惠州火腿成林 A forest of ham legs seen in Huizhou

A forest of Huizhou ham legs(惠州火腿) can be seen now in Huizhou, Anhui Province.

The lengthy(漫长的) process(过程) to make(制作) this ham started around(前后) Winter Solstice(冬至) in December by first picking the right cut of ham. Salting(腌制), sun drying(晒干) and finally glazing(擦油) them will make sure(确保) the ham legs are ready(准备好的) to sell(卖) for China's big Spring Festival holiday in February this year.

词汇 Words:

[màn cháng de] 漫长的 lengthy
[zhǔn bèi hǎo de] 准备好的 ready
[qián hòu] 前后 around
[guò chéng] 过程 process
[zhì zuò] 制作 make
[què bǎo] 确保 make sure
[mài] 卖 sell

重点词汇 Key word:

林 <名词 n.> 

• Forest; woods; grove
  E.g. Sēnlín bèi dàhuǒ fénhuǐ le。
  森林被大火焚毁了。
  The forest was destroyed by fire. 

• Cluster of similar things; circle
  E.g. Línlín zǒngzǒng de shāngpǐn bǎimǎn le huòjià。
  林林总总的商品摆满了货架。
  The shelves are stocked up with various kinds of goods.