壹苹派生活美语　剪刀石头布：历史与策略大揭密

　　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、石头、布是一个简单的游戏，几乎每个人都知道怎么玩。在游戏中，至少有两个人同时做出代表石头、布或剪刀的手势。规则很简单：石头摧毁剪刀，布覆盖石头，剪刀剪破布。然而，大多数人并不知道这款游戏从何而来。类似游戏的最早记载出现在两千多年前的一本中国古书中。

生活必备字词：

gesture　n. 姿势，手势

represent　vt. 代表

record　n. 记录，记载

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