英文谚语＂不要好坏不分＂的来历。 Don't throw the baby out with the bath water.
字面意思是:＂不要把婴儿和脏水一起扔掉了＂。其真实的寓意则是: (不要好坏不分)！
原文: England in 16 century, Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May and still smelled pretty good by June.
However, they were starting to smell, the bride carried some flowers to hide the body oder....。Bathes consisted of a big tub filled with hot water.
The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then, all the other sons and, then the women and finally the children...last of all the babies.
By then, the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it....Hence the saying " Don't throw the baby out with the bath water ".
大意是: 十六世纪的英国十分贫穷，大多数人们都在六月份结婚，因为他们在五月份才进行一年一度的洗澡，到六月份时，身上的味道仍然好闻。 不管怎样，当他们开始闻到香味时，则是新娘拿着一些鲜花来掩盖自己的体味。
洗澡器具由一个放满热水的大木桶构成，家里的男人享有特权＂首先洗澡＂；然后是家中所有的儿子们；然后是家中的女人们；最后才是婴儿。
这时木桶里的水已经是非常脏和浑浊了，很有可能把某个婴儿落在了桶里。这时就要小心＂不要把婴儿和脏水一起扔掉了＂！
于是，谚语＂Don't throw the baby out with bath the water.＂就成了＂不要好坏不分＂的谚语。
从早期英国人洗澡的顺序来看，也有＂重男轻女＂的思想，已是不和时宜了。