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日月潭國際萬人泳渡嘉年華 Rì Yuè Tán Guó Jì Wàn Rén Yǒng Dù Jiā Nián Huá - Sun Moon Lake International Swimming Carnival
日月潭 Rì Yuè Tán - Sun Moon Lake
允許 yǔn xǔ - to allow; to permit
對外開放 duì wài kāi fàng - to open to the public
公尺 gōng chǐ - meter (unit of length)
硬 yìng - difficult; physically demanding (colloquial)
終點 zhōng diǎn - finish line; destination
定點 dìng diǎn - fixed point; designated location
浮台 fú tái - floating platform
補充體力 bǔ chōng tǐ lì - to replenish one’s energy; to regain strength
完賽證書 wán sài zhèng shū - finisher’s certificate; completion certificate
紀念 jì niàn - to commemorate; souvenir; memorial
報到 bào dào - to check in; to register upon arrival
報名 bào míng - to register; to sign up
現場 xiàn chǎng - on-site; at the venue
名額 míng é - quota; available spots
禁止 jìn zhǐ - to prohibit; to forbid
個人 gè rén - individual; personal
單獨 dān dú - alone; independently
組隊參加 zǔ duì cān jiā - to participate as a team
人數 rén shù - number of people; headcount
至少 zhì shǎo - at least
心臟病 xīn zàng bìng - heart disease
低血壓 dī xiě yā - low blood pressure
氣喘 qì chuǎn - asthma
癲癇 diān xián - epilepsy
疾病 jí bìng - disease; illness

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壽星 shòu xīng - birthday celebrant; person whose birthday is being celebrated
折扣 zhé kòu - discount
優惠 yōu huì - special offer; promotion; discount benefit
蝦 xiā - shrimp
慶生 qìng shēng - to celebrate a birthday
錯過 cuò guò - to miss; to let an opportunity pass by
乖乖桶 Guāi Guāi tǒng - Guai Guai snack bucket 
乖乖 Guāi Guāi - a popular Taiwanese snack brand
零食 líng shí - snacks
品牌 pǐn pái - brand
餅乾 bǐng gān - cookies; biscuits
軟糖 ruǎn táng - gummy candy; soft candy
理髮師 lǐ fǎ shī - hairdresser; barber; hairstylist
自我提升 zì wǒ tí shēng - self-improvement; personal growth
觀念 guān niàn - concept; mindset; belief
目標 mù biāo - goal; target
設定 shè dìng - to set; to establish
升職 shēng zhí - to get promoted
環島 huán dǎo - to travel around an island
獨旅 dú lǚ - solo travel; traveling alone
主題字 zhǔ tí zì - theme word; guiding word for a period of time
勇敢 yǒng gǎn - brave; courageous
核心 hé xīn - core; central
網紅 wǎng hóng - internet celebrity; influencer
半馬 bàn mǎ - half marathon
體脂 tǐ zhī - body fat percentage
降 jiàng - to lower; to reduce
體態 tǐ tài - body shape; physique
身材 shēn cái - figure; body build
瘦身 shòu shēn - weight loss; slimming
衝浪 chōng làng - surfing
酒肉朋友 jiǔ ròu péng yǒu - drinking buddy; fair-weather friend
真心 zhēn xīn - sincere; genuine
無效 wú xiào - ineffective; unproductive
社交 shè jiāo - socializing; social interaction
飯局 fàn jú - dinner gathering; social meal event
清單 qīng dān - list; checklist
捐血 juān xiě - to donate blood
捐錢 juān qián - to donate money
流浪動物之家 liú làng dòng wù zhī jiā - animal shelter; home for stray animals
善事 shàn shì - charitable act; good deed
腦 nǎo - brain; mind
空 kōng - empty; blank (e.g., “my mind is blank”)

