壹蘋派生活美語　剪刀石頭布：歷史與策略大揭密

　　On the surface, rock, paper, scissors appears to be a simple game of luck. However, a study shows that people can actually increase their chances of winning by employing some psychological strategies. First, use the “win-stay, lose-shift” principle to predict your opponents’ next move. If they play paper and win, they are likely to repeat the action in the next round. On the other hand, if they throw rock and lose, they will probably move to the next action in the sequence, which means they are going to play paper.

　　從表面上看，剪刀、石頭、布似乎是一個簡單的運氣遊戲。然而，一項研究表明，人們實際上可以透過採用一些心理策略來增加獲勝的機會。首先，運用「贏就留，輸就換」的原則來預測對手的下一步行動。如果他們出布贏了，他們很可能會在下一輪重複這個動作。另一方面，如果他們出石頭輸了，他們可能會按照順序進行下一個動作，這意味著他們接下來會出布。

生活必備字詞：

employ　vt. 採用

strategy　n. 策略

principle　n. 原則

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