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    #443 玻里尼西亞 Polynesia

    27/04/2026 | 12 mins.
    玻里尼西亞 bō lǐ ní xī yǎ - Polynesia
    太平洋 tài píng yáng - Pacific Ocean
    成千上萬 chéng qiān shàng wàn - thousands upon thousands
    島嶼 dǎo yǔ - islands
    夏威夷群島 xià wēi yí qún dǎo - Hawaiian Islands
    東南端 dōng nán duān - southeastern end
    復活節島 fù huó jié dǎo - Easter Island
    西南端 xī nán duān - southwestern end
    紐西蘭 niǔ xī lán - New Zealand
    玻里尼西亞大三角 bō lǐ ní xī yǎ dà sān jiǎo - Polynesian Triangle
    薩摩亞 sà mó yà - Samoa
    東加 dōng jiā - Tonga
    大溪地 dà xī dì - Tahiti
    相似 xiāng sì - similar
    人類學 rén lèi xué - anthropology
    學者 xué zhě - scholar
    分布 fēn bù - to be distributed
    印度洋 yìn dù yáng - Indian Ocean
    南島語族 nán dǎo yǔ zú - Austronesian peoples
    向南擴散 xiàng nán kuò sàn - to spread southward
    震驚 zhèn jīng - shocked / astonished
    阿美族 ā měi zú - Amis tribe
    排灣族 pái wān zú - Paiwan tribe
    泰雅族 tài yǎ zú - Atayal tribe
    原住民族 yuán zhù mín zú - indigenous peoples
    構詞 gòu cí - word formation
    傳統習俗 chuán tǒng xí sú - traditional customs
    文化上的連結 wén huà shàng de lián jié - cultural connection
    基因 jī yīn - gene
    證據 zhèng jù - evidence
    線粒體 xiàn lì tǐ - mitochondria
    遺傳學 yí chuán xué - genetics
    擁有 yǒng yǒu - to have / to possess
    共同 gòng tóng - common / shared
    遺傳特徵 yí chuán tè zhēng - genetic traits
    發源地 fā yuán dì - place of origin
    精湛 jīng zhàn - highly skilled / superb
    航海技術 háng hǎi jì shù - navigation skills
    地圖 dì tú - map
    羅盤 luó pán - compass
    觀察 guān chá - to observe
    星象 xīng xiàng - stars / celestial phenomena
    洋流 yáng liú - ocean currents
    雲層變化 yún céng biàn huà - cloud changes
    鳥類路徑 niǎo lèi lù jìng - bird migration paths
    精準的移動 jīng zhǔn de yí dòng - precise movement
    雙體船 shuāng tǐ chuán - catamaran
    兩側 liǎng cè - both sides
    平衡木 píng héng mù - balance beam / outrigger
    獨木舟 dú mù zhōu - canoe
    拓展領土 tuò zhǎn lǐng tǔ - to expand territory
    關鍵 guān jiàn - key / crucial
    工具 gōng jù - tool
    紋身 wén shēn - tattoo
    象徵 xiàng zhēng - to symbolize
    成年 chéng nián - adulthood
    社會地位 shè huì dì wèi - social status
    英勇事蹟 yīng yǒng shì jì - heroic deeds
    身分地位 shēn fèn dì wèi - social identity / status
    干欄式建築 gān lán shì jiàn zhù - stilt house
    高架 gāo jià - elevated / raised
    防潮 fáng cháo - moisture-proof
    防蟲 fáng chóng - insect-proof
    社會結構 shè huì jié gòu - social structure
    階級 jiē jí - social class
    巫術 wū shù - witchcraft / shamanism
    嚴謹 yán jǐn - strict / rigorous
    首領制度 shǒu lǐng zhì dù - chieftain system
    自然神靈 zì rán shén líng - nature spirits
    萬物都有靈 wàn wù dōu yǒu líng - all things have spirits
    超自然的力量 chāo zì rán de lì liàng - supernatural power
    崇尚 chóng shàng - to advocate / to revere
    飲食 yǐn shí - diet
    核心作物 hé xīn zuò wù - staple crops
    芋頭 yù tou - taro
    山藥 shān yào - yam
    香蕉 xiāng jiāo - banana
    椰子 yé zi - coconut
    主食 zhǔ shí - staple food
    毛利人 máo lì rén - Māori people
    部落 bù luò - tribe
    挖掘 wā jué - to dig
    土坑 tǔ kēng - pit in the ground
    放置 fàng zhì - to place
    石頭 shí tou - stone
    悶燒 mèn shāo - to cook by slow heating (in a sealed environment)

