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    #524 器官買賣 Organ Trafficking😱

    02/11/2026 | 13 mins.
    器官買賣 qì guān mǎi mài - organ trafficking; illegal organ trade
    肺 fèi - lung
    腎臟 shèn zàng - kidney
    醫療技術 yī liáo jì shù - medical technology
    心臟 xīn zàng - heart
    狀態 zhuàng tài - condition; state
    簽 qiān - to sign
    器官捐贈 qì guān juān zèng - organ donation
    同意書 tóng yì shū - consent form
    出意外 chū yì wài - to have an accident
    器官 qì guān - organ
    移植 yí zhí - transplant; transplantation
    非法 fēi fǎ - illegal
    肝臟 gān zàng - liver
    被爆出來 bèi bào chū lái - to be exposed; to be revealed publicly
    查資料 chá zī liào - to look up information; do research
    失蹤 shī zōng - to go missing; disappear
    傳聞 chuán wén - rumor; hearsay
    地下交易 dì xià jiāo yì - underground trade; illicit transaction
    政治犯 zhèng zhì fàn - political prisoner
    宗教群體 zōng jiào qún tǐ - religious group
    少數民族 shǎo shù mín zú - ethnic minority
    拘留 jū liú - detention; to detain
    監獄 jiān yù - prison; jail
    非自願 fēi zì yuàn - involuntary; against one's will
    被摘走 bèi zhāi zǒu - to have (an organ) removed
    抖音 Dǒu Yīn - Douyin (Chinese version of TikTok)
    微博 Wēi Bó - Weibo (Chinese social media platform)
    失蹤 shī zōng - to go missing; disappear
    尋人啟事 xún rén qǐ shì - missing person notice
    監控 jiān kòng - surveillance; monitoring
    監視器 jiān shì qì - surveillance camera; CCTV camera
    集團 jí tuán - organization; criminal gang
    黑市 hēi shì - black market
    操作 cāo zuò - to operate; to manipulate
    人口販運 rén kǒu fàn yùn - human trafficking
    傳言 chuán yán - rumor; unverified claim
    提高警覺 tí gāo jǐng jué - to stay alert; raise one's vigilance
    詳細 xiáng xì - detailed
    DNA生物數據 DNA shēng wù shù jù - DNA and biometric data
    健康檢查 jiàn kāng jiǎn chá - health checkup; medical examination
    抽血 chōu xiě - to draw blood; blood test
    基因檢測 jī yīn jiǎn cè - genetic testing
    內臟超音波體檢 nèi zàng chāo yīn bō tǐ jiǎn - internal organ ultrasound examination
    常規入職 cháng guī rù zhí - standard pre-employment procedure
    體檢 tǐ jiǎn - physical examination; medical checkup
    身份證件 shēn fèn zhèng jiàn - identity documents
    隨身攜帶 suí shēn xī dài - to carry with you at all times
    護照 hù zhào - passport
    郊區 jiāo qū - suburbs; outskirts
    暗 àn - dark; dim
    巷子 xiàng zi - alley; lane
    官方 guān fāng - official
    叫車 jiào chē - to hail or book a ride
    滴滴出行 Dī Dī Chū Xíng - DiDi Chuxing (ride-hailing service)
    行車軌跡 xíng chē guǐ jì - travel route; trip history
    司機資訊 sī jī zī xùn - driver information
    下藥 xià yào - to drug someone's food or drink
    陌生人 mò shēng rén - stranger
    公立 gōng lì - public; government-run
    私人 sī rén - private
    診所 zhěn suǒ - clinic
    提醒 tí xǐng - reminder; to remind
    誇張 kuā zhāng - exaggerated; extreme

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    #523 2026 台北國際藝術博覽會 2026 ART TAIPEI👩‍🎨

