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    #498 台北吸菸室 Smoking Rooms in Taipei

    02/09/2026 | 5 mins.
    強力推動 qiáng lì tuī dòng - to vigorously promote; to strongly push forward
    無菸城市 wú yān chéng shì - smoke-free city
    政策 zhèng cè - policy
    抽菸chōu yān / 吸菸 xī yān - to smoke; smoking
    民調 mín diào - public opinion poll; survey
    調查 diào chá - investigation; survey
    九成 jiǔ chéng - ninety percent
    反感 fǎn gǎn - dislike; resentment; aversion
    困擾 kùn rǎo - trouble; annoyance; disturbance
    東京 Dōng Jīng - Tokyo
    大阪 Dà Bǎn - Osaka
    基本上 jī běn shàng - basically; in general
    禁止 jìn zhǐ - to prohibit; to ban
    吸菸區 xī yān qū - designated smoking area
    吸菸室 xī yān shì - smoking room
    負壓式密閉吸菸室 fù yā shì mì bì xī yān shì - negative-pressure enclosed smoking room
    西門町 Xī Mén Dīng - Ximending (shopping district in Taipei)
    中山站 Zhōng Shān Zhàn - Zhongshan Station
    雙連站 Shuāng Lián Zhàn - Shuanglian Station
    透明的玻璃 tòu míng de bō lí - transparent glass
    空氣清淨 kōng qì qīng jìng - air purification; air cleaning
    設備 shè bèi - equipment; facilities
    負壓排煙 fù yā pái yān - negative-pressure smoke exhaust system
    戶外 hù wài - outdoors; outdoor
    明確 míng què - clear; explicit
    告示牌 gào shì pái - sign; notice board
    專用 zhuān yòng - designated for a specific use; dedicated
    菸蒂桶 yān dì tǒng - cigarette butt disposal bin; cigarette receptacle

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    #497 通貨膨脹 Inflation

    31/08/2026 | 5 mins.
    通貨膨脹 tōng huò péng zhàng - inflation
    價錢 jià qián - price
    上升 shàng shēng - to rise; increase
    便當 biàn dāng - boxed meal; lunch box
    貨幣 huò bì - currency; money
    購買力 gòu mǎi lì - purchasing power
    下降 xià jiàng - to decline; decrease
    壞事 huài shì - bad thing; negative thing
    企業 qì yè - enterprise; company
    願意 yuàn yì - willing to; be willing to
    投資 tóu zī - to invest; investment
    民眾 mín zhòng - the public; ordinary people
    消費 xiāo fèi - consumption; spending
    物價 wù jià - prices of goods; cost of goods
    小幅 xiǎo fú - slight; modest
    存錢 cún qián - to save money
    促進 cù jìn - to promote; stimulate
    經濟活動 jīng jì huó dòng - economic activity
    增加 zēng jiā - to increase; add
    收入 shōu rù - income; revenue
    提高 tí gāo - to raise; improve
    員工 yuán gōng - employee; staff member
    薪水 xīn shuǐ - salary; wages
    經濟學家 jīng jì xué jiā - economist
    低而穩定 dī ér wěn dìng - low and stable
    速度 sù dù - speed; rate
    漲價 zhǎng jià - to increase in price; price hike
    食用油 shí yòng yóu - cooking oil; edible oil
    經濟危機 jīng jì wéi jī - economic crisis
    中央銀行 zhōng yāng yín háng - central bank
    採取 cǎi qǔ - to adopt; take (a measure)
    量化寬鬆政策 liàng huà kuān sōng zhèng cè - quantitative easing policy
    刺激經濟 cì jī jīng jì - to stimulate the economy
    疫情 yì qíng - epidemic situation; pandemic
    新冠肺炎 xīn guān fèi yán - COVID-19
    大量印鈔 dà liàng yìn chāo - to print large amounts of money
    降息 jiàng xí - to cut interest rates
    補助 bǔ zhù - subsidy; financial assistance
    補助金 bǔ zhù jīn - subsidy payment; government aid money
    同步 tóng bù - simultaneously; in sync
    導致 dǎo zhì - to lead to; cause
    梨子 lí zi - pear
    薪水追不上物價 xīn shuǐ zhuī bú shàng wù jià - wages cannot keep up with rising prices; salaries lag behind inflation

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    #496 台灣的山林 Taiwan’s Mountains and Forests 🌳

