为什么中国人要用筷子 ？（要英文回答）

筷子是一种食具，用於夹起食物并把它们送往口里。

英文名:chopstick(单根筷子) ，chopsticks(一双筷子)。

起源於中国，古代叫 箸（箸者，助也，意思是帮助吃饭的工具），也叫筯，还叫棶，因为 箸 和 住 是谐音字，有停住、不吉利的意思，后来就用停住的反义字”快“加个竹字头，就成了现在筷子名称的由来。（清朝赵翼曾引用明朝陆容的《菽园杂记》说：「起於吴中。凡舟行讳住讳翻，故呼箸为快子」）

筷子从古代就流传至邻近国家，当今已成为东南亚多个民族常用的饮食工具。筷子多为竹制，亦有金属、象牙与塑料等。

筷子的英语四级翻译素材

筷子【1】

筷子(chopsticks)是中国古人发明的一种具有鲜明民族特色的进食工具(tableware)，是反映中国饮食文化特色的重要组成部分。中国人使用筷子的.历史可追溯到商代，距今已有三千多年。筷子可谓是中国国粹，既轻巧又灵活，在世界各国餐具中独树一帜，被西方人誉为“东方的文明”。凡是使用过筷子的人，不论中国人或是外国人，都因其使用方便、物美价廉而赞叹不绝。

参考翻译

Chopsticks, invented by ancient Chinese people, are a kind of tableware with distinct national features, being an important component that reflects the characteristics of Chinese diet culture.The history of using chopsticks in China dates back to the Shang Dynasty, more than3,000 years ago.Chopsticks, the quintessence of Chinese culture, whose lightness and flexibility develop a school of its own among various tableware all over the world, are praised as "Eastern Civilization" by the westerners.All those people who have ever used chopsticks, no matter Chinese or foreigners, marvel at their convenience, excellent quality and reasonable price.

筷子【2】

中国人使用筷子就餐的方式在世界上独树一帜。有史记载用筷的历史已有三千多年。筷子古时称为箸，它看似简单，但却同时具有夹、拨、挑、扒、拌、撮、戳、撕等多种功能。中国民间视筷子为吉祥之物，如婚俗中将筷子隐喻为快生贵子的祝福等。与使用刀叉以及手抓的方式不同，成双结对的筷子含有“和为贵“的意蕴。西方人赞誉筷子是古老的东方文明。

参考翻译

Chinese Chopsticks The Chinese way of eating with chopsticks is unique in theworld. The recorded history of chopsticks started more than three thousand years ago. Chopsticks were named zhu in ancient Chinese. They look deceptivelysimple to use, but possess multi-various functions, such as clamping, turningover, lifting up, raking, stirring, scooping, poking, tearing, and so on.Chopsticks were taken as an auspicious mascot by ordinary people in ancient China. For example, the partial tone of chopsticks is often used by people as ametaphor at weddings to indicate a blessing or benediction for the couple tohave a baby soon. Unlike using a knife and fork or one’s own hands, a pair ofchopsticks also implies the meaning of “Harmony is what matters”. Chopsticksare highly praised by Westerners as a hallmark of ancient orientalcivilization.

筷子【3】

筷子起源于中国，大多数是用木头或者竹子制作的。最早的筷子是用骨头或者玉(jade)制成的。在春秋时期(the Spring and Autumn Period)又出现了铜制和铁制的筷子。在古代，富裕人家用玉或金子做筷子，来显示富有。很多帝王使用银制的筷子检査饮食是否被投毒。筷子在传统上还是新娘的嫁妆(dowry)，因为“筷子”的汉语读音听起来很像“快得儿子”。

参考翻译

Chopsticks, which originated in China, are mainly made of wood or bamboo. The earliest chopsticks were made of bone or jade. During the Spring and Autumn Period, copper and iron chopsticks came into being. In ancient times, the rich used jade or gold chopsticks to display their wealth, while many emperors used silver chopsticks to see if their food was poisoned. Chopsticks are traditionally placed in brides’ dowries, too, for the pronunciation of “Chopsticks” in Chinese sounds quite like “get a son soon”.

中西方文化差异 英文 PPT

The difference between culture in Chinese and Western:

1 More point, more interest;华文书就会比较多形容词，使你读得更生动

2 I think westtern people will more interest then Chinese people(At photography aspect)

3 中方文化：食用筷子