Swallow a Date Without Chewing

濟南五中 龍菲

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

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，有個年輕人買了一些水果，有梨和棗。他坐在路邊上吃。有個老人看見了，對他說：“吃梨雖然對牙齒有好處，可吃多了卻對身體有害。”年輕人問道：“那吃棗呢？”老人說：“吃棗對身體有益，可吃多了卻對牙齒不好。”年輕人想了一會兒，說：“我想出了個好辦法！我吃梨就只用牙齒嚼，不吞到肚子里去；吃棗就不用牙齒嚼，整個吞下去。”說完，他就拿起一顆棗放進嘴里，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.

這個成語告訴我們對事物的認識要全面，處理事情時也不能一味求快。一步一個腳印地循序漸進，方能規避風險，把事情做好。