我們是怎麼認識的? How Did We Meet?

表弟 biǎo dì - younger male cousin (mother's side)

堂弟 táng dì - younger male cousin (father's side)

姓氏 xìng shì - surname, family name

為什麼他想去澳洲? Why does he want to go to Australia?

打工度假 dǎ gōng dù jià - working holiday

簽證 qiān zhèng - visa

生涯規劃 shēng yá guī huà - career planning

遺憾 yí hàn - regret

光 guāng - only, just

來回機票 lái huí jī piào - round-trip ticket

小數字 xiǎo shù zì - small number

單純 dān chún - simple, pure

他的擔心 What are his concerns?

突破 tú pò - breakthrough

畢竟 bì jìng - after all, in the end

人生地不熟 rén shēng dì bù shú - unfamiliar territory in life

外地 wài dì - foreign place

下廚 xià chú - cooking

外食 wài shí - eating out

稍微 shāo wéi - a little, slightly

提一下 tí yī xià - mention briefly

期許 qí xǔ - expectation, hope

深入了解 shēn rù liǎo jiě - deep understanding

他希望在澳洲做什麼? What does he hope to achieve in Australia?

達成 dá chéng - achieve

再來是 zàiláishì - furthermore, in addition

存到一筆錢 cúndào yī bǐ qián - save up some money

一桶 yītǒng - a bucket (often used informally to refer to a million)

冷凍龍蝦處理 lěngdòng lóngxiā chǔlǐ - handling frozen lobsters

枯燥 kūzào - tedious, boring

單調 dāndiào - monotonous

布里斯本 bùlǐsīběn - Brisbane (a city in Australia)

缺人 quērén - in need of personnel, job vacancy

詐騙 zhàpiàn - scam, fraud

仲介 zhòngjiè - intermediary, agent

扒一層皮 bā yī céng pí - skim off a layer of skin (informal expression for taking a cut or commission)

青年旅社 qīngnián lǚshè - youth hostel

應付不來 yìngfù bù lái - unable to cope with

芳芳去國外生活的經驗 What was Fang Fang's experience living abroad?

蠢 chǔn - stupid

雅思 yǎsī - IELTS (International English Language Testing System)

哇靠 wākào - an expression of surprise or amazement (informal)

那一剎那 nà yī shà nà - that moment

挫賽 cuàsài - an exclamation expressing frustration or disappointment (informal)

屌 diǎo - a slang term with various meanings, often used to express admiration or amazement (informal)

好扯 hǎochě - incredible, unbelievable (informal)

腦袋空 nǎodài kōng - mind blank

智慧型手機 zhìhuì xíng shǒujī - smartphone

有伴 yǒubàn - accompanied by someone

海外 hǎiwài - overseas

很長一段時間 hěn cháng yī duàn shíjiān - a long period of time

寂寞 jímò - lonely

無助 wúzhù - helpless

安心 ānxīn - at ease, relieved

有勇無謀 yǒu yǒng wú móu - brave but reckless

他現在在台灣做什麼? What is he currently doing in Taiwan?

碰個面 pèng ge miàn - meet in person

兼差 jiān chāi - part-time job, side job

跑 pǎo - to run (in the context of working or delivering)

Foodpanda - a food delivery platform

離職 lí zhí - resignation, to leave a job

加減 jiā jiǎn - more or less (to do a thing)

彈性 tán xìng - flexibility

機制 jī zhì - mechanism

額外 é wài - additional, extra

獎金 jiǎng jīn - bonus

拼 pīn - to work hard, strive

肯吃苦 kěn chī kǔ - willing to endure hardships

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象棋 xiàngqí - Chinese Chess

棋子 qízǐ - Chess pieces

分別 fēnbié - respectively

棋盤 qípán - Chessboard

帥 shuài - General (Red)

仕 shì - Advisors (Red)

相 xiàng - Elephants (Red)

傌 mǎ - Horses (Red)

俥 jū - Chariots (Red)

炮 pào - Cannons (Red)

兵 bīng - Soldiers (Red)

將 jiàng - General (Black)

士 shì - Advisors (Black)

象 xiàng - Elephants (Black)

馬 mǎ - Horses (Black)

車 jū - Chariots (Black)

包 bāo - Cannons (Black)

卒 zú - Soldiers (Black)

