#338 台灣大罷免 Mass Recall in Taiwan

有史以來 yǒu shǐ yǐ lái – in all of history; ever since records began大規模 dà guī mó – large-scale; massive罷免 bà miǎn – to recall (an elected official); recall vote下台 xià tái – to step down; to resign from a position開端 kāi duān – beginning; starting point立法院 lì fǎ yuàn – Legislative Yuan (Taiwan's legislature)立法委員 lì fǎ wěi yuán – legislator; member of the Legislative Yuan民進黨 mín jìn dǎng – Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), a major political party in Taiwan過半席次 guò bàn xí cì – more than half the seats (in a legislative body)國民黨 guó mín dǎng – Kuomintang (KMT), a major political party in Taiwan民眾黨 mín zhòng dǎng – Taiwan People’s Party (TPP), a newer political party in Taiwan三黨不過半 sān dǎng bù guò bàn – “three parties, none over half”; refers to no single party having a majority朝小野大 cháo xiǎo yě dà – ruling party is small, opposition is large (a political imbalance)局勢 jú shì – situation; state of affairs執政 zhí zhèng – to govern; to be in power掌握 zhǎng wò – to grasp; to control行政權 xíng zhèng quán – executive power主導 zhǔ dǎo – to lead; to dominate法案 fǎ àn – bill; proposed law推行 tuī xíng – to implement; to carry out公民團體 gōng mín tuán tǐ – civic group; citizen organization國防預算 guó fáng yù suàn – national defense budget公職人員 gōng zhí rén yuán – public officials戰局 zhàn jú – the (political) battle; situation of conflict擴散 kuò sàn – to spread; to expand響應 xiǎng yìng – to respond (to a call or initiative)選罷法 xuǎn bà fǎ – Election and Recall Act (Taiwan’s law governing elections and recalls)階段 jiē duàn – stage; phase提議 tí yì – to propose; proposal選區 xuǎn qū – electoral district; constituency連署 lián shǔ – joint signature; petition選舉人數 xuǎn jǔ rén shù – number of eligible voters付出了心血 fù chū le xīn xiě – put in great effort; devoted much hard work政治鬥爭 zhèng zhì dòu zhēng – political struggle; power struggleIf you’re ready to take your Chinese to the next level, not just memorizing words but actually having meaningful conversations with Taiwanese people about real topics like politics, culture, war, news, economics, and more. I invite you to join a one-on-one trial lesson with me. I’ll help you build a clear, personalized plan so you can speak more naturally and truly connect with others in Chinese. Book a one-on-one trial lesson with me ! 😊Follow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !😀I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review!Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast