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00:08:03

#312 台灣罹癌率高 High Cancer Rates in Taiwan

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2025/06/18

沉重 chénzhòng – heavy; serious (emotionally or atmospherically)癌症 áizhèng – cancer罹患 líhuàn – to contract (a disease); to suffer from大腸癌 dàcháng'ái – colon cancer肺癌 fèi'ái – lung cancer乳癌 rǔ'ái – breast cancer肝癌 gān'ái – liver cancer口腔癌 kǒuqiāng'ái – oral cancer訝異 yàyì – surprised; amazed化工品 huàgōngpǐn – chemical products肥料 féiliào – fertilizer飼料 sìliào – animal feed廢氣 fèiqì – exhaust gas; emissions節省 jiéshěng – to save; to be frugal隔天 gétiān – the next day微波 wéibō – to microwave

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00:06:45

#311 台灣核電歸零計畫 Taiwan’s Plan to Phase Out Nuclear Power

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2025/06/16

電風扇 diàn fēng shàn - electric fan核能發電廠 hé néng fā diàn chǎng - nuclear power plant機組 jī zǔ - generator unit (in a power plant)核三廠二號機 hé sān chǎng èr hào jī - No. 2 reactor at Taiwan’s Third Nuclear Power Plant除役 chú yì - decommission (of a machine, especially a reactor)正式歸零 zhèng shì guī líng - officially go to zero (e.g., complete shutdown or phaseout)缺電 quē diàn - power shortage行政院長 xíng zhèng yuàn zhǎng - Premier (head of Taiwan’s Executive Yuan)台電 tái diàn - Taiwan Power Company (Taipower)備轉容量

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00:10:16

#310 台灣人最喜歡去哪個國家玩 The Country Taiwanese People Love...

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2025/06/13

藥妝店 yàozhuāngdiàn – drugstore (selling both medicine and beauty products)維他命 wéitāmìng – vitamin美妝用品 měizhuāng yòngpǐn – beauty products, cosmetics百元商店 bǎiyuán shāngdiàn – 100-yen shop, Japanese dollar store大創 Dàchuàng – Daiso (a popular Japanese 100-yen shop)唐吉訶德 Tángjíkēdé – DON DON DONKI (a Japanese discount chain store)蹲下來 dūn xiàlái – to squat down提醒乘客 tíxǐng chéngkè – to remind passengers握緊扶手 wòjǐn fúshǒu – to hold the handrail tightly飯糰 fàntuán – rice ball, often wrapped in seaweed明太子

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00:07:53

#309 台灣人愛做環保 Taiwanese People Love Being Eco-Friendly 🌍

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2025/06/11

氣候 qì hòu - climate極端 jí duān - extreme暴雨 bào yǔ - torrential rain熱浪 rè làng - heatwave乾旱 gān hàn - drought氣候變遷 qì hòu biàn qiān - climate change化石燃料 huà shí rán liào - fossil fuel全球暖化 quán qiú nuǎn huà - global warming生物多樣性 shēng wù duō yàng xìng - biodiversity喪失 sàng shī - loss冰蓋融化 bīng gài róng huà - ice cap melting海平面上升 hǎi píng miàn shàng shēng - sea level rise海洋酸化 hǎi yáng suān huà - ocean acidification減少碳排放 jiǎn shǎo tàn pái fàng - reduce carbon emissions垃圾分類 lè sè fēn lèi - garbage

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00:07:56

#308 台灣年輕人 Young People in Taiwan

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2025/06/09

Z世代 Z shì dài – Gen Z; people born roughly from the mid-1990s to early 2010s智慧型手機 zhì huì xíng shǒu jī – smartphone社群媒體 shè qún méi tǐ – social media焦慮 jiāo lǜ – anxiety放大檢視 fàng dà jiǎn shì – to scrutinize or magnify (behavior/speech)放到網路上被公審 fàng dào wǎng lù shàng bèi gōng shěn – to be publicly criticized on the internet草莓族 cǎo méi zú – "strawberry generation" (used to describe young people seen as unable to handle pressure)月光族 yuè guāng zú – people who spend all their salary each month,

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00:06:56

#307 在台灣網咖睡覺 Sleeping in Internet Cafes in Taiwan 😮 !?