打仗 dǎzhàng - to fight a war

將帥 jiàngshuài - Generals and leaders

吃完 chī wán - to finish eating or to capture completely

移動一格 yí dòng yī gé - move one square

正好 zhènghǎo - just right

正對面 zhèng duìmiàn - directly across

斜著走 xié zhe zǒu - move diagonally

斜線 xiéxiàn - diagonal line

直線走 zhíxiàn zǒu - move in a straight line

倒退 dào tuì - move backward

規則 guīzé - rules

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痊癒 quán yù - to recover or heal, especially from an illness

願望 yuànwàng - a wish or desire, often referring to a goal or aspiration

靈 líng - spiritually efficacious or effective

神明 shénmíng - deities

香 xiāng - incense, typically used in religious rituals for its fragrant smoke

點燃 diǎn rán - to ignite or light, often used in the context of lighting incense

閉上眼睛 bì shàng yǎnjīng - to close one's eyes

達成 dáchéng - to achieve or accomplish

還願 huán yuàn - to fulfill a vow or make offerings to express gratitude to deities after a wish or request has been granted

實現 shíxiàn - to come true or be realized

供品 gòngpǐn - offerings or sacrifices, typically given to deities in religious ceremonies

捐 juān - to donate or contribute, often used in the context of making offerings to a temple

香油錢 xiāngyóu qián - money offerings or donations made to a temple or deity

吃素 chī sù - to be vegetarian or abstain from eating meat, often observed as a form of religious practice

祈求 qíqiú - to pray or make requests, especially in a religious or spiritual context

擲筊 zhí jiǎo (Taiwanese bua bui) - to cast or throw divination blocks, used in folk religion to seek guidance from deities

民間信仰 mínjiān xìnyǎng - folk belief or folk religion, a set of beliefs and practices that are distinct from organized religions

筊杯 jiǎo bēi - divination blocks or moon blocks, two half-moon-shaped red objects used for divination in folk religion

正面 zhèngmiàn - positive side or face

反面 fǎnmiàn - negative side or face

聖杯 shèng bēi - sacred cup, indicating that the deity approves or agrees with the question or decision

笑杯 xiào bēi  - smiling cup, suggesting that the deity has not yet decided or that the question needs clarification. You can ask the question again after providing more details

無杯 wúbēi / 哭杯 kū bēi- empty cup or crying cup, signifying that the deity does not agree or finds the question unfavorable

解答 jiědá - answer or response

抽籤 chōu qiān - to draw lots or sticks, often used to receive guidance or insights, especially in temple settings

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台灣女生都用交友軟體認識男生!? Do Taiwanese girls mostly use dating apps to meet guys?

交友軟體 jiāoyǒu ruǎntǐ - dating app

對象 duìxiàng - object/target (in this context, referring to a romantic partner)

階段 jiēduàn - stage/phase

曖昧 àimèi - ambiguous/vague

之類的 zhīlèi de - and so on/like that

任 rèn - term/relationship (in the context of a romantic relationship)

異地 yìdì - in a different place/long-distance

陸續 lùxù - successively/in succession

數量 shùliàng - quantity/number

細節 xìjié - detail(s)

台灣人用什麼交友軟體? What dating apps do Taiwanese people use?

過濾 guòlǜ - filter/strain (in the context of filtering out potential matches or individuals)

運氣 yùnqì - luck/chance

頻率 pínlǜ - frequency/rate

成分 chéngfèn - component/element

組合在一起 zǔhé zài yīqǐ - combine/put together

復合 fùhé - reunion/reconciliation (in the context of getting back together with an ex-partner)

配對成功 pèiduì chénggōng - successfully matched/match successful

蜜蜂 mìfēng - bee (referring to a specific dating app called "BeeTalk")

回覆 huífù - reply/respond

垃圾訊息 lèsè xùnxī - junk messages/spam messages

降低 jiàngdī - reduce/lower

使用的意願 shǐyòng de yìwì - willingness to use

台灣女生使用交友軟體時，不喜歡看到什麼? What do Taiwanese girls dislike seeing on dating apps?

條件 tiáojiàn - criteria/conditions

舉個例 jǔ ge lì - give an example

登錄 dēnglù - register/log in

滑...喜歡 huá... xǐhuān - swipe right to like (used in the context of swiping right on a dating app to express interest)

丟罐頭 diū guàntou - throwing canned messages (a concept in online dating where users send the same generic messages to multiple people)

約炮 yuē pào - casual dating/hooking up

交往 jiāowǎng - dating/seeing someone (in a more serious or committed way)

互動 hùdòng - interaction

解鎖 jiěsuǒ - unlock

程式 chéngshì - app/software

純粹 chúncuì - purely/solely

脫離單身 tuōlí dānshēn - get out of singleness (in the context of finding a partner)

跟網友見面時，要注意什麼? What should you be cautious about when meeting someone from the internet?

