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鐵窗 tiě chuāng - metal window bars
監獄 jiān yù - prison
快速 kuài sù - fast / rapid
賺到錢 zhuàn dào qián - to make money
貧富差距拉大 pín fù chā jù lā dà - widening gap between rich and poor
都市化 dū shì huà - urbanization
鄰居 lín jū - neighbor
住宅竊盜案 zhù zhái qiè dào àn - residential burglary case
闖空門 chuǎng kōng mén - to break into an empty house
小偷 xiǎo tōu - thief
監視器 jiān shì qì - surveillance camera
排水管 pái shuǐ guǎn - drainage pipe
瓦斯管 wǎ sī guǎn - gas pipe
樓層 lóu céng - floor (of a building)
治安 zhì ān - public safety
記憶深刻 jì yì shēn kè - deeply memorable
失蹤 shī zōng - missing / disappeared
隔壁 gé bì - next door / neighbor
綁架 bǎng jià - kidnapping
撕票 sī piào - to kill a hostage
犯人 fàn rén - criminal
向外推伸 xiàng wài tuī shēn - to extend outward
晾衣服 liàng yī fú - to hang clothes to dry
種植盆栽 zhòng zhí pén zāi - to grow potted plants
個人 gè rén - individual / personal
美學意識 měi xué yì shì - aesthetic awareness
失火 shī huǒ - fire accident
消防人員 xiāo fáng rén yuán - firefighters
救災 jiù zāi - disaster rescue
限制 xiàn zhì - restriction
區分所有權人會議 qū fēn suǒ yǒu quán rén huì yì - condominium owners’ meeting
管委會 guǎn wěi huì - management committee
住戶 zhù hù - residents
逃生口 táo shēng kǒu - emergency exit
逃生門 táo shēng mén - escape door
上鎖 shàng suǒ - to lock
滅火器 miè huǒ qì - fire extinguisher
隱形鐵窗 yǐn xíng tiě chuāng - invisible window bars
墜樓 zhuì lóu - to fall from a building
美觀 měi guān - aesthetically pleasing
自殺 zì shā - suicide
消防安全 xiāo fáng ān quán - fire safety
剪斷器 jiǎn duàn qì - cutting tool
破壞 pò huài - to destroy / to break

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現象 xiàn xiàng - phenomenon
固定的住所 gù dìng de zhù suǒ - fixed residence
被稱為 bèi chēng wéi - to be called / to be known as
遊民 yóu mín - homeless person
生活條件 shēng huó tiáo jiàn - living conditions
誠品 chéng pǐn - Eslite (bookstore brand in Taiwan)
地下道 dì xià dào - underpass
龍山寺 lóng shān sì - Longshan Temple
快速的通過 kuài sù de tōng guò - to pass quickly
紙箱 zhǐ xiāng - cardboard box
把身體蓋住 bǎ shēn tǐ gài zhù - to cover one’s body
乞討 qǐ tǎo - to beg
統計 tǒng jì - statistics
大多數集中在 dà duō shù jí zhōng zài - mostly concentrated in
訪問 fǎng wèn - to interview
失業 shī yè - unemployment
收入太低 shōu rù tài dī - income is too low
支付 zhī fù - to pay
自由自在 zì yóu zì zài - free and unrestrained
物價 wù jià - prices (of goods)
上升 shàng shēng - to rise / increase
經濟弱勢 jīng jì ruò shì - economically disadvantaged
陷入生活困境 xiàn rù shēng huó kùn jìng - to fall into life difficulties
毒癮 dú yǐn - drug addiction
吸毒吸上癮 xī dú xī shàng yǐn - to become addicted to drugs
中老年人 zhōng lǎo nián rén - middle-aged and elderly people
民間團體 mín jiān tuán tǐ - non-governmental organizations
臨時 lín shí - temporary
收容中心 shōu róng zhōng xīn - shelter center
別人的眼光 bié rén de yǎn guāng - others’ opinions / judgments
光溜溜 guāng liū liū - naked / bare
社工人員 shè gōng rén yuán - social worker
協助 xié zhù - to assist / to help
重新回到社會 chóng xīn huí dào shè huì - to reintegrate into society
生活補助 shēng huó bǔ zhù - living allowance
職業訓練 zhí yè xùn liàn - vocational training
物質 wù zhí - material (things)
包容 bāo róng - to tolerate / to be inclusive

