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國定假日 guó dìng jià rì – national holiday (official public holiday set by the government) 立法院 lì fǎ yuàn – Legislative Yuan (Taiwan’s law-making body) 三讀通過 sān dú tōng guò – passed after three readings (the final approval process of a bill in the legislature) 法案 fǎ àn – bill; proposed law 紀念日及節日實施條例 jì niàn rì jí jié rì shí shī tiáo lì – Memorial and Holiday Implementation Act...

攀樹趣-Climbing Tree https://www.facebook.com/FunClimbTree 攀樹 pānshù – tree climbing 身體協調 shēntǐ xiétiáo – body coordination 繩子 shéngzi – rope 攀 pān – to climb 教練 jiàoliàn – coach; instructor 繩結 shéngjié – knot (made with rope) 扣具 kòujù – fastening device; buckle 吊帶 diàodài – harness (for safety) 確保 quèbǎo – to ensure; to guarantee 懼高症 jùgāo zhèng – acrophobia; fear of height...

二手書 èr shǒu shū – second-hand book; used book 環保 huán bǎo – environmental protection; eco-friendly 省錢 shěng qián – to save money 划算 huá suàn – cost-effective; worth the price 紙張浪費 zhǐ zhāng làng fèi – paper waste 碳排放 tàn pái fàng – carbon emissions 為地球出一份力 wèi dì qiú chū yí fèn lì – to do one’s part for the planet 雜誌 zá zhì – magazine 絕版書 jué bǎn shū – out-of-print book...

背 bèi – to memorize; to recite from memory 經典 jīng diǎn – classic texts; classics (especially in literature, philosophy, or religion) 三字經 sān zì jīng – Three Character Classic, a traditional Chinese text used to teach Confucian values to children 論語 lún yǔ – The Analects of Confucius, a collection of sayings and ideas of Confucius 文言文 wén yán wén – Classical Chinese; literary Chinese us...

中元節 Zhōngyuán Jié – Ghost Festival; Hungry Ghost Festival 祭祖 jìzǔ – to offer sacrifices to ancestors 道教 Dàojiào – Taoism 赦罪日 shèzuì rì – day of pardoning sins 超度亡靈 chāodù wánglíng – to perform rituals to help spirits find peace 古代帝王 gǔdài dìwáng – ancient emperors 穀物 gǔwù – grain; cereals 拜祖宗 bài zǔzōng – to worship ancestors 地官大帝 Dìguān Dàdì – Emperor of the Earth in Ta...

算命 suàn mìng – fortune-telling; to tell someone's fortune 安太歲 ān tài suì – a ritual to appease the Tai Sui (Grand Duke Jupiter) deity for safety and good luck in the year 文昌帝君 wén chāng dì jūn – Wen Chang Emperor, the Chinese deity of culture and literature, worshipped for academic success 祈求 qí qiú – to pray for; to request earnestly 求籤 qiú qiān – to draw a divination stick (at a...

陳之漢 chén zhī hàn – Chen Zhi-han, a well-known Taiwanese internet personality and fitness entrepreneur 館長 guǎn zhǎng – gym director (nickname of Chen Zhi-han, referring to his role as gym owner) 爭議 zhēng yì – controversy; dispute 健身教練 jiàn shēn jiào liàn – fitness coach 海軍陸戰隊 hǎi jūn lù zhàn duì – Marine Corps (of the Navy) 志願役 zhì yuàn yì – voluntary military service (non-drafte...

七夕 Qīxì – Qixi Festival; Chinese Valentine’s Day 上古時代 shànggǔ shídài – ancient times (prehistoric era in China) 天上的星宿 tiānshàng de xīngxiù – constellations/stars in the sky 傳說 chuánshuō – legend; folklore 牛郎 Niúláng – the Cowherd in the Qixi legend 織女 Zhīnǚ – the Weaver Girl in the Qixi legend 人間 rénjiān – the human world; mortal realm 放牛青年 fàngniú qīngnián – young man who h...

世紀 shì jì – century 原住民族 yuán zhù mín zú – indigenous peoples; aboriginal ethnic groups 漢人 hàn rén – Han Chinese people 貿易來往 mào yì lái wǎng – trade exchanges; trading contacts 地理位置 dì lǐ wèi zhì – geographical location 東亞 dōng yǎ – East Asia 建立勢力 jiàn lì shì lì – to establish influence or power 荷蘭 hé lán – the Netherlands 貿易路線 mào yì lù xiàn – trade route 熱蘭遮城 rè l...

女足 nǚ zú – women's soccer team 抽血 chōu xiě – to draw blood 實驗 shí yàn – experiment 台灣師範大學 tái wān shī fàn dà xué – National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) 國腳 guó jiǎo – national team athlete (in this context, soccer player) 教練 jiào liàn – coach 連續 lián xù – consecutive; in a row 合格 hé gé – qualified; certified 醫護人員 yī hù rén yuán – medical staff; healthcare personnel...

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...

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...

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...

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 (...

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...

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...

福隆海水浴場 (Fulong Beach) Transportation:Take the Taiwan Railway (TRA) to Fulong Station Address: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...

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...

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...

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 S...

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...

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...

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 excellen...

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 spi...

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...