    28/08/2026 | 12 mins.
    山林 shānlín - mountain forests; forests in mountainous areas
    森林 sēnlín - forest
    生態 shēngtài - ecology; ecosystem
    多樣 duōyàng - diverse; varied
    覆蓋率 fùgàilǜ - coverage rate
    面積 miànjī - area; surface area
    地勢 dìshì - terrain; topography
    陡峭 dǒuqiào - steep
    熱帶 rèdài - tropical zone
    亞熱帶 yǎrèdài - subtropical zone
    溫帶 wēndài - temperate zone
    寒帶 hándài - frigid zone; polar zone
    平地 píngdì - flat land; plain
    闊葉林 kuòyè lín - broadleaf forest
    葉子 yèzi - leaf
    分佈最廣 fēnbù zuì guǎng - most widely distributed
    生機 shēngjī - vitality; life force
    盎然 àngrán - full of life; flourishing
    地帶 dìdài - zone; region
    植物 zhíwù - plant
    濕潤 shīrùn - humid; moist
    海拔 hǎibá - altitude above sea level
    纏繞 chánrào - to wind around; to twine
    台灣黑熊 Táiwān hēixióng - Formosan black bear
    活動範圍 huódòng fànwéi - activity range; habitat area
    獼猴 míhóu - macaque monkey
    昆蟲 kūnchóng - insect
    針葉林 zhēnyè lín - coniferous forest
    針 zhēn - needle
    苔蘚 táixiǎn - moss
    蕨類 juélèi - ferns
    雲霧壟罩 yúnwù lǒngzhào - covered in clouds and mist
    雲層 yúncéng - cloud layer
    山羊 shānyáng - mountain goat
    檜木 kuàimù - cypress wood
    冷杉 lěngshān - fir tree
    樹幹 shùgàn - tree trunk
    色澤 sèzé - color and luster
    墨綠色 mòrǜsè - dark green
    黑森林 hēisēnlín - black forest; dark forest
    寒冷 hánlěng - cold; chilly
    惡劣 èliè - harsh; severe
    生長 shēngzhǎng - to grow
    界線 jièxiàn - boundary; limit
    生存 shēngcún - to survive; existence
    玉山圓柏 Yùshān yuánbǎi - Yushan juniper
    扭曲 niǔqū - twisted; distorted
    歪七扭八 wāiqīniǔbā - crooked and twisted
    杜鵑花 dùjuānhuā - azalea
    玉山薄雪草 Yùshān bóxuěcǎo - Yushan edelweiss
    高山症 gāoshānzhèng - altitude sickness

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    #495 台灣廟會文化 Taiwan’s Temple Festival Culture

    26/08/2026 | 11 mins.
    民間信仰 mín jiān xìn yǎng - folk religion; popular belief
    遶境 rào jìng - religious procession around an area or community
    平安 píng ān - peace and safety
    近距離接觸 jìn jù lí jiē chù - close contact
    驅除 qū chú - to drive away; to eliminate
    妖邪 yāo xié - evil spirits
    惡氣 è qì - bad energy; evil aura
    民俗表演 mín sú biǎo yǎn - folk performance
    陣頭 zhèn tóu - traditional temple parade performance group
    舞龍舞獅 wǔ lóng wǔ shī - dragon and lion dance
    八家將 bā jiā jiàng - traditional Taiwanese temple performance troupe/deities’ guards
    打扮 dǎ bàn - to dress up; appearance
    開路 kāi lù - to clear the way
    用意 yòng yì - intention; purpose
    鑽轎底 zuān jiào dǐ - to crawl under a sedan chair for blessing
    神轎 shén jiào - deity’s sedan chair/palanquin
    跪在地上 guì zài dì shàng - to kneel on the ground
    頭低低 tóu dī dī - head lowered
    庇佑 bì yòu - blessing and protection from a deity
    消災 xiāo zāi - to ward off misfortune
    鞭炮 biān pào - firecrackers
    文化資產 wén huà zī chǎn - cultural heritage
    爭議 zhēng yì - controversy
    亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo - messy; chaotic
    被...介入 bèi...jiè rù - to be involved/intervened by...
    黑道 hēi dào - organized crime; gangsters
    董事長 dǒng shì zhǎng - chairman; chairperson
    香油錢 xiāng yóu qián - temple donation money
    勢力 shì lì - influence; power
    胡作非為 hú zuò fēi wéi - to behave recklessly; to do evil things
    打擾 dǎ rǎo - to disturb
    周邊居民 zhōu biān jū mín - nearby residents
    在街頭上 zài jiē tóu shàng - on the streets
    幫派 bāng pài - gang; faction
    藉著...名義 jiè zhe...míng yì - under the name/pretense of...
    小鬼 xiǎo guǐ - little ghost/spirit
    封路 fēng lù - to block off a road
    架設 jià shè - to set up; to install
    舞台 wǔ tái - stage
    吉普車 jí pǔ chē - jeep
    宗教信仰 zōng jiào xìn yǎng - religious belief
    自由 zì yóu - freedom

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    #494 區塊鏈 Blockchain

    24/08/2026 | 6 mins.
    區塊鏈 qū kuài liàn - blockchain
    記錄資料 jì lù zī liào - to record data
    技術 jì shù - technology; technique
    區塊 qū kuài - block
    交易 jiāo yì - transaction; trade
    資訊 zī xùn - information
    把...連結起來 bǎ...lián jié qǐ lái - to connect; to link together
    鏈 liàn - chain
    共同 gòng tóng - together; jointly
    維護 wéi hù - to maintain
    去中心化 qù zhōng xīn huà - decentralization
    確認 què rèn - to confirm; verification
    被隨意修改 bèi suí yì xiū gǎi - to be changed freely or casually
    增加 zēng jiā - to increase
    安全性 ān quán xìng - security; safety level
    透明度 tòu míng dù - transparency
    比特幣 bǐ tè bì - Bitcoin
    乙太幣 yǐ tài bì - Ethereum
    加密貨幣 jiā mì huò bì - cryptocurrency
    應用 yìng yòng - application; use
    金融交易 jīn róng jiāo yì - financial transaction
    發行 fā xíng - to issue; to release
    穩定幣 wěn dìng bì - stablecoin
    合約 hé yuē - contract
    管理 guǎn lǐ - management
    身分認證 shēn fèn rèn zhèng - identity verification
    投票系統 tóu piào xì tǒng - voting system
    提升 tí shēng - to improve; to enhance
    效率 xiào lǜ - efficiency
    信任度 xìn rèn dù - level of trust; credibility
    人類發展 rén lèi fā zhǎn - human development
    電力 diàn lì - electric power
    運作 yùn zuò - to operate; operation
    人工智慧 rén gōng zhì huì - artificial intelligence (AI)
    半導體 bàn dǎo tǐ - semiconductor
    規範 guī fàn - regulation; standard

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