哀梨蒸食.doc

哀梨蒸食
本刊编辑部TheAiPearSteamed
【Source】ANewAccountoftheTalesoftheWorld,compiledandeditedbyLiuYiqing(403-444)duringtheLiuSo哀梨蒸食
本刊编辑部TheAiPearSteamed
【Source】ANewAccountoftheTalesoftheWorld,compiledandeditedbyLiuYiqing(403-444)duringtheLiuSong
Dynasty(420-479)
【出处】南朝宋·刘义庆《世说新语·轻诋》:“桓南郡每见人不快,辄嗔曰:‘君得哀家梨,当复不蒸食不?’”南朝文学家刘孝标为此作注释:“旧语:秣陵有哀仲家梨甚美,大如升,入口消释。言愚人不别味,得好梨蒸食之也。”
【Interpretation】Tosteamhigh-qualitypears,whichmeansignorantpeopledon’tknowhowtoproperlymakegooduseof
things.
【释意】将好梨蒸着吃,意指愚人不能辨识滋味,引申为不识货,糊里糊涂地糟蹋好东西。
Nearly2,000yearsago,duringtheHanDynasty(202-220),therewasamancalledAiZhong,wholivedinMoLin(nowNanjing).Hegrewpeartreesandhispearswereknowntobesweet,juicy,“theAiPears”.
相传汉朝时在秣陵(今江苏南京)有一个叫哀仲的人,他家种出来的梨子个头非常大,而且味道甜美,又脆又嫩,入口即化,得名号“哀家梨”。
ThereputationoftheAiPearsspreadfarandwide,,justtoshowofftheirwealthandcapabilities.
“哀家梨”的名气越来越大,当时秣陵的百姓以能吃到“哀家梨”为荣耀,有些附庸风雅的人,为了炫耀自己的家产和能耐,想尽办法要得到“哀家梨”。
TheAiPearsweresimplytastywheneatenraw;however,,peoplestartedtousetheidiom“theAiPearSteamed”todescribefoolishbehaviorscausedbynotknowingthenatur