木柵動物園 mùzhà dòngwùyuán – Muzha Zoo, a large zoo in Taipei, Taiwan

南投 Nántóu – Nantou, a city in central Taiwan

九九峰動物樂園 jiǔjiǔ fēng dòngwù lèyuán – JOJOZOO PARK, a large animal park in Nantou

規模 guīmó – scale, size

鳥類主題動物園 niǎo lèi zhǔtí dòngwùyuán – bird-themed animal park

珍奇的鳥類 zhēnqí de niǎo lèi – rare and exotic bird species

互動區 hùdòng qū – interactive area

珍稀 zhēnxī – rare, precious

鴕鳥 tuóniǎo – ostrich

搖頭晃腦 yáo tóu huàng nǎo – to shake one's head (in a bobbing or swaying manner)

鸚鵡 yīngwǔ – parrot

吸蜜鸚鵡 xī mì yīngwǔ – honey-eating parrot (e.g., Lorikeet)

金太陽錐尾鸚鵡 jīn tàiyáng zhuī wěi yīngwǔ – Golden Sun Conure, a type of parrot

五彩繽紛 wǔcǎi bīn fēn – colorful, dazzling in many colors

開放式的鳥籠 kāifàng shì de niǎo lóng – open-air birdcage

柯爾鴨 kē ěr yā – call duck (a small breed of domestic duck)

孔雀 kǒngquè – peacock

草泥馬 cǎo ní mǎ – alpaca

羊駝 yángtuó – llama

跳跳羊 tiàotiào yáng – spring lamb

狐獴 húměng – meerkat

恐龍之丘 kǒnglóng zhī qiū – Dinosaur Hill, a themed area featuring dinosaur models

身比例 shēn bǐlì – scale (in terms of body proportions)

大暴龍 dà bàolóng – T. rex (Tyrannosaurus rex)

侏儸紀公園 zhū luójì gōngyuán – Jurassic Park, a fictional dinosaur theme park

場景 chǎngjǐng – scene, setting

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沉重 chénzhòng – heavy; serious (emotionally or atmospherically)

癌症 áizhèng – cancer

罹患 líhuàn – to contract (a disease); to suffer from

大腸癌 dàcháng'ái – colon cancer

肺癌 fèi'ái – lung cancer

乳癌 rǔ'ái – breast cancer

肝癌 gān'ái – liver cancer

口腔癌 kǒuqiāng'ái – oral cancer

訝異 yàyì – surprised; amazed

化工品 huàgōngpǐn – chemical products

肥料 féiliào – fertilizer

飼料 sìliào – animal feed

廢氣 fèiqì – exhaust gas; emissions

節省 jiéshěng – to save; to be frugal

隔天 gétiān – the next day

微波 wéibō – to microwave (food)

家族基因 jiāzú jīyīn – family genetics

無能為力 wúnéng wéilì – powerless; unable to do anything

預防 yùfáng – to prevent; prevention

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電風扇 diàn fēng shàn - electric fan

核能發電廠 hé néng fā diàn chǎng - nuclear power plant

機組 jī zǔ - generator unit (in a power plant)

核三廠二號機 hé sān chǎng èr hào jī - No. 2 reactor at Taiwan’s Third Nuclear Power Plant

除役 chú yì - decommission (of a machine, especially a reactor)

正式歸零 zhèng shì guī líng - officially go to zero (e.g., complete shutdown or phaseout)

缺電 quē diàn - power shortage

行政院長 xíng zhèng yuàn zhǎng - Premier (head of Taiwan’s Executive Yuan)

台電 tái diàn - Taiwan Power Company (Taipower)

備轉容量 bèi zhuǎn róng liàng - reserve capacity (of electricity)

備用電力 bèi yòng diàn lì - backup electricity

應付 yìng fù - to cope with, to deal with

用電尖峰 yòng diàn jiān fēng - electricity usage peak

整體來說 zhěng tǐ lái shuō - overall; generally speaking

範圍 fàn wéi - scope; range

推動 tuī dòng - to promote; to push forward

綠能 lǜ néng - green energy

儲能 chǔ néng - energy storage

智慧電網 zhì huì diàn wǎng - smart grid

支撐 zhī chēng - to support; to sustain

因應 yīn yìng - to respond to; to adapt to

天然氣 tiān rán qì - natural gas

太陽能 tài yáng néng - solar energy

燃煤 rán méi - coal-fired (as in coal-fired power)

風力 fēng lì - wind power

擴充 kuò chōng - to expand

燃氣機組 rán qì jī zǔ - gas-fired generator unit

阿拉斯加 ā lā sī jiā - Alaska

空缺 kòng quē - gap; vacancy

縮小 suō xiǎo - to reduce; to shrink

貿易逆差 mào yì nì chā - trade deficit

雙邊關係 shuāng biān guān xī - bilateral relations

核電歸零 hé diàn guī líng - nuclear power goes to zero (complete phaseout of nuclear power)

靈活調度 líng huó diào dù - flexible dispatch (of resources)

再生能源 zài shēng néng yuán - renewable energy

政策規劃 zhèng cè guī huà - policy planning

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