Nov. 21, 2020
Journal 11/21/20
The dish I ate a couple of days ago, and also was very forgetful was braised meat. It was not cooked in a big, decent restaurant, but on a small street by a box lunch store. Its two characteristics are 香和烂. I know 香in English is fragrant, but I don’t know how to say 烂in English. I don't know if it's right to say this: it is fragrant and rotten, but some foreigners said that I was using the wrong word "rotten", because "rotten" means that some stuff, especially the food, is bad or damaged. But what I really mean by using 烂 is to describe that the meat is easy to chew or it makes a melting feeling when it comes into your mouth. That is all for this passage. Can anyone give me the correct translation of the Chinese saying 肉又香又烂?
Journal 11/21/20
The dish I ate a couple of days ago, and also was very forgetful was braised meat.
I am not sure what you mean by "was very forgetful". It is typically used to describe a person "She was very forgetful and could never remember to bring her wallet." Saying that the dish was forgetful doesn't make sense here.
Do you mean that the dish was "forgettable" meaning that it wasn't anything special? Or "unforgettable" meaning that it was so good that you thought about it for days after?
It was not cooked in a big, decent restaurant, but on a small street by a box lunch store.
I'm not sure if "decent" is the right word to use here. Decent gives the impression that the restaurant is average or above average, implying that the box lunch store might be dirty or below expectations.
I might suggest "famous" or "chain restaurant" instead.
Its two characteristics are 香和烂.
I know 香in English is fragrant, but I don’t know how to say 烂in English.
I don't know if it's right to say this: it is fragrant and rotten, but some foreigners said that I was using the wrong word "rotten" was wrong, because "rotten" means that some stuff, especially the food, is bad or damaged.
But what I really mean by using 烂 is to describe that the meat is easy to chew or it makes a melting feeling when it comesyou put it into your mouth.
That is all for this passage.
Can anyone give me the correct translation of the Chinese saying 肉又香又烂?
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Yes, if something is rotten that means it is expired or spoiled. For example, rotten milk might be three weeks past its expiration date and curdled, rotten eggs would smell like sulfur, or rotten meat could have flies.
I think the word you are looking for is "tender." When you cook meat for a long time and it starts to fall off the bone it is tender. Tender meat is easy to cut with a knife and melts in your mouth.
I hope this helps! If that's not the word you're looking for let me know and I'll think of something else. Good job!
Nov. 22, 2020
The dish I ate a couple of days ago, and also was very forgetful was braised meat.
Unforgettable
Nov. 22, 2020
It was not cooked in a big, decent restaurant, but on a small street by a box lunch store.
I know what you mean. Thank you for your suggestions, and I think it is the best suggestion.
Nov. 22, 2020
Thank you for your corrections and your detailed explanations. They are very helpful for me. Thank you very much.
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The dish I ate a couple of days ago, and also was very forgetful was braised meat. The dish I ate a couple of days ago, and also was very forgetful was braised meat. I am not sure what you mean by "was very forgetful". It is typically used to describe a person "She was very forgetful and could never remember to bring her wallet." Saying that the dish was forgetful doesn't make sense here. Do you mean that the dish was "forgettable" meaning that it wasn't anything special? Or "unforgettable" meaning that it was so good that you thought about it for days after? |
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It was not cooked in a big, decent restaurant, but on a small street by a box lunch store. It was not cooked in a big, decent restaurant, but on a small street by a box lunch store. I'm not sure if "decent" is the right word to use here. Decent gives the impression that the restaurant is average or above average, implying that the box lunch store might be dirty or below expectations. I might suggest "famous" or "chain restaurant" instead. |
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Its two characteristics are 香和烂. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I know 香in English is fragrant, but I don’t know how to say 烂in English. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I don't know if it's right to say this: it is fragrant and rotten, but some foreigners said that I was using the wrong word "rotten", because "rotten" means that some stuff, especially the food, is bad or damaged. I don't know if it's right to say this: it is fragrant and rotten, but some foreigners said that I was using the |
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But what I really mean by using 烂 is to describe that the meat is easy to chew or it makes a melting feeling when it comes into your mouth. But what I really mean by using 烂 is to describe that the meat is easy to chew or it makes a melting feeling when |
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That is all for this passage. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Can anyone give me the correct translation of the Chinese saying 肉又香又烂? This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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