"What are those?" asked the alien, pointing to a pair of chopsticks.

“那是什么？”外星人指着一双筷子问道。

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Amy laughed and said, "if you let me take home a pair of chopsticks, my fortune may come true!"

艾米笑着说：“如果你让我带一双筷子回家，我的幸运就会实现了！”

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They gave each person a pair of chopsticks, a soup bowl, a soup spoon, and a rice bowl on a plate.

他们给每人一双筷子，一个汤碗，一个汤勺和一个放在盘子上的饭碗。

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Hurl a pair of chopsticks in any direction and chances are they will land in something edible.

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According to two researchers at the University of Kansas, the heart rates of people tested recovering from stress were 7% slower, if they gripped a pair of chopsticks in their teeth in such a way as to force themselves to smile.

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