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#473 再生能源 Renewable Energy

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2026/07/06

再生能源 zài shēng néng yuán - renewable energy自然 zì rán - nature; natural world不斷 bú duàn - continuously; nonstop產生 chǎn shēng - to produce; to generate能源 néng yuán - energy resource太陽能 tài yáng néng - solar energy風力 fēng lì - wind power水力 shuǐ lì - hydropower; water power地熱能 dì rè néng - geothermal energy石油 shí yóu - petroleum; oil煤炭 méi tàn - coal大量污染 dà liàng wū rǎn - large-scale pollution建造 jiàn zào - to build; to construct太陽能發電板 tài yáng néng fā diàn bǎn - solar panel風能發電機 fēng néng fā diàn jī -

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00:08:58

#472 溯溪 River Tracing

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2026/07/03

溯溪 sù xī - river tracing; an outdoor activity of traveling upstream through a river or creek河 hé - river結合 jié hé - to combine; to integrate攀岩 pān yán - rock climbing包含 bāo hán - to include; to contain垂降 chuí jiàng - rappelling; descending with ropes綜合 zōng hé - comprehensive; combined跳水 tiào shuǐ - to dive or jump into water巨大 jù dà - huge; enormous石頭 shí tou - rock; stone瀑布 pù bù - waterfall體驗活動 tǐ yàn huó dòng - experience activity; hands-on activity教練 jiào liàn - coach; instructor裝備 zhuāng bèi -

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00:08:12

#471 為什麼台灣人給父母錢 Why Do Taiwanese People Give Money to...

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2026/07/01

孝親費 xiào qīn fèi - money given to parents as financial support or gratitude把我們養到大 bǎ wǒ men yǎng dào dà - to raise us from childhood to adulthood出生 chū shēng - to be born; birth經濟情況 jīng jì qíng kuàng - financial situation擔憂 dān yōu - worry; concern民法 mín fǎ - civil law規定 guī dìng - regulation; rule; to stipulate子女 zǐ nǚ - children; sons and daughters扶養 fú yǎng - to support financially; to provide care for義務 yì wù - duty; obligation謀生的能力 móu shēng de néng lì - ability to earn a living生存 shēng cún -

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00:11:38

#470 為什麼很多台灣人討厭國民黨 Why Do Many Taiwanese People...

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2026/06/29

國民黨 Guó Mín Dǎng - Kuomintang (KMT), a political party in Taiwan政黨 zhèng dǎng - political party政治立場 zhèng zhì lì chǎng - political stance; political position分析 fēn xī - to analyze; analysis民進黨 Mín Jìn Dǎng - Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)偏頗 piān pǒ - biased; unfairly favoring one side共產黨 Gòng Chǎn Dǎng - Communist Party戰爭 zhàn zhēng - war輸了 shū le - lost (a competition, war, etc.)統治 tǒng zhì - to rule; to govern威權統治 wēi quán tǒng zhì - authoritarian rule頒布 bān bù - to announce officially; to

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00:06:20

#469 台灣最近超流行的咖啡 The Coffee Trend That’s Taking Taiwan...

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2026/06/26

心悸 xīn jì - heart palpitations; rapid or irregular heartbeat西西里咖啡 Xī Xī Lǐ kā fēi - Sicilian coffee (coffee with lemon)驚為天人 jīng wéi tiān rén - to be amazed by something's extraordinary quality; to find something astonishingly good濃烈 nóng liè - strong; intense (in flavor or aroma)黑咖啡 hēi kā fēi - black coffee清爽 qīng shuǎng - refreshing; light and crisp檸檬 níng méng - lemon結合在一起 jié hé zài yì qǐ - to combine together; to blend together羅馬濃縮咖啡 Luó Mǎ nóng suō kā fēi - Roman espresso顛覆 diān fù - to

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00:10:28

#468 台灣人愛吃保健品 Taiwanese People Love Taking Health...

