身份 shēn fèn - identity

特殊 tè shū - special

薄瓜瓜 bó guā guā - name of a person, the son of Bo Xilai

共產黨 gòng chǎn dǎng - Communist Party

政治世家 zhèng zhì shì jiā - political family

薄一波 bó yī bō - Bo Yibo, a Chinese political figure

中共 zhōng gòng - Chinese Communist Party

八老之一 bā lǎo zhī yī - one of the "eight immortals" of the Chinese Communist Party

創黨 chuàng dǎng - founding the party

元老 yuán lǎo - elder or veteran of the Communist Party

薄熙來 bó xī lái - Bo Xilai, a former Chinese politician

政治局 zhèng zhì jú - Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China

委員 wěi yuán - committee member

衝突 chōng tú - conflict

被關進了 bèi guān jìn le - was imprisoned

監獄 jiān yù - prison

谷開來 gǔ kāi lái - Gu Kailai, Bo Xilai’s wife

涉及 shè jí - involved in

一樁 yī zhuāng - a case or incident

謀殺案 móu shā àn - murder case

家庭背景 jiā tíng bèi jǐng - family background

文革 wén gé - Cultural Revolution

具有 jù yǒu - to possess or have

政治色彩 zhèng zhì sè cǎi - political connotation

掌權人 zhǎng quán rén - person in power

變故 biàn gù - change or misfortune

求學 qiú xué - to pursue studies

因素 yīn sù - factor

牛津大學 niú jīn dà xué - Oxford University

哈佛大學 hā fú dà xué - Harvard University

哥倫比亞法學院 gē lún bǐ yà fǎ xué yuàn - Columbia Law School

深造 shēn zào - further studies

學歷 xué lì - academic qualifications

擔任 dān rèn - to hold (a position)

分析師 fēn xī shī - analyst

低調 dī diào - low-key

引起 yǐn qǐ - to cause or provoke

熱議 rè yì - heated discussion

跨越 kuà yuè - to cross over

婚事 hūn shì - marriage affairs

引人注目 yǐn rén zhù mù - eye-catching

登記 dēng jì - to register

騷擾 sāo rǎo - to harass

除此之外 chū cǐ zhī wài - apart from this

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氣候變遷 qìhòu biànqiān - climate change

關注 guānzhù - to pay attention to

議題 yìtí - issue, topic

整體 zhěngtǐ - overall, whole

深遠 shēnyuǎn - profound, far-reaching

北極 Běijí - the Arctic

南極 Nánjí - the Antarctic

冰川 bīngchuān - glacier

融化 rónghuà - to melt

排放 páifàng - to emit, emission

二氧化碳 èryǎnghuàtàn - carbon dioxide

甲烷 jiǎwán - methane

溫室氣體 wēnshì qìtǐ - greenhouse gas

積累 jīlěi - to accumulate

大氣層 dàqìcéng - atmosphere

溫室 wēnshì - greenhouse

太空總署 Tàikōng Zǒngshǔ - NASA

創下 chuàngxià - to set (a record)

緯度 wěidù - latitude

天災 tiānzāi - natural disaster

減緩 jiǎnhuǎn - to slow down

攝氏 shèshì - Celsius

熱浪 rèlàng - heatwave

危及生命 wéijí shēngmìng - life-threatening

極端 jíduān - extreme

疾病 jíbìng - disease

分布 fēnbù - distribution

遍布 biànbù - to be spread all over

進一步 jìnyíbù - further

威脅 wēixié - threat, to threaten

糧食 liángshí - food, grain

生產 shēngchǎn - production

作物 zuòwù - crop

產量 chǎnliàng - yield, output

大幅減少 dàfú jiǎnshǎo - significant decrease

稻米 dàomǐ - rice

小麥 xiǎomài - wheat

危機 wéijī - crisis

降低電力 jiàngdī diànlì - to reduce electricity

漁業 yúyè - fishery

捕魚 bǔyú - to fish

基礎建設 jīchǔ jiànshè - infrastructure

颶風 jùfēng - hurricane

洪水 hóngshuǐ - flood

災害 zāihài - disaster

消融 xiāoróng - to melt, to thaw

缺水 quēshuǐ - water scarcity

心態 xīntài - mindset

永續發展 yǒngxù fāzhǎn - sustainable development

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躲進 duǒ jìn - to hide in

被窩 bèi wō - quilt; bedclothes

熱騰騰 rè téng téng - steaming hot

湯底 tāng dǐ - soup base

昆布鍋 kūn bù guō - kelp hot pot

原味 yuán wèi - original flavor

口感 kǒu gǎn - texture (of food)

