【What did we talk about in this episode】
Last week, a series of earthquakes occurred in the eastern part of Taiwan, causing much damage.
In addition to the clever timing of the earthquakes, a lack of punctuality of the earthquake alarms was also a topic of discussion.
Today, Cathy and Cindy will talk about a series of topics related to earthquakes in Taiwan.
What is the reaction of Taiwanese people to earthquakes?
What were people doing during the earthquake?
What are the people at the national level?
If you want to talk about earthquakes with your friends in Taiwan, come on in and listen!
✅0:40 The Great Earthquake of 23 years ago: A short story of the 921 earthquakes
✅3:33 Taiwan elementary school students' earthquake drill
✅4:54 Why do Taiwanese people first post on social media when encountering an earthquake?
✅7:50 Funny stories when earthquakes come
✅10:13 Have you become a national-level loner again?
✅12:44 Why are Taiwanese people so calm in the face of earthquakes?
【Vocabulary】
1. 有感 yoǔgǎn:felt; sensible
2. 最著名zueìzhùmíng: the most well-known
3. 餘震 yúzhèn:aftershock
4. 鐵捲門 tiějuǎnmén:overhead door
5. 身手矯健 shēnshoǔjiaǒjiàn: solid and agile
6. 鋸子 jùzi: saw
7. 變形 biànxíng:deform
8. 真的假的zhēndejiǎde: a pet phrase used by Taichung people in Taiwan, which means "For real?" or "No way!" (The more authentic way to say it is 真假 zhēnjiǎ)
9. 據說jùshuō:it is said that…
10. 大廈dàxià:condo
11. 搭帳棚dāzhàngpéng: set up a tent
12. 長輩zhǎngbèi:elders
13. 模擬mónǐ:simulate
14. 求學qiúxué:attend school
15. 陸續lùxù:successively
16. 防震演練 fángzhènyǎnliàn:earthquake drill
17. 印象比較深刻 yìnxiàngbǐjiàoshēnkè:be more impressed by something
18. 狹窄 xiázhǎi:narrow
19. 儲藏 chúcáng:(verb) store
20. 淡定 dàndìng: calm
21. 發文 fāwén:(verb) post
22. 習以為常 xíyǐwéicháng: be accustomed to sth
23. 持續 chíxù:continue
24. 搭雲霄飛車dāyúnxiāofēichē:take a roller coaster
25. 飄起來 piāoqǐlái:float up
26. 經歷 jīnglì:(verb)(noun) :experience
27. 傷亡 shāngwáng:casualty
28. 三更半夜 sāngēngbànyè:in the midnight
29. 走不開 zǒubùkāi: can't walk away
30. 拋棄形象 pāoqìxíngxiàng: give up the personal image
31. 為難 wéinán:be in dilemma
32. 跑也不是,不跑也不是 pǎoyěbúshì,bùpǎoyěbúsh:to run or not to run, that is s a question
33. 清大 qīngdà:abbreviation of 清華大學qīnghuádàxué, a famous university in Hsinchu City, Taiwan
34. 被震醒 bèizhènxǐng: woke by an earthquake
35. 蠻瞎的 mánxiāde:quite ridiculous
36. 親朋好友 qīnpénghǎoyǒu: friends and relatives
37. 警報 jǐngbào: alert
38. 國家級邊緣人 guójiājíbiānyuánrén: a national outcast, a loner; a nickname we give to people when they don't receive the alerts from the government because it means even the government doesn't care to send them the MSN.
39. 遺忘 yíwàng: forget
40. 重大災情zhòngdàzāiqíng: major disaster
41. 知情 zhīqíng:informed
42. 匆忙 cōngmáng:hurried
43. 天搖地動 tiānyáodìdòng:shake severely
44. 事後諸葛 shìhòuzhūgé:Monday morning quarterback
45. 逃生 táoshēng: escape for one's life
46. 厭世 yànshì:misanthrope
47. 爛命一條 lànmìngyìtiáo: literally, it means "a shitty life."
48. 輾過去 niǎnguòqù:run over
【Contact us】
Instagram: @hsinyeh_taiwanesemandarin / @cathy_chinese
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