    30/10/2026 | 5 mins.
    台北國際藝術博覽會 Tái běi Guó Jì Yì Shù Bó Lǎn Huì - Taipei International Art Fair (ART TAIPEI)
    藝術家 yì shù jiā - artist
    藝廊 yì láng - art gallery
    本土 běn tǔ - local; domestic
    海外 hǎi wài - overseas; abroad
    收藏家 shōu cáng jiā - art collector
    推廣 tuī guǎng - to promote; to popularize
    交易平台 jiāo yì píng tái - trading platform; marketplace
    單純 dān chún - simply; purely
    油畫 yóu huà - oil painting
    雕塑 diāo sù - sculpture
    大型 dà xíng - large-scale
    裝置藝術 zhuāng zhì yì shù - installation art
    數位影像 shù wèi yǐng xiàng - digital imagery
    實驗性 shí yàn xìng - experimental
    作品 zuò pǐn - artwork; work
    講座 jiǎng zuò - lecture; seminar
    對談 duì tán - discussion; dialogue
    期間 qí jiān - during; period
    學者 xué zhě - scholar; academic
    沙龍論壇 shā lóng lùn tán - salon forum; discussion forum
    探討 tàn tǎo - to explore; to discuss in depth
    趨勢 qū shì - trend
    爭議 zhēng yì - controversy; debate
    威士忌 wēi shì jì - whisky
    廠商 chǎng shāng - manufacturer; vendor; exhibitor
    同類 tóng lèi - people of the same kind; like-minded people
    發表 fā biǎo - to present; to publish; to express
    言論 yán lùn - remarks; opinions; statements
    世貿一館 Shì Mào Yī Guǎn - Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall 1
    (地址: 台北市信義區信義路五段5號)
    信義區 Xìn Yì Qū - Xinyi District
    展覽 zhǎn lǎn - exhibition
    場地 chǎng dì - venue; exhibition site
    市政府站 Shì Zhèng Fǔ Zhàn - Taipei City Hall MRT Station

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    #522 為什麼不能喝冰水 Why Shouldn't You Drink Ice Water ? 🤔

    28/10/2026 | 9 mins.
    冰水 bīng shuǐ - ice water
    華人 Huárén - ethnic Chinese; Chinese people
    中醫 zhōng yī - Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
    觀點 guān diǎn - viewpoint; perspective
    醫學 yī xué - medicine; medical science
    壞處 huài chù - disadvantage; harmful effect
    喉嚨 hóu lóng - throat
    下肚 xià dù - to go into the stomach; to be swallowed
    胃 wèi - stomach
    溫度 wēn dù - temperature
    耗費 hào fèi - to consume; to use up
    額外 é wài - extra; additional
    能量 néng liàng - energy
    加熱 jiā rè - to heat up
    體溫 tǐ wēn - body temperature
    長期下來 cháng qí xià lái - over a long period of time
    辛苦 xīn kǔ - hard-working; under strain; exhausting
    受損 shòu sǔn - to be damaged; to suffer damage
    功能 gōng néng - function
    失調 shī tiáo - to become unbalanced; dysfunction
    胃痛 wèi tòng - stomachache
    胃脹氣 wèi zhàng qì - bloating; stomach gas
    拉肚子 lā dù zi - to have diarrhea
    症狀 zhèng zhuàng - symptom
    調節 tiáo jié - to regulate; to adjust
    氣血 qì xiě - qi and blood (a concept in Traditional Chinese Medicine)
    流 liú - to flow
    寒冷 hán lěng - cold; chilly
    凝結 níng jié - to congeal; to solidify
    停滯 tíng zhì - to stagnate; to stop flowing
    子宮 zǐ gōng - uterus; womb
    寒氣 hán qì - cold energy; internal cold (in TCM)
    侵襲 qīn xí - to invade; to affect negatively
    月經 yuè jīng - menstruation; menstrual period
    經血 jīng xuè - menstrual blood
    流暢 liú chàng - to flow smoothly
    血塊 xiě kuài - blood clot
    經痛 jīng tòng - menstrual cramps; period pain
    月經量 yuè jīng liàng - menstrual flow; amount of menstrual bleeding
    難懷孕 nán huái yùn - difficult to become pregnant
    累積 lěi jī - to accumulate; to build up
    防禦力 fáng yù lì - body's defense; resistance
    大打折扣 dà dǎ zhé kòu - to be greatly reduced; to decrease significantly
    澆熄 jiāo xí - to extinguish; to put out
    免疫力 miǎn yì lì - immunity; immune system
    手腳冰冷 shǒu jiǎo bīng lěng - to have cold hands and feet
    細胞 xì bāo - cell
    縮起來 suō qǐ lái - to shrink; to contract
    吸收水分 xī shōu shuǐ fèn - to absorb water
    代謝 dài xiè - metabolism; to metabolize
    濕氣 shī qì - dampness (in TCM)
    水腫 shuǐ zhǒng - swelling; edema
    皮膚 pí fū - skin
    濕疹 shī zhěn - eczema
    喉嚨有痰 hóu lóng yǒu tán - to have phlegm in the throat
    溫開水 wēn kāi shuǐ - warm boiled water
    體溫 tǐ wēn - body temperature
    攝氏 shè shì - Celsius (°C)
    華氏 huá shì - Fahrenheit (°F)
    水龍頭 shuǐ lóng tóu - faucet; tap
    打開 dǎ kāi - to open

