Swallow a Date Without Chewing囫囵吞枣

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 pearsand 1）dates. He sat at the roadside to eat them. An old man saw him andsaid， “Eating too many pears is good for teeth， but bad for your body.”The young man asked， “How about dates？” The old man answered， “Thedates 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 anddon’t 2）swallow them. And I can swallow dates without 3）chewing.” Thenhe put a date into his mouth and swallowed it immediately. Unluckily， hewas 4）choked by the date.

1） date n. 棗

2） swallow v. 吞；咽

3） chew v. 咀嚼；嚼

4） choke v. 阻塞；哽噎

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 dosomething， 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。

参考答案：

1. teeth， body 2. was choked