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  1. 3H AGO

    #423 電線走火 Electrical Fire

    眼睜睜 yǎn zhēng zhēng - helplessly; with one’s own eyes 起火 qǐ huǒ - to catch fire 爆炸 bào zhà - explosion 親眼目睹 qīn yǎn mù dǔ - to witness with one’s own eyes 格外小心 gé wài xiǎo xīn - extra careful 滅火器 miè huǒ qì - fire extinguisher 電線走火 diàn xiàn zǒu huǒ - electrical fire 瓦斯 wǎ sī - gas 電線 diàn xiàn - electric wire 燒 shāo - to burn; to heat 烤箱 kǎo xiāng - oven 吹風機 chuī fēng jī - hair dryer 除濕機 chú shī jī - dehumidifier 功率 gōng lǜ - power (wattage) 插頭 chā tóu - plug 承載 chéng zài - to bear; to carry 負荷 fù hè - load; capacity 延長線 yán cháng xiàn - extension cord 插滿了 chā mǎn le - to be fully plugged in 高功率 gāo gōng lǜ - high-power 拔一拔 bá yì bá - to unplug some 拔插頭 bá chā tóu - to unplug 拉電線 lā diàn xiàn - to pull the wire 綁起來 bǎng qǐ lái - to tie up 灰塵 huī chén - dust 插座 chā zuò - power outlet 清 qīng - to clean 火花 huǒ huā - spark 插牆壁 chā qiáng bì - to plug directly into the wall 煙霧偵測器 yān wù zhēn cè qì - smoke detector Follow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !😀 I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review! Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast

    6 min

  2. 2D AGO

    #422 人性本善還是本惡 Is Human Nature Innately Good or Evil?

    人性 rén xìng - human nature 本善 běn shàn - inherently good 本惡 běn è - inherently evil 哲學 zhé xué - philosophy 提倡 tí chàng - to advocate; to promote 孟子 Mèng Zǐ - Mencius (ancient Chinese philosopher) 善良 shàn liáng - kind; good-hearted 體貼 tǐ tiē - considerate; thoughtful 捐款 juān kuǎn - to donate money 醫療 yī liáo - medical care 援助 yuán zhù - assistance; aid 友善 yǒu shàn - friendly; kind 拉近人跟人之間的距離 lā jìn rén gēn rén zhī jiān de jù lí - to bring people closer together 同情心 tóng qíng xīn - compassion; empathy 富裕 fù yù - wealthy; well-off 本性 běn xìng - innate nature 邪惡 xié è - evil; wicked 本能 běn néng - instinct 關愛 guān ài - care; affection 鬧 nào - to fuss; to make a scene 索取 suǒ qǔ - to demand; to seek for oneself 自私 zì sī - selfish 原始 yuán shǐ - primitive; original 後天 hòu tiān - acquired later; after birth 禮儀 lǐ yí - manners; etiquette 極端環境 jí duān huán jìng - extreme environment 資源極度匱乏 zī yuán jí dù kuì fá - extreme lack of resources 孤島 gū dǎo - isolated island 困在了島上 kùn zài le dǎo shàng - to be trapped on an island 匱乏 kuì fá - scarcity; shortage 生存 shēng cún - survival; to survive 自相殘殺 zì xiāng cán shā - to kill each other 存活下去 cún huó xià qù - to stay alive; to survive 顯示出 xiǎn shì chū - to reveal; to show 潛藏 qián cáng - hidden; latent 制度 zhì dù - system; institution 亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo - chaotic; a total mess Follow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !😀 I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review! Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast

    7 min

  3. 5D AGO

    #421 徒手攀岩 Free Solo Climbing

    繩索 shéng suǒ - rope 安全裝備 ān quán zhuāng bèi - safety equipment 雙手跟雙腳 shuāng shǒu gēn shuāng jiǎo - both hands and feet 艾力克斯・霍諾德 Ài lì kè sī · Huò nuò dé - Alex Honnold 野外攀岩家 yě wài pān yán jiā - outdoor rock climber 徒手攀岩 tú shǒu pān yán - free solo climbing 攀岩 pān yán - rock climbing 失誤 shī wù - mistake; misstep 嚇傻 xià shǎ - to be shocked; stunned 徒手攀登 tú shǒu pān dēng - to climb without protection 直播 zhí bō - live broadcast; livestream 登頂 dēng dǐng - to reach the summit; to top out 歷史性的一刻 lì shǐ xìng de yí kè - a historic moment 網飛 Wǎng fēi - Netflix 直播紀錄片 zhí bō jì lù piàn - live documentary 赤手獨攀台北101：直播 Chì shǒu dú pān Táiběi yī líng yī：Zhí bō - Free Solo Climbing Taipei 101: Live 全球觀看的次數 quán qiú guān kàn de cì shù - global view count 規模 guī mó - scale; size 都市無繩獨攀 dū shì wú shéng dú pān - urban rope-free solo climbing 董事長 dǒng shì zhǎng - chairman 核准 hé zhǔn - to approve; to authorize 腦部 nǎo bù - brain 核磁共振 hé cí gòng zhèn - MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) 情緒中樞 qíng xù zhōng shū - emotional center of the brain 杏仁核 xìng rén hé - amygdala 酋長岩 Qiú zhǎng yán - El Capitan (Yosemite) 半圓頂 Bàn yuán dǐng - Half Dome 沃特金斯山 Wò tè jīn sī shān - Mount Watkins 全程 quán chéng - the entire process; from start to finish 奧斯卡最佳紀錄片 Ào sī kǎ zuì jiā jì lù piàn - Academy Award for Best Documentary Follow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !😀 I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review! Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast

