餐具—叉子的来历

“Fingers w ere m ade before forks. ” W hen a person gives up goodm anners, puts aside knife and fork, and dives into his food, som eone is likelyto repeatthatsaying. The fork w as an ancient agricultural tool, but for centuries no onethoughtofeating w ith it. N ot untilthe eleventh century, w hen a young ladyfrom C onstantinople broughther fork to Italy,did the custom reach E urope. By the fifteenth century the use ofthe fork w as w ide spread in Italy. TheEnglish explanation w as th…