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 10

Vocabulary

但

dàn — But; however; yet (contrast conjunction).

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.

对

duì — Toward; regarding; correct; facing something.

此事

cǐ shì — This matter; this particular thing or affair.

毫不

háo bù — Not in the least; not at all; zero degree.

担忧

dān yōu — To worry about; to feel anxious or concerned.

因为

yīn wèi — Because; for the reason that; since.

众所周知

zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī — As everyone knows; it is common knowledge.

他们

tā men — They; them; third-person plural pronoun.

每天

měi tiān — Every day; daily; each day without exception.

都在

dōu zài — Are all (doing something); continuously engaged in.

因

yīn — Due to; because of; on account of something.

寒冷

hán lěng — Cold; frigid; chilly weather or temperature.

饥荒

jī huāng — Famine; severe food shortage causing widespread hunger.

污秽

wū huì — Filth; dirt; squalor; morally or physically unclean.

和

hé — And; together with; connecting nouns or clauses.

害虫

hài chóng — Pest; vermin; harmful insect or creature.

而

ér — And; but; yet; connecting contrasting or sequential ideas.

死亡

sǐ wáng — Death; to die; the cessation of life.

腐烂

fǔ làn — To rot; to decay; to decompose organically.

其

qí — Its; their; his/her (literary third-person possessive).

速度

sù dù — Speed; rate; pace at which something occurs.

之快

zhī kuài — How fast; the swiftness of (literary construction).

合理

hé lǐ — Reasonable; rational; sensible; within logical bounds.

预期

yù qī — Expected; anticipated; to expect a certain outcome.

之内

zhī nèi — Within; inside of; not exceeding a boundary.

至于

zhì yú — As for; regarding; turning to another topic.

那些

nà xiē — Those; referring to a plural group of things.

年轻

nián qīng — Young; youthful; of relatively few years old.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

劳工

láo gōng — Labor; workers; the working class or laborers.

如今

rú jīn — Nowadays; at present; in today's circumstances.

处境

chǔ jìng — Situation; circumstances; the condition one finds oneself.

几乎

jī hū — Almost; nearly; on the verge of being true.

同样

tóng yàng — Equally; similarly; in the same manner or degree.

令人

lìng rén — Makes one feel; causing a person to feel something.

乐观

lè guān — Optimistic; hopeful; viewing things positively.

找不到

zhǎo bu dào — Cannot find; unable to locate or secure something.

工作

gōng zuò — Work; job; employment; to work or labor.

因而

yīn ér — Therefore; consequently; as a result of that.

营养

yíng yǎng — Nutrition; nourishment; nutrients required for health.

匮乏

kuì fá — Lacking; deficient; scarce; in short supply.

日渐

rì jiàn — Gradually day by day; increasingly over time.

憔悴

qiáo cuì — Haggard; gaunt; worn out from hardship or illness.

以至于

yǐ zhì yú — To the extent that; so much so that; resulting in.

即便

jí biàn — Even if; even though; despite the condition.

偶尔

ǒu ěr — Occasionally; once in a while; not regularly.

被雇

bèi gù — To be hired; to be employed by someone.

去

qù — To go; to proceed; directional or purpose marker.

从事

cóng shì — To engage in; to be involved in an occupation.

普通

pǔ tōng — Ordinary; common; regular; not special or exceptional.

劳动

láo dòng — Labor; physical work; to toil or exert effort.

也

yě — Also; too; as well; still (additive particle).

没有

méi yǒu — Do not have; there is not; lacking something.

力气

lì qi — Physical strength; energy; bodily power to act.

完成

wán chéng — To complete; to finish; to accomplish a task.

如此

rú cǐ — Like this; in this way; such being the case.

一来

yī lái — In this way; consequently; as a result of this.

这个

zhè ge — This; this one; referring to something nearby.

国家

guó jiā — Country; nation; state; a sovereign territory.

自己

zì jǐ — Oneself; self; by one's own effort or volition.

便

biàn — Then; thereupon; consequently (literary connective adverb).

都

dōu — All; both; entirely; without exception.

从

cóng — From; starting from; following a source or origin.

未来

wèi lái — Future; the time yet to come; upcoming times.

苦难

kǔ nàn — Suffering; hardship; misery; painful difficult circumstances.

中

zhōng — In; among; within; middle (positional particle).

得到

dé dào — To obtain; to receive; to gain something desired.

了

le — Completed action particle; marks a change of state.

解脱

jiě tuō — Liberation; release; to free oneself from burden.

已

yǐ — Already; to have done something previously (literary).

离题

lí tí — To digress; to stray from the main topic.

太久

tài jiǔ — Too long; for an excessively extended period of time.

因此

yīn cǐ — Therefore; for this reason; consequently; hence.

应当

yīng dāng — Should; ought to; must; morally obligated to do.

