“天鹅蛋”

The"Swan's Egg"

若是有人问"谁见过天鹅蛋?"恐怕大多数人都会摇头。芸芸众生,亲眼见过天鹅的人毕竟很少,见过天鹅蛋的人恐怕更少。但在烟台的海鲜市场上,你若打听哪里有卖天鹅蛋的,立即会有人给你指明去处。烟台人口中的"天鹅蛋"并非天鹅下的蛋,而是一种体型硕大的海蛤,学名紫石房蛤,烟台名贵海产之一。一个是天上飞的,一个是海里游的,二者风马牛不相及。烟台人为什么将紫石房蛤叫做天鹅蛋?

If some ask:"Who has ever seen a swan’s egg?"Probably most people will shake their heads.After all,for the ordinary people,few have seen swans in person and even fewer have seen a swan’s egg.However,in the seafood market in Yantai,if you ask where the swan’s eggs are sold,people will show you the place to go immediately.