火鍋料 huǒ guō liào - hot pot ingredients

湯泡飯 tāng pào fàn - rice soaked in soup

吸滿 xī mǎn - to absorb completely

濃郁 nóng yù - rich; intense (flavor or aroma)

湯汁 tāng zhī - soup or broth

忍不住 rěn bù zhù - can’t help but

大快朵頤 dà kuài duǒ yí - to enjoy eating heartily

拌一拌 bàn yī bàn - to mix

王子麵 wáng zǐ miàn - instant noodles (a popular brand in Taiwan)

科學麵 kē xué miàn - Science Noodles (a snack noodle brand)

吸收 xī shōu - to absorb

飽滿 bǎo mǎn - full; plump

不可或缺 bù kě huò quē - indispensable

靈魂 líng hún - soul; essence

沙沙 shā shā - gritty (texture)

滑順 huá shùn - smooth

沙茶醬 shā chá jiàng - satay sauce

搭配 dā pèi - to pair with

蒜頭 suàn tóu - garlic

醋 cù - vinegar

麻油 má yóu - sesame oil

佐料 zuǒ liào - condiments

配料 pèi liào - ingredients (for seasoning or garnishing)

蔥 cōng - green onion

蒜 suàn - garlic

辣椒 là jiāo - chili pepper

寒冷 hán lěng - cold

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黑白大廚 hēi bái dà chú - Culinary Class Wars

美食節目 měi shí jié mù - food show

料理競賽 liào lǐ jìng sài - cooking competition

料理階級大戰 liào lǐ jiē jí dà zhàn - cooking rank battle

黑湯匙 hēi tāng chí - black spoon

白湯匙 bái tāng chí - white spoon

無名 wú míng - unknown

名氣 míng qì - fame

才華 cái huá - talent

正規 zhèng guī - formal

烹飪 pēng rèn - cooking

讓人很驚艷 ràng rén hěn jīng yàn - impressive

業界 yè jiè - industry

菁英廚師 jīng yīng chú shī - elite chef

優勝者 yōu shèng zhě - winner

刺激 cì jī - exciting

階段 jiē duàn - stage

選拔賽 xuǎn bá sài - selection competition

分成兩組 fēn chéng liǎng zǔ - divided into two groups

輪流 lún liú - take turns

評審 píng shěn - judge

依據 yī jù - based on

出色 chū sè - outstanding

晉級 jìn jí - advance

下一輪 xià yī lún - next round

單挑 dān tiāo - one-on-one challenge

食材 shí cái - ingredients

創作 chuàng zuò - create

美味 měi wèi - delicious

眼罩 yǎn zhào - eye mask

憑 píng - rely on

評價 píng jià - evaluate

獲勝的一方 huò shèng de yī fāng - winning side

外觀 wài guān - appearance

團體戰 tuán tǐ zhàn - team battle

肉類 ròu lèi - meat category

組別 zǔ bié - group

試吃 shì chī - taste test

票數 piào shù - votes

隊伍 duì wǔ - team

全員生存 quán yuán shēng cún - all survive

復活賽 fù huó sài - revival match

實力 shí lì - strength/ability

關注 guān zhù - attention

階級制度 jiē jí zhì dù - class system

菜鳥 cài niǎo - rookie

切磋 qiē cuō - exchange skills

碰撞 pèng zhuàng - collision

不僅 bù jǐn - not only

反映 fǎn yìng - reflect

老鳥 lǎo niǎo - experienced person

不會被採納 bù huì bèi cǎi nà - will not be accepted

認可 rèn kě - recognition

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【最新消息 Update!】

韓國已經宣布解除戒嚴了

Hánguó yǐjīng xuānbù jiěchú jièyánle

South Korea martial law lifted

生詞 Vocabulary :

震驚 zhèn jīng - shocked, astonished

發表 fā biǎo - to announce, to deliver (a speech)

演說 yǎn shuō - speech, address

緊急聲明 jǐn jí shēng míng - emergency statement

宣布 xuān bù - to announce, to proclaim

全國戒嚴 quán guó jiè yán - nationwide martial law

尹錫悅 yǐn xī yuè - Yoon Suk-yeol (the president of South Korea)

