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#513 在台灣看牙醫 Going to the Dentist in Taiwan👨‍⚕️

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2026/10/07

牙醫 yáyī - dentist牙齒 yáchǐ - tooth; teeth出狀況 chū zhuàngkuàng - to have a problem; to go wrong捷克 Jiékè - Czech Republic蛀牙 zhùyá - cavity; tooth decay補牙 bǔyá - to fill a cavity; dental filling門牙 ményá - front tooth; incisor牙線 yáxiàn - dental floss沖牙機 chōngyájī - water flosser; oral irrigator沖 chōng - to rinse; to flush with water填充物 tiánchōngwù - filling material; dental filling裝假牙 zhuāng jiǎyá - to get dentures; to have a false tooth fitted植牙 zhíyá - dental implant; to get a dental implant牙套 yátào -

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00:11:24

#512 台灣困境 Taiwan’s Challenges

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2026/10/05

困境 kùnjìng - difficult situation; dilemma國際社會 guójì shèhuì - international community打壓 dǎyā - to suppress; to pressure politically堅持 jiānchí - to insist on; to persist in一個中國原則 yí ge Zhōngguó yuánzé - the One China principle聯合國 Liánhéguó - the United Nations (UN)世界衛生組織 Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī - World Health Organization (WHO)醫療 yīliáo - medical care; healthcare實力 shílì - strength; capability反對 fǎnduì - to oppose疫苗 yìmiáo - vaccine爭取 zhēngqǔ - to strive for; to fight for認可 rènkě - recognition;

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00:05:03

#511 台灣國慶活動 Taiwan National Day Celebrations

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2026/10/02

(2026台灣國慶煙火改成在台東! 🥰下個週末如果你有空，可以去看看!)國慶日 guó qìng rì - National Day雙十節 shuāng shí jié - Double Tenth Day (Taiwan's National Day)武昌起義 Wǔ Chāng Qǐ Yì - Wuchang Uprising (the 1911 uprising that led to the fall of the Qing Dynasty)推翻 tuī fān - to overthrow; to topple清朝 Qīng cháo - the Qing Dynasty統治 tǒng zhì - to rule; to govern關鍵 guān jiàn - crucial; key; critical戰役 zhàn yì - battle; military campaign民主共和國 mín zhǔ gòng hé guó - democratic republic中華民國 Zhōng Huá Mín Guó - Republic of China (ROC)誕生

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00:07:32

#510 玩電動遊戲的重要性 The Importance of Playing Video Games🕹

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2026/09/30

電動遊戲 diàn dòng yóu xì - video game重要性 zhòng yào xìng - importance深刻 shēn kè - profound; deep體悟 tǐ wù - realization; insight gained through experience爛 làn - terrible; poor (informal)順 shùn - smooth; fluent自動駕駛 zì dòng jià shǐ - autonomous driving; self-driving反應力 fǎn yìng lì - reaction speed; responsiveness眼睛 yǎn jīng - eyes視覺 shì jué - vision; visual perception訊號 xùn hào - signal大腦 dà nǎo - brain快速 kuài sù - rapid; fast決策 jué cè - decision-making手指 shǒu zhǐ - finger精準 jīng zhǔn - precise;

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00:06:19

#509 今天是教師節 Today Is Teachers’ Day

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2026/09/28

教師節 jiào shī jié - Teachers' Day起源 qǐ yuán - origin; beginning紀念 jì niàn - to commemorate; remembrance孔子 Kǒng Zǐ - Confucius思想家 sī xiǎng jiā - thinker; philosopher政治家 zhèng zhì jiā - statesman; politician教育家 jiào yù jiā - educator開創 kāi chuàng - to found; to pioneer; to initiate有教無類 yǒu jiào wú lèi - education for all regardless of background or ability因材施教 yīn cái shī jiào - to teach according to a student's abilities and characteristics打破 dǎ pò - to break; to overturn貴族 guì zú -

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00:05:41

#508 今天是中秋節 Today Is the Mid-Autumn Festival 🌝

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2026/09/25

月餅 yuèbǐng - mooncake元朝 Yuáncháo - the Yuan Dynasty朝代 cháodài - dynasty蒙古人 Měnggǔrén - Mongolian; Mongol people漢人 Hànrén - Han Chinese統治 tǒngzhì - to rule; to govern殘酷 cánkù - cruel; brutal嚴格 yángé - strict; rigorous防止 fángzhǐ - to prevent百姓 bǎixìng - common people; ordinary citizens造反 zàofǎn - to rebel; to revolt朝廷 cháotíng - the imperial court下令 xiàlìng - to issue an order; to command合用一把菜刀 héyòng yì bǎ càidāo - to share one kitchen knife among several households村子 cūnzi - village士兵 shìbīng -

