老外在中国：令人“抓狂”的数学计算
<p>亚洲人比其他地区的人更“精于算数”，这种印象在西方世界深入人心，但这是事实吗？没错，事实确实如此。可以这么说，日常生活中中国人比美国人做更多算数。在中国的日常就像参加一场的数学测试。</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="Nelly">Nelly</span> <span word="Min">Min</span></p><p><span word="Asians">Asians</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="being">being</span> “<span word="good">good</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="math">math</span>.” <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stereotype">stereotype</span> <span word="perpetuated">perpetuated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span>? <span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="math">math</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="counterparts">counterparts</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="math">math</span> <span word="test">test</span>. <span word="Right">Right</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="head">head</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="examples">examples</span>, <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>.</p><p>亚洲人比其他地区的人更“精于算数”，这种印象在西方世界深入人心，但这是事实吗？没错，事实确实如此。可以这么说，日常生活中中国人比美国人做更多算数。在中国的生活就像参加一场数学测试，我当下就可以想到三个例子，先拿在北京购物来说吧。</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="chances">chances</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sale">sale</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="digit">digit</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="character">character</span> <span word="zhe">zhe</span> <span word="prominently">prominently</span> <span word="displayed">displayed</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="sale">sale</span>. <span word="Experienced">Experienced</span> <span word="shoppers">shoppers</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span> <span word="that">that</span> 7 <span word="zhe">zhe</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> 70% <span word="discount">discount</span>. <span word="Alas">Alas</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="encourages">encourages</span> <span word="shoppers">shoppers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="calculating">calculating</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="discount">discount</span>: <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>., 7 <span word="zhe">zhe</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> 70 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="resulting">resulting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> 30 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="discount">discount</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="math">math</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="heads">heads</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span>, <span word="why">why</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span>? <span word="We">We</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="elementary">elementary</span> <span word="school">school</span>.</p>
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