Learn Chinese from Taiwanese 跟台灣人學中文

Wow...2023 is coming! Have you planned your New Year's Eve activities yet? Today we will introduce you to some New Year Eve's events in Taiwan, and where to go to watch the fireworks. Or you can be like the Taiwanese and go to the east of Taiwan to watch the first dawn of 2023!

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台灣基本上每個縣市都有跨年晚會，有名的歌手會唱歌、表演、一起倒數。在台北，除了101煙火秀，也可以到淡水看煙火，淡水的煙火秀是在橋上，非常特別。在台灣，看電視跨年是常態，大家可以看桃園的跨年晚會，他們的表演豐富，卡司、主持人也都比較厲害。除此之外，高雄的遊樂園 "義大世界"，他們的跨年煙火也超級有名、非常精采，白天可以先在義大世界裡面玩一些遊樂設施，晚上看他們的煙火秀，2022年完美ending…

縣市 xiàn shì: city or county

倒數 dàoshǔ: to countdown

常態 chángtài: ordinary; normal

卡司 kǎ sī: cast

精彩 jīngcǎi: outstanding and plentiful

義大世界 Yì dà shìjiè: E-DA WORLD, a shopping and entertainment district in Kaohsiung

遊樂設施 yóulè shèshī: rides (of amusement park)

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In Taiwan, many people like to go to E-DA World on December 31st and watch some fireworks at E-DA at night. If you want to go on New Year's Eve, be sure to book a hotel in Kaohsiung first, otherwise, there will be no places to sleep.

Also, if you want to countdown the new year in Taipei, but got tired of going to 101, check out Yuanshan Disco Night Countdown Party, drink, dance, watch fireworks, and countdown with everyone!

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"債"簡單來就是欠銀行或欠別人的錢，比如房貸、學貸和車貸等貸款都是債，每個人身上應該都多少背一些債。在台灣，最多人背的債是房貸，如果一間房屋要600萬台幣，自己準備120萬元台幣後，剩下的錢會跟銀行貸款，分30年期還款。"債"讓人有壓力、喘不過氣，也讓人覺得一定要趕快找個工作努力賺錢還錢...

債 zhài: debt

欠 qiàn: to owe

房貸 fángdài: home loan

貸款 dàikuǎn: loan

背債 bēi zhài: to be in debt; to be burdened with debts

剩下 shèng xià: to be left; remaining

喘不過氣  chuǎn búguò qì: to be unable to breathe easily (due to stress or tension)

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網球太難了，所以我們比較愛打羽毛球，羽球的球拍也比較輕，網球的重多了。在台灣，很多人打羽毛球是受到戴姿穎的影響，她是世界羽毛球的球后，得到非常多冠軍，常代表台灣去參加國際羽球的比賽，每次不是拿金牌就是拿銀牌，可以說是台灣人的驕傲...

羽毛球 yǔmáoqiú/ 羽球yǔqiú: badminton

戴姿穎 Dài zī yǐng: Tai Tzu-Ying,  a Taiwanese badminton player

球后 qiú hòu: (badminton) queen

冠軍 guànjūn: champion

金牌 jīnpái” gold medal

銀牌 yínpái: silver medal

驕傲 jiāo'ào: pride

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If you want to go to some badminton activities in Taiwan, be sure to prepare your rackets first. Then they will prepare badminton balls for you guys, but you will need to bring your rackets. One of the hosts, Fangfang, uses a Yonex badminton racket recommended by other badminton players. It’s quite slippery at the badminton court, so she wears badminton shoes while playing the game. If you are in Taiwan, you can find "Surmount Sports", they sell all the badminton stuff that you might need.

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對啊 heh--ah: that’s right

好的 hè: sure

沒問題 mé wěn déh: no problem

早安 ǎo-zà: good morning

阿伯 a-bei: a way to call a man whose age is older than your parents

阿姨 ā-yī: a way to call a woman whose age is around your parents’ age, or older.

你好 lī hè: hello

吃飽了嗎? jiǎ-bà-muē: have you eaten yet? a way to say hello in Taiwan

吃了 jiǎ-a: I’ve eaten.

還沒吃 à-muē jiǎ: I haven’t eaten yet

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今天我們的來賓許弟弟去年剛退伍，因此我們請他分享當兵的經驗。許弟弟跟一般的當兵不一樣，他服的是替代役，且他被分發到自己家附近，因此對他來說相當輕鬆，下班後還可以有自己的私生活，跟早期當兵時在營區裡被操的情況很不一樣...