    7 min

  4. MAR 4

    #420 古中國傳說故事 Ancient Chinese Legends

    傳說 chuán shuō - legend; myth 混沌 hùn dùn - chaos; formless state 暗暗的 àn àn de - dark; dim 斧頭 fǔ tóu - axe 劈開 pī kāi - to split open; to chop apart 盤古 Pán Gǔ - Pangu (mythical creator figure) 盤古開天 Pán Gǔ kāi tiān - Pangu creating the heavens and earth 女媧 Nǚ Wā - Nüwa (mythical goddess who created humans) 泥土 ní tǔ - mud; clay; soil 捏 niē - to knead; to mold by hand 天空 tiān kōng - sky 破 pò - to break; to be broken 土地 tǔ dì - land; ground 裂 liè - to crack; to split 火山爆發 huǒ shān bào fā - volcanic eruption 大洪水 dà hóng shuǐ - great flood 不忍心 bù rěn xīn - cannot bear to; feel compassion 煉五色石 liàn wǔ sè shí - to refine five-colored stones (mythological act by Nüwa) 補起來 bǔ qǐ lái - to mend; to patch up Follow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !😀 I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review! Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast

    5 min

  5. MAR 2

    #419 為什麼台灣退出聯合國 Why Taiwan Withdrew from the United Nations

    聯合國 Lián Hé Guó - United Nations 成員 chéng yuán - member 中華民國政府 Zhōng Huá Mín Guó zhèng fǔ - government of the Republic of China (ROC) 創始會員國之一 chuàng shǐ huì yuán guó zhī yī - one of the founding member states 安理會 ān lǐ huì - Security Council 常任理事國 cháng rèn lǐ shì guó - permanent member (of the Security Council) 國共內戰 guó gòng nèi zhàn - Chinese Civil War (between the KMT and CCP) 國民黨 Guó Mín Dǎng - Kuomintang (KMT; Chinese Nationalist Party) 共產黨 Gòng Chǎn Dǎng - Communist Party 退到了台灣 tuì dào le Tái Wān - retreated to Taiwan 轉變 zhuǎn biàn - change; major shift 決議 jué yì - resolution 承認 chéng rèn - to recognize; to acknowledge 中華人民共和國 Zhōng Huá Rén Mín Gòng Hé Guó - People’s Republic of China (PRC) 被世界上承認 bèi shì jiè shàng chéng rèn - to be recognized by the international community 席位 xí wèi - seat; position (in an organization) 取代 qǔ dài - to replace; to take over 蔣介石 Jiǎng Jiè Shí - Chiang Kai-shek 堅持 jiān chí - to insist on; to stand firm 漢賊不兩立 hàn zéi bù liǎng lì - “the righteous and the traitors cannot coexist” (political stance rejecting two Chinas) 正統 zhèng tǒng - legitimate; orthodox 宣布 xuān bù - to announce; to declare 退出聯合國 tuì chū Lián Hé Guó - to withdraw from the United Nations 接管 jiē guǎn - to take over; to assume control 國際空間 guó jì kōng jiān - international space; room for international participation Follow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !😀 I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review! Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast

