筷子的故事

My friend Ann and I were eating at a Chinese restraurant. When an elderly waiter set chopsticks at our places, Ann made a point of reaching into her purse and pulling out her own pair. "As an environmentalist, " she declaired,"I do not approve of desdroying bamboo forest for throughaway utensils."

The waiter  inspected her chopsticks. "Very beautiful," he said politely, "Ivory."

Google 譯文：

我和我的朋友安在一家中國餐館吃飯。 當一位年長的服務員在我們的桌上設置筷子時，安特意把手伸進她的錢包，拿出她自己的一雙。 “作為一名環保主義者，”她宣稱，“我不讚成將竹林毀壞作為一次性餐具。”

服務員檢查了她的筷子。 “非常漂亮，”他禮貌地說，“象牙做的。”