1·Food processing converts relatively bulky, perishable and typically inedible raw materials into more useful, shelf-stable and palatable foods or potable beverages.
食品加工将相对庞大的，易腐烂的，通常是不可食用的原料加工成更有用的，耐储存的和可口的食品或适于饮用的饮料。
2·One resident who was asked whether the city's water was potable replied, "Really, I cannot pretend to say, as I never tasted water there that was not mixed with some kind of liquor."
一个居民曾被问到纽约的水是否适于饮用，他回答，“说实话，我不知道，因为我从未喝过没掺饮料的水。”