张超

August 4 is Japanese Chopsticks Day. Every year， women in Japan buy new chopsticks and burn their used chopsticks in order to express their appreciation1， since chopsticks really make great contributions to their culinary2 culture. Parents and teachers also teach children how to use chopsticks. Scientists from Japan even do an experiment to study the movements of peoples hands when using chopsticks. Finally， they drew an interesting conclusion3 that childrens intelligence4 would be raised by using chopsticks. So， chopsticks are also looked upon as the quintessence5 of Japanese culture. Some Japanese people attribute6 their intelligence to the use of chopsticks. In addition， it reminds people to keep to their traditional culinary culture when they enjoy western food with a knife and fork.

8月4日是日本的筷子节。每年日本妇女都会买新筷子，烧掉旧的筷子，以此来表达她们的感激之情，因为筷子的确为烹饪文化做出了巨大的贡献。家长和老师也会教孩子们如何使用筷子。日本的科学家甚至做实验研究人们在使用筷子时手部的动作。最后，他们得出一个有趣的结论：孩子的智力会通过使用筷子得到提高。因此，筷子也被看作是日本文化的精华。有些日本人将他们的聪明才智归功于筷子的使用。另外，筷子节也提醒着人们在用刀叉享用西方食物的时候，仍然要记住他們传统的烹饪文化。endprint