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 6

Vocabulary

我

wǒ — First-person singular pronoun: I, me.

估算

gūsuàn — To estimate or calculate an approximate value.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state.

一个

yī gè — One (unit); a single item or person.

平均数

píngjūn shù — Average number; arithmetic mean of a set.

刚

gāng — Just; having just done something very recently.

出生

chūshēng — To be born; the moment of birth.

的

de — Structural particle linking modifier to noun.

孩子

háizi — Child; a young boy or girl.

重

zhòng — To weigh; heavy; indicating a weight measurement.

磅

bàng — Pound, unit of weight approximately 0.45 kilograms.

若

ruò — If; supposing that a condition is met.

得到

dédào — To obtain; to receive or acquire something.

尚可

shàng kě — Passable; fairly acceptable, not particularly good.

哺育

bǔyù — To nurse and nurture; to feed and raise offspring.

内

nèi — Within; inside a specified time or space.

可

kě — Can; may; expressing possibility or permission.

增重

zēng zhòng — To gain weight; to increase in body mass.

至

zhì — To; up to; reaching a certain point or amount.

承认

chéngrèn — To admit; to acknowledge a fact or situation.

这种

zhè zhǒng — This kind of; this type of thing or category.

食物

shíwù — Food; anything eaten for nourishment.

将会

jiāng huì — Will; indicating a future event or outcome.

略显

lüè xiǎn — Slightly appears to be; somewhat showing a quality.

昂贵

ángguì — Expensive; costing a very high price.

因此

yīncǐ — Therefore; consequently, as a result of this.

非常

fēicháng — Very; extremely; to a high degree.

适合

shìhé — Suitable for; fitting a particular purpose or person.

地主们

dìzhǔmen — Landlords; plural of landowner, those owning land.

享用

xiǎngyòng — To enjoy; to make pleasurable use of something.

因为

yīnwèi — Because; giving the reason for something stated.

他们

tāmen — They; them; third-person plural pronoun.

既已

jì yǐ — Since already; having already done something previously.

吞噬

tūnshì — To devour; to swallow up completely and greedily.

大多数

dàduōshù — The majority; most of a given group or set.

父母

fùmǔ — Parents; father and mother together.

似乎

sìhū — It seems; apparently, as though something is true.

对

duì — Toward; regarding; with respect to someone.

孩子们

háizimen — Children; plural form of child.

也

yě — Also; too; likewise, in addition to something else.

最有

zuì yǒu — Most having; possessing the greatest degree of something.

权利

quánlì — Right; entitlement or legal claim to something.

婴儿

yīng'ér — Infant; a very young baby or newborn child.

肉

ròu — Meat; flesh of an animal used as food.

全年

quán nián — The whole year; throughout all twelve months.

皆

jiē — All; every; each without exception (literary).

当

dāng — To serve as; to be in season or appropriate.

时令

shílìng — Season; the appropriate time of year for something.

但

dàn — But; however; introducing a contrasting statement.

在

zài — At; in; existing at a place or time.

三月

sānyuè — March; the third month of the year.

及其

jí qí — And its; along with related things or times.

前后

qiánhòu — Before and after; around a particular time period.

稍许

shāoxǔ — A little bit; slightly; a small amount of time.

时日

shírì — Days; a period of time, days and duration.

尤为

yóuwéi — Especially; particularly; to an even greater degree.

丰盛

fēngshèng — Abundant; plentiful; referring to a rich lavish supply.

一位

yī wèi — One (person); respectful counter for a person.

严肃

yánsù — Serious; solemn; grave in manner or attitude.

作者

zuòzhě — Author; writer; person who creates a written work.

杰出

jiéchū — Outstanding; distinguished; remarkably excellent in field.

法国

Fǎguó — France; the Western European country.

医生

yīshēng — Doctor; physician; a medical professional.

告诉

gàosu — To tell; to inform someone of something.

我们

wǒmen — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.

鱼类

yúlèi — Fish species; the category of fish as food.

乃是

nǎi shì — Is; is indeed; an emphatic literary form of 'is'.

促进

cùjìn — To promote; to encourage and accelerate a process.

生育

shēngyù — To give birth; reproduction; bearing children.

之

zhī — Possessive or linking particle (literary); of.

天主教

Tiānzhǔjiào — Catholicism; the Roman Catholic Christian religion.

国家

guójiā — Country; nation; a sovereign state.

后

hòu — After; following a particular event or time.

约

yuē — Approximately; about; roughly a certain number.

九个月

jiǔ gè yuè — Nine months; a period of nine calendar months.

多于

duō yú — More than; exceeding a specified quantity or amount.

其他

qítā — Other; the rest; remaining things not mentioned.

任何

rènhé — Any; whatever; no matter which one.

季节

jìjié — Season; one of the four divisions of the year.

