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【What did we talk about in this episode】
It's almost Halloween
How are you all going to dress up?
Casey and Cindy both have experience in dressing up
But we don't like it very much⁉️
In this episode, we’ll discuss how the Taiwanese celebrate Halloween.
And some of our previous Halloween experiences.
We also talked a little bit about our views on the Chinese Ghost Festival


✅ 1:50 In Taiwan, who will celebrate Halloween?
✅ 3:43 The gap between children’s Halloween outfits is getting bigger and bigger.
✅ 6:00 Holidays are full of business opportunities. Introduce Cindy’s observations on German supermarkets.
✅ 8:00 A special way of celebration: Ji-mi Halloween
✅ 12:50 Halloween in Taiwan: Ghost Festival
✅ 14:30 When it comes to Halloween, it’s always full of……?



【Vocabulary】

共襄盛舉gòngxiāngshèngjǔ:join the activity together
刻板印象kèbǎnyìnxiàng:stereotype
扮裝bànzhuāng:cosplay; dress up
羞恥xiūchǐ:embarrassed 
那一掛nàyíguà:that kind of type 
苦思良久kǔsīliángjiǔ:think for so long 
吸血鬼xīxiěguǐ:vampire
尺度chǐdù:scale
大濃妝dànóngzhuāng:heavy makeup
公益性質gōngyìxìngzhì:public welfare 
花樣huāyàng:trick
纏chán:tangle 
木乃伊mùnǎiyī:mummy
貧富差距pínfùchàjù:disparity between the rich and the poor
用心yòngxīn:put efforts 
心疼xīnténg:the heart aches for somebody
缺乏quēfá:lack
既定印象jìdìngyìnxiàng:established impression
路邊攤lùbiāntān:street stand 
深有感觸shēnyǒugǎnchù:impress somebody deeply
區域qūyù:area 
陳列chénliè:display 
抓緊機會zhuājǐnjīhuì:seize the opportunity 
必備款bìbèikuǎn:must-have
闖關活動chuǎngguānhuódòng:task completion activity 
名目míngmù:name 
地味萬聖節dìwèiwànshèngjié:ji-mi Halloween, a different way of celebrating Halloween in japan 
過往guòwǎng:in the past 
精心打扮jīngxīndǎbàn:get well-dressed 
觀察入微guānchárùwēi:that’s keen
標示biāoshì:sign 
趨勢qūshì:trend 
笑料十足xiàoliàoshízú:full of fun
跑趴pǎopā:go to the party
業配yèpèi:advertorial
趁chèn:while
擺bǎi: put 
提醒tíxǐng: remind
亡靈節wánglíngjié:day of the dead 
中元普渡zhōngyuánpǔdù:a religious activity held on July 15th of the lunar calendar
嚴肅看待yánsùkàndài: take it seriously 
祈禱qídǎo: pray 
干涉gànshè:intervene
支撐zhīchēng: support
大不敬dàbùjìng: so disrespectful

【Contact us】
Instagram: @hsinyeh_taiwanesemandarin / @cathy_chinese

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