Swallow a Date Without Chewing

濟(jì)南五中 龍菲

“囫圇吞棗”是指把棗子整個(gè)吞下去，不加咀嚼，不辨滋味，比喻讀書等時(shí)不加分析地籠統(tǒng)接受。

Long ago,there was a young man who bought some fruits,like pears and1)dates.He sat at the roadside to eat them.An old man saw him and said,“Eating too many pears is good for teeth,but bad for your body.”The young man asked,“How about dates?” The old man answered,“The dates are good for your body but bad for teeth.” The young man thought for a while and said,“I’ve got a good idea! I can eat pears with teeth and don’t2)swallowthem.And I can swallow dates without3)chewing.” Then he put a date into his mouth and swallowed it immediately.Unluckily,he was4)chokedby the date.

1) daten.棗

2) swallowv.吞；咽

3) chewv.咀嚼；嚼

4) chokev.阻塞；哽噎

從前，有個(gè)年輕人買了一些水果，有梨和棗。他坐在路邊上吃。有個(gè)老人看見了，對(duì)他說：“吃梨雖然對(duì)牙齒有好處，可吃多了卻對(duì)身體有害?！蹦贻p人問道：“那吃棗呢？”老人說：“吃棗對(duì)身體有益，可吃多了卻對(duì)牙齒不好?！蹦贻p人想了一會(huì)兒，說：“我想出了個(gè)好辦法！我吃梨就只用牙齒嚼，不吞到肚子里去；吃棗就不用牙齒嚼，整個(gè)吞下去?！闭f完，他就拿起一顆棗放進(jìn)嘴里，立刻吞了下去。不幸的是，他就被棗噎住了。

Fill in the blanks:

1.Eating too many pears is good for ______,but bad for your ______ .

2.After putting a date into his mouth and swallowing it immediately,the man______ ______ by the date.

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It tells us we should have a comprehensive view of things.When we do something,we can’t just strive for speed.We must take it one step at a time,only in this way can we avoid risks and do things well.

這個(gè)成語告訴我們對(duì)事物的認(rèn)識(shí)要全面，處理事情時(shí)也不能一味求快。一步一個(gè)腳印地循序漸進(jìn)，方能規(guī)避風(fēng)險(xiǎn)，把事情做好。