如题所述
The art of chopsticks
筷子的文化与艺术
Chopsticks are composed of two pieces of sticks with the same shape, size and material, created with integrity, tenacityand honesty. The two chopsticks have no mechanical linkage, but they can coordinate well with one another through the operation of fingers, which is the materializationof what China considers character.
筷子由两根形状、大小和材料相同的小棍组成，代表着正直、坚韧和忠诚。 这两根筷子没有机械连接，但它们可以通过手指的操作相互协调，这也被认为是中国人特征的实体化。
Chopsticks are elegant extensionsof the fingers. These tapered tongs can lift a grain of rice with delicacyand deposit it gracefully on the tongue. The very experience of using chopsticks puts the diner in an Eastern frame of mind. Food is selected, balanced and savored, one piece at a time. Chopsticks convey the food softly, adding no metallic taste or sharp sensation of their own.
筷子被认为是人类手指的优美延伸。用它可以提起小到一粒米的精致的食物，并优雅地放在舌头上。 使用筷子的体验将用餐置于一个东方的心境。 代表着食物是精选、均衡且有风味的，一次一小口。 筷子轻巧地传递食物，不会在食物上留下任何金属的味道或锋利的触感。
“A chopstick can be broken easily; ten pairs of chopsticks hold each other tightly.” People are familiar with this saying. Indeed, a chopstick is useless and delicate that it can be broken readily. However, ten pairs of chopsticks possess strength, which is indestructibleunder any circumstance. All Chinese people draw on this unity and spirit, with which they boastperseveranceand power.
“一根筷子易折断，十双筷子抱成团”。这是一个中国人很熟悉的说法，确实，一根筷子既脆弱，又无用，而十双筷子就变得坚不可摧。中国人就是凭借这种团结的精神，获得坚韧不拔的力量。
Chopsticks are very simple tool, and can be seen everywhere, and that is its simplicity. According to Chinese philosophical book “Yi Jing” the core essence of a being does not change irrespective of the external change. Same with Chopsticks, they can be made out of bamboo, wood, plastic, metal, silver or even gold, however the essence, that its two straight sticks working in tandem, remains the same. This philosophy applies to every aspect of our life too.
筷子是非常简单的工具，随处可见，这就是它的简易性。 根据中国哲学著作《易经》，不论外在如何变化，存在的核心本质都不会改变。 筷子也一样，它们可以由竹子，木头，塑料，金属，银或甚至金制成，但其两根直杆串联工作的本质保持不变。 这种哲学也适用于我们生活的方方面面。