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2026 Spring Wave Music & Art Festival
Dates: June 26 (Eve), 27, and 28, 2026.
Location: Shuimeimei Comprehensive Leisure Farm, Waipu District, Taichung City (臺中市外埔區二崁路700號).
Theme: "Summer Festival, Heading to the Mountains and Forests" (夏祭，向山林走去).
音樂祭 yīn yuè jì - music festival
最具代表性 zuì jù dài biǎo xìng - most representative
春浪 chūn làng - Spring Wave (music festival)
墾丁 kěn dīng - Kenting (a coastal area in southern Taiwan)
舉辦 jǔ bàn - to hold / to organize
露營 lù yíng - camping
市集 shì jí - market / fair
採取 cǎi qǔ - to adopt (a method)
巡迴 xún huí - to tour / to go on a circuit
模式 mó shì - model / format
獨立樂團 dú lì yuè tuán - indie band
遠離 yuǎn lí - to stay away from / to get away from
除此之外 chú cǐ zhī wài - besides that / in addition
電子音樂 diàn zǐ yīn yuè - electronic music
嘻哈 xī hā - hip-hop
饒舌 ráo shé - rap
營區 yíng qū - camping area
星空 xīng kōng - starry sky
文創 wén chuàng - cultural and creative (industries/products)
攤位 tān wèi - booth / stall
外埔 wài pǔ - Waipu (a district in Taichung)
水渼渼 shuǐ měi měi - Shuimeimei (a place name)
山林 shān lín - mountains and forests
前夜祭 qián yè jì - pre-event / eve festival

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近視 jìn shì - nearsightedness / myopia
戴 dài - to wear (glasses, accessories)
隱形眼鏡 yǐn xíng yǎn jìng - contact lenses
近視度數 jìn shì dù shù - degree of myopia
統計數據 tǒng jì shù jù - statistical data
中高度近視 zhōng gāo dù jìn shì - moderate to high myopia
偷偷的 tōu tōu de - secretly
持續飆升 chí xù biāo shēng - to keep rising rapidly
迷上 mí shàng - to become obsessed with
頁 yè - page
高度近視 gāo dù jìn shì - high myopia
青光眼 qīng guāng yǎn - glaucoma
黃斑部病變 huáng bān bù bìng biàn - macular degeneration
病發的機率 bìng fā de jī lǜ - risk of developing a disease
失明 shī míng - blindness
智慧型手機 zhì huì xíng shǒu jī - smartphone
普及率 pǔ jí lǜ - penetration rate / adoption rate
平板 píng bǎn - tablet (device)
接觸 jiē chù - to come into contact with
三C產品 sān C chǎn pǐn - 3C products (electronics like computers, communication devices, consumer electronics)
依賴 yī lài - to depend on
螢幕 yíng mù - screen
娛樂 yú lè - entertainment
惡化 è huà - to worsen
嚴重不足 yán zhòng bù zú - seriously insufficient
刺激 cì jī - to stimulate
視網膜 shì wǎng mó - retina
分泌 fēn mì - to secrete
多巴胺 duō bā àn - dopamine
抑制眼軸拉長 yì zhì yǎn zhóu lā cháng - to slow down the elongation of the eyeball
曬太陽 shài tài yáng - to be in the sun
流汗 liú hàn - to sweat
檢查視力 jiǎn chá shì lì - to check eyesight
培養 péi yǎng - to cultivate / to develop (a habit)
定期檢查 dìng qī jiǎn chá - regular check-up

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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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