Pre-reading

Question: Why does food taste more salty with the smart chopsticks?

Intensive Reading

Chopsticks are two sticks which people in Asia use to eat food. Usually they are made from wood.

筷子是亚洲人民用来进食的两根棍子。通常它们都是由木头制成的。

Japanese scientists make smart chopsticks. You put a special device on your wrist. The device has a small computer inside. This device connects to the sticks. The sticks move when you eat.

日本科学家制造出了智能筷子。你把一种特殊的装置放在手腕上。这种装置内部有一个小电脑。这种装置连接到筷子上。你吃东西时筷子会动。

Then, the food tastes more salty. The sodium in food start to move.

然后，食物会吃起来会更咸。食物里的钠离子开始移动。

Scientists say that the chopsticks are good for people who can’t eat too much salt. Japanese people eat a lot of salt. They don’t like food without salt. Too much salt isn’t good for the body. The chopsticks can help solve this problem.

科学家称，这种筷子对不能吃太多盐的人来说是福音。日本人吃盐较多。他们不喜欢没有盐的食物。太多盐对身体不好。这种筷子能帮助人们解决这个问题。

Notes:

1. chopstick：n. /?t??pst?k/ （单根）筷子，一双筷子要用复数形式。

2. wrist：n. /r?st/ 手腕，注意区分wrist和waist，后者是“腰”的意思。

3. sodium ions：钠离子。

Exercise:

请根据文章内容，回答下述问题：

Who may use the smart chopsticks in the future?