This podcast seeks to help you speak Chinese through intriguing stories. While you’re listening, don’t forget to “guess” the meanings of the unfamiliar words through the context provided, in order to get the "immersive learning experience." If you’re new to this podcast, please start with the latest episode! These episodes are not arranged on a difficulty level. Feel free to jump into any episode topic that interests you the most! Find Episode Archive here: https://freshjulie.medium.com/
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Around Town with Mike Jeffers and Geoff Bradfield and Juli Wood
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Episode 085 Mike talks with Geoff Bradfield and playing with his group Tenor Time at the Green Mill and Juli Wood honoring others jazz musicians at Andy's Jazz Club.By Mike Jeffers
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Around Town with Mike Jeffers and Jake Shapiro, Richie Goods and Chien Chien Lu
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Episode 084 Around Town with Mike Jeffers and Jake Shapiro, Ritchie Goods and Chien Chien Lu. Jake discusses his upcoming gig at the Kenilworth Assembly Hall and Ritchie and Chien Chien discuss the challenges of touring.By Mike Jeffers
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Around Town with Mike Jeffers and Anne and Mark Burnell and Clark Sommers
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Episode 083 Mike Jeffers interviews Anne and Mark Burnell about their upcoming Halloween gig at Rhapsody and Clark Sommers tells us about his Release Party of "Feast Ephemera" at the Green Mill.By Mike Jeffers
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Around Town with Mike Jeffers with Eric Jacobson and Brett Dean
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Around Town with Mike Jeffers Episode 082 with Eric Jacobson and Brett Dean.By Mike Jeffers
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Around Town with Mike Jeffers and Steve Sedergreen
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Episode 081 Steve Sedergreen talks iwht Mike about his upcoming gigs with Pat Mallinger and Ty Cooper, how Chicago compares to Melbourne and playing at a young age with his dad and other great musicians. He will be here October 20 for a house concert and October 21st at Pianoforte.By Mike Jeffers
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Around Town with Mike Jeffers and CHRISTIAN DILLINGHAM
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Episode 077 of Around Town with Mike Jeffers features an interview with Christian Dillingham previewing his upcoming performance at the Chicago Jazz Festival Sunday September 3 at the Von Freeman stage (north promenade) 1:50-2:45pm.By Mike Jeffers
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Around Town with Mike Jeffers and Theodis Rodgers Jr.
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Episode 074 of Around Town with Mike Jeffers features an interview with pianist Theodis Rodgers Jr. previewing his upcoming performance at the 2023 Chicago Jazz Festival.By Mike Jeffers
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Around Town with Mike Jeffers and Greg Spero
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On Episode 080 of Around Town with Mike Jeffers pianist, composer and entrepreneur Greg Spero about his upcoming performance Thursday and Friday, September 28th and 29th at the Frank Lloyd Wright Unity Temple in Oak Park. Greg also discusses his concepts on composing, arranging and performing as well as his new tech startup and much more!…
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Around Town with Mike Jeffers and Jim Snidero
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EPISODE 079 of Around Town with Mike Jeffers features an interview saxophonist Jim Snidero about his upcoming performances at the Jazz Showcase on September 26th & 27th and clinics with the UIC Music Department. Jim also talks about recording his latest release Far Far Away featuring Kurt Rosenwinkel!…
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Around Town with Mike Jeffers and Ron Onesti
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Episode 078 of Around Town with Mike Jeffers features an interview with the President and CEO of the Arcada Theatre and Des Plaines Theatre, Ron Onesti, previewing the upcoming performance at the Arcada Theatre Satchmo Louis Armstrong the Musical on September 10th at 3pm. The performances is in conjunction with the St Charles Jazz Fest Weekend whic…
