中國寓言故事雙語版 第28期:因噎廢食

In the past, there was a man who had a large appetite.

從前，有個人飯量很大。

When he ate, he devoured ravenously.

吃起飯來，狼吞虎嚥。

Once he wasn't careful enough so that a fishbone got stuck in his throat.

一次，他不留神，骨頭硬在喉嚨裏。

The food was blocked in his esophagus, and he could neither swallow nor vomit.

食物被堵塞在食道里，想咽咽不下，想吐吐不出。

So he called a physician, but the physician could do nothing.

於是，他請來醫生，醫生也沒有辦法。

The people around looked at him in anxiety.

周圍的人看着他，乾着急。

Finally, as he couldn't breathe, he died of choking.

最後，他因透不過氣來而活活噎死了。

Afterwards, someone went so far as to issue a ban:

事後，有人居然下了一道禁令:

Eating is forbidden as from today for the reason that no one will be choked to death if people give up eating.

從今天起，天下禁止吃飯。理由是:不吃飯，就不會噎死人。