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00:07:37

#340 大阪世界博覽會 Expo 2025 Osaka

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2025/08/22

國際盛會 guójì shènghuì – international grand event大阪 Dàbǎn – Osaka, a major city in Japan關西 Guānxī – Kansai, a region in Japan including Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe世博會 (世界博覽會) shìbóhuì (shìjiè bólǎnhuì) – World Expo; a large-scale international exposition held every few years讓生命閃耀光輝的未來社會藍圖 ràng shēngmìng shǎnyào guānghuī de wèilái shèhuì lántú – “Designing Future Society for Our Lives,” the theme of the Osaka 2025 World Expo機構 jīgòu – organization; institution碳中和 tàn zhōnghé – carbon neutrality數位科技 shùwèi

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00:06:02

#339 台灣的颱風 Typhoons in Taiwan… 💨

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2025/08/20

颱風 tái fēng – typhoon雷陣雨 léi zhèn yǔ – thunderstorm四面環海 sì miàn huán hǎi – surrounded by sea on all sides地理位置 dì lǐ wèi zhì – geographical location天然 tiān rán – natural災害 zāi hài – disaster; calamity初秋 chū qiū – early autumn倒 dǎo – to fall over; to topple淹水 yān shuǐ – to flood; flooding停班停課 tíng bān tíng kè – suspension of work and classes天氣預報 tiān qì yù bào – weather forecast登陸 dēng lù – to make landfall (used for typhoons)關緊 guān jǐn – to close tightly玻璃 bō lí – glass被風吹破 bèi fēng chuī pò – to be

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00:13:01

#338 台灣大罷免 Mass Recall in Taiwan

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2025/08/18

有史以來 yǒu shǐ yǐ lái – in all of history; ever since records began大規模 dà guī mó – large-scale; massive罷免 bà miǎn – to recall (an elected official); recall vote下台 xià tái – to step down; to resign from a position開端 kāi duān – beginning; starting point立法院 lì fǎ yuàn – Legislative Yuan (Taiwan's legislature)立法委員 lì fǎ wěi yuán – legislator; member of the Legislative Yuan民進黨 mín jìn dǎng – Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), a major political party in Taiwan過半席次 guò bàn xí cì – more than half the

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00:05:41

#337 我推薦的台灣連鎖火鍋店 My Favorite Hot Pot Chains in Taiwan 🍲

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2025/08/15

連鎖火鍋店 lián suǒ huǒ guō diàn – chain hot pot restaurant安慰 ān wèi – to comfort; to console香氣四溢 xiāng qì sì yì – full of fragrance; aroma wafting everywhere鍋底 guō dǐ – soup base (for hot pot)熱騰騰 rè téng téng – steaming hot讚 zàn – awesome; great (slang/exclamation)肉多多火鍋 ròu duō duō huǒ guō – "Meaty Hot Pot" (a popular hot pot chain in Taiwan)盎司 àng sī – ounce (unit of weight)蔬菜吧 shū cài ba – vegetable bar (self-serve vegetable counter)無限供應 wú xiàn gōng yìng – unlimited supply;

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00:05:50

#336 祝福我生日快樂 Wish Me a Happy Birthday ❤

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2025/08/13

大吃特吃 dà chī tè chī - to eat a lot; to feast夜店 yè diàn - nightclub一堆人 yì duī rén - a bunch of people; a crowd習俗 xí sú - custom; tradition紅蛋 hóng dàn - red-dyed egg紅麴 hóng jú - red yeast rice (used for coloring or fermentation)食用色素 shí yòng sè sù - edible food coloring水煮蛋 shuǐ zhǔ dàn - boiled egg染成 rǎn chéng - to dye into (a color)象徵 xiàng zhēng - to symbolize; a symbol吉祥喜慶 jí xiáng xǐ qìng - auspicious and festive避邪 bì xié - to ward off evil spirits圓形 yuán xíng - circular shape圓滿 yuán mǎn -

