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The abacus or the suanpan is known as “the oldest calculator(计算器) in the world”. By influencing the way people performed calculations, the abacus 1
played
(play) an important role in ancient China. China's 2
traditional
(tradition) abacus has two upper and five lower beads on each stick. The upper two beads stand for five units each and the lower five beads are one unit each. Fingers(手指) move, beads knock and the result comes out from 3
them
(they) exactly. It is not hard to learn, 4
but
people need to practise more to use it well.
In the past, 5
using
(use) the abacus was a necessary skill in people's daily life, especially in shops. With the development of technology, it has gradually been replaced by other calculating tools. However, even though it's easier 6
for
people to use these new tools, the abacus has not been completely forgotten.
The abacus is still of great 7
importance
(important) in modern times. According to some discoveries from some studies, the abacus can improve 8
children's
(child) attention and thinking ability. Because they need to use their eyes, hands and heads at 9
the
same time. Chinese abacus culture has been introduced to other countries around the world in recent years. Many countries love the abacus culture and ask their children 10
to learn
(learn) how to use the abacus.
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