新概念英语和新概念青少版哪个好-新概念英语青少版第三册第34课听力:Don′tcomplainaboutarithmetic!

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Don't complain about arithmetic!
别抱怨算术!
I'm sure some of you like arithmetic very much.
我敢肯定你们中有些人非常喜欢算术。
Perhaps it's your favourite subject.
也许这是一门你们最喜欢的科目。
But I'm certain some of you don't like it at all.
但是我也知道你们中有些人一点都不喜欢算术。
Perhaps you do sums because you have to do them!
也许你们做算术是因为你们不得不做。
Can you add DCCLXVII and CCLVI?
你们会做 DCCLXVII加CCLVI吗？
A Roman child couldn't do this sum.
罗马的小孩也不会做这种算术。
He had to use a counting-board.
他必须借助计算板。
But it is a simple sum really.
但事实上这是一道简单的算术题。
Here it is in Roman numbers:
这儿是罗马数字：
DCCLXVII plus CCLVI Answer:MXXIII
DCCLXVII+CCLVI=MXXIII
And here it is in Arabic numbers:
这儿是阿拉伯数字：
767 plus 256 Answer:1023
767+256=1023
Easy,isn't it?Who says arithmetic is difficult?
简单得很，是不是？谁说算术难？
We don't have to use Roman numbers.
我们不必用罗马数字。
and we must thank the Arabs for this.
为这点我们就得感谢阿拉伯人。
They gave the world simple numbers.
他们为全世界提供了简单的数字。
So don't complain about arithmetic!
所以不要抱怨算术！

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