These crabs are getting smaller and smaller(一蟹不如一蟹)
In the Song Dynasty, there was a famous
minister called (Tao Gu).
History books tell a story about him.
He was sent to visit the Wuyue Kingdom.
The territory of the Wuyue Kingdom is
roughly in what is now Zhejiang Province, southern Jiangsu Province and northern
Fujian Province.
This piece of land is close to the sea, and
the inhabitants eat many kinds of seafood in their daily diet.
The King of Wuyue Kingdom carefully
researched his interests and hobbies in advance.
The King of Wuyue Kingdom found out that he
really liked eating crabs.
The King of Wuyue State prepared more than
ten kinds of crab dishes for the dinner.
The first dish at the dinner was a very
large crab. He was very happy when he saw it and ate it happily.
The second dish was served, which was a
different kind of crab, slightly smaller than the first. He continued to eat
happily.
The third plate was served, which was a
different type of crab, slightly smaller than the second plate. He continued to
eat happily.
The fourth and fifth dishes were served on
the table one after the other.
Each dish is a crab dish, and the crabs in
each dish are slightly smaller than the crabs in the previous dish.
He smiled and said to the king of the Wuyue
Kingdom.
The crabs are getting smaller and smaller
with each dish.
I'm really curious, how small is the crab
in the last bowl?
This idiom is used to describe something
that is getting worse and worse.
Dear friend, what are your feelings or
thoughts after listening to this story?
What is your favourite food? What food do
you not eat?
I hope this story can give you a new
harvest.
一蟹不如一蟹(These crabs are getting smaller and
smaller)
宋王朝有一個著名的大臣，這個大臣的名字叫做(陶穀)。
歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
他被派遣到吳越王國訪問。
吳越王國的國土領域大約是在現在中國浙江省與部分江蘇省南部與福建省北部。
這一塊土地臨近大海，居民日常飲食中會食用有很多種類的海鮮。
吳越國的國王很細心地事先調查他的興趣與嗜好。
吳越國的國王打聽到他很喜歡吃螃蟹。
吳越國的國王在晚宴上準備了超過十種螃蟹料理。
晚宴上第一道料理上桌，是一隻非常大的螃蟹，他看到之後非常的開心，也吃得很開心。
第二道料理上桌，是一隻體積比第一道略小一點的不同種類的螃蟹。他繼續開心的用餐。
第三道料理上桌，是一隻體積比第二道略小一點的不同種類的螃蟹。他繼續開心的用餐。
第四道料理、第五道料理接連著端上餐桌。
每道料理都是螃蟹料理，每一道料理中的螃蟹都比上一道料理中的螃蟹體積略小。
他笑著對吳越國的國王說。
每道料理中的螃蟹都愈來愈小。
我真好奇，最後一道料理中的螃蟹，體積會小到甚麼程度呢?
這句成語被用來形容一件事情愈來愈差。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的感受或有怎樣的想法呢。
你最喜歡吃甚麼食物呢?你有什麼不吃的食物呢?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為清-翟灝-通俗編-禽魚
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