台灣經濟起飛 tái wān jīng jì qǐ fēi - Taiwan's economic boom

黑手 hēi shǒu - manual laborer, blue-collar worker

頭家 tóu jiā - boss, business owner

比比皆是 bǐ bǐ jiē shì - can be seen everywhere, commonplace

一丁點 yī dīng diǎn - a tiny bit, a small amount

安眠藥 ān mián yào - sleeping pill

經濟下滑 jīng jì xià huá - economic downturn

憂鬱 yōu yù - depression, melancholy

失眠 shī mián - insomnia

經濟成長 jīng jì chéng zhǎng - economic growth

恐慌 kǒng huāng - panic, fear

焦慮 jiāo lǜ - anxiety

沉迷 chén mí - addiction, indulgence

酗酒 xù jiǔ - heavy drinking, alcoholism

逃避 táo bì - to escape, to evade

現實 xiàn shí - reality

慢性 màn xìng - chronic

自殺 zì shā - suicide

低薪 dī xīn - low salary

高房價 gāo fáng jià - high housing prices

中壯世代 zhōng zhuàng shì dài - middle-aged generation

困境 kùn jìng - predicament, difficult situation

成長上癮症 chéng zhǎng shàng yǐn zhèng - growth addiction syndrome

淘汰 táo tài - elimination, being phased out

逼得自己喘不過氣 bī de zì jǐ chuǎn bú guò qì - to feel suffocated, overwhelmed

懷疑 huái yí - doubt, suspicion

平衡 píng héng - balance

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