Reading text:

The Three-Body Problem - Ch. 6 - The Shooter and the Farmer (excerpt)
三体 - 第六章 - 射手和农场主（节录）

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Reading text:

娃娃新娘 - 撒哈拉的故事 - 作者：三毛
Stories of the Sahara - Ch. 4 - Child Bride (excerpt) - Sanmao
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021-A|Apothecary - the reading page with pinyin (beginners)
t-021-B - the original article (advanced)
t-021-C - vocabulary with pinyin and definitions (from Google, with corrections)
t-021-D - Chinese text with pinyin and definitions (beginners)

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012-A|Silent Spring - the reading page with pinyin (beginners)
t-012-B - the original article (advanced)
t-012-C - vocabulary with pinyin and definitions (from Google, with corrections)
t-012-D - Chinese text with pinyin and definitions (beginners)

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Zdic's explanation of "脍炙人口" in English:

Everyone loves finely chopped roast meat. It is a metaphor for saying that good poetry is appreciated by everyone.
Google Translate (edited)
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LML: "脍炙人口" is used for describing poetry, songs, lyrics etc. Not used for describing food.

"脍炙" appears more often as part of the Chinese idiom (成语) "脍炙人口", which means "popular".

脍炙人口 kuàizhì-rénkǒu
[be much relished;enjoy great popularity] 切细的烤肉人人都爱吃。比喻好的诗文为众人所称美。
一篇一咏，脍炙人口。——林嵩《周朴诗集》
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The expression "脍炙" appears in "以传统烘烤炉脍炙成具有红艳色泽的肉干..." This is the term used in its original meaning.

脍炙 kuài zhì
1.细切的肉和烤熟的肉。亦泛指佳肴。
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脍炙
脍，细切的鱼、肉等食材；“炙”是会意字，亦即是要用字的两个组成部分去体会它的意思。即明火烹饪，指烤肉。古代鲜肉一般用火炙...
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松肉粉 - sōng ròu fěn - tenderizer
人工色素 - rén gōng sè sù - artificial colors
调味剂 - tiáo wèi jì - flavoring
味精 - wèi jīng - MSG

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脍炙 - kuài zhì - to make into a fine food
红艳色泽 - hóng yàn sè zé - red color
肉质鲜美 - ròu zhì xiān měi - delicious meat
越嚼越香 - yuè jiáo yuè xiāng - the more you chew, the better it tastes
无添加 - wú tiān jiā - no additives
防腐剂 - fáng fǔ jì - preservatives
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采用 - cǎi yòng - choose (用 means "use", 采 means "choose")
精选 - jīng xuǎn - carefully chosen
上等 - shàng děng - premium
猪后腿肉 - zhū hòu tuǐ ròu - pork shank
切片 - qiē piàn - slicing
调味 - tiáo wèi - seasoning
摊筛 - tān shāi - to sieve
传统 - chuán tǒng - traditional
烘烤炉 - hōng kǎo lú - roasting / baking oven

Topic inspired by:
"我收到大批粉丝、紫菜、冬菇、生力面、猪肉干等珍贵食品..."
"I received vermicelli noodles, seaweed, shiitake mushrooms, instant noodles, dried pork and other valuable foodstuffs in bulk."
- Sanmao

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Correction: 撒哈拉的故事

"排外" in Chinese means "excluding foreigners", just as "排华" means "excluding Chinese". Serious terms, not to be lightly used. In the context of "A Desert Diner", Sanmao is saying that to think "it's a pity my husband is a foreigner" sounds a bit xenophobic.

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