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2025/06/06

網咖 wǎngkā – internet café打電動 dǎdiàndòng – to play video games煙霧瀰漫 yānwùmímàn – smoky, filled with smoke通宵 tōngxiāo – to stay up all night複合式經營 fùhéshì jīngyíng – multi-functional business model設施 shèshī – facilities縣市 xiànshì – counties and cities省住宿費 shěng zhùsùfèi – to save accommodation costs划算 huásuàn – cost-effective, a good deal電腦設備 diànnǎo shèbèi – computer equipment頂級 dǐngjí – top-notch, premium level門票 ménpiào – admission ticket必修課 bìxiūkè – required course選修課 xuǎnxiūkè – elective

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00:08:14

#306 台灣人太愛拍照了 Taiwanese People Love Taking Photos 🤳

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2025/06/04

拍照 pāizhào – to take a photo單獨 dāndú – alone; individually端 duān – to hold something level (e.g., with both hands); to carry除此之外 chúcǐ zhīwài – besides this; in addition景點 jǐngdiǎn – tourist attraction; scenic spot蹲下來 dūn xiàlái – to squat down瘦 shòu – thin; slim姿勢 zīshì – posture; pose比耶 bǐ yē – to make a “V” sign with fingers (gesture for peace or victory in photos)結合 jiéhé – to combine; to integrate臀型 túnxíng – shape of the buttocks側身 cèshēn – to turn sideways抬腳 tái jiǎo – to lift a foot強調

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00:06:52

#305 在台灣的中國人怎麼了 What’s Happening with some Mainland...

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2025/06/02

政治 zhèng zhì - politics中國籍的配偶 zhōng guó jí de pèi ǒu - spouse of Chinese nationality依親居留的身分 yī qīn jū liú de shēn fèn - residency status based on family ties直播 zhí bō - live broadcast武統台灣 wǔ tǒng tái wān - reunification of Taiwan by force檢舉 jiǎn jǔ - report to authorities / file a complaint移民署 yí mín shǔ - Immigration Agency廢止 fèi zhǐ - to revoke / to abolish長期居留許可 cháng qí jū liú xǔ kě - long-term residency permit限期離境 xiàn qí lí jìng - to leave the country within a set deadline像雪片一樣飛來 xiàng xuě

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00:06:39

#304 台北附近超好玩的地方 Super Fun Places Near Taipei

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2025/05/30

Transportation to Wulai: Take the Green MRT Line to Xindian Station, then transfer to Bus 849 (Wulai–Taipei) operated by Xindian Bus. Get off at “Wulai Bus Terminal” 😊烏來 Wūlái – Wulai, a town in northern Taiwan known for hot springs and indigenous culture內洞森林遊樂區 Nèidòng Sēnlín Yóulèqū – Neidong National Forest Recreation Area生態 shēngtài – ecosystem or ecology保存 bǎocún – to preserve or conserve峽谷 xiágǔ – canyon or gorge瀑布 pùbù – waterfall溪從岩壁中切開 xī cóng yánbì zhōng qiēkāi – a stream cuts through the

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00:06:35

#303 端午節快到了 Dragon Boat Festival Is Coming Soon 🐲

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2025/05/28

端午節 duānwǔjié – Dragon Boat Festival由來 yóulái – origin; historical background五月初五 wǔyuè chūwǔ – the 5th day of the 5th lunar month驅除 qūchú – to drive away; to get rid of瘟疫 wēnyì – plague; epidemic disease蚊蟲 wénchóng – mosquitoes and insects掛 guà – to hang艾草 àicǎo – mugwort (a traditional medicinal herb)菖蒲 chāngpú – calamus (a fragrant plant used to ward off evil)灑 sǎ – to sprinkle; to scatter雄黃酒 xiónghuángjiǔ – realgar wine (a traditional medicinal wine used to ward off evil)去邪 qùxié – to ward off

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00:09:48

#302 最近台灣的政治有點亂 Taiwan’s Political Situation Is a Bit...

