重陽節是什麼節日? What is the Double Ninth Festival?

重陽節 Chóngyáng jié - Double Ninth Festival

瘟疫 wēnyì - plague, epidemic

傳染 chuánrǎn - infect, transmission

全家 quánjiā - whole family

避難 bìnàn - evacuate, take refuge

敬老節 jìnglǎo jié - Respect for the Elderly Day

長壽 chángshòu - longevity, long life

禮金 lǐjīn - gift money, allowance

政府照顧台灣的老人嗎? Does the government take care of the elderly in Taiwan?

生育率 shēngyù lǜ - birth rate

降低 jiàngdī - decrease, lower

醫療 yīliáo - medical treatment, healthcare

高齡化社會 gāolíng huà shèhuì - aging society

占的人口比例 zhàn de rénkǒu bǐlì - proportion of the population

據我所知 jù wǒ suǒ zhī - as far as I know

福利 fúlì - welfare

窮 qióng - poor

半價 bàn jià - half price

煮飯 zhǔ fàn - cook meals

尿布 niàobù - diaper

提出申請 tíchū shēnqǐng - submit an application

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沉重 chénzhòng - heavy, serious

嚴肅 yánsù - solemn, serious

死刑 sǐxíng - death penalty

法院 fǎyuàn - court

審判 shěnpàn - trial, judgment

法官 fǎguān - judge

認定 rèndìng - determine, ascertain

教化 jiàohuà - reform through education

判 pàn - sentence, judgment

因素 yīnsù - factor

槍決 qiāngjué - execution by firing squad

清廉 qīnglián - honest, clean

貪汙 tānwū - corruption

腐敗 fǔbài - corruption, decay

有罪 yǒuzuì - guilty

執行 zhíxíng - execute, carry out

事件 shìjiàn - event, incident

爭執 zhēngzhí - dispute, argument

故意縱火 gùyì zònghuǒ - arson with intent

把...燒掉 shāo diào - burn down...

燒死 shāosǐ - burned to death

亞斯伯格症 Yàsībógé zhèng - Asperger's syndrome

社交 shèjiāo - social interaction

衝突 chōngtū - conflict

自卑 zìbēi - inferiority, feel inferior

對...酸言酸語 duì... suānyán suānyǔ - make sarcastic remarks about...

科系 kēxì - academic department, discipline

沒有出息 méiyǒu chūxī - no future, no prospects

認同 rèntóng - recognize, acknowledge

批評 pīpíng - criticize, criticism

感受 gǎnshòu - feeling, experience

耐心 nàixīn - patience

犯罪 fànzuì - commit a crime, criminal

傷害 shānghài - harm, hurt

愛心 àixīn - compassion, love

屬於 shǔyú - belong to

心理狀態 xīnlǐ zhuàngtài - mental state, psychological condition

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蘿蔔在研究所研究了什麼? What did Luóbo research in graduate school?

口考 kǒukǎo - oral examination

修改 xiūgǎi - modify/edit

畢業證書 bìyè zhèngshū - graduation certificate

放肆 fàngsì - unrestrained

狀態 zhuàngtài - state/condition

跑畢業流程 pǎo bìyè liúchéng - go through the graduation process

待好待滿 dāi hǎo dāi mǎn - stay and complete (e.g., studies) satisfactorily

一般生 yī bān shēng - regular student (non-working student)

融入 róngrù - integrate/incorporate

虛擬實境 xūnǐ shíjìng - virtual reality

學童 xuétóng - schoolchildren

共創 gòngchuàng - co-create

場景 chǎngjǐng - scene/setting

營造 yíngzào - create/build

沉浸式 chénjìn shì - immersive

情境式 qíngjìng shì - situational/contextual

喧賓奪主 xuānbīnduózhǔ - an idiom, overshadow

絢爛 xuànlàn - gorgeous/splendid

引起動機 yǐnqǐ dòngjī - arouse motivation

顯示 xiǎnshì - show/display

提高動機 tígāo dòngjī - increase motivation

分心 fēnxīn - be distracted

耗時間 hào shíjiān - consume time

有好有壞 yǒu hǎo yǒu huài - have pros and cons

應用於 yìngyòng yú - apply to

創造 chuàngzào - create

宇宙 yǔzhòu - universe

操場 cāochǎng - sports field

頭盔 tóukuī - helmet

呈現 chéngxiàn - to present/ to display

小組 xiǎozǔ - group/team

回饋 huíkuì - feedback

挫折 cuòzhé - setback/frustration

崩潰 bēngkuì - collapse/breakdown

留職停薪 liúzhí tíngxīn - unpaid leave from work

時間管理大師 shíjiān guǎnlǐ dàshī - time management master

自律性 zìlǜxìng - self-discipline

追劇 zhuījù - binge-watch TV series

耍廢 shuǎ fèi - slack off/be lazy/procrastinate

芳芳念研究所的經歷 Fang Fang's experience in pursuing graduate studies

自我批判 zì wǒ pī pàn - self-criticism

自我懷疑 zì wǒ huái yí - self-doubt

真的假的 zhēn de jiǎ de - really or not?

