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嗟来之食

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one year during the spring and autumn period (770-476 bc), there was a the qi state was ¹ strickend by a famine.

qian ao, a very rich but ² man took the occasion to showcase his ³ through preparing food by the roadside and giving it to the passing refugees in charity.

a man with shabby clothes happened to walk by with his shoes trailing along, he was so hungry as not to open his eyes.

seeing the poor man, qian ao held the food by left hand and the drink by right hand, and shouted at him, "hi, come to eat!"

hearing the word, the man glared his eyes and said, "it is because i am not willing to eat the food handed out in contempt that i have been ⁴ to such a degree."

though qian ao made an apology to him for that, the man still ⁵ refused to eat the food and thus he died of hunger in the end.

this set phrase now extensively denotes the disrespectful aims. this story means that a person who has a strong sense of self-respect would rather die of hunger than be despised.

春秋时代，有一年齐国发生大饥荒。

有一位叫做黔敖有钱贵族，在街边准备食物分发给来往的难民，以显示自己的慷慨。

有一个饥民，用衣袖蒙着脸，拖着鞋，饿得眼睛都睁不开的样子，慢慢地走过来。

黔敖见了，就左手拿着吃的，右手捧着喝的，向他喊道：“喂，来吃吧！”

那人一听这话，立即瞪着眼睛，说道：“我就是因为不吃‘嗟来之食’，才饿到这般地步的。"

尽管黔敖向他道歉，那人仍然坚决不吃，终于饿死了。

此故事讲的是一个怀有强烈自尊心的人，宁可饿死也不肯接受人轻视。现在这个成语泛指带有侮辱性的施舍。

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1
adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地
参考例句：
he was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。 he is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。

2
adj.傲慢的，自大的
参考例句：
you've got to get rid of your arrogant ways.你这骄傲劲儿得好好改改。 people are waking up that he is arrogant.人们开始认识到他很傲慢。

3
n.大度，慷慨，慷慨的行为
参考例句：
we should match their generosity with our own.我们应该像他们一样慷慨大方。 we adore them for their generosity.我们钦佩他们的慷慨。

4
adj.饥饿的
参考例句：
when's lunch?i'm famished!什么时候吃午饭？我饿得要死了！ my feet are now killing me and i'm absolutely famished.我的脚现在筋疲力尽，我绝对是极饿了。

5
adj.坚决地，果断地
参考例句：
he resolutely adhered to what he had said at the meeting. 他坚持他在会上所说的话。 he grumbles at his lot instead of resolutely facing his difficulties. 他不是果敢地去面对困难，而是抱怨自己运气不佳。