【原文】
算盤(abacus)，是漢族勞動人民發(fā)明創(chuàng)造的一種簡便的計算工具。中國是算盤的故鄉(xiāng)，在計算機已被普遍使用的今天，古老的算盤不僅沒有被廢棄，反而因它的靈便、準確等優(yōu)點，在許多國家方興未艾。因此，人們往往把算盤的發(fā)明與中國古代四大發(fā)明相提并論。由于珠算盤運算方便、快速，幾千年來一直是漢族勞動人民普遍使用的計算工具，即使最先進的電子計算器也不能完全取代珠算盤的作用。2013年，珠算已正式成為人類非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)。
【譯文】
Abacus is a simple computing tool invented by the working people of the Han nationality. China is the birthplace of the abacus. Today, when computers are widely used, the old abacus, instead of being abandoned, is still welcomed in many countries because of its convenience and accuracy. Therefore, people often equate the invention of abacus with the four great inventions of ancient China. Due to its convenience and quickness in computing, the abacus has been the computing tool commonly used by the working people of the Han nationality for thousands of years, and even the most advanced electronic calculator cannot replace the abacus entirely. In 2013, the Chinese abacus was officially listed as an intangible cultural heritage of human beings.
算盤(abacus)，是漢族勞動人民發(fā)明創(chuàng)造的一種簡便的計算工具。中國是算盤的故鄉(xiāng)，在計算機已被普遍使用的今天，古老的算盤不僅沒有被廢棄，反而因它的靈便、準確等優(yōu)點，在許多國家方興未艾。因此，人們往往把算盤的發(fā)明與中國古代四大發(fā)明相提并論。由于珠算盤運算方便、快速，幾千年來一直是漢族勞動人民普遍使用的計算工具，即使最先進的電子計算器也不能完全取代珠算盤的作用。2013年，珠算已正式成為人類非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)。
【譯文】
Abacus is a simple computing tool invented by the working people of the Han nationality. China is the birthplace of the abacus. Today, when computers are widely used, the old abacus, instead of being abandoned, is still welcomed in many countries because of its convenience and accuracy. Therefore, people often equate the invention of abacus with the four great inventions of ancient China. Due to its convenience and quickness in computing, the abacus has been the computing tool commonly used by the working people of the Han nationality for thousands of years, and even the most advanced electronic calculator cannot replace the abacus entirely. In 2013, the Chinese abacus was officially listed as an intangible cultural heritage of human beings.