戲劇 xìjù - drama

形式 xíngshì - form; format

布袋戲 bùdàixì - glove puppetry; puppet show

操控 cāokòng - manipulate; control

戲偶 xìǒu - puppets

長得跟...一樣 zhǎng de gēn... yīyàng - look similar to...

演戲 yǎn xì - perform in a play; act

三國志 Sānguó Zhì - Records of the Three Kingdoms

武松打虎 Wǔ Sōng dǎ Hǔ - Wu Song Fights the Tiger

梁山伯與祝英台 Liáng Shānbó yǔ Zhù Yīngtái - Butterfly Lovers

朝代 cháodài - dynasty

明朝 Míngcháo - Ming Dynasty

明末 Míng mò - late Ming period

街頭 jiētóu - street; roadside

說書 shuōshū - storytelling

講故事 jiǎng gùshì - tell a story

民間故事 mínjiān gùshì - folktales

嘲諷 cháofěng - satirize; ridicule

朝政 cháozhèng - political administration

皇室 huángshì - royal family

惹禍上身 rě huò shàngshēn - get into trouble

避免 bìmiǎn - avoid; prevent

布簾 bùlián - curtain

隔著 gézhe - separated by; through

操弄 cāonòng - manipulate; operate

木偶 mù'ǒu - puppet

因素 yīnsù - factor; element

傳入 chuánrù - introduce; transmit

十分蓬勃 shífēn péngbó - very vigorous; thriving

大街小巷 dàjiē xiǎoxiàng - every street and alley; everywhere

古老 gǔlǎo - ancient; old

落後 luòhòu - backward; lagging behind

沒落 méiluò - decline; fall into disuse

精緻 jīngzhì - exquisite; delicate

收藏 shōucáng - collect; collection

廟會表演 miàohuì biǎoyǎn - temple fair performance

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極光 jíguāng - aurora

地磁風暴 dìcí fēngbào - geomagnetic storm

緯度 wěidù - latitude

地磁極 dìcí jí - magnetic pole

上空 shàngkōng - overhead; above

條件 tiáojiàn - condition

大氣 dàqì - atmosphere

磁場 cíchǎng - magnetic field

高能帶電粒子 gāonéng dàidiàn lìzǐ - high-energy charged particles

太陽 tàiyáng - sun

表面活躍區 biǎomiàn huóyuè qū - active region on the sun's surface

太陽閃焰 tàiyáng shǎn yàn - solar flare

產生 chǎnshēng - generate; produce

明顯 míngxiǎn - obvious; apparent

日冕拋射物質事件 rìmiǎn pāoshè wùzhì shìjiàn - coronal mass ejection event

極光活動 jíguāng huódòng - aurora activity

北極 běijí - North Pole

南極 nánjí - South Pole

墨西哥 Mòxīgē - Mexico

智利 Zhìlì - Chile

羨慕 xiànmù - envy; admire

天空 tiānkōng - sky

紫色 zǐsè - purple

綠色 lǜsè - green

光 guāng - light

奧秘 àomì - mystery

衛星導航 wèixīng dǎoháng - satellite navigation (GPS)

高頻無線電通信 gāopín wúxiàndiàn tōngxìn - high-frequency radio communication

干擾供電 gānraǒ gōngdiàn - interfere with power supply

通訊 tōngxùn - communication

廣播 guǎngbō - broadcasting

衛星電視訊號 wèixīng diànshì xùnhào - satellite TV signal

中斷 zhōngduàn - interrupt; cut off

手機收訊 shǒujī shōuxùn - cellphone reception

無線網路 wúxiàn wǎnglù - wireless network

藍芽 lán yá - Bluetooth

微波爐 wēibōlú - microwave oven

火爐 huǒlú - stove; furnace

洗碗機 xǐwǎnjī - dishwasher

日常用品 rìcháng yòngpǐn - everyday items

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味道 wèidào - flavor; smelling; taste

心悸 xīnjì - palpitations

國外 guówài - overseas

知名 zhīmíng - well-known

全世界 quán shìjiè - worldwide

咖啡館 kāfēi guǎn - coffee shop ; Café

拿下了第一名 náxiàle dì yī míng - took the first place

興波咖啡 Xìngbō kāfēi - Simple Kaffa

創辦人 chuàngbànrén - founder

吳則霖 Wú Zélín - Wu Zelin

養成 yǎngchéng - cultivate; develop

咖啡廳 kāfēi tīng - coffeehouse

是說 shìshuō - by the way

麥當勞 Màidāngláo - McDonald's

購買 gòumǎi - purchase

人生中 rénshēng zhōng - in one's life

咖啡壺 kāfēi hú - coffee pot

沖煮 chōngzhǔ - brew

沒有想像中簡單 méiyǒu xiǎngxiàng zhōng jiǎndān - not as simple as imagined

竟然 jìngrán - unexpectedly

台灣咖啡大師賽 Táiwān kāfēi dàshī sài - Taiwan Barista Championship

冠軍 guànjūn - champion

WBC世界咖啡大賽 WBC shìjiè kāfēi dàsài - World Barista Championship

大安區 Dà'ān qū - Da'an District

華山文創園區 Huàshān wénchuàng yuánqū - Huashan 1914 Creative Park

屋子 wūzi - house; room

氣氛 qìfēn - atmosphere

典雅 diǎnyǎ - elegant

吐司 tǔsī - toast

等等 děngděng - and so on; etc.

