百变小魔女筷子 英文版

Chopsticks. Right now, millions of people are digging into1) their food

with

two

sticks

that

have

stood

the

test

of

time

as

a

utensil2)

for

humans,

even when countless thousands of other tools, gadgets3) and products

haven't. But what's so special about them?

筷子。现如今，当数不尽的工具、器具和产品都已被时间淘 汰，只有筷子经受住

了时间的考验，

成千上万的人们用它们来夹取食物。

那么它们到底有什么特别之

处呢？

What can we learn from mere chopsticks?

从这简简单单的筷子中，我们能学到什么？

Personally,

I

have

used

them

all

my

life,

but

it

was

only

recently

that I

realised the depth of influence they had in many people's way of life.

They teach us the importance of:

对于我个人而言，

我一生都在使用筷子，

但直到最近，

我才认识到它们深深地影

响了许多人的生活方式。它们教会了我们许多重要的事：

Simplicity.

They

can

come

in

all

kinds

of

colours

and

sizes

but

essentially

they are just two long sticks. There's hardly anything more simple than

two

bits

of

wood

being

pushed

together.

With

new

technology

being

released

everyday

and

adverts4)

bombarding5)

us

with

the

need

to

be

able

to

do

more

with less, multi-tasking and multiple- use devices, it is sort of

refreshing

to

still

have

something

which

has

just

one

use

—

simply

to

eat.

Chopsticks

are

a

living

example

that

simplicity

simply

works,

and

we

don't

need to keep developing, improving and fixing things all the time.

简简单单。虽然筷子颜色各异，长短不同，但实质上， 它们就是两根长棍。没有

比两根靠在一起就能使用的木棍更简单的东西了。

在科技日新月异的今天，

铺天

盖地的广告告诉我们应该使用那些事半功 倍的多功能设备，

筷子却仍旧保持着其

单一的用途——就只是用来吃饭，

这还真是与众不同啊。

而筷子这个活生生的实

例说明：< /p>

简单的东西照样能派上大用场，

我们并不需要一直改善更新，

发展再 发

展。

Versatility6). Chopsticks can be used for picking up all kinds of food;

meat, veg, rice, even the bones from fish, because by nature, their

simplicity

means

that

they

are

adaptable7).

Instead

of

aiming

for

a

niche8)

in

an

attempt

to

find

a

in

the

market

or

to

fill

a

hole

that

probably

doesn't

need

filling,

they

cater

to

a

wide

range

purposes.

Imagine

being

like chopsticks in this

way, able to

appeal to9) many

people because you

are

useful,

without

worrying

about

being

innovative10)

or

in anyway. They just do what they are made to do; they just are.

运用 广泛。筷子能用来夹取各种各样的食物，诸如肉、蔬菜、米饭等，还能用来

挑鱼骨头，< /p>

因为它们简单的本质意味着能屈能伸、

适应性强。

它们能满足各种广

泛的要求，

而非只瞄准于弥补某些市场缺口或者填补那些可能没必要填补 的空白。

想想筷子的哲学——用途广泛且不用担心被革新或被改善，所以深受人们喜爱。

筷子只是做它本应做的，筷子就是筷子。