A: Taylor Swift’s “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)” recently became her 12th no. 1 album on Billboard, surpassing the legendary Barbra Streisand’s 11 no. 1’s as the female artist with most chart-toppers.
B: Taylor’s also the only female singer to have had four albums in the top 10 at the same time.
A: What other female singers have many no. 1 albums?
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B: Madonna has nine, followed by Janet Jackson and Beyonce with seven each.
A: If they want to catch up, there’s a long way to go.
A: 泰勒絲的新作《愛的告白（泰勒絲全新版）》，成為她的第12張《告示牌》冠軍專輯，超越傳奇天后芭芭拉史翠珊11張的女歌手紀錄！
B: 泰勒絲還是唯一有4張專輯同時登上前十名的女歌手。
A: 還有哪些女歌手也擁有許多冠軍專輯？
B: 瑪丹娜有9張，珍娜傑克森和碧昂絲各有7張。
A: 看來她們想追上泰勒絲還有一段距離。
(By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩)
A: As reality TV show “Culinary Class Wars” causes a sensation, it may be more difficult to make a reservation at the show’s judge Paik Jong-won’s Taipei restaurant, Bornga Korean BBQ. B: The other judge, Anh Sung-jae, also served as a guest chef at Regent Taipei last June. A: Korean food has become a new trend in Taiwan lately, and restaurants such as Samwon Garden are quite popular. B: But that restaurant is so pricey. A: Then try the more affordable places, like my favorite, OKAY Korean BBQ, or others such as Annyeong Korean BBQ and OvenMaru Chicken. A:
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