A: Then what’s the most popular film in the first half of this year?
B: The Taiwanese movie “The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon” is a dark horse.
A: I know the Chinese name of the movie refers to the story of bully Zhou Chu eliminating three evils.
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B: It grossed over 500 million Chinese yuan in China, which is nearly NT$2.5 billion. It even topped the online charts in many countries.
A: This shows that the theme of cracking down on evil cults is also popular in foreign countries.
A: 那上半年最強的電影又是哪部？
B: 台片《周處除三害》今年可說是部大黑馬！
A: 中文劇名原本是指惡霸周處除掉三害的故事。
B: 它在中國狂賣超過5億人民幣，近25億新台幣，還登上多國線上影音平台冠軍。
A: 可見打擊邪教的主題在許多國家都引起共鳴。
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
A: Have you seen the reality TV show “Culinary Class Wars?” B: Sure! It’s a competition between two classes: 20 celebrity chefs dubbed the “white spoons” versus 80 non-celebrity chefs dubbed the “black spoons.” A: The two judges are master chef, Paik Jong-won, and South Korea’s only three-Michelin-star chef, Anh Sung-jae. B: And the grand prize is $300 million Korean won. A: After watching the show, I really wanna have some Korean food. A: 你有看電視實境秀《黑白大廚：料理階級大戰》嗎？ B: 當然啦！就是20位「白湯匙」名廚，和80位「黑湯匙」廚師的競賽。 A: 評審則是廚神白種元，及南韓唯一的米其林三星主廚安成宰。 B: 冠軍還可獲得3億韓元獎金呢！ A: 看完節目後我現在好想吃韓式料理喔。 （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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