food handed out in contempt嗟来之食

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food handed out in contempt嗟来之食

one year during the spring and autumn period (春秋时期,770-476 bc), there was a the qi state (齐国) was severely strickend by a famine.
春秋时代，有一年齐国发生大饥荒。

qian ao (qián ào 黔敖), a very rich but arrogant man took the occasion to showcase his generosity through preparing food by the roadside and giving it to the passing refugees in charity.
有一位叫做黔敖有钱贵族，在街边准备食物分发给来往的难民，以显示自己的慷慨。

a man with shabby clothes happened to walk by with his shoes trailing along, he was so hungry as not to open his eyes.
有一个饥民，用衣袖蒙着脸，拖着鞋，饿得眼睛都睁不开的样子，慢慢地走过来。

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