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人工智慧 réngōng zhìhuì - artificial intelligence (AI)
電力 diànlì - electricity; electrical power
巨大 jùdà - huge; enormous
晶片 jīngpiàn - chip; microchip
龐大 pángdà - massive; immense
用電 yòngdiàn - electricity consumption; power usage
積極 jījí - active; proactive
搜尋 sōuxún - to search
資料 zīliào - information; data
搜尋引擎 sōuxún yǐnqíng - search engine
耗能 hàonéng - energy consumption
算力 suànlì - computing power
生成式 AI shēngchéngshì AI - generative AI
動用 dòngyòng - to utilize; to employ
圖形處理器 túxíng chǔlǐqì - graphics processing unit (GPU)
矩陣運算 jǔzhèn yùnsuàn - matrix computation
推理 tuīlǐ - reasoning; inference
平均 píngjūn - average
耗電量 hàodiànliàng - electricity consumption
浪潮 làngcháo - wave; trend
全球 quánqiú - global; worldwide
產業 chǎnyè - industry
能源系統 néngyuán xìtǒng - energy system
科技巨頭 kējì jùtóu - tech giant
微軟 wéiruǎn - Microsoft
興建 xīngjiàn - to build; to construct
大規模 dàguīmó - large-scale
資料中心 zīliào zhōngxīn - data center
飽和 bǎohé - saturated; at capacity
電力網 diànlìwǎng - power grid
電價 diànjià - electricity price
上漲 shàngzhǎng - to rise; to increase
企業 qìyè - enterprise; company
追求 zhuīqiú - to pursue; to seek
淨零排放 jìnglíng páifàng - net-zero emissions
競爭力 jìngzhēnglì - competitiveness
兼顧 jiāngù - to balance; to take both into consideration
小型 xiǎoxíng - small-scale
核能反應爐 hénéng fǎnyìnglú - nuclear reactor
反向 fǎnxiàng - reverse; in the opposite direction
應用 yìngyòng - application; to apply
大數據 dàshùjù - big data
預測 yùcè - to predict; prediction
優化 yōuhuà - to optimize
再生能源 zàishēng néngyuán - renewable energy
形成 xíngchéng - to form; to create
消耗 xiāohào - to consume; consumption
能源 néngyuán - energy
優化 yōuhuà - to optimize
共生關係 gòngshēng guānxì - symbiotic relationship
代工 dàigōng - contract manufacturing
伺服器 sìfúqì - server
半導體 bàndǎotǐ - semiconductor
太陽能發電 tàiyángnéng fādiàn - solar power generation
太陽能板 tàiyángnéng bǎn - solar panel
摧毀 cuīhuǐ - to destroy; to devastate
毀掉 huǐdiào - to ruin; to destroy completely
傷害 shānghài - damage; harm
風力發電機 fēnglì fādiànjī - wind turbine
損壞 sǔnhuài - damage; to break down
科技之島 kējì zhī dǎo - island of technology; technology hub island
跟人民搶電 gēn rénmín qiǎng diàn - to compete with the public for electricity
滾動式調整 gǔndòngshì tiáozhěng - rolling adjustment; ongoing adaptive adjustment

