用英語說中國文化藝術 第19期:飲食文化之筷子的使用

Eating with chopsticks

使用筷子

Dining with chopsticks is convenient, safe, hygienic, and good for physical and mental health.

Modern science has found that while one is using chopsticks，over 30 joints and over 50 muscles are used，which is a favorable stimulation to the brain.

使用筷子吃飯既方便、安全、衛生又有利於身心健康。

Dr. Tsung Dao lee，a famous Chinese American physicist, favors chopsticks. He said，“Such a simple pair of sticks show a marvelous utilization of the lever principle. Chopsticks are extensions of the fingers，able to do anything fingers do. They can be used in heat and freezing cold. They are wonderful”.

現代科學發現當人使用筷子時，有超過30塊的關節和50塊的肌肉參與，這對大腦是很好的刺激。

Today, more and more people around the world use chopsticks. Westerners in China for the first time are often proud of themselves for being able to use chopsticks like the Chinese.

著名美籍華裔物理學家李政道博士非常喜歡筷子。他說：“如此簡單的的一雙木棍卻精妙絕倫的應用了物理學槓桿原理，它是人類手指的延長，手指能做的事情它都能做。甚至能在嚴寒酷暑中使用。他們太神奇了。”

現在，世界上越來越多的人在使用筷子。外國人第一次就能像中國人那樣使用筷子，這使他們感到驕傲。