AN ANCIENT TOOL OF THE EAST古老的東方有一雙筷

【摘要2020.3.13.蘋果】

Chopsticks were invented in China about 5,000 years ago. Traditional Chinese chopsticks are made of wood and are very long. A Chinese meal is often composed of many small dishes which are laid out all over the table. In this way, long chopsticks help people reach across the distance from their seat to the food they would like to eat.

 Japanese chopsticks are also wooden, but they are clearly shorter than the Chinese variety, because Japanese people usually hold their bowls close to their mouths when eating. In Korea, chopsticks are typically made of metal, flat rather than round, and used in combination with a western-style spoon.

筷子大約是在五千年前於中國發明的。傳統中式筷子是木製，而且相當長。一頓中式菜餚通常由滿佈餐桌上的數道小菜所組成。這樣一來，長長的筷子就可以幫人們跨越從自己座位到想吃的食物之間的距離。

日式筷子也是木製的，但明顯比中式筷子要短，因為日本人進食時通常是以碗就口。而在韓國，筷子通常由金屬製成、呈扁平狀而不是圓形，並與西式湯匙搭配使用。

生活必備字詞

◎lay...out / lay out…　　展開╱攤開…
Mom laid out all the fruit she bought on the table.
◎variety n. 種類；品種