被騙錢 bèipiàn qián - scammed out of money

被騙 bèipiàn - to be deceived or scammed

認知 rènzhī - perception/understanding

當下的衝動 dāngxià de chōngdòng - impulse in the moment

慎選 shèn xuǎn - choose carefully/select cautiously

暗示 ànshì - imply/hint

列入 liè rù - include/include in

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客運 kèyùn - intercity bus or coach service

葡萄牙 pútáoyá - Portugal

福爾摩沙 fúěrmóshā - a historical name for Taiwan, often used by early European explorers

作為 zuòwéi - to serve as or act as

統治中心 tǒngzhì zhōngxīn - administrative center or capital

古蹟 gǔjì - historical site or monument

行政中心 xíngzhèng zhōngxīn - administrative center or governmental hub

繁榮 fánróng - prosperity or affluence

悠久 yōujiǔ - long-standing or ancient

孔廟 kǒngmiào - Confucius Temple, a place of worship dedicated to Confucius

祭拜 jìbài - to worship or pay respects to

明朝 míngcháo - Ming Dynasty, a Chinese dynasty that ruled from 1368 to 1644

朝代 cháodài - dynasty, a period of rule by a specific royal or imperial family

日治時期 rìzhì shíqí - Japanese colonial period, referring to the time when Taiwan was under Japanese rule

統治 tǒngzhì - to govern or rule

錯過 cuòguò - to miss or overlook

億載金城 yìzǎi jīn chéng - Fort Zeelandia, a famous historical fort in Tainan

清朝 qīngcháo - Qing Dynasty, the last imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 1644 to 1911

砲台 pàotái - fort or artillery battery, a defensive military structure for cannons

練兵 liànbīng - to train soldiers or military training

大砲 dàpào - cannon or artillery piece

彈藥庫 dànyàokù - ammunition depot or arsenal

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口頭禪 kǒutóuchán - catchphrase or verbal habit

那個~ 不好意思 nèige~ bù hǎoyìsi - "uh, excuse me," a polite phrase used to start conversations or make requests

廁所 cèsuǒ - restroom or toilet

通知 tōngzhī - to notify or inform

要好 yào hǎo - (between friends) close

我跟你說... wǒ gēn nǐ shuō... - let me tell you...

蛤 há - informal expression equivalent to "what?" or "huh?" used to seek clarification or express surprise

真的假的!? zhēnde jiǎ de!? - "is it true or not!?" 

阿不然咧 ā bùrán le - an informal and somewhat impolite way to express doubt or disagreement, roughly equivalent to "what if not?" or "then what?"

屁啦 pì la - similar to saying "nonsense" or "bullshit"

亂說話 luàn shuōhuà - to talk nonsense or speak randomly

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因為疫情的關係，我們很久沒見面了...Due to the pandemic, we haven't seen each other for a long time

軒軒 xuān xuān -  a friend’s name

疫情 yìqíng - epidemic/pandemic

一陣子 yī zhènzi - a period of time

禁止 jìnzhǐ - prohibit/forbid

惶恐 huángkǒng - anxious/apprehensive

壓抑 yāyì - suppressed/oppressed

憂鬱 yōuyù - depressed/depression

快瘋了 kuài fēngle - almost going crazy

落差 luòchā - discrepancy/disparity

逐步 zhúbù - gradually/step by step

開放 kāifàng - open/opening up

打發時間 dǎfā shíjiān - pass the time/occupy time

盡量 jìnliàng - as much as possible

大眾運輸 dàzhòng yùnshū - public transportation

增加風險 zēngjiā fēngxiǎn - increase the risk

耳提面命 ěr tí miàn mìng - give a solemn warning or advice

內心 nèixīn - inner heart/inner feelings

阿發的工作是什麼? What is Āfā‘s job?

遠距辦公 yuǎnjù bàngōng - remote work

設備 shèbèi - equipment/facilities

筆電 bǐdiàn - laptop computer

複合性材料 fùhé xìng cáiliào - composite materials

採購 cǎigòu - procurement/purchasing

外殼 wàiké - casing/shell

手機蓋 shǒujī gài - phone cover/case

背蓋 bèi gài - back cover

面板 miànbǎn - panel

板子 bǎnzi - board

壓板廠 yā bǎn chǎng - pressboard factory

單 dān - single/individual

疫情以後，台灣的公司怎麼了? How have Taiwanese companies fared after the pandemic?

