敏感 mǐngǎn – sensitive 太陽花運動 Tàiyáng huā yùndòng – Sunflower Student Movement (運動yùndòng: movement) 娛樂行業 yúlè hángyè – entertainment industry 蓬勃 péngbó – flourishing 式微 shìwéi – decline; fall into disuse, it refers to a situation in which something that was once thriving or successful, such as an industry, business, or trend, has declined significantly or lost its popularity
( Sunflower Student Movement is a social movement that took place in Taiwan in 2014, a group of college and university students who opposed the passage of the Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement (CSSTA) between Taiwan and China, which they believed was being rushed through the legislative process without sufficient scrutiny or public input. The students occupied the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan’s legislature, for 24 days to protest against the government’s handling of the CSSTA and demand greater transparency and public participation in policymaking. )
馬英九 Mǎyīngjiǔ – Ma Ying-jeou, president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 2008 to 2016 任期 rènqí – (of a particular political or administrative position) term 負面 fùmiàn – negative 媒體 méitǐ – media 播 bō – to broadcast 特朗普 Tè lǎng pǔ/川普 Chuān pǔ – Trump 國會山莊 Guóhuìshānzhuāng – Capitol Hill 性質 xìngzhí – nature, characteristic
封鎖 fēngsuǒ – to block, here refers to restrict access to 抗議 kàngyì – protest 搞 gǎo – to do; to manage; to organize, here refers to Taiwan is striving for democracy 採訪 cǎifǎng – to interview 立場 lìchǎng – (of one’s) viewpoint; opinion; perspective; position
陳水扁chénshuǐbiǎn (阿扁Ā biǎn) – a former president of Taiwan (from 2000 to 2008)
政治人物 zhèngzhì rénwù – political figure; politician 追劇 zhuī jù – binge-watching (tv shows; anime..) 精彩 jīngcǎi – exciting, entertaining 立法院 Lìfǎyuàn – Legislative Yuan, unicameral legislature of Taiwan 陳水扁chénshuǐbiǎn (阿扁Ā biǎn) – a former president of Taiwan (from 2000 to 2008) 絕頂聰明 juédǐng cōngmíng – extremely intelligent 首富 shǒufù – richest person 鏡頭 jìngtóu – camera lens, here refers to media’s cameras 注重 zhùzhòng – to pay attention to 黑社會老大 hēishèhuì lǎodà – mafia boss 掩蓋 yǎngài – conceal 嘴很硬 zuǐ hěn yìng – (lit.mouth is very hard) stubborn or unyielding, here refers to this person is unwilling to admit fault or wrongdoing 審 shěn – to try a case in court, to hold a trial 拒絕 jùjué – to reject 號召 hàozhào – to call on or appeal to (a group of people to take a particular action or support a particular cause) 挺 tǐng – to support; to endorse 入獄 rùyù – to be imprisoned; to be jailed 監獄 jiānyù – prison
搞武器 gǎo wǔqì – to acquire weapons; to develop weapons 嚇阻 hèzǔ – to deter; to dissuade; to prevent conflict by demonstrating the ability and willingness to defend oneself 退一步 tuì yī bù – to take a step back; to make a concession 絕對不會 juéduì bú huì – will definitely not; will absolutely not 販售 fàn shòu – to sell (formal) 別無選擇 bié wú xuǎnzé – have no other choice 發揮 fāhuī – to bring into play; to give full play to 功效 gōngxiào – efficacy; effectiveness
精明 jīngmíng – clever, shrewd, or astute 馬哈地 Mǎ hā dì – Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad 沒法 méi fǎ – (abbreviation for “沒辦法”) cannot, not able to, impossible… 導彈 dǎodàn – missile 遛灣 liù wān – to take a walk, here refers to go for a joyride in a plane 打擊力 dǎjí lì – striking power; attack power 軍火 jūnhuǒ – military weapons or arms 貪 tān – to embezzle; to be corrupt 廉民 lián mín – honest, upright, and uncorrupted
攻打 gōngdǎ – to attack; to invade 觀點 guāndiǎn – perspective; viewpoint 機率 jīlǜ – probability 關島 Guāndǎo – Guam 基地 jīdì – base; here refers to military base 象棋 xiàngqí – Chinese Chess 炮 pào – (of Chinese Chess)Cannons 車 chē/jū – (of Chinese Chess) Chariots/Rooks 士 shì – (of Chinese Chess) Advisors/Guards 象 xiàng – (of Chinese Chess)Minister/Elephant 不好說 bù hǎo shuō – hard to say; difficult to predict
眾議院 zhòngyìyuàn – House of Representatives 議長 yìzhǎng – (of a parliament, congress) Speaker 佩洛西 Pèi luò xī – Nancy Pelosi 糧食 liángshí – grain, foodstuff 安心 ānxīn – (of mind) in peace; to feel at ease; to be worry-free
烏克蘭 Wūkèlán – Ukraine 簽協議 qiān xiéyì – sign agreement 北約 Běiyuē – NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) 義務 yìwù – duty, obligation 高層 gāocéng – high-level, refers to people or positions of authority or importance within an organization or government 證據 zhèngjù – evidence 就…所知 jiù… suǒ zhī – to one’s knowledge; as far as one knows 主流 zhǔliú – mainstream 下台 xiàtái – to go off stage;to leave office 撈 lāo – to fish up; to scoop up from 資本 zīběn – capital 冤大頭 yuāndàtóu – a term to describe someone being unfairly used, taken advantage of, deceived, or made to suffer losses
首相 shǒuxiàng – prime minister 曝光 pùguāng – to expose; making it known to the public 拉知名度 lā zhīmíngdù – to increase one’s visibility; to raise one’s profile 拉聲勢 lā shēngshì – to enhance one’s influence; to increase one’s reputation 刷存在感 shuā cúnzài gǎn – to establish a presence; to increase one’s visibility
烏干達 Wūgàndá – Uganda 林業 línyè – (of work) forestry 太平洋 Tàipíngyáng – pacific ocean 表述 biǎoshù – expression 神奇 shénqí – peculiar, strange 積極地 jījí de – actively; positively 以身為…為榮 yǐ shēn wèi…wéi róng – take pride in being…
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芳芳 (Fangfang)
Main Host
莛莛 (Tingting)
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Nelson
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