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Around Town with Mike Jeffers - 6th Annual Labor Day Jazz Festival 2023 with Jim Holman
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Episode 076 of Around Town with Mike Jeffers features an interview with Jim Holman previewing his upcoming performance at the Labor Day Jazz Festival Monday September 4 at the Jazz Showcase 4-9pm.By Mike Jeffers
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Around Town with Mike Jeffers and Greg Duncan
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Greg Duncan back in Chicago performing at Epiphany for the Arts on July 20, 2023.By Mike Jeffers
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Bear's story is a fascinating one – starting in Chicago, where he first started playing bass guitar, then moving to Los Angeles, where he collaborated and recorded with some of the most illustrious names in the global music scene.By Mike Jeffers
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Mike Jeffers and Juan Pastor talk about the Upcoming Chicago Jazz Festival. Juan Pastor is on the Pritzker Pavilion Friday September 1 at 4:15pm.By Mike Jeffers
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Javier Red’s Imagery Converter, Life & Umbrella
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Around Town with Mike Jeffers talking to Javier Red’s about his new release, Imagery Converter, Life & Umbrella.By Mike Jeffers
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Around Town with Mike Jeffers - Chicago Jazz Festival 2023 Preview with Eric Hochber
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Episode 073 of Around Town with Mike Jeffers features an interview with bassist Eric Hochberg previewing his upcoming performance at the 2023 Chicago Jazz Festival on Friday September 1, 2023 at 11:30am at the Von Freeman Pavilion with his group "Eric Hochberg's StringThing" featuring Mark Feldman, Larry Gray, Steve Million and Michael Raynor.…
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Chico Freeman, expanding his family’s musical legacy
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Saxophonist Chico Freeman sits down with Chicago Jazz Magazine founder, Mike Jeffers, for the October 2019 feature interview. Chico talks about growing up in a legendary Chicago musical family, the Freeman family. The son of Von Freeman, he shares stories about starting to play sax, attending Northwestern University, his decision to make music his …
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0:01 / 5:28 Chicago Blues Legend Jimmy Burns Talks about his Musical History with Mike Jeffers
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Chicago blues legend Jimmy Burns talks about his background, his love of blues and how he rose to prominence on the Chicago Blues Scene! visit www.bluesinchicago.com and www.chicagojazz.com for more interviews and information. #chicagoblues #bluesmusic #chicagojazz #jazzmusicBy Mike Jeffers
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Nick Moss talks with Mike Jeffers about ”Get Your Back Into It” on Alligator Records - NEW RELEASE!
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Episode 067 of "Around Town with Mike Jeffers" features an interview with the incredibly talented guitarist, Nick Moss, to delve into the making of his latest release, "Get Your Back Into It!" by The Nick Moss Band featuring Dennis Gruenling available July 14th on Alligator Records. In this interview, Mike Jeffers and Nick Moss talk about the creat…
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Chris Greene Talks about His Quartet’s 15+ Year Journey with Mike Jeffers on Around Town!
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Chris Greene talks with Mike Jeffers about the Chris Greene Music musical journey and their upcoming performance at Evanston SPACE on July 23rd on EPISODE 067 of Around Town!Visit www.ChicagoJazz.com for Interviews, Podcasts, Shows and more! #musicpodcast #chicagopodcast #jazzpodcast #mikejeffersBy Mike Jeffers
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EP 59 | 旅遊, Travel plan - Do you prefer an unplanned spontaneous trip, or a thoroughly prepped one?
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大家喜歡的旅遊方式都不一樣。有些人偏好完全沒有規劃的旅遊,覺得應該走到哪玩到哪,並且認為最重要的是一路上的驚喜。而有些人則偏好在旅遊前做好準備跟規劃,調查完當地的各種資料之後,再把行程排得滿滿滿。無論是偏好哪種,都有其道理。我在年輕的時候,偏好走到哪玩到哪的玩法,並且覺得一路上能結識不同的人,才是旅遊的樂趣所在。但是現在成為社會人之後,要請假出去旅遊本來就不容易,要在有限的時間內旅遊就使我變得比較有目的性。我現在出去旅遊很可能有兩個原因,一:為了要去遊覽當地的文物古蹟,二:單純想要躺在舒服的酒店休息。如果是為了第一個原因的話,那我就得事先做很多調查,比如當地的文化、博物館、歷史,這樣才能在旅遊的時候獲得最大的報酬。…
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EP 58|外賣, Delivery food - Is it morally wrong to order delivery food on Typhoon days?