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00:06:06

#507 玻璃心 The "Glass Heart" Mentality🤔

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2026/09/23

玻璃心 bō lí xīn - a person who is overly sensitive and easily hurt by criticism用來 yòng lái - to be used for; used to形容 xíng róng - to describe脆弱 cuì ruò - fragile; vulnerable敏感 mǐn gǎn - sensitive玻璃 bō lí - glass碎裂 suì liè - to shatter; break into pieces用語 yòng yǔ - expression; term; wording批評 pī píng - criticism; to criticize質疑 zhí yí - to question; to doubt無心 wú xīn - unintentional; without bad intentions玩笑 wán xiào - joke內心 nèi xīn - inner feelings; heart打擊 dǎ jí - blow; setback; emotional hit崩潰

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00:11:58

#506 九二一大地震 The 921 Earthquake

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2026/09/21

凌晨 líng chén - early morning; after midnight規模 guī mó - scale; magnitude高達 gāo dá - to reach as high as; up to級 jí - level; grade; magnitude (for earthquakes)南投 Nán Tóu - Nantou (county in central Taiwan)深度 shēn dù - depth公里 gōng lǐ - kilometer淺層地震 qiǎn céng dì zhèn - shallow earthquake劇烈 jù liè - intense; violent; severe上下水平搖動 shàng xià shuǐ píng yáo dòng - vertical and horizontal shaking搖 yáo - to shake; sway長達 cháng dá - to last for; extend up to大力 dà lì - forcefully; strongly上下舖 shàng xià pù -

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00:05:57

#505 台灣秋天吃什麼 What Do People Eat in Taiwan During the...

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2026/09/18

邁入 màirù - to enter; to step into秋季 qiūjì - autumn; fall season柚子 yòuzi - pomelo產季 chǎnjì - harvest season; peak season鮮嫩多汁 xiānnèn duōzhī - fresh, tender, and juicy平衡 pínghéng - balance; balanced解膩 jiěnì - to cut through richness; to reduce greasy taste口乾舌燥 kǒugān shézào - dry mouth and tongue滋潤 zīrùn - to moisten; to nourish; to hydrate降溫 jiàngwēn - to cool down; to reduce body heat中醫 zhōngyī - Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)緩解秋燥 huǎnjiě qiūzào - to relieve autumn dryness柿子 shìzi - persimmon盛產

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#504 中國大陸用語 Mainland Chinese Internet Slang

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2026/09/16

支語 zhī yǔ - a Taiwanese term referring to words or expressions borrowed from Mainland Chinese usage支那 zhī nà - an old and offensive term for China用語 yòng yǔ - expression; wording; term in use稱呼 chēng hū - to call; form of address影音 yǐng yīn - audio and video content; multimedia融入 róng rù - to integrate into; to blend into破防 pò fáng - to have one's emotional defenses broken; to become emotionally affected術語 shù yǔ - technical term; jargon突破防禦 tú pò fáng yù - to break through defenses心理防線 xīn lǐ

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00:10:03

#503 數位遊牧 Digital Nomads

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2026/09/14

數位遊牧 shù wèi yóu mù - digital nomadism; a lifestyle of working remotely while traveling固定 gù dìng - fixed; stationary; not changing location程式設計 chéng shì shè jì - programming; software development設計 shè jì - design; planning and creating products or solutions寫作 xiě zuò - writing; creating written content行銷 xíng xiāo - marketing; promoting products or services線上教學 xiàn shàng jiào xué - online teaching; teaching through the internet型態 xíng tài - form; type; mode or pattern普及 pǔ jí - to become

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00:08:35

#502 小琉球 A tropical coral island off Taiwan's...

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2026/09/11

小琉球 Xiǎoliúqiú - Xiaoliuqiu (a small island off the southwest coast of Taiwan)台灣本島 Táiwān běndǎo - Taiwan's main island西南方 xīnánfāng - southwest面積 miànjī - area; surface area平方公里 píngfāng gōnglǐ - square kilometer (km²)環島一圈 huándǎo yì quān - to travel around the entire island海龜 hǎiguī - sea turtle烏龜 wūguī - turtle周邊 zhōubiān - surrounding area; nearby海洋 hǎiyáng - ocean; sea保育有成 bǎoyù yǒuchéng - successfully conserved; effective conservation野生 yěshēng - wild; living in nature綠蠵龜 lǜ xīguī - green

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00:07:14

#501 台灣迷信 Taiwanese Superstitions

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2026/09/09

迷信 mí xìn - superstition; superstitious belief民間社會 mín jiān shè huì - folk society; grassroots society道教 dào jiào - Taoism; Daoism佛教 fó jiào - Buddhism禁忌 jìn jì - taboo; something forbidden by custom or belief衙門 yá mén - government office or court in ancient China法院 fǎ yuàn - court of law犯罪 fàn zuì - to commit a crime; criminal activity判刑 pàn xíng - to sentence; to give a criminal punishment判死刑 pàn sǐ xíng - to sentence someone to death死刑犯 sǐ xíng fàn - death-row inmate; person sentenced to death判決書

