A person that is born in north did not know water chestnut once upon a time, because help the emperor have rendered great service, be promoted Changjiang Delta takes secure an official position.
从前有一个出生在北方的人从来都不认识菱角，由于救皇上有功，被提拔到江南一带做官。
Northward emissary is firm call away, southern chancellery goes out in succession receive: “ comes, enter quickly please, we set spree, let you taste our southern special local product. ”
北方使者刚一下叫走，南方的大臣纷纷出门迎接：“来来来，快请进，我们设了宴席，让您尝尝我们南方的特产。”
On feast, the dish of a dish of warm was carried by lackey. Emissary sees is to be stupefied first, what is what the heart thinks this swarthy? Can you eat? Still look first. At this moment a chancellery says: “ emissary, water chestnut of this content name, it is southern special local product, pulp is exquisite slip tender, delicious all the more, you are tasted rapidly. Doubt is bestrewed on ” emissary face, the heart thinks: First no matter what this is, but cannot lose face before them. Wanting to grab a water chestnut fills in in past mouth, the carapace that connect part is put into the mouth together, tian Na, this is too insipid really. Suffering is agonized acerbity. He is chewed, it seems that this water chestnut is not willing to have bit of crack like. But, cannot always lose face before southern? He is forced to give birth to unripe pharynx forcedly go down.
酒席上，一盘热乎乎的菜被仆人端了上来。使者看见先是一愣，心想这个黑不溜秋的是什么？能吃的吗？还是先看看吧。这时一位大臣说：“使者，此物名菱，是南方的特产，果肉细腻滑嫩，格外好吃，您赶紧尝尝。”使者脸上布满疑惑，心想：先不管这是什么了，可不能在他们面前丢脸。想着就抓起一个菱角往嘴里塞，连角壳都一起放进嘴里，天呐，这真是太难吃了。苦苦涩涩的。他嚼了嚼，似乎这菱角不愿意有点裂痕似的。无奈，总不能在南方人面前丢脸吧？他只好硬生生的咽了下去。
At this moment a chancellery says to emissary: “ Yours Excellency, this water chestnut wants shell. The face of ” emissary goes up so that mix like tomato, fumble say: I know “ my …… , but it is OK still to take housing to eat together clear heat is alexipharmic! ” chancellery says: How had not I heard of “ ? ” has a chancellery to ask again: Home “ your home there also plant have? Ground of ” emissary keep one's countenance says: “ that but not, the hill after hill is before! ”
这时有一个大臣对使者说：“大人，这菱角是要去壳的。”使者的脸涨得和西红柿似的，支支吾吾的说：“我……我知道，但是带壳一起吃还可以清热解毒呢！”大臣说：“我怎么没听说过呢？”又有一个大臣问：“你家那边也种有吗？”使者镇定自若地说：“那可不，前山后山都是呢！”
Chancellery people burst out laughing, say: “ water chestnut grows in water! ”
大臣们哈哈大笑，说：“菱角是生长在水里的！”
Read this story I understood: Whats understand the person is impossible, but have to understand outfit understand. If do not understand,install understand to be met make a fool of oneself, be mocked. Have modest study only, ability progresses ceaselessly.
读了这个故事我明白了：人不可能什么都懂，但不能不懂装懂。如果不懂装懂就会闹笑话，被人耻笑。只有虚心学习，才能不断进步。(文/卜雨童)