Many kings and emperors used silver chopsticks to see if their food was poisoned.
许多帝王用银制的筷子以检查他们的食物中是否被人投了毒。
Men accustomed to struggling for survival against the elements and Indians were bewildered by politicians, bankers and businessmen, and unhorsed by fences, laws and alien taboos.
习惯与大自然和印第安人作斗争以求生存的拓荒者被政客、银行家和商人搞得晕头转向,最后被圈地、尖律我外来的清规戒律所击败。