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00:05:07

#335 器官買賣 Organ Trafficking

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2025/08/11

關注 guān zhù – to pay attention to / attention明星 míng xīng – celebrity / star心臟 xīn zàng – heart (organ)肝臟 gān zàng – liver (organ)移植手術 yí zhí shǒu shù – transplant surgery醫療成就 yī liáo chéng jiù – medical achievement引起了爭議 yǐn qǐ le zhēng yì – caused controversy器官 qì guān – organ (of the body)捐贈 juān zèng – to donate / donation活摘器官 huó zhāi qì guān – live organ harvesting爭議 zhēng yì – controversy / dispute政治犯 zhèng zhì fàn – political prisoner來源 lái yuán – source / origin紀錄片 jì lù piàn – documentary

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00:05:06

#334 福隆海水浴場 Fulong Beach 🏖

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2025/08/08

福隆海水浴場 (Fulong Beach)Transportation:Take the Taiwan Railway (TRA) to Fulong StationAddress:新北市貢寮區福隆街41號 (No. 40, Fulong St., Gongliao District, New Taipei City)海水浴場 hǎi shuǐ yù chǎng – beach resort; seaside swimming area貢寮 Gòng liáo – Gongliao (a district in New Taipei City, Taiwan)金色的沙灘 jīn sè de shā tān – golden beach陽光 yáng guāng – sunlight; sunshine海浪 hǎi làng – ocean wave療癒 liáo yù – healing; soothing (often used to describe things that relax or comfort the soul)雄偉 xióng wěi – majestic;

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00:08:07

#333 台灣父親節 Father's Day in Taiwan

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2025/08/06

父親節 fù qīn jié - Father’s Day華盛頓州 Huá shèng dùn zhōu - Washington State (in the USA)辛苦 xīn kǔ - hard; toilsome; full of hardship玫瑰 méi guī - rose (flower)紀念 jì niàn - to commemorate; in memory of由來 yóu lái - origin; source溫馨 wēn xīn - warm and sweet; heartwarming豪華 háo huá - luxurious; fancy皮夾 pí jiá - wallet皮帶 pí dài - belt實用 shí yòng - practical; useful三c產品 sān C chǎn pǐn - 3C products (computer, communication, and consumer electronics)平板 píng bǎn - tablet金門高粱酒 Jīn mén gāo liáng jiǔ - Kinmen

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00:05:00

#332 科技公司裁員 Tech Company Layoffs

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2025/08/04

微軟 wéi ruǎn – Microsoft裁員 cái yuán – to lay off employees / layoffs工程師 gōng chéng shī – engineer震撼 zhèn hàn – shock / to be shocked華盛頓州 Huá shèng dùn zhōu – Washington State (U.S.)總部 zǒng bù – headquarters軟體工程師 ruǎn tǐ gōng chéng shī – software engineer產品經理 chǎn pǐn jīng lǐ – product manager整體來說 zhěng tǐ lái shuō – overall / generally speaking全球員工 quán qiú yuán gōng – global employees跨部門 kuà bù mén – across departments跨地區 kuà dì qū – across regions / cross-regional減少 jiǎn shǎo – to reduce / to

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00:07:09

#331 台北大稻埕夏日節 Taipei Dadaocheng Summer Festival 🎆

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2025/08/01

大稻埕夏日節 Dàdàochéng xià rì jié – Dadaocheng Summer Festival大稻埕煙火 Dàdàochéng yān huǒ – Dadaocheng fireworks市集 shì jí – market or fair (often temporary and festive)煙火秀 yān huǒ xiù – fireworks show七夕情人節 Qīxī qíng rén jié – Qixi Festival; Chinese Valentine’s Day北門站 Běi Mén zhàn – Beimen Station (on the Taipei MRT Green Line)靜修女中 Jìng xiū nǚ zhōng – Jinxiou Girls’ High School (a local bus stop name)雙連站 Shuāng lián zhàn – Shuanglian Station (on the Taipei MRT Red Line)大橋頭站 Dà qiáo tóu zhàn – Daqiaotou

