酱油: soy sauce...
作出: to put out, to come up with, to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc), to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc), to draw (conclusion...
买不起: cannot afford, can't afford buying...
相传: to pass on, to hand down, tradition has it that..., according to legend...
民工: migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work), temporary worker enlisted on a public project...
大名鼎鼎: grand reputation, renowned, famous...
准许: to allow, to grant, to permit...
僧人: monk...
根基: foundation...
半信半疑: half doubting, dubious, skeptical...