A: Google has unveiled its 2025 Year in Search chart. No. 10 to No. 6 are: Typhoon Podul, Chinese drama “Love’s Ambition,” tariffs, US President Donald Trump and singer Khalil Fong’s death.
B: Wow, actress Rosy Zhao’s new drama is so popular. So what are the top five?
A: No. 5 to No. 1 are: Gemini, hanzii.net, NT$10,000 cash handout, entertainer Big S’ death and earthquakes.
已故藝人大S。照片：自由時報
B: Hasn’t Trump topped this year’s most-searched people chart?
A: Yup, and he’s closely followed by cheerleader GuoGuo Chiang at No. 2, whose husband Zack Fanchiang is also at No. 8. Apparently, people are curious about her extramarital affair with entertainer Prince Chiu.
A: 谷歌2025年度搜尋排行榜出爐，第10到6名是：颱風楊柳、陸劇《許我耀眼》、關稅、美國總統川普、歌手方大同。
B: 哇女星趙露思的這部新劇還真熱門，前5名是什麼？
A: 第5到1名是：Gemini語言模型、hanzii.net漢字網站、普發一萬、藝人大S、地震！
B: 聽說川普還是今年人物熱搜榜冠軍？
A: 對啊啦啦隊員粿粿緊追在後，她的老公范姜彥豐在第8名，大家對她出軌藝人王子的八卦還真有興趣。
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
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