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Do you believe in astrology? People who believe in it say that the astrological descriptions precisely predicted their characteristics of personality and echoed their thoughts in mind. In contrast, others think that astrology presents things ambiguously. Why do people have such opposite feelings about astrology? In this episode, we will give you a psychological explanation of this phenomenon and then analyze the astrology descriptions' sentence patterns. You will see how different it feels when you describe things in other ways.

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We are happy to invite Marcie and Dave to come to our podcasts. Marcie and Dave are a couple from the U.S. and have just started learning Chinese after coming to Taiwan. They will share some simple but useful Chinese sentences from the beginners' perspective with us.

Grab a cup of coffee, and enjoy our second episode of  好土café.

在這一集節目中我們邀請到來自美國的夫妻艾瑪希、艾岱維，來台灣以後才開始學中文的他們，要推薦大家一些簡單、禮貌、超級實用的句子。快來聽聽看吧！

This episode will describe the procedure you need to take after arriving at the hospital and the language you need to know about the hospital. We will also introduce you to the often seen environment settings of the Taiwan hospital. Next time, if you need to go to the hospital alone, you will not be afraid. 

台灣的醫院裡面是怎麼樣的？ 到了醫院以後要做什麼？要在哪裡等候？不要擔心，快來聽這集節目吧！

Recommend Level: CEFR A2 (and above)

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Whether you believe in fate, it is interesting to know some Chinese fortune-telling methods. In this episode, we are going to talk about traditional Chinese fortune-telling. You will learn how Chinese people categorize lucks and the ways of divination. 

你相信「命運」嗎？不管你算不算命、算不算塔羅牌、甚至看不看星座運勢，都可以從這一集節目中了解在台灣常見的「算命」方式，還有相關的一些有趣的詞語在生活中的用法！

Recommend Level: CEFR A2 (and above)

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The public bus fare is low, and the bus routes reach almost every corner of a city. Hence, riding a public bus is the most convenient way to know a city. Yet, the interleaved courses and the regulations of the bus seemed challenging to approach for people who had just come to a new city. In this episode, we will talk about the common situation of taking a bus in Taiwan. Besides that, we will also teach you some survival sentences for taking buses. Listen to this episode and start your own city journey by riding a public bus.

想在台灣搭公車，又有點害怕嗎？這裡有搭公車前要知道的各種事情，聽完了這一集好土中文，就能放心開啟你的公車人生囉～

Recommend Level: CEFR A2 (and above)

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You may find the word 'Tomb Sweeping Day' on the 5th of April on your calendar. We called the day 'Qingming' in Chinese. It is the day to gather all family members to tidy up the ancestors' gravesites and commemorate the passed family members. In this episode, we will introduce some knowledge of Qingming, also talk about the events and the related language phrases you might see during the Qingming days.

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This episode will discuss the word-chosen differences between adults and children. We invited a special guest, 5 years old Sophia, to join us and show what words the children usually use under some specific situations. Meanwhile, April will provide examples of 'sugar coating' sentences. You will see how adults deliver their messages in a suggestive polite way.

肚子餓、口渴、想上廁所、累了。這些時候你會怎麼說？這一集中我們邀請了五歲的中文母語者Sophia，告訴我們小朋友會怎麼說，另外我們也會告訴你哪些說法大人一定不能說，以及大人應該怎麼說～

學會適當的說法，讓你的中文更上一層樓吧！

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Have you ever experienced an earthquake? What did it feel like? A series of small sharp jolts? Shakes? Rolling shaking? Taiwan is a high-frequency earthquake occurring place. There are 20000-40000 earthquakes every year. Don't worry! Most of them are unfelt earthquakes. People in Taiwan take earthquakes as a part of their (shared) daily experiences. In this episode, we will talk about the way of discussing earthquakes, and the must-know words about the earthquake.

地震是什麼感覺？地震時要怎麼保護自己？要怎麼知道一個地震大不大？如果你的國家也有地震，可以聽聽怎麼用中文描述地震，如果你的國家沒有地震，可以聽聽地震到底是怎麼樣的～

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We hope that we can be healthy all the time, but sometimes you still have to go to the hospital and look for professional medical treatments. Hospital is the place where to cure your sickness. What information do you need to know if you need to go to the hospital? How to make an appointment with a doctor in Taiwan? This episode will introduce the hospital-relevant Chinese to you. 

身體不舒服要看醫生，好緊張，有哪些事情應該知道呢？在這一集會告訴你怎麼選擇診所或醫院、應該帶哪些東西，還有要先做什麼！ 看醫生有好多要知道的事情，我們會分成好幾集，陸續播出喔～

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”Congratulations to the most beautiful couple! “This episode will discuss things you need to know about the Chinese wedding banquet. What will you see on the invitation card? What will you also receive with the wedding invitation? What do you need to prepare for participating in the wedding banquet? Gift or gift money? Which is a better choice for the new couple? And most important of all, what beautiful Chinese words can you say to express your best wishes to the newly-wed couple?

我收到喜帖了！參加喜宴前有什麼一定要知道的事情？一定要送紅包嗎？還是送禮物也可以呢？在這一集你會聽到跟喜宴有關的許多事情，有很多獨特、有趣的文化呢！

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