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颱風天到底能不能叫外賣? 外賣平台餓了嗎,今天因為颱風的緣故,而停止上海部分區域的送餐。看到外賣小哥在大風大雨中送車搖搖晃晃,確實我也覺得在天氣惡劣的時候不應該叫外賣服務,增添外賣送貨人員的風險。 但另一方面,我也看到了一個外賣小哥因為送貨單數不多,空閒時幫忙清理排水口的影片。在讚嘆他幫助排水做好事的同時,也不禁懷疑是不是因為像我這樣不想增添麻煩的心理,導致外賣小哥沒有單可以接。 Medium link: https://freshjulie.medium.com/外賣-delivery-food-is-it-morally-wrong-to-order-delivery-food-on-typhoon-days-a4fe7f3a124f…
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EP 57 | 獨特, Unique — Unique Chinese internet ecosystem makes it hard for outsiders to navigate
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最近有朋友連繫我,希望我能幫忙推薦中國的翻譯,以及做文字內容相關的人才。他表示,自己負責亞太區的內容,亞洲所有部分的內容都已經搞定了,就只剩中國區的,花了很多時間去處理,但卻怎麼都找不到人。在我跟他稍微簡介了中國的翻譯生態之後,確實自己也覺得,中國大陸的許多生態真的與各國不同。就單拿找翻譯人才這件事來說,在其他地方,大家可能會從Linkedin、Freelancer網站開始找,但是中國的譯者因為不使用這些網站,所以就算用了這些網站也找不到人。同樣地,就算是在世界各地通用的服務,在中國的使用者偏好也不同,故也就產生了獨特的環境。Medium link:https://freshjulie.medium.com/ep-獨特-unique-chinese-consumer-4a73c2a73710…
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EP 56 | 垃圾食物, Junk food — Junk food addict or victim of food scientist?
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今天我吃了同事送的蛋黃酥。儘管我知道蛋黃酥不健康,但是吃了一小口之後就停不下來。 這樣子「停不下來」很可能不是我的錯,有科學家表示,當人們在吃高糖、高油、高鹽的食物時,確實會出現上癮現象,並且會一口接一口不斷地吃,停不下來。而有許多食品製造商,就抓緊了這個原則,製造出讓人吃到「停不下來」的垃圾食物。 如果大家不相信自己的自律能力,那最好就連第一口就別碰,因為一旦吃了第一口,你的身體很有可能就會不由自主地吃到最後一口。
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EP 55 | 失言, Slip of the tongue — Olympic Committee chair mistakenly called Japanese “Chinese”
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日本東京奧運最近終於要開賽了。 盡管有50%-80%的日本民眾反對舉辦奧運,但日本仍堅持舉辦的一個很大的因素,是因為來自奧運委員會的壓力。 奧運委員會主席Thomas Bach,在抵達日本之後,居然在記者會中口誤將日本民眾說成「中國人」。主席表示「我們的共同目標,就是為所有人舉辦安全的奧運會。為了運動員、各國代表,並且最重要的,是為了中國人 — — 痾……日本人。」。
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EP 54 | 薪水小偷, Salary thief — Intern salary deducted for using toilet too much
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大家在上班的時候會去廁所大便嗎? 在台灣,有一位實習生就因為去上廁所的時間過長,而被減薪。聽起來很不敢相信對吧!大便應該是正常的生理活動,居然被公司這樣懲罰。從公司給出來的解釋來看,這位實習生上廁所的時間真的非常長。公司根據監視器影像發現,這位實習生一個月內總共去廁所49.5小時。因此,扣掉每天1小時的正常上廁所時間,決定減去這位實習生27.5小時的薪水。 當然,每天平均2小時確實是很誇張,但是公司也不應該在沒有事先告知的狀況下直接減薪。 Transcript: https://freshjulie.medium.com
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EP 53 | 打雞血, Get pumped up — Get invigorated by injecting chicken blood
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如果你在中國生活,可能會聽到有人說「打雞血」 打雞血的意思,是指一個人特別有精神、幹勁,跟動力地去做一件事情。 這個俗語的來源,其實真的跟把雞血注射到血管中有關係。在中國文化大革命時期,確實流行過把公雞的血,注射到人的血管中來幫助治病的民俗療法。流行一陣子之後,有人因為真的注射了雞血而引起嚴重的不良反應,導致死亡,這個民俗療法也慢慢的被人遺忘。現在呢,只留下一句俗语「像打了雞血一樣」流傳了下来,形容一種特别亢奮的反常狀態。 Transcript:https://freshjulie.medium.com
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EP 52 | 聽眾感謝回饋 - My responses to YOUR comment!