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    #442 台灣民間工藝 Taiwanese Folk Crafts

    24/04/2026 | 6 mins.
    民間工藝 mín jiān gōng yì - folk craft / traditional handicraft
    技術 jì shù - technique / skill
    交趾陶 jiāo zhǐ táo - Koji pottery 
    融合 róng hé - to combine / to blend
    繪畫 huì huà - painting
    捏塑 niē sù - to sculpt (with hands, usually clay)
    色彩 sè cǎi - color
    燒陶 shāo táo - to fire pottery
    陶土 táo tǔ - clay
    捏 niē - to knead / to mold (by hand)
    造型 zào xíng - shape / form
    人物 rén wù - figure / character (person)
    神獸 shén shòu - mythical animal
    曬 shài - to dry under the sun
    陰暗 yīn àn - dark / shaded
    龜裂 jūn liè - to crack (surface cracks)
    窯 yáo - kiln
    燒 shāo - to burn / to fire
    強 qiáng - strong / sturdy
    釉料 yòu liào - glaze
    顏料 yán liào - pigment / paint
    嘉義新港奉天宮 jiā yì xīn gǎng fèng tiān gōng - Fengtian Temple in Xingang, Chiayi
    台北保安宮 tái běi bǎo ān gōng - Baoan Temple in Taipei
    彰化鹿港龍山寺 zhāng huà lù gǎng lóng shān sì - Longshan Temple in Lukang, Changhua
    板陶窯工藝園區 bǎn táo yáo gōng yì yuán qū - Bantaoyao Crafts Studio of Jiao-Zhi Pottery
    體驗 tǐ yàn - to experience
    親手 qīn shǒu - personally / with one’s own hands

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    #441 台灣人怕狗 Are Taiwanese People Afraid of Dogs?

    22/04/2026 | 15 mins.
    被狗咬過 bèi gǒu yǎo guò - have been bitten by a dog
    被狗追過 bèi gǒu zhuī guò - have been chased by a dog
    一直跟著我 yì zhí gēn zhe wǒ - keep following me
    流浪狗 liú làng gǒu - stray dog
    被狗吠 bèi gǒu fèi - be barked at by a dog
    友善 yǒu shàn - friendly
    沒有水準 méi yǒu shuǐ zhǔn - have no manners / lack of civility
    不衛生 bú wèi shēng - unhygienic
    除非 chú fēi - unless
    採取 cǎi qǔ - to adopt (a method) / to take (action)
    放養 fàng yǎng - free-range raising (let animals roam freely)
    看門犬 kān mén quǎn - guard dog
    特性 tè xìng - characteristic / trait
    吠叫 fèi jiào - to bark
    窄 zhǎi - narrow
    鐵籠 tiě lóng - iron cage
    社交 shè jiāo - social interaction
    飼料 sì liào - pet food / feed
    剩菜剩飯 shèng cài shèng fàn - leftovers
    兇 xiōng - fierce / aggressive
    現象 xiàn xiàng - phenomenon
    改善 gǎi shàn - to improve
    制定 zhì dìng - to establish / to formulate
    法規 fǎ guī - laws / regulations
    打晶片 dǎ jīng piàn - to implant a microchip
    主人 zhǔ rén - owner (of a pet)
    恐懼 kǒng jù - fear
    接受教育 jiē shòu jiào yù - to receive education
    缺乏 quē fá - to lack / be lacking

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    #440 荷姆茲海峽 The Strait of Hormuz

