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Taiwan Variety talkshow - 學好英文的秘訣


calibre2001

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I just finished watching this variety talkshow. No, it's not a talkshow about serious stuff..far from that in fact. I choose this particular episode 'cause the topic is relatively simple and it offers real life talking rather than scripted talking. I find it easy to follow but the number of 'small words' shows how detailed mandarin can be. I've taken out most of the 'small words'/phrases I came across during the show. But I'll list them in order of most useful to least useful below.

Diffiiculty ranking: Lower intermediate (Taiwanese accent, trad. subtitles)

女士優先 - ladies first

羨慕 - to be envious/jealous / 嫉妒

求職 - applying for a job

儘量完 - play hard ( as in play hard work hard)

繁文縟節 - unnecessary and over-elaborated / 太誇張

八股 - cliched/ typical/ stereotype

藐視 - to look down upon/ to discriminate

融入 - to blend in/to integrate

樣跑 - something like 差不多一樣 but I can't confirm this

體系 - system as in 系統

遵循 - to abide by the rules

深造 - to do further studies as in to do a Masters or PHd

稍微 - a little as in 一點

補托福 - the TOEFL english test

一併 - altogether/一起

訣竅 - method / 方式/ the tricks of the trade

一套 - a set of something (系列?)

應對 - how to appropriately respond

啟發 - to enlighten

額外 - additional

先進 - advanced

一缸 - a jug?

禮儀 - protocol

順序 - a sequence/order of some sort

抹 - to apply/ to hide something by masking appearence?

內側 - the inner area

姿勢 - posture / mannerism?

繞 - to move around in a circle?

墨洋水 - to be trained/ well versed in the ways of the west ?? not entirely sure about this

採櫻桃 - to pluck cherries

悠哉 - havent checked this one yet

節奏 - havent checked this one yet

泡麵 - just means noodles, wonder what the 泡 means

綜一規格 - to fill up a form? I'm not quite sure what 綜一 specifically means

訂作 - to customise

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儘量完 - play hard ( as in play hard work hard)

盡量玩

樣跑 - something like 差不多一樣 but I can't confirm this

那樣跑 in that context, it means to do things as the system goes, namely follws the system of Britain's.

補托福 - the TOEFL english test
to go to the cram school in order to get good grades in the TOEFL english test
一缸 - a jug?

一缸子打翻所有人-- a bit like "throw the baby out with the bath water"

繞 - to move around in a circle?

correct!

墨洋水 - to be trained/ well versed in the ways of the west ?? not entirely sure about this

(喝) 洋墨水--to study abroad

悠哉 - havent checked this one yet

悠哉 means 很悠閒地

節奏 - havent checked this one yet

tempo

泡麵 - just means noodles, wonder what the 泡 means

instant nooldes

綜一規格 - to fill up a form? I'm not quite sure what 綜一 specifically means

綜一 here can mean 統一, 綜一規格can be to have the same format

Hope it helps!:)

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