海濱公園 hǎi bīn gōng yuán - seaside park

精彩 jīng cǎi - wonderful, marvelous

盧廣仲 lú guǎng zhòng - name of a famous Taiwanese singer

林宥嘉 lín yòu jiā - name of a famous Taiwanese singer

羅志祥 luó zhì xiáng - name of a famous Taiwanese singer

登場 dēng chǎng - to appear on stage, to perform

煙火秀 yān huǒ xiù - fireworks show

台灣國際衝浪公開賽 tái wān guó jì chōng làng gōng kāi sài - Taiwan International Surfing Open

頂尖 dǐng jiān - top, elite

選手 xuǎn shǒu - contestant, athlete

燒烤 shāo kǎo - barbecue

音樂祭 yīn yuè jì - music festival

主辦單位 zhǔ bàn dān wèi - organizer

接駁 jiē bō - shuttle (transportation)

往返 wǎng fǎn - round trip

比賽場地 bǐ sài chǎng dì - competition venue

鐵花新聚落 tiě huā xīn jù luò - Tiehua Music Village (a cultural area in Taitung)

鐵花燈之祭 tiě huā dēng zhī jì - Tiehua Lantern Festival

極地童話 jí dì tóng huà - Arctic fairy tale

展出 zhǎn chū - to exhibit, to show

北極熊 běi jí xióng - polar bear

企鵝 qǐ é - penguin

燈飾 dēng shì - lighting decoration

點亮 diǎn liàng - to light up

節慶 jié qìng - festival, celebration

知本溫泉區 zhī běn wēn quán qū - Zhiben Hot Springs Area

台東光祭 tái dōng guāng jì - Taitung Light Festival

光影藝術裝置 guāng yǐng yì shù zhuāng zhì - light and shadow art installations

以...作為靈感 yǐ ... zuò wéi líng gǎn - to use... as inspiration

自然元素 zì rán yuán sù - natural elements

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雙十一 shuāng shí yī - Double Eleven; a major shopping holiday in China on November 11

購物 gòu wù - shopping

光棍節 guāng gùn jié - Singles' Day

演變 yǎn biàn - evolution; the process of change or development over time

購物狂歡日 gòu wù kuáng huān rì - shopping carnival day

追溯 zhuī sù - trace back

脫單 tuō dān - to get out of being single; to find a romantic partner

男大學生 nán dà xué shēng - male university student

自嘲 zì cháo - self-deprecate

單身 dān shēn - single

由...發起 yóu...fā qǐ - initiated by

即將 jí jiāng - about to

來臨 lái lín - arrival; the act of coming to a place

校園 xiào yuán - campus

流傳開來 liú chuán kāi lái - spread widely

光棍 guāng gùn - bachelor; a term used to refer to single men.

名氣 míng qì - fame

傳播開來 chuán bō kāi lái - spread; to disseminate information or ideas widely.

認可 rèn kě - recognition; acceptance or approval of something.

電商平台 diàn shāng píng tái - e-commerce platform

淘寶 táo bǎo - Taobao; a popular online shopping platform in China.

天貓 tiān māo - Tmall; a premium online retail platform in China.

商機 shāng jī - business opportunity

推出 tuī chū - launch; to introduce or release something new.

大促銷 dà cù xiāo - major sale;

打出了...口號 dǎ chū le...kǒu hào - launched a slogan

犒賞 kào shǎng - reward oneself; to give oneself a treat or gift

標語 biāo yǔ - slogan

瞬間 shùn jiān - moment

引起 yǐn qǐ - arouse; to provoke or stimulate a reaction

單身人士 dān shēn rén shì - single individuals

共鳴 gòng míng - resonance; an emotional response or connection

概念 gài niàn - concept

盛行 shèng xíng - prevalent; widely accepted or practiced

銷售額 xiāo shòu é - sales volume

逐年攀升 zhú nián pān shēng - increase year by year

年度 nián dù - annual

實體 shí tǐ - physical; tangible or relating to material objects

商場 shāng chǎng - shopping mall

集體 jí tǐ - collective; involving a group of people

優惠 yōu huì - discount; a reduction in price

免運 miǎn yùn - free shipping

蝦皮 xiā pí - Shopee; a well-known online shopping platform in Taiwan

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康芮颱風 kāng ruì táifēng - Typhoon Kong-rey

強風豪雨 qiáng fēng háo yǔ - strong winds and heavy rain

侵襲 qīnxí - to invade, attack

傳出 chuánchū - to spread, to report (of news)

災情 zāiqíng - disaster situation, damage from a disaster

登陸 dēnglù - to make landfall

淹水 yān shuǐ - to flood, flooding

誇張 kuāzhāng - exaggerated, extreme

電線杆 diànxiàn gān - utility pole, power pole

倒塌 dǎotā - to collapse, to topple

貨車 huòchē - truck, cargo vehicle

翻覆 fānfù - to overturn, to capsize

鐵皮屋 tiěpí wū - corrugated metal house

屋頂 wūdǐng - rooftop

被吹掀 bèi chuī xiān - blown off, lifted by the wind

土石流 tǔshí liú - mudslide

也不例外 yě bù lìwài - no exception

滾滾泥流 gǔngǔn níliú - rolling mudslide

直洩而下 zhí xiè ér xià - rushing straight down

暴漲 bàozhǎng - to surge, to swell rapidly

把橋沖毀 bǎ qiáo chōng huǐ - to wash away the bridge

災害 zāihài - disaster, calamity

松山區 Sōngshān Qū - Songshan District

路樹 lù shù - street tree

不敵強風 bù dí qiáng fēng - unable to withstand the strong wind

信義區 Xìnyì Qū - Xinyi District

倒 dǎo - to fall, to topple

連根拔起 lián gēn bá qǐ - uprooted

壓損 yā sǔn - crushed, damaged under pressure

車身 chē shēn - car body

嚴重變形 yánzhòng biànxíng - severely deformed

損壞 sǔnhuài - damage

頂加 dǐng jiā - rooftop extension

被吹翻 bèi chuī fān - blown over

吹落 chuī luò - blown down

砸到了 zá dào le - smashed, hit by a falling object

被吹落了 bèi chuī luò le - was blown down

一閃一閃 yī shǎn yī shǎn - flickering

電線 diànxiàn - electric wire, power line

招牌 zhāopái - signboard

掉落 diào luò - to fall off

生成 shēngchéng - to form, to generate

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