The Whole Room Rocks with Laughter哄堂大笑

“哄堂大笑”相关记载最早见于唐代赵璘《因话录》，典故衍生于宋代欧阳修《归田录》，后用以形容满屋子的人同时大笑。

I n the Five Dynasties and TenKingdoms period， there were two officialsknown as Feng Dao and He Ning. One day，Feng Dao walked into the office in a freshpair of boots. Seeing this， He Ning 1）hastilyasked， “My friend， what was the cost ofthese new shoes？” Feng Dao， renownedfor his 2）leisurely pace， slowly raised hisleft foot and replied， “Nine hundred wen！”

“What？ 3 ）Merely nine hundredwen？” exclaimed the impatient He Ning，astonished. Quickly， he added， “How isit that my boots cost eighteen hundredwen？ How can yours be so inexpensivelypriced？”

However， Feng Dao slowly raised his right foot and said， “This boot also cost nine hundred wen！”

People 4）erupted into laughter upon hearing the conversation.

1） hastily adv. 匆忙地

2） leisurely adj. 慢悠悠的

3） merely adv. 仅仅

4） erupt v. 突然发出

中国五代十国时期，朝廷中有两位官员，分别是冯道与和凝。（剩余663字）