邏輯 luó jí - logic

自我要求 zì wǒ yāo qiú - self-demand

指導教授 zhǐ dǎo jiào shòu - advising professor

拜讀 bài dú - read/study (formal)

大作 dà zuò - great work/masterpiece

論文 lùn wén - thesis

狂讀 kuáng dú - read excessively

猛讀 měng dú - read intensely

結合 jié hé - combine/integrate

詞彙 cí huì - vocabulary

艱難 jiān nán - difficult/hard

投機取巧 tóu jī qǔ qiǎo - an idiom, opportunistic

入門 rù mén - introductory/entry level

休學 xiū xué - take a leave of absence from school

累積 lěi jī - accumulate/accumulate (experience)

一定的 yī dìng de - certain/some

就地取材 jiù dì qǔ cái - use local materials/make use of what's available

課綱 kè gāng - curriculum/syllabus

完善 wán shàn - perfect

批評 pī píng - criticize/critique

評論 píng lùn - comment/review

研究對象 yán jiù duì xiàng - research subject/participant

問卷 wèn juàn - questionnaire/survey

創業 chuàng yè - start a business/entrepreneurship

丟 diū - throw/submit

審閱 shěn yuè - review/examine

校對 jiào duì - proofread/revise

台灣大學的教授好嗎? Are professors in Taiwan’s universities friendly?

領域 lǐng yù - field/domain

三觀 sān guān - three views/values; worldview, values, and life perspective

符合 fú hé - conform/meet

志祺七七 Zhì Qí Qī Qī - a YouTuber's name

(The Youtube Video Luóbo mentioned : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXQ2GDyNg58)

面臨 miàn lín - face/confront

困境 kùn jìng - dilemma/difficulty

延伸閱讀 yán shēn yuè dú - further reading

點頭 diǎn tóu - nod one's head

脖子 bó zi - neck

快斷掉了 kuài duàn diào le - about to break off/fall off

提早 tí zǎo - in advance/early

念研究所有好處嗎? Are there advantages to pursuing graduate studies?

職涯 zhí yá - career life

純粹 chún cuì - purely

進修 jìn xiū - further education

加薪 jiā xīn - salary increase

活化 huó huà - activation

工作坊 gōng zuò fāng / 研習 yán xí- workshop

理論實務並重 lǐ lùn shí wù bìng zhòng- the balance of theory and practice

班級 bān jí - class

人脈 rén mài - social network

致謝文 zhì xiè wén - acknowledgement

戰友 zhàn yǒu - comrade

貴人 guì rén - benefactor

面向 miàn xiàng - aspect

思考模式 sī kǎo mó shì - thinking mode

帶風向 dài fēng xiàng - being swayed by trends

抓重點 zhuā zhòng diǎn - grasp the main points

(重點 zhòng diǎn - key point)

文獻 wén xiàn - literature (for research)

檢視 jiǎn shì - examine

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除非 chúfēi - unless

短影片 duǎn yǐngpiàn - short video

底妝 dǐzhuāng - base makeup

BB霜 BB shuāng - BB cream

粉底液 fěndǐ yè - liquid foundation

粉餅 fěn bǐng - compact powder

痘痘 dòu dòu - pimple, acne

妝感 zhuāng gǎn - makeup effect

妝前乳 zhuāng qián rǔ - makeup primer

隔離霜 gé lí shuāng - sunscreen, isolation cream

防曬 fángshài - sun protection

上... shàng... - apply...

蜜粉 mì fěn - loose powder

遮瑕膏 zhē xiá gāo - concealer

黑眼圈 hēi yǎn quān - dark circles

痘疤 dòu bā - acne scars

遮掉 zhē diào - cover up, hide

懶 lǎn - lazy

脫妝 tuōzhuāng - makeup smudging

腮紅 sāi hóng - blush

臉頰 liǎn jiá - cheeks

兩側 liǎng cè - both sides

眉筆 méi bǐ - eyebrow pencil

眉毛 méi máo - eyebrows

擦口紅 cā kǒu hóng - apply lipstick

濃 nóng - heavy, intense

眼影 yǎn yǐng - eyeshadow

睫毛膏 jié máo gāo - mascara

黏 nián - stick, adhere

假睫毛 jiǎ jié máo - false eyelashes

跟...相比 gēn... xiāng bǐ - compared to...

出門 chūmén - go out

自在 zìzài - comfortable, at ease

羨慕 xiànmù - envy, admire

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聽台灣人聊中國和台灣的歷史，台灣國慶日的由來 Listening to Taiwanese talking about the history of China and Taiwan, and the origin of Taiwan's National Day

國慶日 guóqìng rì - National Day

屬於 shǔyú - belong to

日子 rìzi - day, date

朝代 cháodài - dynasty

清朝 Qīngcháo - Qing Dynasty

西化 xīhuà - Westernization

皇帝 huángdì - emperor

末期 mòqī - late period

制度 zhìdù - system

革命 gémìng - revolution

推翻 tuīfān - overthrow

統治 tǒngzhì - rule, govern

打仗 dǎzhàng - to fight, to engage in battle

發動 fādòng - initiate, launch

武昌起義 Wǔchāng qǐyì - Wuchang Uprising

戰爭 zhànzhēng - war

中華民國 Zhōnghuá Mínguó - Republic of China (Taiwan)

共產黨 gòngchǎndǎng - Communist Party

紀念 jìniàn - commemorate

中華人民共和國 Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó - People's Republic of China (China)

成立 chénglì - establish

台灣人怎麼慶祝國慶日? How do Taiwanese people celebrate National Day?

連假 liánjià - consecutive holidays

總統府 zǒngtǒng fǔ - Presidential Office

廣場 guǎngchǎng - square, plaza

升旗典禮 shēngqí diǎnlǐ - flag-raising ceremony

國歌 guógē - national anthem

國旗歌 guóqí gē - national flag song

把...升上去 bǎ...shēng shàng qù - raise...

閱兵典禮 yuèbīng diǎnlǐ - military parade

儀隊表演 yíduì biǎoyǎn - Honor Guard peformance

國慶晚會 guóqìng wǎnhuì - National Day celebration

交響樂 jiāoxiǎng yuè - symphony

煙火秀 yānhuǒ xiù - fireworks show

耍廢 shuǎ fèi - laze around, do nothing

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台灣男生平常喜歡做什麼? What do Taiwanese guys usually like to do in their free time?

休閒活動 xiūxián huódòng - leisure activities

基本上 jīběnshàng - basically; essentially

難說 nánshuō - hard to say; difficult to determine

聚餐 jùcān - gathering; group dinner

刻意 kèyì - deliberate; intentional

安排 ānpái - arrange; plan

臨時狀況 línshí zhuàngkuàng - unexpected situation; last-minute circumstances

強迫 qiángpò - force; compel

追劇 zhuījù - binge-watch TV series

動漫 dòngmàn - animation & manga

動畫 dònghuà - animation; cartoon

漫畫 mànhuà - comic; manga

預告 yùgào - preview; trailer

扯 chě - nonsense; talk nonsense

迪士尼 Díshìní - Disney

打開 dǎkāi - open; turn on

在地下城尋求邂逅是否搞錯了什麼 Zài Dìxià Chéng Xúnqiú Xiéhòu Shìfǒu Gǎo Cuòle Shénme - a Japanese animation called “DanMachi” on Disney +

打怪 dǎguài - fight monsters; battle creatures

冒險者 màoxiǎnzhě - adventurer

後宮 hòugōng - harem

台灣男生常在健身房做什麼運動? What exercises do Taiwanese guys often do at the gym?

探討 tàntǎo - discuss; to inquire into

私生活 sīshēnghuó - personal life

局部 júbù - specific body parts

腿 tuǐ - legs

背 bèi - back

胸部 xiōngbù - chest

抽象 chōuxiàng - abstract

練 liàn - practice/train

隔兩天 gé liǎng tiān - every other day

舉重 jǔzhòng - weightlifting

舉啞鈴 jǔ yǎlíng - lift dumbbells

肌力 jīlì - muscular strength

胸推 xiōng tuī - bench press

划船 huáchuán - rowing

姿勢 zīshì - posture

動作 dòngzuò - movement/exercise

有氧 yǒuyǎng - aerobic

推出 tuīchū - launch/introduce

會員方案 huìyuán fāng'àn - membership plan

金額 jīn'é - amount/sum of money

無所謂 wúsuǒwèi - doesn't matter

台灣男生很喜歡投資!? Are Taiwanese guys keen on investing?

