A Modest Proposal: For preventing the children of poor people in Ireland, from being a burden on their parents or country, and for making them beneficial to the publick — Page 3

Vocabulary

在

zài — at, in, on; indicating location or existence

我们

wǒmen — we, us; first person plural pronoun

当中

dāngzhōng — among, in the middle of, within a group

已

yǐ — already; used to indicate completed action

太过

tàiguò — excessively, too much, overly so

普遍

pǔbiàn — widespread, universal, common, prevalent

将

jiāng — will, about to; future tense marker

那些

nàxiē — those; referring to plural distant objects

可怜

kělián — pitiful, pathetic, deserving of compassion

无辜

wúgū — innocent, guiltless, having done no wrong

的

de — structural particle linking modifier to noun

婴儿

yīng'ér — infant, baby, very young child

牺牲

xīshēng — to sacrifice, give up life or something valuable

掉

diào — to drop, fall; resultative verb complement

我

wǒ — I, me; first person singular pronoun

怀疑

huáiyí — to doubt, suspect, be skeptical about something

与其说

yǔqíshuō — rather than saying; introduces a comparison or contrast

是

shì — to be; linking verb indicating identity or state

为了

wèile — for the sake of, in order to, for a purpose

避免

bìmiǎn — to avoid, prevent, evade something undesirable

羞耻

xiūchǐ — shame, disgrace, sense of humiliation

不如说

bùrúshuō — better to say; used to correct or reframe a statement

更多

gèngduō — more, even more, a greater amount

省去

shěngqù — to save, eliminate, do away with expense or effort

开销

kāixiāo — expenses, costs, expenditures, spending

此举

cǐjǔ — this action, this move, this measure taken

足以

zúyǐ — sufficient to, enough to accomplish something

令

lìng — to cause, make someone feel or do something

最

zuì — most, -est; superlative degree marker

野蛮

yěmán — barbaric, savage, uncivilized, brutal

冷酷

lěngkù — cold-hearted, ruthless, callous, merciless

心肠

xīncháng — heart, disposition, one's inner feelings or nature

也

yě — also, too, as well; additive adverb

为之

wèizhī — because of it, for this; referring back to prior cause

落泪

luòlèi — to shed tears, begin to cry, weep

动容

dòngróng — to be visibly moved or touched emotionally

本

běn — this, current; referring to a particular entity

王国

wángguó — kingdom, realm, a monarchical state

人口

rénkǒu — population, the number of people in a place

通常

tōngcháng — usually, normally, as a general rule

估计

gūjì — to estimate, calculate roughly, make an approximation

为

wéi — to be, amount to; used in formal calculations

其中

qízhōng — among them, within that number, thereof

估算

gūsuàn — to estimate, compute approximately, assess a figure

约有

yuēyǒu — approximately there are, roughly numbering

对

duì — pair, couple; measure word for paired individuals

夫妇

fūfù — married couple, husband and wife together

其

qí — their, his, her; third person possessive pronoun

妻子

qīzi — wife, a man's married female partner

正值

zhèngzhí — to be at the age of, currently in a period of

生育

shēngyù — to bear children, reproduce, give birth

年龄

niánlíng — age, the number of years a person has lived

从

cóng — from; indicating a starting point or source

这一

zhè yī — this one, this particular; emphatic demonstrative

数字

shùzì — number, figure, numeral, statistic

中

zhōng — in, within, among, inside a set or group

减去

jiǎnqù — to subtract, deduct, take away a number

他们

tāmen — they, them; third person plural pronoun

有

yǒu — to have, possess, there is or are

能力

nénglì — ability, capability, capacity to do something

抚养

fǔyǎng — to raise, bring up, support a child financially

自己

zìjǐ — oneself, one's own; reflexive pronoun

子女

zǐnǚ — children, sons and daughters, offspring

尽管

jǐnguǎn — although, even though, despite the fact that

认为

rènwéi — to think, believe, consider, be of the opinion

目前

mùqián — currently, at present, at this moment in time

困境

kùnjìng — difficult situation, predicament, hardship, plight

之下

zhīxià — under, beneath, below; given a certain condition

实际上

shíjìshang — in reality, actually, in fact, in practice

不

bù — no, not; negation particle

可能

kěnéng — possible, likely, maybe, might be the case

这么多

zhème duō — this many, so much, such a large amount

但

dàn — but, however, yet; adversative conjunction

姑且

gūqiě — for the time being, tentatively, let us suppose

承认

chéngrèn — to admit, acknowledge, accept as true or valid

则

zé — then, in that case; logical consequence marker

仍

réng — still, yet, continuing as before, nonetheless

剩余

shèngyú — remaining, leftover, surplus after subtraction

名

míng — measure word for people, persons, individuals

育龄

yùlíng — childbearing age, reproductive age for women

妇女

fùnǚ — women, adult females, womenfolk

再

zài — again, additionally, furthermore, once more

用以

yòngyǐ — used to, for the purpose of, so as to

计入

jìrù — to factor in, include in a count or calculation

流产

liúchǎn — miscarriage, abortion; loss of pregnancy

或

huò — or, either, alternatively

一年

yī nián — one year, a period of twelve months

内

nèi — within, inside, during a period of time

因

yīn — because of, due to, as a result of

意外

yìwài — accident, unexpected event, unforeseen mishap

疾病

jíbìng — disease, illness, sickness, medical condition

而

ér — and, yet; connective linking cause and result

夭折

yāozhé — to die young, perish prematurely, cut short

这样

zhèyàng — in this way, thus, like this, therefore

每年

měi nián — every year, annually, each year

仅余

jǐn yú — only remaining, with only a remainder of

贫苦

pínkǔ — poor and suffering, living in poverty and hardship

父母

fùmǔ — parents, father and mother collectively

所生

suǒ shēng — born of, given birth to by someone

孩子

háizi — child, children; young boy or girl

因此

yīncǐ — therefore, consequently, as a result of this

问题

wèntí — problem, question, issue, matter to address

在于

zàiyú — to lie in, consist in, the crux is

这些

zhèxiē — these; referring to plural nearby objects or people

该

gāi — should, ought to; indicates obligation or necessity

如何

rúhé — how, in what way, by what means

养育

yǎngyù — to raise, nurture, bring up a child

和

hé — and, together with; coordinating conjunction

供养

gōngyǎng — to provide for, support financially, maintain someone

正如

zhèngrú — just as, exactly as, as previously mentioned

已经

yǐjīng — already, by now, previously having done something

说过

shuōguò — to have said before, previously mentioned or stated

当前

dāngqián — current, present, existing at this moment

情势

qíngshì — situation, circumstances, state of affairs

迄今为止

qìjīn wéizhǐ — up to now, so far, until the present time

所

suǒ — particle before verb indicating passive or nominalization

提出

tíchū — to put forward, propose, raise a suggestion or plan

一切

yīqiè — all, every, everything, without exception

方法

fāngfǎ — method, approach, way of doing something

均

jūn — all, without exception; formal universal quantifier

无从

wúcóng — unable to, having no way to, no means to

实现

shíxiàn — to realize, achieve, bring to fruition, implement