算来

suàn lái — Calculated; reckoning it up, when figured out.

一年

yī nián — One year; a full twelve-month period.

市场

shìchǎng — Market; a place or system for buying and selling.

上

shàng — On; above; used after nouns indicating a domain.

供应

gōngyìng — Supply; provision of goods or resources available.

将

jiāng — Will; shall; a marker of future tense (literary).

比

bǐ — Compared to; than; used in comparisons.

平时

píngshí — Ordinary times; usually; under normal circumstances.

更为

gèng wéi — Even more; to a greater degree than before.

充裕

chōngyù — Abundant; plentiful; more than enough of something.

这个

zhège — This; this particular thing or entity.

王国

wángguó — Kingdom; a country ruled by a king or queen.

中

zhōng — In; within; inside a place or category.

数量

shùliàng — Quantity; number; the amount of something countable.

至少

zhìshǎo — At least; no fewer or less than a given amount.

是

shì — Is; am; are; the verb to be.

三倍

sān bèi — Three times; triple the usual amount or number.

故此

gùcǐ — Therefore; for this reason; consequently (literary).

还将

hái jiāng — Will also; additionally will bring about something.

带来

dài lái — To bring; to bring about a result or effect.

另一个

lìng yī gè — Another one; a different additional item or benefit.

附带

fùdài — Incidental; additional; accompanying as a side benefit.

好处

hǎochù — Benefit; advantage; a good or useful outcome.

即

jí — That is; namely; which is to say (literary).

减少

jiǎnshǎo — To reduce; to decrease the number or amount.

当中

dāngzhōng — Among; in the middle of a group or category.

已经

yǐjīng — Already; indicating something has been done before now.

算出

suàn chū — To calculate; to figure out a numerical result.

抚养

fǔyǎng — To raise; to bring up and support a child.

乞丐

qǐgài — Beggar; a person who asks others for money.

在此

zài cǐ — Here; in this context or category mentioned.

名单

míngdān — List; a written list of names or items.

所有

suǒyǒu — All; every; all of a particular group or thing.

居民

jūmín — Residents; inhabitants of a particular place or area.

劳工

láogōng — Laborers; workers who perform physical or manual work.

以及

yǐjí — As well as; and also; in addition to.

五分之四

wǔ fēn zhī sì — Four-fifths; the fraction four out of five.

农民

nóngmín — Farmers; peasants; people who work agricultural land.

都

dōu — All; both; every one without exception.

包括

bāokuò — To include; to encompass within a category or list.

在内

zài nèi — Included within; part of the group or count.

费用

fèiyòng — Cost; expense; money spent on something.

约为

yuē wéi — Approximately equals; is roughly a certain amount.

每年

měi nián — Every year; annually; occurring once per year.

两

liǎng — Two; a measure of two units of something.

衣物

yīwù — Clothing and garments; general term for wearable items.

相信

xiāngxìn — To believe; to trust that something is true.

没有

méiyǒu — Not have; there is no; lacking something.

哪位

nǎ wèi — Which person; which one (polite form of asking).

绅士

shēnshì — Gentleman; a man of good social standing and manners.

会

huì — Will; would; able to do something.

吝惜

lìnxī — To begrudge; to be stingy about spending something.

花

huā — To spend (money or time) on something.

十

shí — Ten; the number ten.

买

mǎi — To buy; to purchase something with money.

肥壮

féizhuàng — Fat and sturdy; plump and well-nourished in body.

孩童

háitóng — Child; a young child, slightly literary term.

躯体

qūtǐ — Body; the physical form or torso of a person.

正如

zhèng rú — Just as; exactly as previously stated or described.

所说

suǒ shuō — What was said; as mentioned or stated before.

他

tā — He; him; third-person singular male pronoun.

仅与

jǐn yǔ — Only with; exclusively together with certain people.

几位

jǐ wèi — Several people; a few persons (polite counter).

至交

zhìjiāo — Closest friends; most intimate trusted companions.

好友

hǎoyǒu — Good friend; a close and trusted companion.

或

huò — Or; alternatively; one or the other option.

自家人

zìjiā rén — Own family members; people from one's own household.

共进

gòng jìn — To share together; to dine together with others.

晚餐

wǎncān — Dinner; the evening meal of the day.

时

shí — When; at the time of a particular occasion.

这

zhè — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned.

可以

kěyǐ — Can; may; it is possible or permissible to do.

做成

zuò chéng — To make into; to prepare or cook into a dish.

四道

sì dào — Four dishes; four courses of a meal.

极为

jí wéi — Extremely; exceedingly; to the greatest possible degree.

滋补

zībǔ — Nourishing; nutritious; strengthening health and vitality.

好菜

hǎo cài — Good dishes; excellent food courses of a meal.