發佈 fā bù - to release, to issue

緊急戒嚴 jǐn jí jiè yán - emergency martial law

消滅 xiāo miè - to eliminate, to exterminate

親北韓勢力 qīn běi hán shì lì - pro-North Korea forces

反對黨 fǎn duì dǎng - opposition party

勾結 gōu jié - to collude, to conspire

滅亡 miè wáng - to perish, to be destroyed

剷除 chǎn chú - to eradicate, to remove

反國家勢力 fǎn guó jiā shì lì - anti-state forces

國防部長 guó fáng bù zhǎng - Minister of National Defense

下令 xià lìng - to issue an order

全軍 quán jūn - the entire military

加強 jiā qiáng - to strengthen, to reinforce

緊急戒備 jǐn jí jiè bèi - emergency preparedness

在野黨 zài yě dǎng - opposition party (literally, party outside of power)

擾亂 rǎo luàn - to disturb, to disrupt

自由 zì yóu - freedom, liberty

民主 mín zhǔ - democracy

參謀總長 cān móu zǒng zhǎng - Chief of Staff (military)

就任 jiù rèn - to assume office, to take office

戒嚴司令 jiè yán sī lìng - martial law commander

戒嚴司令部 jiè yán sī lìng bù - martial law command center

戒嚴令 jiè yán lìng - martial law order

禁止 jìn zhǐ - to prohibit, to forbid

政治活動 zhèng zhì huó dòng - political activities

國民議會 guó mín yì huì - National Assembly

政治協會 zhèng zhì xié huì - political association

集會 jí huì - assembly, gathering

示威 shì wēi - demonstration, protest

議員 yì yuán - member of parliament, legislator

抗議 kàng yì - to protest, to resist

假新聞 jiǎ xīn wén - fake news

虛假 xū jiǎ - false, fake

宣傳 xuān chuán - propaganda, promotion

媒體 méi tǐ - media

出版物 chū bǎn wù - publications

罷工 bà gōng - to strike (workers)

煽動 shān dòng - to incite, to stir up

社會混亂 shè huì hùn luàn - social chaos, disorder

醫務人員 yī wù rén yuán - medical staff

醫療場所 yī liáo chǎng suǒ - medical facility, healthcare setting

崗位 gǎng wèi - post, position

違法 wéi fǎ - to break the law, illegal

處罰 chǔ fá - to punish

韓元兌美元匯率 hán yuán duì měi yuán huì lǜ - exchange rate of Korean won to U.S. dollar

迅速 xùn sù - rapidly, quickly

下跌 xià diē - to drop, to fall

執政黨 zhí zhèng dǎng - ruling party

黨魁 dǎng kuí - party leader

黨主席 dǎng zhǔ xí - party chairman

阻止 zǔ zhǐ - to prevent, to stop

密切關注 mì qiè guān zhù - to closely monitor

航空公司 háng kōng gōng sī - airline company

旅行社 lǚ xíng shè - travel agency

確認 què rèn - to confirm

彈劾 tán hé - impeachment

民眾黨 mín zhòng dǎng - Taiwan People's Party

主席 zhǔ xí - chairman

柯文哲 kē wén zhé - Ko Wen-je

政黨 zhèng dǎng - political party

國民黨 guó mín dǎng - Kuomintang (KMT)

民進黨 mín jìn dǎng - Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)

理念 lǐ niàn - philosophy, belief

第三方 dì sān fāng - third party

創黨人 chuàng dǎng rén - founder of a political party

身陷 shēn xiàn - be deeply involved in

爭議 zhēng yì - controversy

競選 jìng xuǎn - to run for (an election)

