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本集介紹 Aenbie 與 Dave今天再度訪問到正在復興崗就學的外籍生Vincent！ Vincent是北喬治亞軍校生，但到了復興崗之後，覺得復興崗軍校有許多嚴格的管制，例如MDM的安裝與管制。 另外，在北喬治亞軍校，早上有群體的體能訓練，體能訓練後就幾乎沒有連隊集合時間，下午5點後也可以換穿便服離開學校。 當然，兩所軍校都有階級制，必須要服從與尊重位階較高者；不過，兩所軍校在階級上的體現不太一樣。相對來說，復興崗的低年級軍校生...

本集介紹 Aenbie 與 Dave今天來到北投復興崗，訪問正在復興崗就學的外籍生Vincent！ 20歲的Vincent來自北喬治亞軍校，準備升大三，主修現代中文！ Vincent在準備升高中的時候，有一位來自臺灣的朋友邀請他一起學中文，他就此愛上中文，現在更是喜歡中文現代詩集！覺得中文詩與英文詩非常不同，尤其中文有聲調起伏，讀起來非常美！ 不過，中文字書寫是比較困難的，尤其還有區分簡體字與繁體字，所以Vincent現在很認真，買了一塊白板...

English Sentences: With the countdown on to Inauguration Day, the Army is brushing up on its 21-gun salute.  Besides rehearsing the ceremonial salute every day, soldiers are also undergoing grueling heat training, standing under the noon sun for 40 minutes at a time. It’s all to ensure a flawless performance on May 20. Vocabularies: countdown：倒數 Inauguration Day：就職日 inauguration：就職典禮 (...

English Sentences: Taiwan's Navy is expected to commission two more domestically built Tou Jiang-class stealth missile corvettes into service next month, meaning they will be officially ready to safeguard the waters around Taiwan. The corvette is fitted with subsonic Hsiung Feng-II (HF-2) missiles, supersonic Hsiung Feng-III (HF-3) anti-ship missiles, a 76mm cannon and Sea Sword II carrier-based m...

English Sentences: The computerized war games of this year's Han Kuang military exercises included lessons learned from the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas conflict. Special emphasis was given to such scenarios as "gray zone" activities and a surprise attack on Taiwan by Chinese forces operating under the false pretense of a drill. Key priorities will be to test the military's abi...

English Sentences: The military has beefed up its drone arsenal in recent years, through both overseas procurement and domestic production. With the increase in drones comes the need for more drone pilots.  With the increase in drones comes the need for more drone pilots. To meet the talent gap, the defense ministry says it will establish a dedicated pilot training center.  Working with the privat...

English Sentences: In Taiwan, any product that can be significantly controlled by foreign adversaries, directly or indirectly, is considered a threat to national information and communication security and is deemed a dangerous product. When asked about the proposed law amendment, the minister of Digital Affairs, Audrey Tang, told that "dangerous products" include those provided by the substantive...

English Sentences: In April 2022, the ADMA first published the All-out Defense Handbook (Template), which received wide comments that because of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, the handbook should address stringent situations during wartime and offer more information for the people to adapt. To help deal with all possible situations at war and enable the people to save themselves and the others, t...

English Sentences: Youth Day is celebrated on the 29th of March every year. It is a day to commemorate the 1911 Second Guangzhou Uprising, also known as the Huanghuagang Uprising. Led by revolutionary leader Huang Xing, the Second Guangzhou Uprising against the Qing Dynasty began in April 1911. Most of the rebels of this uprising were young people from all social backgrounds and from all parts of...

English Sentences: The report indicated that Taiwan had retained its position as a highly free country due to perfect scores in several of the assessed categories. Exceptions included questions such as, "Is there freedom for trade unions and similar professional or labor organizations?" and "Do individuals enjoy equality of opportunity and freedom from economic exploitation?" for which Taiwan scor...

English Sentences: The goal was for the conscripts to gain confidence in their NBC protective equipment and also experience how the tear gas would affect their exposed skin before exiting the space. These volunteers left the chamber with their eyes filled with tears and coughing sounds and were instructed to use cool water to avoid further irritation. The gas chamber training was standard practice...

