In response to declining math skills among their students, some Japanese schools are bringing back an ancient calculating device—the abacus.

为了应对学生数学能力的下降，日本的一些学校重新使用起一种古老的计算工具——算盘。

The abacus was perhaps the earliest type of computer.

算盘可能是最早的一种计算机。

Learn how to use an abacus.

学会用算盘。

In English we call it an abacus.

在英语里我们叫它为一个算盘。

But I am interested in using an abacus.

可我对打算盘还是很感兴趣。

We might say, the day of the abacus is gone.

我们可以说，算盘的时代已经过去了。

Why is the abacus such an effective teaching device?

为什么算盘有效地帮助了教学？

Abacus is still in wide use in some parts of Asia.

在亚洲某些地方算盘仍然被广泛地使用着。

Learning abacus made my son more interested in math.

学习珠算使我的儿子对数学更感兴趣。

So am I. Using an abacus is still a basic accounting.

我也一样，打算盘仍然是会计的基本技能。

The clerk reckoned the expenditure last week with an abacus.

那位职员用算盘将上周的花销计算出来。

After carefully examining and debating each one, the abacus really stood out.

在仔细地研究并讨论后，珠算最终脱颖而出。

The Chinese invented the abacus; India invented the binary and the decimal systems.

中国人发明了算盘；而印度人发明了二进制及十进制算法。

How long has the mental calculation with abacus been promoted in this kindergarten?

珠心算在我们这个幼儿园已经开展多久了？

Zero, is a commonly used mathematical figures, life is like an abacus, and accumulated.

零， 是个数学上的常用数字，人生好比一个算盘，积累了。

Abacus, a provider of enterprise information and business services, is based in Chevy Chase, Md.

Abacus是一家企业信息和商业服务提供商，位于马里兰州的Chevy Chase。

For a few more hours. I have to work on an abacus now, because my calculator is being repaired.

还要用几个小时，由于我的计算机正在修，所以现在不得不用算盘。

Paulson stood to profit if Abacus' value declined, while the other clients profited if Abacus' value rose.

如果这样，算盘贬值，保尔森就获利，如果算盘升值，其他客户获利。

The Zhusuan, or China's abacus, was doing the math long before the electronic calculator was invented.

珠算，即“中国的算盘”，在计算器被发明之前一直是主要的计算工具。

Look up words and concepts like abacus, Thales’ theorem, obtuse triangle and a lot more in this special site.

Math Glossary: 这里可以查找像算盘、泰勒斯定理，钝角三角形等等更多的单词以及概念。

The photos here show a few images from the show, which follows computing from the "abacus to the smartphone."

下面是一些选自该展览的图片：从算盘时代到智能手机时代，此次展览都紧扣计算这一主题。