筷子能吃么？what can you eat?
true story 真实故事
one time a new friend and i decided to go out for dinner. we both liked to eat spicy food so we decided to go to a sichuan restaurant. once we were seated and had ordered, he looked over at me and said,"chinese people always eat chopsticks.can you eat chopsticks?" of course, what he meant to say was "chinese people al-ways eat with chopsticks. can you eat with chopsticks?"
我们都喜欢吃香辣的东西所以决定去一家川菜馆。我们一坐下就点菜了，他看着我说：“chinese people always eat chopsticks. can you eat chopsticks（中国人老吃筷子，你能吃筷子吗）?”当然，我知道他的意思是：“chinese people always eat with chopsticks. can you eat with chopsticks（中国人习惯用筷子吃饭，你会用吗）?”
知识扩展
相关词汇：
order vt.点菜
appetizer n.开胃食品
starter n.小菜
soup n.汤
salad n.色拉
main course n.主菜
dessert n.餐后甜点
bill n.账单
cheque n.支票
utensil n.餐具
treat someone to dinner 请某人吃饭