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我在這集裡,集中了來自B_gerrit (1:07), Susumu (2:39), Zhyan Dekodoria (5:28) , 胡卓恩 (7:20), 以及Sean (9:35 - 24) 的留言,並且針對留言做了回覆。 最後半段非常長,是因為我在解釋錄製節目的初衷,以及我如此錄製背後的原因
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EP 51 | 厭食症, Anorexia — Tell me your psychiatrist was unfit without telling me
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去年其實我有一段時間,完全吃不下任何東西。只要東西進入我的嘴巴,我就覺得反胃、想吐。 我本來是因為自己想要減肥,所以實施了熱門的168斷食法。也就是一天只會在8個小時內吃東西,其他時間則完全不進食。一個月後我確實瘦了5公斤,但我也開始察覺到身體的異樣。因為太常不進食,就完全喪失對食物的欲望,甚至也感受不到「餓」的情緒。覺察到這個危險的我,轉而求助心理醫生,沒想到心理醫生聽到我對於自己可能患上厭食症的擔憂,只說了「一般厭食症,都是要臨床上瘦到危害健康的狀況,我看你現在還沒有,所以沒什麼問題」 Transcript: https://freshjulie.medium.com/
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EP 50 | 畢業致詞, Commencement speech — NTU graduate opened up about his own struggles
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最近我看了台灣大學國際畢業生韓哈斯的畢業致詞,深受感動。 他在演講中,講了自己從小自從看了功夫熊貓之後,就對中文跟功夫非常有興趣,並開始認真學習中文。他高中的時候,中文就已經是全校非中文母語人士中最好的,但是來到台灣之後,他卻發現自己只能聽懂一半的課程內容。更甚,他後來打籃球還傷了嚴重的傷,並且也因為覺得身旁的同學數學比較好,自己跟不上,導致懷疑自己,並一度迷失自我,後來他轉而求助心輔中心,並且也接受了老師鼓勵和接觸AI,又重新燃起學習的熱忱。 Transcript (with vocabulary list): https://freshjulie.medium.com/
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EP 49 | 殺人, Murder – Public opinion sympathizes with the professor who killed a party official at prestigious Chinese University
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6月初,中國知名學校復旦大學有個39歲的老師,在辦公室殺死了自己的同事。 一般來說,發生這樣的殘忍殺人案件,輿論應該都會是譴責兇手。但這次,網路上卻掀起了同情兇手的聲音。 為什麼呢?因為有許多資料顯示,他很可能在工作單位上受到不公平的對待,並且因為考核不達標所以被刁難。這也讓中國民眾開始探討,中國學術界中存在的問題,以及這些青年教師面對的「非升及走」龐大壓力。 Episode transcript: https://freshjulie.medium.com/
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EP 48 | 漢堡, Five Guys Burger – Cultural barriers are wrecking Five Guys’ reputation in China
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我今天又去了上海的Five Guys。這次點了熱狗,仍然覺得非常好吃。 有趣的是,我發現在美國行得通的行銷策略,在中國卻可能遇到阻礙。Five Guys的評價在大眾點評只有3.9分,並且有許多不好的評價。比如說,Five Guys的薯條通常都會灑在袋子裡,而中國的大眾點評上有許多人表示這很不衛生並且覺得員工訓練不好,但其實Five Guys 在訓練員工時,是故意讓員工「多加一勺」,塞滿整個薯條桶,這樣客戶也會覺得更划算。另一個就是Five Guys 知名的薯條,有評論覺得油炸帶皮,皮長得不一樣代表品管不好,或者是有黑色棕色的油炸痕跡等。但對我來說,這就是使用天然的薯條油炸的證明,非加工最好吃。 Find Episode Archive here: https://freshjulie.med…
