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Following are the words we've talked about in this show.

国际 guó jì: international
段子 duàn zi: joke, parody
雾霾 wù mái: smog
伸手不见五指 shēn shǒu bú jiàn wǔ zhǐ: too dark to see one's own fingers
限行 xiàn xíng: traffice limitation and regulation
情商 qíng shāng: EQ
习大大 xí dà da: nickname for Xi Jin Ping, China's president
本土 běn tǔ: local, domestic
亲民 qīn mín: to love people like one's own family, people first
血拼 xuè pīn: a funny expression of shopping
双十一 shuāng shí yī: 11th of November, Cinese online shopping day
光棍节 guāng gùn jié: single's day
红包 hóng bāo: red envelop, cash packge
天猫 tiān māo: tmall.com
海淘 hǎi táo: shopping overseas
剁手 duò shǒu: to chop off one's hand
电闸 diàn zhá: power switch 

Today we talk about 双十节 shuāng shí jiē, the day that commenmorates the founding of the Republic of China in 1911. Don't miss the show as our hosts from both sides of the straits get into some fascinating discussion about the history and relations between the Repubic and People's Republic of China. 

Following are the keywords used in this podcast:

双十节 shuāng shí jiē: Double-Ten Day
国庆日 guó qìng rì: National Day
国民党 guó mín dǎng: Chinese Nationalist Party
纪年 jì nián: chronology
外省人 wài shěng rén: Mainlanders
原住民 yuán zhù mín: Aborigine
蓝营 lán yíng: Blue Camp
绿营 lǜ yíng: Green Camp
戒严 jiè yán: martial law
崇拜 chóng bài: adore
民国 mín guó: The Republic of China
五四运动 wǔ sì yùn dòng: May Fourth Movement in 1919
中山装 zhōng shān zhuāng: Sun Yat Sen's uniform
诗意 shī yì: poetic
占领中环 zhàn lǐng zhōng huán: Occupy Central
安居乐业 ān jū lè yè: live and work in peace and contentment
稳定 wěn dìng: stable, steady
地球仪 dì qiú yí: terrestrial globe
口罩 kǒu zhào: face mask
埃博拉 āi bó lā: Ebola (virus)
雾霾 wù mái: smog
传染病 chuán rǎn bìng: infectious disease

Following are the words we've talked about in today's show.

冰桶挑战 bīng tǒng tiāo zhàn: ice bucket challenge
接受 jiē shòu: to accept
批评 pī píng: criticism
渐冻人 jiàn dòng rén: ALS patient
肌肉萎缩症 jī ròu wěi suō zhèng: ALS
医疗 yī liáo: medical care
医疗制度 yī liáo zhì dù: medical system
受害者 shòu hài zhě: victim
医患关系 yī huàn guān xì: relationship between doctors and patients
慢性病 màn xìng bìng: chronic illness
俗称 sú chēng: colloquial name
过世 guò shì: pass away
节哀顺变 jiē āi shùn biàn: to restrain one's grief
可惜 kě xī: pity
遗憾 yí hàn: sorry
医闹 yī nào: hospital violator
医疗事故 yī liáo shì gù: medical negligence
过度用药 guò dù yòng yào: over prescription
医托 yī tuō: hospital scalper
挂号 guà hào: to register
吃药 chī yào: to take medicine
社区医院 shè qū yī yuàn: community hospital
小儿科 xiǎo ér kē: pediatrics
家医科 jiā yī kē: policlinic
医保 yī bǎo: health insurance
养老保险 yǎng lǎo bǎo xiǎn: endowment insurance
赤脚医生 chì jiǎo yī shēng: barefoot doctor
咳嗽 ké sòu: cough
门诊 mén zhěn: outpatient service
委屈 wěi qū: grievance
隔离 gé lí: isolation
信任 xìn rèn: trust
中医 zhōng yī: TCM
养生 yǎng shēng: health preserving
扭 niǔ: to wring
推拿 tuī ná: massage
中成药 zhōng chéng yào: Chinese patent drug
副作用 fù zuò yòng: side effect
病因 bìng yīn: cause of disease
针灸 zhēn jiǔ: acupuncture

This week Jenny and Fiona talk about the recent Alibaba IPO, China's obsession with Apple products and a few web services you need to know in China. 
Here's a list of key words used in the show:  

科技 kē jì : technology
网络公司 wǎng luò gōng sī : web company
路演 lù yǎn : road show
消费者 xiāo fèi zhě : consumer
企业家 qǐ yè jiā : entrepreneur
创业者 chuàng yè zhě : founder, starter
生意 shēng yì : business
美食 měi shí : delicious food
上瘾 shàng yǐn : addicted
淘金 táo jīn : gold digging
淘米 táo mǐ : to wash rice
广交会 guǎng jiāo huì : The China Import and Export Commodities Fair
生态链 shēng tài liàn : eco-chain
果粉 guǒ fěn : Apple fans
肾 shèn : kidney
屌丝 diǎo sī : common people
可穿戴产品 kě chuān dài chǎn pǐn : wearable products
智能硬件 zhì néng yìng jiàn : intelligent hardware
低头族 dī tóu zú : phubber
脸书 liǎn shū : Facebook
禁 jìn : to block
公众号 gōng zhòng hào : public number
么么嗒 me me dā : kisses (on internet)

Following are the words we've talked about in this episode.

好莱坞 hǎo lái wū: Hollywood
手提电脑 shǒu tí diàn nǎo: laptop
纯洁 chún jié: pure; chastity
下流 xià liú: indecency
富二代 fù èr dài: second generation rich
不检点 bù jiǎn diǎn: not be on one's good behavior
骇客 hài kè: hacker
黑客 hēi kè: hacker
不雅照 bù yǎ zhào: indelicate photo
开放 kāi fàng: open
坦荡 tǎn dàng: light heart
贞洁 zhēn jié: chastity
求种 qiú zhǒng: asking for a link or BT seed
虚伪 xū wěi: false; hypocritical
闷骚 mēn sāo: restrained
渣男 zhā nán: loser
同居 tóng jū: live together
自慰 zì wèi: masturbation
开房 kāi fáng: to rent a room in a hotel (esp. for a secret liaison)
性教育 xìng jiāo yù: sex education
发育 fā yù: growth
打胎 dǎ tā: abortion