壹蘋派生活美語　剪刀石頭布：歷史與策略大揭密

　　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.

　　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。

生活必備字詞：

gesture　n. 姿勢，手勢

represent　vt. 代表

record　n. 記錄，記載

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本文節錄自《常春藤生活英語》雜誌，完整內容請見八月號。