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TEDx: Taiwan from Above

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In this engaging TEDx talk featuring Taiwanese aerial photographer Po-lin Chi, hear all about - and see for yourself - the diversity and abundance of natural beauty that the small island of Taiwan has to offer, as well as the dangers that very same nature is facing due to development and human expansion.

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		Word	Definition	Fluency
		惭愧 cán kuì (adj.) ashamed	(adj.) ashamed
		地貌 dì mào (noun) landform; land formation	(noun) landform; land formation
		断崖 duàn yá (noun) steep cliff	(noun) steep cliff
		峡谷 xiá gǔ (noun) canyon	(noun) canyon
		崩坍 bēng tān (noun) a collapse; a landslide	(noun) a collapse; a landslide
		砍伐 kǎn fá (verb) to fell; to cut down	(verb) to fell; to cut down
		概括 gài kuò (verb) to summarize; to sum up; to epitomize	(verb) to summarize; to sum up; to epitomize
		淤塞 yū sè (verb) to block; to clog	(verb) to block; to clog
		萎缩 wěi suō (verb) to atrophy; shrink (of a market, economy, etc.)	(verb) to atrophy; shrink (of a market, economy, etc.)
		海拔 hǎi bá (noun) elevation; height above sea level	(noun) elevation; height above sea level
		补助 bǔ zhù (noun) subsidy; aid	(noun) subsidy; aid
		沉痛 chén tòng (adj.) bitter; deep feeling of grief or remorse	(adj.) bitter; deep feeling of grief or remorse
		铲除 chǎn chú (verb) to remove by the roots; to eradicate	(verb) to remove by the roots; to eradicate
		藤壶 téng hú (noun) barnacle	(noun) barnacle
		贝类 bèi lèi (noun) shellfish	(noun) shellfish
		堤防 dī fáng (noun) embankment	(noun) embankment
		濒临 bīn lín (verb) to be on the verge of; to border	(verb) to be on the verge of; to border
		辟建 pì jiàn (verb) to build	(verb) to build
		土石流 tǔ shí liú (noun) mudslide; landslide	(noun) mudslide; landslide
		滥觞 làn shāng (noun) origin; beginning; source	(noun) origin; beginning; source
		心如刀割 xīn rú dāo gē (idiom) (Literary) grief-stricken	(idiom) (Literary) grief-stricken
		蓄积 xù jī (verb) to store up; to accumulate	(verb) to store up; to accumulate
		不肖 bú xiào (adj.) (Literary) unworthy; cruel; disgraceful	(adj.) (Literary) unworthy; cruel; disgraceful
		枯竭 kū jié (adj.) exhausted; dried up	(adj.) exhausted; dried up
		妥善 tuǒ shàn (adj.) appropriate; proper; well-arranged	(adj.) appropriate; proper; well-arranged
		仁爱 rén ài (noun) benevolence	(noun) benevolence
		山脉 shān mài (noun) mountain range	(noun) mountain range

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Good afternoon, friends. Actually, after having watched Ming Zheng's performance just now,

I feel really ashamed

because he walked the land of Taiwan on his hands.

So, he spent five months circumnavigating Taiwan once,

but I usually do so in just one day.

First of all, let's watch a short video.

This is a short video I put together yesterday at the last minute for everyone

because I'm afraid that the issues that will come up a bit later will be too serious.

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This is a high-mountain lake in Taiwan called Little Ghost Lake.

This is an average wild stream in Taiwan,

but it has very beautiful land formations.

This is a small waterfall in Jialeshui of Kenting National Park.

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During this season, some migratory birds come to Nanren Lake.

This is Nanwan in Kenting. When you go to Spring Scream,

I'm sure you go to this place.

This is Lalu Island that sits within Sun Moon Lake.

This the very famous coastal area at Sanxiantai.

This is where steep cliffs meet the pure ocean water of Hualian.

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Ming Zhen could probably go to that island. This is the Su-Hua Highway.

This is Dajian Mountain in Kenting.

TEDx: Taiwan from Above

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