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2026/06/24

保健食品bǎo jiàn shí pǐn ／保健品 bǎo jiàn pǐn - dietary supplements; health supplements外食 wài shí - to eat out; dine outside the home便當店 biàn dāng diàn - lunchbox shop; bento restaurant手搖飲 shǒu yáo yǐn - hand-shaken drink; bubble tea beverage比例 bǐ lì - proportion; ratio高油高鹽 gāo yóu gāo yán - high in oil and salt熬夜 áo yè - to stay up late營養 yíng yǎng - nutrition; nutrients補足 bǔ zú - to make up for; to supplement預防 yù fáng - to prevent慢性病 màn xìng bìng - chronic disease威脅 wēi xié - threat; risk維持 wéi chí -

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00:23:08

#467 我的中文口說課程 My Chinese Speaking Course !!!

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2026/06/22

Planning to visit Taiwan this year or are you currently living in Taiwan? 😍 Whether you're coming to Taiwan to travel, study, work, or live, I've prepared 100+ real-life Taiwan conversation templates covering everyday situations such as ordering food at a night market, buying drinks at a bubble tea shop, eating at a breakfast restaurant, shopping for clothes, checking into a hotel, taking the MRT, visiting a doctor, buying medicine at a pharmacy, going through the airport, and so much

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00:10:36

#466 今天是端午節 Today Is the Dragon Boat Festival 🐲

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2026/06/19

端午節 Duānwǔjié - Dragon Boat Festival屈原 Qū Yuán - Qu Yuan, an ancient Chinese poet and politician侵略 qīnlüè - to invade; invasion投江自盡 tóujiāng zìjìn - to commit suicide by jumping into a river蝦子 xiāzi - shrimp划船 huáchuán - to row a boat敲鑼打鼓 qiāo luó dǎ gǔ - to beat drums and gongs把...嚇走 bǎ... xiàzǒu - to scare away竹葉 zhúyè - bamboo leaves包粽子 bāo zòngzi - to wrap rice dumplings划龍舟 huá lóngzhōu - to race dragon boats流傳下來 liúchuán xiàlái - to pass down through generations蚊子 wénzi - mosquito蟲子 chóngzi -

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00:08:24

#465 不可以把衛生紙丟進馬桶 Don’t Throw Toilet Paper into the...

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2026/06/17

請勿將衛生紙丟入馬桶 qǐng wù jiāng wèi shēng zhǐ diū rù mǎ tǒng - please do not throw toilet paper into the toilet上廁所 shàng cè suǒ - to use the bathroom; to go to the toilet衛生紙 wèi shēng zhǐ - toilet paper丟進 diū jìn - to throw into馬桶 mǎ tǒng - toilet排水管徑 pái shuǐ guǎn jìng - drainage pipe diameter細 xì - thin; narrow管路彎頭 guǎn lù wān tóu - pipe bends/elbows轉彎 zhuǎn wān - to turn; bend堆積 duī jī - to pile up; accumulate水流沖力 shuǐ liú chōng lì - water flushing force卡住 kǎ zhù - to get stuck化糞池 huà fèn chí - septic

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00:10:22

#464 台灣陋習 Bad Habits in Taiwanese Society

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2026/06/15

黑暗 hēi àn - dark; negative or hidden side陋習 lòu xí - bad habit; outdated social practice買職位 mǎi zhí wèi - to buy a position or job through money or influence政府部門 zhèng fǔ bù mén - government department軍隊 jūn duì - military; army秘密 mì mì - secret承認 chéng rèn - to admit; to acknowledge捐錢 juān qián - to donate money組織 zǔ zhī - organization校長 xiào zhǎng - school principal以...名義 yǐ...míng yì - in the name of; under the pretense of軍官 jūn guān - military officer往上爬 wǎng shàng pá - to climb higher; to move