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2025/05/26

立法院 lì fǎ yuàn - Legislative Yuan (Taiwan’s parliament)立委(立法委員) lì wěi (lì fǎ wěi yuán) - legislator國民黨 guó mín dǎng - Kuomintang (KMT), Taiwan’s main opposition party民進黨 mín jìn dǎng - Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Taiwan’s ruling party民眾黨 mín zhòng dǎng - Taiwan People’s Party (TPP)多數 duō shù - majority法案 fǎ àn - bill; proposal國會改革法案 guó huì gǎi gé fǎ àn - congressional reform bill花東交通三法 huā dōng jiāo tōng sān fǎ - three transportation bills for Hualien and Taitung更有力的監督政府 gèng yǒu lì de

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00:07:45

#301 在台灣爬山需要注意什麼 What to Watch Out for When Hiking in...

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2025/05/23

地質 dìzhí - geology島嶼 dǎoyǔ - island歐亞板塊 Ōu Yǎ bǎnkuài - Eurasian Plate菲律賓海板塊 Fēilǜbīn Hǎi bǎnkuài - Philippine Sea Plate互相推擠 hùxiāng tuījǐ - to push against each other抬升起來 táishēng qǐlái - to be lifted up地形 dìxíng - terrain, landform動植物 dòng zhíwù - animals and plants多樣 duōyàng - diverse, varied鯨魚 jīngyú - whale太魯閣 Tàilǔgé - Taroko (a national park in Taiwan)深山 shēnshān - deep mountains, remote mountainous area健行 jiànxíng - hiking行程 xíngchéng - itinerary, schedule量力而為 liàng lì ér wéi - do what one

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00:09:05

#300 參加葬禮後不舒服的經驗 Feeling Unwell After Attending a...

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2025/05/21

葬禮 zànglǐ – funeral舅媽 jiùmā – maternal uncle's wife (aunt)過世 guòshì – to pass away, to die會場 huìchǎng – venue, event site頭暈 tóuyūn – dizziness上吐下瀉 shàngtù xiàxiè – vomiting and diarrhea疲倦 píjuàn – tired, fatigued噁心 ěxīn – nauseous, nauseated症狀 zhèngzhuàng – symptom誦念經文 (念經) sòngniàn jīngwén (niànjīng) – to chant scriptures (often Buddhist)眾生 zhòngshēng – sentient beings (a Buddhist term referring to all living creatures)鬼 guǐ – ghost靈魂 línghún – soul, spirit能量 néngliàng – energy靈體 língtǐ –

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00:05:55

#299 又一個對台灣不友善的國家 Another Country Unfriendly Toward...

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2025/05/19

索馬利亞 suǒ mǎ lì yà - Somalia民航局 mín háng jú - Civil Aviation Authority機構 jī gòu - institution; organization過境 guò jìng - transit (through a country)外交部 wài jiāo bù - Ministry of Foreign Affairs限制 xiàn zhì - to restrict; restriction呼籲 hū yù - to call on; appeal聯合國 lián hé guó - United Nations決議 jué yì - resolution (formal decision)堅持 jiān chí - to insist on; to uphold一個中國原則 yí ge zhōng guó yuán zé - One China Principle承認 chéng rèn - to recognize; to admit在國際上受到打壓 zài guó jì shàng shòu dào dǎ yā - to

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00:05:30

#298 世界壯年運動會在台灣! 2025 World Masters Games in Taiwan 🏃

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2025/05/16

2025 Summer World Masters Games : https://mall.stancave.com/(May 17, 2025 – May 30, 2025)舉辦 jǔbàn – to hold; to host (an event)運動賽事 yùndòng sàishì – sports event世界壯年運動會 (世壯運) shìjiè zhuàngnián yùndònghuì (shì zhuàng yùn) – World Masters Games推廣 tuīguǎng – to promote; to spread終身運動 zhōngshēn yùndòng – lifelong exercise全民運動 quánmín yùndòng – national fitness/sports for all選拔 xuǎnbá – selection; to select (especially for a competition or team)開幕典禮 kāimù diǎnlǐ – opening ceremony台北大巨蛋 Táiběi dà jùdàn –

