Chopsticks
by Susan Seder
What if you had no knives? What if you had no forks or spoons?
And what if you couldn't piek up your food with your hands? Then how would you eat?
You might try chopsticks.
Most people in China dont use knives, or forks. They use chopsticks. These sticks come in pairs. They are a little longer than a pencil. They re thinner, too. And they are made of wood or bone.
How do you use chopstieks? You hold them with the thumb and fingers of one hand. Then you trap a piece of food between the ends of the sticks. And you bring the food to your mouth.
So now you know how to use chopsticks. The first time you try them, you might have trouble. Many people do. But not the people in China, Japan and Vietnam. They grew up using chopsticks. They can work them easily and quickly.
Chopsticks are special to the people who use them. S5ome are carved or painted. Often a person will have his own chopsticks. No one else uses them. Chopsticks seem more exciting than knives, forks, and spoons. But don't trade your spoons for chopsticks yet. You might be having soup for lunch!
Notes:
- chopsticks : đôi đũa
- to trap sth: kẹp chặt cái gì
- carved (adj) : được chạm trổ
