A: The radish cakes are great. I rushed home at lunchtime and fried some. They were delicious.
B: You are crazy. Are those radish cakes homemade?
A: You wash indica rice and soak it overnight. The next day, blend it with water, julienne the radish and cook until soft, then add everything together. Simple.
B: I think there was too much garlic in the cakes you ate. Go brush your teeth.
A: 蘿蔔糕很棒啊,我剛剛才趁中午休息時間偷偷跑回家煎來吃,好好吃。
B: 你太誇張了吧,蘿蔔糕是你們家自己做的嗎?
A: 主要用在來米,洗乾淨後泡一個晚上,隔天打成米漿,蘿蔔削皮刨成絲,煮到軟爛,把米漿加熱,加入煮爛的蘿蔔絲。就這麼簡單。
B: 等一下,你是不是剛剛吃蘿蔔糕的時候加太多大蒜了?去刷牙啦。
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A: Apart from the musical Sunset Boulevard, Japanese pop diva Ayumi Hamasaki is also touring Taiwan after a 17-year wait. She’s holding two concerts starting tonight. B: Ayu has the most No. 1 hits of any Japanese solo artist, with 33 total. A: “Time” magazine even crowned her as “The Empress of Pop.” B: She staged shows in Taipei back in 2007 and 2008, causing an “Ayu fever” across Taiwan. A: Unfortunately, the singer has been deaf in her left ear since 2008, and is gradually losing hearing in her right ear. I’m so excited to see her singing in Taipei again. A: 除了音樂劇《日落大道》,日本歌后濱崎步睽違17年,今晚起在台北熱唱兩場。
Denmark’s state-run postal service, PostNord, announced that it would cease letter deliveries at the end of 2025 due to the impact of digitalization. As 95% of its residents now use the Digital Post service, Denmark has seen a 90% decline in letter volumes since 2000, from 1.4 billion to 110 million last year. On top of that, the Postal Act of 2024 removes the government’s obligation to provide universal mail service and puts an end to postal exemptions from value-added tax, raising the cost of a single letter to 29 Danish krone (US$4.20). As a result, PostNord is switching
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