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Yin Ye Fei Shi

2014-08-14

中国经贸聚焦·英文版 2014年8期

In the old time, a rich man held a grand banquet at home to celebrate an important holiday. He invited a lot of people to enjoy the dinner. There they drank and talked with each other, making joyful noises.

Suddenly, an old man who was the most active in the banquet fell onto the ground. With his forehead covered with sweat and eyes rolled upside, he grasped his throat with his hands and swallowed his saliva forcefully. It turned out that the old man spoke too much and fast while eating and swallowed a slice of beef directly without chewing it.

People at the banquet immediately gathered around the old. They spoke fervently and offered different methods. However, their efforts did nothing but add the pain of the old man. Irritated, the old man shouted: “Get off me!”With that shout, the beef was spewed out of his mouth

People laughed at the turning of the accident and returned to the banquet to continue their dinner. However, the host spoke loudly at this moment. “Please go home, everyone. The old mans suffering sent out a warning to us. If we want to avoid this incident, we should stop eating meat and drinking wine, or completely give up eating. From now on, no one is allowed to eat here.” After that, he ordered the servants to smash all the jars and bottles in the kitchen and destroyed all the food materials.endprint