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

When he ate, he devoured1 ravenously2.

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

The food was blocked in his esophagus, and he could neither swallow nor vomit3.

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

The people around looked at him in anxiety Finally, as couldn't breathe, the died of choking.

　　Afterwards, someone went so far as to issue a ban: Eating is forbidden as from today for the reason that no one will be choked to death if people give up eating.

　　从前，有个人饭量很大，吃起饭来，狼吞虎咽。

　　一次，他不留神，骨头哽在喉咙里，食物被堵塞在食道里，想咽咽不下，想吐吐不出。

于是，他请来医生，医生也没有办法。

周围的人看着他，干着急。

最后，他因透不过来而活活噎死了。

　　事后，有人居然下了一道禁令：从今天起，天下禁止吃饭。

理由是：不吃饭，就不会噎死人。

　　点击　　收听单词发音　　1 devoured　　吞没( devour的过去式和过去分词 ); 耗尽; 津津有味地看; 狼吞虎咽地吃光　　参考例句：　　She devoured everything she could lay her hands on: books, magazines and newspapers.

无论是书、杂志，还是报纸，只要能弄得到，她都看得津津有味。

　　The lions devoured a zebra in a short time.

狮子一会儿就吃掉了一匹斑马。

　　2 ravenously　　adv.

大嚼地，饥饿地　　参考例句：　　We were all ravenously hungry after the walk.

我们散步之后都饿得要命。

来自 简明英汉词典　　　The boys dug in ravenously.

男孩们开始狼吞虎咽地吃起来。

来自 简明英汉词典　　　3 vomit　　v.

呕吐，作呕;n.

呕吐物，吐出物　　参考例句：　　They gave her salty water to make her vomit.

他们给她喝盐水好让她吐出来。

　　She was stricken by pain and began to vomit.

她感到一阵疼痛，开始呕吐起来。

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