剪刀石頭布：歷史與策略大揭密 The Historic Rise of Rock, Paper, Scissors
The Historic Rise of Rock, Paper, Scissors
#心靈·療癒 #遊戲 #娛樂·新奇
8/22 生活英語
作者 Enjoy Editors
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聽講解 聽朗讀
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剪刀石頭布：歷史與策略大揭密 The Historic Rise of Rock, Paper, Scissors
了解一個簡單遊戲的複雜起源。
目錄 / Tips in Use 重點解析 / You Can Do This 英文試金石 / 中文翻譯
追根究底 ｜本集 精彩教學影片（講解老師：Stevie & Betty 老師）
Learn about the complex origin of a simple game.
Rock, paper, scissors is an easy game that nearly everyone knows how to play. In the game, at least two people make hand gestures that represent rock, paper, or scissors at the same time. The rules are simple: Rock crushes scissors, paper covers rock, and scissors cut paper. However, most people don’t know where the game came from.
The earliest record of a similar game appeared in an ancient Chinese book more than 2,000 years ago. In that game, the hand gestures represented a bird, a snake, and a human. From China, the game spread to Japan, where, in the 17th century, it evolved into another game called janken. This game used the familiar modern form of the hand shapes for rock, paper, and scissors.
Throughout the 20th century, the game started to spread across regions outside Japan. This was mainly due to Japan’s increased contact with Western countries. During the 1920s and the 1930s, rock, paper, scissors was introduced to European countries and the United States. In 1927, a French children’s magazine wrote about the game in detail. Five years later, The New York Times wrote an article about the rules of the game for American readers. Since then, rock, paper, scissors has been widely used by people around the world to solve arguments or just to pass the time.
單字片語整理
Words in Use
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origin [ˋɔrədʒɪn]
n. 起源；出身（皆常用複數）
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gesture [ˋdʒɛstʃɚ]
n. 手勢；表示
vi. 做手勢
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represent [͵rɛprɪˋzɛnt]
vt. 代表；象徵
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record [rɪˋkɔrd]
vt. 記錄；錄（音 / 影）
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spread [sprɛd]
vt. & vi. 伸展
vt. 攤開；塗抹
vi. & n. 蔓延，散播
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introduce [͵ɪntrəˋdjus]
vt. 介紹；引進，推出（產品等）、使認識
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argument [ˋɑrgjəmənt]
n. 爭論
Extra Words
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historic [hɪsˋtɔrɪk]
a. 有歷史性的；歷史上著名的
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crush [krʌʃ]
n. 迷戀
vt. 擠壓
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evolve [ɪˋvɑlv]
vi. 進化 ; 發展為
Practical Phrases
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spread across 遍布⋯⋯
The latest fashion style spread across the fashion industry.
最新的時尚風格席捲了整個時尚界。
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in detail 詳細地
= at length
I haven’t had time to review the plan in detail yet.
我還沒有時間詳細審閱這計畫。
Tips in Use 重點解析
♦ 表「全世界，世界各地」的用法
around
across
throughout
the world
all over the world
worldwide
adv. 全世界地 & a. 遍及全世界的
1. 上述片語或單字皆表「全世界，世界各地」，可作副詞用，修飾句中動詞或形容詞。
例 This new car is available around the world.
這款新車在世界各地都能買到。
2. 上述片語或單字亦可作形容詞用，置於名詞後做後位修飾（本文最後一段最後一句用法）。
例 People all over the world celebrate different cultural festivals.
世界各地的人們慶祝不同的文化節日。
3. worldwide 也可以置於名詞前修飾該名詞。
例 The movie received worldwide attention for its touching story.
這部電影因其感人的故事而受到全世界的關注。
You Can Do This 英文試金石
請從下欄選出最適合的句子來完成該句
______❶ Henry was curious about
______❷Ella keeps a record of her expenses each month
______❸ Tim’s mother told him not to
A. to track her spending habits.
B. the origin of the interesting story.
C. get into arguments with other classmates.
D. introduce the beautiful painting in detail.
答案: 1. B 2. A 3. C
中文翻譯
剪刀、石頭、布是一個簡單的遊戲，幾乎每個人都知道怎麼玩。在遊戲中，至少有兩個人同時做出代表石頭、布或剪刀的手勢。規則很簡單：石頭摧毀剪刀，布覆蓋石頭，剪刀剪破布。然而，大多數人並不知道這款遊戲從何而來。
類似遊戲的最早記載出現在兩千多年前的一本中國古書中。在那款遊戲中，手勢代表了鳥、蛇和人。該遊戲從中國傳播到日本，並在十七世紀演變為另一種稱為 janken 的遊戲。該遊戲使用了人們熟悉的現代手勢形式，代表石頭、布和剪刀。
在二十世紀期間，這款遊戲開始遍布到日本以外的地區。這主要是由於日本與西方國家的接觸增加。在 1920 和 1930 年代，剪刀、石頭、布被引進歐洲國家和美國。1927 年，一本法國兒童雜誌詳細記載了這款遊戲。五年後，《紐約時報》為美國讀者寫了一篇關於遊戲規則的文章。從那時起，剪刀、石頭、布就被世界各地的人們廣泛用來解決爭端或單純打發時間。
