20240505 HTSHxCPHS Online Exchange: Fun facts

What is first store that opens 24 hours a day in Taiwan?

臺灣第一間開24小時的店家是哪一間？

• 7-11

  小七

• World Soybean Milk King Restaurant

  世界豆漿大王

• McDonald's

  麥當勞

• FamilyMart

  全家便利商店

In Taiwan, garbage trucks come with a melody. What song is the melody from?
(You may ask Taiwanese students to hum you the melody.)

在臺灣，垃圾車自帶旋律。那個旋律來自哪一首歌？

（你可以請臺灣的同學哼一下那個旋律。）

• Für Elise

  給愛麗絲

• Twinkle Twinkle little star

  小星星

• Swan lake

  天鵝湖

• Ode to joy

  歡樂頌

Why does Taiwan have Taitung, Tainan, and Taipei, but not Taixi?

為什麼臺灣有臺東、臺南、臺北，但沒有臺西？

Answer explanation

"Tai-Xi" in Taiwanese sounds similar to "kill" and the character "Xi" (西) can evoke negative connotations, which might be why it's omitted.

臺西用臺語念，聽起來非常近似於「殺死」的音，「西」這個字的發音，也會帶來負面的聯想，也許是沒有臺西的原因。

The lights in Taipei 101 have different colors every night.

They are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and purple.

What do these colors represent?

臺北101每天晚上有不同的顏色，包含紅、橙、黃、綠、蘭、靛、紫。

這些顏色代表什麼？

• Seven countries that colonized Taiwan before.

  七個曾經殖民臺灣的國家。

• Seven great women in Taiwan history.

  七個臺灣史上的重要女性。

• Seven days of the week.

  一週的七天。

• Seven world-famous places in Taipei.

  臺北著名的七個地方。

How does Taipei 101 look like?
(Please don't use Google Search)

臺北101長什麼樣子？

（請不要用Google搜尋）

Ｗhy are the seats in the MRT in Taiwan hard instead of soft?

為什麼臺灣捷運上的座位是硬的而不是軟的？

• To conform to fire regulations.

  為了符合消防規定。

• To make it easier to clean.

  為了清潔方便。

• To prevent people from falling asleep.

  防止人們睡著。

• To decrease the cost.

  為了降低成本。

Answer explanation

They're made form fireproof material to conform to fire regulations. The fireproof material is FRP (Fiberglass Reinforced Plastics). It's a kind Compound type of liquid slime object. It's used at yacht hull, Motor housing and helicopter, too.

Is Guishan Island (Turtle Island) male or female?

龜山島是男性還是女性？

• Male

• Female

Answer explanation

龜山島被認為是母島，主要是因為其生態環境對海龜孵化及生長非常適合，並且在這裡可以找到多種海龜品種。此外，這座島也是海龜保護區，保護母海龜及其幼崽的重要地點，有助於維持海龜族群的健康。

Guishan Island is considered a mother island, mainly because its ecological environment is very suitable for the hatching and growth of sea turtles, and many species of sea turtles can be found here. In addition, the island is a sea turtle sanctuary, an important place to protect mother sea turtles and their hatchlings, helping to maintain the health of the sea turtle population.

What's your impression on Taiwan? 說到臺灣你會想到什麼？

There is an island in the world, which is only 0.31 square kilometers and is located on the border between Canada and the United States. The whole island is very similar to Taiwan. In 2014, it was commented by netizens as "Parallel Taiwan".

According to the description above, which island looks like Taiwan?

世界上有一座島，他僅有0.31平方公里，並且位於加拿大和美國的邊界處，整座島像極了台灣，2014年，被網友評論為「平行台灣」。

依據上方敘述，哪一座島看起來像台灣？

• Provide Island

  提供島

• Province Island

  普羅文斯島

• Probably island

  大概島

• Provincial Island

  省島

Answer explanation

https://youtu.be/4d5y5dlo1Lw?si=xd9veS4EThrN5N5i

Why do people BBQ in the moon festival in Taiwan?

為什麼臺灣人會在中秋節烤肉？

• It was because of an advertisement.

  是因為一則廣告。

• It was because of the growth of economy.

  是因為經濟成長。

• It was because of the consideration of health.

  是因為健康考量。

• It was because of a government policy.

  是因為一個政府政策。

Answer explanation

In 1986 a soy sauce company had a title selling the BBQ sauce during the Moon Festival, saying that “ BBQ in a family, thousands people could smell the smell”. So after that people started to BBQ during the Moon Festival.