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    #521 台灣無人機產業 Taiwan’s Drone Industry

    26/10/2026 | 10 mins.
    股票 gǔ piào - stock; share
    頻道 pín dào - channel (e.g. TV or YouTube channel)
    大力發展 dà lì fā zhǎn - to vigorously develop; strongly promote
    新興產業 xīn xīng chǎn yè - emerging industry
    無人機產業 wú rén jī chǎn yè - drone industry; UAV industry
    扶植 fú zhí - to support; foster; nurture
    半導體產業 bàn dǎo tǐ chǎn yè - semiconductor industry
    心思 xīn sī - effort; thought; attention
    產業聚落成形 chǎn yè jù luò chéng xíng - the formation of an industrial cluster
    嘉義 Jiā yì - Chiayi (city/county in Taiwan)
    亞洲無人機 AI 創新應用研發中心 Yǎ zhōu wú rén jī AI chuàng xīn yìng yòng yán fā zhōng xīn - Asia UAV AI Innovation Application R&D Center
    雷虎科技 Léi hǔ kē jì - Thunder Tiger Corporation
    經緯航太 Jīng wěi háng tài - GEOSAT Aerospace & Technology Inc.
    中光電智能機器人 Zhōng guāng diàn zhì néng jī qì rén - Coretronic Intelligent Robotics Corporation
    頂尖 dǐng jiān - top; world-class; leading
    上下游廠商 shàng xià yóu chǎng shāng - upstream and downstream suppliers/manufacturers
    進駐 jìn zhù - to move in; establish operations in
    複製 fù zhì - to replicate; copy
    新竹 Xīn zhú - Hsinchu (city in Taiwan)
    休閒娛樂 xiū xián yú lè - leisure and entertainment
    軍用商規 jūn yòng shāng guī - commercial-grade products for military use
    國家隊 guó jiā duì - national team; government-backed strategic industry alliance
    啟動 qǐ dòng - to launch; activate; initiate
    國防部 guó fáng bù - Ministry of National Defense
    釋出 shì chū - to release; make available
    百億元 bǎi yì yuán - tens of billions (of dollars)
    商機 shāng jī - business opportunity
    推動 tuī dòng - to promote; drive forward
    採購案 cǎi gòu àn - procurement project; purchasing contract
    微型 wéi xíng - miniature; micro-sized
    監偵型 jiān zhēn xíng - surveillance and reconnaissance type
    目獲型 mù huò xíng - target acquisition type
    民間廠商 mín jiān chǎng shāng - private company; private-sector manufacturer
    研發 yán fā - research and development (R&D)
    中科院 Zhōng kē yuàn - National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST)
    協助 xié zhù - to assist; help
    認證 rèn zhèng - certification; verification
    國防訂單 guó fáng dìng dān - defense contract; military procurement order
    以軍帶民 yǐ jūn dài mín - using military demand to drive civilian industry
    本土無人機廠商 běn tǔ wú rén jī chǎng shāng - domestic drone manufacturer
    穩固 wěn gù - stable; solid; secure
    商業量產 shāng yè liàng chǎn - commercial mass production
    模式 mó shì - model; pattern
    投入 tóu rù - to invest in; put into use
    噴灑農藥 pēn sǎ nóng yào - to spray pesticides
    電力巡檢 diàn lì xún jiǎn - power line inspection
    高壓電塔檢測 gāo yā diàn tǎ jiǎn cè - high-voltage transmission tower inspection
    土石流防災監測 tǔ shí liú fáng zāi jiān cè - landslide disaster monitoring
    物流大廠 wù liú dà chǎng - major logistics company
    偏鄉 piān xiāng - rural or remote area
    快遞 kuài dì - express delivery; courier service
    硬體 yìng tǐ - hardware
    供應鏈 gōng yìng liàn - supply chain
    敵對國 dí duì guó - hostile country; rival nation
    去中化 qù Zhōng huà - de-Sinicization; reducing dependence on China
    干預 gān yù - to interfere; intervene
    資安合規 zī ān hé guī - cybersecurity compliance
    代工工廠 dài gōng gōng chǎng - contract manufacturing factory
    晶片 jīng piàn - semiconductor chip; microchip
    低軌衛星 dī guǐ wèi xīng - low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite
    通訊技術 tōng xùn jì shù - communication technology
    精密機械 jīng mì jī xiè - precision machinery
    加工 jiā gōng - processing; machining
    精密機械加工能力 jīng mì jī xiè jiā gōng néng lì - precision machining capability
    馬達 mǎ dá - motor
    高能量密度電池 gāo néng liàng mì dù diàn chí - high energy-density battery
    光學鏡頭 guāng xué jìng tóu - optical lens
    碳纖維複合材料 tàn xiān wéi fù hé cái liào - carbon fiber composite material
    自主生產 zì zhǔ shēng chǎn - independent production; domestically produced
    硬體整合 yìng tǐ zhěng hé - hardware integration
    優勢 yōu shì - advantage; strength
    積極 jī jí - proactive; active
    簽署 qiān shǔ - to sign (an agreement)
    合作備忘錄 hé zuò bèi wàng lù - memorandum of understanding (MOU)
    聯合研發 lián hé yán fā - joint research and development
    反制無人機系統 fǎn zhì wú rén jī xì tǒng - counter-drone system
    干擾槍 gān rǎo qiāng - drone jammer; jamming gun
    偵測雷達 zhēn cè léi dá - detection radar
    介入 jiè rù - to intervene; step in
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    #520 吃螃蟹 Eating Crabs🦀

