in the past, someone said: "the pear is good for the teeth, but bad for the spleen; the date is good for the spleen, but bad for the teeth."
a young man heard this, thought it over for a long time and said: "then, when i eat a pear, i'll keep it in my mouth and chew it with my teeth, but won't swallow it, so it will not do any harm to my spleen. when i eat a date, i won't chew it, but will swallow it whole, so it will not do any harm to my teeth."
when people heard this, they jeered1 at him: "you are swallowing a date whole!"
从前，有个人说：“吃生梨对牙齿有好处，但是会伤脾；吃红枣对脾有好处，但是会损害牙齿。”
一个年轻人听了这句话，想了很久，说道：“那我吃生梨的时候，就含在嘴里，用牙齿咀嚼，但是不往肚里咽，它就损伤不了我的脾。吃枣的时候，我把它整个儿吞下去，不去咀嚼，这样就不会损害我的牙齿了。”
人们听了他的话，讥笑说：“你这是在囫囵吞枣啊!”
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