - real estate developer 破產 pòchǎn - bankruptcy 倒閉 dǎobì - closure 龍頭 lóngtóu - industry leader 恆大集團 Héngdà jítuán - Evergrande Group (a Chinese real estate company) 碧桂園 Bìguìyuán - Country Garden Holdings (a Chinese real estate company) 預售屋 yù shòu wū - presale house 頭期款 tóuqīkuǎn - down payment 跟銀行貸了款 gēn yínháng

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00:08:03

#108 - 台灣最美的老街 The most beautiful old street in Taiwan

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2024/02/23

繁榮 fánróng - prosperity 攤販 tānfàn - vendors; stalls 店家 diànjiā - shops; stores 聚集 jùjí - gather; assemble 現代化 xiàndàihuà - modernization 特意 tèyì - intentionally; specially 維護 wéihù - maintain; preserve 古色古香 gǔsè gǔxiāng - antique charm; old-fashioned elegance 連結 liánjiē - connection; link 鹿港 Lùgǎng - Lugang (a place name in Taiwan) 位於 wèiyú - located in; situated at 彰化縣 Zhānghuà xiàn - Changhua County 列為 lièwéi - listed as; designated as 古蹟保護區 gǔjì bǎohù qū - heritage conservation area 建築 jiànzhù -

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00:08:09

#107 - 體罰 Corporal Punishment

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2024/02/20

體罰 tǐfá - corporal punishment 做錯事 zuò cuòshì - make mistakes 成績沒達標 chéngjī méi dábiao - not meeting academic standards 處罰 chǔfá - punishment 打 dǎ - hit; beat 睡懶覺 shuì lǎnjué - oversleep 棍子 gùnzi - stick; rod 衣架 yījià - clothes hanger 塑膠板 sùjiāo bǎn - plastic board 屁股 pìgu - buttocks 手心 shǒuxīn - palm of the hand 偷看 tōukàn - peek; sneak a look 漫畫 mànhuà - comic books 頑皮 wánpí - naughty 行為 xíngwéi - behavior 滿分 mǎnfēn - full marks 少一分打一下 shǎo yī fēn dǎ yīxià - get hit for each point deducted 如此類推 rúcǐ

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#106 - 台灣人想要一夕致富!? Taiwanese people want to become...

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2024/02/19

龍年吉祥 lóng nián jíxiáng - Good luck in the Year of the Dragon 好運攏總來 hǎo yùn lǒng zǒng lái - All Good Luck comes 領紅包 lǐng hóngbāo - receive red envelopes (containing money) 吃年夜飯 chī nián yèfàn - eat the New Year's Eve dinner 去廟裡拜拜 qù miào lǐ bài bài - go to the temple to pray 親戚 qīnqi - relatives 拜年 bài nián - pay New Year's visit 刮刮樂 guāguālè - scratch lottery (on a card) 普遍 pǔbiàn - common; widespread 灰色 huīsè - gray 塗層 tú céng - coating; layer 數字 shùzì - number 號碼 hàomǎ - number 顯示

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