    23/10/2026 | 7 mins.
    螃蟹 páng xiè - crab
    產季 chǎn jì - harvest season; peak season
    母蟹 mǔ xiè - female crab
    蟹黃 xiè huáng - crab roe
    豐滿 fēng mǎn - plump; full
    公蟹 gōng xiè - male crab
    蟹膏 xiè gāo - crab cream (male crab paste)
    濃郁 nóng yù - rich; intense (in flavor or aroma)
    黏口 nián kǒu - sticky and creamy in the mouth
    度過 dù guò - to get through; to spend (time)
    寒冷 hán lěng - cold; chilly
    瘋狂 fēng kuáng - crazy; frantically
    覓食 mì shí - to forage for food
    肌肉 jī ròu - muscle
    發育 fā yù - to develop; growth
    蟹肉 xiè ròu - crab meat
    彈性 tán xìng - elasticity; springiness
    QQ的 Q Q de - chewy and bouncy 
    新北市 Xīn Běi Shì - New Taipei City
    萬里區 Wàn Lǐ Qū - Wanli District
    三點蟹 sān diǎn xiè - three-spot swimming crab
    花蟹 huā xiè - flower crab (blue swimming crab)
    石蟳 shí xún - rock crab
    明顯 míng xiǎn - obvious; noticeable
    殼 ké - shell
    薄 báo - thin
    剝 bō - to peel; to remove the shell
    肉質 ròu zhí - texture and quality of the meat
    細嫩 xì nèn - tender and delicate
    平價 píng jià - affordable; reasonably priced
    華麗 huá lì - gorgeous; splendid
    花紋 huā wén - pattern; markings
    體型 tǐ xíng - body shape; size
    結實 jiē shí - firm; solid
    多汁 duō zhī - juicy
    粗糙 cū cāo - rough
    螯 áo - claw 
    飽滿 bǎo mǎn - full; well-filled
    大閘蟹 dà zhá xiè - Chinese mitten crab
    品嚐 pǐn cháng - to taste; to savor
    熟透 shóu tòu - fully ripe; fully cooked
    香氣撲鼻 xiāng qì pū bí - a delicious aroma fills the air
    半透明 bàn tòu míng - semi-transparent; translucent
    清蒸 qīng zhēng - steamed (plain)
    原味 yuán wèi - original flavor; natural taste
    表面 biǎo miàn - surface
    鋪 pū - to spread; to lay on top
    薑片 jiāng piàn - ginger slices
    淋 lín - to drizzle; to pour over
    米酒 mǐ jiǔ - rice wine
    桂花蛋炒蟹 guì huā dàn chǎo xiè - stir-fried crab with fluffy scrambled egg
    裹粉 guǒ fěn - to coat with flour or starch
    油炸 yóu zhà - deep-fried
    蔥 cōng - scallion; green onion
    紅蘿蔔 hóng luó bo - carrot
    黑木耳 hēi mù ěr - black fungus (wood ear mushroom)
    打散的蛋液 dǎ sàn de dàn yì - beaten egg mixture
    打蛋 dǎ dàn - to beat eggs
    加進去 jiā jìn qù - to add in; to put into
    烏醋 wū cù - black vinegar
    白胡椒粉 bái hú jiāo fěn - white pepper powder
    大火翻炒 dà huǒ fān chǎo - to stir-fry over high heat

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