Enquire within upon everything: The great Victorian-era domestic standby — Page 13

Vocabulary

近年来

jìn nián lái — In recent years, over the past few years

英国

Yīngguó — The United Kingdom; Britain

牡蛎

mǔlì — Oyster, a type of edible shellfish

变得

biàn de — To become, to grow into a state

稀少

xīshǎo — Scarce, rare, few in number

而

ér — And, yet, but; connecting contrasting clauses

昂贵

ángguì — Expensive, costly, high in price

因此

yīncǐ — Therefore, as a result, consequently

美国

Měiguó — The United States of America

很

hěn — Very, quite; intensifier adverb

容易

róngyì — Easy, simple, not difficult

找到

zhǎodào — To find, to locate successfully

市场

shìchǎng — Market, marketplace, place of trade

牛肉

niúròu — Beef, meat from cattle

优质

yōuzhì — High quality, superior grade

公牛

gōngniú — Bull, male bovine animal

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or description

纹理

wénlǐ — Grain, texture, pattern within material

疏松

shūsōng — Loose, porous, not compact in structure

肉色

ròusè — Flesh color, color of the meat

红润

hóngrùn — Rosy, ruddy, healthy reddish color

脂肪

zhīfáng — Fat, adipose tissue in meat

偏黄

piān huáng — Slightly yellow, tending toward yellow color

母牛

mǔniú — Cow, female bovine animal

则

zé — Then, whereas; contrastive conjunction

相反

xiāngfǎn — Opposite, contrary, reverse situation

较

jiào — Comparatively, relatively; comparison adverb

紧密

jǐnmì — Tight, compact, closely packed together

白

bái — White, pale in color

但

dàn — But, however; adversative conjunction

几乎

jīhū — Almost, nearly, practically

不如

bùrú — Not as good as, inferior to

那般

nà bān — Like that, in that manner

劣质

lièzhì — Poor quality, inferior grade

来自

láizì — Coming from, originating from a source

饲养

sìyǎng — To raise, to breed livestock or animals

不良

bùliáng — Poor, bad, inadequate conditions

牲畜

shēngchù — Livestock, domesticated farm animals

或

huò — Or, either; disjunctive conjunction

年岁

niánsuì — Age, years of age, years lived

过大

guò dà — Excessively large or old, too great

不宜

bùyí — Not suitable, inadvisable, inappropriate

食用

shíyòng — Edible, suitable for eating, for consumption

其

qí — Its, their; third-person possessive pronoun

特征

tèzhēng — Characteristic, feature, distinguishing trait

为

wéi — To be; indicating identity or result

坚硬

jiānyìng — Hard, firm, tough in texture

干瘪

gānbiě — Shriveled, dried out, withered

瘦肉

shòuròu — Lean meat, meat without fat

呈

chéng — To show, to appear, to present a color

深红色

shēn hóngsè — Dark red color, deep crimson

老年

lǎonián — Old age, elderly years

动物

dòngwù — Animal, living creature

肋骨

lèigǔ — Rib, rib bone of an animal

还会

hái huì — Will also, additionally will occur

出现

chūxiàn — To appear, to emerge, to occur

一道

yī dào — A streak, a line, one stripe

角质

jiǎozhì — Horny, keratinous, cartilaginous substance

纹路

wénlù — Vein, streak, line pattern in material

用

yòng — To use, to employ; with, using

手指

shǒuzhǐ — Finger, digit of the hand

按压

ànyā — To press down, to apply pressure

肉

ròu — Meat, flesh of an animal

后

hòu — After, afterward, following an action

若

ruò — If, supposing that; conditional conjunction

迅速

xùnsù — Quickly, rapidly, with speed

弹起

tán qǐ — To spring back, to bounce up

可

kě — Can, may; indicates possibility or permission

认为

rènwéi — To consider, to think, to believe

该

gāi — That, the said; referring to mentioned subject

正值

zhèng zhí — At prime age, currently in one's prime

壮年

zhuàngnián — Prime of life, the vigorous middle years

凹陷

āoxiàn — To sink in, to be indented, to depress

缓慢

huǎnmàn — Slow, sluggish, not quick

恢复

huīfù — To recover, to return to original state

仍

réng — Still, yet, continuing as before

留有

liú yǒu — To retain, to still have remaining traces

痕迹

hénjì — Trace, mark, remnant left behind

可能

kěnéng — Possibly, maybe, perhaps likely

已过

yǐ guò — Already past, having exceeded a point

肉质

ròuzhì — Meat quality, texture of flesh

因而

yīn'ér — Therefore, thus, as a result

必然

bìrán — Inevitable, certainly, necessarily

较为

jiào wéi — Relatively, comparatively, somewhat more

低劣

dīliè — Inferior, low grade, poor quality

小牛肉

xiǎoniúròu — Veal, meat from a young calf

应

yīng — Should, ought to; indicating expectation

细腻

xìnì — Fine, smooth, delicate in texture

白色

báisè — White color, the color white

颜色

yánsè — Color, hue, shade

较深

jiào shēn — Relatively dark, comparatively deep in color

时

shí — When, at the time of; temporal marker

往往

wǎngwǎng — Often, frequently, usually in many cases

也

yě — Also, too, as well; additive adverb

多汁

duō zhī — Juicy, having abundant moisture or juice

且

qiě — And, moreover, furthermore; additive conjunction

味道

wèidào — Taste, flavor, smell of food

鲜美

xiānměi — Delicious, fresh and tasty in flavor

据说

jùshuō — It is said, reportedly, allegedly

屠夫

túfū — Butcher, person who slaughters animals professionally

在

zài — At, in, on; location or action preposition

宰杀

zǎishā — To slaughter, to butcher an animal

小牛

xiǎoniú — Calf, young bovine animal

前

qián — Before, prior to, in front of

会

huì — Will, can; indicating ability or likelihood

故意

gùyì — Deliberately, intentionally, on purpose

放血

fàng xuè — To bleed, to drain blood from animal

以使

yǐ shǐ — In order to make, so as to cause

变白

biàn bái — To become white, to whiten, to pale

这样

zhèyàng — This way, like this, in such manner

做

zuò — To do, to make, to perform an action

也会

yě huì — Will also, would also cause or result

使

shǐ — To cause, to make something happen

干燥

gānzào — Dry, lacking moisture, arid

无味

wúwèi — Tasteless, bland, lacking flavor

检查

jiǎnchá — To inspect, to examine, to check

腰部

yāobù — Waist area, lumbar region of body

包裹

bāoguǒ — To wrap, to encase, surrounding fat layer

肾脏

shènzàng — Kidney, renal organ of an animal

看起来

kàn qǐlái — To look, to appear, to seem visually

结实

jiēshi — Firm, solid, sturdy in structure

很可能

hěn kěnéng — Very likely, highly probable

是

shì — To be; copula verb

上等品

shàngděng pǐn — Top-grade product, premium quality item

新近

xīnjìn — Recently, newly, in the near past

屠宰

túzǎi — To slaughter, to butcher animals for meat