In ancient times the rich used jade or gold chopsticks to display their wealth.
在古代,富人家用玉或金子制成筷子以显示其家庭的富有。
The intellectual, who is working on some abstruse problem, has everything coordinated and organized for the matter in hand.
一个专心钻研某个复杂问题的知识分子,为了搞好手头的研究,要把一切都协调一致,组织周密。