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00:05:13

#330 來台灣打工度假 Working Holiday in Taiwan ✈️

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2025/07/30

打工度假 dǎ gōng dù jià - working holiday補貼旅費 bǔ tiē lǚ fèi - to subsidize travel expenses; to help pay for travel costs順便 shùn biàn - incidentally; at the same time; while doing something else進修語言 jìn xiū yǔ yán - to further study/improve one’s language skills簽訂 qiān dìng - to sign (an agreement or contract)打工度假簽證 dǎ gōng dù jià qiān zhèng - working holiday visa紐西蘭 Niǔ xī lán - New Zealand奧地利 Ào dì lì - Austria比利時 Bǐ lì shí - Belgium以下 yǐ xià - belowFeeling stuck or frustrated with your Chinese

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00:06:27

#329 毒品 Drugs

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2025/07/28

毒品 dú pǐn – illegal drugs個人 gè rén – individual / personal吸毒 xī dú – to use drugs一千萬 yī qiān wàn – ten million衍生 yǎn shēng – to give rise to / to derive from暴力 bào lì – violence肇事 zhào shì – to cause an accident or incident (usually bad)自殘 zì cán – self-harm / to injure oneself綁架 bǎng jià – kidnapping極端 jí duān – extreme / radical濫用 làn yòng – to abuse / misuse合成毒品 hé chéng dú pǐn – synthetic drugs加強 jiā qiáng – to strengthen / to enhance打擊 dǎ jí – to strike / to crack down on經濟成長 jīng jì chéng

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00:05:39

#328 台灣最棒的吃到飽餐廳 The Best All-You-Can-Eat Restaurants...

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2025/07/25

吃到飽餐廳 chī dào bǎo cān tīng – all-you-can-eat restaurant吃到飽界的天花板 chī dào bǎo jiè de tiān huā bǎn – the pinnacle of the all-you-can-eat world; the best of its kind連鎖 lián suǒ – chain (as in a chain restaurant or store)饗食天堂 xiǎng shí tiān táng – "Eatogether Buffet Restaurant," a high-end buffet restaurant chain in Taiwan口碑超級高 kǒu bēi chāo jí gāo – has an excellent reputation水準 shuǐ zhǔn – standard or quality level異國料理 yì guó liào lǐ – exotic/international cuisine生魚片 shēng yú piàn – sashimi

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00:10:46

#327 觀落陰 Visiting the Underworld

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2025/07/23

神祕 shén mì – mysterious; full of mystery宗教 zōng jiào – religion儀式 yí shì – ritual; ceremony觀落陰 guān luò yīn – a Taiwanese ritual that allows people to "see the underworld" or communicate with deceased relatives民間信仰 mín jiān xìn yǎng – folk beliefs; popular religion進入靈界 jìn rù líng jiè – to enter the spiritual world陰間 yīn jiān – the underworld; the realm where spirits or ghosts live去世的親人 qù shì de qīn rén – deceased relatives道教 dào jiào – Taoism; a traditional Chinese religion清朝 Qīng cháo –

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00:06:37

#326 輝達總部在台北 Taipei’s Beitou-Shilin:NVIDIA’s New...

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2025/07/21

輝達 huī dá - NVIDIA, a major American technology company known for graphics processing units (GPUs)設立 shè lì - to establish or set up總部 zǒng bù - headquarters電腦展 diàn nǎo zhǎn - COMPUTEX執行長 zhí xíng zhǎng - CEO or executive director黃仁勳 Huáng Rénxūn - Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of NVIDIA宣布 xuān bù - to announce北投士林科技園區 (北士科) Běi tóu Shì lín Kē jì Yuán qū (Běi shì kē) - Beitou Shilin Technology Park, a tech district in Taipei業務 yè wù - business operations評估 píng gū - to evaluate or assess輝達星座 huī

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00:05:43

#325 宜蘭國際童玩節 Yilan International Children's Folklore...