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EP 47 | 龍蝦, Lobster – Banned Australian lobsters are finding its way to Chinese market through back door
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中國從2020年11月開始,就禁止從澳洲進口龍蝦。這個政策,讓澳洲的龍蝦價格下跌。 但中國是不是就真的買不到澳洲龍蝦了呢?根據彭博的報導指出,雖然澳洲龍蝦進口至中國的數據為零,但是澳洲龍蝦進口至香港的數據卻是成長了20倍,並成為了全球最大的澳洲龍蝦進口地。從香港的人口來看,進口這麼多龍蝦也吃不完。故,能合理推斷這些龍蝦有可能走後門進入中國市場。 Find Episode Archive here: https://freshjulie.medium.com/
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EP 46 | 結婚, Marry– Japan rules married couples must take same surname
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日本最高法院在本周三宣布,夫婦結婚後必須共同使用同樣的姓氏,這代表已婚者不能各自擁有原本的姓氏。當然,丈夫也可以選擇將姓氏改成妻子的姓氏,但是實際上只有4%的男性在婚後改成妻子的姓氏。有位日本女性表示,覺得自身的自我認同在婚後被抹去。因為改姓之後,必須在所有合約上面做姓名變更申請,她認為「在每次申請更改名字的時候,我自身的價值就一次次地被抹去」 我們再來看看其他地方的法律,魁北克及希臘都明文禁止女性在婚後冠夫姓,而在法國,則是規定無法更改出生證明上的姓氏,僅能在口頭或生活上將自己的姓氏改掉,在有法律效力的文件上仍然得使用自己的名字。
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EP 45 | 銷售, Sales — Kitkat’s accidental success in Japan made possible by great translation
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今天我想談論日本的青少年,如何拯救Kit Kat在日本的銷售。Kit Kat在打入日本市場時,銷售表現其實沒有特別好。當時的銷售策略著重在”放鬆一下”,但是日本客戶並沒有非常買單。直到2002年,雀巢公司發現Kitkat銷售在日本九州地區的2、3月銷量特別好。深入探討之後,發現這是因為“Kitto katto” (キットカット)的發音,跟九州方言的“kitto katsu” (きっと勝つ).相似,代表「一定會贏」,因此學生們把Kit Kat當作好笑的好運禮物相互贈送。發現這個風潮的雀巢公司,也進而改變營銷方式,並成功打入日本市場。Kit Kat 在日本有多成功呢? 統計指出,日本每天吃掉500萬個Kit Kat,代表100個人就有4個人吃Kitkat。並且Kit Kat 在日本有350種口味…
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EP 44 | 外遇, Infidelity - Up to 40% of the unmarried couples cheat?
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最近讀了白石一文的書《不自由的心》,裡面幾篇短篇小說都在談論「外遇」。邊閱讀的過程中,就不斷生氣。邊讀著小說中在自己的家庭與情人中徘徊的主角,就邊看著自己身邊的人,想著「他該不會也終有一天也要外遇」。有研究指出,未婚的感情狀態中有30-40%的人會出軌,而有18-20%的婚姻關係中有外遇。其實,身為上班族的我來說,看到有這麼高比例的人有精力去出軌,我只想為這些人的精力旺盛拍拍手。
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EP 43 | 鼻塞, Stuffy nose - I’m blowing my nose as fast as Shohei Ohtani’s fastball
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我這兩天深受鼻塞之苦。鼻子全部都塞住了,只能用嘴巴呼吸。 鼻子塞住的時候就必須要擤出來,那你知道「擤鼻涕」這個動作,可以有多快嗎? 一起回想一下擤鼻涕的步驟,首先,你要慢慢地吸氣,然後再一口氣用力的擤出來!這個速度可以有多快呢?大概可以達到每小時100英里的速度(約160公里),也就是跟現在在美國職棒活躍的大谷翔平選手的快速球一樣的速度呢! 搞不好之後我擤鼻涕,都可以假想自己正在跟大谷翔平選手決戰!
