His mouth produces a lot of saliva(垂涎三尺)
In the Han Dynasty of China, there was a
famous minister called Jia Yi.
There is a story about him recorded in the
history books.
At the age of 22, he entered the central
government of the Han Dynasty as an official. At that time, there was a Xiongnu
kingdom of nomadic people in northern China. The Xiongnu kingdom posed a great
threat to the security of the Han dynasty.
Jia Yi believed that the Han Dynasty should
deal with the Xiongnu Kingdom in a peaceful and skilful manner, so he expressed
his views in the book he wrote.
We should use various forms of benefits to
induce the important officials of the Hun Kingdom to be friendly to us.
We have the ability to make very beautiful
carriages, and the texture and style of our clothes are very good.
The Hun Kingdom did not have such good
production technology, so many Hun ministers felt that their clothes were too
bulky after wearing our clothes.
Many ministers of the Hun Kingdom do not
want to ride on a bumpy horse after riding on our carriage.
Therefore, we can use these two items to
attract the people of the Hun Kingdom.
Compared to the Xiongnu Kingdom, which had
a very simple diet, our food and cooking methods are more diverse.
I have observed that many of the ministers
of the Hun Kingdom will salivate when they see our food. As long as these
ministers of the Hun Kingdom have eaten our food, they will feel that the food
of the Hun Kingdom is too poor.
So we can use food to win over the people
of the Hun Kingdom.
We have wonderful music, we have a lot of
very elegant pieces and a lot of beauties who can dance well.
After many ministers of the Hun Kingdom saw
a lot of music and a lot of beauties in our capital, everyone liked these
performances very much.
Many ministers of the Hun Kingdom will
think that the traditional songs of the Hun Kingdom are too simple as long as
they listen to our music.
So we can use music and beauty to win over
the people of the Hun Kingdom.
We have beautiful houses, we have many tall
houses.
After many ministers of the Hun Kingdom
have seen these houses in our capital, everyone would like to live in this
house for a long time.
Many ministers of the Hun Kingdom would
feel that the tents they lived in in the Hun Kingdom were too uncomfortable
once they saw our house.
So we can use architecture to attract the
people of the Hun Kingdom.
The lifestyle here is relatively relaxed
compared to the nomadic life in the Hun Kingdom.
After many ministers of the Hun Kingdom
lived in our capital for a while, none of them wanted to go back to that poor
country. Many ministers of the Hun Kingdom liked our regular and safe
lifestyle.
I think that as long as we make good use of
these five advantages, we can attract more people from the Hun Kingdom to have
friendly relations with us.
The literal translation of this saying is
'he secretes a lot of saliva'.
This idiom is used to describe a person's
desire to eat delicious food after seeing it.
It can also be used to describe a person
who is greedy for something.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
If you could choose, which country would
you like to be born in? Have you ever let your desires overcome your reason?
I hope this story can give you some new insights.
垂涎三尺(His mouth produces a lot of saliva)
中國的漢王朝，有一個著名的大臣，他的名字叫做賈誼。
歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
他22歲就進入漢王朝的中央政府擔任官員，當時中國北方有一個由遊牧民族組成的匈奴王國，匈奴王國對漢王朝的安全形成很大的威脅。
賈誼認為應該漢王朝應該用和平與有技巧的方式與匈奴王國相處，因此他在他寫的書中提出了他的看法。
我們應該用各種形式的利益來誘導匈奴王國的重要官員們與我們交好。
我們有能力生產很很漂亮的馬車，我們的衣服質地與樣式都非常的好。
匈奴王國中並沒有那麼好的生產技術，所以很多匈奴王國的大臣只要穿過我們的衣服後就會覺得他們的衣服太笨重。
很多匈奴王國的大臣只要搭過我們的馬車後就不想再騎在顛簸的馬背上。
因此我們可以藉由這兩項物品來吸引匈奴王國的人民。
相較於飲食非常單一的匈奴王國，我們有的食物與料理方式都更多樣化。
根據我的觀察，很多匈奴王國的大臣們只要看到我們的食物後，他們的口中就會分泌很多的唾液。這些匈奴王國的大臣們只要吃過我們的食物就會覺得匈奴王國的食物太貧乏。
因此我們可以用食物來拉攏匈奴王國的人民。
我們有美妙的音樂，我們有很多很高雅的樂曲還有很多擅長跳舞的美女。
很多匈奴王國的大臣們在我們的首都內看到很多音樂與看到很多美女後，每個人都很喜歡這些演出。
很多匈奴王國的大臣們只要聽過我們的音樂就會覺得匈奴王國的傳統歌曲太簡單。
因此我們可以用音樂與美女來拉攏匈奴王國的人民。
我們有漂亮的房屋，我們有很多高大的房子。
很多匈奴王國的大臣們在我們的首都內看到這些房子後後，每個人都會很想住在這個房子中長期生活。
很多匈奴王國的大臣們只要看到我們的房子後就會覺得匈奴王國住的帳篷太不舒服
因此我們可以用建築來吸引匈奴王國的人民。
我們這邊的生活方式相對匈奴王國的游牧生活相對比較輕鬆。
很多匈奴王國的大臣們在我們的首都內生活一陣子後，每個人都不想要再回到那個貧窮很多匈奴王國的大臣們都很喜歡我們這種規律而且安全的生活方式。
我認為只要我們善用這五個優勢，我們就可以吸引更多的匈奴王國的人們來與我們親善的交往。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思他分泌的很多唾液。
這句成語被用來形容一個人看到一到美食後那種很想吃這道美食的樣子。
這句成語也可被用來形容一個人很貪婪地想要獲得某樣東西。
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。
你如果可以選擇，你想要出生在那個國家呢?你是否曾經讓你的慾望戰勝了你的理性呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為賈誼-新書-卷4-匈奴
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