The story of coffee Flashcards
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herder
a person who takes care of a large group of animals of the same type.
bush
A plant with many small branches growing either directly from the ground or from a hard stem, giving the plant a rounded shape; a low plant with many small branches: Bụi cây
merchant
A person whose job is to buy and sell products in large amounts, especially by trading with other countries; Thương gia
narcotic
Chất gây nghiện/gây mê;
An illegal drug such as heroin or cocaine; A type of drug that causes sleep and that is used medically to reduce the strength of pain, and that in some forms is also used illegally;
(a) relating to drugs that make you want to sleep and prevent pain
medicinal value
Giá trị y học
beverage
A drink of any type
ex: Hot beverages include tea, coffee and hot chocolate.
refining
The process of making different products from a basic product, usually oil or sugar; Tinh chế; làm cho tinh khiết hơn; cải thiện
dash
a small amount of something that is added to something else, especially a food.
ex: Add a dash of salt to the soup
mutation (n)
Đột biến; The way in which genes change and produce permanent differences;
The change that happens in an organism’s genes which produces differences that are passed to new organisms by reproduction, or the process of this change.
Ex: Genetic mutations can lead to inherited diseases.
The berry is coated with a thin, red film (epicarp) containing a white, sugary mucilaginous flesh (mesocarp)
Quả mọng được bao phủ bởi một lớp màng đỏ mỏng (gọi là vỏ ngoài – epicarp), bên trong chứa lớp thịt màu trắng, có vị ngọt và nhầy (gọi là mesocarp – thịt giữa của quả).
plantation (n)
a large farm, especially in a hot part of the world on which a particular type of crop is grown; Đồn điền
ex: coffee plantation/tea plantation.
pulp (n)
the soft, slightly wet part of a fruit that contains juice and that you can eat
ex: I prefer orange juice with no pulp
ex: The seeds of a pomegranate are embedded in a tough, white pulp
parchment (n)
The dried, pale skin of some animals which was used in the past for writing on, or a paper.
ex: lớp vỏ khô, dai, giống như giấy, bao quanh hạt cà phê (trong sinh học được gọi là “endocarp”).
peel (v)
To remove the skin of fruit and vegetables/ remove covering
ex: Peel, core, and chop the apples
ex: My back is peeling from that sunburn I got last weekend.
ex: We peeled the wallpaper off the walls
peel (n)
The skin of fruits and vegetables, especially after it has been removed.
ex: apple peel/potato peel
Satisfactory crop
một vụ mùa đạt yêu cầu/mùa vụ bội thu
permeable (a)
If a substance is permeable, it allows liquids or gases to go through it.
Ex: Permeable soil
irrigate (v)
To supply land with water so that crops and plants will grow
Well - drained
Thoát nước tốt, không bị ứ đọng nước.
subsoil (n)
Lớp đất dưới (nằm bên dưới lớp đất mặt, hường sâu hơn vài chục cm)
just - tilled wood
Khu đất rừng vừa được cày xới (Một vùng rừng đã bị dọn sạch cây và vừa mới được xới đất để chuẩn bị trồng trọt)
sow (v)
To put seeds in or on the ground so that plants will grow; Gieo hạt
Ex: We’ll sow this field with barley.
Ex: Sow the seeds in pots.
rake (n) (v)
Cái cào
Ex: Some workers raked leaves in the park
Ex: Rake over the soil before planting the seeds.