The base-10 system we use today is a direct result of the fact we count on our 10 fingers (the Simpsons, presumably, are working in base eight).

我们今天使用的10进制是直接基于这一事实：我们惯用10根手指数数(这样的话辛普森大概是以八进制数数了)。

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Or she would count on her fingers.

要么她就数起她的手指来。

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Most of us first learn to count and add on our fingers.

刚开始学习数数和计算时，我们用手指帮助计算。

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I could count them on two fingers." There has been more support for a government-run health insurance program in the House of Representatives, which has a larger Democratic majority.

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"You can now count the people left on your fingers, " he said.

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