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00:08:49

#463 我的播客3歲了 Happy Birthday to My Podcast 🎉

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2026/06/12

播客 bōkè - podcast感動 gǎndòng - touched; moved emotionally資源 zīyuán - resources初學者 chūxuézhě - beginner人工智慧 réngōng zhìhuì - artificial intelligence (AI)集 jí - episode (for shows/podcasts)訪問 fǎngwèn - to interview初級 chūjí - beginner level; elementary level程度 chéngdù - level; proficiency工作量太大 gōngzuòliàng tài dà - the workload is too heavy爭議性 zhēngyìxìng - controversial nature抱怨 bàoyuàn - to complain掙扎 zhēngzhá - to struggle internally推廣 tuīguǎng - to promote負面 fùmiàn - negative宗教信仰 zōngjiào xìnyǎng -

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00:09:10

#462 台灣南部人和北部人的差別 The Differences Between People in...

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2026/06/10

縣市 xiàn shì - counties and cities / local administrative areas差異 chā yì - difference / distinction管教 guǎn jiào - to discipline / educate children節省 jié shěng - to save money / be frugal觀念 guān niàn - concept / way of thinking財不露白 cái bú lòu bái - not showing off one’s wealth股票 gǔ piào - stocks / shares投資 tóu zī - investment大方 dà fāng - generous龍蝦 lóng xiā - lobster嚇歪了 xià wāi le - extremely shocked / blown away海鮮 hǎi xiān - seafood陌生人 mò shēng rén - stranger私事 sī shì - private matters / personal

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00:07:28

#461 氣候變遷 Climate Change 💨

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2026/06/08

氣候變遷 qì hòu biàn qiān - climate change世界各地 shì jiè gè dì - around the world加州 Jiā zhōu - California洛杉磯 Luò shān jī - Los Angeles森林大火 sēn lín dà huǒ - wildfire / forest fire造成 zào chéng - to cause損壞 sǔn huài - damage空氣品質 kōng qì pǐn zhì - air quality極端 jí duān - extreme熱浪 rè làng - heat wave氣溫 qì wēn - temperature危害 wéi hài - to harm / endanger熱死人 rè sǐ rén - so hot that it could kill people損害 sǔn hài - damage / harm不光 bù guāng - not only屋頂被掀翻 wū dǐng bèi xiān fān - roof being blown off網路線 wǎng lù

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00:08:15

#460 吃芒果了 It’s Mango Season 🥭

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2026/06/05

芒果 mángguǒ - mango芒果季 mángguǒ jì - mango season盛產期 shèngchǎn qí - peak harvest season產量 chǎnliàng - production amount; yield豐富 fēngfù - abundant; plentiful種類 zhǒnglèi - type; variety風味 fēngwèi - flavor; taste style口感 kǒugǎn - texture; mouthfeel愛文芒果 Àiwén mángguǒ - Irwin mango (a popular mango variety in Taiwan)品種 pǐnzhǒng - breed; variety果皮 guǒpí - fruit skin; peel甜度 tiándù - sweetness level纖維 xiānwéi - fiber香氣 xiāngqì - aroma; fragrance濃郁 nóngyù - rich and intense (flavor/aroma)金黃色 jīnhuángsè -

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00:08:54

#459 刮痧 Gua Sha (Scraping Therapy)

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2026/06/03

物理療法 wù lǐ liáo fǎ - physical therapy / physical treatment刮痧 guā shā - Gua Sha; a traditional scraping therapy通體舒暢 tōng tǐ shū chàng - to feel completely relaxed and comfortable頭暈 tóu yūn - dizziness刮一下 guā yí xià - to scrape briefly / do a quick Gua Sha treatment刮痧板 guā shā bǎn - Gua Sha scraping tool皮膚的表面 pí fū de biǎo miàn - the surface of the skin反覆 fǎn fù - repeatedly刮動 guā dòng - to scrape/move across the skin皮下組織 pí xià zǔ zhī - subcutaneous tissue出血 chū xiě - bleeding出痧 chū shā - to develop