    20/04/2026 | 11 mins.
    荷姆茲海峽 hé mǔ zī hǎi xiá - strait of Hormuz
    石油 shí yóu - oil
    孤陋寡聞 gū lòu guǎ wén - narrow-minded and lacking knowledge
    伊朗戰爭 yī lǎng zhàn zhēng - Iran war
    重要性 zhòng yào xìng - importance
    地理課 dì lǐ kè - geography class
    以色列 yǐ sè liè - Israel
    發動 fā dòng - launch
    封鎖 fēng suǒ - blockade
    船隻 chuán zhī - ships
    通行 tōng xíng - pass through
    波斯灣 bō sī wān - Persian gulf
    阿曼灣 ā màn wān - gulf of Oman
    水道 shuǐ dào - waterway
    阿拉伯海 ā lā bó hǎi - Arabian sea
    印度洋 yìn dù yáng - Indian ocean
    門戶 mén hù - gateway
    天然氣 tiān rán qì - natural gas
    窄 zhǎi - narrow
    阿拉伯聯合大公國 ā lā bó lián hé dà gōng guó - United Arab Emirates
    起起伏伏 qǐ qǐ fú fú - ups and downs
    塑膠袋之亂 sù jiāo dài zhī luàn - plastic bag shortage crisis
    原料 yuán liào - raw material
    短缺 duǎn quē - shortage
    油輪 yóu lún - oil tanker
    臨海 lín hǎi - territorial waters
    航道 háng dào - shipping lane
    戰略的籌碼 zhàn lüè de chóu mǎ - strategic leverage
    咽喉 yān hóu - choke point
    運輸量 yùn shū liàng - transport volume
    卡達 kǎ dá - Qatar
    科威特 kē wēi tè - Kuwait
    伊拉克 yī lā kè - Iraq
    出海口 chū hǎi kǒu - outlet to the sea
    通膨 tōng péng - inflation
    提煉 tí liàn - refine
    危急 wéi jí - critical
    供應鏈 gōng yìng liàn - supply chain
    崩潰 bēng kuì - collapse

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    #439 在台灣夏天吃什麼 What Should You Eat in Taiwan in the Summer ?

    17/04/2026 | 7 mins.
    補水 bǔ shuǐ - to rehydrate; to add water back to the body
    補充 bǔchōng - to replenish or supply something that is lacking
    水分 shuǐfèn - moisture or water content
    退火 tuìhuǒ - to reduce internal heat in the body (traditional health concept)
    火氣 huǒqì - internal body heat; irritation or inflammation in traditional chinese medicine
    降火 jiànghuǒ - to reduce body heat or internal heat
    綠竹筍 lǜ zhúsǔn - green bamboo shoots
    巔峰期 diānfēng qí - peak season or peak period
    涼筍沙拉 liáng sǔn shālā - chilled bamboo shoot salad
    水煮 shuǐzhǔ - to boil in water
    冰起來 bīng qǐlái - to chill something in the refrigerator or with ice
    美乃滋 měinǎizī - mayonnaise
    口感 kǒugǎn - mouthfeel or texture of food
    梨子 lízi - pear (the fruit)
    清脆 qīngcuì - crisp and crunchy in texture
    鮮甜 xiāntián - fresh and naturally sweet
    降火氣 jiàng huǒqì - to reduce internal heat in the body
    愛玉 àiyù - aiyu jelly, a taiwanese jelly dessert made from a fig seed
    仙草 xiāncǎo - grass jelly, a herbal jelly dessert popular in asia
    透明 tòumíng - transparent or clear
    果凍 guǒdòng - jelly or gelatin dessert
    檸檬汁 níngméng zhī - lemon juice
    黑糖 hēitáng - brown sugar or dark cane sugar
    酸甜 suāntián - sweet and sour flavor
    解膩 jiěnì - to reduce greasy or heavy taste; refreshing after rich food
    仙草 xiāncǎo - grass jelly dessert made from an herbal plant
    配上 pèishàng - to pair with or serve together with something
    碎冰 suì bīng - crushed ice
    鮮奶 xiānnǎi - fresh milk
    基本上 jīběn shàng - basically or generally speaking
    熱量 rèliàng - calories or energy in food
    消暑 xiāoshǔ - to relieve summer heat; to cool down in hot weather
    小卷 xiǎojuǎn - small squid commonly eaten in taiwan
    產季 chǎnjì - harvest or production season
    東北角 dōngběijiǎo - the northeastern coastal region of taiwan
    基隆 jīlóng - Keelung, a port city in northern taiwan
    用熱水燙一下 yòng rèshuǐ tàng yíxià - to quickly blanch in hot water
    冰塊 bīngkuài - ice cubes
    小卷米粉 xiǎojuǎn mǐfěn - squid rice noodle soup, a taiwanese dish
    爽爆了 shuǎng bào le - extremely satisfying or delicious (slang)
    除此之外 chúcǐ zhīwài - besides this; in addition
    荔枝 lìzhī - lychee fruit
    估溜 gūliū - smooth and slippery 
    冷泡茶 lěng pào chá - cold-brewed tea
    龍眼 lóngyǎn - longan fruit
    濃 nóng - strong or rich in flavor
    冰冰涼涼 bīngbīng liángliáng - very cold and refreshing

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