來賓 láibīn: guest (who is invited to a show)

退伍 tuìwǔ: to leave the army

服 fú: to serve (in the army)

替代役 tìdài yì: alternative (or substitute) military service

分發 fēnfā: to assign (somebody to a job; to a place)

私生活 sīshēnghuó: personal life

營區 yíngqū: military camp

操 cāo: to (overly) train

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If you are interested in buying a Lexus Certified Pre-Owned car in Taipei, you are welcome to visit their Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/LexusCpoKuotu, 許弟弟 will be there to give you an introduction.

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"故宮博物院" 是旅遊達人莛莛也推薦的博物館，「翠玉白菜」、「肉形石」和「毛公鼎」是故宮最珍貴的國寶級文物，去故宮時一定要去看看。「翠玉白菜」是用礦石「玉」雕刻出的白菜；「肉形石」也是用一種特別的礦石雕刻成的，樣子跟真的豬肉一樣；2000多年以前的「毛公鼎」上寫了很多字，值得歷史學家研究...

達人 dárén: (informal) expert

翠玉白菜 Cuìyù báicài  (白菜báicài: cabbage): Jadeite Cabbage

肉形石 Ròu xíng shí: Meat-Shaped Stone

毛公鼎 Máo gōng dǐng: Ding of Duke Mao

國寶級文物 guóbǎo jí wénwù: National Treasure

礦石 kuàngshí: ore

玉 yù: jade

雕刻 diāokè: to carve

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Book an e-ticket, and visit the museums we recommended today!

National Palace Museum

National Museum of Natural Science

Chimei Museum

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我們用過很多電商網站，但「蝦皮」是最好用也最便宜的購物網站。蝦皮上有很多賣家，如果要買杯子，你在蝦皮上搜尋杯子後會看到各種各樣的杯子。網站上的左側也有一些選項，你可以選擇馬克杯、水杯、咖啡杯或保溫杯，也可以選擇要宅配或店到店等不同的運送方式。除此之外，蝦皮上還有很多功能，你可以看看商品的評價怎麼樣，是一顆星還是五顆星，也可以選擇商品是新的還是二手的。如果你對商品有問題，它還有"聊天室"的功能，你可以直接寫訊息跟賣家聯絡...

蝦皮 Xiāpí: Shopee, a Singaporean e-commerce company

電商 diàn shāng: e-commerce

馬克杯 mǎkè bēi: mug

保溫杯 bǎowēn bēi: thermos Cup

宅配 zháipèi: home delivery

店到店 diàn dào diàn: convenience store to convenience store pick up delivery service

評價 píngjià: reviews

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Want to shop like Taiwanese? Check Out Taiwan Shopee Shopping Mall

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歌手王力宏最近有些很扯、很誇張的醜聞，他在美國出生長大，哥哥是醫生，弟弟從美國的MIT大學畢業，他自己也念過有名的音樂學院，因此他剛出道時，大家都叫他「優質偶像」。王力宏不但會自己寫歌曲、歌詞，還接觸過很多樣的音樂，因此他音樂的風格很特別，歌曲中會有饒舌、嘻哈和R&B等元素，每次他一推出新的專輯，都會讓人覺得 「哇~超好聽!」...

扯 chě: ridiculous, crazy, unbelievable

醜聞 chǒuwén: scandal

接觸 jiēchù: to get to know; exposure to

饒舌 ráoshé: rap

嘻哈 xīhā: hip-hop

元素 yuánsù: elements

專輯 zhuānjí: album

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我們最近不但越來越健忘、記憶力差，還出現腦霧的問題。腦霧是大腦出現問題，讓人不能專心、思考或明白事情。上個月芳芳和朋友聊天，她的朋友聊到高中時班上參加音樂比賽，而芳芳是指揮，但芳芳完全不記得這件事情。這讓莛莛很驚訝，因為指揮是非常榮耀的工作，但芳芳竟然忘記這段記憶。而莛莛買東西時也常付錢後卻忘記自己付過錢，還要再付一次，讓她覺得難怪錢存不起來...

健忘 jiànwàng: forgetful

腦霧 nǎo wù: brain fog

指揮 zhǐhuī: conductor (of an orchestra, choir)

榮耀 róngyào: honourable

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芳芳的弟弟是南部人，當初在台北念研究所，畢業後考量到台北的工作機會多，且平均薪資高，再加上女朋友是台北人，因此決定繼續留在台北工作。但台北的交通讓人困擾，在南部大家都開車，但台北車位少，且上下班時間都會遇到塞車，因此只能坐大眾捷運，然而許弟弟通車時，需要轉捷運、轉公車，得花1個多小時才到公司...

考量 kǎoliáng: to consider…

薪資 xīnzī: salary; wage

困擾 kùnrǎo: to be troubled

車位 chēwèi: parking space

大眾 dàzhòng: public (transit)

通車 tōngchē: to commute

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