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融化 rónghuà - to melt
胃口 wèikǒu - appetite
芒果雪花冰 mángguǒ xuěhuābīng - mango shaved ice dessert
芒果大福 mángguǒ dàfú - mango mochi dessert
爽翻天 shuǎng fān tiān - extremely satisfying; feels amazing
西瓜 xīguā - watermelon
果肉 guǒròu - fruit flesh
飽滿 bǎomǎn - full and plump
多汁 duōzhī - juicy
咬下去的瞬間 yǎo xiàqù de shùnjiān - the moment you bite into it
清甜 qīngtián - lightly sweet and refreshing
水分 shuǐfèn - moisture; water content
充滿 chōngmǎn - to fill up; to be full of
口腔 kǒuqiāng - oral cavity; mouth
冰箱 bīngxiāng - refrigerator
冰鎮 bīngzhèn - to chill with ice
瞬間 shùnjiān - instantly; in a moment
驅散 qūsàn - to disperse; to drive away
燥熱 zàorè - stuffy heat; internal heatiness
西瓜汁 xīguā zhī - watermelon juice
消暑 xiāoshǔ - to relieve summer heat
降火 jiànghuǒ - to reduce internal body heat (traditional Chinese medicine concept)
西瓜雪酪 xīguā xuělào - watermelon sorbet
冷凍 lěngdòng - to freeze
檸檬汁 níngméngzhī - lemon juice
調理機 tiáolǐjī - blender; food processor
打碎 dǎsuì - to crush; to blend into pieces
純 chún - pure
雪酪 xuělào - sorbet
口感 kǒugǎn - texture; mouthfeel
清爽 qīngshuǎng - fresh and refreshing
負擔 fùdān - burden; heaviness on the body
西瓜鮮奶凍 xīguā xiānnǎidòng - watermelon milk jelly dessert
吉利丁 jílìdīng - gelatin
雙層奶酪 shuāngcéng nǎilào - double-layer milk pudding/panna cotta
荔枝 lìzhī - lychee
玉荷包 yùhébāo - a famous Taiwanese lychee variety
果核 guǒhé - fruit pit; seed
肥 féi - thick; fleshy
厚 hòu - thick
成熟 chéngshóu - to ripen; mature
果醋 guǒcù - fruit vinegar
一般 yìbān - general; ordinary / “-like” in this context
微酸 wéisuān - slightly sour
蜜糖 mìtáng - honey; syrupy sweetness
甜味 tiánwèi - sweetness; sweet flavor
Q彈 Q tán - chewy and bouncy texture
緊實 jǐnshí - firm and tight in texture
清脆 qīngcuì - crisp and crunchy
荔枝桂花凍 lìzhī guìhuā dòng - lychee osmanthus jelly dessert
淡淡的 dàndàn de - light; subtle
茶香 cháxiāng - tea aroma
花香 huāxiāng - floral fragrance
融合在一起 rónghé zài yìqǐ - to blend together; to combine perfectly
荔枝冰沙 lìzhī bīngshā - lychee slushie
冰塊 bīngkuài - ice cubes
薄荷葉 bòhéyè - mint leaves
打成冰沙 dǎ chéng bīngshā - to blend into a slushie
氣泡水 qìpàoshuǐ - sparkling water
讚 zàn - awesome; great; excellent

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面臨 miànlín - to face; to be confronted with
打壓 dǎyā - to suppress; to oppress
加入 jiārù - to join
聯合國 Liánhéguó - the United Nations
世界衛生組織 Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī - World Health Organization (WHO)
奧運 Àoyùn - the Olympic Games
中華台北 Zhōnghuá Táiběi - Chinese Taipei
名義 míngyì - name; title; designation
參賽 cānsài - to participate in a competition
孤兒 gū'ér - orphan
軍隊 jūnduì - military; armed forces
獨立的主權 dúlì de zhǔquán - independent sovereignty
承認 chéngrèn - to recognize; to acknowledge
國際組織 guójì zǔzhī - international organization
長期 chángqí - long-term
被邊緣化 bèi biānyuánhuà - to be marginalized
處境 chǔjìng - situation; circumstance
內心深處 nèixīn shēnchù - deep inside one’s heart
焦慮 jiāolǜ - anxiety; anxious feeling
讚美 zànměi - praise; compliment
存在 cúnzài - existence
實質 shízhí - substantial; real; practical
肯定 kěndìng - affirmation; recognition
接受 jiēshòu - to accept
艱難 jiānnán - difficult; challenging
清朝 Qīngcháo - the Qing Dynasty
統治 tǒngzhì - to rule; to govern
國民黨 Guómíndǎng - the Kuomintang (KMT/Nationalist Party)
身分認同 shēnfèn rèntóng - identity; sense of identity
缺乏 quēfá - to lack
安全感 ānquángǎn - sense of security
混亂 hùnluàn - chaos; confusion
掙扎 zhēngzhá - struggle
眼光 yǎnguāng - viewpoint; perspective
確認 quèrèn - to confirm
價值 jiàzhí - value; worth
友善 yǒushàn - friendly; kind
留下...印象 liúxià... yìnxiàng - to leave an impression of...

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