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English in the News--Get a Kick Out of 覺得好笑，有趣
English in the News

English in the News–Get a Kick Out of 覺得好笑，有趣

by Jane Lee on Jun 6, 2019 • No Comments
Get a kick out of: 覺得好笑，有趣 To get a sense of enjoyment, amusement or excitement from something. (If you get a kick out of something, you enjoy it very much.)  Examples: Even as an adult, I still get a kick out of building sand castles at the beach. She really...
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Taiwan Talk: Innovating Education Through Gaming
Taiwan Talk

Taiwan Talk: Innovating Education Through Gaming

by Keith Menconi on Jan 5, 2015 • No Comments
Episode Description All over the world educators and entrepreneurs are using the tools of the internet age to update how we educate our students from Khan Academy to Coursera to simple things like flash card apps. On this episode we hear about one of these ideas that popped up right here in Taiwan: PaGamO. It’s...Continue reading
Fans Queue Up for Jody Chiang Farewell Concert Tickets
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Fans Queue Up for Jody Chiang Farewell Concert Tickets

by ICRT on Jan 5, 2015 • No Comments
Tickets for Jody Chiang’s farewell concerts will go on sale today – and diehard fans are already camping out to snatch up their last chance to see the 53-year-old live. Fans began lining up in front of agency Guang Hong Arts’ building Saturday – with more joining the line yesterday. Chiang announced Friday that she...Continue reading
What's Going On: Weekend of January 2 to 4 in Taiwan
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What’s Going On: Weekend of January 2 to 4 in Taiwan

by Kassy Cho on Jan 2, 2015 • No Comments
Music 灰藍計畫 Grey Blue Project, Open Jam Venue: Sappho Live Address: No. 1, Lane 102, Anhe Road, Sec. 1, Daan District, Taipei City (台北市大安區安和路一段102巷1號) Date: January 2, 2015 Time: Show beings at 21:30 Tickets: NT$200 猛虎巧克力, Kris Kuan 管罄 (Pop, Rock) Venue: Riverside Music Cafe Address: B1F, No. 2, Lane 244, Roosevelt Rd., Sec. 3,...Continue reading
What are you doing New Year's Eve?
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What are you doing New Year’s Eve?

by Crystal Quimby on Dec 31, 2014 • No Comments
2014 is coming to a close, so what are your plans? No idea? Well, neither do I, but here’s a cute little song sung by Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Happy New Year!Continue reading
Click for Cute (12/31/2014)
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Click for Cute (12/31/2014)

by Eric Gau on Dec 31, 2014 • No Comments
Hi everyone, and welcome to the last Click for Cute of 2014! Get excited for the new year, like this little puppy! (The older dog is basically me when presented with any outside stimulus.)Continue reading
What's Going On: 2014 to 2015 New Year's Eve in Taipei
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What’s Going On: 2014 to 2015 New Year’s Eve in Taipei

by on Dec 30, 2014 • No Comments
Taipei is undeniably known for its amazing nightlife, with diverse options of pubs and nightclubs to suit every party goer. Taipei was even ranked higher than New York City, London, and Paris for the best place to countdown into 2015 this year. But with so many options, how do you know what spot to hit...Continue reading
A-mei tickets sell out in 12 minutes
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A-mei tickets sell out in 12 minutes

by ICRT on Dec 30, 2014 • No Comments
Tickets for A-mei’s upcoming concerts in Taipei next year sold out in less than 15 minutes this past weekend. Tickets for the 10 “Utopia” concerts at Taipei Arena in April went on sale at 10 am Sunday, and all 120,000 tickets had been snatched up 12 minutes later. The high demand caused delays in the online...Continue reading
Taipei beats New York, Paris in online survey as best spot for New Year celebrations
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Taipei beats New York, Paris in online survey as best spot for New Year celebrations

by ICRT on Dec 29, 2014 • No Comments
According to the results of a survey by hotel booking site Agoda, Taipei has beaten New York, Paris and London in an online survey as the world’s sixth-best spot to spend this New Year’s Eve. The survey showed Taipei has garnered 7.94 percent of votes from over 7,000 respondents during the online voting, ahead of...Continue reading
Bestselling Fantasy Writer Brandon Sanderson to Visit Taiwan
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Bestselling Fantasy Writer Brandon Sanderson to Visit Taiwan

by ICRT on Dec 29, 2014 • No Comments
Bestselling author Brandon Sanderson will  visit Taiwan next February to meet with fans at the 2015 Taipei International Book Exhibition. Sanderson’s Taiwan publisher says the American author of the popular Mistborn and The Stormlight Archive series will attend three events on February 14. The author will talk about his work and take questions from 1...Continue reading
Swinging on a Star: An Earthly, Windy and Fire-ry Christmas Album Holiday
Entertainment / Music

Swinging on a Star: An Earthly, Windy and Fire-ry Christmas Album Holiday

by Joeybanana on Dec 25, 2014 • No Comments
Well well, it might be hard to believe but it’s true: Earth, Wind & Fire has released a Christmas album! It might also be hard to imagine that in the last 40 years, two full scores of musical career sprinkled with 20 Grammy nominations and 8 Grammy awards, they never thought to make a Christmas...Continue reading
"Little Green Man" Gets Plaque for 15th Anniversary
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“Little Green Man” Gets Plaque for 15th Anniversary

by ICRT on Dec 24, 2014 • No Comments
Taipei inaugurated a commemorative plaque Tuesday to mark the 15th anniversary of the “little green man,” the now ubiquitous animated traffic signal that tells pedestrians around Taiwan and in other countries when it is safe to cross the road. The plaque, which explains the origins of the made-in-Taiwan phenomenon in both Chinese and English, was...Continue reading
5 Albums I'm Looking Forward to in 2015
Entertainment / Music

5 Albums I’m Looking Forward to in 2015

by Kassy Cho on Dec 22, 2014 • No Comments
With 2014 rapidly coming to a close, it’s time to look forward to the year ahead, which promises to be a musical paradise for indie and folk band fans such as myself. 2015 marks the return for several veterans and newcomer indie and folk music bands. Here are the five albums I am eagerly awaiting...Continue reading

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