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Following are the words we talked about in today's show.

明星 míng xīng：celebrity

涉毒 shè dú：be involved in drugs

打击 dǎ jī：strike

波 bō：wave

严禁 yán jìn: strictly prohibit

大麻 dà má: weed

阴性 yīn xìng: Yin, negative

阳性 yáng xìng: Yang, positive

养不教，父之过 yǎng bù jiāo, fù zhī guò: a child is better unborn than untaught

冰毒 bīng dú: crystal meth

鸦片 yā piàn: opium

零容忍 líng róng rěn: zero tolerance

看守所 kān shǒu suǒ: house of detention

Following are the words we've talked about in this show.

配得上 pèideshàng: be good enough for

优越感 yōuyuègǎn: superiority feeling

躺枪 tǎngqiāng: accusation on innocent person

小白脸 xiǎobáiliǎn: gigolo

潮流 cháoliú: fashion

包办婚姻 bāobànhūnyīn: arranged marriage

早恋 zǎoliàn: puppy love

猥琐 wěisuǒ: sleazy

剩女 shèngnǚ: left-over women

滞销 zhìxiāo: unmarketable

Words used in the show:
食品安全 shí pǐn ān quán: food saft
供货商 gonghuoshang supplier

飞机失事 fēi jī shī shì: plane crash
高雄 gāo xióng: [city name, located in southern Taiwan]
瓦斯爆炸 wǎ sī bào zhà: gas explosion
下台 xià tái: step down or downfall
政治局 zhèng zhì jú: Politburo
方便面 fāng biàn miàn: instant noodles
网警 wǎng jǐng: internet police
防火墙 fáng huǒ qiáng: firewall
被墙 bèi qiáng: censored
魄力 pò lì: courage, prowess
爆料 bào liào: to exporse or reveal
做秀 zuò xiù: publicity stunt
贪污 tān wū: corruption
中元节 zhōng yuán jié: Ghost Festival
鬼月 guǐ yuè: ghost month
拜 bài: to worship
纸钱 zhǐ qián: paper made to resemble money and burned as an offering to the dead
迷信 mí xìn: superstition
习俗 xí sú: custom; tradition

Here's a list of words and phrases used in the show:

爆红 bào hóng : super popular
人字拖 rén zì tuō : flip-flop
吃货 chī huò : foody
点评 diǎn píng : comments
长草 zhǎng cǎo : be interested in
迷妹 mí mèi : girl fan
男饭 nán fàn : boy fan
粉丝 fěn sī : fans
脑残粉 nǎo cán fěn : simple minded, obsessed
毁三观 huǐ sān guān : subvert three essential views
囧 jiǒng : speechless, embrrassed
表特 biǎo tè : beauty
女神 nǚ shén : goddess
男神 nán shén : good looking man
闺蜜 guī mì : best girl friend
娘 niáng : girly man
黑 hēi : denigration
女汉子 nǚ hàn zi : manly woman
萌妹子 méng mèi zi : cute girl
踹共 chuài gòng : come on and explain
节操 jié cāo ： moral integrity
么么哒 me me dā : kisses

Here's a list of words and phrases used in the show:
1) 混血 hùnxuě: mixed race
2) 乡下 xiāngxià: rural
3) 澎湖 pénghú: Penghu County, Taiwan
4) 二三线城市 èrsānxiànchéngshì: second and third tier cities
5) 少之又少 shǎozhīyòushǎo: less and less
6) IT男 ITnán: geek
7) 宅男 zháinán: homeboy (Otaku)
8) 自由职业 zìyóuzhíyè: freelance
9) 硬性 yìngxìng : compulsory
10) 本土 běntǔ: local
11) 入境随俗 rùjìngsuísú: When in Rome do as the Romans
12）加班文化 jiābānwénhuà: overtime culture
13）资格老 zīgélǎo: senior, more experienced
14）国有企业 guóyǒuqǐyè: state owned company
15）创造性工作 chuàngzàoxìnggōngzuò: creative work

Here's a list of words and phrases used in the show:
1) 高考 Gāokǎo: national college entrance exam
2) 英语 Yīngyǔ: English
3) 退出 Tuìchū: exit, quit
4) 四级 Sì jí: level 4 in China's College English Test
5) 六级 Liù jí: level 6 in China's College English Test
6) 毕业证书 Bìyè zhèngshū: university degree
7) 音标 Yīnbiāo: IPA (The Internatioanl Phonetic Alphabet)
8) 不公平 Bù gōngpíng: unfair
9) 听力 Tīnglì: listening
10) 语法 Yǔfǎ: grammar
11) 改革 Gǎigé: reform

Here is a list of words used in the show:

1) 美剧 Měijù: American TV shows
2) 下架 Xià jià: to go off shelf (to ban)
3) 视频网站 Shìpín wǎngzhàn: video sites
4) 审查 Shěnchá: censor
5) 保护 Bǎohù: protect
6) 国产剧 Guóchǎn jù: Chinese TV shows
7) 中央电视台 Zhōngyāng diànshìtái: CCTV
8) 配音 Pèiyīn: dubbing 
9) 字幕 Zìmù: subtitles
10) 字幕组 Zìmù zǔ: crowd-sourced translators
11) 翻译 Fānyì: translation
12) 成长的烦恼 Chéngzhǎng de fánnǎo: Growing Pains (American TV show)
13) 神探亨特 Shéntàn hēng tè: Hunter (American TV show)
14) 你有权保持沉默 Nǐ yǒu quán bǎochí chénmò: You have the right to remain silent

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