經費 jīng fèi - funding

黨務 dǎng wù - party affairs

支出 zhī chū - expenditure

被外界質疑 bèi wài jiè zhì yí - be questioned by the public

總統大選 zǒng tǒng dà xuǎn - presidential election

期間 qí jiān - period

募款 mù kuǎn - fundraising

經費 jīng fèi - funds

流向 liú xiàng - flow direction

公關 gōng guān - public relations

造勢活動 zào shì huó dòng - campaign events

款項 kuǎn xiàng - funds, money

申報 shēn bào - to declare, report

高層 gāo céng - senior-level, high-ranking

交情匪淺 jiāo qíng fěi qiǎn - close relations

引發外界...質疑 yǐn fā wài jiè...zhì yí - arouse public suspicion

假帳 jiǎ zhàng - fraudulent accounts

政府官員 zhèng fǔ guān yuán - government official

候選人 hòu xuǎn rén - candidate

透明 tòu míng - transparent

違法 wéi fǎ - illegal

漏報 lòu bào - underreport

金額 jīn é - amount of money

會計師 kuài jì shī - accountant

總而言之 zǒng ér yán zhī - in summary

爭議 zhēng yì - controversy

清廉 qīng lián - incorrupt, clean

貪污腐敗 tān wū fǔ bài - corruption

為人民的利益著想 wèi rén mín de lì yì zháo xiǎng - consider the people's interests

指控 zhǐ kòng - to accuse

政治獻金 zhèng zhì xiàn jīn - political donations

筆 bǐ - measure word for sums of money

指使 zhǐ shǐ - to instruct, instigate

豪宅 háo zhái - luxury house

爭議 zhēng yì - dispute, controversy

檢察官 jiǎn chá guān - prosecutor

羈押 jī yā - detain

京華城 jīng huá chéng - Living Mall (a shopping mall in Taipei)

地標 dì biāo - landmark

經營不善 jīng yíng bù shàn - poor management

走入歷史 zǒu rù lì shǐ - fade into history

拆除 chāi chú - demolish

涉嫌 shè xián - to be suspected of

收賄圖利 shōu huì tú lì - accept bribes for profit

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罐頭 guàntóu - canned food

便當店 biàndāngdiàn - bento shop

配 pèi - to match, to pair with

疫情期間 yìqíng qījiān - during the pandemic

下廚 xiàchú - to cook

現煮 xiànzhǔ - freshly cooked

鮪魚 wěiyú - tuna

鯖魚 qīngyú - mackerel

長期保存 chángqí bǎocún - long-term storage

腥味 xīngwèi - fishy smell

煎魚 jiān yú - to fry fish

紅燒鰻魚罐頭 hóngshāo mán yú guàntóu - braised eel canned food

全聯 quán lián - PX Mart (a supermarket chain in Taiwan)

肉類 ròulèi - meat

玉米 yùmǐ - corn

番茄 fānqié - tomato

稀飯 xīfàn - rice porridge

花瓜 huāguā - pickled melon

下飯 xiàfàn - goes well with rice

花生麵筋 huāshēng miànjīn - peanut gluten (a vegetarian food product)

麻油雙菇 má yóu shuāng gū - sesame oil double mushroom

調味料 tiáowèi liào - seasoning, condiment

科學麵 kēxué miàn - a brand of instant noodles, "Science Noodles"

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冠軍 guàn jūn - champion

擊敗 jí bài - to defeat

肉圓 ròu yuán - Taiwanese snack made of a round dumpling filled with pork, often served with sauce

舉國歡慶 jǔ guó huān qìng - national celebration, a celebration that involves the whole country

殖民 zhí mín - colonization

引進 yǐn jìn - to introduce, to bring something into a new place or situation

日治時期 rì zhì shí qī - the Japanese colonial period in Taiwan

組成 zǔ chéng - to form, to assemble, to make up (a group or team)

激動 jī dòng - excited, emotional, stirred up with strong feelings

友誼 yǒu yí - friendship

中華職棒 zhōng huá zhí bàng - Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL), Taiwan’s professional baseball league

職業棒球隊 zhí yè bàng qiú duì - professional baseball team

低潮 dī cháo - low point, a period of difficulty or decline

簽賭 qiān dǔ - to sign a gambling agreement, often related to fixing sports matches

賭博 dǔ bó - gambling

發揮 fā huī - to give full play to, to unleash one’s abilities or potential

實力 shí lì - strength, real ability or power

案件 àn jiàn - case, usually refers to legal or criminal cases

低迷 dī mí - low spirits, sluggish or inactive state

盛行 shèng xíng - to be prevalent, widely practiced or popular

選手 xuǎn shǒu - athlete, competitor in sports

大聯盟 dà lián méng - Major League (in the U.S.)

小聯盟 xiǎo lián méng - Minor League (in the U.S.)

喜悅 xǐ yuè - joy, happiness, a feeling of great pleasure

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