出門走走 chūmén zǒuzǒu - go out for a walk

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母親節 Mǔqīn jié - Mother's Day

回鄉 huíxiāng - return to one's hometown

排行 páiháng - ranking

保健食品 bǎojiàn shípǐn - health supplements

年紀大了 niánjì dàle - getting older

老花眼 lǎo huā yǎn - presbyopia

糊糊 hūhū - blurred

葉黃素 yè huáng sù - lutein

維生素E wéishēngsù E - vitamin E

跌倒 diédǎo - fall down

骨骼退化 gǔgé tuìhuà - osteoporosis

魚油 yúyóu - fish oil

鈣 gài - calcium

維他命D wéi tā mìng D - vitamin D

葡萄糖胺 pútáo táng'àn - glucosamine

膠原蛋白 jiāoyuán dànbái - collagen

難怪 nánguài - no wonder

除此之外 chúcǐ zhīwài - besides this

家電 jiādiàn - home appliances

生活用品 shēnghuó yòngpǐn - daily necessities

電鍋 diànguō - electric cooker

烤箱 kǎoxiāng - oven

冰箱 bīngxiāng - refrigerator

注重 zhùzhòng - pay attention to

保養品 bǎoyǎngpǐn - skincare products

興趣缺缺 xìngqù quēquē - lack of interest

精品 jīngpǐn - boutique; high-quality goods

投資理財 tóuzī lǐcái - investment and financial management

股票 gǔpiào - stocks

實際 shíjì - practical

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腰酸背痛 yāosuān bèitòng - backache and sore waist

特斯拉 Tèsīlā - Tesla

馬斯克 Mǎsīkè - Elon Musk

無預警地 wú yùjǐng de - without prior warning

抵達了 dǐdále - arrived

會見 huìjiàn - meet with

國務院 Guówùyuàn - General Office of the State Council

總理 Zǒnglǐ - Premier

李強 Lǐ Qiáng - Li qiang (Chinese Premier)

對外公開 duìwài gōngkāi - publicly

會晤 huìwù - meeting

細節 xìjié - details

知情人士 zhīqíng rénshì - informed sources

透露 tòulù - disclose; reveal

衝著 chōngzhe - for the sake of; aiming at

訪問 fǎngwèn - visit

FSD全自動輔助駕駛 FSD quán zìdòng fǔzhù jiàshǐ - Full Self-Driving (FSD)

海外資料傳輸許可 hǎiwài zīliào chuánshū xǔkě - overseas data transmission license

技術 jìshù - technology

不僅 bùjǐn - not only

提升 tíshēng - enhance; improve

行車 xíngchē - driving

大幅改善 dàfú gǎishàn - significantly improve

駕駛 jiàshǐ - driving

體驗 tǐyàn - experience

客戶 kèhù - customers

功能 gōngnéng - function

依賴 yīlài - rely on

攝影機 shèyǐngjī - camera

敏感性 mǐngǎn xìng - sensitivity

安全 ānquán - safety

擔憂 dānyōu - worry; concern

獲得 huòdé - obtain

許可 xǔkě - permission

預祝 yùzhù - wish in advance

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說真的 shuō zhēn de - to tell the truth

