Lay the oyster in a folded cloth on a flat surface with the flat part of the shell uppermost and hold it firmly. Force the point of an oyster knife into the hinge of the shell...

在平整的桌面上用一块折叠的布包住牡蛎，将牡蛎外壳的平整部分朝上并牢牢固定住。

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Like an oyster facing a shucking knife, earthquakes are able to render our dwellings useless - and even turn them into deathtraps.

就想去壳刀下的牡蛎一样，我们的住所在地震下毫无用处——反而变成了危险地带。

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Run the knife along the top of the flat shell, twisting it slightly, until you reach the muscle that attaches the oyster to the shell.

沿着牡蛎壳平整面的顶端移动牡蛎刀，轻轻的转动牡蛎刀，只到刀碰到了牡蛎用来连接自己和牡蛎壳的那块肌肉。

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Poking an oyster's muscle with a shucking knife, he explained that the variety works harder than its European cousins.

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