Word of the Day：April 28, 2022
salt junk
咸牛肉干；腌牛肉
noun SAWLT-JUNK
What It Means
Salt junk is dried salted beef.
Salt junk 是风干的咸牛肉
In the past, sailors survived long voyages eating salt junk.
在过去，士兵们在长途跋涉中一直在吃咸牛肉。
SALT JUNK in Context
"Civil War soldiers referred to hardtack as 'death bells'; sailors called salt meat 'salt junk,' meaning salted rope ('junk' was originally a term for scraps of worn-out rope, which could be put to various uses aboard ship)." — Charles Perry, The Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2002
“Civil War soldiers 称硬饼干为“death bells”；sailors称腌肉为“salt junk”，意为 salted rope（“junk”最初是指废旧的绳索，在船上用途广泛）。
Did You Know?
Salt junk might refer to any salty junk food, but, by definition, it refers to dried salted beef and has nautical origins as a name for food preserved with salt for long sea voyages. The word junk itself was used for pieces of old cable or cordage, which influenced the term salt junk for tough, chewy food.
Salt junk 可能指含盐的垃圾食品，但它在定义上是干的腌牛肉，并且源于航海，在远洋航行中用盐保存的食物的名称。 junk 本身表示旧电缆或绳索，这影响了 salt junk， 含义为“硬而耐咀嚼的食物”的词。
Quiz
Unscramble the letters to create a word for a mixture of salty water used to preserve or add flavor to food: NRIEB.
理解这句话，用于保留食物味道的腌制物的词。
brine