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 译文：

我和我的朋友安在一家中国餐馆吃饭。 当一位年长的服务员在我们的桌上设置筷子时，安特意把手伸进她的钱包，拿出她自己的一双。 “作为一名环保主义者，”她宣称，“我不赞成将竹林毁坏作为一次性餐具。”

服务员检查了她的筷子。 “非常漂亮，”他礼貌地说，“象牙做的。”