主力產品 zhǔlì chǎnpǐn - main products

負擔 fùdān - burden/bear the load

端 duān - end/endpoint

重複下單 chóngfù xiàdān - repeatedly placing orders

交期拉長 jiāoqī lācháng - extended delivery time

原料 yuánliào - raw materials

缺貨 quēhuò - shortage of goods/out of stock

等於說 děngyú shuō - it means/equivalent to saying

預先 yùxiān - in advance/previously

趕交貨 gǎn jiāohuò - rushing to deliver goods

交貨 jiāohuò - delivery of goods

趨緩 qū huǎn - to ease/become milder

製造業 zhìzàoyè - manufacturing industry

慘 cǎn - miserable/dire

過分 guòfèn - excessive/overboard

交易條件 jiāoyì tiáojiàn - terms of trade/trading conditions

供應商 gōngyìng shāng - supplier/vendor

連帶 liándài - jointly/associated

中游 zhōngyóu - middle stream (referring to the supply chain)

上游 shàngyóu - upstream (referring to the supply chain)

堆積 duījī - accumulate/pile up

空閒 kòngxián - idle/free time

庫存 kùcún - inventory/stock

盲目 mángmù - blindly/blind

積極 jījí - proactive/positive

開發 kāifā - development

打樣 dǎyàng - sample making

量產 liàngchǎn - mass production

接觸 jiēchù - contact/interaction

中斷 zhōngduàn - interruption/disruption

廣泛 guǎngfàn - extensive/widespread

趨勢 qūshì - trend/tendency

塑膠 sùjiāo - plastic

編織布 biānzhī bù - woven fabric

碳纖維 tàn xiānwéi - carbon fiber

類似 lèisì - similar/similar to

阿發大學的時候念相關的科系嗎? Did Āfā study a related field in college?

企管 qìguǎn - business management (abbreviation for 企業管理)

偏向 piānxiàng - tend to/favor

商科 shāngkē - business-related field (departments of college)

領域 lǐngyù - field/domain

成衣 chéngyī - ready-made clothing/garments

布 bù - fabric/cloth

染色 rǎnsè - dyeing

貼合 tiēhé - bonding/laminating

加工 jiāgōng - processing/manufacturing

容易上手 róngyì shàngshǒu - easy to pick up/easy to learn

熱塑材料 rè sù cáiliào - thermoplastic materials

範圍 fànwéi - range/scope

深入 shēnrù - in-depth/deep

工端製程 gōngduān zhìchéng - manufacturing processes

阿發的辦公室有可愛的男生嗎!? Are there any cute guys in Āfā's office?

文書處理 wénshū chǔlǐ - document processing

助理 zhùlǐ - assistant

類型 lèixíng - type/category

跑外面的 pǎo wàimiàn de - work outside (referring to jobs that involve outdoor tasks)

送貨 sónghuò - delivery

錄用 lùyòng - employ/hire

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身為 shēn wéi - as, being

手搖店 shǒuyáo diàn / 飲料店 yǐnliào diàn - bubble tea shop

手搖飲 shǒuyáo yǐn - hand-shaken beverages, typically referring to bubble tea or similar drinks

記下來 jì xiàlái - remember, take note

百香雙響炮 bǎixiāng shuāng xiǎngpào - Passionfruit Gaga a name of a drink 

以...作為基底 yǐ... zuòwéi jīdǐ - using... as a base

加上 jiā shàng - add, plus

椰果 yēguǒ - coconut jelly, a type of topping often used in bubble tea

吸 xī - suck, slurp

微微 wéi wéi - slightly and a little

微糖 wéi táng - slightly sweet (often used to indicate low sugar level in drinks)

微冰 wéi bīng - slightly icy (often used to indicate a small amount of ice in drinks)

甜度 tiándù - sweetness level

冰塊 bīngkuài - ice cubes

正常甜 zhèngcháng tián - normal sweetness level (typically indicating the standard sugar level in drinks)

半糖 bàn táng - half sugar (indicating reduced sugar in drinks)

微甜 wēi tián - slightly sweet (indicating a slightly reduced sugar level)

無糖 wú táng - no sugar (indicating a sugar-free drink)

正常冰 zhèngcháng bīng - normal ice level (usually with a standard amount of ice)

少冰 shǎo bīng - less ice (indicating a reduced amount of ice)

去冰 qù bīng - no ice (indicating no ice in the drink)