English Sentences: Based on the indicators, each country is given an overall score from 0 to 10 and is classified as either a "full democracy," "flawed democracy," "hybrid regime" or "authoritarian regime." The index ranks countries and territories based on 60 indicators, grouped into five categories: electoral process and pluralism, functioning of government, political participation, political cu...

English Sentences: Taiwan is ranked as having the 24th most powerful military in the world in 2024, a drop of one spot from last year, according to an annual survey published by Global Firepower (GFP), a website that keeps track of global defense information. The results incorporate values related to manpower, equipment, natural resources, finances and geography, with more than 60 individual facto...

English Sentences: The battalion commander earmarked the 3rd company as his reserves to prepare for reinforcing the main attack. Reserve forces are responsible for protecting urban and rural areas and supporting the main and garrison forces’ operations and HA/DR missions. Civil Defense System is responsible for supporting operations, HA/DR, medical care, engineering/ rapid repair, providing shelte...

English Sentences: The main forces are basically composed of volunteer service members organized as professional elite forces responsible for operating high-tech hardware and keeping high combat strength. They are the backbone of the Armed Forces, shouldering major combat missions and being responsible for safeguarding our national sovereignty and territorial integrity as our first line of defense...

English Sentences: To address hostile threats, our overall national defense is going to be provided by an all-out defense system, which is composed of 4 pillars: (1) main forces, (2) garrisoning forces, (3) reserve forces and reserve system, and (4) civil defense system, with their own respective mission attributes and areas of responsibility (AOR) to collectively safeguard the nation, protect the...

English Sentences: Taiwan and the Czech Republic signed a collaborative agreement to embark on a project aimed at helping rebuild healthcare capabilities in war-torn Ukraine. Under the project, both sides will work to develop and promote access to general practitioners, surgical and rehabilitation services and small clinics in Eastern Europe and Ukraine. The project marked a new round of collabora...

English Sentences: The MND detected a carrier rocket launched by China from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at around 3:03 p.m. Tuesday. The rocket passed over southern Taiwan's airspace in outer space, the MND said, adding that its intelligence systems closely tracked the launch. To warn the public of the launch, the MND sent a bilingual message via the Public Warning Cell Broadcast Service t...

English Sentences: Since the presidential election campaign activities are only feverishly underway, military staffs need to deeply ingrain the demand of "administrative neutrality and military nationalization" into their hearts. One should never attend election campaign rallies of any kind during off times. Additionally, one should be aware of one’s own demeanor and word choices to prevent unfavo...

English Sentences: To connect the planned 8 weeks of BMT for conscripts in 2024, more training courses have been added and training hours have been revised since the beginning of 2023, to gradually merge new courses with the current curriculum of 5 weeks. Never can forces afford not to train and maintain the highest levels of readiness. On the day of battle, soldiers and units will fight as well o...

English Sentences: The ROC Armed Forces has completed asymmetric capability planning and acquisition by taking into account of future enemy threats, technological advances, pattern of war and operation environment, and weaknesses of likely enemy course action. It has improved defense operational resilience with decentralized command & control. By integrating all-out defense capacity and taking...

English Sentences: A building dedicated to enhancing the training of tactical combat casualty care and disaster rescue skills was officially inaugurated at National Defense Medical Center (NDMC) in Taipei. Addressing the opening ceremony, President Tsai Ing-Wen (蔡英文) said the new building creates a multi-functional environment for training, including enabling the use of virtual and augmented re...

English Sentences: Taiwan MND released its first national defense report since the Russian invasion of Ukraine which stated that the nation's armed forces are learning from the war and are boosting the country's asymmetrical warfare capabilities and adopting a whole-of-society approach in preparation for a potential cross-strait war. Another highlight is that the report contains notes that explain...

English Sentences: Lin Wang the elephant, the last war elephant in Asia, had undergone numerous war fighting as a war elephant before his being shipped all the way to Taiwan and known as the most popular animal celebrity in the zoo.  During which, people living in Taiwan have witnessed the societal transformation across different generations, which has left indelible memories engraved in their min...

English Sentences: The seven-day drill carried out by the Taoyuan-based Army's 269th mechanized infantry brigade and the Kaohsiung-based ROC Marine Corps' 99th brigade simulated combat scenarios in Chiayi County, with the Central Taiwan-based 10th Army Corps Command presiding over the exercise. According to the scenario, the 99th brigade acts as the invading "red team”, while the 269th mechanized...