⚠️HouHou and ATu are getting overwhelmed with work! So, we need to take a break. Sorry everyone, we'll be back in a month to continue learning Chinese together(之後再一塊兒學中文吧！)

Today is Mother's Day in Taiwan. A-Tu is going to share some classic Chinese stories about mothers. Are there any classic "good" mother stories in your culture? Share them with us!

Vocabulary：
慶祝qìngzhù、感謝gǎnxiè、由來yóulái、推廣tuīguǎng、付出fùchū、偉大wěidà、織布zhībù

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Do you enjoy learning about other fields outside your own area of expertise? Have you taken any interesting general education courses?
In this episode, Houhou will talk about two memorable general education courses she took while in university.

Vocabulary：
通識tōngshì、科系kēxì、領域lǐngyù、課程kèchéng、學分xuéfēn、期中/期末qízhōng/qímò、證照zhèngzhào


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Do you like to take a nap after lunch? Have you heard Nappuccino before? 
In this episode, we're going to talk about one of our happy habits, taking a nap!

Vocabulary：
睡午覺shuì wǔjiào、習慣xíguàn、趴pā、壓yā、麻má、碰pèng、躺tǎng、打瞌睡dǎ kēshuì

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Do you have Chinese names? Whether it's a surname or a given name, in Chinese, we have special ways of introducing ourselves to others. If you're curious, feel free to tune in to this episode to find out more！

Vocabulary：
交流jiāoliú、命名mìngmíng、靈感 línggǎn、涵義hányì、音譯yīnyì、筆劃bǐhuà、姓氏xìngshì、部首bùshǒu

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Last month we talked about the Lantern Festival, and in today's episode, we're going to discuss another important festival for the Chinese people, Qingming Festival.

Vocabulary：
掃墓sǎomù、連續假期(＝連假) liánxù jiàqí 、趁chèn、祭拜jì bài、祖先zǔxiān、習俗xísú

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On April 3, 2024, a major earthquake hit Taiwan, causing significant damage, particularly in Hualien.
We hope that everyone is safe after this tragic event and can recover swiftly.
Today, we are going to talk about Taiwan's strongest earthquake in 25 years.

Vocabulary：
地震dìzhèn、嚇死xiàsǐ、搖yáo、害怕hàipà、逃走táozǒu、碎掉suìdiào、平安píng'ān、救jiù

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In this episode, A-Tu is going to talk about some horoscope predictions. Let's see if yours is mentioned!

Vocabulary：
星座xīngzuò、運勢yùnshì、深信不疑shēnxìn bùyí、迷信míxìn、血型xiěxíng、整體zhěngtǐ

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🙇‍♀️Apologies for the not-so-great audio quality in this episode. We'll make it right in the next episode!

Do you know what activities are traditionally done during the Lantern Festival? Tune in to this episode to find out!
Also, we've posted some photos of the 2024 Taipei Lantern Festival on our IG. Feel free to check them out!

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Vocabulary：
燈籠dēnglóng、互動hùdòng、趁chèn、團圓tuányuán、猜cāi、燈謎dēngmí、保麗龍bǎolìlóng

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In this episode, we're going to talk about why we love taking baths. Do you prefer baths or showers? Let us know which one you like!

Vocabulary：
泡澡pàozǎo、浴室yùshì、浴缸yùgāng、淋浴línyù、好處hǎochù、血液循環xiěyì xúnhuán、肥皂féizào

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Have you ever heard of the 'Four Major Tolerances in Chinese Culture'? It's a humorous way of saying that Chinese people tend to show particular tolerance in four specific situations. Curious to know what these situations are? Tune in to this episode to find out!

Vocabulary：
寬容kuānróng、原諒yuánliàng、和氣héqì、脾氣píqì、趁機chènjī、共感gònggǎn、計較jìjiào

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