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。
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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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