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00:09:14

#500 喪屍煙彈 Zombie Vapes

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2026/09/07

喪屍煙彈 sàng shī yān dàn - zombie vapes不法份子 bù fǎ fèn zǐ - lawbreaker; criminal individual短效麻醉藥 duǎn xiào má zuì yào - short-acting anesthetic依托咪酯 yī tuō mī zhǐ - etomidate 混入 hùn rù - to mix into; to blend into電子煙油 diàn zǐ yān yóu - e-cigarette liquid; vape juice毒品 dú pǐn - illegal drugs; narcotics中樞神經 zhōng shū shén jīng - central nervous system癱瘓 tān huàn - paralysis; to become paralyzed失控 shī kòng - to lose control自主 zì zhǔ - voluntarily; independently抖 dǒu - to shake; to tremble神情 shén qíng -

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00:07:44

#499 滑雪 Skiing⛷

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2026/09/04

滑雪 huá xuě - skiing; to ski講中文的團 jiǎng Zhōngwén de tuán - a tour group conducted in Chinese教練 jiào liàn - coach; instructor報名 bào míng - to register; to sign up第一堂課 dì yī táng kè - the first lesson/class跌倒 dié dǎo - to fall down摔倒 shuāi dǎo - to take a fall; to tumble上進心 shàng jìn xīn - ambition; motivation to improve oneself初學者區 chū xué zhě qū - beginner area/zone坡度 pō dù - slope; gradient陡 dǒu - steep平滑 píng huá - smooth; even雙板滑雪 shuāng bǎn huá xuě - skiing with two skis (alpine skiing)單板滑雪 dān

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00:05:31

#498 台北吸菸室 Smoking Rooms in Taipei

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2026/09/02

強力推動 qiáng lì tuī dòng - to vigorously promote; to strongly push forward無菸城市 wú yān chéng shì - smoke-free city政策 zhèng cè - policy抽菸chōu yān ／吸菸 xī yān - to smoke; smoking民調 mín diào - public opinion poll; survey調查 diào chá - investigation; survey九成 jiǔ chéng - ninety percent反感 fǎn gǎn - dislike; resentment; aversion困擾 kùn rǎo - trouble; annoyance; disturbance東京 Dōng Jīng - Tokyo大阪 Dà Bǎn - Osaka基本上 jī běn shàng - basically; in general禁止 jìn zhǐ - to prohibit; to ban吸菸區 xī yān qū - designated

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00:05:48

#497 通貨膨脹 Inflation

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2026/08/31

通貨膨脹 tōng huò péng zhàng - inflation價錢 jià qián - price上升 shàng shēng - to rise; increase便當 biàn dāng - boxed meal; lunch box貨幣 huò bì - currency; money購買力 gòu mǎi lì - purchasing power下降 xià jiàng - to decline; decrease壞事 huài shì - bad thing; negative thing企業 qì yè - enterprise; company願意 yuàn yì - willing to; be willing to投資 tóu zī - to invest; investment民眾 mín zhòng - the public; ordinary people消費 xiāo fèi - consumption; spending物價 wù jià - prices of goods; cost of goods小幅 xiǎo fú - slight;

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00:12:31

#496 台灣的山林 Taiwan’s Mountains and Forests 🌳

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2026/08/28

山林 shānlín - mountain forests; forests in mountainous areas森林 sēnlín - forest生態 shēngtài - ecology; ecosystem多樣 duōyàng - diverse; varied覆蓋率 fùgàilǜ - coverage rate面積 miànjī - area; surface area地勢 dìshì - terrain; topography陡峭 dǒuqiào - steep熱帶 rèdài - tropical zone亞熱帶 yǎrèdài - subtropical zone溫帶 wēndài - temperate zone寒帶 hándài - frigid zone; polar zone平地 píngdì - flat land; plain闊葉林 kuòyè lín - broadleaf forest葉子 yèzi - leaf分佈最廣 fēnbù zuì guǎng - most widely distributed生機 shēngjī - vitality; life

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#495 台灣廟會文化 Taiwan’s Temple Festival Culture

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2026/08/26

民間信仰 mín jiān xìn yǎng - folk religion; popular belief遶境 rào jìng - religious procession around an area or community平安 píng ān - peace and safety近距離接觸 jìn jù lí jiē chù - close contact驅除 qū chú - to drive away; to eliminate妖邪 yāo xié - evil spirits惡氣 è qì - bad energy; evil aura民俗表演 mín sú biǎo yǎn - folk performance陣頭 zhèn tóu - traditional temple parade performance group舞龍舞獅 wǔ lóng wǔ shī - dragon and lion dance八家將 bā jiā jiàng - traditional Taiwanese temple performance troupe/deities’ guards打扮

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00:06:55

#494 區塊鏈 Blockchain

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2026/08/24

區塊鏈 qū kuài liàn - blockchain記錄資料 jì lù zī liào - to record data技術 jì shù - technology; technique區塊 qū kuài - block交易 jiāo yì - transaction; trade資訊 zī xùn - information把...連結起來 bǎ...lián jié qǐ lái - to connect; to link together鏈 liàn - chain共同 gòng tóng - together; jointly維護 wéi hù - to maintain去中心化 qù zhōng xīn huà - decentralization確認 què rèn - to confirm; verification被隨意修改 bèi suí yì xiū gǎi - to be changed freely or casually增加 zēng jiā - to increase安全性 ān quán xìng - security; safety level透明度

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