奶霜 nǎishuāng - creamy foam, often used as a topping in drinks

奶蓋 nǎigài - cream cap or cheese cap, a creamy topping used in some beverages

奶粉 nǎifěn - milk powder

奶油 nǎiyóu - cream or butter

海鹽 hǎiyán - sea salt

五桐號 wǔtónghào - Wootea, a popular chain of beverage shops in Taiwan

清香奶霜烏龍 qīngxiāng nǎishuāng wūlóng - Oolong tea with cream

簡單來說 jiǎndān láishuō - simply put, in simple terms

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交通事故 jiāotōng shìgù - traffic accident, an incident involving vehicles on the road

死亡 sǐwáng - death, the state of being deceased

平均下來 píngjūn xiàlái - on average, calculated as an average

闖紅燈 chuǎng hóngdēng - run a red light, to disregard a red traffic signal

不守交通規矩 bùshǒu jiāotōng guīju - disobey traffic rules, not following traffic regulations

隨便 suíbiàn - casually, arbitrarily, without care or restriction

明顯 míngxiǎn - obvious, clear, easily noticeable

區分 qūfēn - to differentiate, to distinguish

車道 chēdào - lane, roadway, a marked section of a road for vehicles

人行道 rénxíngdào - sidewalk, pavement, a designated path for pedestrians

站牌 zhànpái - bus stop sign or bus station sign

靠 kào - to lean towards, to get close to

聯結車 liánjié chē - full trailer truck

貨櫃車 huòguì chē - container truck

存活 cúnhuó - to survive, to remain alive

街道 jiēdào - street, road, a public thoroughfare in a city or town

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- 她從小就知道會繼承家業嗎? Did she know from a young age that she would inherit the family business?

蘭花 lánhuā - orchid

接家業 jiē jiāyè - take over the family business

誤打誤撞 wùdǎ wùzhuàng - stumble into, accidentally

二廠 èr chǎng - Second factory

啟用 qǐyòng - put into use, activate

無菌操作機台 wújùn cāozuò jītái - aseptic operating machinery

龜毛 guīmáo (Taiwanese: niǎo mō) - picky, meticulous

精細 jīngxì - meticulous, detailed

鐵工 tiěgōng - ironworker

木材行 mùcái háng - lumberyard, woodwork shop

組裝 zǔzhuāng - assembly, assemble

興建 xīngjiàn - construct, build

- 大學時的龜龜 Guī guī during her college years

憧憬 chōngjǐng - aspiration, longing

讚 zàn - excellent, great

嘉義 Jiāyì - Chiayi (a city in Taiwan)

縣市 xiànshì - counties and cities

搞不好 gǎobùhǎo - perhaps, maybe

青澀 qīngsè - green, inexperienced, immature

- 她開始工作後的改變... Changes in her life after starting work…

口吻 kǒuwěn - tone, manner of speaking

成熟穩重 chéngshóu wěnzhòng - mature and steady

很有一套 hěn yǒu yī tào - very skillful, impressive

健談 jiàntán - good at conversation, talkative

繼承家業 jìchéng jiāyè - inherit the family business

公關 gōngguān - public relations

臉蛋 liǎndàn - face, appearance

出社會 chū shèhuì - enter society, start working

心智 xīnzhì - mental capacity, intellect

強大 qiángdà - strong, powerful

考驗 kǎoyàn - test, challenge

承受 chéngshòu - endure, bear

試探 shìtàn - probe, test

累積 lěijī - accumulate, build up

接觸 jiēchù - contact, interact with

維修 wéixiū - repair, maintenance

纏 chán - wrap, wind

防水膠布 fángshuǐ jiāobù - waterproof adhesive tape

溫室 wēnshì - greenhouse

蛇 shé - snake

疑難雜症 yínánzázhèng - difficulties and complications

自己出馬 zìjǐ chūmǎ - handle it by oneself, take action

- 龜龜的夢想 Guī guī's dreams

數一數二 shǔ yī shǔ èr - one of the best; among the top

育種 yù zhǒng - plant breeding

培育 péi yù / 培訓 péi xùn - cultivate;training

幹部 gàn bù - cadre; executive; managerial staff

事業 shì yè - career; business; enterprise

且走且看 qiě zǒu qiě kàn - wait and see; play it by ear

趨勢 qū shì - trend; tendency

創業夢 chuàng yè mèng - entrepreneurial dream

投入 tóu rù - invest; devote

外配 wài pèi - foreign spouse

湯頭 tāng tóu - soup base; broth

熬 áo - stew; simmer

魚露 yú lù - fish sauce

蝦鹽 xiā yán - shrimp salt

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