Inspire Mandarin

Inspire Mandarin

By Joyce from TaiwanEducationLanguage Learning
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Inspire Mandarin episodes

  • S1E21 Have you heard of Taiwan Gold Card?

    Words for today

    工作證 work permit 

    居留證 resident permit 

    就業金卡 Employment Gold Card 

    固定的工作 fixed job 

    雇主 employer 

    幾乎 almost 

    線上購物 online shopping 

    輸入 enter 

    身分證字號 ID number 

    反應 reaction 

    很紅 so popular 

    粉絲 fans 

    慶祝 celebrate 

    符合資格 eligible 

    申請 apply 

    增進觀光 to promote tourism 

    資源 resources 

    參考 reference 

    當地人 locals

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    Taiwan Gold Card 

    https://goldcard.nat.gov.tw/en/ 


    Escape to Taiwan 

    https://www.escapetotaiwan.com/

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    10 min
  • S1E20 How do you deal with muscle soreness?

    Words for today

    肌肉痠痛 muscle ache

    緩解痠痛 relieve soreness

    冰敷 cold compress

    熱敷 warm compress

    運動醫學科醫師 Sports Medicine Physician

    時間不宜太長 Time should not be too long

    一次以十分鐘為限 Up to ten minutes at a time

    受傷 injured

    急性發炎 acute inflammation

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    10 min
  • S1E19 A little art creation of “Soul” the movie

    Have you seen the movie “Soul” yet? (靈魂急轉彎)

    This episode will be the first try for you to understand interesting facts or online news in Chinese!


    Words for today

    靈魂 soul

    急轉彎 sharp turn

    主旨 subject

    旅程 journey

    尋找 look for

    反思 reflection

    好評 favorable comment

    分享 share

    程式 program

    特徵 feature

    身體部位 body parts

    選項 options

    兇 aggressive; short-tempered; mean; cranky; grumpy

    配件 accessories

    輸入 input

    下載 download

    分身 clone

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    10 min
  • S1E18 Do we celebrate Christmas in Taiwan?

    Merry Christmas! In this warm, beautiful holiday, what would you see if you’re in Taiwan?

    ※Chinese songs playlist that has "Christmas" in the lyrics:https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxGnbfQtEcwuQ8-XnXQJzmWJuf95VjqTv


    Words for today

    聖誕節 Christmas

    溫馨 warm-hearted

    意義上 In the sense of

    裝飾 decoration

    店員 clerk

    服務生 server

    商業化 commercialize

    燈飾 illumination

    塑膠 plastic

    氣氛 atmosphere

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    10 min
  • S1E17 A concert I didn’t expect

    Do you go to concerts? What do you usually expect from them? Here I’d like to share a story I found touching and inspiring.


    Words for today

    音樂會 concert

    "辦"音樂會 to "hold" a concert

    鋼琴 piano

    音樂家 musician

    背景 background

    貝多芬 Beethoven

    曲子 song

    古典音樂 classical music

    年紀 age

    時期 period

    感動 moving

    自我介紹 self-introduction

    從小到大 ever since I was little, ...

    台上 on the stage

    喘 pant

    表演 performance

    彈奏 to play(instruments)

    生命 life

    印象深刻 deep impression

    激勵人心的 inspiring

    鼓勵 encourage

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    13 min
  • S1E16 Do Taiwanese people drink beer?

    Beer is a good drink for casual time, do you drink much beer?


    Words for today

    代表 represent; representative

    飲料 beverages

    配啤酒 with beer(e.g. eat dinner with beer)

    一般的 general

    總之 anyway

    飲食 food and drink

    文化 culture

    平常 ordinary

    珍珠奶茶 pearl milk tea

    藉由 by means of

    相反 in contrast

    功能 function

    社交 socialize

    文化差異 cultural differences

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    12 min
  • S1E15 What’s so special about November 11th?

    Do you know about “Double 11th”? I know Double 10th is a big day in Taiwan, but what about 11/11?


    Words for today

    雙十一節 Double 11th

    黑色星期五 Black Friday

    購物 shopping

    最早的時候 The earliest time

    光棍 bachelor, unmarried man

    行銷 marketing

    機會 opportunity

    目標客戶 target customers

    專注 focus

    單身 single

    數據 data

    折扣 discount

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    8 min
  • S1E14 Smart home

    Words for today

    智慧家電 smart home appliances

    智慧音箱 smart speaker

    吸塵器 vacuum cleaner

    品牌 brand

    掃地機器人 sweeping robot

    特定的 specific

    紅外線 infrared ray

    遙控器 remote control


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    9 min
  • S1E13 Western Medicine vs. Chinese Medicine

    Do you prefer Chinese or Western medicine? In this episode, we will talk about the differences. between them!

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    11 min

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Welcome to Inspire Mandarin, it's Joyce from Taiwan!