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00:07:51

#458 退休 Retirement

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2026/06/01

退休 tuì xiū - retirement; to retire窮困 qióng kùn - poor; impoverished欠債 qiàn zhài - to be in debt家庭因素 jiā tíng yīn sù - family-related factors職場 zhí chǎng - workplace陪伴 péi bàn - to accompany; to spend time with規劃 guī huà - planning; to plan把錢投入股市 bǎ qián tóu rù gǔ shì - to invest money in the stock market退而不休 tuì ér bù xiū - retired but still active/working全職的工作 quán zhí de gōng zuò - full-time job職業 zhí yè - profession; occupation演講 yǎn jiǎng - speech; to give a speech收入來源 shōu rù lái yuán - source

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00:09:25

#457 泛舟 Rafting 🛶

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2026/05/29

泛舟 fàn zhōu - river tracing / white-water rafting橡皮艇 xiàng pí tǐng - inflatable raft / rubber boat河流 hé liú - river順流而下 shùn liú ér xià - to go downstream with the current簡單來說 jiǎn dān lái shuō - simply speaking / in simple terms團體運動 tuán tǐ yùn dòng - team activity / group sport艘 sāo - measure word for boats and ships操槳 cāo jiǎng - to paddle / row船槳 chuán jiǎng - paddle / oar划 huá - to paddle / row救生員 jiù shēng yuán - lifeguard / rafting guide聽從 tīng cóng - to follow / obey指令 zhǐ lìng - instruction

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00:11:29

#456 為什麼台灣人不過X9歲生日 Why Don’t Taiwanese People...

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2026/05/27

迷信 mí xìn - superstition逢九不過 féng jiǔ bú guò - not celebrating birthdays ending in 9慶祝 qìng zhù - to celebrate尾數 wěi shù - last digit / ending number年紀 nián jì - age命理學 mìng lǐ xué - fortune studies / destiny theory算命 suàn mìng - fortune telling民間信仰 mín jiān xìn yǎng - folk beliefs關卡 guān qiǎ - checkpoint / difficult stage打敗 dǎ bài - to defeat大魔王 dà mó wáng - final boss / big demon king衝過 chōng guò - to get through / push through運勢 yùn shì - fortune / luck波動 bō dòng - fluctuation意外 yì wài - accident

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00:07:53

#455 中國人不去日本了 Chinese Tourists Are No Longer Going to...

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2026/05/25

負面的情緒 fù miàn de qíng xù - negative emotions敵意 dí yì - hostility; animosity首相 shǒu xiàng - prime minister高市早苗 Gāoshì Zǎomiáo - Sanae Takaichi發表 fā biǎo - to announce; to发表言論 yán lùn - statement; remarks緊急狀況 jǐn jí zhuàng kuàng - emergency situation敏感 mǐn gǎn - sensitive外交部 wài jiāo bù - Ministry of Foreign Affairs強烈 qiáng liè - strong; intense譴責 qiǎn zé - to condemn抗議 kàng yì - to protest定位 dìng wèi - to position; to define威脅 wēi xié - threat現實 xiàn shí - reality; actual對手 duì shǒu - opponent;

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00:06:38

#454 屏東黑鮪魚文化觀光季 Pingtung Bluefin Tuna Cultural...

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2026/05/22

屏東 píng dōng - Pingtung (a county in southern Taiwan)黑鮪魚文化觀光季 hēi wěi yú wén huà guān guāng jì - Bluefin Tuna Cultural and Tourism Festival黑鮪魚 hēi wěi yú - bluefin tuna漁業 yú yè - fishing industry / fishery觀光活動 guān guāng huó dòng - tourism activity / tourist event特產 tè chǎn - local specialty product櫻花蝦 yīng huā xiā - sakura shrimp油魚子 yóu yú zǐ - mullet roe東港 dōng gǎng - Donggang (a township in Pingtung, Taiwan)墾丁 kěn dīng - Kenting (a popular beach area in southern Taiwan)靠海 kào hǎi - located near

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