- 為什麼Jop離開台灣? Why did Jop leave Taiwan?

追 zhuī - pursue, chase

愛妮島 Ài ní dǎo - ElNido, at the northern end of Palawan island in the Philippines

傻眼 shǎ yǎn - dumbfounded, stunned

顧慮 gù lǜ - concern, worry

被發好人卡 bèi fā hǎo rén kǎ - (lit.be issued a good person card) means that be friendzoned

試讀 shì dú - trial study, probationary period of studying

之類的 zhī lèi de - and so on, and such

商量 shāng liáng - discuss, negotiate

把sb.趕走 bǎ sb. gǎn zǒu - drive sb. away, kick sb. out

小康 xiǎo kāng - a moderate level of prosperity, relatively comfortable living conditions

大略 dà lüè - roughly, generally

剩下的 shèng xià de - the remaining, the rest

查詢 chá xún - inquire, search for information

辦簽證 bàn qiān zhèng - apply for a visa

- 在澳洲台灣人容易找工作嗎? Is it easy for Taiwanese people to find jobs in Australia?

疫情爆發 yì qíng bào fā - outbreak of the epidemic

入境 rù jìng - enter a country

國境封起來 guó jìng fēng qǐ lái - close the national borders

連帶著 lián dài zhe - along with, as a result of

封城 fēng chéng - lockdown, city lockdown

投履歷 tóu lǚ lì - job application, submit a resume

存到了一筆錢 cún dào le yī bǐ qián - save up some money

農場 nóng chǎng - farm, farmstead

挺...的 tǐng...de - quite, very (used to emphasize)

煎熬 jiān áo - suffer, endure hardships

所謂的 suǒ wèi de - so-called

底薪 dǐ xīn - base salary, minimum wage

記件 jì jiàn - piece-rate (a type of payment based on the number of items produced or tasks completed)

消費高 xiāo fèi gāo - high cost of living, high expenses

背包客 bēi bāo kè - backpacker, traveler

農作物 nóng zuò wù - crops, agricultural produce

採 cǎi - to pick; to harvest

打打鬧鬧 dǎ dǎ nào nào - playfully, in a lively manne

- 在台灣生活比較好還是在澳洲? Is life better in Taiwan or in Australia?

海外 hǎi wài - overseas, abroad

以...來講... yǐ... lái jiǎng - speaking of..., from the perspective of...

尋求 xún qiú - seek, search for

基本上 jī běn shàng - basically, essentially

繳稅 jiǎo shuì - pay taxes

居住 jū zhù - reside, live

一大堆 yī dà duī - a lot, a large number of

排斥 pái chì - exclude, reject

歧視 qí shì - discrimination

現象 xiàn xiàng - phenomenon

- 在澳洲，台灣人認識朋友容易嗎? Is it easy for Taiwanese people to make friends in Australia?

小鎮 xiǎo zhèn - small town

稍微 shāo wēi - a little, slightly

對方 duì fāng - the other party, the other person

心底 xīn dǐ - deep down in one's heart, innermost thoughts

憧憬 chōng jǐng - yearning, aspiration

規劃 guī huà - plan, arrange

當下 dāng xià - at that moment, at present

沮喪 jǔ sàng - depressed, disheartened

為我著想 wèi wǒ zhuó xiǎng - considerate of me, look out for me

衝浪 chōng làng - surf, go surfing

打牌 dǎ pái - play cards

菸 yān - cigarette

爆哭 bào kū - burst into tears, cry uncontrollably

嚇到 xià dào - startled, scared

默默的 mò mò de - silently, quietly

底薪制 dǐ xīn zhì - basic salary system

單純 dān chún - simple, pure

- Jop的澳洲移民計畫 Jop's Australian immigration plan

實踐 shí jiàn - practice, implement

現階段 xiàn jiē duàn - current stage, present phase

類似 lèi sì - similar, alike

潛水教練 qián shuǐ jiào liàn - diving instructor

執照 zhí zhào - license, permit

擔保 dān bǎo - guarantee, secure

行業 háng yè - industry, profession

移動 yí dòng - move, relocate

摸索 mō suǒ - explore, grope around

進階潛水員 jìn jiē qián shuǐ yuán - advanced diver

階 jiē - level, rank

小數目 xiǎo shù mù - small amount, small sum

再加上 zài jiā shàng - in addition to, furthermore

抓龍蝦 zhuā lóng xiā - catch lobsters

捕魚 bǔ yú - catch fish

愜意 qiè yì - comfortable, pleasant

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