A: Apart from megahit “KPop Demon Hunters,” what else is worth watching?
B: The new shows featuring four top-tier actors – Xiao Zhan, Wang Yibo, Yang Yang and Li Xian — are all popular.
A: Yang’s TV drama, “The Immortal Ascension,” is definitely one of the summer sizzlers. Some praise it as the Eastern edition of the glorious “Harry Potter” series.
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B: Yeah, the costume fantasy drama is about a young man’s journey to immortality. All the magic powers and magical tools in the show are just stunning.
A: Let me go stream it now. I wanna see whether the Eastern wizard is more powerful than the Western.
A: 除了《KPop獵魔女團》以外，還有哪些好劇可追啊？
B: 四大「頂流」男神︰肖戰、王一博、楊洋、李現的新劇都不錯啊。
A: 楊洋的神劇《凡人修仙傳》是今年暑期檔大熱門，聽說該劇還被譽為東方版的《哈利波特》！
B: 對啊這部仙俠劇是一位男子努力修仙的冒險故事，劇中各種魔法與法器都令人驚奇。
A: 我馬上來追劇，看看東、西方哈利波特誰更厲害。
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
mortal(s) n.[C] 人、凡人
mortal adj. 會死的、凡人的
mortality n.[U] 必死性、失敗率
immortal(s) n.[C] 神仙、不朽人物
immortal adj.
神仙的、長生不老的、永垂不朽的、流芳百世的
immortality n.[U]
不死、不滅、永生、不朽名聲
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