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EP41 | 崩潰, I just can't - I guess I'll just get that Japanese exam done next year QAQ
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我真的要崩潰了。 我最近在準備7月份的日文檢定N1考試。本來一切進度都順風順水,但是就在今天跟昨天報名考試的時候,發生了悲劇。 在中國,考生的數量遠遠多於考場提供的名額,代表就算你有心想考試,你也不一定能考得到試。下午兩點開始報名的考試,我1:30就開始待命,但沒想到在最後關頭網站還是卡住了。 這種明明不是自己的問題,卻導致不能按計畫進行的狀況,真的很令人崩潰。
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EP40|仙女管, Fairy Tube - The horrifying length we'd go to be pretty: induce vomiting
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你能猜得到仙女管是什麼意思嗎? 仙女在中國通常都用來形容漂亮的女孩子,而漂亮的女孩子,在中國大眾審美中就是:體重不過百、A4腰、反手摸肚臍等。 要達到這樣的體重,代表許多人得花工夫減肥。 除了運動之外,有些人把腦筋打到了催吐上,而仙女管,就是幫助你成為仙女的管子。把長達30公分的管子插到嘴巴、食道內,就能讓你把肚子裡的東西全部吐出來。 意想不到吧?聽起來這麽「少女」的名詞,所代表的價值觀居然這麼可怕。
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EP39|溝通, Communication - You're an Asian, not B-asian!
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亞洲家庭其實有一個不太好的習慣,會習慣藉由貶低自己的孩子來激勵孩子變得更好。 我記得我小時候信心滿滿的拿自己的考卷給媽媽看,但是媽媽卻跟我說,「怎麼沒有滿分」。當時我非常難過,就跟母親很生氣的說「你為什麼要這樣講!你要鼓勵我!如果你想要讓我變得更好就要先讓我覺得自己做得很棒!」 藉由這樣的溝通,讓母親知道我需要「肯定的言語」才能前進。
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EP38| 愛的語言, Love Languages - Knowing yourself can help you communicate better
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我昨天測試了自己的愛的語言,覺得更理解自己一點點。不管妳是單身、結婚或熱戀中,人人都需要被愛。但當你渴望被愛以及付出愛的同時,在生活中你真的知道如何準確表達你的愛嗎? 有五種愛的語言:肯定的言語、服務的行動、真心的禮物、精心的時刻、身體的接觸。因為每個人喜歡的愛的語言都不太一樣,知道自己的愛的語言,能夠更理解怎麼樣的溝通方式可以滿足你的情感需求。 先知道自己之後,能夠更清楚地向別人表達自己的需求。
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EP37| 東京奧運, Tokyo Olympics - Tokyo Olympics Head Thinks Women Talk Too Much (On loaned foreign words, 東京、奧運、酒吧、卡片)
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東京奧運到底能不能在2021年辦成呢?這個問題雖然還沒有答案,但是的近期奧運委員會會長森喜朗(Yoshiro Mori),近期卻說出了讓人震驚的發言。 「女性理事變多的話,開會很浪費時間。女人跟女人競爭意識很強,一個人要是舉手發言,另一個馬上也要講話。這樣大家就一直要說話沒完沒了....」現在委員會的24個人當中,只有5位是女性,遠不達40%的標準。 那女性真的比男性愛說話嗎?研究表明,綜觀56個研究,其中只有2個表明女性比男性愛說話。其實,不只是東京奧運有覺得女生愛說話的偏見,就連老師也有這樣的偏見。調查顯示,在課堂當中男生通常比女生愛說話,可是當問到老師哪些學生愛說話時,老師居然會認為女生說話的時間比較多。 Reference: https://www.google.com/search…
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EP36|車子, Car - A story that cheered me up today (God helps those who help themselves-天助自助者)
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有一個人的車子在路上拋錨了,動彈不得。 於是他就下車,在車子旁邊招手,希望路過的人能因為看到他求救,而停下來伸出援手。但是都沒有人停下來。 最後他只好自己一個人開始推車。結果沒想到,自己一個人推車的時候,卻開始有其他人停下來幫忙。
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EP35|跟風, FOMO - FOMO made me download clubhouse
