从前，有个人饭量很大。
In the past, there was a man who had a large appetite.
吃起饭来，狼吞虎咽。
When he ate, he devoured ravenously.
一次，他不留神，骨头硬在喉咙里。
Once he wasn't careful enough so that a fishbone got stuck in his throat.
食物被堵塞在食道里，想咽咽不下，想吐吐不出。
The food was blocked in his esophagus, and he could neither swallow nor vomit.
于是，他请来医生，医生也没有办法。
So he called a physician, but the physician could do nothing.
周围的人看着他，干着急。
The people around looked at him in anxiety.
最后，他因透不过气来而活活噎死了。
Finally, as he couldn't breathe, he died of choking.
事后，有人居然下了一道禁令:
Afterwards, someone went so far as to issue a ban:
从今天起，天下禁止吃饭。理由是:不吃饭，就不会噎死人。
Eating is forbidden as from today for the reason that no one will be choked to death if people give up eating.