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00:08:30

#297 台灣雨季來了 The Rainy Season Has Arrived in Taiwan 🌧

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2025/05/14

梅雨季 méi yǔ jì - plum rain season; East Asian rainy season冷空氣 lěng kōng qì - cold air mass暖空氣 nuǎn kōng qì - warm air mass交會 jiāo huì - to meet; to converge形成 xíng chéng - to form; to develop滯留鋒 zhì liú fēng - stationary front (a weather front that doesn't move much)卡在上空 kǎ zài shàng kōng - stuck overhead (of weather systems)毛毛雨 máo máo yǔ - drizzle強降雨 qiáng jiàng yǔ - heavy rainfall典型 diǎn xíng - typical; representative華中地區 huá zhōng dì qū - Central China region梅子 méi zi - plum成熟 chéng shóu - to

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00:05:07

#296 川普關稅對台灣影響 The Impact of Trump’s Tariffs on Taiwan

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2025/05/12

課徵 kè zhēng - to levy (a tax)對等關稅 duì děng guān shuì - reciprocal tariff舉例來說 jǔ lì lái shuō - for example公平競爭 gōng píng jìng zhēng - fair competition某個 mǒu ge - a certain; some製造業回流美國 zhì zào yè huí liú měi guó - manufacturing returning to the U.S.投下了一顆震撼彈 tóu xià le yì kē zhèn hàn dàn - to drop a bombshell (figuratively)宣布 xuān bù - to announce高達 gāo dá - to reach as high as (number or percentage)遠遠超過大家原本的預期 yuǎn yuǎn chāo guò dà jiā yuán běn de yù qī - far exceeded everyone’s original

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00:04:53

#295 夏天去墾丁玩 Traveling to Kenting in the Summer 🏄

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2025/05/09

墾丁 kěn dīng - Kenting (a popular tourist destination in Taiwan)陽光 yáng guāng - sunlight; sunshine沙灘 shā tān - beach水上活動 shuǐ shàng huó dòng - water activities潛水 qián shuǐ - diving自由潛水 zì yóu qián shuǐ - free diving水肺潛水 shuǐ fèi qián shuǐ - scuba diving深入 shēn rù - to dive deep; to explore in depth探索 tàn suǒ - to explore海底世界 hǎi dǐ shì jiè - underwater world浮淺 fú qiǎn - snorkeling珊瑚礁 shān hú jiāo - coral reef熱帶魚 rè dài yú - tropical fish衝浪 chōng làng - surfing佳樂水 jiā lè shuǐ - Jialeshui (a surf spot

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00:06:13

#294 網購的時候，應該注意 Things to Watch Out for When Shopping...

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2025/05/07

蝦皮 xiā pí - Shopee (a popular online shopping platform in Taiwan)https://shopee.tw/PChome - PChome (a Taiwanese e-commerce platform)https://24h.pchome.com.tw/三C產品 sān C chǎn pǐn - 3C products (computers, communications, and consumer electronics)家電 jiā diàn - home appliances熱水壺 rè shuǐ hú - electric kettle枕頭 zhěn tóu - pillow棉被 mián bèi - blanket, quiltMomo購物網 Momo gòu wù wǎng - Momo Shop (a Taiwanese online retail platform)https://www.momoshop.com.tw/總而言之 zǒng ér yán zhī - in summary, in

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00:05:55

#293 台灣重新開始軍事審判 Taiwan reinstates Military Trials

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2025/05/05

賴清德 Lài Qīngdé - Lai Ching-te (name of Taiwan's president)宣布 xuānbù - to announce軍方 jūnfāng - military滲透 shèntòu - infiltration恢復 huīfù - to restore, to resume軍事審判制度 jūnshì shěnpàn zhìdù - military tribunal system實施 shíshī - to implement, to carry out犯罪 fànzuì - crime, to commit a crime軍事法 jūnshì fǎ - military law軍事法庭 jūnshì fǎtíng - military court一般法庭 yìbān fǎtíng - civilian court, general court義務役士官 yìwù yì shìguān - conscripted officer義務兵 yìwù bīng - conscripted soldier審理 shěnlǐ - to try (a

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