    5 min

  6. FEB 27

    #418 台灣國家漫畫博物館 National Taiwan Museum of Comics

    漫畫博覽會 màn huà bó lǎn huì - comic exhibition; comic expo 漫畫 màn huà - comic; manga 園區 yuán qū - park area; complex 刑務所 xíng wù suǒ - prison (Japanese-era term) 監獄 jiān yù - prison; jail 修復 xiū fù - to restore; to repair 日治時期 rì zhì shí qí - Japanese colonial period 收藏 shōu cáng - to collect; collection 雜誌 zá zhì - magazine 漫畫家 màn huà jiā - comic artist; cartoonist 手稿 shǒu gǎo - original manuscript; draft 保存 bǎo cún - to preserve; to keep 文化部 wén huà bù - Ministry of Culture 數位典藏 shù wèi diǎn cáng - digital archiving 漫畫迷 màn huà mí - comic fan 常設展 cháng shè zhǎn - permanent exhibition 周邊商品 zhōu biān shāng pǐn - merchandise; related products 水池 shuǐ chí - pond; water pool 劉興欽 Liú Xīng Qīn - Liu Hsing-Chin (Taiwanese comic artist) 阿三哥與大嬸婆 Ā Sān Gē yǔ Dà Shěn Pó - Brother Ah-San and Auntie (classic Taiwanese comic) 烏龍院 Wū Lóng Yuàn - Oolong Courtyard (classic Taiwanese comic) 老夫子 Lǎo Fū Zǐ - Old Master Q (classic Chinese-language comic) 演武場 yǎn wǔ chǎng - martial arts practice hall 劍道 jiàn dào - kendo (Japanese sword martial art) 柔道 róu dào - judo 公共浴場 gōng gòng yù chǎng - public bathhouse Follow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !😀 I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review! Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast

    7 min

  7. FEB 25

    #417 高鐵最近的問題 Recent Issues with Taiwan High Speed Rail

    爭議 zhēng yì – controversy; dispute 寧靜車廂 níng jìng chē xiāng – quiet car (designated silent carriage) 戴耳機 dài ěr jī – to wear headphones 車廂 chē xiāng – train car; carriage 玄關 xuán guān – vestibule area between train cars 小聲 xiǎo shēng – quietly; in a low voice 家長 jiā zhǎng – parent; guardian 反映 fǎn yìng – to report; to voice concerns 嬰兒 yīng ér – baby; infant 提醒 tí xǐng – to remind 請保持安靜 qǐng bǎo chí ān jìng – please keep quiet 舉牌子 jǔ pái zi – to hold up a sign 厭童 yàn tóng – anti-children attitude; dislike of children 噪音 zào yīn – noise 溫和 wēn hé – gentle; mild 體諒 tǐ liàng – to be understanding; considerate 托育中心 tuō yù zhōng xīn – childcare center 托兒所 tuō ér suǒ – daycare center 幼兒園 yòu ér yuán – kindergarten Follow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !😀 I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review! Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast

    6 min

  8. FEB 23

    #416 台灣的歷史事件 Historical Events in Taiwan

    沉重 chén zhòng – heavy; serious; emotionally weighty 二二八事件 èr èr bā shì jiàn – the February 28 Incident (1947 Taiwan uprising and massacre) 第二次世界大戰 dì èr cì shì jiè dà zhàn – World War II 殖民統治 zhí mín tǒng zhì – colonial rule 戰敗 zhàn bài – to be defeated in war 中華民國政府 zhōng huá mín guó zhèng fǔ – Republic of China (ROC) government 接收 jiē shōu – to take over; to receive control of 沿海各地 yán hǎi gè dì – coastal regions 統治 tǒng zhì – to rule; to govern 通貨膨脹 tōng huò péng zhàng – inflation 物資 wù zī – supplies; goods 衝突 chōng tú – conflict 軍政人員 jūn zhèng rén yuán – military and government personnel 戰勝者 zhàn shèng zhě – victor; winner of a war 軍紀 jūn jì – military discipline 貪污 tān wū – corruption; embezzlement 累積 lěi jī – to accumulate 查緝 chá qì – to investigate and crack down on 私菸 sī yān – illegal cigarettes; smuggled tobacco 粗暴 cū bào – rude; violent; rough 開槍打傷 kāi qiāng dǎ shāng – to shoot and injure 死亡 sǐ wáng – death 引爆 yǐn bào – to ignite; to trigger (anger or conflict) 受夠了 shòu gòu le – to have had enough 行政長官 xíng zhèng zhǎng guān – chief executive; administrative governor 請願 qǐng yuàn – to petition 搗亂 dǎo luàn – to cause trouble; to disrupt 衛兵 wèi bīng – guard; sentry 開槍掃射 kāi qiāng sǎo shè – to open fire indiscriminately 抗爭 kàng zhēng – to protest; to resist 陸續 lù xù – one after another; successively 爆發 bào fā – to erupt; to break out 委員會 wěi yuán huì – committee 改革 gǎi gé – reform 暗中 àn zhōng – secretly; behind the scenes 南京 Nán jīng – Nanjing 求援 qiú yuán – to ask for military help 血腥 xiě xīng – bloody; brutal 鎮壓 zhèn yā – to suppress by force 清鄉 qīng xiāng – village purge; violent crackdown on civilians 知識份子 zhī shì fèn zǐ – intellectuals 老百姓 lǎo bǎi xìng – ordinary people; civilians 恐懼 kǒng jù – fear; terror 戒嚴 jiè yán – martial law 紀念公園 jì niàn gōng yuán – memorial park 紀念碑 jì niàn bēi – memorial monument 緬懷 miǎn huái – to commemorate; to remember with respect Follow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !😀 I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review! Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast

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