He became very thin due to illness(沈郎腰瘦)
During the Northern and Southern Dynasties
of China, there was a famous writer and minister in the Nanliang Kingdom, his
name was (Shen Yue). There is a story about him recorded in history books.
When he was old, he once wrote a letter to
a good friend of his named (Xu Mian).
In the letter he mentioned his illness.
I fell ill last year, and since the
beginning of this year my condition has worsened, and I am worried about my
health.
Each of us has a limited life. If a person
works too hard when he is young, his body will deteriorate from overwork in
middle age.
If a person becomes unhealthy, his actions
and behaviour will be subject to many restrictions.
I think this is the case with me. My
appearance looks normal, but only I know that my physical strength does not
match my appearance. I often feel very tired and don't want to go to work every
day.
Recently, when I came home from work, I
undressed and lay down on the bed. I felt as if my body and limbs were
separated. I felt that my limbs no longer belonged to me.
I often feel hot in my upper body and cold
in my lower body, and it gets worse every day.
I am very afraid of the cold. As long as it
is cold, I have diarrhoea.
But when I lit a fire at home to keep warm,
I felt hot and had a headache.
I've been sick several times in the last
few months.
I feel that my physical condition is
getting worse and worse, and each time I get sick it gets worse.
In the last few months I have become very
thin, my belt has become looser and my arms have become thinner. I feel that if
my body continues to deteriorate in this way, I may soon die.
This phrase is used to describe a person
who is getting thinner and thinner.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Have you ever been ill for a long time?
Have you ever suddenly become very thin because of something?
I hope this story gives you some new
insights.
沈郎腰瘦(He became very thin due to illness)
中國的南北王朝時代，南梁王國有一個著名的文學家與大臣)，他的名字叫做(沈約)。歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
他在年老之後曾經寫信給他的一個好朋友，這個好朋友的名字叫做(徐勉)。
他在這封信中提到他的身體狀況。
我去年開始生病，今年年初以來，我的病情更加加重了，我很擔心我的身體狀況。
我們每個人的生命都有限，一個人如果在年輕的時候太過勞累，那麼這個人進入中年之後就會因為過度操勞而導致身體非常的衰敗。
一個人如果身體變得不健康，那麼這個人的行動與行為就會受到許多限制。
我認為我就是這種情況，我的外表看起還很正常，但是只有我自己知道我的體力與外表並不相符，我常常覺得很累，我每天都不想去工作。
最近我在工作一天回到家後，脫下衣服躺在床上時，我覺得我的身體與與我的四肢好像分離了一樣，我覺得我的四肢都已經不屬於我。
我常常覺得上身發熱但我的下肢發冷，這種情況一天比一天嚴重。
我很怕冷，只要天氣冷一點，就會拉肚子。
但我在家中生火取暖時又覺得悶熱頭痛。
這幾個月來，我已經病了好幾次。
我覺得我的身體狀況愈來愈糟，我每次生病的病情也一次比一次更嚴重。
這幾個月來，我變得很瘦很瘦，我的腰帶愈來愈鬆，我的手臂愈來愈細，我覺得如果我的身體在照這種情況壞下去，我可能很快就會死了。
這句成語被用來形容一個人變得愈來愈瘦。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或有怎樣的想法呢。
你曾經長期受病痛的折磨嗎?你是否曾經因為甚麼事情所以突然變很瘦呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
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