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2025/07/18

Yilan International Children's Folklore & Folkgame FestivalLocation: 宜蘭縣五結鄉親河路2段2號 (No. 2, Section 2, Qinhe Road, Wujie Township, Yilan County)宜蘭 Yí lán – Yilan (a county in northeastern Taiwan)國際童玩節 guó jì tóng wán jié – International Children's Folklore & Folkgame Festival (a summer cultural and recreational event in Yilan)冬山河親水公園 Dōng shān hé qīn shuǐ gōng yuán – Dongshan River Water Park (a popular venue for festivals and outdoor activities in Yilan)宜蘭縣縣長 Yí lán xiàn xiàn zhǎng –

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00:10:11

#324 我生病了 Am I Sick ?

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2025/07/16

插頭 chātóu - plug (of an electrical device)插座 chāzuò - power socket, outlet拔掉 bádiào - to pull out, to unplug電器 diànqì - electrical appliance插在插座上 chā zài chāzuò shàng - plugged into the socket插電 chādiàn - to be plugged in / connected to electricity鎖門 suǒmén - to lock the door關門 guānmén - to close the door檢查 jiǎnchá - to check, to inspect安心 ānxīn - to feel at ease, relieved瓦斯爐 wǎsīlú - gas stove安全感 ānquángǎn - sense of security強迫症 qiǎngpòzhèng - obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)焦慮症 jiāolǜzhèng -

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00:08:30

#323 中國對台軍演 China's Military Drills Around Taiwan

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2025/07/14

周邊 zhōubiān - surrounding; nearby軍事演習 jūnshì yǎnxí - military exercise針對 zhēnduì - targeted at; aimed at賴清德 Lài Qīngdé - William Lai (current President of Taiwan)境外的敵對勢力 jìngwài de díduì shìlì - external hostile forces挑釁 tiǎoxìn - provoke; provocation懲罰 chéngfá - punish; punishment軍艦 jūnjiàn - warship戰鬥機 zhàndòujī - fighter jet軍方 jūnfāng - military authorities奪取 duóqǔ - seize; capture制空權 zhìkōngquán - air superiority封鎖 fēngsuǒ - blockade海域 hǎiyù - sea area模擬 mónǐ - simulate; simulation軍機 jūnjī -

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00:06:46

#322 坐火車玩台灣 Exploring Taiwan by Train 🚆

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2025/07/11

環島 huán dǎo - to travel around the island (usually referring to circling Taiwan)徒步 tú bù - to walk on foot; to hike鐵路 tiě lù - railway; railroad郵輪式列車 yóu lún shì liè chē - cruise-style train (a slow, scenic train journey similar to a cruise)觀光列車 guān guāng liè chē - tourist train (designed for sightseeing)順時針 shùn shí zhēn - clockwise (e.g. traveling around Taiwan in a clockwise direction)逆時針 nì shí zhēn - counterclockwise挑 tiāo - to choose; to pick一段 yí duàn - a section; a part (refers to a segment

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00:07:12

#321 剩女 Leftover Women

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2025/07/09

剩女 shèng nǚ – leftover woman; a woman who is considered past the typical age for marriage適婚年齡 shì hūn nián líng – suitable age for marriage剩 shèng – leftover; remaining剩菜剩飯 shèng cài shèng fàn – leftover food ; food not eaten in the previous meal剩下來 shèng xià lái – left behind; remaining外表 wài biǎo – appearance; looks被蟲咬過 bèi chóng yǎo guò – bitten by bugs/insects傷人 shāng rén – hurtful; emotionally harmful黃金單身漢 huáng jīn dān shēn hàn – eligible bachelor; attractive unmarried man人生勝利 rén shēng shèng

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