和人类文明的肇始同样古老的,以手指计数的方法,近来,因为一个被称为契桑波泊(Chisanbop)现象,在美国又成了新的、引人入胜的课题了。这个计算体系是以双手的手指代替算盘为基本原理的。使用这个体系,人们能用一只或两只手的手势,来表示1—99之间的任何一个数目,它是用手指头当计算机来解题的。对孩子们来说,数手指头不是什么新鲜事儿,这是做父母的人和低年级的教师都能证明 The same old, finger-counting approach to the beginning of human civilization has lately emerged as a new, fascinating subject in the United States because of a phenomenon known as Chisanbop. This calculation system is based on the principle of using both hands instead of abacus. Using this system, one can use one or two hand gestures to represent any number between 1 and 99. It uses the finger as a computer to solve a problem. For children, counting fingers is nothing new; both parents and lower-level teachers can prove