從我出生到現在 cóng wǒ chūshēng dào xiànzài - from my birth until now

超級讚的 chāojí zàn de - super awesome

靠近 kàojìn - close to; near

算是 suànshì - can be considered as; can be regarded as

自然科學博物館 zìrán kēxué bówùguǎn - National Museum of Natural Science

確定 quèdìng - sure

太空劇場 tàikōng jùchǎng - Space Theater

科學中心 kēxué zhōngxīn - Science Center

生命科學廳 shēngmìng kēxué tīng - Life Science Hall

地球環境廳 dìqiú huánjìng tīng - Global Environmental Hall

人類文化廳 rénluèi wénhuà tīng - Human Cultures Hall

植物園 zhíwù yuán - Botanical Garden

美術館 měishù guǎn - Art Museum

氣球 qìqiú - balloon

眷村文物館 juàncūn wénwù guǎn - Military Kindred Village Museum

勤美綠園道 qínměi lǜyuándào - Park Lane by CMP

草皮 cǎopí - lawn

大安森林公園 Dà'ān Sēnlín Gōngyuán - Da'an Forest Park

沙漠綠洲 shāmò lǜzhōu - desert oasis

服飾店 fúshì diàn - clothing store

特色餐廳 tèsè cāntīng - specialty restaurant

分別是 fēnbié shì - respectively are

一中街夜市 Yīzhōng Jiē Yèshì - Yizhong Night Market

逢甲夜市 Féngjiǎ Yèshì - Fengjia Night Market

住膩了 zhù nìle - tired of staying

夜生活 yè shēnghuó - nightlife

精采 jīngcǎi - exciting; splendid

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上傳 shàngchuán - to upload

應徵通知 yìngzhēng tōngzhī - job application notification

確認 quèrèn - to confirm

資訊欄 zīxùn lán - show note

等候名單 děnghòu míngdān - waiting list

通知 tōngzhī - to notify; notification

不夠善良的我們 Bùgòu Shànliáng de Wǒmen - "Imperfect Us" (Taiwanese TV drama)

紅遍大街小巷 hóngbiàn dàjiē xiǎoxiàng - red hot everywhere; extremely popular

該怎麼說呢 gāi zěnme shuō ne - how should I put it

貼近 tiējìn - to be close to; to be in close proximity to

同月同日生 tóng yuè tóng rì shēng - born on the same month and day

乖乖牌 guāiguāi pái - well-behaved type

整齊 zhěngqí - neat; tidy

乖 guāi - well-behaved; obedient

化煙燻濃妝 huà yānxūn nóng zhuāng - smoky makeup

直來直往 zhí lái zhí wǎng - straightforward; frank

不善交際 bùshàn jiāojì - not good at socializing

叛逆不羈 pànnì bùjī - rebellious and unruly

反而 fǎn'ér - on the contrary; instead

搶到...了 qiǎng dào...le - snatch...away

日復一日 rì fù yī rì - day after day

社交媒體 shèjiāo méitǐ - social media

拿...跟...做比較 ná...gēn...zuò bǐjiào - compare...with...

愛奇異 Àiqíyì - iQIYI (a Chinese online streaming platform)

公視 Gōngshì - Public Television Service (a public broadcasting service in Taiwan)

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報名 bàomíng - to sign up; to register

可惜 kěxī - unfortunately; regrettably

等候名單 děnghòu míngdān - waiting list

通知 tōngzhī - to notify; notification

魯保羅變裝皇后秀 Lǔbǎoluó biànzhuāng huánghòu xiù - RuPaul's Drag Race

季 jì - season

宣佈了 xuānbù le - announced

總冠軍 zǒng guànjūn - grand champion

妮妃雅 Nīfēiyǎ - Nymphia Wind

在全球的關注下 zài quánqiú de guānzhù xià - under global attention

獲得 huòdé - to obtain; to acquire

曹米駬 Cáo mǐ ěr - Nymphia Wind (Chinese name)

霸凌 bàlíng - bullying

欺負 qīfu - to bully

關注 guānzhù - attention; concern

童年 tóngnián - childhood

一輩子 yībèizi - a lifetime

學風 xuéfēng - school culture

自由 zìyóu - freedom

全人實驗中學 quánrén shíyàn zhōngxué - Holistic Education School

就讀 jiùdú to ateend (school)

佩服 pèifú - to admire; to respect

反而 fǎn'ér - instead; on the contrary

檢討 jiǎntǎo - to reflect on; to review

觀察 guānchá - to observe; observation

管 guǎn - to manage; to control

感受 gǎnshòu - feeling; sensation

母子 mǔzǐ - mother and son

摯友 zhìyǒu - close friend

閨蜜 guīmì - best friend (female)

吵起架來 chǎo qǐ jià lái - to quarrel loudly

風風火火 fēngfēng huǒhuǒ - with great vigor and enthusiasm

情緒來的時候 qíngxù lái de shíhou - when emotions arise

一起抱頭痛哭 yīqǐ bào tóu tòng kū - crying together with heads in arms

迷惘 míwǎng - confused; perplexed

面對 miànduì - to face; to confront

人家 rénjiā - others; other people

眼光 yǎnguāng - viewpoint; perspective

支身 zhīshēn - to move; to relocate

前往 qiánwǎng - to go to; to head for

布魯克林 Bùlǔkèlín - Brooklyn

賺取 zhuànqǔ - to earn; to make (money)

夜場 yèchǎng - night club

主題禮服 zhǔtí lǐfú - themed costume; themed attire

競賽環節 jìngsài huánjié - competition segment

打造 dǎzào - to create; to build

獨一無二 dúyīwú'èr - unique; one of a kind

戰袍 zhànpáo - battle costume; outfit

香蕉 xiāngjiāo - banana

輸出 shūchū - to export; to output

存在 cúnzài - existence; to exist

圈 quān - circle; community

屬於 shǔyú - to belong to; to be part of

同伴 tóngbàn - companion; mate

歸屬感 guīshǔgǎn - sense of belonging

展現自我 zhǎnxiàn zìwǒ - to express oneself; to show oneself

無所畏懼 wúsuǒwèijù - fearless; without fear

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