Swallow a Date Without Chewing

济南五中 龙菲

“囫囵吞枣”是指把枣子整个吞下去，不加咀嚼，不辨滋味，比喻读书等时不加分析地笼统接受。

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.枣

2) swallowv.吞；咽

3) chewv.咀嚼；嚼

4) chokev.阻塞；哽噎

从前，有个年轻人买了一些水果，有梨和枣。他坐在路边上吃。有个老人看见了，对他说：“吃梨虽然对牙齿有好处，可吃多了却对身体有害。”年轻人问道：“那吃枣呢？”老人说：“吃枣对身体有益，可吃多了却对牙齿不好。”年轻人想了一会儿，说：“我想出了个好办法！我吃梨就只用牙齿嚼，不吞到肚子里去；吃枣就不用牙齿嚼，整个吞下去。”说完，他就拿起一颗枣放进嘴里，立刻吞了下去。不幸的是，他就被枣噎住了。

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.

这个成语告诉我们对事物的认识要全面，处理事情时也不能一味求快。一步一个脚印地循序渐进，方能规避风险，把事情做好。