#58 - 英文即將變成台灣的第一語言!? 訪問教英文的台灣人 English is Becoming Taiwan's First Language!? Interview a Taiwanese English Teacher feat.蘿蔔Luóbo

為什麼蘿蔔想要當英文老師? Why does Luóbo want to become an English teacher? 高職 gāo zhí - vocational high school 學科 xué kē - academic subject 職場 zhí chǎng - workplace 結合 jié hé - integrate; combine 應用外語科 yìng yòng wài yǔ kē (應外yìng wài) - Department of Applied Foreign Languages  從...著手 cóng...zhuó shǒu - start from; begin with 餐飲科 cān yǐn kē - Department of Culinary Arts 服裝科 fú zhuāng kē - Department of fashion design 商經科 shāng jīng kē - Department of Business and Economics 從事 cóng shì - engage in; be involved in 實作 shí zuò - practical work; hands-on experience 學科 xué kē - academic subject 科大 kē dà - science and technology university 物理治療 wù lǐ zhì liáo - physical therapy 名額 míng é - quota; enrollment quota 感人肺腑 gǎn rén fèi fǔ - touching; moving 震撼人心 zhèn hàn rén xīn - shocking; stunning 不歸路 bù guī lù - point of no return 莫名其妙 mò míng qí miào - inexplicable; without reason 師資培育 shī zī péi yù - teacher education; teacher training 額外 é wài - additional; extra 母校 mǔ xiào - alma mater; one's former school 教檢 jiào jiǎn - teacher certification examination 頭一直剃，賴不掉，頭洗下去 tóu yī zhí tì, lài bù diào, tóu xǐ xià qù - This originates from the Taiwanese saying “頭都洗了，你能不剃嗎？Tóu dōu xǐle, nǐ néng bù tì ma? You've already washed your head, can you not shave it? “ which means no turning back now. In the past, people had to wash their hair before getting a haircut. Once the hair was washed, even if they regretted not wanting to shave anymore, they still had to pay as agreed.  隨波逐流 suí bō zhú liú - go with the flow 英文即將變成台灣的第一語言!? English is Becoming Taiwan's First Language! 學科導向 xuékē dǎoxiàng - subject-oriented; subject-focused 108課綱 108 kè gāng - The current Grade 12 curriculum guidelines in Taiwan 科普 kē pǔ - to explain a profeesional term or knowledge 不會逃過這個魔爪 bù huì táo guò zhè ge mó zhǎo - can't escape this claws 賴清德 Lài Qīngdé - Lai Ching-te (current vice president of Taiwan) 雙主軸 shuāng zhǔ zhóu - dual axis; dual focus 雙語 shuāng yǔ - bilingual; dual-language 缺額 quē é - vacancy; shortage of positions 初階 chū jiē - elementary; basic; initial stage 招募老師 zhāo mù lǎo shī - recruit teachers 走這個路線 zǒu zhè ge lù xiàn - follow this path; pursue this approach 挫 cuò - frustrated; discouraged 艱困 jiān kùn - difficult; arduous 藝能科目 yì néng kē mù - arts and performance subjects 師資 shī zī - teaching staff; faculty 人士 rén shì - person; figure; individual 抱持保留的態度 bào chí bǎo liú de tài du - maintain a reserved attitude 輔助 fǔ zhù - assist; support 在台灣當英文老師容易嗎? Is it easy being an English teacher in Taiwan? 錄取率 lù qǔ lǜ - admission rate 缺額 quē é - vacancy; shortage of positions 薪水小偷 xīn shuǐ xiǎo tōu - salary thief, people who blatantly slack off and fail to contribute any productivity to the company, yet still receive the same salary 混水摸魚 hùn shuǐ mō yú - slack off 把屎把尿 bǎ shǐ bǎ niào - to take care of bodily functions (referring to taking care of young children) 半獸人 bàn shòu rén - half-beast 當台灣高職的英文老師不太容易... Being an English teacher in Taiwanese vocational schools is not easy... 不受控 bù shòu kòng - uncontrollable; out of control 夜間部 yè jiān bù - night school; evening division 半工半讀 bàn gōng bàn dú - part-time work and part-time study 跨年齡層 kuà nián líng céng - cross-age group; diverse age range 應屆生 yīng jiè shēng - fresh graduates; graduating students 外配 wài pèi - foreign spouse (referring to a Taiwanese person married to a foreigner) 進修部 jìn xiū bù - continuing education department; extension division 進修 jìn xiū - to further one's studies; to pursue advanced studies 支離破碎 zhī lí pò suì - fragmented; disintegrated; broken 身心有狀況 shēn xīn yǒu zhuàng kuàng - physical and mental conditions; health issues 品格 pǐn gé - character; moral character 解任務包 jiě rèn wù bāo - to complete tasks and assignments 世面 shì miàn - the world; society; experience of the world 混過社會 hùn guò shè huì - to experience society; to have been in society 溫室的花朵 wēn shì de huā duǒ - hothouse flower, who are protected or sheltered from the harsh realities of the world 奇蹟 qí jī - miracle; wonder