中東 zhōng dōng - Middle East

牽涉 qiān shè - to involve

以色列 yǐ sè liè - Israel

黎巴嫩 lí bā nèn - Lebanon

一批 yī pī - a batch (of goods)

金阿波羅 jīn ā bō luó - Gold Apollo (company name)

呼叫器 hū jiào qì - pager

分發 fēn fā - to distribute

真主黨 zhēn zhǔ dǎng - Hezbollah

爆炸 bào zhà - explosion

運送 yùn sòng - to transport

情報部門 qíng bào bù mén - intelligence agency

悄悄地 qiǎo qiǎo de - quietly; secretly

植入 zhí rù - to implant

爆裂 bào liè - to explode

裝置 zhuāng zhì - device

調查 diào chá - investigation

進行 jìn xíng - to carry out

內部通訊 nèi bù tōng xùn - internal communication

顯示 xiǎn shì - to show

通訊系統 tōng xùn xì tǒng - communication system

滲透 shèn tòu - to infiltrate

紐約時報 niǔ yuē shí bào - The New York Times

法新社 fǎ xīn shè - Agence France-Presse (AFP)

匿名 nì míng - anonymous

供應鏈 gōng yìng liàn - supply chain

某個 mǒu ge - a certain

環節 huán jié - link (in a chain)

埋藏 mái cáng - to bury

設備 shè bèi - equipment

炸藥 zhà yào - explosive

引爆 yǐn bào - to detonate

局勢 jú shì - situation (typically political or military)

捲入 juǎn rù - to be involved in

授權 shòu quán - to authorize

危機 wéi jī - crisis

發表 fā biǎo - to issue (a statement)

聲明 shēng míng - statement

強調 qiáng diào - to emphasize

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師大 Shīdà - National Taiwan Normal University

研究所 yánjiū suǒ - Graduate school

科系 kēxì - Academic department or program

對外華語教學 duìwài huáyǔ jiàoxué - Teaching Chinese as a foreign language

台電大樓 Tàidiàn dàlóu - Taipei Power Building (a MRT station in Taipei)

古亭站 Gǔtíng zhàn - Guting Station (a MRT station in Taipei)

師園鹽酥雞 Shīyuán yán sū jī - Shiyuan Salted Crispy Chicken (a popular food stall in Taipei)

鹽酥雞 yán sū jī - Salted crispy chicken

胡椒粉 hújiāo fěn - Pepper powder

蒜香 suàn xiāng - Garlic aroma

大蒜 dàsuàn - Garlic

香氣 xiāngqì - Aroma

調味 tiáowèi - Seasoning

剛好 gānghǎo - Just right

甜不辣 tián bù là - Fish cake

米血 mǐ xuè - Rice blood cake

雞皮 jī pí - Chicken skin

不踩雷 bù cǎi léi - Reliable or not making mistakes (in context, it means not disappointing)

咖哩飯 kālǐ fàn - Curry rice

炸物 zhà wù - Fried food

飲料喝到飽 yǐnliào hē dào bǎo - Free refills on drinks

爽 shuǎng - Refreshing or enjoyable

燈籠滷味 dēnglóng lǔ wèi - Lantern Lu Wei (a popular food stall in Taipei)

並列 bìngliè - Ranked together or listed together

必吃 bì chī - Must-try

大排長龍 dà pái cháng lóng - Long queue

滷味 lǔ wèi - Braised food

料 liào - Ingredients

滷蛋 lǔ dàn - Braised egg

豆干 dòu gān - Dried tofu

豆皮 dòu pí - Tofu skin

王子麵 wángzǐ miàn - Prince noodles (a brand of instant noodles)

滷汁 lǔ zhī - Braised sauce

青蔥 qīngcōng - Green onion

阿諾可麗餅 Ānuò kělì bǐng - Arno Crepe (a popular crepe brand in Taipei)

可麗餅 kělì bǐng - Crepe

香蕉巧克力口味 xiāngjiāo qiǎokèlì kǒuwèi - Banana chocolate flavor

抹醬 mǒ jiàng - Spread or sauce

創意 chuàngyì - Creative

口味 kǒuwèi - Flavor

玉米鮪魚可麗餅 yùmǐ wěiyú kělì bǐng - Corn and tuna crepe

可甜可鹹 kě tián kě xián - Can be sweet or savory

薄脆 báo cuì - Thin and crispy

餅皮 bǐng pí - Crepe skin

甜點 tiándiǎn - Dessert

正餐 zhèngcān - Main course

創意市集 chuàngyì shìjí - Creative market

冰火菠蘿油 bīng huǒ bōluó yóu - Pineapple bun with butter (a Hong Kong dessert)

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特有種動物 tè yǒu zhǒng dòngwù - endemic species (animals unique to a specific area)

台灣石虎 Tái wān shíhǔ - Taiwan leopard cat

小型 xiǎo xíng - small-sized

貓科動物 māo kē dòngwù - felid (cat family) animal

深色 shēn sè - dark color

斑點 bāndiǎn - spots, dots

攻擊性 gōngjī xìng - aggressiveness

誤以為 wù yǐwéi - to mistakenly believe, to misidentify

野生 yěshēng - wild, not domesticated

瀕臨絕種 bīn lín jué zhǒng - endangered, on the brink of extinction

台灣黑熊 Tái wān hēi xióng - Formosan black bear

胸前 xiōng qián - on the chest

V字型 V zì xíng - V-shaped

斑紋 bān wén - pattern, stripe

昆蟲 kūnchóng - insects

肉類 ròu lèi - meat

蜂巢 fēng cháo - beehive

帝雉 Dì zhì - Mikado pheasant (a bird species native to Taiwan)

鳥類 niǎo lèi - birds

顯眼 xiǎn yǎn - eye-catching, conspicuous

暗 àn - dark (in color)

亮麗 liàng lì - bright and beautiful

羽毛 yǔmáo - feathers

紫藍色 zǐ lán sè - violet-blue color

光澤 guāngzé - luster, sheen

尾巴 wěibā - tail

橫條紋 héng tiáo wén - horizontal stripes

鮮豔 xiān yàn - bright, vivid

搶 qiǎng - to compete for, to vie for

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