投資理財 tóuzī lǐcái - investment and financial management

抱持 bàochí - hold/maintain

憧憬 chōngjǐng - yearning/aspiration

戶頭 hùtóu - bank account

資產 zīchǎn - assets

規劃 guīhuà - plan

提前布局 tíqián bùjú - pre-plan/layout

資金 zījīn - funds/capital

累積 lěijī - accumulate

達到 dádào - achieve/reach

水位 shuǐwèi - water level/standard

本金 běnjīn - principal capital

頭期款 tóuqīkuǎn - down payment

不斷 bùduàn - continuously

身旁 shēnpáng - around/nearby

標的 biāodì - investment target

趨勢 qūshì - trend

碩士 shuòshì - master's degree

參與 cānyù - participate/engage

股票 gǔpiào - stocks

從...下手 cóng...xiàshǒu - start with/from

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順利 shùn lì - smoothly; successfully

葬禮 zàng lǐ - funeral

天主教 tiān zhǔ jiào - Catholicism

基督教 jī dū jiào - Christianity

流程 liú chéng - process; procedure

安置 ān zhì - to place; to arrange

遺體 yí tǐ - remains; corpse

冰櫃 bīng guì - refrigerator; freezer

設立 shè lì - to establish; to set up

靈堂 líng táng - memorial hall; funeral parlor

訃聞 fù wén - obituary; death notice

親朋好友 qīn péng hǎo yǒu - relatives and friends

摺 zhé - to fold

蓮花 lián huā - lotus flower

上西天 shàng xī tiān - ascend to the Western Paradise (Buddhist concept)

平順 píng shùn - smoothly; without difficulty

燒 shāo - to burn; to incinerate

紙錢 zhǐ qián - paper money (used in traditional Chinese funeral rituals)

法師 fǎ shī - Buddhist monk; Taoist priest

唸經 niàn jīng - to recite scriptures

家屬 jiā shǔ - family members

最後一程 zuì hòu yī chéng - final journey

出殯 chū bìn - a funeral procession (the process of transporting a body from the funeral home (without crematorium facilities) or morgue to the cemetery or crematorium)

靈骨塔 líng gǔ tǎ - columbarium; urn tower

遺體火化 yí tǐ huǒ huā - cremation of the body

程序 chéng xù - procedure; process

以你為傲 yǐ nǐ wéi ào - proud of you

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發生了什麼事? What happened?

嚴肅 yán sù - serious

掀起 xiān qǐ - to stir up; to set off

波瀾 bō lán - waves; storm; turbulence

運動 yùn dòng - movement; campaign

性侵害 xìng qīn hài - sexual abuse

性騷擾 xìng sāo rǎo - sexual harassment

站出來 zhàn chū lái - to stand up; to speak out

痛苦 tòng kǔ - pain; suffering

摸 mō - to touch; to feel

社群媒體 shè qún méi tǐ - social media

主題標籤 zhǔ tí biāo qiān - hashtag

經歷 jīng lì - to experience; experience

政治界 zhèng zhì jiè - political circle; political field

下體 xià tǐ - lower body; genitals

碰觸 pèng chù - to touch; to make contact

演藝圈 yǎn yì quān - entertainment industry; showbiz

模特兒 mó tè ér - model

大哥 dà gē - (informal) male figure; influential person

胸部 xiōng bù - chest; breasts

清涼 qīng liáng - cool; refreshing

泳裝 yǒng zhuāng - swimsuit

脫光 tuō guāng - to strip naked; to undress completely

藝人 yì rén - artist; performer

抱住 bào zhù - to embrace; to hug

跟...發生關係 gēn... fā shēng guān xì - to be intimate with...

偷拍 tōu pāi - to secretly photograph; to take a hidden camera shot

偷錄影 tōu lù yǐng - to secretly record; to take a hidden camera video

把...傳出去 bǎ... chuán chū qù - to spread; to circulate; to disseminate

形象 xíng xiàng - image; reputation

我自己的經驗 My Experience

夜店 yè diàn - nightclub

的確 dí què - indeed; truly

碰 pèng - to touch; to bump into

目前為止 mù qián wéi zhǐ - up to now; so far

崩潰 bēng kuì - (menatal) to collapse; to break down

被...得逞 bèi... dé chéng - to be successful in doing something (usually negative)

機率 jī lǜ - probability; likelihood

加害者 jiā hài zhě - perpetrator; offender

內心 nèi xīn - innermost being; inner self

用盡全力 yòng jìn quán lì - to do one's utmost; to give one's all

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台灣男生是怎麼找女朋友的? How do Taiwanese guys find girlfriends?

