吃中餐用筷子还是叉子？美国人再不用纠结了
<p>用不好筷子是不少美国人享用中餐的一块心病，但现在他们好像找到了能挽救自己尴尬的“神器”。</p><p><span word="Remember">Remember</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sporks">sporks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="childhood">childhood</span> <span word="cafeteria">cafeteria</span> <span word="days">days</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="spoon">spoon</span>-<span word="fork">fork</span> <span word="combo">combo</span> <span word="utensil">utensil</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="spoon">spoon</span>-<span word="like">like</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="spear">spear</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="fork">fork</span>-<span word="like">like</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="stab">stab</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tongue">tongue</span>.</p><p>还记得童年时期小餐厅里的叉勺吗？这种把勺子和叉子结合在一起的餐具状似勺子切不开坚硬的食物，状似叉子又恰好会戳到你的舌头。</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span> <span word="folks">folks</span>, <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="sheriff">sheriff</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="town">town</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="chork">chork</span>.” <span word="This">This</span> <span word="Frankenstein">Frankenstein</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="monster">monster</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hybrid">hybrid</span> <span word="cutlery">cutlery</span> <span word="features">features</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fork">fork</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chopsticks">chopsticks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="solution">solution</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="meal">meal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="chopsticks">chopsticks</span>, <span word="get">get</span> <span word="frustrated">frustrated</span> <span word="halfway">halfway</span> <span word="through">through</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ditch">ditch</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fork">fork</span>.</p><p>大家注意了，现在又来了一位“新主”，它就是“筷叉”。这种怪异的混合餐具的一头是叉子、一头是筷子。对许多美国人来说，这是他们学习用筷子用餐的完美方式，他们都曾半途而废，继续求救“叉子”。</p>
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