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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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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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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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