回到

huí dào — To return to; to go back to a topic or place.

正题

zhèng tí — Main topic; principal subject; the core matter at hand.

认为

rèn wéi — To think; to believe; to consider something to be.

所提

suǒ tí — The proposed; what has been put forward or suggested.

议案

yì àn — Proposal; bill; motion submitted for consideration.

好处

hǎo chù — Benefit; advantage; merit; a good aspect of something.

显而易见

xiǎn ér yì jiàn — Obviously; clearly evident; easy to see or understand.

且

qiě — Moreover; furthermore; and also (literary conjunction).

数量

shù liàng — Quantity; amount; number of items or instances.

众多

zhòng duō — Numerous; many; a large number of things or people.

同时

tóng shí — At the same time; simultaneously; meanwhile; moreover.

具有

jù yǒu — To possess; to have; to be endowed with a quality.

极其

jí qí — Extremely; exceedingly; to the highest degree.

重要

zhòng yào — Important; significant; of great consequence or value.

意义

yì yì — Meaning; significance; importance; sense of purpose.

首先

shǒu xiān — First of all; in the first place; above all else.

正如

zhèng rú — Just as; exactly as; in the same way as stated.

指出

zhǐ chū — To point out; to indicate; to bring attention to.

此

cǐ — This; these; the aforementioned (literary demonstrative pronoun).

将

jiāng — Will; shall; about to; future tense marker (literary).

大大

dà dà — Greatly; significantly; to a very large degree.

减少

jiǎn shǎo — To reduce; to decrease; to lessen in number or amount.

天主教徒

tiān zhǔ jiào tú — Catholic; a follower of Roman Catholicism.

每年

měi nián — Every year; annually; each year without exception.

大量

dà liàng — Large quantity; a great amount; in abundance.

涌现

yǒng xiàn — To emerge in large numbers; to spring up abundantly.

是

shì — To be; is; am; are (copula linking subject and predicate).

生育

shēng yù — Reproduction; childbearing; to give birth and raise children.

最

zuì — Most; the -est; superlative degree marker.

旺盛

wàng shèng — Vigorous; thriving; prolific; full of vitality and energy.

群体

qún tǐ — Group; community; collective; a body of people.

也是

yě shì — Also is; are also; likewise constitutes something.

我们

wǒ men — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.

危险

wēi xiǎn — Dangerous; perilous; a threat or hazard to safety.

敌人

dí rén — Enemy; foe; an adversary or hostile person.

蓄意

xù yì — Deliberately; intentionally; with premeditated purpose.

留守

liú shǒu — To stay behind; to remain guarding a place.

国内

guó nèi — Domestic; within the country; inside the nation.

图谋

tú móu — To scheme; to plot; to conspire toward a goal.

王国

wáng guó — Kingdom; a realm ruled by a king or queen.

拱手

gǒng shǒu — To hand over submissively; to yield without resistance.

献给

xiàn gěi — To offer to; to dedicate or present something to someone.

觊觎

jì yú — To covet; to harbor ambitions for someone else's position.

并

bìng — And; moreover; simultaneously (coordinating conjunction).

希望

xī wàng — To hope; to wish; a desire for something to happen.

借

jiè — To borrow; to take advantage of; to leverage an opportunity.

良善

liáng shàn — Good and virtuous; kind-hearted; morally upright people.

新教徒

xīn jiào tú — Protestant; a follower of Protestant Christianity.

离乡背井

lí xiāng bèi jǐng — To leave one's hometown; to live away from home.

之机

zhī jī — The opportunity of; taking advantage of an occasion.

从中

cóng zhōng — From it; thereby; to take advantage from within.

渔利

yú lì — To profit from others' troubles; to fish for gains.

宁可

nìng kě — Would rather; prefer to; willing to choose one over another.

离开

lí kāi — To leave; to depart from; to go away from a place.

故土

gù tǔ — Homeland; native soil; one's birthplace or home country.

不愿

bù yuàn — Unwilling; reluctant; not wanting to do something.

留在

liú zài — To remain in; to stay at a particular location.

家中

jiā zhōng — At home; inside one's house or household.

违背

wéi bèi — To violate; to go against; to act contrary to principles.

良心

liáng xīn — Conscience; moral sense; inner sense of right and wrong.

向

xiàng — Toward; to; in the direction of; facing something.

主教

zhǔ jiào — Bishop; a senior Christian church official overseeing a diocese.

辖区

xiá qū — Jurisdiction; administrative area under one's authority.

教区

jiào qū — Parish; a local church district under a priest's care.

牧师

mù shī — Pastor; minister; a Protestant Christian clergy member.

缴纳

jiǎo nà — To pay; to submit payment; to hand over dues or taxes.

什一税

shí yī shuì — Tithe; a ten-percent tax paid to the church.