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 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.

Know More

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.

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。

參考答案：

1. teeth， body 2. was choked