任 rèn - term

交友軟體 jiāo yǒu ruǎn tǐ - dating app

身旁 shēn páng - beside; around; nearby

自然而然 zì rán ér rán - naturally; spontaneously

異性 yì xìng - opposite sex

類似 lèi sì - similar; alike

接觸 jiē chù - contact; interact

搭訕 dā shàn - initiate a conversation; approach (to a person you like)

對象 duì xiàng - target; object of interest; potential partner

身分 shēn fèn - status; identity; social position

隔壁桌 gé bì zhuō - adjacent table

從...口中 cóng...kǒu zhōng - from someone's mouth; from someone's perspective

策劃 cè huà - plan; strategize

巧遇 qiǎo yù - coincidentally meet; chance encounter

台灣男生都很害羞嗎? Are Taiwanese guys generally shy?

中了 zhòng le - succeeded; won over

告白 gào bái - confess one's feelings; make a declaration of love

網友 wǎng yǒu - online friend; internet acquaintance

基本上 jī běn shàng - basically

主動 zhǔ dòng - take the initiative; be proactive

周邊 zhōu biān - surrounding; nearby

越聊越深 yuè liáo yuè shēn - the more you chat, the deeper the conversation becomes

共同 gòng tóng - common; shared

攝影 shè yǐng - photography

琢磨 zuó mó - ponder; figure out

約她出來見面 yuē tā chū lái jiàn miàn - ask her out for a meeting/date

曖昧 ài mèi - ambiguous; unclear

頻繁 pín fán - frequent; often

簡單來說 jiǎn dān lái shuō - simply put; in simple terms

本人 běn rén - oneself; in person

視訊 shì xùn - video call; video chat

互動 hù dòng - interact; interaction

牽手 qiān shǒu - hold hands

走一些行程 zǒu yī xiē xíng chéng - go on some activities; have outings

融洽 róng qià - harmonious; get along well

尷尬 gān gà - awkward; embarrassing

對頻 duì pín - frequency match; compatibility

心態 xīn tài - mentality; mindset

台灣男生喜歡去哪裡約會? Where do Taiwanese guys like to go on dates?

野餐 yě cān - picnic

精心規劃 jīng xīn guī huà - carefully plan; meticulously organize

臨時狀況 lín shí zhuàng kuàng - unexpected situation; last-minute circumstances

調整 tiáo zhěng - adjust; make changes

備案 bèi àn - make contingency plans; be prepared for unforeseen circumstances

吹冷氣 chuī lěng qì - enjoy air conditioning

誠品 chéng pǐn - Eslite (a popular bookstore in Taiwan)

之類 zhī lèi - and so on; and similar things

配合 pèi hé - cooperate; coordinate

整體來說 zhěng tǐ lái shuō - overall; in general

公主病 gōng zhǔ bìng - princess syndrome; acting like a princess, expecting special treatment

伺候 cì hòu - serve; attend to someone's needs

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非常巧 fēicháng qiǎo - very coincidental

隔天 gétiān - the next day

月餅 yuèbǐng - mooncakes

柚子 yòuzi - pomelo

多贅述 duō zhuìshù - not go into detail

古時候 gǔ shíhòu - ancient times

傳說 chuánshuō - legend, folklore

太陽 tàiyáng - sun

稻米 dàomǐ - rice

枯死 kūsǐ - wither, die

后羿 Hòu Yì - Hou Yi (name of a legendary figure)

弓箭 gōngjiàn - bow and arrow

射下來 shè xiàlái - shoot down

剩下 shèngxià - remain, left

生長 shēngzhǎng - grow, growth

王母娘娘 Wángmǔ niángniáng - Queen Mother of the West (a deity in Chinese mythology)

神仙 shénxiān - immortal, deity

賜 sì - bestow, grant

長生不老 zhǎngshēng bùlǎo - immortality, eternal youth

偷 tōu - steal

嫦娥 Cháng'é - Chang'e (the lady of the moon)

交出 jiāochū - hand over

情急之下 qíngjí zhīxià - in a moment of urgency

吞下 tūn xià - swallow, ingest

月球 yuèqiú - moon

賞月 shǎngyuè - appreciate the moon, moon gazing

抬頭 táitóu - raise one's head, look up

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