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我今天跟風嘗試使用了,近期爆紅的Clubhouse社交軟體。 這個社交軟體,以語音為主。用戶可以進入不同的討論房間來跟大家進行討論。功能其實非常簡單,除了語音聊天之外就沒有了,不能視訊,也無法輸入文字訊息。 要加入這個軟體必須要有朋友邀請你,而一個人又只有兩個邀請的額度,所以就開始有一個拉一個的下載、跟風熱潮。 其實這樣的社交功能不太適合我。對於希望能與人連結的,或許很有用。但對我來說,資訊量有點過低,不同人聊天的頻率也很卡、很花時間,所以沒有很喜歡。
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EP34| 網紅, Influencer - My thoughts on some language learning influencers
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有一位台灣的英文網紅,昨天在網路上發的文章為了要強調學習英文的重要,並且說服大家跟他買線上課程,說了「看電影的時候還需要看字幕很可怕」「讀英文的時候不懂梗很可怕」。但其實我覺得最可怕的是這種,因為自己會英文就傲慢起來的態度。我想趁這一集跟大家分享我的看法,希望大家在聽不懂自己在學的語言的笑話時,不要覺得難過有些時候聽不懂笑話,不只是不認識單字,更是很多時候文化上就是不理解。不知道那個特定的說法在那個文化中起源、用法、脈絡等。就算是自己的母語,也常常會出現因為世代差距,或是因為在不同生活圈,所以互相不理解笑點。
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EP33| 耳屎, Ear wax - Airpods pro smells like berries?
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昨天我跟朋友在咖啡廳的時候,我遞給了朋友我的Airpods耳機。 沒想到,他一拿到耳機,就開始猛力聞耳機的味道?!「難不成是變態?為什麼要聞我耳屎的味道!」 原來這是因為,新的Airpods pro耳機,因為製造的原料的關係會飄出一陣藍莓、莓果的味道!至於為甚麼會有這種味道呢?至今還是一個謎。
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EP32| 星座, Horoscope - The Barnum effect: What makes people believe in Horoscope?
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你相信星座嗎?我每天早上都會習慣性的讀星座運勢。有些人覺得星座毫無道理,有些人則信到不行。 巴納姆效應(Barnum effect)指的是人們通常很容易接受根據超自然或和科學沾上邊的建議,並相信它的真實性。使用廣泛、模糊不清、無特定對象的描述來形容特定的人時,大家會相信是針對自己給出的建議。 在生活充滿不確定性的當代,如果有無法解釋的力量來解釋,給出道理,那麼大家自然就會相信以求心安。 Acoustic Meditation 2 by Audionautix
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EP31 | 耳機, Headsets - I met the Apple engineer behind Airpods' sound effect
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我昨天晚上和朋友一起吃了日本燒肉 這位朋友在蘋果擔任工程師,他居然就是決定蘋果Airpods耳機連線提示音的工程師。原來我每天打開耳機,習慣的連線「登登!」音效,就是出自他團隊手裡。 當下突然很感動,果然我們天天日常再使用的產品,每個細節都是出自不同角落的人,付出專業努力決定的 (Prod. Riddiman)
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EP30 | 肚子餓, Hungry, - Why do we get hungry easier in winter?
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大家冬天的時候食量變大了嗎?是不是常常覺得,啊!明明剛剛吃過東西,為什麼肚子還很餓!有三種可能性。第一,天氣冷的時候也會造成體溫降低,因此為了讓體溫升高,會攝取熱量。第二,人體對光很敏感,在陽光比較少的冬天,人類自然會去尋找食物並更快速地吃掉。第三,環境使然,因為冬天很多節慶,所以吃大餐的機會也多。不管是哪種可能性!我只能說我是真的還是好餓...
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EP29 | 紅內褲, Red Undies - Can wearing red panties bring good luck?
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馬上就要農曆春節了,內衣品牌也紛紛推出紅色的內衣、內褲,因為大家相信紅色能帶來好運。因此打麻將的時候,或是抽獎的時候,大家會紛紛穿上紅色的決戰內褲!講到紅色內褲,穿著紅色內褲的最知名人物,應該就屬超人了吧!他總是穿著紅色的內褲出任務。那穿紅內褲到底能不能帶來好運呢?我朋友昨天參加公司聚餐時,就穿了紅色內褲,並且抽到了1,2000元的現金獎。
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