While the Chinese rely on chopsticks, westerners prefer to use a knife and fork to eat with.
用餐时,中国人喜欢用筷子,而西方人喜欢用刀叉。
I beseech your forgiveness.
请求你原谅我。
I even went out at midnight with a torch and noted with satisfaction (and surprise) that the ants were still swarming around the sticky tape without being able to do anything about it.