Meat Makers Vocab C1.2

1. We are at the top of the food chain:
basically we have no predators 
Livestock: any animal you can breed /
herd
Greenhouse gas emissions: emisiones
de efecto invernadero
Stem cells: células madre
stem: tallo
The clock is now ticking: El tiempo
apremia / corre
The sizzle: el chisporroteo 
A challenge that doesn’t faze Ethan: the
challenge doesn’t scare him
He’s working on the technology to scale
up production: improve and increase
(make it more efficient and productive)
There’s some way to go… There is still a
lot to do…
To launch: to release, lanzar

2. A range: una gama
Ready-meals: platos preparados
Time to showcase the new dishes: time
to present the new dishes in the best
possible way
Venture capital: capital (de) riesgo
Underlying: subyacente
We’re not there yet so we’re going back
to the drawing board: we need to devise
the whole thing again (almost from
scratch)
It would disrupt the way we get protein…
Change radically, overhaul
The most discerning critic of all, the
public: demanding, picky…
The more you try to make a hamburger
the more appreciative you become of the
real thing: the more you appreciate a good
steak! 
Modern-day: de hoy en día / actual

3. To make a killing: petarlo / forrándose in
the process ;)